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Fruits The fruits subsector -- composed of banana, mango and pineapple -- has recommended functional strategies. For banana, focus was on enhancing propagation techniques towards having quality planting materials, provision of post-harvest and processing facilities all the way to increased supply, improved quality and export volume. For mango, access to credit, rejuvenation of existing mango trees through farm clustering for easy access to subsidies and other government support like mechanization and other new technologies were identified. Finally, for pineapple, priorities identified include ... قراءة المزيدthe establishment of nurseries in research stations and SUCs with enhanced technologies for the production of quality planting materials. Improved cultural management practices and capacity building especially on integrated pest management were also identified. These can be enhanced by leveraging the expertise of private companies, SUCs and private extension workers. قراءة القليل

Cacao and Coffee The development of a Program that will assist processors to develop quality local coffee and cacao products, which can compete with international brands, was on top of the agenda. Coconut Top recommendations encompassed the whole value chain: strengthening extension services; developing integrated coconut-based farming systems; establishing shared processing facilities; and marketing assistance to boost demand for coconut products.

Sugar Top priorities for the sector revolved around strategies to improve productivity and income through block farming, or farm consolidation and clustering. These strategies, however, should be complemented with financial support to address agronomic concerns through specific programs as well as costs of farm operations through mechanization.

Fisheries and Aquaculture For capture fisheries, strategies -- provision of alternative livelihood opportunities -- related to addressing temporary income loss of fishermen during off fishing season topped the list. The rest were governance- and technology-related strategies. The aquaculture group also recommended the creation of a governance structure to steer the country towards becoming a true maritime nation. This needs to be complemented with the establishment of a national program for aquaculture, which can hopefully provide funds for the rehabilitation and establishment of hatcheries, d... قراءة المزيدevelopment of standards or regulations and capacity building activities. قراءة القليل

The National Food Security Summit directly focused on major agriculture and fisheries commodities and relevant cross-cutting issues and concerns, e.g. trade, credit, extension services and others, by looking at recent as well as decades-old and persistent agricultural problems, from a different framework. Using key strategies under the “One DA Reform Agenda” of the Philippine Department of Agriculture as operational frameworks, key challenges, gaps and areas of improvement were analyzed to identify, formulate and recommend strategic critical interventions. The “One DA Reform Agenda” ha... قراءة المزيدs 18 key strategies that aim to steer agri-fishery growth and transformation toward a modern and industrialized Philippine agriculture. قراءة القليل

This second stage dialogue reinforced many of the findings of the first national dialogue and went more into depth regarding the vision statements provided there. It highlighted that many solutions are already in place on a local and regional level and that in fact, often government and government agencies are lagging behind. The dialogue presented innovative regional businesses as inspiration. It also highlighted some of the obstacles specific to sparsely populated areas with long distances. For details please see attachment.

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In all production-branch focused topic groups, participants diverged on whether animal-based food consumption and production should be increased, reduced, or maintained at current levels. 1. Livestock a. Environmental aspects of the local industry (extensive and intensive). b. Production – Different approaches ranged between reducing consumption by 50% by 2030 to not setting any goal in this direction. Another approach was to stop rearing cattle locally altogether. c. Consumption – divergence whether there should be affirmative approach towards changing the general public's consumption pat... قراءة المزيدterns. d. Food policy regulation - Is the promotion of the national nutrition guidelines a matter for the Ministry of Health or should it be implemented in decisions of other regulators? Should there be an affirmative approach to change? It was also suggested to relate to red meat in the same manner as tobacco, and that environmental and healthcare externalities will be internalized by the industry/retailers (not the farmers). e. Kosher meat – extent of demand; whether changing the mandatory requirement to import kosher meat should a goal in itself; socialpolitical aspects of mandatory kosher meat importation requirement. f. Economic measures – ranged between removing regulation and imposing it. 2. Poultry and eggs a. Maintaining the current quota policy vs. a free economy – On the one hand, the argument was made that eggs are a "hard demand" and therefore prices going down will not lead to an increase in consumption. Cancelling the quotas may harm the livelihoods of hundreds of families in the north. On the other hand, maintaining quotas is detrimental to ensuring accessibility of food, some participants claimed. It should be noted that the quotas are granted to a very specific sector and promote inequality. b. Laying hens welfare – Some participants advocated a goal of 100% cage free hens by 2030 while others considered it unrealistic. Some even claimed that demanding unreasonable goals leads to stagnancy and lack of advance. c. Should consumption be expanded or reduced? 3. Dairy This topic group included a wide range of divergence, from participants advocating the total elimination of dairy products for animal welfare and environmental reasons, to those who advocated increasing consumption and claimed that environmental and animal welfare concerns can be properly dealt with. قراءة القليل

