COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS RELATED TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Abstract

The achievement of sustainable development goals is very current at the global and national level, in all economic sectors, including the agri-food sector, with a focus on people, the planet and prosperity. Accordingly, the subject of research in this paper is the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that directly or indirectly relate to food and agriculture. The aim of the research is to point out achievements and key challenges for the coming period in terms of implementing the SDGs. Based on the latest available data from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), this paper conducts a comparative analysis of the implementation of the SDGs in the world, with a special emphasis on the Republic of Serbia. The research results show that the realization of these goals is nowhere at a high level, which means that much greater efforts and coordination are needed in the future than have been undertaken so far.