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The Sustainable Food Laba multi-continent initiative
to create mainstream, sustainable food systems
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2000: 6 billion people
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2050: 9.2 billion people
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Nitrogenous fertilizer has allowed food production to keep pace
with population growth.
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But....
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Has depleted the soil.
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Has depleted the soil.
Land area the size of China and India combined has been severely degraded in the last 60 years.
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We’re losing large numbers of farms.
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We’re losing large numbers of farms.
-40
-30
-20
-10
0-5
-9-10-10
-13
-15-16
-18
-22-23
-25-26
-30
-37
Denm
ark
France
Luxemborg
Ireland
Germ
any
Sweden
Belgium
Greece
Finland
Austria
Spain
Italy
NL
UK
% change in number of farm enterprises, European Union, 1982-1993
source: FAO
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Falling commodity prices put stress on farms and farmers.
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1950 2000
Global Fertilizer Use
Falling commodity prices put stress on farms and farmers.
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photo: swiatek wojtkowiak
We produce inexpensive food for the rich and expensive food for the poor.
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US 14%
France 15%
Mexico 34%
Ethiopia 53%
Food Consumption to Total Consumption
source: FAO
photo: swiatek wojtkowiak
We produce inexpensive food for the rich and expensive food for the poor.
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825 million people are seriously underfed.
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825 million people are seriously underfed.
Every five seconds,
a child dies of hunger.
source: FAO
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825 million people are seriously underfed.
source: FAO
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The journey from farm to fork iscontributing to global warming.
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How do we turn things around?
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vision
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Enough food to feed the world.Enough food to feed the world.
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Farmers who can afford to eat.
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Increasing soil fertility.
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Abundant, clean water.Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Preservation of biodiversity.
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Protection of fragile fisheries.
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Energy production, consumption, and emissions that the world can sustain forever.
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Profitable businesses.
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process
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Food Lab members are encouraged to go deep to look for new solutions.
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let go and
observe
retreat and reflect: allow inner knowing to emerge
act with new understanding
U TheorySenge
ScharmerJaworskiFlowers
Food Lab members are encouraged to go deep to look for new solutions.
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The U theory posits a new understanding of the
world that no longer fragments the wisdom
of the head, heart, and hand.
Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, Flowers, Presence
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We develop our capacity to be comfortable with questions and complexity.
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some questions
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How will we manage the commons?
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How do we balance food mile concerns with poverty goals?
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How do we balance food mile concerns with poverty goals?
Per Capita Carbon Emissions
(tons/year)
Kenya0.2
UK9.3
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How will we allocate cropland to meet our food, feed, fuel, and fiber needs?
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How do we keep market forces from squeezing out the small producers?
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How do we make public food service a driver of sustainability and health?
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How do we make public food service a driver of sustainability and health?
One of every three American children born in 2000 is expected
to develop diabetes intheir lifetime.
source: CDC
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Is there a place for family farms in a world of globalization?
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some initiatives
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GMCR and CIAT are measuring the impact of procurement specifications on poverty.
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Rome officials are sharing food purchasing guidelines with
US schools.
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SYSCO and the IPM Institute have developed new standards for suppliers that are reducing the use of chemicals and natural resources.
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Standards and labeling of fish from Lake Victoria will improve lives in fishing villages around the lake.
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A Biofuels Team is developing standards for use by policy makers and investors.
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A coalition of large cities has agreed to work together on strategies for sustainable food procurement.
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The goal: find ways of working together so we can....
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....into big change.
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www.sustainablefood.org
now blogging!
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