Partnerships with academia and students to strengthen SDG and Sustainable Agriculture

IILA-FAO Open House Day “Climate change challenges in agriculture in Latin America” Istituto Italo Latino Americano Via Paisiello 24, Rome (Italy)

13-14 February 2018

Dr. Kakoli GhoshCoordinator, Academia PartnershipsPartnerships and South South Cooperation DivisionFAO

FAO focus on 40 Targets• SDG 1: No Poverty• SDG 2: Zero Hunger• SDG 8: Decent Work &Growth• SDG13: Climate Action• SDG14: Life below Water• SDG15: Life on Land

Aligned FAO Strategic Objectives SO 1 : Zero HungerSO2 : Sustainable Agriculture SO3: Reduce Rural PovertySO4: Inclusive Food SystemsSO5: Resilience to threats/crises

“Ending hunger cannot be done by any individual organization alone”

José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General

SDGs: Game Changers

• Knowledge quotient: new thinking, research, data – quantify targets

• Inter-disciplinarity- SEE linkages- unlikely combinations,

• Innovative approach- better design - delivery,

• Collective action via Partnerships –as never before – impact footprint

• Inclusiveness: no one is left behind-developed or developing countries

A COMMON VISION FOR sustainable food and agriculture through partnerships and synergy in actions

FAO PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTION

Sapienza University, Roma Tre, CNR, CREA and ENEA

• Thematic expertise (Agrobiodiversity, Climate Change, Statistics, IPM etc.)

• Masters Courses – sharing field knowledge /experiences

• Joint Events – Lectures, Side-Events

• Internships, Fellowships

Partnerships with Italian Academia and Research Institutions

SDGs: Transformative for Academia?

• Knowledge quotient: new thinking, research, data – quantify targets

• Inter-disciplinarity- SEE linkages-,

• Innovative approach- better design -delivery,

• Collective action via Partnerships –Is academia up to the task? SDG uptake by

Universities?

How to promote cross-fertlization?

Are students receiving the message?

Are students the actual force of change?