IFOAM Advocates Organic Agriculture to Reduce Hunger

With a master's degree in educational leadership, Nathan Duncan serves as a general manager with Patagonia, Inc. in Palo Alto, California. Proficient in business management and customer engagement, Nathan Duncan draws on nearly two decades of experience in professional learning and development and has developed efficient learning-based curriculums with public, private, and global schools. He also promotes organic agriculture.

Since organic agriculture promotes the practice of cultivating crops on pieces of land using wholly natural inputs, the production system can help sustain the natural soils and ecosystems. Products of organic farming are free of pesticide toxins, engineered genes, and are also highly nutritious and health-friendly.

Organic farming allows for minimum investments in contrast to green revolution agriculture, which requires the use of manufactured pesticides and technologies. This makes the practice sustainable, providing farmers with premium returns on investments. Considering these benefits, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) advocates its inclusion in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 plan on addressing food security issues and poverty.

Through Sustainable Development Goal 2, the United Nations plans to extend humanitarian efforts to the reaches of hungry and vulnerable populations within underdeveloped countries to achieve food security. According to the World Health Organization, food security is when all populations at a particular time have access to safe, sufficient, and nutritious food. UN aims to pursue food security by supporting sustainable agriculture and also improving nutrition.