Abstract
The greenhouse fruit and vegetable production is one important area which supports sustainability. To achievesustainable economy and growth, the given natural resources have to be used in a smarter, renewable way in order to avoiddepleting them. New technologies and new methods are developed and implemented to utilize resources in more optimized way.Sustainable food supply is essential globally for the world, however it has to be managed and achieved on local levels. We presentthe greenhouse production market restructuring with new players. What kind of difficulties arise in the open field vegetableproduction and what benefits can be realized by the customers and producers from the covered greenhouse technology in thecontinental and desert climate? What are the technical boundary conditions to establish and operate greenhouse production indifferent regions and what are the benefits realized from local food production? As an example, we analyse Qatar’s energetics,climate conditions and food resources, Qatar’s food supply process and its barriers. We will show how the sustainability andfood safety appear in Qatar’s National Strategy Plan.
Highlights
Hungary e-mailThe present agricultural technology with the limited natural resources (land, water, fossils) together with the increasing demand for bioenergy can lead to the food shortage
Introduction to more sustainable food systems to enable sustainable development aiming to lower the long term vulnerability
What kind of difficulties arise in the open field vegetable production and what benefits can be realized by the customers and producers from the covered greenhouse technology in the continental and desert climate? What are the technical boundary conditions to establish and operate greenhouse production in different regions and what are the benefits realized from local food production? As an example, we analyse Qatar’s energetics, climate conditions and food resources, Qatar’s food supply process and its barriers
Summary
The present agricultural technology with the limited natural resources (land, water, fossils) together with the increasing demand for bioenergy can lead to the food shortage. The greatest challenge is in increasing the agricultural production to such high level is to carry it out in a sustainable way in order to secure food safety for Figure 1: The challenge to produce enough food. 30 percent of the total land area of the Earth is used for agricultural production This large-scale utilization of the natural resources means larger environmental threat. These major resources needed to secure our food supply: water, land, nutrients, energy, technology, skills, finance and stable climates (Australian Government, 2011).
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