the state of food and agriculture 2016 governance of agricultural technologies for sustainability...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2016

Governance of agricultural technologies for sustainability

Terri RaneyICABR, June 2015

SOFA influences

global debates

SOFA influences

policy

SOFA recent themes and debates

• 2003/04 Biotechnology – socio-economic impacts of GMOs• 2005 Trade – support to member governments• 2006 Food Aid – shift to cash and local purchase• 2007 PES – widely cited, helped secure funding• 2008 Biofuels – refinement of EU policy and US mandates• 2009 Livestock – Agenda of Action for Sustainable Livestock• 2010/11 Gender – Inspired USAID Feed the Future• 2012 Investment – used in Country Investment Plans• 2013 Nutrition – WFD 2013 and ICN2• 2014 Innovation – WFD 2014 and IYFF• 2015 Social protection – WFD 2015 and FAO 70• 2016 Governance for sustainability - ?????

SOFA 2016: Governance of agricultural technologies for sustainability

• Setting and propositions for the report:– Agricultural sustainability key to SDGs – Sustainability across economic, social and

environmental dimensions - contested– FAO covers all sectors and production systems

– Do not want to fight technology wars

Sustainable Food and Agriculture

– A unified approach to sustainable food and agriculture– Conceptual Framework.

• Balancing natural and human systems.• Interactions and trade-offs – time and space.• Cross-sectorial integration and synergies.

– Five principles for sustainability.• Enhance efficiency of resource use. • Protect natural resources.• Improve livelihoods and human well-being.• Enhance resilience.• Improve governance.

Scenarios and trends

• Environment: Land, water, biodiversity, CC• Economic: Productivity, incomes, structure• Social: Poverty, food security and nutrition

• Key issue is allocation of costs and benefits in the transition to more sustainable systems

Synergies and trade-offs

• Goal is to illustrate how different technologies/ practices/ systems affect the dimensions of sustainability differently

• Thesis is that identifying synergies and managing trade-offs are the key to finding more sustainable solutions.

• How to do this without getting into technologies wars ????

Governance, agriculture and sustainability

• Principles: transparency, acountability, rule of law, participation.

• Legal frameworks: property and tenure rights, access to resources, intellectual property rights.

• Agricultural policies and the sustainability of agricultural production

• Agricultural research and extension: public and private• Institutions for national sustainability: participatory and

inclusive approaches to setting priorities and defining trade-offs.

• Global governance issues.

Global governance, agriculture and sustainability

• IPRs and access to genetic resources (CBD, ITPGRFA, TRIPs)

• Biosafety and trade • Food safety and trade (Codex, LLP)• Codes of conduct and voluntary standards– Fisheries– Investment– Livestock

Too many notes!!!!

• How can we focus on a coherent narrative?

• What are the most important things FAO needs to say on the subject?

• How can we say it without getting me fired?

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Terri.Raney@fao.org

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