1) Zoonotic Diseases: a. It is necessary to create a warning system for infectious diseases, which will serve the ministries of agriculture, health, and environmental protection. b. It is necessary to prepare for disasters and mitigate their impact by monitoring wild animal and insects. c. Traceability is crucial – it is necessary to develop a system for tracing eggs and food products from farm to fork and a method of ranking henhouses, dairies, and slaughterhouses by sanitation and site quality. d. It is necessary to develop burial sites for carcasses and production excesses and find other ... قراءة المزيدuses for food designated for destruction, such as compost or food for zoo animals. e. Implementing microchips in farm animals should be considered. f. It is necessary to create accessible sites for testing game meat during hunting season. 2) Antibiotics: a. It is necessary to reduce the use of antimicrobials (AM) in livestock by 30% by 2030 and to eliminate the use of reserved AM and eliminate the use of AM to prevent diseases among livestock. b. It is necessary to create a database with information on the use of AM among animals and humans. The database should include a list of pathogens and AMRs (antimicrobial resistance). c. It is necessary to make reporting and registering AM use in livestock mandatory. d. The use of poultry litter and cattle manure to fertilize fields must be regulated regarding aspects of AM and AMRs. e. Research must be conducted on the quantities of AM used in Israel and on AMR mechanisms in Israel. f. Farmers should be incentivized to reduce the quantities of AM used. 3) Livestock: a. Food sovereignty –It is not possible to reach food sovereignty and meet current consumption patterns. b. Consumption – between the different opinions, there was an agreement of allowing the public to make more informed decisions, i.e, more transparency on health and environmental aspects (such as labeling). Regulators emphasized the need to provide. Other opinions referred setting specific goals to gradually reduce consumption, to 200 grams per capita per week, while increasing accessibility to plant-based protein and creativity in distributing it, as well as healthcare costs involved with high meat consumption. c. Alternative protein - there's a growing demand and growing need to encourage alternative protein consumption and subsidize research and development. d. Importation of live animals – the minimum agreement level was that this practice should not expand and should be humane and environmental. e. Kosher meat – it was agreed that there was a need for accurate figures regarding the scale of demand and the economic implications of kosher meat importation. f. Illegal slaughter- small slaughter facilities in areas where these are missing could mitigate some of the challenges raised. It was debated whether such applications have been filed. g. Different stakeholders referred to a need for regulation in regard to cattle rearing, with regard to animal welfare and planning/zoning. قراءة القليل

