المنتدى العالمي المعني بالأمن الغذائي والتغذية

Organic agriculture is one of the more sustainable farming systems that promote biodiverse ecological systems, soil health, fairness and social justice, care and precautionary use of synthetic inputs.  Organic agriculture also contributes to local food security and nutrition, especially in rural communities.

Transforming the implementation of the government's program on school gardens in tandem with school-based feeding and parents’ home gardens helped improve the nutritional status of undernourished school children and improved their academic performance. The engagement of parents in their children's nutrition and the support of local government units and other stakeholders by co-shared funds and enabling policies contributed to higher vegetable consumption among families that helped ensure local food security and nutrition.

School gardens are also excellent venues for teaching organic agriculture and related topics on sustainable and regenerative farming, agrobiodiversity conservation, soil nutrient management, proper biodegradable waste management through composting and climate resilience.

For more long-term sustainable food security and nutrition of future generations, it is important to invest in human resource capacity development at the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels for both students and teachers. It is also important to have continuing discussions and learning opportunities among the multi-sectoral stakeholders.