FABLE Scenathon 2023: Pathways for food and land-use systems in India

Saha, Ankit; Singh, Vartika; Das, Prantika; Joshi, Aditi; Das, Prantika; Jha, Chandan Kumar; Ghosh, Ranjan Kumar; et al. 2024. FABLE Scenathon 2023 Pathways for food and land-use systems in India. Paris: Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11548491

Our food and land-use systems are critical for staying within our planetary boundaries and the Earth’s system resilience. Among the six Transformations required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the fourth Transformation—focusing on food, land, and water—is crucial. This Transformation is key to achieving SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Moreover, it significantly supports the remaining SDGs, underscoring its crucial role in fostering a sustainable future.

In this document, we present the results of the 2023 ‘Scenathon’, a modelling exercise by the FABLE Consortium exploring three alternative futures for national and regional food and land-use systems. The term ‘Scenathon’ stands for ‘a marathon of scenarios’ and refers to FABLE’s iterative process for ensuring that national and regional pathways have coherent trade assumptions and align with global sustainability targets (see the 2024 Sustainable Development Report for more information).