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Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleLanguage: En Publication details: 2014ISSN:
  • 1095-9203 (Revista en electrónico)
  • 0036-8075
 In: Science v. 345, no. 6194, p. 325-328Summary: Achieving sustainable global food security is one of humanity?s contemporary challenges.|Here we present an analysis identifying key ?global leverage points? that offer the best|opportunities to improve both global food security and environmental sustainability.|We find that a relatively small set of places and actions could provide enough new calories|to meet the basic needs for more than 3 billion people, address many environmental|impacts with global consequences, and focus food waste reduction on the commodities|with the greatest impact on food security. These leverage points in the global food system|can help guide how nongovernmental organizations, foundations, governments, citizens?|groups, and businesses prioritize actions.
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Achieving sustainable global food security is one of humanity?s contemporary challenges.|Here we present an analysis identifying key ?global leverage points? that offer the best|opportunities to improve both global food security and environmental sustainability.|We find that a relatively small set of places and actions could provide enough new calories|to meet the basic needs for more than 3 billion people, address many environmental|impacts with global consequences, and focus food waste reduction on the commodities|with the greatest impact on food security. These leverage points in the global food system|can help guide how nongovernmental organizations, foundations, governments, citizens?|groups, and businesses prioritize actions.

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Teresa Garcia

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