Nigeria - Fase 2 Private Sector National Food Systems Exploratory Dialogue Discussion topic outcome Track 3: Boost Nature-Positive Production ● Development of land restoration, and irrigation system to reduce erosion and tree planting to serve as wind-breaker. ● Introduction of solar systems for irrigation to reduce the total reliance on energy. ● Establishment of a rainwater collection system and the release of the right quantity of water required to save the cost and reduce water waste. ● Proper education of smallholder farmers on innovative ways of improving farming, food, and seed systems, and reducing logistics issues. ● Reduction in post-harvest losses by improving warehouse ... Leer másstructures ● Expansion of farm market roads in between warehouses, regulated by the government to move food products easier ● increase in the quality of bags (e.g., low-quality nylons etc.) to encourage reuse by Nigerians. ● Collaboration of NESG with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the coordination of key players to address linkages that can impact the farmers to improve the value chain. ● Leveraging technology between producers and consumers to return used products to the companies. ● Development of policies to encourage private sectors in the production of paper-based bags to reduce degradation of the ecosystem. ● Establishment of free trade zones in rural areas to improve the socio-economic development of the rural areas. ● Conversion of agricultural waste to value-added products and the development of policies to track carbon footprint through the value chain. Who should take the actions? ● Cold hubs- Will build cold rooms powered with solar panels in strategic places in markets and make it sustainable for people to bring their products and pay for their services. ● Saro Africa- will provide an integrated Agric value chain input by: a. Providing improved farm seeds to address the low yield of smallholder farmers. b. Training farmers on good agricultural practice. c. Offering extension service input to farmers. d. Aggregation and link farmers to off-takers ● Policymakers will create a legislative framework that covers the protection of the environment by industries and punishment for defaulting industries that venture into the manufacturing sector. ● Ecological funds from the government constitute 1% of the Federation Account and it is known as the Derivation and Ecology Fund. ● The private sector can contribute to this fund to aid the development of the ecosystem. ● Manufacturing industries can embark on afforestation to replace the trees logged for industrial purposes to encourage a sustainable green environment. Ways the actions will be measured • Build monitoring and evaluation frameworks and tracking systems like dashboards for real-time data across the 36 States on improved agro-ecological and climate-smart agriculture. • Provide technical assistance and capacity building programs to farmers to bridge knowledge gap through improved agricultural extension systems and this can be tracked by the ratio of farmers to number of agricultural extension officers as well as improved policies around agricultural extension system in Nigeria Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 3 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 Private Sector National Food Systems Exploratory Dialogue Discussion topic outcome Track 2: Shift to Sustainable Consumption Patterns (Increase consumption of healthy foods, reduce consumption of unhealthy foods, and reduce food loss and waste at household and food service levels. Actions with the greatest impact for the next three years . ● There should be National Nutrition Criteria to guide producers to develop healthy products and consumers to select healthy products. The private sector needs to create business solutions around providing healthy alternatives to consumers, especially through leveraging local and traditional food products. ● Increased public awareness ... Leer másabout what healthy diets are – This could be done through the advertisement of healthy foods and products and the nutrients they contain and will stimulate demand for healthy foods. Public awareness should be widespread, including for producers, in schools, rural communities, etc. ● The private sector should fund research towards the development of healthy food products, including improved food preservation, as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. ● The private sector should invest in logistics, storage, and processing facilities that support the production of healthy foods, including cold storage transportation. ● Promotion of legislation that discourages producers from the production of unhealthy foods e.g., sugar taxes, but incentivizes them to invest in the nutrition value chain e.g., tax incentives for affordable, healthy foods ● Implementation of easy-to-understand nutrient labeling on food products and adequate regulation to prevent labeling fraud. ● Nutrition should be approached from a business perspective and not a humanitarian intervention perspective – This will encourage private sector participation. Who should take the actions? ● NAFDAC and SON: The agencies need to review their standards to include nutrient content guidelines and ensure that ingredients mentioned on labels are present and carrying out factory inspection