The Future We Want: Sustainable Development Goals Accomplishment with Organic Agriculture

Srđan Šeremešić

srdjan.seremesic@polj.uns.ac.rs
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia (Serbia)

Željko Dolijanović


University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, Belgrade, Serbia (Serbia)

Mirela Tomaš Simin


University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia (Serbia)

Bojan Vojnov


University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia (Serbia)

Danica Glavaš Trbić


University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia (Serbia)

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to enlighten the role that organic agriculture can have in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Currently, sustainable agriculture systems are not adequately recognized in SDG and supported by the decision-makers. Given that agriculture plays one of the key roles in sustainable development accomplishment, the introduction of an organic agriculture can be a basis to implementing SDG. Organic agriculture has multiple benefits as most valuable option in redesigning food systems to achieve ecological, economic, and social sustainability. Moreover it could encompass and establish food system from field to fork necessary to complete the SDG without oversize resource depletion and negative impact on the environment. The study showed that by placing organic agriculture in the agenda of SDG it is possible to create conditions for sustainable development while identify and manage trade-offs in agriculture and maximising co-benefits.


Keywords:

organic agriculture, ecological intensification, agroecology, sustainability, environment

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2021-07-01

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Šeremešić, S., Dolijanović, Željko, Simin, M. T., Vojnov, B., & Trbić, D. G. (2021). The Future We Want: Sustainable Development Goals Accomplishment with Organic Agriculture. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 16(2), 171–180. https://doi.org/10.35784/pe.2021.2.18

Authors

Srđan Šeremešić 
srdjan.seremesic@polj.uns.ac.rs
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Željko Dolijanović 

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, Belgrade, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Mirela Tomaš Simin 

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Bojan Vojnov 

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

Authors

Danica Glavaš Trbić 

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Sq Dositeja Obradovića 8, Novi Sad, Serbia Serbia

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