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Urban Agriculture: Family Farming for Food Security
Rajendra P Sharma
34th World
Food Day
Observanc
eTHEME
Family Farming: “Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth” to stress the vast potential family
farmers have to eradicate hunger and preserve natural resources
Kathmandu, Nepal, 2014
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) founded in 1943 during the UN Conference on Food and Agriculture
United Nations General Assembly Resolution: 35/70
Core objectives: to raise public awareness focus attention on food security disseminate information mobilize public opinion and funds in favor of the global
fight against hunger
FAO marks World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
World Food Day was first held on 16 Oct 1981.
Family Farming is the focus of World Food Day 2014. 2
Family farming includes all family-based agricultural activities, and it
is linked to several areas of the rural and urban development.
Family farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and
aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a family
and predominantly reliant on family labour, including both women and men.
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What is family farming?
Why is family farming important?
Family farming has an important socio-economic, environmental and cultural role. linked to world food security. preserves traditional food products
contributes to balanced diet and safeguarding the agro-biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources.
an opportunity to boost local economies4
Family Farming is the predominant form of agriculture both in rural and urban setting, developed and developing countries
Family farmers are an important part of the solution for a world free from poverty and hunger
Family Farmers can deploy their potential productivity when the appropriate pro-family farming policies and legal frameworks are effectively put in place.
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Main messages
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Nepal: Overview of the situation
Nepal: Land locked, mountainous and least developed
26.6 million population 13th poorest country in the world Economy: natural resources (Uneven
distribution and Use) Unemployment rates are highest among
people just out of college 38.8 % of the population are either
unemployed or underemployed 15-29 years young people: 6.131 million
people (26.2 % of total population of which 11.4 % are out of work)
Annually 3.5 -4 hundred thousand people enter into job market, but only < 10 % absorbed in national market
SituationAgriculture: small holder, traditional and
subsistence farming Fast growing but haphazard urbanization
58 municipality, New 72, recommended 66 and more coming up
Small towns Market centers
Urban bound migration left rural land abandoned
Small land holding: A total of 34 lakhs people holds less than 0.5 Hector
Climate change and its impact: severe weather events
Traditional agriculture has no attraction to the youth and it is not adapting new changing socio-economic and changed climatic scenario
RESULT = Lost of its competitive edge: Food Security?
Food Security: Scenario
3 global parameters: 79/105 countries, GFSI 2012
34 districts food deficit (MoAD 2013)
2/3 suffers from food insecurity each year
Currently 3.7 million people are food insecure
People from rural and remote areas are dependent on external and emergency food supply
The continued food insecurity and lack of employment opportunities
Leading out migration of youth !!
Food Security: policies
Agriculture Prospective Plan, 1995
National Agricultural Policy, 2004
Agribusiness Promotion Policy, 2007
10th five year plan; 11st three year plan
National Agriculture Sector Development Priority Plan, 2011-2015
Country Investment Plan
Agriculture Development Strategy, 2015-2035 (Upcoming)
Youth Prospective
Young people are future and future generations of farmers
Young are adept at spreading new habit, raising awareness and advocates for change
To meet present growing population and future projected population; food security = sustainable agriculture practices
Here comes the role of YOUTH
Sustainable Agro Practices through Family Farming
Change in food habit
Demand based production
Cash cropping
Environment friendly farming
Lease hold farming
Product diversification
Sustainable crop management practices
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Greeneries
Family Farming
Fresh Nutrien
ts
Lovely Aesthet
ic atmosp
hereLess Polluti
on
Use of free time
Free Time or Full Time ? Choice is ours !!
Income Genera
tion
Different name but same purpose!! (Family, Kitchen garden, Terrace garden,
Lease hold farming etc.)
Agricultural land reduction Multifunctional use versus
specialized use Land abandonment versus
revitalization
Systematize urban agriculture
Use of open space, home garden, roof tops, terrace etc
Rural Urban Transformations
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Today
Abandonment of rural areas
Smaller numerous multi-functional systems of activity
linked to local markets of diversified productsFewer large agro-
industrial systems of activity linked to global markets of standardised
products
Patchworks of nucleus and plasma, clusters?
Wealth of family farms
Urban farming
Marginalization
Concentration of
production
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Revitalisation of both Rural and Urban Agro-Practice
CertaintyUncertainty
Present
Future
COMPLICATED
Cause and effect are separated in time and
space and can be researched
Analyze/Guidelines
good practic
e
The cause-effect relationship does not
repeat and is unpredictable
COMPLEX
Experiment/Principles
emergent
practice
CAHOTIC
No cause-effect
relationship can be
observed
Decide/Vision
new practice
SIMPLE
The cause-effect
relationship is repeatable
Act/rules
best practice
17Adapted from Cynefin and D. Snowden
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Sharing Values?
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People
goods
Well-being
profit
Sustainability
productivity
Equity
growth
Thank you very much
For feed back and sharing thoughts in future:
GPO: 21488Tel: 9841201967
[email protected] @ Mr_RPsharma
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