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Panel 2 discussed how sustainable finance and investments in line with green, blue and circular economy principles are pivotal to enabling FST in the Mediterranean, crucial for sustainability. Underfunding is a major issue, as it is still not seen as a priority in political agendas. These should take into consideration factors such as climate change, nutrition, agriculture, health and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach, in order to provide an enabling environment for investments in SFS, making them more attractive to the several players of the financial ecosystem (public and private entities, ... Leer másphilanthropists, banks and international financial institutions (IFIs), cooperatives, insurances, etc). The UN and IFIs can play a catalyst role in this regard, supporting the mobilization of efforts and promoting policy reform to improve the investment climate to increase public and private finance and investments functional to making the private sector more agile, and to rebalance its role in relation to the public sector. The role of public development banks could also be enhanced through digitalization, paying attention also to social inclusion and gender equality, following the guidance of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris agreement. Tools such as blending can be used to leverage the areas of expertise of different stakeholders, capturing food systems as a whole, to scale up sustainable blue and green finance to develop more bankable projects and address negative externalities determined by phenomena such as COVID-19. In this respect, the Sustainable Blue Finance Principles and the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities were mentioned. There is also a need to link innovation and finance through holistic and community-wide programmes with certification schemes that guarantee that the retail power of sustainability is utilised at its fullest, putting consumers’ demand for healthy and sustainable products at the centre (the Mediterranean diet is a major asset in this regard). Investments shall be made along the whole food value chain, strengthening linkages and increasing standards. For example, investments shall support transition towards more efficient landscape planning, diversification of crops, switch to organic farming, integration of precision farming, valorisation of biomass, sustainable aquaculture; resource efficiency should be the core of investments in agroindustry, consolidating processes, taking advantage of economies of scale to facilitate modernization through innovation. Among others, investments shall target foods that have competitive edge for export, where they can be leveraged by promoting capacity building and skills development, fostering a more agile system and shifting the subsidies regime. Public and private support to farmers/fishers and SMEs to learn the grammar of sustainability in developing comprehensive business plans could help de-risking investments and putting consumers at the centre. IFIs should support more foreign direct investments in private sector and primary agriculture, triggering the creation of linkages to foster inclusion and economic activities especially for youth, and contributing to the development of infrastructures. Standards for environment, social inclusion, governance, procurement (transparency, pricing, etc) are also important to attract more investment in the region. Finance and investments are necessary to build stakeholders’ capacities to advance sustainability in their practices, fully understanding its potential and not considering it only as an administrative burden. An ideal setting for this to happen is the SFS-MED Platform: dialogue and mutual support can enhance policy coherence within and across countries and partners, focusing on green, inclusive, digital innovation to support the scaling up of investments contributing to sustainable growth. Such a platform is also a useful tool to consolidate lessons learned, push for high-standards, and support capacity and institutional building for countries and companies (in particular MSMEs), creating the perfect enabling environment for cooperation, understanding, mutual support to achieve the common goals of sustainability. Leer menos

Panel 3 discussed how capacity development and awareness raising are key to the transformation of food systems, which requires deep behavioural change of both producers and consumers, respecting diversity, plurality of cultures and opinions, but at the same time trying to stick to common guiding principles. The discussion pivoted around these main pillars: circularity of green/blue economies, biodiversity, landscape management, Mediterranean diet & urban food framework. A multi-stakeholder approach is crucial to mobilizing all actors, directly involving them in research and innovation proj... Leer másects at local level, co-designing food systems’ transition to sustainability through policy labs and flagship projects to test solutions in real life. The European Commission has allocated about 500 million euros (Horizon) to support R&I projects on food systems transformation that include components linked to capacity building and awareness raising. Bridges need to be built between business leaders, research and decision-makers under a shared vision, where the science-policy interface and multi-stakeholder dialogue are crucial to achieve coordinated policies. In this environment, stakeholders are able to complement their efforts, recognising and respecting each other’s requirements. Food systems transformation must be an inclusive process. Women’s participation is paramount, and needs to be enhanced. Women shall be empowered to transfer skills and to improve their awareness on climate change, technology, human rights, health issues, agriculture, food security, production, consumption. In addition, a social and cultural change in the mindset of people is required to foster women and youth entrepreneurship (through more opportunities and more motivation), especially in the agricultural sector (cooperatives) and in rural contexts. Moreover, policy-making needs to adopt a strategic and inclusive vision to create an enabling environment for effective cooperation among all actors/stakeholders: governments, academia, private sector and civil society (quadruple helix) shall find synergies and cooperate for the collective interest of people. Engagement of youth is paramount to increase awareness and deliver messages on food systems transformation, including through events, campaigns and media outlets (social media, cinema, etc.) at national and regional level. Knowledge and capacities on food systems sustainability need to be enhanced, especially in rural contexts, including through training and education . Multi-stakeholder partnerships such as the SFS-MED Platform are crucial to support entrepreneurs in the transition to more sustainable practices at local and national level, developing sustainable business plans, accessing funding, establishing solid networks, etc. Such partnerships have the potential to be effective also at regional level, provided that countries agree on minimum common measures (i.e. framework) for the sustainability of food systems. Leer menos

