Vision
SAI Platform vision is that sustainable agriculture is the best solution to provide a sustainable supply of high-quality agricultural products in competitive conditions, meet the food and fibers needs of populations (with respect to safety, availability, affordability) and conserve and possibly improve natural resources.
SAI Platform has a broad, holistic vision of sustainable agriculture as both a long term-goal and a continuous learning process. It should be able to support economically viable and responsible farming systems, which enable local communities to maintain their livelihood, safeguard their environment and improve their well-being.
The SAI Platform definition of sustainable agriculture is:
"Sustainable agriculture is a productive, competitive and efficient way to produce agricultural products, while at the same time protecting and improving the natural environment and social/economic conditions of local communities."
SAI Platform supports sustainable agricultural practices that embody the following principles:
- Provide the base for ensured food safety by producing high-quality agricultural products and by supporting innovations to improve their quality and safety.
- Secure adequate food supplies to meet current and future food demand, by producing high yielding and healthy crops and animals, while increasing efficiency and keeping resource and external input requirements as low as possible.
- Protect and possibly improve the natural environment and resources, by minimising any adverse effects from agricultural activities on soil, water, air and biodiversity, optimising the use of renewable resources and caring for animal welfare.
- Support economically viable and responsible farming systems, enabling local communities to protect and improve their livelihood, safeguard their environment and improve their well-being
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