Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis

World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. Agriculture—and the natural resources it depends on—has been overexploited ecologically, has suffered from underinvestment, has recently been exposed to ill-designed bioenergy programs, and has been politically sidelin...

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Autor principal: Braun, Joachim von
Formato: Otro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162417
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description World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. Agriculture—and the natural resources it depends on—has been overexploited ecologically, has suffered from underinvestment, has recently been exposed to ill-designed bioenergy programs, and has been politically sidelined for too long. It is now at a critical point. Appropriate responses to the food and agriculture price and productivity crises are lacking. A global initiative for accelerated agriculture productivity is necessary now; such an initiative makes economic sense, is pro-poor and sustainable, and serves security. The initiative needs political leadership and coordination. There is no effective governance architecture at the global level and national levels to address the matter. Industrialized economies, including the United States, should substantially accelerate their investment in international agricultural research and development (R&D) in cooperation with new players.
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spelling CGSpace1624172025-11-06T05:04:33Z Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis Die globale Ernährungs- und Agrarkrise und die Rolle von Innovation zu ihrer Bewältigung Braun, Joachim von research and development economic development sustainability food prices developing countries agriculture World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. Agriculture—and the natural resources it depends on—has been overexploited ecologically, has suffered from underinvestment, has recently been exposed to ill-designed bioenergy programs, and has been politically sidelined for too long. It is now at a critical point. Appropriate responses to the food and agriculture price and productivity crises are lacking. A global initiative for accelerated agriculture productivity is necessary now; such an initiative makes economic sense, is pro-poor and sustainable, and serves security. The initiative needs political leadership and coordination. There is no effective governance architecture at the global level and national levels to address the matter. Industrialized economies, including the United States, should substantially accelerate their investment in international agricultural research and development (R&D) in cooperation with new players. 2008 2024-11-21T10:02:54Z 2024-11-21T10:02:54Z Other https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162417 en de Limited Access application/pdf application/pdf von Braun, Joachim. 2008. Agriculture for sustainable economic development. Speech prepared for the Charles Valentine Riley* Memorial Lecture Capitol Hill Forum, Washington D.C., February 28, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162417
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economic development
sustainability
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Braun, Joachim von
Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title_full Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title_fullStr Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title_short Agriculture for sustainable economic development: A global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
title_sort agriculture for sustainable economic development a global r d initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis
topic research and development
economic development
sustainability
food prices
developing countries
agriculture
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