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Topic 1: Creating demand for healthy and sustainable diets Existing challenge within Food Systems: 1. Huge gap between knowledge and practices for healthy diets including utilization of animal source foods Game changing solutions • Investing in the development of strong and innovative social and behaviour change interventions/strategies to empower different categories of the population and enable them to translate knowledge into desirable behaviour and practices (both industry and consumers) hence contributing to nutrition overall outcome. • Knowledge management to provide accurate and tim... قراءة المزيدely data for nutrition programming to create demand and promoting consumption of nutritious food (evidence supported interventions/strategies). • Interventions promoting production of nutritious foods through agricultural extension • Capacity development for nutrition programming including strengthening M&E and systematic coordination for accountability (government and civil society). 2. Access to safe water by all Game changing solutions: Increase safe water access to improve hygiene and sanitation at household level. 3. Existing legislative framework does not promote healthy diets Game changing solutions: Put in place stronger legislation that is pro-nutrition such as: • Code to regulate the marketing of breastmilk substitutes in order to protect breastfeeding, • Laws regulating marketing of unhealthy foods including sugar sweetened beverages, which is directly linked to growing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, • Labelling: front of pack nutrition and eco labelling helping consumers to make informed choices, thereby promoting healthy diets, • Policy framework promoting fortification of complementary foods and staple foods with micronutrients as an approach to cost-effective intervention to combat hidden hunger in children, young people and women (through public-private partnership and collaboration). Topic 2: Food Waste Existing Challenges: Insufficient affordable and quality food preservation/processing mechanism (post-harvest food loss prevention of perishable produces) Game changing solutions: Post-harvest strategies and policies to reduce food waste at all levels (including new and affordable technologies to tackle Postharvest loss; improve farmer’s knowledge and skills on food processing and preservation). Topic 3: Women and Youth empowerment (cross-cutting) Existing challenges: Limited access to income to prioritize and invest in nutritious food Game changing Solutions: Multi-sectoral interventions to empower women and youth across food systems including enhancing their decision-making power, ensuring access to information and skills addressing social norms that limit healthy food consumption. Topic 4: Strengthening national coordination, M&E to improve nutrition: Game changing solutions: Capacity development for nutrition programming including strengthening M&E and systematic coordination for accountability (government and civil society). قراءة القليل

This dialogue was led by Ministry of Health and co-leaded by UNICEF in collaboration with National Childhood Development Agency and WHO. The dialogue aimed at exchanging on promoting and creating demand for healthy and sustainable diets among Rwandan population; reducing waste while achieving optimal nutrition among Rwandan population at all life stages of lifespan. Thematic areas discussed included among the early childhood age (0-5), school age from early learning to the university and special group (pregnant women, diabetics, adolescents) and reduction of food waste among childhood, school ... قراءة المزيدage and adults. During the dialogues, the participants focused on identifying ways Rwanda can: • Promote and create demand for healthy and sustainable diet • Reduce food waste • Identify and recommend appropriate strategies required to create healthy and sustainable diet The participants also made sure to discuss on cross-cutting issues regarding women and youth empowerment and how this segment of the population can contribute to sustainable healthy consumptions. قراءة القليل

Availability of nutritious foods: Existing Challenge within Food System :Low yield of major crops compared to the potential yield, Limited uptake of modern technologies, Poor access to financing: 5.2% of credit went to agriculture in 2020; Poor access to financing: 5.2% of credit went to agriculture in 2020; Inadequate knowledge, skills and capacity of farmers (21% of farmer reached by extension services; Low production of Animal Sources Foods, driven by high cost and unavailability of quality animal feed/fodder, genetics/breed, vaccines, etc.; Game changing solutions • Land use consolidatio... قراءة المزيدn and the introduction of commercial farming (Implementation of Land use and Development master plan 2050) • Modernization of agriculture (erosion control, mechanization and irrigation), • Increasing output of small-holder farmers via better