L3 key players increasing production
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Where in the world?
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Where in the world?
Weighing up the most effective initiatives from different key players in sustaining life on the margins
UN Millennium Development Goals
• End date 2015
• First goal was to ‘eradicate extreme poverty and hunger’. Two targets attached were1. Reduce by half the proportion of people living on
less than a dollar a day.
2. Reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
• The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is responsible for making progress towards these goals.
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Who has been most effective at reducinglife of margins?
Individuals (e.g. Farmers)
Governments Businesses
NGO’sResearch
Organisations
International Governmental
Organisations (e.g. UNEP, FAO)
1. Individuals
• How do they sustain life on margins?– Direct producers
– Invaluable sources of local knowledge with strong innovative ideas.
– Environment will only be sustained with their cooperation.
• Examples;– Woman's role in crop choice
– Kuapa Kokoo Fairtrade cooperative. Video
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2. Governments
• How do they sustain life on margins?
– Fund agricultural research and development.
– Create stable political and economic circumstances to ensure food supply.
– Relief aid in times of crisis
• Examples;
– Large scale rehabilitation schemes e.g. China’s Great Green Wall
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3. Businesses
• How do they sustain life on margins?
– Research and invest into new farming methods
– Resource exploitation and trade in cash crops & farm machinery
– Be aware of profit motive
• Examples;
– Development of GM crops, e.g. Golden rice.
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4. NGO’s
• How do they sustain life on margins?
– Community support for farmers in LEDC’s
– Provide education, training and skills.
– Promote social equity (e.g. Female empowerment)
• Examples;
– Practical Action projects, such as Zeer Pot. Video here
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5. Research Organisations
• How do they sustain life on margins?
– Conduct scientific research on new crop varieties
– Education and skills training for farmers
– Not for profit motive
• Examples;
– Development of HYV’s by the International Rice Research Institute.
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6. International Governmental Organisations (e.g. UNEP, FAO)
• How do they sustain life on margins?
– Implementation of global actions such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s)
– Help to monitor and research agricultural problems world wide.
• Examples;
– World Bank’s Global Response Food Programme.
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TASK
• Rank the 6 different players in to what you see as the most effective.
Individuals (e.g. Farmers)
Governments Businesses
NGO’sResearch
Organisations
International Governmental
Organisations (e.g. UNEP, FAO)
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Greater international efforts needed
• Whilst all these different players have all made positive steps forward more still needs to be done on an international scale in order to sustain life on the worlds most marginalised areas.
• Farming needs to be intensified if production is to be increased and an international holistic approach is required.
• Way forward needs to look beyond agriculture and take account of health, education and social welfare whilst being sensitive to the economic, cultural and political context.
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Greater international efforts needed
• However as food production is increased it needs to be sustainable. Making sure that the environment and people are not ignored to the determent of their futures.
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