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Research Agenda Setting for the Argentinean Chaco : Biofuels, cattle breeding and sustainable development in the Chaco of Argentina = Construyendo una agenda conjunta para la investigación en el Chaco Argentino : biocombustibles, ganadero y desarrollo sostenible en el Chaco Argentina
No full textThis report is the result of a project carried out on request of the Dutch Embassy in Buenos Aires for identification of the potential developments of agricultural developments and its environmental and land use implications in the Argentinean Chaco. A joint Argentinean Dutch workshop has been held in Santiago del Estero with invited guests from various Argentinean interest groups. The workshop had the form of a SWOT analysis. The results are presented in this report.EEA Santiago del EsteroFil: Nijhof, B.S.J. Wageningen University. Alterra; HolandaFil: Prieto Garra, Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; ArgentinaFil: Bindraban, P.S. Wageningen University. Plant Research International; HolandaFil: Mansfeld, M.J.M. van. Wageningen University. Alterra; HolandaFil: Jongman, R.H.G. Wageningen University. Alterra; HolandaFil: Querner, E.P. Wageningen University. Alterra; Holand
Wageningen views on food security
No full textReport that integrates the proceedings of a number of multidisciplinay expert workshops on food security at Wageningen U
Striving for food security in vulnerable rural regions: the case of semi-arid West Africa
No full textStriving for food security in vulnerable rural regions: the case of semi-arid West Africa
No full textTowards sustainable soy : an assessment of opportunities and risks for soybean production based on a case study Brazil
No full textThis study investigates opportunities for and implications of expanding soybean production in developing countries. Increasing soybean production is expected to take place mainly in Latin America. However the international community is increasingly concerned about managing the natural resources in this region. Within the Round Table of Responsible Soy (RTRS) an international dialogue has started to secure that current soybean production and its future expansion is carried out within a sustainable framework. Within the context of this RTRS the study evaluates the compliance of current soybean production in Latin American countries to the sustainability aspects based on the Brazilian case. The research shows that soybean cultivation is embedded in a complex land use system that hampers quick fixes to evolve towards more sustainable production, but also inherit interesting opportunities for the development of integrated soybased production system
Need for agro-ecological intelligence to limit trade-offs between global food, feed and fuel
No full textHopefully the quality of life for billions of people will improve considerably during the coming decades. This implies that the production of virtually every commodity will have to increase dramatically. Agriculture related activities ought to provide food, feed and non-edible plant-based products. The availability of natural resources per person will, however, continue to decline. Resource degradation such as erosion, soil fertility decline and water pollution further constrain production increase. Hence, the efficiency of use of natural resources will have to be boosted drastically, while variability should be curtailed through enhanced buffering capacity of the production base to prevent shock to food systems. These changes in agricultural strategies also call for disciplinary groups, such as researchers on nitrogen or fertilisers, to seek for synergies with disciplinary groups of other production factors. This paper provides an overview of the challenges and stresses the need for agro-ecological intelligence in choosing agricultural development strategies and therefore, in designing agro-ecosystems
Ecologische hulpbronnen moeten leidend zijn bij duurzame ontwikkeling – eet rood vlees
No full textEcologische randvoorwaarden moeten sterker sturen in onze zoektocht naar een duurzame invulling van ons welvarende bestaan dan sociale en economische voorwaarden. Belangen, gevoelens en verschillen in inzicht en standpunten kunnen leiden tot irreële verwachtingen, contraproductieve oplossingen en doorgeschoten pleidooien. Zo ook de roep om vegetarisme als oplossing voor schaarser wordende natuurlijke hulpbronnen voor de mondiale voedselvoorziening. De behoefte aan zoetwater voor voedselproductie zal zo enorm toenemen, dat het benutten van graaslanden, vooral in ontwikkelingslanden, als ‘opvangbak’ noodzakelijk wordt. Het benutten van die graaslanden voor de productie van (rood) vlees zal daarbij de voedingstoestand van voedselonzekere mensen (met onvoldoende voedsel of eenzijdig dieet) sterk verbeteren. Het biedt ook een mogelijkheid om emissies te beperken door vastlegging van bodemorganisch materiaal. De ontwikkeling van graaslanden moet dus gestimuleerd worden en niet ontmoedigd door de roep om vegetarism
Naar een Afrikaanse landbouwrevolutie. Honger en armoede de wereld uit!-nog haalbaar ook
No full textDe aandacht wordt gevestigd op Afrika, waar de ontwikkeling van de landbouw verwaarloosd word
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