input supply and capacity building • Increase production of animal source foods through focus on small livestock (poultry and pigs), making feed more affordable, improving breeds • Research on high-yield varieties (seeds) • Increase access to quality seeds and fertilizer (distribution, selling points) • Increase implementation of bio-fortified crops • Expand and strengthen the ICT for Agriculture • Extend financing services at affordable interest rates • Encourage contract farming, leading to increased coverage of financing and uptake of modern technologies • Increase reach of extension services to small-holder farmers • Customized Agriculture Extension to address the real farmers’ needs • Promotion of small livestock • Enable import of ingredients to produce low-cost animal feed and support private sector to produce feeds • Local feed production of animal feeds • Increase research into genetic improvements, breeding Commitments contributing to achieve SDGs 2030 • Double yield of key crops or reach at least 70% of potential (which-ever is higher) (2024) • 980,000 ha land consolidated (2024) • 75% of farmers use quality seeds (2024) • 75 kg/ha of fertilizer (2024) • 102,284 ha irrigated (2024) • 82% of farmers receive extension service • Production of pork to 79,000 MT and poultry to 42,000 MT • Enable animal feed processing plants to operate at full capacity Accessibility of nutritious food Challenges: Inadequate infrastructure, Post-harvest handling infrastructure such as Feeder roads Game changing solutions • Increase investment in distribution channels (incl. cold-chains), markets, post-harvest handling • Improve infrastructure: distributions chains (incl. cold-chains), post-harvest handling and processing • Reduce food loss: invest in infrastructure and technology and capacity building • Africa Centre of Excellence for sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain • Increase regional trade (improve common standards and easy certification, reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers Commitments contributing to achieve SDGs 2030 • 30,000 km of feeder roads (2024) • Private/Public sector investment into distribution channels • Expand storage facilities, reserves and management (to avoid losses) Reduce food loss (e.g., maize 12%, cassava 19%, beans 6% by 2024) Affordability Challenge: High-prices of nutritious foods (as per FAO SOFI 2020 report): 89.6% cannot afford a healthy diet • Game changing solutions: Invest in innovation to cut down the cost of production Improve safety standards and knowledge of consumers Food Safety Challenge: Insufficient Safety - African Food Safety Index with Food Safety Systems Index (Legal framework, Surveillance programs, laboratory infrastructure); Food safety health index (Foodborne diarrheal disease, FBD-related child death, Prevalence • Game changing: Increase consumer awareness on food safety • Implement/update regulatory framework on food safety • Increase laboratory capacity and number of certified products on the market • Improved coordination of Food Safety Regulatory Agencies قراءة القليل

Availability of nutritious foods: Existing Challenge within Food System :Low yield of major crops compared to the potential yield, Limited uptake of modern technologies, Poor access to financing: 5.2% of credit went to agriculture in 2020; Poor access to financing: 5.2% of credit went to agriculture in 2020; Inadequate knowledge, skills and capacity of farmers (21% of farmer reached by extension services; Low production of Animal Sources Foods, driven by high cost and unavailability of quality animal feed/fodder, genetics/breed, vaccines, etc.; Game changing solutions • Land use consolidatio... قراءة المزيدn and the introduction of commercial farming (Implementation of Land use and Development master plan 2050) • Modernization of agriculture (erosion control, mechanization and irrigation), • Increasing output of small-holder farmers via better input supply and capacity building • Increase production of animal source foods through focus on small livestock (poultry and pigs), making feed more affordable, improving breeds • Research on high-yield varieties (seeds) • Increase access to quality seeds and fertilizer (distribution, selling points) • Increase implementation of bio-fortified crops • Expand and strengthen the ICT for Agriculture • Extend financing services at affordable interest rates • Encourage contract farming, leading to increased coverage of financing and uptake of modern technologies • Increase reach of extension services to small-holder farmers • Customized Agriculture Extension to address the real farmers’ needs • Promotion of small livestock • Enable import of ingredients to produce low-cost animal feed and support private sector to produce feeds • Local feed production of animal feeds • Increase research into genetic improvements, breeding Commitments contributing to achieve SDGs 2030 • Double yield of key crops or reach at least 70% of potential (which-ever is higher) (2024) • 980,000 