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Organic Agriculture and Food Security |
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Take Action Against the Africa Fertilizer Summit |
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The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) questions the purpose and goal of the Africa Fertilizer Summit, which takes place from June 9th – 13th in Abuja, Nigeria.
IFOAM has created a press release template and action kit that organizations throughout the world can use to express their opposition to the Africa Fertilizer Summit and support the development of organic agriculture system. |
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While affluent regions and social classes struggle with surplus
production and surplus consumption, close to one fifth of the global
population lives in constant under-nourishment. Subsistence production
of basic foods is restricted in many regions by lack of access to
capital, land and water. At the same time, more favored growing areas
are used for commercial production of specialty crops or animal feeds
for export to affluent regions. The major constraints to food security
are found in social, economic and political conditions rather than in
production methods themselves. The main solutions to food security
problems will therefore be found in social, economic and political
improvement.
Organic production has the potential to produce sufficient food of a
high quality. In addition, organic agriculture is particularly well
suited for those rural communities that are currently most exposed to
food shortages.
Organic agriculture contributes to food security by a combination of many features, most notably by:
- Increasing yields in low-input areas
- Conserving biodiversity and nature resources on the farm and in the surrounding area
- Increasing income and/or reducing costs
- Producing safe and varied food
- Being sustainable in the long term
Organic agriculture should be an integral part of any agricultural
policy aiming for food security. Follow the links on this page for
further information about organic agriculture and food security.
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