The agricultural sector accounts for: By 2050 we will need to nourish more than 9 billion people and 80% will live in cities According to the current dietary trends, greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 80% Climate@risk & Food@risk Critical issues vs paradigm shift of total freshwater use of total energy demand of human related greenhouse gas emissions* 70% 30% 25% R&D SCHOOL fruits and vegetables S C I E N C E T O I N C R E A S E R E S I L I E N C E B U S I N E S S A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y C I R C U L A R E C O N O M Y O F T H E A G R O - F O O D S U P P L Y C H A I N D O U B L E P Y R A M I D O N F O O D A N D T H E E N V I R O N M E N T Food prices do not reﬂect true costs in terms of natural resource use, greenhouse gas emissions etc The true cost of food should be included in business models to take into account the impact of agricultural production Agriculture is too often deplored as a cause of climate change Agriculture should be recognised for its potential as a solution in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies Governments and supra-national bodies play a key role in shifting towards a truly sustainable food system Agriculture should be featured in climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. A full transition to agroecology and circular economy should be promoted An ecological approach to nutrition and health is not yet in place Both the nutritional value and environmental sustainability of foods should be considered Knowledge, innovation and technology are yet to be fully embedded in solutions along the food supply chain We need to re-design climate-resilient and smart food supply chains, utilising available knowledge, innovation and technology A circular economy of the agro- food supply chain is not yet in place Action is needed at all levels including a more conscious consumption behaviour, product and food chain design, the increase of recycling and the up-cycling of organic materials Supply chains are still inefﬁcient with regard to food loss and waste, accounting for 1/3 of global food production A circular economy approach should be promoted so to avoid food losses and waste Businesses should be accountable for the impacts of their activities on the environment and societies The implementation of environmental and social sustainability standards for businesses should be operationalised Consumption behaviours must be addressed More awareness and sustainable eating behaviour can be promoted through education in schools, cooking classes, advertisements Urbanisation is a big challenge Investments are needed to give value to farm production on urban and peri-urban areas SOURCES: BCFN; European Commission, 2006; Tilman & Clark, 2014; UN, Department of Economic and Social affairs, 2014; 2030 Water Resource Group, 2009; World Bank, 2014; FAO, 2012; IPCC, 2014 * Data refer to net anthropogenic GHG emissions from deforestation, agricultural emissions from soil and nutrient management and livestock

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The agricultural sector accounts for:

By 2050 we will need to nourish more than 9 billion people and 80% will live in cities

According to the current dietary trends, greenhouse gas emissions will rise by 80%

Climate@risk & Food@risk

Critical issues vs paradigm shift

of totalfreshwater use

of totalenergy demand

of human relatedgreenhouse gas emissions*

70% 30% 25%

R&D

SCHOOL

fruits and vegetables

SCIE

NCE TO INCREASE RESILIENCE

BUSI

NESS ACCOUNTABILITY

CIRC

ULAR

ECO

NOMY OF THE AGRO-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINDO

UBLE

PYR

AMID

ON FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Food prices do not reflect true costs in terms of natural resource use, greenhouse gas emissions etc

The true cost of food should be included in business models to take into account the impact of agricultural production

Agriculture is too often deplored as a cause of climate change

Agriculture should be recognised for its potential as a solution in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies

Governments and supra-national bodies play a key role in shifting towards a truly sustainable food system

Agriculture should be featured in climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. A full transition to agroecology and circular economy should be promoted

An ecological approach to nutrition and health is not yet in place

Both the nutritional value and environmental sustainability of foods should be considered

Knowledge, innovation and technology are yet to be fully embedded in solutions along the food supply chain

We need to re-design climate-resilientand smart food supply chains, utilising available knowledge, innovation and technology

A circular economy of the agro- food supply chain is not yet in place

Action is needed at all levelsincluding a more conscious consumption behaviour, product and food chain design, the increase of recycling and the up-cycling of organic materials

Supply chains are still inefficient with regard to food loss and waste, accounting for 1/3 of global food production

A circular economy approach should be promoted so to avoid food losses and waste

Businesses should be accountable for the impacts of their activities on the environment and societies

The implementation of environmental and social sustainability standards for businesses should be operationalised

Consumption behaviours must be addressed

More awareness and sustainable eating behaviour can be promoted through education in schools, cooking classes, advertisements

Urbanisation is a big challenge

Investments are needed to give value to farm production on urban and peri-urban areas

SOURCES: BCFN; European Commission, 2006; Tilman & Clark, 2014; UN, Department of Economic and Social affairs, 2014; 2030 Water Resource Group, 2009; World Bank, 2014; FAO, 2012; IPCC, 2014

* Data refer to net anthropogenic GHG emissions from deforestation, agricultural emissions from soil and nutrient management and livestock