4) Alternative Proteins: It is crucial to: a. Promote production for local consumption (and by thus decrease the dependency on imports and strengthen food security). Can be measured by: 1. Alternative protein percentage of market share 2. Production v/s imports balance 2020 compared with 2030 3. High productivity employment rate- number of jobs added in the alternative protein (academic and industry) b. Promote exports. Can be measured by: 1. Value/volume/share of finished goods 2. Value/volume/share of High throughput ingredients and machinery 3. Value/volume/share Proprietary knowledge c. Pr... قراءة المزيدomote local expertise. Can be measured by: 1. Number (and percentage growth) new of startups in the field 2. Number (and percentage growth) mature startups in the field, passed to manufacturing and exporting phase 3. GDP per capita investments in the field YOY change d. Turn alternative protein production into a strategic diplomatic asset in the era of the climate and health crisis, a worldwide pilot and beta site and Basis for international cooperation. Can be measured by the number of multinationals interacting with local players and/or establishing their R&D/innovation centers in Israel. 5) Poultry and eggs: a. It is necessary to implement existing resolutions and regulations regarding public health. b. It is necessary to include environmental and public health factors in the requirements for raising poultry. c. R&D and technological solutions should be promoted – early-sex sorting, innovation in eggs meant for consumption, processes that will minimize the infection of poultry meat by disease vectors. 6) Dairy: a. It is necessary to produce accessible and healthy food for the population. b. It is necessary to promote the physical and social well being of livestock in the dairy industry. c. It is necessary to reduce dairy production's environmental footprint. d. It is necessary to minimize food wase throughout the production process. 7) Aquaculture: a. Israel has one of the highest fresh salmon consumption rates per capita, and consumption levels go up each year. The fresh salmon is flown in daily from Norway and its shelf life is shortened compared to shelf life in Norway, due to a faulty storage and cooling process in Israel. It is necessary to eliminate this consumption or find a local alternative. b. Increasing domestic production Vs growing Import c. Environmental concerns vs reasonable water treatment costs Fish that are not authorized or safe for human consumption could be used as source for fish meal biofuel or feed for animals. d. Internal regulation Algae sector is a growing industry with high potential, there isn't enough regulation or formal governmental support. Subsidizing skilled workers is essential for the continuation of the sector's development. The algae sector is a growing industry and should be considered as a VAT free sector. e. Alternative protein sources Israel is a great candidate to develop alternative protein sources, but major investments are required in order to keep the R&D and also the production. 8) Animal welfare: a. It is necessary to create sufficient regulation (by drafting secondary legislation), implement existing regulations, and transfer the authority over animal welfare to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. b. It is necessary to end the live livestock shipments and the illegal slaughter. c. It is necessary to implement mandatory labelling of animal products by the conditions in which the livestock was raised. d. It is necessary to regulate and standardize halal slaughter قراءة القليل

This dialogue focused on proposing goals and solutions for the challenges that Israel faces in adapting its animal-based food systems to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, as posed during the first dialogue. The participants were divided into topic-based groups and asked to share their views on the measurable goals Israel should aim to reach. Four of the groups focused on specific types of animal-based food sources: 1) Livestock raised for meat 2) Poultry and eggs 3) Dairy 4) Fish and other kinds of seafood Three groups discussed general topics relevant to all animal-based foods: 1) ... قراءة المزيدZoonotic diseases 2) Antimicrobial use 3) Animal welfare The last topic was alternative proteins, which is unique in the topic-based groups involved and focused on the challenges in the entry of the alternative protein sector into the Israeli and global markets and food systems by 2030. The alternative protein participants were asked to also share their views on the 2030 Local and Global Food Systems considering the incorporation of alternative proteins, while referring to: • The state of the alternative protein industry and infrastructure in Israel and its impact on the global food systems • Their views on Israel’s government's involvement • Their views on Israel’s academic arena addressing and influencing the food systems, locally and globally قراءة القليل

