{"id":31201,"date":"2024-10-22T18:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=31201"},"modified":"2024-10-22T18:28:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:58:54","slug":"rome-declaration-on-water-scarcity-in-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/22-10-2024\/rome-declaration-on-water-scarcity-in-agriculture","title":{"rendered":"Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Environment and Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) adopted the Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The declaration was launched on the occasion of the<strong> High-level Rome Water Dialogue,<\/strong> taking place on the sidelines of FAO\u2019s annual <strong>World Food Forum (WFF).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Declaration was aimed<\/strong> at addressing water scarcity increasingly exacerbated by the climate crisis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The WASAG initiative<\/strong> was launched at the United Nations Climate Conference in Marrakesh in <strong>2016<\/strong> to support countries in addressing water scarcity challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)<\/strong><br>&#8211; FAO is a<strong> specialized agency of the United Nations <\/strong>that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security.\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>It was founded<\/strong> on 16 October 1945.<br>&#8211; <strong>Members:<\/strong> The FAO comprises 195 members, including 194 countries and the European Union.\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>Headquarters: <\/strong>Rome, Italy.<br><strong>World Food Forum (WFF)<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>WFF was launched in 2021<\/strong> by the Youth Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organization as an independent network of partners.\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>It serves as the premier global platform<\/strong> to actively shape agrifood systems for a better food future, accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\u00a0<br>&#8211; <strong>Key highlight:<\/strong> The <strong>Global Family Farming Forum<\/strong> was launched by the FAO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).<br>&#8211; <strong>The theme of\u00a0 2024 WFF<\/strong>: \u2018Good food for all, for today and tomorrow\u2019.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Family Farming?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Family farming refers to agricultural activities that are managed and operated by families, relying primarily on family labor.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It encompasses all family-based agricultural activities, including crops, forestry, fisheries, and pastoralism.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of Family farming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Family farming, with over <strong>550 million farms worldwide,<\/strong> is the backbone of food production, accounting for over<strong> 90 per cent of all farms<\/strong>,\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It produces <strong>70 to 80 percent of the world\u2019s food<\/strong> in value terms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family farmers, especially in low- and middle-income countries, grow diverse, <strong>nutritious food, support crop biodiversity<\/strong> and manage natural resources responsibly.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) 2019-2028<\/strong> was adopted on December 20, 2017 by the UN General Assembly unanimously and supported by 104 countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges Faced by Family Farming<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Climate Change:<\/strong> It is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as droughts, floods, and unpredictable weather patterns, which affect crop yields and food production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access to Resources: <\/strong>The small family farms face limited access to land, water, financial services, technology, and markets, impeding their ability to increase productivity and income.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Policy and Institutional Support: <\/strong>In many regions, family farmers receive insufficient government support in terms of subsidies, infrastructure, and favorable policies that could help them compete in larger markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Promoting climate-smart agricultural<\/strong> practices is essential to help family farmers adapt to changing environmental conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engaging the younger generation<\/strong> in farming through education, skill development, and financial incentives will help ensure the continuity of family farming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/agriculture\/declaration-on-water-security-global-family-farming-forum-take-centre-stage-at-wff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DTE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) adopted the Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31202,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31201\/revisions\/31202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}