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UNsaysfoodproductionmustrise;how'FertilizerTrees'couldhelp

TheUnitedNationsestimatesthatworldfoodproductionwillhaveincreasedby 70percentby2050.Aworldpopulationgrowinginnumberandwealthwillrequireonebilliontonsmoregraineachyear,and200milliontonsmoremeat.

TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsaysthosegainswillhavetohappenlargelyonexistinglandthrough"sustainableintensification."

Officialssaythenewreportprovidesthefirst"globalassessmentofthestateoftheplanet'slandresources."Itsayslargepartsofallcontinentsareexperiencingdamage.One-fourthofalllandisdescribedas"highlydegraded."Thegreatestthreatsarelossesofsoilquality,biodiversityandwaterresources.

NewagriculturalmethodsandtechnologyincreasedfoodproductioninmanycountriesduringtheGreenRevolution.Croplandincreasedbytwelvepercentfrom1961to2009--yetproductiongrewby 150percent.

Butthenewreportwarnsthatproductionrateshavebeenslowinginmanyareas.Intoomanyplaces,itsays,practicesthathaveincreasedproductionhavealsoharmedthelandandwater.Itcallsforgreateruseofwaysthatcanexpandproductionwhilelimitingdamagetoecosystems.

Onesuchpracticemightbetheuseof"fertilizertrees."Thesearefast-growingtreesandshrubswhoseleavesandrootshelpimprovesoil.Arecentstudyfoundthatabout400,000farmersinsouthernAfricaareusingthem.

ThestudyappearedintheInternationalJournalofAgriculturalSustainability.LeadauthorOluyedeAjayiisseniorscientistattheWorldAgroforestryCenterinNairobi,Kenya.

OLUYEDEAJAYI:

"Basicallythesearetreesthatcanfixnitrogenfromtheatmosphereafndconvertthemintonitratesforfertilizer,fororganicfertilizer,forthesoil."

Farmerswhoplantedfertilizertreesreporteddoublethemaizeproductionofotherfarmers.InZambia,thefertilizedfieldsprovidedupto114additionaldaysoffood.

Farmerssaytheyneedlessrainwateriftheyusefertilizertrees.Thetreesreducewaterrunoffandsoilerosion.

MrAjayisaystheprojectbeganwhenscientistsweretryingtoidentifythemainthreatstofoodsecurity.

OLUYEDEAJAYI:

"Weactuallygotstartedbyabout 20yearsagotryingtodiagnose,tolookat,thechiefproblemswithinthecountry,withintheregion."

Thefarmersthemselvesdesignedandmanagedpartofthetestinginthefield,andspreadthewordoftheirsuccesses.

Climatechangethreatensworldfoodproduction

Highertemperaturesandchangingrainfallpatternsresultingfromglobalclimatechangewillthreatenfoodproductioninmanypartsoftheworld-especiallyregionsinthetropicsalreadystrugglingwithfoodsecurity,accordingtoanewreport.

Howclimatechangeaffectsyoudependson取决于morethanjusthowitaffectsyourlocalweather.Italsodependsonhowmuchtheweathermatterstoyourlivelihood,andhowwellyoucancopewiththechanges.

Identifyingfoodinsecurityhotspots

PhilipThornton,withtheInternationalLivestockResearchInstitute,isoneoftheauthorsofthenewreport,ajointeffortbyagroupofinternationalagriculturalresearchcenters.Thorntonandhiscolleagueswantedtofindwhattheycalled"hotspots"offuturefoodinsecurityplaceswiththegreatestexposuretoclimatechange,highestsensitivitytoitsimpacts,andtheleastabilitytocopewiththem.

Otherstudieshavelookedattheeffectofclimatechangeongrowingconditionsincertainregions.ButThorntonsaysfiguringouthowthatinteractswithotherfactorsaffectingfoodsecurityisachallenge.

"It'sverydifficulttolookdirectlyatthingslikesensitivityofthefoodsystemstoclimatechangeimpacts,oreventhecopingcapacityofpopulationstoaddresstheimpacts.Andsoweusedproxies."

Theyusedaregion'scroplandareaasaproxyforsensitivitytoclimatechangebecausechangesintheweatherwouldhavebiggerimpactsonareaswithmorefarmland.Toexaminecopingcapacity,theylookedatnationaldataontheprevalenceofchildrenstuntedbymalnutrition.

Theycombinedthisdatawithclimatechangemodelsthatpredicttheimpactsontemperatureandrainfallby2050tocomeupwithmapsofthemostvulnerableareas最脆弱的地区ofthetropics.

'Doublewhammy'

Forexample,highertemperaturesareexpectedtoshortengrowingseasonsinthetropics.Thereportlooksatareasexpectedtolosemorethan5percentofthegrowingseasonandfindsabout370millionpeoplehighlyvulnerabletothisimpact.

