Abstract
The alignment of food systems with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generally envisaged to make a positive impact on sustainability. This paper outlines some critical environmental and socio-economic indicators for Sicily in order to compare and explore the outcomes of two juxtaposing key drivers in a scenario planning exercise, where the extremities are Industrial versus Regenerative Agriculture/Agroecology and a Proactive versus Reactive government response. The most rational and less risky scenario becomes the most sensible sustainable development option, around which a 2030 vision is projected for a bioregional sustainable food system for Sicily, which is aligned with the SDGs and related policies. To accomplish the 2030 vision, a holistic education-led developmental approach is outlined with a supporting bioregional strategic framework, whose key milestone deliverables are projected through a backcasting process. This paper therefore highlights the importance of consistency and alignment of a development vision with its strategic framework and ensuing implementation, failing which, the holistic bioregional approach is compromised by activities that are shown to negatively impact environmental and socio-economic indicators. For this reason, all public and private sector development plans and associated resources ought to be aligned with a bioregional strategic plan for a sustainable food system for Sicily.
Highlights
A sustainable food system (SFS) is a food system that delivers food security and nutrition for all people in such a way that the economic, social and environmental basis to generate food security and nutrition for future generations is not compromised [1]
The research approach sets up the 2030 vision which informs the research methodology regarding the developmental program outcomes, high level actions and key performance indicators (KPIs), in other words, the “how” and “when”
This paper has been designed to articulate the process towards a bioregional strategic framework for a sustainable food system in Sicily
Summary
A sustainable food system (SFS) is a food system that delivers food security and nutrition for all people in such a way that the economic, social and environmental basis to generate food security and nutrition for future generations is not compromised [1]. According to a line of thinking widely reported in scientific literature, food production—based on the model of economic development of so-called advanced countries—has been profoundly transformed to meet specific and growing food needs of an expanding population. It often makes use of marginal land that is not well suited for agriculture due to the pressure of growing urbanization, migration, poverty and land conflicts, as well as international investment and trade policies. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1546 has a high negative impact on the environment and community well-being This global food production threatens climate stability and ecosystem resilience and constitutes the single largest driver of environmental degradation [3]
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