Resource over-exploitation and running out

Malézieux Eric, Dabbadie Lionel. 2019. Resource over-exploitation and running out. In : Food systems at risk. New trends and challenges. Dury Sandrine (ed.), Bendjebbar Pauline (ed), Hainzelin Etienne (ed.), Giordano Thierry (ed.), Bricas Nicolas (ed.). Rome : CIRAD-FAO, 55-58. ISBN 978-2-87614-751-5

https://doi.org/10.19182/agritrop/00092

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Note générale : ISBN 978-92-5-131732-7 (FAO)

Résumé : Food systems around the world are highly dependent on both renewable and nonrenewable resources. Drivers such as population growth, urbanisation and climate change put a lot of pressure on resources that have become core issues for the future of food systems. Cropland availability is limited in most parts of the world, adding pressure for cropping intensification. Fossil energy and phosphorus shortages are expected to occur within a few decades, with particular impact in Low-Income (LI) countries where farmers are more vulnerable to volatile prices. The availability of very unevenly distributed freshwater resources shows a similar picture, with an increasing number of regions reaching alarming levels of water scarcity. Some world fish stocks have been overexploited and are now depleted. But the situation is not without hope. While we need to intensify food systems to meet the challenge of a growing population, new ways to produce with less impact on the environment and more resilience to climate change need to be widely adopted.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : sécurité alimentaire, intensification, agriculture durable, démographie, impact sur l'environnement, changement climatique, système de production, accès à la terre, accès à la nourriture

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
E16 - Économie de la production
E50 - Sociologie rurale
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales

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