High-input, resource intensive farming systems have substantially increased food production, but at a high cost to the environment. This further shifts the onus on the need for increased sustainability of production in the region. For its part, FAO supports countries to implement prevention and surveillance system. He stressed that while high-input and resource intensive farming systems have substantially increased food production, this has come at a high cost to the environment. This is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change , … Nourishing people must go hand in hand with nurturing the planet," he said. Permaculture is farming in a sustainable and self-sufficient manner. To be good, food needs to be responsibly sourced and consumed, as well as healthy. Rapidly growing world’s population requires increased food production which is of the greatest causes of environmental degradation throughout the world. These constitute a major threat to the livelihoods of farmers and the food security of millions of people. How has container reuse scheme Muuse survived Covid? Nourishing people must go hand in hand with nurturing the planet,” he said. But the truth is, our need for food poses one of the biggest dangers to the planet. 30 May 2017, Brussels - To achieve sustainable development we must transform current agriculture and food systems, including by supporting smallholders and family farmers, reducing pesticide and chemical use, and improving land conservation practices, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today addressing European lawmakers. Five steps, reflected in the maps below, could be taken to help feed … Meeting this growing global demand for food, either through agricultural expansion or agricultural intensification, without taking environmental risks … In his address, the FAO Director-General focused on four main issues: climate change; the spread of transboundary pests and diseases; food loss and waste; and the importance of eradicating not only hunger, but all forms of malnutrition in the world. “The way to combat this is to transform food systems, from production to consumption, and provide healthier diets to people,” Graziano da Silva said. High-input, resource intensive farming systems have substantially increased food production, but at a high cost to the environment. FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva addresses the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Organic food supplements produced without the use of chemicals which means that it dramatically reduces water, soil and air pollution. Graziano da Silva underscored that no sector is more sensitive to climate change than agriculture - especially for smallholders and family farmers from developing countries - while at the same time, agriculture and food systems account for around 30 percent of total greenhouse emissions. WWF Singapore comms manager Janissa Ng joins PR agency Spurwing, 8 trends that will shape sustainability in 2021. Curbing the spread of transboundary pests and diseases. Food miles. But once there, they cause issues. ... "Today, it is fundamental not only to increase production, but to do it in a way that does not damage the environment. For its part, FAO supports countries to implement prevention and surveillance system. 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