Trade
4 Sustainable Development
EU Horizon 2020
Trade4SD
2021 – 2025
Topic RUR-21-2020. Agricultural markets and international trade in the context of sustainability objectives
Fostering the positive linkages between trade and sustainable development
The project “Fostering the positive linkages between trade and sustainable development” was launched on 1st June 2021 and it will end on 31st May 2025. Trade is a central factor in shaping not only global, but also regional and local development. Trade policy has an especially important part to play in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The premise is that trade has the power to produce positive outcomes when the policies which define the rules of the game are framed and designed in a way to promote access to markets, fair prices and standards of living for farmers, as well as alleviating rural poverty and ensuring sustainable farming practices. Addressing the relation between trade and SDGs requires an integrated approach to policy-making and inclusive governance.
Scope
The main objective of this project is to contribute to build new opportunities for fostering the positive sustainability impacts of trade supported by improved design and framing of trade policy at national, EU and global level, including WTO modernization, increased policy coherence at different domains including agricultural, energy, climate, environmental and nutritional policies.
How
The SDGs agenda requires a holistic approach allowing the contextual evaluation of several dimensions at the same time by measuring co-benefits and trade-offs. The project will develop an integrated and systemic approach that combines quantitative models from different perspectives, and several qualitative methods recognising that SDGs and trade are highly-context related.
Main Objectives
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Opportunities
To identify new opportunities to foster positive sustainability impacts of trade supported by improved trade policy at national, EU and multilateral level, including WTO modernization
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Coherence
To assess increased coherence across agricultural, energy, climate, environmental and nutrition policies to achieve SDG
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Parties of the Consortium
CORVINUS UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST
University of Kent (UK)
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e per l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria – CREA (IT)
Johann Heinrich Von Thuenen Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut fuer Laendliche Raeume, Wald und Fischerei (DE)
The University of Sussex (UK)
Institut National de Recherche Pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement – INRAE (FR)
Confederazione Generale dell’Agricoltura Italiana – CONFAGRICOLTURA (IT)
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana (GH)
Luonnonvarakeskus – LUKE (FI)
Centrum Analiz Spoleczno – Ekonomicznych – Fundacja Naukowa – CASE (PL)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – FAO
Truong Dai Hoc Kinh Te Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh (VN)
Lumina Sprl (BE)
Within the framework of the TRADE4SD project, the consortium defined the following categories of stakeholders
Key scientific institutions & associations
Civil society groups (sustainable production, trade, consumption)
International Organisations (incl. Financing)
Supply Chain Actors (besides farmers)
Farmer, farm unions, producer groups, farming association
Relevant bodies of EC
Policy maker
Public bodies (various level)
