Training Strategies for Organic Agriculture as a Pathway to Achieve the SDGs

Abstract

The current agricultural and food system needs to become more sustainable. Scientific evidence shows that organic agriculture is particularly environmental beneficial and can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. Yet, it is a knowledge intensive practice and all actors along the value chain need to be accordingly trained. Focusing on farmers, this chapter assesses available training initiatives in the sector. In order to become more effective, public bodies should engage more in capacity building and training on organics. Moreover, additional training initiatives should focus on specific crops or agricultural systems, which also addresses the training need of farmers in conversion. The use of ICT has the potential to facilitate the development of more efficient training interventions. The further development of training initiatives is a vehicle to promote organic agriculture and ultimately to contribute to achieving the SDGs and climate mitigation and adaptation in particular.