Welcome to the voting page for the Vlog Competition for Climate Adaptation in Food Systems.
In the lead up to our Pre-COP youth event later this month, we've asked youth around the globe to share how they are acting for food system transformation.
Now, you can check out the final vlogs and vote for your favorite! The winner will be joining us at our 'Driving global youth action for adaptation in food systems' event on September 29.
Below you can see all the finalist vlogs and cast your vote!
Overview
Vlog 1: Ayomide Igbaroola
Climate Adaptation actions and initiatives that can transform the global food system
The awareness about conscious innovative ecological efforts has increased over the years. But there are some activities slowing down these efforts;
Environmentalists explained that 99% of Amazon forest fires were caused as a result of human actions and activities including fire lit by cattle ranchers, illegal log trade, weak environmental protections policies and poor budget by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro2. Hence, this article aims to address certain climate adaptation actions;
- Major conflict is still happening between nomads and arable crop farmers, due to the impact of climate change which has resulted in cattle and humans struggling for scarce vegetation.
The Nigerian government should;
- Adopt favorable policies supporting non-intrusion of Agricultural lands by nomads.
- Allocate more funding towards improving the soil structure of the northern region to support vegetation, for example, imitating Coca-Cola CSR strategy in Water recycling and replenishment project in Vietnam4 could provide adequate water supply for Nomads in the North and thus, providing adequate soil moisture needed to support vegetation needed for cattle rearing.
- Investing in bio-technologies of drought-resistant grasses and legumes needed for cattle production.
Vlog 2: Ksenia Kirdey
A concept of a food sharing app that will help people to manage their groceries and motivate to reduce the amount of food waste.
Vlog 3: Takumi Hironaka
We need to solve the following two issues to build a food system adapted to climate change in Japan. The first issue is that Japan is dependent on imports from abroad for its domestic food. The second issue is that the burden of agricultural labour is heavier than that of other industries. As a result, more and more land has been devastated. In response to this situation, we start to build a food system adapted to climate change by utilizing technology and our network of universities to create food independence in small villages by using abandoned farmland.
To achieve this goal, We are engaged in three activities. First, we think of automatic driving as tractors that grow automatically and drones that spray water automatically. Second, as for a digital token we consider, it is one of the ways to facilitate quality assurance and circulation of funds within the region. Third, we plan to use soil measurements to produce fertilizers that are best suited for soil nutrition and production.
Vlog 4: Yuhua Zong
Vlog 5: Cliff Olal
The Cricket Farming for Food and Feed Project is a sustainable food security initiative promoting the sensitization and education of people to adopt entomophagy as an alternative source of protein for household and nationwide consumption by rearing crickets for food(human consumption) and making cricket-based food products, which will contribute to achieving zero hunger and malnutrition.
Crickets contain adequate essential nutrients for human consumption which can be obtained inexpensively by keeping a few cages of crickets at home. Given the lower environmental impacts, families in marginal areas or with less water for sanitation, or limited land for keeping larger livestock, crickets would be an ideal project in mitigating food insecurity in many rural and urban areas.
Urban farming and alternative proteins are emerging as viable and intelligent approaches to meet growing nutritional demands with minimal environmental impacts; thus playing a significant role in the future of food production. In addition to being nutrition powerhouses and super sustainable, insects have incredible potential in urban farming. They take up very little space, can be grown virtually anywhere ( with the proper set-up), requires less feed than traditional livestock, and do not consume much water. Efficient little machines!
Protein is one of the most expensive supplements to buy, so why not grow your own?
This competition is part of the Driving global youth action for adaptation in food systems event on September 29. For more information, the agenda, and registration, check out this page.