Urban Agriculture Summit 2013
Trasformative solutions on how we feed people in the urban area.
<p>The members and speakers at the 2nd Urban Agriculture Summit in Linköping 2013, representing a global audience from nine countries and three continents hereby agree to collectively address Urban & Peri-Urban food safety & security reforms.</p><p>Food is a basic human need and a fundamental human right. In order to combat starvation we need to enhance the yearly food production substantially. At the same time, a large amount of arable farmland is already used up, and a large portion is severely depleted.</p><p>The world’s food sector uses around one third of total global energy use. Most of that energy usage happens after food leaves farms, and close to half of energy used in the food chain is lost due to food losses and waste. In addition to this, globally one third of all food is also thrown away each year, and the entire food supply chains contribute approximately one fifth of total annual greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>We need to take action to secure a sustainable food production system for our generations to come.</p><p><a href="View the speaches from the 2013 Urban Agriculture Summit">View the speaches from the 2013 Urban Agriculture Summit</a></p><p><a href="http://urbanagriculturesummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UASUMMIT_statement.v20130529.pdf">Urban Agricolture Summit 2013 – Statement (pdf)<br /></a><br /></p>
