ABSTRACT

The small-scale ecological farming methods of Uttarakhand hills are key to ensuring resilience to climate change as these are based on enhancing diversity, thereby increasing options to respond to climate instability. Beside eco-nutrition, local community-level economic incentives are also considered important for sustainability of traditional hill farming and food systems. Feasibility of integrating four local marketing initiatives to traditional hill farming, i) promoting community-supported organic/biodynamic agriculture (CSA), ii) linking traditional farming with school meal (MDM) programs, iii) enhanced market access and value chain development for local plant food resources, and iv) creating off-farm employment opportunity at community level for rural youths, among others, are explored in the present study. The need of re-assessing existing food and nutrition-related health and agriculture policy, and developing cross-sectoral implementation strategies on food and livelihood security, nutrition, and health was also addressed. The outcomes are expected to set priorities for state policy for a more profitable local level agriculture and regenerative food system.

摘要

北阿坎德邦山丘的小规模生态耕作方法是确保抵御气候变化的关键，因为这些方法基于增强多样性，从而增加了应对气候不稳定的选择。除了生态营养外，当地社区一级的经济激励措施也被认为对传统的山地耕作和粮食系统的可持续性很重要。将四个当地营销计划整合到传统的山地耕作中的可行性，i）促进社区支持的有机/生物动力农业（CSA），ii）将传统耕作与学校供餐（MDM）计划联系起来，iii）增强当地的市场准入和价值链发展本研究探讨了iv）在社区一级为农村青年创造非农就业机会等问题。还讨论了需要重新评估与粮食和营养有关的现有卫生和农业政策，并制定有关粮食和生计安全，营养与健康的跨部门实施战略。预期这些结果将为国家政策制定优先事项，以实现利润更高的地方农业和再生食品系统。