WORLD AGROFOOD SYSTEM AND GLOBAL CLIMATIC CHANGES

Issue № 11, 2017, article № 8, pages 81-94

Section: ABROAD

Language: Russian

Original language title: МИРОВАЯ АГРОПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННАЯ СИСТЕМА И ГЛОБАЛЬНЫЕ КЛИМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ

Keywords: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM, THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, DIRECTIONS AND MEASURES OF ADAPTATION, REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Abstract: Global climate change is considered to be an already established fact. In this context there is a need for urgent action to counter the adverse implications for the sustainability of the global agri food system. The main purpose of the functioning of the global agri food system, as well as the world food market, is providing the world population with sufficient food. Climate change has diverse impact on agriculture, mostly negative, reducing natural soil fertility, crop yields, livestock productivity, making it difficult to manufacture sufficient food for a growing world population, and will also change the availability and quality of water resources. In order to improve the sustainability of the global food system must take a range of measures, including: reducing the level of greenhouse gas emissions; increase the efficiency of agricultural production, it is important to reduce the amount of waste resulting from agricultural activities, processing and consumption of food. It is necessary to accelerate the innovative development of the agricultural sector, to promote participation in the development and implementation of solutions by all stakeholders - producers, representatives of agribusiness, government agencies, financial sector etc.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich, SHelamova Nadezhda Afanasevna