Discussion: training manuals on food security

Proceedings of the FSN Forum Discussion No. 43

How to feed the world in 2050?

from 16 September TO 19 OCTOBER 2009

Summary available at:

http://km.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/fsn/docs/SUMMARY__2050.doc

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. GENERAL INFORMATION 4

II. INTRODUCTION OF THE TOPIC 5

III.LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS 7

Contribution by George Kent from the University of Hawaii, USA 7

Contribution by Andrea Markos from the Università La Sapienza, Italy 8

Contribution by Rene Gommes from FAO, Italy. 8

Contribution by Moleka Mosisi from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 8

Contribution by Joy Selasi Afenyo from the Roma Tre University, Italy 9

Contribution by Ardhendu Chatterjee from the Development Research Communication and Services Centre, India 10

Contribution by DSK Rao from GyanTech Information Systems Limited, India 11

Contribution by Mulia Nurhasan from FAO, Indonesia 11

Contribution by Balakrishnaraj Neerchal from Span Consultants, India 12

Contribution by Rahul Banerjee from India 13

Contribution by Charlotte Dufour from France 13

Contribution by Kevin Gallagher from FAO Sierra Leone 14

Contribution by Victor Oswaldo Puac from Guatemala 15

Contribution by Alemu Asfaw from FAO, Sudan 17

Contribution by Peter Steele from FAO Egypt 18

Contribution by P.K.Thampan from India 19

Contribution by K V Peter from India 20

Contribution by Achyut Das from Agragamee, India 22

Contribution by Violet Mugalavai from Moi University, Kenya 22

Contribution by Yogendra Nath Das from T.M.Bhagalpur University, India 23

Contribution by Cavin Mugarura from the International Food Policy Research Institute, USA 24

Contribution by Virendra Kumar from India 24

Contribution from Mahtab S. Bamji from the Dangoria Charitable Trust, India 25

Contribution by Raziq Kakar from the Livestock and Dairy Development Department, Pakistan 25

Contribution by Walter Mwasaa from CARE International, Kenya. 26

Contribution by Hartwig de Haen 26

Contribution by Patricia Methven from UK 31

Contribution by Riccardo Rifici from the Ministry of Environment, Italy 31

Contribution by Renata Mirulla from FAO, Italy 32

Contribution by Anura Widana from New Zealand 32

Contribution by Michael A Roy from CBRMP-LGED, Bangladesh 33

Contribution by Stanford Blade from Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, Canada 34

Contribution by Asima Chakraborty from the Organisation for Peace Environment and Human Rights, India 36

Contribution by Andrew MacMillan from Italy 36

Contribution by C.L. van Beijma thoe Kingma from the Association Nieuwe Natuur?, Nee! Behoudt ons Agrarisch Cultuurlandschap, The Netherlands 39

Contribution by Thomas Mokake from the World Food Programme, Italy 40

Contribution by Hartwig de Haen 41

Contribution by Sadhan Kumar from Kerala Agricultural University, India 43

Contribution by Thomas Mokake from the Word Food Programme, Italy 43

Contribution by Patrick Chatenay from UK 44

Contribution by Brian Thompson, Irela Mazar, Juliet Aphane, Leslie Amoroso, Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat and Janice Meerman from FAO, Italy 44

Contribution by P.K. Thampan from the Peekay Tree Crops Development Foundation, India 46

Contribution by Geoff Tansey from UK 47

Contribution by Brian Thompson, Irela Mazar, Juliet Aphane, Leslie Amoroso, Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat and Janice Meerman from FAO, Italy 50

Contribution by Lorenz Bachmann, Freelance Agronomist working in Africa and Asia 51

Contribution by Manoj Singh, Agricultural Development Specialist, New Delhi, India 52

Contribution by Patrick Chatenay from UK 55

Contribution by Brian Thompson, Irela Mazar, Juliet Aphane, Leslie Amoroso, Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat and Janice Meerman from FAO, Italy 55

Contribution by Thomas Mokake from WFP, Italy 57

Contribution by Charlotte Dufur from France 58

Contribution by Prakash Shrestha from Nepal 59

Contribution by Rebecca Kik from FAO, Italy 60

Contribution by François Leonardi from FAO, Zimbawe 61

Contribution by Peter Steele from FAO, Egypt 64

Contribution by James Breen from Ireland 65

Contribution by Angeline Munzara from the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), Switzerland 66

Contribution by Brian Thompson, Irela Mazar, Juliet Aphane, Leslie Amoroso, Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat and Janice Meerman of FAO’s Household Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods Group 67

Contribution by Muna Lakhani from the Institute for Zero Waste in Africa, South Africa 69

Contribution by Glenn Ashton from South Africa 70

Contribution by Dominic Glover from Wageningen University, the Netherlands 71

Contribution by Julien Custot and the “Food for the cities” interdisciplinary initiative from FAO Italy 72

Contribution by Francois Leonardi from FAO, Zimbawe 74

Contribution by Moisés Gómez Porchini from Mexico 76

Contribution by Aruna Rodrigues from Sunray Harvesters, India 77

Contribution by Nnenna Nwoke Kalu from Nigeria 81

Contribution by Lateef Bamidele Taiwo from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria 81

Contribution by Nnenna Nwoke Kalu from Nigeria 82

Contribution by Maria van Heemstra from the World Council of Churches, Switzerland 83

Contribution by Moisés Gómez Porchini from Mexico 84

Contribution by Doreen Stabinsky from Greenpeace, UK 86

Contribution by Amanda Galvez Mariscal from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico 89

Contribution by Daniel Zimmer, former Executive Director of the World Water Council, France 90

Contribution by Gangadhara Swamy from India 91

Concluding responses and comments by Hartwig de Haen 92