One of the main conclusions drawn from the dialogues is that alongside cultural-driven consumption preferences for animal-based foods, there is a growing trend of semi-vegetarian consumerism due to consumer concerns. This is accompanied by a greater demand for transparency on the part of consumers regarding animal-based foods. However, critical information regarding zoonotic diseases, livestock and poultry feed and housing conditions, antimicrobial use, and animal husbandry conditions is not available to the relevant authorities, let alone the consumers. This information gap significantly hind... قراءة المزيدered our ability to come up with goals during the dialogue. This information gap directly hinders the traceability of animal-based foods. Traceability is crucial for food safety: from farm to fork. It is therefore vital that the regulators - the ministries of agriculture, health, and environmental protection and local authorities - systematically collect information and supervise its accuracy and reliability. This requires appropriate regulation. There is a need to establish connections and strengthen existing ones between all relevant stakeholders and regulators, especially government bodies and professionals in the health, agriculture, and environmental protection fields – in order to share this information and act on it. There is a consensus as to the need to improve animal husbandry conditions, especially in the poultry industry. It is necessary to increase the regulatory threshold requirements for animal welfare, above minimum conditions. This also requires an official body that will professionally train people for the job, initially and periodically. In Israel, 80% of animal-based foods are imported. Most food importation, including that of livestock, is carried out by large companies. This concentrates wealth and power in the hands of monopoles and is detrimental to inclusive economic activity and growth and to local production. It is crucial to build up the local industry, and especially the small-scale producers. Also, it was agreed that food losses must be reduced throughout the production, processing, marketing, and consumption chain. Regarding the two issues unique to Israel which were raised in the previous dialogue – 1) religious dietary requirements and supervision; 2) the regulatory neglect and lack of supervision of livestock issues pertaining to the Arab minority: The costs involved in producing kosher meat are 15% higher than those involved in producing non-kosher meat. Therefore, the law grants privilege to kosher supervisors at the expense of the consumers. It was agreed that social aspects are involved to some extent in the Arab minority's resorting to illegal slaughter. Therefore, it is necessary to develop socially targeted solutions to this issue, which will complement regulation and enforcement. Alternative proteins, including plant-based foods and cultivated meat and milk, may contribute to closing the gap between the limited production capacity of animal-based foods in Israel (a small, densely populated country) and the growing need and demand for these foods. In addition, the animal food industry (especially the meat and dairy industries) has a large ecological footprint compared to alternatives in land use, water consumption, introduction of biological contaminants into groundwater, disease spread and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Alternative proteins and cultivated meat may also serve as an engine for global and national programs for food security, economic development, and carbon neutrality. قراءة القليل

This report seeks to summarise views and perspectives of webinar participants during discussions and does not necessarily represent the views of the CSIRO or the Australian Government. Clarification is needed on the roles of animal-sourced and plant-sourced foods, particularly as they relate to the environmental impact of the livestock sector, dietary choices and the consumption of adequate protein for human nutrition. It was suggested that there is a need for a balanced, evidence-based and context-specific approach which recognises the complementarity of animal and plant production systems, o... قراءة المزيدpportunities for sustainable utilisation of rangelands and the role of animal and plant proteins in a balanced, nutritious diet. It was also highlighted that agricultural innovations and technologies can, under certain conditions, improve environmental sustainability (i.e., reducing methane in livestock) and help to boost global food security. Red meat consumption – means different things in different places. Misinformation abounds with consumers on both meat and plant-based protein. قراءة القليل

The CSIRO-led Dialogue facilitated dynamic exchange among a diverse set food system stakeholders across science, policy, food industry, community and implementation, bringing a range of perspectives at a range of scales. The dialogue discussed an Australian sustainable food system vision of “Ensuring Australian food production is sustainable and resilient and our food chains deliver healthy, affordable and accessible food to consumers – whilst also reducing waste” - using integrative system framing of grower, maker, seller, eater, regulator - and the science and innovation needed to addr... قراءة المزيدess the questions: • What should sustainable Australian food systems in 2030 look like? • How can Australian food producers, processors, policy makers and consumers best contribute to a more sustainable food system? • What actions are needed to achieve shifts in consumption, accessibility, affordability and sustainable production, so that no one is left behind? • How can we speed up change towards developing fair, safe and sustainable supply chains ensuring a responsible use of natural resources and a reduction of food loss and waste, making sustainability the easy choice for consumers? • What Australian agriculture and food policies are needed to promote the production of affordable nutritious, sustainably produced food while remunerating fairly all farmers and food workers? The overall themes of the Dialogue were applying science and innovation to support: 1. Healthy food availability, affordability and consumption 2. Aligning food production with recommended consumption 3. Reducing Noncommunicable diseases, overweight and obesity 4. Environmentally sustainable food production systems that are resilient to climate extremes 5. Ensuring socially equitable and inclusive food systems 6. Establishing new enabling mechanisms and policies and structures 7. Reducing food loss and waste قراءة القليل

