SYMP 10
Sustainable Sourcing of Food Products: Social-Ecological Perspective of Constraints and Opportunities for Sustainable Food Production Strategies
Wednesday, August 13, 2014: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Camellia, Sheraton Hotel
Organizer:
Dennis S. Ojima, Colorado State University
Co-organizers:
Patrick Huber, University of California, Davis; and
Tom Tomich, University of California
Moderator:
Dennis S. Ojima, Colorado State University
We have organized a session which captures current developments associated with contributions of social-ecological system approaches to producing food products under changing environmental conditions. The speakers have been selected to cover topics of which provide insights on the human appropriation of net primary productivity, vulnerability and risk aspects of food production systems, key considerations of social-ecological dimensions of food production systems, and the diversity of knowledge systems associated with these systems, ranging from highly technological ones to those incorporating local knowledge of the social ecological system. This selection of speakers provides a cross-cut of domestic and international perspectives dealing with a diversity of food production practices. In addition, several of the speakers have direct collaboration with food producing corporations which are exploring sustainable sourcing practices of the primary raw materials. The development of indicators, metrics for evaluating social-ecological trade-offs, and typology of knowledge systems is providing useful tools for business leaders and ecologists to co-develop sustainable food production practices for the growing population around the world.
8:30 AM
A network approach to identifying themes in sustainable sourcing of raw agricultural materials: Linking global, corporate, and livelihoods assessments
Kelly Garbach, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago;
Kathleen Guillozet, University of California, Davis;
Christina Ingersoll, MIT Sloan School of Management;
Ruthie Musker, University of California;
Sonja B. Brodt, University of California;
Patrick R. Huber, University of California, Davis;
Nathaniel Springer, University of California;
Prashant Hedao, University of California, Davis;
Megan Langner, University of California;
Courtney Riggle, University of California;
James F. Quinn, University of California;
Tom Tomich, University of California
9:00 AM
New frontiers in Africa: Can agricultural intensification be balanced with environmental and social concerns?
Cheryl Palm, Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University;
Generose Nziguheba, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture;
Roseline Remans, Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University;
Sean Smukler, The University of British Columbia;
Clare Sullivan, Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University;
Hope Michelson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;
Pedro Sanchez, Agriculture and Food Security Center, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
9:40 AM
Taking the long view: Mars Corp. as a business use case for a new sustainability indicators platform
Patrick R. Huber, University of California, Davis;
Sonja B. Brodt, University of California;
Kelly Garbach, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago;
Kathleen Guillozet, University of California, Davis;
V. Ryan Hayden, University of California, Davis;
Prashant Hedao, University of California, Davis;
Allan Hollander, University of California, Davis;
Christina Ingersoll, MIT Sloan School of Management;
Megan Langner, University of California;
Ruthie Musker, University of California;
James F. Quinn, University of California;
Courtney Riggle, University of California;
Emily Sin, University of California, Davis;
Nathaniel Springer, University of California;
Tom Tomich, University of California;
Natasha Vidic, University of California, Davis;
Yaser Mohammadi, University of California
