The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs

26th February 2019
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26 February 2019. Brussels. The Contribution of Organic Agriculture to the SDGs: Scientific evidence from comparative research”

Led by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), the workshop was hosted by the European Commission.

It aimed to stimulate debate on the role of organic agriculture and other agro-ecological approaches in the European and international development policy frameworks in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Presentations on the latest scientific evidence produced by FiBL researchers on the performance of organic agriculture in tropical and sub-tropical climate zones in terms of productivity, economic viability, environmental soundness and social inclusiveness.
A scientific panel discussion with representatives from leading research institutes.
A policy panel discussion with representatives from the European Commission, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the European Parliamentary Alliance on the Fight Against Hunger.

Towards the 2030 Agenda – DEVCO’s agriculture strategy Leonard Mizzi, DG DEVCO

Research on organic agriculture and other agroecological approaches in view of the SDGs – relevance, state of the art, needs.Urs Niggli, Director FiBL Switzerland

Organic Farming Evidence What is the contribution of organic agriculture to sustainable development? Beate Huber Gurbir Bhullar Noah Adamtey Christian Schader Irene Kadzere, FiB

Results of 10-year farming systems comparisons in Kenya, India and Bolivia.
Results of 5-year assessments on productivity, profitability and sustainability in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.

Advancing organic farming through research, development, innovation and technology transfer.Bram Moeskops, IFOAM EU

Scaling-up Agroecology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – results from the 2nd Agroecology Symposium. Carolina Starr, FAO

Policy Reflection Panel Discussion: The role of organic agriculture and other agroecological approaches in development policy.

Moderator: Gurbir Bhullar, FiBL
Maria Heubuch, MEP
Carolina Starr, FAO
Frank Eyhorn, IFOAM Organics International/Helvetas
Leonard Mizzi, DG DEVCO

Webstream

Online at https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/the-contribution-of-organic-agriculture-to-the-sdgs-scientific-evidence-from-comparative-research-26-02-19

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