No major divergences have emerged from the discussions, but there was common consensus on the need of a change of route in food systems, pushing for their transformation towards sustainability by 2030.

1. Make joint efforts to nourish a campus culture for promoting food literacy In many schools and universities, we see students rush into the crowded canteens during the short lunch break to grab something to eat, many of them choose unhealthy foods high in calories that can quickly bring satisfaction. To address the challenge, leadership, educators, chefs, nutritionists, all staff and students, and even parents should strive to nourish a culture in which the interwoven pleasures of cooking and sharing healthy food become an integral and memorable part of the campus culture. Keystone Academy n... Leer másot only makes reference to environmental awareness twice in its Mission, but also actively explores what that means with a number of initiatives to engage students and enable behavior change. In 2019, it seems to be a sudden decision for the school to go completely vegetarian every Monday, but most of the teachers and students embraced the journey, as environmental consciousness has long been a part of the campus culture. 2. Shift the mindset of meal-offering from pursuing variety and quantity to improving the nutritional quality The standardized dish library of Zhejiang University's smart cafeteria has recorded information on 3,000 dishes, and the variety of dishes is amazing. Many schools are also pushing the envelope to meet the diverse tastes of their students. Discussion participants mentioned the idea of introducing standardized, measured nutritional combo meals that revolve around local, seasonal, plant-based ingredients, with each cafeteria's culinary team and nutritionist taking full advantage of their talents and creativity to lead the menu changes. The number of nutritional combo meals in each cafeteria should not be large but can present different dining styles so that the menu is not repetitive, this might be a path worth exploring. The popularity of healthy dishes should be used as a criterion for healthy competition among different cafeterias, with corresponding incentive mechanisms. 3. Promote Chefs’ Leadership It is always agreed that there are only two kinds of food in the world: delicious ones and the contrary. Participants all believed that chefs should play a critical role in promoting healthy and sustainable food. It requires scientific and systematic training for chefs. Moreover, participants also emphasized the importance of opening up career development channels, the opportunity of title evaluation, and a favorable policy for household registration for future chef leaders. 4. Raise Students’ awareness of the true cost of food Based on the existing nutrition and health perspective, expanding monitoring dimensions of the intelligent system to fully utilize its scientific, accurate and transparent information, can raise students’ awareness of the true cost of food and the benefits of healthy eating from all aspects. Thus, they can be nudged to better eating habits. 5. Utilizing behavioral interventions to effectively guide dietary habit change Behavioral science can also provide many ideas to guide healthy eating through food education and advocacy. For example, the widespread application of the "Nudge" principle can have a multiplier effect. In recent years, some experience has been gained from experiments and studies, for example, discussion participants mentioned • Direct substitution with products that mimic meat, such as plant-based meats. • Placing healthy dishes in easier-to-reach places when laying out dishes. For example, in a buffet, place plant-based dishes at the front of the pick-up line. • List plant-based dishes at the front of the menu. • When naming dishes, be sure to make healthy dishes appetizing. A common misconception is that nutritious meals are often named with an emphasis on benefits such as "healthy" and "low-cal" while undermining the appeal of the dish itself in terms of taste. • By the same token, avoid using labels like "vegetarian". Studies have shown that feel-good, planet-friendly, direct protein and sun-powered are all good choices to convey the same meaning. The role of role models should not be overlooked either. When the Good Food Fund visited Google's corporate headquarters during the 2019 Food Leadership Forum, they found that four of the five main courses in their employee cafeteria lunch buffet were made entirely from plant-based ingredients. According to Yale's annual report, 85 percent of the options in their student cafeteria are vegan. Inviting lectures from leading experts in the field also helps to convince students of the concept of healthy eating. Leer menos

