Abstract:

In 2014, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established. The final resolution “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (United Nations General Assembly, 2015) refers to Indigenous Peoples 6 times, three times in the political declaration; two in the targets under Goal 2 on Zero Hunger (target 2.3) and Goal 4 on education (target 4.5), and one in the section on follow up and review that calls for Indigenous Peoples’ participation. Target 2.3 which is of direct relevance for FAO’s mandate aims at doubling the productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers including in particular women, Indigenous Peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment. In a few words, access to land and other resources is fundamental to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.