1. MAIN FOOD SYSTEM PROBLEMS PER COUNTRY (Students’ opinions)
COUNTRIES
Food System problems
Azerbaijan
access to market
logistics issues
food loss
lack of high quality standards
Ghana
food security
logistics and infrastructures issues
increase of urbanization
Greece
not able to valorise national products and market
Italy
exploitation of workforce
food waste
Iran
water scarcity
lack of managerial skills
Kenya
water
Netherland

2. The 2017 SDG Index score signifies a country’s position between the worst (0) and the best (100) outcomes in achieving the SDGs
Source: SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2017

3. In particular, we focus on SDGs related to Food System challenges for each students’ countries:
FOOD SYSTEM CHALLENGES for each SDG
COUNTRIES affected by these issues [Score per SDG*]
Food security
Agricultural productivity and income of small-scale producers
Investments in rural infrastructures, agricultural researches and extension services
Access to market
Kenya (high affected) [48,4]
Iran (high affected) [51,3]
Azerbaijan (high affected) [52,8]
Ghana (high affected) [54,3]
Greece (partly affected) [62,4]
Italy (partly affected) [68,3]
Sustainable income growth
Promotion of social, economic and political inclusion
Facilitate orderly and responsible migration and mobility of people
Kenya (high affected) [34,2]
Ghana (high affected) [50,7]
Iran (partly affected) [66,2]
Greece (partly affected) [68,1]
Italy (partly affected) [72,5]
Achieve sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (including water)
Food waste and food loss
Limiting agriculture-related pollution and emissions
Greece (high affected) [46,4]
Netherlands (high affected) [52,2]
Italy (high affected) [56.7]
Iran (partly affected) [68,3]
Ghana (partly affected) [78,1]
Kenya (partly affected) [80,3]
Azerbaijan (partly affected) [82.2]

4. FOOD SYSTEM CHALLENGES for each SDG
COUNTRIES affected by these issues [Score per SDG*]
Agriculture is both a cause of climate change and a victim as change in temperature and rainfall impact crop growth and agricultural productivity
Netherlands (high affected) [65,9]
Greece (high affected) [70,6]
Kenya (partly affected) [72,0]
Iran (partly affected) [73,4]
Italy (partly affected) [75,7]
Azerbaijan (partly affected) [80,3]
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
Combat desertification, restoring degraded land and soil
Lower use of harmful chemicals and related substances in agriculture
Kenya (high affected) [53,5]
Azerbaijan (partly affected) [63,7]
Ghana (partly affected) [71,6]
Greece (partly affected) [73,6]
Source: SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2017
*Each SDG indicates a country’s position on a 0-to-100 spectrum from the “worst” (score0) to the “best” (score 100); the countries’ evaluation is carried out according to different criteria for each SDG