The Evaluation of FAO’s Strategic Objective 2 in 2018 noted that “a major challenge for FAO has been the need to acknowledge and explore the full range of potential trade‐offs and in some cases contradictions, between sustainability (environmental and social) and productivity1. In promoting specific approaches to aquaculture, agriculture or forestry solutions, FAO is making implicit judgments about the relative value of these trade‐offs, in particular contexts, rather than using its comparative advantage and the opportunities to take a facilitator role, both at global, national and local levels, in engaging stakeholders in exploring these trade‐offs and work out jointly crafted solutions”.

Les présentes orientations s’adressent principalement aux décideurs qui sont responsables de l’intégration des objectifs et des cibles du Programme de développement durable à l’horizon 2030 dans les politiques et les programmes nationaux. Elles seront utiles pour les acteurs publics et privés, y compris les investisseurs, les chercheurs et les experts techniques, qui œuvrent dans le domaine très vaste de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture, et du développement rural.Venant compléter la vision commune de la FAO pour une alimentation et une agriculture durables et ses cinq principes, la présente publication propose 20 actions concrètes et interdépendantes dans le but de transformer l’alimentation et l’agriculture et de favoriser la réalisation des objectifs de développement durable (ODD).

These guidelines are primarily directed towards decision-makers responsible for integrating the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into national policies and programmes. They will be of value to public and private actors, including investors, researchers and technical practitioners, involved in the broad area of food and agriculture, and rural development. Complementing FAO’s Common Vision for Sustainable Food and Agriculture and its five principles, this publication presents 20 practical and interconnected actions with the aim of transforming food and agriculture and driving achievement across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This case study provides information on Bangladesh's experience in mainstreaming Sustainable Food and Agriculture to achieve the SDGs. It links it to FAO's vision for sustainable food and agriculture and its 5 key principles.

This case study provides information on Colombia's Caribbean region's experience in mainstreaming Sustainable Food and Agriculture to achieve the SDGs. It links it to FAO's vision for sustainable food and agriculture and its 5 key principles.