The Sunshine School Meal Data Platform (hereinafter referred to as the “Data Platform”) was established by the China Development Research Foundation in May 2015. It has covered 13 provinces, 100 counties, more than 9,200 schools, and over 3.5 million students around the country. The data platform monitors and analyzes recipes, purchase prices of ingredients, the quantity of purchase, the quantity of consumption, and the number of people to eat, which increased the transparency of the use of dietary subsidy funds and the quality of local policy implementation, transformed the local governme... Leer másnt’s concept of governance, and improved the nutritional conditions of rural students obviously. According to the standards from China’s Dietary and Nutrition Guidebook for Rural Students, nutritional meals in most monitored counties have met students’ basic needs in general, meat intake has reached a sufficient amount but heavily relies on pork. Other nutrition problems include critically low intake of legumes and beans, too much salt and fat, calcium and vitamin-A deficiency, and so on. More diversified food sources are necessary to safeguard students’ nutrition when they still face the risk of hidden hunger when the quality of food they eat does not meet their nutrient requirements. Participants in the discussion suggested that the Data Platform should add local small-scale supplier databases for nearby township schools to choose from. Through accurate digital governance, it can open the access for small farmers and achieve the organic combination of standardization and flexibility of procurement mode. Of course, this depends on the preconditions such as information and communication technology as well as the concept of local governance. Leer menos

Participants in the discussion repeatedly stressed the importance of building a local food system that not only helps local economic development but also enhances resilience to the uncertainty of environmental change. In the local food system, the value of local ingredients can be maximized. For example, it was mentioned in the discussion that in the arid northern part of Shanxi province, every family has soybeans in their yard. Soybeans grow very easily and can be made into a variety of soy products, enriching recipes. It can also be made into soy milk as a substitute for milk. Even soybean y... Leer másogurt can be fermented to become a sweet product for children. In addition, planting soybeans has the effect of fixing nitrogen and improving soil fertility. By making full use of local ingredients for innovation, we can better maintain the quality of nutrition and avoid problems such as excessive processing and packaging contamination of foreign foods. Leer menos

To produce diverse and high-quality ingredients locally and to establish a more balanced supply and demand system requires a lot of effort and more costs. Without the participation of multiple parties in society, it is difficult to truly realize this vision. Under the coordination of local governments, it is crucial to establish a joint construction mechanism involving schools, parents, farmers, cooperatives, companies, and social organizations. From the perspective of ensuring the quality of school meals for their children, parents should be important supervisors and beneficiaries at the same... Leer más time. The localized food system also helps to create employment locally, so that children are no longer left behind. The participants mentioned many practical models, such as the combination of school farming, localization teaching, and work-study, courtyard economy, family farms, To develop a model of ecological agriculture and mutual support among communities. Leer menos

With the implementation of the Sunshine School Meal Program, the malnutrition rate of students has dropped significantly. However, the "double burden" has begun to appear meanwhile. the overweight and obesity rate of students has gradually increased. In terms of this increasingly difficult challenge, on the basis of the above discussion on building a localized food system, the participants in the discussion mainly contributed their experience from the perspective of how to systematically improve the nutritional level of chefs and carry out food education for students. For example, the developm... Leer másent of online courses, while linking with local chef associations and cooking schools, combining online and offline to empower chef groups in a manner of from point to the area. "Food Rainbow Spell" uses gamification to establish the most direct connection between children's minds, food, and nature, and at the same time provides an intuitive and easy reference for chefs to purchase diverse ingredients which are rich in multiple nutrients. Leer menos

The participants also had an outlook on how to mobilize the whole society to participate in it widely. For example, through the crowdsourcing model, professional organizations set up a framework and invite practitioners from all over the country to fill in the information to form an open-source toolkit of "School Meal Operation Guide", which will identify the problems that may be encountered in each link and the corresponding The solutions are collected so that locals and even students can understand.

