Nourishing the Planet Worldwatch Institute Project on Hunger and Poverty Alleviation

1. Nourishing thePlanetWorldwatch Institute Project on Hunger and Poverty Alleviation Danielle Nierenberg Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute dnierenberg@worldwatch.org http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/ www.worldwatch.org

2. Nourishing the Planet Part IV: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Source: World Bank

3. Building on Past Analysis • United Nations, Millennium Project Hunger Task Force, 2005 • World Bank, World Development Report, Agriculture for Development, 2008 • International Agricultural Assessment of Science and Technology for Development, 2008 • UNEP Environmental Food Crisis, 2009

4. International Agricultural Assessment of Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Input from more than 400 scientists worldwide Approved by 59 governments Found that farmers and researchers need to abandon conventional, reductionist approaches that separate: Agriculture from the environment The environment from meeting human needs

5. International Agricultural Assessment of Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Conclusions: • There is no single or silver-bullet approach to alleviating hunger and poverty • Reintegrating livestock and crop production could dramatically improve rural economies in the most degraded environments • Orphan crops and traditional seed varieties have huge potential

6. The Epicenter of Hunger:Sub-Saharan Africa According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index, the countries with the most hunger and the least progress on alleviating malnutrition over the last few decades are in sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank

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