The use of biotechnology in solving food security problem and promoting sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keleabetswe Rampole ◽  
Thekiso Molokwane
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Security Problem

scholarly journals Sustainable Agriculture-Role of Small Holding Agriculture (Sha)

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Small Holding

An attempt is made to impress upon one and all including agriculture scientists the necessity to support sustenance of Small Holding Farming (SHA). Even though both large holding and small holding have benefits and limitations, taking some specific examples from some developing countries and couple of developed countries it is concluded that agriculture practices by small holding farmers are essential to have sustainable agriculture, which helps in the food security especially in countries that basically depend on agriculture economy

Food security in the context of energy and resource depletion: Sustainable agriculture in developing countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Butler Flora
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Industrial Agriculture ◽  
Ecological Processes

AbstractFood insecurity remains high in most of sub-Saharan African. That insecurity is made even more acute by the increasing scarcity and degradation of natural resources. Low soil fertility is a consistent problem faced by agriculturalists and herders. The dominant international thrust to increase food production has been to stimulate trade, enhanced by technology and its transfer. While international bodies acknowledge the importance of small farmers, they operate as if improving the technologies, trade regimes and value chains that are characteristic of industrial agriculture will have the same results in local ecosystems in developing countries. Price volatility makes access to purchased inputs more risky for smallholders and the governments that subsidize those inputs. The diverse local contexts that serve as the base of African agriculture are thus assumed to be overridden by technology. In contrast, a systems approach that focuses on sustainability of the local ecosystem, social and cultural relationships and economic security can be as, or more productive than industrial agriculture and have a much better opportunity to increase food security in developing countries. Such a systems-based shift in practices, such as the application of conservation agriculture and integrated systemic approaches in Millennium Villages, have potential of addressing household livelihood strategies and production issues in a sustainable, farmer-based way. Resource-conserving agriculture has been shown to increase yields in developing countries. Priority should be given to developing technologies that follow the systems principles of sustainable agriculture, integrating biological and ecological processes (such as nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation, soil regeneration and biodiversity) into the production processes; minimizing use of non-renewable inputs that cause harm to the environment or to the health of farmers and consumers; and making productive use of the knowledge and skills of farmers and their collective capacities to work together to solve common problems. A variety of models are on the ground in Africa, and there is political will in the African Union to increase investment in agriculture. What sort of investments, policy interventions and capacity building are more effective in increasing productivity and the well-being of agricultural producers? Are strategies aimed at reducing the number of people involved in farming and herding viable in the context of a stagnant world economy?

Metal-based Green Synthesized Nanoparticles: Boon for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Sudhir Shende ◽  
Vishnu Rajput ◽  
Aniket Gade ◽  
Tatiana Minkina ◽  
Svetlana N. Sushkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture And Food

Poverty and hunger issues and options for food security in developing countries

Food Policy ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 397 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Allen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security

Food security in the 21st century and in the role of biotechnology

foresight ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 399-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Pinstrup‐Andersen ◽  
Marc J. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Adequate Diet ◽  
The World ◽  
Productivity Gains ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Global Food

Although global food production has consistently kept pace with population growth, the gap between food production and demand in certain parts of the world is likely to remain. More than 800 million people in developing countries lack access to a minimally adequate diet. Continued productivity gains are essential on the supply side, because global population will increase by 73 million people a year over the next two decades. In this article we assess the current global food situation, look at the prospects through to the year 2020, and outline the policies needed to achieve food security for all. Emphasis is on the role that agricultural biotechnology might play in reaching this goal.

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