Baudron F., Liégeois Florian. (2020). Fixing our global agricultural system to prevent the next COVID-19. Outlook on Agriculture, 49 (2), 111-118. ISSN 0030-7270.
Titre du document
Fixing our global agricultural system to prevent the next COVID-19
Outlook on Agriculture, 2020,
49 (2), 111-118 ISSN 0030-7270
While the world's attention is focused on controlling COVID-19, evidence points at the biodiversity crisis as a leading factor in its emergence, and the outbreak of many past emerging infectious diseases. Agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss globally. Feeding a growing human population in ways that minimize harm to biodiversity is thus imperative to prevent the next COVID-19. Solutions exist, but the burden of implementing them should not be left to farmers alone, who are mainly small-scale family farmers. Supportive policies and markets are needed, but unlikely to bring about the required changes alone. A global concerted effort similar to the Paris Agreement for climate is probably required.
Plan de classement
Santé : généralités [050]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
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Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
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Economie et sociologie rurale [098]