ThatareaincludesmuchofSouthAsia,especiallyIndia;Nigeria,Niger,MaliandotherpartsofWestAfrica;andpartsofSudan,Ethiopia,Uganda,ZambiaandotherareasofEastandSouthernAfrica.

Theseareregions,Thorntonnotes,wherehungerisalreadyaproblem."It'salmostlikeadouble-whammy,ifyoulike."

Othercriteriagivesmallerimpacts.Butthebasicoutlinesarethesame.

KansasStateUniversityprofessorChuckRicewasamemberofthe2007UNIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange.Henotesthatsomeofthecountriesmostsensitivetoclimatechangeandleastabletocopewithit,alsohaveamongthehighestratesofpopulationgrowth,whichputsyetanotherstrain负担ontheirfoodsecurity.

"Ithinkthatreallypushestheneedforincreasingfunding,notonlyforresearchbutforoutreacheffortstodevelopmitigation,butalsoadaptationstrategies."

Expertssaythosestrategiesincludeswitchingtomoredrought-andheat-tolerantcrops,betterwatermanagementtechniquesandinsuranceforcropsandlivestock牲畜；家畜tohelpfarmerscopewiththeclimatechangesexpectedduringthecomingdecades.

Climatechange:

morefundingneededforagricultureadaptation

Climatechange:

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AUNagencysaystherearemajorfundinggapsineffortstohelptheagriculturalsectoradapttoclimatechange.TheFoodandAgricultureOrganization,theFAO,saysthiscouldaffectfoodsecurity.ThewarningcomesastheUNClimateChangeConferencecontinuesinCancun,Mexico.

TheWorldBankestimatesitwillcostabout$2.5billionayear–forthenext40years–tohelpagricultureindevelopingcountriesadapttoclimatechange.Otherestimatessaycostscouldrunashighat$14billionayear.

However,theFAOsays,"Availablefinancingmechanismsaresubstantiallyinsufficienttomeettheclimatechangeandfoodsecuritychallengesfacedbytheagriculturalsector.农业部门"This,despitethefactthattheFAOsaystherearemanyexamplesofhowagriculturecanbecomemoreresilient.

FAOSeniorEnvironmentalEconomistLeslieLippersays,"It'snotjustsettingupthemechanisms;it'sactuallygettingacommitmentoftheresources.OneofthepointsintheFAOdocumentisthatthere'snotenoughinvestmentresourcesbeingcommitted.Eveninthecontextofclimatechangeadaptation（for）agriculture,there'snotsufficientresourcestocoverwhatthecostsare."

What'smore,shesays,"Andthenitiscomplicatedsometimestosetupthemechanismstoactuallygetthefinancingwhereyouneedittogo."

Creativefinancing

Lippersaysonepossiblesolutionistolinkfundingforclimatechangeadaptationtootherprograms.

"Wealsolookatthepotentialtolinkwithexistingfinancingmechanismsforagriculturaldevelopmentandoverseasdevelopmentassistance.Andworkthroughthoseinordertoreducethecostsofgettingthisfinancingin,"shesays.

Theglobaleconomiccrisisisonereasonforthelackoffinancing.

"Wellitdoesn'thelp,"saysLipper,"butthere'sbeenalongtermdecreaseininvestmentinagriculture.So,no,it'snotjustthat.It'salackofrecognitionoftheimportanceofthesectorandalackofpoliticalcommitmenttoreallymeetthecommitmentstodecreasefoodinsecurityandalsonowtomeetclimatechangemitigationadaptation."

TheUNestimatestheagriculturalsectorwillneedtofeed9billionpeopleby2050.

Lippersays,"Firstofall,weknowthatdevelopingcountryagricultureneedstogrowinordertoprovidethebasisforachievingfoodsecurity–providefoodandincomesforpeople,theruralpoor.Wealsoknowthey'llbefacingadaptation.Weneedfundsintheretogetmoreresilienttypeofproductionsystems.They'refacingmorevariabilityofclimateshocksandthere'saneedtomaketheproductionsystemsmorestable."

ButtheFAOeconomistsaysthenewsisn'tallbad.

"Alotofthesamechangesthatyouwantforincreasingpeople'sincomes,foodproductionandresilience,alsogiveyouamitigationbenefit,whichmeanseitherreducingemissionsorincreasingcarbondetentioneitherinsoilsorinplants.Basicallypullingtheemissionsbackandputtingitbackintheground.Andthathasanadditionalbenefit,"shesays.

Sheadds,"Wethinkthatbycombiningmitigation.减轻；缓和；平静adaptationfinancingforthesekindsofthingsisonepotentialwayofdealingwiththisissueoftheinvestmentgap."我们认为帮助它们结合了缓解适应气候变化的融资是一个潜在的方法处理这个投资缺口

TheFAOalsosaysdevelopingcountriesshouldhavenationalpoliciesthatencourageprivateinvestmentinmitigationandadaptation.