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Push-pull and Sustainable Development Goals The Push-pull technology effectively
delivers Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The technology controls the main biotic constraints to cereal production in Africa, mainly parasitic striga weeds and stemborer insect pests, leading to three-fold increase
in staple cereal yields, and significantly improved food security, nutrition and incomes. Secondly it increases quality fodder production and animal health which translates into higher milk production and production of
farm yard manure for fertilizing soil. The two impact pathways directly address SDG2 – Zero Hunger, SDG3-Good health and human wellbeing, and SDG1 – No poverty. Increased household income from higher crop and livestock
productivity is leading to significantly increase household incomes. Farm communities are investing the increase income into children’s quality education (SDG4). Increasing numbers of female children are being
enrolled in school, while production of forage seeds, like Desmodium seeds, increase incomes of female farmers (SDG 5- Gender Equality).
In another impact pathway the technology fixes atmospheric nitrogen into the soil, reduces soil erosion, conserves soil moisture, naturally improves soil carbon sequestration, biomass and soil biota, all of which improve soil health, the conservation of biodiversity and life on land (SDG 15).The technology has been adapted to mitigate climate change effects which directly addresses SDG 13 – Climate action.
Our Goal
“To end hunger and poverty for
10 million people by extending Push-Pull
technology to 1 million households in
sub-Saharan Africa by 2030”,
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