key refs - food security Flashcards
(11 cards)
global demand projected to rise 60% by 2050
FAO 2011
oceans used unsustainably
attenbrough and hughes 2020
30% fish stocks at critical level
if trends continue fisheries will collapse by 2048
climate change may reduce productivity by 2% per decade
IPCC 2014
food security
UN 1996
“all people at all times have access to safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”
vulnerability quote
“vulnerability if the extent to which a system or population is susceptible to harm”
adger 2006
approaches to vulnerability
1) hazard risk
2) social constructivist
ribot 2010
evidence of landrace decline
maize hybrids + landraces
SW china
jingson 2012
genetic diversity already conserved
> 70%
FAO 2011
domesticated animals
7,616 animals breeds globally
FAO 2007
green revolution negatives
Punja
shiva 1991
balance
if speed up growth
accelerate decay
Howard 1943