The participants generated more new ideas across groups after the panel discussions. The “Buy One Donate One” model of some social enterprises mentioned by the participants in the discussion of Sunshine School Meal reminded the host of another case, which connected the Sunshine School Meal and Monday's “Ecological Diet Day” on group discussion. In this case, if a consumer shares a vegetarian meal on a review website, the website will donate one dollar to poverty alleviation. If this method is applied in the two cases group discussion, it will establish a connection between the public's... Leer más awareness of the problems of excessive consumption and food shortages in the food system, create encouragement for the public to transform into sustainable diets, and at the same time，it helps poverty alleviation nutritional improvement business to dig out commercial resources. Leer menos

There was a conversation about what should be the focal point of the dialogue, one of the speakers wants to make sure we put more emphasis on Poverty Alleviation and Child Development, however, many other participants believe that supporting small-scale farmers and the local community should also be included in the discussion, and we need to look at the solutions from the perspective of food systems. For example, the procurement standards of the produce and food products in the Sunshine Meal program are quite high, which excludes almost all local small-scale farmers. The speaker said that Chil... Leer másd Development is the priority in the program, so a higher standard is perfectly justified, and we wouldn't be able to fix all problems at once. In the meantime, most participants insisted that a systematic approach is crucial in any food system-related challenges and isolated solutions are definitely not the best. The other one is when a particular participant brought up Animal Welfare related topics in the school meal procurement process, most of the speakers at the dialogue weren't familiar with the ideas of the Animal Welfare Project, and there were no considerations being made on AWP in the current school meal programs. Many program coordinators at the dialogue agreed that this should be an area to further examine and discuss in the future. Leer menos

How to improve school meals to achieve one health (human-animal-planet)? 1) In rural areas: address malnutrition (and hidden hunger), improve food diversity, reduce over-dependence on pork and promote plant proteins, support local and smallholder producers 2) In cities: promote plant-forward healthy eating, promote animal welfare (eat less but better meat) Please see the attachment for more background information on the three practice examples and the specific challenges they face.

Pista de acción 5: Crear resiliencia ante las vulnerabilidades, las conmociones y las tensiones En el marco de la Pandemia u otros efectos negativos de desastres naturales y del Cambio Climático ¿Cómo visibilizar, recuperar, revitalizar y fortalecer los sistemas productivos Indígenas, conocimientos, tecnologías locales y ancestrales, con el fin de generar circuitos económicos solidarios? ¿Qué hay que hacer para que los productores Indígenas tengan un “seguro social” y “seguro agrícola”, que proteja las pérdidas de cultivos por lluvias, granizo, sequía y otros fenómenos na... Leer másturales? ➢ Apoyo con planes y programas de rescate y fomento de los saberes y conocimientos ancestrales para la mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático, conservación de los bosques y apoyo con planes y programas para la reforestación con árboles nativos de ecosistemas degradados. ➢ Establecimiento de planes y programas para el intercambio y trueque de productos nativos con las comunidades, cuyas prácticas ancestrales han sido determinantes para la soberanía alimentaria frente a los impactos del Covid-19. ➢ Instalación de centros de información regionales para el intercambio y diálogo de saberes hacia la acción entre el conocimiento científico y los saberes ancestrales con el objetivo de conservar y fomentar la agrobiodiversidad, así como en el manejo de animales nativos y recursos ictiológicos. ➢ Que el FIDA inste a los Gobiernos nacionales el establecimiento del seguro social agropecuario para los pueblos indígenas coordinado por sus organizaciones para los productores, sea de nivel familiar o asociativos, que sufren consecuencias por el cambio climático. Leer menos

Recomendaciones generales: ❖ Desde el FIDA, generar estrategias globales y regionales para el respeto de los derechos de la Madre Naturaleza e instar que los Gobiernos adopten medidas de política de relación armónica teniendo presente los saberes y conocimientos ancestrales de los pueblos indígenas. ❖ Se recomienda apoyar a los pueblos indígenas en su posición de No a la minería a cielo abierto en los páramos, bofedales, tunas y ojos de agua.

