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1 Agricultural Sustainability Institute Agricultural Sustainability Institute University of California, Davis Tom Tomich, Ruthie Musker & Courtney Riggle
2 Two Projects Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility
3 IntroducingASIandICE Agricultural Sustainability Institute ensure access to healthy food promote the vitality of agriculturetoday and for future generations through integrative research, education, communication and early action on big, emerging issues Information Center for the Environment development of geospatial data and technologies cataloging of global environmental information improving the capabilities of resource managers
4 Mars Incorporated vision for this work. Goal is to help stakeholders in the food industry make more sustainable decisions for sourcing of raw agricultural materials (from field to factory) Useful for any commodity in any location Open access: outputs reside in precompetitive space
5 Wholesale International trade Direct marketing Certified organic Mixed organic/ conventional Eco-labeling Conservation practices IPM conventional Ag publications Journalists Authors TV, radio, newspaper Artists National Local, independent Foundations Individual philanthropists Corporate donors Farmers Specialty crops Commodity crops Animals, dairies Diversified Ranchers Fishermen Foresters Small scale Medium scale Large scale Ag agencies Environmental agencies Natural resources agencies Health agencies Transportation Elected officials and policy makers Media Family farm Beginning farmers Farm workersturned- farmers Producers Donors Policy institutes Landscape architects City & regional planners Housing developers Equipment designers Native American & tribal government International development Other coalitions & alliances Others Government Pediatricians Public health Nutritionists Health advocates Health care institutions Educators Health sector Farm workers Labor advocacy organizations Farm labor Legitimacy ASI strives for a base of diverse stakeholders in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, geographic region, urban/rural, socioeconomics, age, etc. Students K-12 4H, FFA Colleges, universities Non traditional Sustainable agriculture Student organizations Researchers & Extensionists Ag organizations Farm bureau Commodity organizations Farmers market org. s Community food systems Sustainable agriculture Educational farms Urban agriculture Community gardens Coalitions and alliances Food & Ag industry Alternative Energy UC faculty and extension specialists UCCE advisors and county directors ANR statewide programs UC institutes and centers Other UC staff Other universities USDA- ARS Community research institutions Master gardeners International & national researchers Environmental organizations Community organizations Consumers Distributors Wholesale Marketers Processors Food service Retailers Restaurants Climate change Land use Watersheds Water Energy Air quality Biodiversity Wildlife Coalitions and alliances Immigration Animal welfare Housing Hunger Homelessness Religious/faith Coalitions and alliances Customers of co-ops, CSAs, farmers markets, supermarkets, etc Parents Institutional customers Consumer organizations and advocacy groups International trade & finance Financial & business sector Ag services Pest control advisers Veterinarians Crop consultants Nurseries, seed, chemical companies Irrigation advisers Weather services Certifiers & auditors
6 44 integrated sustainability issues Social & Political Capital Disasters Educational Resources Food Production Geographical Distribution Governance Human Rights Institutions Markets Participation Population Growth Population Structure Property Rights Poverty Productivity Public Health Social Structure Sociocultural Systems Technology Trade Policies Women & Wages Women s Participation Human Capital Diseases Human Mortality Labor Literacy Nutritional Status Public Health Reproductive Health Safety Physical & Financial Capital Agricultural Sector Energy Finance Income Inputs Physical Infrastructure Natural Capital Air & Climate Biodiversity Common Pool Resources Deforestation Ecosystem Services Land & Soil Oceans & Coasts Protected Areas Wastes & Pollution Water
7 Project outputs Yes, IT S COMPLEX!
8 Checklist Generator Results Comparison Impact Case 1: From 2064 to 11 indicators Impact Case 2: From 2064 to 13 indicators Checklist Generator Vulnerability Case 1: From 2064 to 14 indicators Vulnerability Case 2: From 2064 to 6 indicators
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10 Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility Century Experiment year 23 Comparing farming practices: crop rotation, tillage, water, inputs Long term core data: crop yield, biomass and moisture data, cover crop biomass and moisture, crop elemental content, NDVI data, soil properties Lots of data to standardize which vocabulary is appropriate?
11 Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility Century Experiment year 23 Comparing farming practices: crop rotation, tillage, water, inputs Long term core data: crop yield, biomass and moisture data, cover crop biomass and moisture, crop elemental content, NDVI data, soil properties, etc. Which vocabulary is appropriate?
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