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Sustainability within VECO/Vredeseilanden

Sustainability within VECO/Vredeseilanden. Part 1: What do you know about sustainability?. The Farmer Effect. ‘Sustainability’, what does it mean?. Different languages, different words Latin: durabilis Afrikaans: volhoudbaarheid Kiswahili: endelevu (to continue) Dutch: duurzaamheid

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Sustainability within VECO/Vredeseilanden

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  1. Sustainability within VECO/Vredeseilanden

  2. Part 1: What do you know about sustainability? The Farmer Effect

  3. ‘Sustainability’, what does it mean? Different languages, different words Latin: durabilis Afrikaans: volhoudbaarheid Kiswahili: endelevu (to continue) Dutch: duurzaamheid Germany: nachhaltigkeit … What words/expressions do you use in your own language/dialect?

  4. ‘Sustainability’, what does it mean? According to you… What are the most important aspects of sustainable living? What are the most important aspects of NON sustainable living?

  5. ‘Sustainability’, what does it mean? Most quoted definition (Brundtland): ‘to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’

  6. Part 2: A turning point The Farmer Effect Age of Stupid

  7. A crucial moment in history! Financial crisis – climate change - food crisis – gap between the rich and the poor All crises are interconnected

  8. A crucial moment in history! How do you notice in your region that we are at a turning point in history?

  9. Environment is better protected and improved Society seeks a more environmentally sustainable and socially cohesive system Economy contributes through responsible business Action through collaborative governance, innovation and change Source: Nigel Room One way out: a more sustainable world

  10. A crucial moment in history! Imagine a brand new time in history. How would you call this new era?

  11. Part 3: The Shape of Things to Come The Farmer Effect

  12. The new era: what will it look like? • The trendsetters: View on sustainability by different players • Examples: Business Government Private persons

  13. Example : “Fome Zero”, Brasil • Huge gap between the rich and the poor • Zero Hunger program "If at the end of my term every Brazilian person has three meals per day, I will have fulfilled my life's mission…“ —President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 2003

  14. Example : Unilever www.sustainable-living.unilever.com Unilever sustainable living plan

  15. Example : Transition towns Future story

  16. Example: cradle to cradle cradle2cradle

  17. Part 4: Why is VECO committed to sustainable family farming? The Farmer Effect

  18. In 2050, 9 billion people will be living on planet earth

  19. Agriculture: part of the problem • 70% of global water consumption • 15 % emission of greenhouse gasses • Destruction of 13 million hectares of forest each year • Erosion, loss of soil • Decline of soil fertility • Dependence on fossil fuels for pesticides and fertilizers

  20. Sustainable Agriculture: part of the solution Sustainable small scale farming is the way to go! Listen to Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter

  21. Sustainable Agriculture: part of the solution VECO/Vredeseilanden: vision “we can see each day new seeds of an alternative world, a fair globalization. Innovative initiatives that aim for a sustainable agriculture at human scale and with respect for the environment. Carried out worldwide by female and male farmers and their organizations, supported and nourished by consumers, private companies, public authorities and civil society organizations.”

  22. Viable livelihoods for family farmers through income from sustainable agriculture

  23. If farmers earn a decent income from sustainable agriculture then they can work themselves out of poverty they can feed the world and reduce the pressure on the earth

  24. Part 5: Sustainability in the VECO programs The Farmer Effect

  25. The Farmer Effect What effects have the VECO programs in terms of sustainability? Can you give concrete examples of the (positive or negative) effects Conservation of biodiversity Health • Leisure • Improved water management • Stimulating local economy • …

  26. The Farmer Effect What are, in your opinion, the most important ingredients for improving sustainability in our chain interventions?

  27. Part 6: The S of SACD Enhance sustainable practices in VECO programs The Farmer Effect

  28. How to check if VECO is on the right track… • Assess impact on sustainability after three years • Check if the sub-sector (commodity) is relevant • Chain screening to check if sustainability criteria are achieved/achievable and determine actions

  29. Do the quick scan of all your chains… Are your chains: • Economically viable • Environmentally safe • Socially fair and culturally adequate? Do they have the potential for upscaling?

  30. Re-appraise the S of SACD A message from Luuk Zonneveld, director of Vredeseilanden Luuk

  31. Re-appraise the S of SACD We want to put YOU in the spotlights in October during an event in Belgium. What sustainability case would you like to present?

  32. To be continued… Your feedback to improve the next presentations in other VECOs When will you discuss the issues in this presentation with your partner organisations?

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