Food Systems High Level Dialogues will allow diverse actors from a range of food production and consumption sub-sectors to meet, discuss and explore options for transforming food systems. Given the opportunity that represents the Food Systems Summit in 2021 there is a strong need to pool together resources, knowledge, and expertise to encourage better cooperation and offer concrete progress towards the delivery of the Sustainable Developments Goals.

This event will cover a cross cutting issue  to the Food Systems Summit action tracks and relevant to CFS.

Innovation

The groups will explore Innovation following the 4 initial areas of focus developed in the Innovation lever of the Food Systems Summit, the guests will be invited to interact in small groups that reflect communities of interest including:

Carbon pricing & measuring

Precision agriculture

Renewables

Food loss and waste

Oceans/Horticulture/Livestock/Agroforestry/Crops

Nutrition

Access to Market, especially for SMEs

Innovative food product development

In each area of expertise, the group will be asked to reflect up on four key aspects of innovation being discussed at the Food Systems Summit, and what is needed to advance innovation in an inclusive way:

• Data and Digital Systems
• Scientific and Technological Innovation
• Building National and Regional Innovation Ecosystems
• Societal and Institutional Innovations to build leadership and improve scale