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15th – 18th February 2012, Latvia

International conference “ Local Identity Product (LIP) - sustainable support systems for communities in Europe ”. 15th – 18th February 2012, Latvia. Working session 1: Viable food production: global decisions and local actions. 15th February 2012, Latvia.

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15th – 18th February 2012, Latvia

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  1. International conference “Local Identity Product (LIP) - sustainable support systems for communities in Europe” 15th – 18th February 2012, Latvia

  2. Working session 1: Viable food production: global decisions and local actions 15th February 2012, Latvia

  3. Growing interest in local/ traditional products all over the world • closely linked to a specific place of origin • deeply-rooted in the various popular cultures • Even if this means paying higher prices

  4. What is the motivation of this unprecedented preference ? • Globalization • Standardized products • Industrialized products A large number of consumers are “turning back”!

  5. What do we see?New challenges on the production side • Population growth • Climate change • Natural resource scarcity • Policy reform • Globalization • Concentration of bargaining power in the retail sector • Energy supply, • Diseases related to malnutrition

  6. How can LIP help feed a planet ? With 9-10 billion people in 2050 • With restrictions coming from: • energy supply, • water supply, • greenhouse gas emissions, • soil quality, • wild and cultivated biodiversity

  7. Which place for Industrial agriculture vs. Agro ecological methods • industrial agriculture is likely to fail the test of long-term sustainability

  8. Natural resources scarcity:water, soil, biodiversity

  9. Food and fuel? Food or fuel?

  10. Global chains vs local chains • small fraction of the total value goes to the agriculture;

  11. Food crises undermined consumers’ trust BSE, Dioxin residues, mad cow etc

  12. Desertification of our villages. Can you produce more locally? • LIP allow the maintenance of economic activity in a territory. • LIP avoid: • Ghost villages • Clone villages

  13. HOW TO FACE THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS? • Local businesses are certainly an encouraging way

  14. Examples of LIP contribution to sustainable development? • Socio-economic aspects • Maintain qualified population in deprived areas • Good added-value with little investment in promotion • Encourage agricultural diversification • Preserve local know-how and cultural identity • Attract and develop eco and cultural tourism • Combat desertification • Environment and biodiversity • Preservebio-diversity • Rely on local resources and raw materials

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