{"id":51751,"date":"2024-09-16T01:55:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/?post_type=infopool&p=51751"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:49:58","slug":"sustainable-development-goals-and-agroecology","status":"publish","type":"infopool","link":"https:\/\/www.biovision.ch\/en\/infopool\/sustainable-development-goals-and-agroecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable development goals and agroecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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How does agroecology contribute to the achievement of the SDGs?<\/h4>

Global food systems, driven by intensive and industrial-scale agriculture, are failing to meet sustainable development needs, contributing to deforestation, water scarcity, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and climate change. To achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we need a fundamental shift toward sustainable food and agriculture systems.<\/p>

The FAO report, “FAO’s Work on Agroecology: A Pathway to Achieving the SDGs”<\/span><\/a>, highlights agroecology as a transformative approach that directly contributes to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agroecology not only promotes sustainable farming practices but also addresses the root causes of hunger, poverty, and inequality. By integrating ecological principles with local knowledge and innovative practices, agroecology supports SDGs related to zero hunger (SDG 2), good health and well-being (SDG 3), clean water (SDG 6), climate action (SDG 13), and life on land (SDG 15), among others.<\/p>

The report outlines how agroecology enhances food security and nutrition, fosters social and economic equity, and conserves biodiversity and ecosystem services essential for agriculture. It demonstrates how agroecology empowers family farmers, indigenous peoples, and local communities, providing them with tools and knowledge to build resilient and inclusive food systems. The FAO advocates for scaling up agroecological practices through supportive policies, partnerships, and investments, to realize the full potential of this people-centered approach in achieving a sustainable and equitable future for all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Modelling Results with the Integrated Sustainable Development Simulator (iSDG)<\/span><\/a><\/h4>

The Millennium Institute<\/span><\/a> has developed a simulation model to assess the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals. This iSDG modelling analysis<\/span><\/a> presents and compares the results for the 17 SDGs under two different scenarios: the Business As Usual (BAU) and the Agroecology (AE) scenario for a typical semiarid African country. In the BAU scenario, it is assumed that current policies will be continued.<\/p>

The interventions implemented in the AE scenario are inspired by Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) approach [2] and cover the FAO\u2019s 10 agroecological principles [1] . With the selection of ZBNF-related interventions, it is ensured that the interventions have been successfully tested and applied in a real context on a large scale by hundreds of thousands of farmers in India [3].<\/p>

Simulating the model allows us to:<\/p>