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action). This document and roadmap contains very useful elements with regard to the scope of the HLPE study which should be taken into account. For us, elements of the study and policy recommendations should focus on: • How to increase agricultural productivity in a more efficient (less input, more output) and sustainable way on existing agricultural lands and thereby reducing pressure on forest and ecosystems; • Development of climate smart agriculture through increased resilience (drought, heat-, flood and salt resilience) and mitigation; • Sustainable land-use planning and watermanagement which is crucial for agricultural production; • Reducing food losses (reducing post harvest losses, sustainable consumption, food-chain approach); • Research and innovation: how to foster innovation in the production system (both private and public) with efficient extension systems to farmer levels. Effective knowledge systems; • How to develop inclusive finance mechanisms which increase the access to financial services by farmers. • How to come to effective implementation. The proposed scope of the HLPE study on climate change covers most essential elements as outlined above, but we would suggest a few additional elements for further inclusion/reflection in the study which are not clearly reflected at this stage: • The impact of changing diets (trends, new developments?) on demand for food and food security. • Attention to livestock: developments, adaptation and mitigation potential. • Attention to fisheries (fish stocks affected by climate change), fishermen in coastal zone areas and aquaculture. • Specific focus on watermanagement and land use (vulnerability of land/water), • Role of financial mechanisms, access to finance Best regards, Henk Eggink Henk Eggink (ir. H.J.) Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, DG Agriculture The Netherlands 51. Natasia Belc, National Institute for Food Bioresources, Romania Dear FSN Moderator, I am sending several ideas concerning the subject discussed. 1) Do you think the scope is appropriate? yes 2) Have important elements been omitted or should any of the elements outlined be left out? __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 34
The general approach is good. It should also have a perspective for entire food chain, concerning food security, from the land (including animal) to the consumers. There are several aspects considering food security: - availability of food to all people: available market, available price; - nutricious food, according to people needs; - safety food. 3) In your opinion, what would be the main aspects that the report should emphasise? A major issue is sustainability general concept: defining sustainability, understanding and promoting it and educating people about sustainability concept in terms of production, processing and consumption of food. Energy saving through new technologies in producing, processing and distribution food has to be considerate as an adaptation issue in this context. Taking into account the recent “Visions” elaborated in this subject by different initiatives and organizations showing that more people and less resources for the next 30 years will be, risk/benefit assessment concerning using of agricultural (arable) lands to produce biofuel is necessary to be done being an issue which affect food security. Best regards, Nastasia Belc Nastasia Belc Director General R&D National Institute for Food Bioresources, Bucharest, Romania www.bioresurse.ro 52. P V S Sarma from Express Weather, India Regarding climate change, there are many limitations like the fact that ground observation data and historical data of different locations are not available for research. Hence all of us, especially the metrological departments of all countries, should come forward with the historical data for all possible weather parameters and also the ground observations so that a global forecasting system or a global early warning system can be developed as far as climate changes is concerned. In this way precautionary measures could be taken on a time bound platform for natural calamities. 53. Stephen Adejoro from Zartech Ltd, Nigeria [1st contribution] Dear Moderator Our experiences in the West Africa sub region on the effect of climate change on Animal protein food security have become a major concern in the poultry industry of the region. Our recent interrupted rainfall pattern and long dry spell have affected the quality and storage of feed raw materials with subsequent contamination of cereals and oil seeds with mycotoxins __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 35
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