• Prashant Vithal Kadam

Organic Farming has been perceived has an important solution to preserve the health of the ecosystem amidst the increasing demand for the food grains on account of increase in the population across the human habitats. The increasing demand has compelled the different stakeholders of the foodgrains production to make extensive use of fertilisers and pesticides. This has no doubt increased the production, but at the same time, it was at the cost of damage to the environment and its ecosystem. Although agricultural production has increased thanks to our existing food system over the years, it has also had a negative impact on the environment and society. We face several difficulties today, including soil degradation, biodiversity loss, water pollution, climate change, and ocean dead zones. The on-going improper and excessive use of pesticides contaminates nearby soil and water supplies, leading to a significant loss of biodiversity, wiping out populations of helpful insects that serve as pests' natural enemies, and lowering the nutritional content of food. The global community joined together in 2015 to announce the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an action plan based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in an effort to address these and other pressing concerns. These SDGs are increasingly dictating the global sustainability agenda. These objectives are greatly affected directly, either positively or negatively, by food production and consumption. Majority of the countries have ratified the SDGs in their macro-economic policies so that it can be achieved by 2030. India was also a signatory to it. It is obvious that these heroes might be considered as contributing to the answer because organic farmers use as little hazardous agro-chemicals as possible and work as closely as they can with nature. Switching to more sustainable agricultural methods like organic is crucial if the international community is serious about attaining the SDGs by 2030.As such India also had taken various pro-active measures to safeguard the ecosystem in terms of SDGs. However, such measures have to be initiated at the grassroots levels, where cooperatives can play a significant role in facilitating the SDGs along with the process of inclusive development.

Sustainable, Organic farming, cooperatives, Marketing and Ecosystem

"Linking SDGs to Cooperatives through Organic Farming ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.i354-i361, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307847.pdf

"Linking SDGs to Cooperatives through Organic Farming ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppi354-i361, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307847.pdf