UN OWG Proposed Target 2.3
RATING: GOOD, though benefits and costs are driven by context specific factors. Generally, costs to increase small scale food productivity and income are modest (particularly with improved seed varieties) while benefits can be long and sustained. Increasing small-scale food producer income would benefit women in particular. Doubling agricultural productivity, does not necessarily equate to doubling of income.
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In our recent report, not just the target above, but all 169 targets have been assessed by 60 teams of the world’s top economists. The targets have been categorized into five ratings based on evidence of economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits. While we applaud that the UN Open Working Group's final outcome document contains 43 fewer targets than the previous document, we are concerned that many targets have simply been combined, therefore reducing the number of both phenomenal and poor targets assessed according to our cost-benefit analysis. Our new assessment includes suggestions for how these can be improved as reported in this article by the Financial Times.
