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In the context of agricultural production

Modules on Sustainable Agriculture MOSA

13

Good

Quality

of

Life

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“the individuals’

perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns.”It can be rated bythe importance of various aspects of lifethe level of peoples satisfaction with these aspects.”Definition: Quality of Life

Reference: The World Health Organisation Quality of Life Group, 1994

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R

esearch on health and well-beingHow do people with chronic disabilities/diseases/pain rate their quality of life?Criticism of measuring the development of well-being of nations along the gross national product: Humans’ well being does not solely depend on economy, so money is an inexact surrogateEvolution of the concept

Reference: Diener et al., Diener

&

Seligmann

2004, OECD

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GQoL

and Agriculture

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Good Quality of Life: a task for sustainable agriculture?

Reference: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education: http://www.westernsare.org/About-Us/What-is-Sustainable-Agriculture “Sustainable agriculture is

an integrated system of plant and

animal

production

practices

(...)

that

will,

over

the

long

term

:

satisfy

human

food

and

fiber

needs

;

enhance

environmental

quality

(...);

sustain

the

economic

viability

of

farm

operations

;

and

enhance

the

quality

of

life

for

farmers

and

society

as

a

whole

.

”

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Good Quality of Life: a task for sustainable agriculture?

Reference: Coughenour and Swanson 1992It is likely that attitudes

about personal well-being of community, family,

home

,

work

,

and

the

like

tend

to

be

more

closely

interwoven

for

farmers

than

others

.

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Ecosystem Services

Ecosystem services are the direct and indirect contributions of ecosystems to human well-being (TEEB). They support directly or indirectly our survival and quality of life.According to TEEB, ecosystem services can be categorized in four main types:Provisioning services are the products obtained from ecosystems such as food, fresh water, wood, fiber, genetic resources and medicines.Regulating services are defined as the benefits obtained from the regulation of ecosystem processes such as climate regulation, natural hazard regulation, water purification and waste management, pollination or pest control.Habitat services highlight the importance of ecosystems to provide habitat for migratory species and to maintain the viability of gene-pools.Cultural services include non-material benefits that people obtain from ecosystems such as spiritual enrichment, intellectual development, recreation and aesthetic values.

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“Rural

poor”—a collective term for landless farmers, individuals and households with few assets, smallholders, pastoralists, rural women (especially women-headed households), ethnic minorities, and indigenous populations. not homogeneouswide range of cultures and social classes, with their own unique worldviews

indigenous or local knowledge and practices own unique networks of

social relationships

embodied in institutions (both formal and informal),

regulated by norms

, standards, and

rules

most

vulnerable

during conflict

and post-conflict and natural disasters.

GQoL

for us and our target group

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Exercise

?Total time 30 minForm two groups A: Participants with a perspective from industrialised countries B: Participants from developing/ transition countries

Discuss what you personally need for a good quality of lifeWrite down some keywords

Select one presenter from each

group

Present the results in Plenum and discuss the different needs for a good quality of life

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Link to Human Rights

From “beneficiaries” to “right holders”…The right to adequate food is realized when every man, woman and child, alone or in community with others, has the physical and economic access at all times to adequate food or means for its procurement.…The right to health means that governments must generate conditions in which everyone can be as healthy as possible. Such conditions range from ensuring availability of health services, healthy and safe working conditions, adequate housing and nutritious food.

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The Quality of Life Index

(QLI) is an attempt to quantify a nation’s livability for its average inhabitant. It is a composite of six sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively influence the quality of life: health, education, wealth, democracy, peace and environment.

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Health Index: Health of the average person, access to and quality of health care (20%)

– Life expectancy at birth

– Mortality amenable to health care (when available)

– Infant mortality

– Access to health care

Education Index: Education, access to and quality of education (20%)

– Adult literacy rate

– School life expectancy

– PISA results (when available)

Wealth Index: Wealth of the average person (20%)

– GDP (PPP) per capita

– Gini coefficient of national income distribution

Democracy Index: Individual

rights and liberties (15%)

– Freedom House political rights index

– Freedom House civil liberties index

– Freedom House freedom of the press index

Peace Index: Security from crime, repression and armed

conflict (15%)

– Global Peace

Index

Environment Index: Quality and preservation of the environment (10%)

– Environmental Performance Index

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Gross

National Happiness

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Sustainable Development and Gross National Happiness

Reference: The UNDP/UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jf9xrnUjpI

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Gross National Happiness

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Good

quality of life and economic activityDesirable outcomes, (incl. economic) are often caused by well-being People high in wellbeing later earn higher incomes and perform better at work than people who report low well-being.

Happy workers are better organizational citizens, meaning that they help other people at work in various ways. people high in well-being seem to have better social relationships than people low in well-being.

Reference:

Diener

&

Seligmann

2004

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Example

of applying GQoL in agricultural

certification

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Applying

the concept of Good Quality of Life: Economy for the Common Good

places human beings and all living entities at the center of economic activity; standards for human relationships & constitutional values are translated into an economic context; rewards economic stakeholders for behaving and organizing themselves in a humane, cooperative, ecological and democratic way;

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Common

Good Pioneer in Agricultural Production: SonnentorRating ethical procurement, job quality, ethical and social aspects of selling products and of services. The efforts of the company are recorded, verified by external auditors and the results are published and obtainable by the public. The better the results, the more "rewards" - such as extra funding the company receives.

Reference: www.Sonnentor.com

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Conclusion & Recap

A high level of satisfaction with work and the quality of life is important for the physical, mental and social health of people living on the farm. Life satisfaction is an indicator for the success of sustainable development. !

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Recap

What can be aspects of a Good Quality of Life in sustainable agricultural production??!Personal satisfaction withFinancial situationSocial relations

Personal freedom and valuesOccupation and educationHealth

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Coughenour

and Swanson (1992): Diener & Seligmann (2004): Beyond Money. Toward an Economy of Well-Being. In: Psychological science in the public interest. Vol. 5, Nr. 1Diener E, Sapyta JJ, Suh E. 1998. Subjective well-being is essential to well-being. Psychological Inquiry 9: 33–37 Gowdy, J. 2005: Toward a new welfare economics for

sustainability. Ecological Economics 53: 211-222The Centre for Bhutan Studies & GNH Research. http://www.grossnationalhappiness.com/articles/http://www.common-good-economy.org/en

http://

www.Sonnentor.com

Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education: What is sustainable agriculture?

http

://www.westernsare.org/About-Us/What-is-Sustainable-

Agriculture. 07.09.2014

Quality

of

life, wellbeing and biodiversity, 2014

at:

http://

www.ecologic.eu/sites/files/publication/2014/ecologic-study-biodiversity-development-2014_0.pdf

References