El presente taller regional se organizó con el objetivo de fortalecer la incidencia de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina frente a la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios del FIDA, y presentar las conclusiones y recomendaciones de esta región de Abya Yala, para asegurar el derecho a la alimentación y sistemas alimentarios indígena con mujeres, jóvenes, comunidades, organizaciones de productores individuales y asociaciones, Cooperativas y asociaciones de Pescadores. El taller se inició con una ceremonia tradicional de invocación por parte de la hermana quechua Sonia Astuhuamán (Pacari... Leer másna Huanca) del Perú y el saludo protocolario y la presentación del evento por parte del Consejero Mayor del FIAY, Jesús Amadeo Martínez, y luego se pasó inmediatamente a escuchar las presentaciones de los temas previstos con los respectivos panelistas ya indicados. Una vez presentado las tres ponencias que se adjuntan con la presente memoria, quedaron como mensajes claves de cada uno de ellos los siguientes: -El mar es un sitio sagrado que albergan grandes cantidades de biodiversidad y gracias a nuestros conocimientos ancestrales hemos podido conservarlos. El cuidado de estos recursos representan un aporte al mundo para asegurar recursos básicos para la vida incluyendo la alimentación. – Arcadio Castillo Díaz -El mundo rural es brutalmente golpeado por el cambio climático, por los cambios que afectan a nuestros territorios. Necesitamos fomentar políticas de Estado que nos permitan combatir estos cambios y generar modelos sostenibles de alimentación que a la vez sean una fuente de ingresos para las comunidades. – Godoy Muñoz Ortega -Nuestra idea es no explotar a la tierra sino aprovechar los recursos cuidando nuestra relación ancestral con la tierra y fomentando el vínculo con nuestros sentires y valores. – Condor Kanqui Catari -Es necesario que los gobiernos aperturen el diálogo con las organizaciones que son portadores de saberes y conocimientos ancestrales para construir soluciones sostenibles para poner fin al hambre y a la mal nutrición. – Amadeo Martínez Las mesas de trabajo virtual se instalaron inmediatamente para adoptar las conclusiones y recomendaciones, con las siguientes preguntas motivadoras acordadas como metodología interna del taller, pero dejando abierto su tratamiento a cada uno de ellos en base a las experiencias que tienen en sus comunidades: Tema 1 - Casa de Acciones Interculturales Randy Randy Comunidad Punkuwayku, Provincia de Imbabura, República del Ecuador (Relator: Kanki Carlosama) Preguntas: ¿Cómo la comunidad San Clemente ejerce control y gobernanza territorial a través de sus propias autoridades? ¿Cómo el rescate de las semillas nativas a través del conocimiento tradicional ayuda en la soberanía alimentaria de la comunidad y de la sociedad en general, y ha sido una estrategia para palear los estragos del Covid-19? Tema 2 - Productor Alpaquero de la Sierra Central del Perú, Región Pasco (Relator: Godoy Muñoz Ortega) Preguntas: ¿Cómo las alpacas andinas con el aporte de los conocimientos tradicionales de la gente local, ayuda en la conservación de los páramos y la mitigación al cambio climático? ¿De qué manera se ha generado valor agregado a la conservación de la alpaca y cómo han incursionado en el mercado local para solventar las necesidades económicas de los alpaqueros y sus familias? Tema 3 - Coordinador de la Alianza de Pescadores Indígenas de Centroamérica (Relator: Arcadio Castillo) Preguntas: ¿Cómo la pesca artesanal con el conocimiento tradicional ayuda en la conservación de otras especies acuáticas en los territorios indígenas? ¿De qué manera esta alianza de pescadores apoya en la organización de las comunidades locales en el control territorial y el ejercicio del gobierno propio y cómo contribuye a la dieta alimenticia de las comunidades? Leer menos

