Page 61 - STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUR AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PERIOD 2021-2030 AND VISION TO 2050

25. What are “Natural Farming”, “Ecological Village”, “Smart

Village”, and “Climate-Smart Villages (CSV)”?

Nature farming is a farming method based SMART Villages are defined by the
on the laws of nature, focusing on developing European Rural Development Network as a
biodiversity and restoring and protecting soil community of rural people who actively find
and human health. Nature farming ensures practical solutions to their challenges and,
the balance of the ecosystems and biodiversity importantly, seize new opportunities that
and is suitable for local conditions instead of transform rural areas (ENRD, 2018). A SMART
using external inputs with adverse impacts. village is a collective of local resources
Nature farming combines tradition and and technology applications to benefit the
science to create high-quality agricultural community. SMART synthesises Social,
products and a balanced living environment Modern, Aware-adaptation, Responsive-
for nature and people. ready, and Technology-transparent. A
The ecological village is a model of SMART village is a community in a rural
economic development in harmony with area that uses innovative solutions to
natural resources and the environment improve lives based on local advantages and
associated with maintaining indigenous opportunities with a participatory approach
traditional culture on the village scale. that integrates economic, social and
Climate-smart village promotes environmental factors; especially solutions of
community cooperation in applying digital technology; the village residents can
solutions to develop agriculture in long-term benefit from the association and cooperation
harmony with nature. Climate-smart villages with neighbouring rural and urban areas;
are considered “pioneer” communities resources to implement the plans or initiatives
in implementing innovative agricultural of the villagers are mobilized in the village or
solutions to climate change. Here, rural external organizations/individuals (EC, 2019).
communities will experiment and develop
intelligent agricultural practices to popularize
applications on a larger scale, such as specific
villages, neighbouring hamlets, geographical
regions or landscape areas: (CCAFS, 2016).

61
Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development
Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development 61
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050