Food security and global security - IEEE

José Esquinas AlcázarBiodiversity and securityand Marine Affairs that has the competence in this area, but it is also essentialto rely on the active participation of the following, among others:• Relevant agencies of the Central Government: Ministry of Science and Innovation,Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairsand Cooperation, Ministry of Development, as well as relevant AutonomousAgencies (National Institute for Agricultural and Food TechnologyResearch, Spanish National Research Council, Spanish Agency for InternationalDevelopment Cooperation).• Autonomous Regions.• Other National administrations involved (councils, regional administrations,etc.).• Associations and organisations of producers (farmers, ranchers, fishermen,etc.).• Private companies from different sectors (genetic improvement, seed production,food industry) and their associations.• Foundations (such as Biodiversity Foundation) and specialised NGOs (suchas the Seed Network).• Public research centres.• Universities.3. Content.With regard to content, the following elements must be considered:• Extensive diagnosis of the present situation, with special emphasis on themajor shortcomings and needs of the current system of conservation and useof agricultural biodiversity and on the opportunities and threats that arise forthe future, such as climate change.• General Measures:––Infrastructures.––Management systems.––Funding.• Sectorial approaches:––Cultivated crops and other plant species of interest to food and agriculture.––Livestock.––Fishery resources.––Forest species.––Microorganisms of relevance to food and agriculture.––Other important components of biodiversity for food and agriculture.• Cross-cutting themes:––Access and exchange of genetic resources and aspects related to intellectualproperty.––Relationships between agricultural biodiversity and climate change.––Relationships between agricultural biodiversity and wild biodiversity,including the ecosystem perspective.139