TY  - CHAP
N2  - Agriculture in mountain areas is essential for the world?s
food security. Mountains account for one quarter of the
world?s land surface and are home to 12 percent of its
population. More vitally, 50 percent of the world?s
population depend on the water and ecosystem
services that mountains provide. Mountain areas are
characterized by topography of variable altitudes and
variable climatic conditions and so are major reservoirs
of global biodiversity.
Mountain ecosystems are largely fragile and rainfed,
and are a high-risk environment throughout the year.
Mountain systems are extremely vulnerable to climate
variability and the implications of climate change.
People who live in mountain regions are often amongst
the poorest and most food insecure people in the
world due to the harsh conditions of the terrain, poor
infrastructure development, lack of services and general
isolation. However, mountain regions are increasingly
popular tourist destinations worldwide attracting over
50 million visitors annually which can provide the
opportunity to popularise FSF and also create additional
income for the locals.
Achieving Zero Hunger for a world population that is
expected to pass the 9 billion mark by 2050 is a major
challenge. Moreover, ensuring that nutrition is balanced
is also important, especially when both malnutrition and
obesity are growing concerns globally as a result of poor
or unhealthy diets...
AV  - public
KW  - Zero Hunger
KW  -  Asia
KW  -  mountain agriculture
KW  -  poverty reduction
KW  -  watershed management
KW  -  case study
KW  -  watershed programmes
KW  -  India
KW  -  China
KW  -  Thailand
KW  -  integrated watershed development
KW  -  food security
KW  -  climate-smart agriculture
KW  -  food supply chain
A1  - Wani, S P
A1  - Marothia, D K
TI  - Sustainable mountain agriculture through integrated and science-based watershed management: A case study
UR  - http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CA5561EN
T2  - Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia
SP  - 71
Y1  - 2019///
ID  - icrisat11232
EP  - 85
SN  - 978-92-5-131680-1
PB  - FAO
CY  - Bangkok, Thailand
ER  -