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FAO: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use, 2016 . World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the Walmart … World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the results of on-farm measurements taken to assess food loss after harvest. Agricultural practices in food production systems such as reliance on monoculture, exotic/cross breeds, high yielding varieties, mechanization, and misuse of agricultural chemicals coupled with over extraction of ground water have caused negative impacts on natural resources at all levels. Agriculture is particularly water-intensive relative to all other economic activities, and FAO estimates that it is responsible for 69% of global freshwater withdrawals. Arif Makhdum, Technical Adviser, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Programme, WWF-Pakistan spoke about agricultural patterns, perceptions, attitudes and the potential of organic farming in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. Unsustainable food production is one of the biggest threats to conservation today. The report, Continue reading . greenhouse gas emissions) need also be addressed. With a growth rate of 3%, the population has now to resort to unsustainable agricultural practices, leading to degradation of forest and loss of habitat of wild animal species. WWF, FFAR, and Walmart Foundation Team Up with Producers to Study Food Rescue Opportunities on Farms. WWF believes that European policies can be instrumental in the transition to truly sustainable food and farming systems.

Posted by FFAR Staff on July 26, 2017. Currently, our focus is on the EU's Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Green Deal's flagship initiative for sustainable food systems, and on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), one of the EU’s oldest, most influential, most debated and most costly policies. Agricultural production is prone to several risks which can affect an entire food value chain. Whilst there are indicators used to measure agricultural sustainability, such as changing climate, competition for land, water and energy, the lack of clear guidelines and goals towards a biodiversity’s vulnerability to climate change (i.e. As a result, domestic food production is insufficient to meet the needs of the country, and many basic food products are imported. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. While Atif Mughal, Consultant and Research Member with the WWF-Pakistan team, highlighted the many opportunities that exist in agro-tourism in the region.