17 Goals and 169 Targets!

Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)

Our contribution to resilient agriculture: Healthy landscapes for improved livelihoods and food security

• An alliance with 9 founding members• over 60 member countries, > 70% of world

population• On-going R & D activities in all major geographic

regions & ecosystem types

Members:

www.airca.org

AIRCA White Paper Published in October 2013

Transforming rural livelihoods and landscapes: Sustainable improvements to incomes, food security and the environment

AIRCA: Broad Scope of Commitment to the SDGsSDG 17 Partnership for the Goals (All Centers) SDG 15 Life on Land (All Centers)SDG 13 Climate Action (IFDC, CATIE, ICBA, icipe, ICIMOD) SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production (AVRDC, CABI, CATIE)SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities (INBAR)SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth (IFDC, CABI, icipe, CFF, ICIMOD) SDG 7 Affordable Clean Energy (INBAR, CFF, ICIMOD) SDG 6 Clean water and Sanitation (ICBA, ICIMOD)SDG 5 Gender Equality and Empower Women & Girls (Most Centers)SDG 2 Zero Hunger (Most Centers) SDG 1 No Poverty (All Centers)

Global Action Plan forAgricultural Diversification‘The Declaration on Agricultural Diversification - Feeding a hotter world‘

How AIRCA can help achieve the SDGs

1. Why is the healthy landscapes approach important and what are its major expected benefits compared to other approaches?

2. What are the main barriers and opportunities for upscaling climate-smart agriculture as a tool to achieve healthy landscapes, and what are its challenges in the short and medium term?

CABI helping develop a Future Healthy Landscape in the Laikipia Plateau in Kenya

Dr Arne Witt withOpuntia stricta.This is an invasive cactus species requiring control