The Development of Sustainable Agriculture in EU Countries and the Potential Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals Specific Targets (SDG 2)

The development of sustainable agriculture is treated as a priority at the EU level, and the importance and role of agriculture, in general, and sustainable agriculture, in particular, is undeniable. The European Commission pushes for sustainability in agriculture in rural areas across the EU throug...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 14; no. 23; p. 15798
Main Authors Hurduzeu, Gheorghe, Pânzaru, Radu Lucian, Medelete, Dragoș Mihai, Ciobanu, Andi, Enea, Constanța
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
Subjects
Agricultural development
Agricultural policy
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Autoregressive models
Climate change
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Developing countries
Economic aspects
Economic forecasting
Environmental aspects
Farmers
Food security
Forecasts and trends
LDCs
Natural resources
Nutrition
Pandemics
Productivity
Quality of life
Regions
Rural areas
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Trade restrictions
Europe
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Summary:The development of sustainable agriculture is treated as a priority at the EU level, and the importance and role of agriculture, in general, and sustainable agriculture, in particular, is undeniable. The European Commission pushes for sustainability in agriculture in rural areas across the EU through the common agricultural policy (CAP), and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development targets becomes essential. Through our research, we aimed to investigate the status of sustainable agriculture development in EU Member States by assessing the current level of the achievement of SDG 2 targets, as well as the potential achievement of these targets by 2030. Based on data collected from Eurostat, we forecast the evolution of indicators for each country considered until 2030 using the ARIMA model and dynamic indicator analysis. The results obtained suggest, on the one hand, the existence of positive developments at the level of European countries, but also highlight a number of existing disparities, together with evidence of potentially significant deviations from the targets assumed by the 2030 Agenda.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su142315798