Food & Agriculture
• Nutrition• Farm policy• Soil • Agricultural resources & sustainability
Nutrition
• Calories (2200 per day), less than 14% • Quality of calories• 852 million chronic hunger and malnutrition
Food security
MalnourishmentGoiter Marasmus
• In addition to calories,• Protein (quality, essential amino acids, Kwashiorkor)• Vitamins (A, folic acid)• Mineral (iron, iodine)
Farm Policy
• Concentrated animal feeding operations
• Ocean fishing• Aquaculture farms• Farm subsidies
Soil
• Abiotic• Biotic
Arable land
Types of erosion
Desertification
Agricultural resources• Water1. Water logging2. Salinization3. Irrigation practice• Fertilizer1. Groundwater
contamination2. Green manure• Energy1. Biofuels
Sustainable Agriculture practices
• Contour plowing• Strip farming• Terracing• Planting perennials• Cover crops• Mulch• Reduced tillage• Low input farms