This report seeks to summarise views and perspectives of webinar participants during discussions, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CSIRO or the Australian Government. - It is time to reassess our values and desired outcomes for our food systems. To do this will require societal conversations to develop a shared vision of more sustainable Australian food systems, recognising there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Solutions will need to be evidence-based, locally appropriate and consider complex trade-offs and shifts in power dynamics to achieve a food system transition. - We... قراءة المزيد need to significantly improve food system governance so it delivers for all food system stakeholders. Mechanisms suggested are developing a representative national food governance body to coordinate research and policy and develop a national food system strategy (currently lacking) that can level the playing field between public good interests (health, livelihoods, environment) with private interests and ensure everyone in the food system has a voice. - The food regulatory system needs reform, so it functions better, for example improving the Health Star rating to become more effective at helping consumers make choices. The science and innovation needed to transform our food systems is already there – it is the implementation through governance, policy, education and political will at all levels around the world, that is lacking. - Australia, like most other countries, has a critical structural food system problem, and a need exists for greater systems thinking to overcome the existing siloes across research and food system elements, including retail, and deliver a holistic systems-based approach. - Agriculture needs to be recognised as part of the solution and not just the source of food system problems. It is responsible for about 2% GDP, 11% exports, 2-3% employment and provides a strong lever for action. Farmers have felt outcast in health and sustainability discussions. - Farming needs to be economically viable in Australia and adopt an intergenerational land management vision, which includes a portion of farm incomes coming from stewardship, environmental services payments and renewable energy farming. - The successful deployment of science and technology solutions depends on understanding the social and cultural contexts in which they must operate and finding ways to reduce social and cultural barriers to adoption and enable the behavioural change needed to transform our food system. Research is not being sufficiently utilised and we need better ways to co-create research, apply it in practice, and introduce it into public discourse to inform policy. - Parts of Australia have limited access to new technology, ideas, public extension and learning. This lack of investment in extension, co-created knowledge exchange mechanisms, dialogue and coordination between sectors has resulted in duplication of effort. Better collaboration between researchers and farmers / communities, with greater participatory research will lead to more effective impacts. - Australia must continue researching and applying practices that sustain and regenerate our environment and our soil ensuring the food system is good for the planet and human health and produces nutrient density from soil health. Poor communication has polluted the national public discourse on food, health, agriculture and environment and there is urgent need to reframe narratives around food and our food systems (now we have everyone’s attention after covid-driven empty shelves) so it has urgency but also provides positive solutions needed for improved food systems that deliver the triple challenges. - Policy priorities are currently focused on GDP and economic interests, rather than public good impacts of the food systems such as health and the environment. Changes to the food regulatory environment are required (and there is good evidence to support this, tobacco industry as an example) – changes to supermarkets (availability and pricing of unhealthy foods), marketing to children, fiscal policies such as taxes on unhealthy foods. Enabling dietary guidelines and nutrition policy will need public will and strong government engagement/support to be effective. - We need to look beyond efficiency metrics when evaluating the performance of food systems and be able to include broader multiple impacts (education, research, health and great benefit to the community) with a similar approach used to measure effectiveness of policy. - Key barriers to a transformed food system include a separation of people from the environments that sustain them. There is a need to re-connect people to land, agriculture and their food using various modes of communication (art, film, music, events) to inform them of the latest science of environment and agriculture. It is critical to bring local and first nation people’s deep knowledge of land management, systems and native foods (placed-based learning) into our education and innovation systems. - Consideration is needed on how externalities associated with food production (i.e., social and environmental) can be more accurately reflected in true cost food pricing and via existing market mechanisms. It was suggested that “cheap food” may not be “better food” and that consumers can be empowered to value factors beyond price (such as sustainable production and health) into their decision-making, while protecting the least well off. قراءة القليل

