Dr Shashi Sharma, Chair in Biosecurity and Food Security, Murdoch University
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DR SHASHI SHARMA CHAIR IN BIOSECURITY AND FOOD SECURITY
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
3Ps for Global Food Security
Professor Shashi Sharma Chair, Biosecurity and Food Security Murdoch University, WA 6150 Australia Tel : +6189360 6815; +61428935741
Australia
• Short-term vision to Long-term vision
Transformation
• Agriculture to Ecoagriculture
• Economic boom • ‘Food needs’ fast changing to ‘Food wants’
Asia
Sources: a) Forecast and control of epidemics in a globalized world. Hufnagel et al, 2004, PNAS b)The complex network of global cargo ship movements. Kaluza et al. 2010, Journal of Royal Soc. Interface
Biosecurity risk in a globalized world
A). Air B). Cargo
• Produce food sustainably • Protect food from loss in the value chain • Provide bio-secure, safe and nutritious food
3Ps for Food Security
Food production must not compromise the long-term productive capacity of water and land based ecosystems • Improve agriculture technologies • Diversify the portfolio of food sources • Develop better understanding of soil biodiversity and health • Invest in bio-saline agriculture
Produce food sustainably
• Secure the food value chain from loss or waste
• Develop supply chain infrastructure
and post harvest treatments • Zero tolerance to food waste
Protect food from loss in the value chain
• Safeguard food trade and distribution • Food safety • Glocalisation • Community connect
Provide bio-secure, safe and nutritious food
Perspective: Global Approach: Build global alliances Scope: Entire food value chain Focus: 3Ps - Produce; Protect; Provide Core role in education and capacity building to meet the growing demand for knowledge and future expertise in biosecurity and food security
Centre for Biosecurity and Food Security
Global alliances – transform competition into complementarity Access to a broader intellectual resource pool and knowledge capital to: • plan, guide, facilitate and engage in joint strategic
research programs • develop and recommend long-term strategies, options
and initiatives for safeguarding and enhancing the efficiency of food value chain (policy, research, technology)
Centre for Biosecurity and Food Security
Thank you
A long term vision with clear mission and plan is fundamental to reaching our destination of food security
for all, forever - adoption of 3Ps
Centre for Biosecurity and Food Security
Concluding Remark