ha land consolidated (2024) • 75% of farmers use quality seeds (2024) • 75 kg/ha of fertilizer (2024) • 102,284 ha irrigated (2024) • 82% of farmers receive extension service • Production of pork to 79,000 MT and poultry to 42,000 MT • Enable animal feed processing plants to operate at full capacity Accessibility of nutritious food Challenges: Inadequate infrastructure, Post-harvest handling infrastructure such as Feeder roads Game changing solutions • Increase investment in distribution channels (incl. cold-chains), markets, post-harvest handling • Improve infrastructure: distributions chains (incl. cold-chains), post-harvest handling and processing • Reduce food loss: invest in infrastructure and technology and capacity building • Africa Centre of Excellence for sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain • Increase regional trade (improve common standards and easy certification, reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers Commitments contributing to achieve SDGs 2030 • 30,000 km of feeder roads (2024) • Private/Public sector investment into distribution channels • Expand storage facilities, reserves and management (to avoid losses) Reduce food loss (e.g., maize 12%, cassava 19%, beans 6% by 2024) Affordability Challenge: High-prices of nutritious foods (as per FAO SOFI 2020 report): 89.6% cannot afford a healthy diet • Game changing solutions: Invest in innovation to cut down the cost of production Improve safety standards and knowledge of consumers Food Safety Challenge: Insufficient Safety - African Food Safety Index with Food Safety Systems Index (Legal framework, Surveillance programs, laboratory infrastructure); Food safety health index (Foodborne diarrheal disease, FBD-related child death, Prevalence Game changing: -Increase consumer awareness on food safety • Implement/update regulatory framework on food safety • Increase laboratory capacity and number of certified products on the market • Improved coordination of Food Safety Regulatory Agencies قراءة القليل

Exploration of Action track number 1. Major topics were: • Availability of nutritious foods: • Accessibility & Affordability of nutritious food • Food Safety Discussions were around what game changing actions that should be implemented for increased availability and accessibility of nutritious foods and rising the challenges faced by Rwanda to increase food safety and concluded on actions to be taken. The dialogue aimed at identifying challenges and potential game changing actions that will increase the production and availability of nutritious food, reduce inequalities, increase inc... قراءة المزيدomes and purchasing power of food system actors, increase accessibility, food utilization and minimize food loss and waste in a sustainable manner and proposing ideas to minimize food borne diseases due to unsafe food. Game changing solutions to increase production and availability of nutritious food to achieve Zero Hunger and to increase the accessibility and affordability of nutritious food for all people identified will be tackled while highlighting the potential solutions to increase food safety. Discussion Topic Outcomes • Increase production: Land use consolidation and the introduction of commercial farming, increasing output of small-holder farmers via better input (irrigation, fertilizer, seeds), extension services, soil-erosion prevention measures and increase production of animal source foods through focus on small livestock (poultry and pigs), making feed more affordable, improving breeds and trigger the private sector investment; • Improve infrastructure: distributions chains (incl. cold-chains), post-harvest handling and processing, reduce food loss by investing in infrastructure and technology and capacity building • Affordability and consumption of nutritious food: Make nutritious/health foods more affordable (especially for vulnerable groups) by increasing production, invest in innovation, reduce food loss and increase consumption of nutritious foods: increase awareness on the nutritional foods, improve safety standards and knowledge thereof, realise social behaviour change, increase decision-making power of women in household. • Food safety: Increase consumer awareness on food safety, implement/update regulatory framework on food safety and increase laboratory capacity and number of certified products on the market • Cross-cutting themes: Increase innovation and research (bio-fortified seeds, animal breeds/genetics, production technologies etc.), empower women and youth to participate in food production (e.g., through extension services, access to financing) increase access to finance and insurance, private sector investments (incl. public-private partnerships) make climate change resilient agriculture the norm (promote climate friendly farming practices, research into climate resilient varieties) and increase regional trade (improve common standards and easy certification, reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers). قراءة القليل