The World’s Challenge

<p>Acknowledgements<br>Introduction<br>1. Setting the stage<br>Science enters the equation<br>A closer look at the issue<br>Why nine billion?<br>Food for all: two different scenarios<br>Agrimonde: the results<br>Lessons learned from the Agrimonde study: change is in order<br>2. Eat well, eat better<br>Changes at the root of nutritional imbalances<br>Getting to the root of profound changes<br>Over nutrition and health<br>Taking action: a how to<br>3. Reducing losses and waste at consumption, distribution and processing levels<br>The scope of the issue<br>Losses at different stages and technical solutions currently implemented<br>Change is in the order<br>4. Reducing post-harvest losses in developing nations<br>Harvest-related losses: a reality in developed nations as well<br>Why post-harvest losses in developing countries matter<br>The challenge of quantifying post-harvest losses<br>Despite difficulties in quantifying losses, one thing is clear: post-harvest losses are significant<br>Post-harvest losses and when they occur<br>Next steps<br>Annex<br>5. Producing other goods<br>What is biomass?<br>High expectations for energy<br>New possibilities for green chemistry<br>Meeting these new needs by choosing the right biomass<br>How these prospects change the hunger equation<br>The world’s challenge. Feeding 9 billion people<br>6. Managing ecosystem services<br>Agriculture and ecosystem services<br>Biodiversity’s key role in ecological regulating services<br>Using and managing ecosystem services<br>7. Will there be enough land?<br>Agricultural land: a look at the current situation<br>The impact of climate change on agricultural production potential<br>Non-food uses for biomass: an excessive need for land?<br>Economic, policy and social factors affecting land use conversion<br>8. The need to strive for productive yet ecological agriculture<br>Optimised productivity of arable land<br>Environmental degradation<br>Increased, improved production: a realistic goal?<br>Intensive, capital-poor agriculture: the case of South-East Asia<br>Agricultural systems with productivity reserves<br>Is sub-Saharan agriculture in need of new development?<br>Thinking and acting globally<br>9. Feeding the world starts with fighting poverty<br>Mapping hunger<br>The usual suspect: blaming malnutrition on a lack of available food<br>The link between food and poverty: common assumptions and misconceptions<br>Charting a course of action<br>10. Towards a global governance of food<br>Re-examining the food riots<br>We must step back from agriculture in order to understand it<br>Diets: a factor of future need<br>Reinvesting in agriculture: an urgent necessity<br>Fighting poverty<br>Regulation: rules as a safety net<br>The need for global governance of food security as a “public good”<br>Dedicated agronomic research<br>Conclusion<br>Preventing catastrophe<br>References<br>Glossary</p>