Dr.$Hans$R.$Herren!President$Millennium$Ins4tute!Founder$&$Chairman$of$Biovision$Founda4on$hh@millennium>ins4tute.org$

Global&policy&background&on&inclusive&sustainable&agriculture&and&its&relevance&for&climate&change&&&Agro9ecology&and&trees&on&farm:&climate&resilience,&food&and&nutri<on&security,&and&Sustainable&Development&Goals&!!!2!December!2015$Co>organizers:$$IFOAM!–!Organics!Interna1onal/World!Agroforestry!Centre!(ICRAF)/!Interna1onal!Union!of!Nutri1onal!Scien1sts!(IUNS)!

«Business as usual is not an option» (IAASTD 2009)

National Level

Action and Policies conducive to implement sustainable agriculture

CFS: Sharing of experiences and

facilitation of assessments

Multi-stakeholder assessments of sustainable food

production and food security

Global Level SDGs:$

PostB2015!Processes!UN.xxx!

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: How?

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: CFS

Role$of$the$CommiDee$on$World$Food$Security$(CFS)$in$the$follow>up$and$review$of$$the$post>2015$development$agenda$!Foremost!inclusive!interna1onal!policy!body!for!food!and!agriculture!within!the!UN!!System!!(OEWG,!Jan!2016)!

Provide$a$plaPorm$for$thema4c$follow>up$and$review$of$the$post>2015$development$agenda$related$to$food$security,$nutri4on$and$sustainable$agriculture$$PlaTorm!to!discuss!policy!gaps,!progress!made,!share!experiences!and!!explore!how!postB2015!goals!and!targets!related!to!food!security!and!nutri1on,!!sustainable!agriculture!and!food!systems!can!be!achieved.!!Reported!to!the!High!Level!Poli1cal!Forum!on!Sustainable!Development.!!Broad$stakeholder$involvement$$The!inclusive!and!mul1Bstakeholder!nature!of!the!CFS!–!for!example,!the!Civil!Society!Mechanism!and!the!Private!Sector!Mechanism!!Bring$science$and$evidence$into$policy$debates$to$inform$decisions$and$promote$policy$convergence:$$CountryBini1ated!na1onal!planning!efforts,!supported!by!regional!and!global!!mechanisms,!will!shape!the!implementa1on!of!na1onal!development!plans!on!the!!postB2015!development!agenda!!!

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: SDGs

Goal 2, “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” and its targets set out detailed objectives…....and connect to!targets that speak to the same challenges in other goals…..ie,

goal 3 on health goal 5 on gender goal 6 on water goal 7 on energy goal 8 on economic growth goal 11 on sustainable cities goal 12 on sustainable consumption and production goal 13 on climate change goal 14 on oceans goal 15 on ecosystems and biodiversity goal 17 on the means of implementation. !

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: SDGs connect and integrate

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: SDGs connect and integrate

The!Report!of!UN!Secretary!General!“Agriculture!technology!for!development”!(para!50B53)!gives!addi1onal!indica1ons!on!where!agriculture!technology!!will!have!an!important!role!to!play!in!successfully!implemen1ng!the!targets!of!the!postB2015!development!agenda!related!to!food!security,!nutri1on!and!sustainable!agriculture!!!•!Agroecology!and!organic!and!regenera1ve!agriculture!can!make!a!substan1al!!contribu1on!towards!mee1ng!targets!2.3,!2.4,!3.9!and!15.3.!and!address!!targets!2.1,!2.2!and!6.4.!!•!Inves1ng!in!efficient!storage!solu1ons!for!smallholders!contributes!towards!mee1ng!targets!2.1,!2.3,!2.4!and!12.3.!!•!Biological!pest!and!weed!management!or!sustainable!crop!intensifica1on,!have!the!!poten1al!to!contribute!to!the!achievement!of!targets!2.1,!2.2,!2.3,!2.4,!3.9,!6.4!and!15.3!•Resilient!and!sustainable!landscape!management!6.4!and!15.3,!and!longBterm!2.1!!through!2.4,!!•!agroforestry!can!specifically!contribute!to!achieving!target!2.2!on!reducing!!malnutri1on.!!•!NoB!or!lowB1ll!agriculture!that!avoids!herbicide!use!has!the!possibility!to!contribute!!to!achieving!targets!2.1,!2.3!and!2.4.!!

Changing Course in Global Agriculture: SG Report

Changing Course in Global Agriculture (or any sector) through informed policies and M&E

Thank you!

Thank$you$www.millennium-institute.org hh@.millennium-institute.org

The time to act is now….and please in the right direction. We have the evidence, the solutions and the means……