This report seeks to summarise views and perspectives of webinar participants during discussions, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CSIRO or the Australian Government. We need to transform our food systems the same way we are transforming our energy systems. We need nationally coordinated governance and research mechanism(s) that can bring together the multiple objectives of food systems (human and planetary health, equity, economic prosperity) to underpin multisector collaboration and cooperation. Acknowleding our current market-led approach to governing our food system, we ... قراءة المزيدmust ensure all people in our food system - small farmers, small and medium sized food businesses, Indigenous peoples, civil society groups, consumers, experts, future generations, have their voices heard. We need a representative national food governance body that can coordinate research and policy and develop a national food system strategy that can level the playing field between public good interests (health, livelihoods, environment) with the private interests. That will require some major innovation in how we govern our food system, including for example, the establishment of a representative national food governance body and food policy processes that give everyone a voice. This could encompass: • establish a taskforce to look at where the gaps are to bring efforts together; • establish a national level Ministry for Food with a role to develop a comprehensive and unified national food and nutrition plan that provides a framework recognising the multiple objectives of food systems and ensures all food related activities are underpinned by the same goals and reduces the likelihood of policies and activities undermining each other; • maintain a collective action mechanism of sustainable food systems interests to create / maintain pressure and visibility. An atomised approach by individuals will not work. Let these dialogues be the start of this transformational movement. قراءة القليل

This report seeks to summarise views and perspectives of webinar participants during discussions, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CSIRO or the Australian Government. We need to improve communication and reframe the narrative around food and our food systems so it has urgency but also removes the divisive messaging between city and rural communities and provides a sense of hope that we can deliver the solutions needed for improved food systems that deliver the triple challenges. Currently our public discourse is often polluted by fear and ideology (for example, fossil fuels ... قراءة المزيدversus clean energy). We need a more coordinated and sophisticated approach to engagement and communication to advance sustainable and healthy diets and food production – that does not demonise some or polarise the debate, for example around plant and meat proteins. These are false dichotomies. We need memes to express the complexity of the food system. This would require substantial commitment from governmental communication agencies. قراءة القليل

This report seeks to summarise views and perspectives of webinar participants during discussions, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CSIRO or the Australian Government. We recognise the need to promote transparency, accountability and a level playing field for all actors in food systems. But there is currently a lack of political will at all levels to implement or invest in evidence-based actions and commercial interests drive decisions across the whole food system. We need to create mechanisms to achieve a level playing field where all voices have a seat at the table (modelle... قراءة المزيدd on the aims of the United Nations Food System Summit) including people and agencies representing public good interests of health, nutrition, livelihoods and environment, who currently have limited access to policy makers, decision makers and politicians. Policy and regulation are required to change the food environment so that consumers are supported to make healthy food choices. The current food environment encourages the consumption of discretionary foods in many ways including the convenience, pervasive availability, marketing and cheap cost of unhealthy food. Policy approaches for which there is strong public health evidence include reformulation, front of pack labelling, controlling the support and marketing of ultra-processed food particularly to children, product placement and fast food consumption (e.g., connected with sports), and fiscal policy such as a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. All fiscal policies must ensure that they do not increase inequities (e.g., ensuring no disproportional impacts to low income households). Treasury needs to be involved, for example. Improving food literacy can assist with making healthier choices. We need to resolve certain structural problems that make it difficult for consumers to realise healthier diets. Lack of food knowledge and upskilling is needed across all of society. Not everyone knows how to prepare healthy food and this needs to be resolved such that it is no longer a barrier to healthy food consumption. Addressing this through early childhood education can be an effective mechanism for change. قراءة القليل