Sumelius, John; Bäckman, Stefan; Kahiluoto, Helena; Rötter, Reimund; Nyairo, Newton; Valkila, Joni; Parviainen, Tuulikki; Zahidul Islam, K.M.; Motaher Hossain, Md.; Tenaw, Shimelles and Ingutia, Rose (2010) How can sustainable agricultural systems promote food security in a changing climate? In: Building sustainable rural futures. The added value of systems approaches in times of change and uncertainty, BOKU university, pp. 1411-1416.
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Summary
A theoretical framework of the link between climate change, rural development, sustainable agriculture, poverty, and food security is presented. Some options to respond to climate change are described. Current knowledge and potential effects on agricultural productivity is discussed. Necessary conditions for successful adaptation includes secured property rights to land, institutions that make market access possible and credit possibilities. The options of mitigation and enhanced capacity and the requirements for their implementation are discussed.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | climate change, sustainable agriculture, adaptation, carbon trade, productivity growth, property rights, Fair Trade |
| Subjects: | Environmental aspects |
| Research affiliation: | Finland |
| Deposited By: | Koistinen, Riitta |
| ID Code: | 17308 |
| Deposited On: | 04 Aug 2010 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2010 06:38 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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