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The promoter group Cartagena Piensa and the Department of Culture of the City of Cartagena present this Tuesday, June 6, a talk in which through the transformations of the rural world in the Region of Murcia, the so-called agroecological revolution is proposed as an alternative Facing the food crisis and climate change in the 21st century.
The activity, with free admission until full capacity, will be held at 20 hours in the Josefina Soria Adult Library of the Ramón Alonso Luzzy Cultural Center.
The subject will be exposed by the biologist doctor, José M.ª Egea Fernández of the University of Murcia.
The presentation will be given by Paloma Fernández, from the Cartagena Piensa Promoter Group.
Can our globalized agri-food system cope with these challenges?
Do we need a model change, an agri-food revolution?
Is Agroecology the solution?
These are some of the issues that will be raised throughout the talk.
The food crisis and climate change are two of the main challenges that must be addressed in the 21st century.
According to the FAO, by 2050 it will be necessary to produce 70% more of the food that is produced today to feed the world population and all this in a scenario of climate change in which, for dry regions, an increase of Drought, desertification and salinity, as well as a decline in arable land and natural resources.
José María Egea Fernández is a doctor in Biology and Professor of Botany at the University of Murcia, where he was dean of the Faculty of Biology (2000-2008).
In 2000, after a long history in the field of Lichenology, he has focused his research activity in the field of Agroecology and Rural Development.
Its main line of research is related to the Conservation of Agrarian Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty.
He is editor of the scientific journal Agroecología, of the University of Murcia, published in collaboration with the Spanish Society of Ecological Agriculture (SEAE), the Latin American Scientific Society and the Brazilian Association of Agroecology.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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