Los tres grupos de trabajo virtual presentaron sus respectivas relatorías siguiendo las preguntas motivadoras propuestas, luego del cual se obtienen los siguientes resultados: • Compromiso de los pueblos indígenas para fortalecer su gobernanza territorial, seguridad legal de sus tierras y territorios, autoridad comunitaria para el autogobierno y la autonomía, así como para el control para la conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos naturales. • Definir una estrategia de seguridad de las semillas nativas y manejo del agua en los pueblos indígenas. El territorio y el agua son fund... Leer másamentales para garantizar la soberanía alimentaria de las comunidades. • Crear escuelas de formación y capacitación de líderes comunitarios para fortalecer el liderazgo indígena y las organizaciones comunitarias para la defensa de los territorios indígenas y la soberanía alimentaria. • Las semillas nativas no deben ser vistas desde el interés del capital y lo económico, sino desde lo colectivo donde prime la familia y la comunidad, dando preferencia a la calidad de nuestros productos por su alto valor nutritivo. No al consumismo y evitar el uso de pesticidas químicos. • Definir una estrategia de rescate de las plantas medicinales y los saberes y conocimientos ancestrales, que hoy han sido y siguen siendo determinantes para palear los impactos del Covid-19. • Fortalecer los conocimientos y saberes ancestrales en el manejo de los ecosistemas para la mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático, que en el caso de la región de los Andes es crítico por el deshielo de los glaciales y la destrucción de las tunas, bofedales y páramos, fuente natural del líquido vital. • Desarrollar una campaña de consumo regulado de carne de animales nativos para combatir la pandemia, como la carne de alpaca en las comunidades por su alto valor nutritivo que es muy superior, por ejemplo, frente a la carne de pollo. • Generar una campaña de cultura y disciplina alimentaria balanceada en la familia, la comunidad, la escuela y la sociedad, no solo es comer fréjoles, papá o quinua, sino una alimentación balanceada. • Fomentar la inocuidad y disciplina alimentaria respetando los usos horarios para la alimentación, que en caso contrario altera el ritmo biológico del ser humano. • Mediante la concienciación pública fomentar el respeto a los derechos de la Madre de la Naturaleza para su relación armónica y el equilibro de los ciclos biológicos del suelo, subsuelo y del espacio territorial. Leer menos

Pista de acción 1: Garantizar el acceso a alimentos sanos y nutritivos para todos ¿Qué recomendaciones específicas, orientadas a la acción, quisieran enviar al Secretariado de la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios que puedan provocar cambios de políticas y de prácticas en esta cadena para garantizar el acceso a alimentos en cantidades suficientes, sanos y nutritivos para todos y todas? Pista de acción 2: Adoptar modalidades de consumo sostenibles ¿Qué recomendaciones sugiere para asegurar el consumo de alimentos sanos, inocuos, nutritivos y libres de contaminación, además de recomenda... Leer másr acciones sostenibles para apoyar a la planificación integral de la producción comunitaria de alimentos Indígenas? ➢ Diseño de estrategias para el rescate de semillas y productos nativos a través del saber y conocimiento tradicional, con video clics que apoyen a las comunidades para la producción agroecológica tendiente a la provisión de alimentos sanos y saludables para la soberanía alimentaria y su inclusión en la cadena de mercado. Esta recomendación debe ser una de las líneas de acción clave del FIDA, para garantizar la soberanía alimentaria de los pueblos indígenas. ➢ Fomentar campañas de inocuidad y soberanía alimentaria con productos nutritivos y libres de contaminación, además de recomendar acciones estratégicas coordinadas y articuladas con las instancias oficiales de los Estados nacionales, con planes y programas de investigación y rescate de las semillas nativas. ➢ Que el FIDA establezca un mecanismo financiero que apoye a la generación de valor agregado a los productos agrícolas de las comunidades con el rescate y aporte de los saberes y conocimientos ancestrales, a través del apoyo técnico y financiero con Universidades y Centros de Investigación. ➢ Que el FIDA, recomiende a los Estados establecer un tratamiento especial arancelario para productos verdes certificados de las comunidades, para su importación y exportación al mercado nacional e internacional. Leer menos

Pista de acción 3: Impulsar la producción favorable con la naturaleza En el marco de los sistemas de producción agroalimentarios ¿Qué recomendaría para reducir la pérdida de biodiversidad, el uso del agua, la degradación del suelo y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, cuando se hace agricultura o ganadería? ¿Es importante la elaboración de políticas para la producción favorable con la naturaleza? Pista de acción 4: Promover medios de vida equitativos ¿Cuál es la mejor manera para que las prácticas, conocimientos y saberes de los Pueblos Indígenas, sean reconocidos y... Leer más respetados a niveles locales, nacionales e internacionales en cuanto a los sistemas alimentarios propios? ➢ Se recomienda diseñar una estrategia coordinada entre productores de animales y productores agrícolas, para el mejoramiento genético con el apoyo de las universidades. El mejoramiento genético debe ser con técnicas ancestrales y apoyados por políticas públicas de los Estados nacionales. ➢ Apoyo del FIDA, para el poblamiento de los ecosistemas de alta montaña con camélidos andinos, como las alpacas, llamas y vicuñas, que son especies nativas adaptadas para la conservación del bosque nativo y la biodiversidad de las tunas, bofedales y páramos. El conocimiento ancestral de las comunidades indígenas está asociado con el manejo de estos animales nativos que no degradan la biodiversidad ni los ojos de agua, y más bien ayudan a su restauración ecológica y sedimentación del carbono forestal. ➢ Protección de bancos genéticos de animales y el germoplasma de semillas nativas, con procesos de selección y mejoramiento de sistemas de manejo de hatos. Apoyo del Estado y del FIDA con políticas con niveles de sanidad y manejo de animales. ➢ Los conocimientos y saberes ancestrales de los pueblos indígenas deben ser rescatados, conservados, fortalecidos y protegidos por su aporte estratégico a la agroecología y manejo de ecosistemas. Los Estados nacionales deben establecer políticas públicas de protección y fomento de estos conocimientos y desarrollar Protocolos Comunitarios para su gestión y su aplicación con el auspicio del FIDA. Leer menos

