How can Agriculture Research for Development Inform the Sustainable Development Goals?
While the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) is exploring the co-design of a 2022-24 Science Forum series on Innovation in support of the One CGIAR Research and Innovation Strategy and Initiative portfolio, it is worth recalling the last Science Forum (SF18), themed: “Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies between SDGs through agricultural research.” SF18 was organized by the Independent
How can Agriculture Research for Development Inform the Sustainable Development Goals?
While the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) is exploring the co-design of a 2022-24 Science Forum series on Innovation in support of the One CGIAR Research and Innovation Strategy and Initiative portfolio, it is worth recalling the last Science Forum (SF18), themed: “Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies between SDGs through agricultural research.” SF18 was organized by the Independent Science and Partnership Council (ISPC), the predecessor to ISDC, and co-hosted by the South African Agricultural Research Council on October 10-12, 2018, at Stellenbosch, South Africa.
The objective of SF18 was to identify substantial interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of agricultural research in augmenting synergies and managing trade-offs, and the ensuing implications for the science-policy interface. Results contributed to the reflection on developing research themes and frameworks towards One CGIAR. This blog originates from a SF18 background paper on Siloes, Trade-Offs and Synergies in the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, published in a peer-reviewed journal afterwards (link).