Overall, the participants share a view on need for adequate food for all. However, the areas of divergence in food safety and adequacy were given to express two themes. First, the pesticides industry is a multi-billion sector and will not sit back and watch as they lose market and business for their products. Therefore, we might need to look for ways of incorporating them to see if they can produce safe alternatives (biopesticides) to the harmful chemicals. Second, double standards where the Government sets higher standards on food safety for the export market than they do for local markets. T... Leer máshere is a need to push consumers to demand the same measures. In power dynamics in the food system, some divergence was also noted. The "Business as usual" situation will continue to threaten sovereign food systems in Kenya and the country's industrial agriculture agenda. For example, national budget allocations for the past five years remain at less than 4% of the national budget. In addition, Africa is an untapped export market for pesticides, so there is an increase in pesticide exports to the continent. Then, Nation-wide public opinion on politically sensitive issues such as Genetically Modified Organisms and chemical pesticides and fertilizers to inform government budget allocations and political priorities (not the other way around). Some participants have heard of their friends or relatives who do not quite mind having food whether GMO or not as long as they can get to sell, and eat. These sessions did discuss why civil society actors still need to be part of the food systems dialogues. Issues related to food systems and their discussions are within democratic processes, public participation, and overall inclusivity. The collaborating organizations and dialogue participants hold to a firm belief of an all-encompassing process that brings farmer and consumer interests and perspectives on board -- especially in the wake of concerns on stakeholder values, corporate capture, accountability, and human rights. Leer menos

Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Rural Outreach Africa (ROA), African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), and Route to Food Initiative (RTFI) are organizations working towards realizing the human right to food in Kenya. WHH is working in Kenya with programs to support smallholder farmers drive the food and nutrition security agenda within their communities. APHRC, as a think tank, specializes in the generation of policy evidence for improving people's health and well-being. ROA serves rural communities in Kenya and intervenes in addressing aspects of food security, nutrition, and socio-econom... Leer másic development. Finally, RTFI works towards realizing the right to food in Kenya and supports public discourse on practical solutions to food systems bottlenecks. The Independent dialogue focused on securing accountability for the right to adequate food in Kenya and exploring pathways to sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and equitable food systems. The topic focused on Action Track 1 and Action Track 3. The dialogue provided an opportunity to reflect on how the Constitutional right to adequate food can be put into practice. It also evaluated whether our current approach to food and farming systems, policies, legal frameworks, and investments, both from public and private sectors, promote the right to adequate food. In the subsequent remarks made at the dialogue, speakers reiterated key issues and statistics on food systems, security, nutrition, and possible opportunities. In addition, this report presents thematic highlights as referenced by group discussions. Participants in this dialogue were drawn from smallscale producers, civil society, CBO, national and local government, research, academia, media, local and international NGOs, consumer groups, private companies, and human rights advocates. The plenary and group discussions were informative and lively. In this report, the discussion outcomes are based on five key discussion themes: 1) We need a way that ensures accountability for the Right to Adequate Food in Kenya. This is a role for multiple actors but are there existing policies addressing issues in food systems? Are they inclusive in their representation? 2) Smallholder and urban farmers are critical stakeholders in addressing food and nutrition security but their role might be overlooked. 3) There is a lot of power-play in food and farming systems - can these be identified and managed to drive more inclusivity? 4) We desire to have sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and equitable food systems; and 5) Food safety and adequacy are increasingly becoming important. Leer menos