to ensure that standards are followed before foods are released to the public ● Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning: The Ministry should convene organisations concerned and nutritionists to work together to produce uniform stance and messages on what constitutes a healthy diet. ● FIRS: The Federal Government should provide tax incentives to Private Sector organizations that actively promote the production and consumption of healthy foods ● National Assembly: Strict regulations should be passed at the National Assembly to deter advertisements of unhealthy foods, food fraud, and promote nutrition labeling. ● Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, other research institutes, and Universities: Research on infrastructure and technology that will improve the storage, preservation, and production of healthy and safe foods. ● Civil Society Organizations: Provide technical assistance to government agencies and conduct advocacy to the National Assembly. ● Private Sector Organizations, including Transport Unions: Adopt processes and products that facilitate access to and affordability of healthy foods. Ways the actions will be measured ● A major boost in the investment of cold chain infrastructure and other food system innovations. ● Engagement of youth entrepreneurs in the value of horticultural crop chain. ● Increase in the estimated number of policies and publicity in nutritional information that will encourage the consumption of a nutritional diet resulting in the reduction of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases. ● Higher demand for healthier food products by consumers will result in the reduction of micronutrient deficiencies ● Further conversation and formal dialogues around food systems in Nigeria. ● A major accretion in the demand for healthier food products by consumers will increase the nutritional food content produced ● Implementation of family life extension programs into the Nigerian agricultural extension scheme to address socio-cultural issues within rural farming households towards consumption of diversified diets rich in protein, fruits, and vegetables. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 2 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 Private Sector National Food Systems Exploratory Dialogue Discussion topic outcome Track 1: Zero Hunger & Improved Nutrition (Access to safe & Nutritious Food for All) Actions with the greatest impact for the next three years ● Collaborate with the government to define/develop a policy direction on the quality of food produced in Nigeria. This policy should include access to high-quality seeds, other input, and storage facilities. ● Deregulate the seed sector to allow for the use of technology to enhance the quality and productivity of seeds. ● Create incentives to make good quality fertilizer availability and affordability in the Nigerian market to enable farm... Leer másers’ access. ● Strengthen the capacity and availability of extension services to smallholder farmers. ● Enhance domestic R&D capacity and ensure adoption of viable R&D output on seed development by Nigerian farmers. ● Adopt the model of the ISD Tech-Match programme to up-scale domestic productivity and avoid post-harvest losses. Also, create interlinkages between global innovators in the value chain, local adopters, and implementing partners like the government. ● Upgrade the structure of Nigerian markets to include cooling rooms for fresh foods and vegetables to mitigate post-harvest losses. ● Reduce Post-Harvest Waste by improving logistics infrastructure. ● Roll out a policy on improving the capacity of Nigeria’s security capital and infrastructure to facilitate the inflow of investments into the logistics ecosystem. ● Adopt social behavioral change communication tactics to encourage the consumption of nutritious foods, incorporate nutrition education and proper cooking methods into primary and secondary health care advisory to address child malnutrition. ● The government should sustain the creation of awareness on proper nutrition especially in primary schools, secondary schools, and rural communities. ● Encourage private sector players to invest in the production of dried fruits and the adoption of packaging that appeals to children as this will improve their nutritional intake. ● Revise the advocacy or communication strategy for the implementation of proper nutrition to ensure that the benefits of adopting appropriate food & nutrition practices are emphasized alongside the cost of doing the alternative. ● There is a need to emphasize the empowerment of the female gender both educationally and economically as they are pertinent to enforcing appropriate nutrition. ● Consider cash transfers to mothers in the rural areas to enable them to afford nutritious food for themselves and their children. ● The government needs to improve its capacity to enforce and monitor standards and regulations in food production. ● The government should ensure that it creates a level playing field for local manufacturers to compete in the food market. This entails the imposition of tax breaks and low-interest credit for local innovators. Who should take the actions? ● The NESG should collaborate with the government to make a business case for the organized participation of the private sector in the logistics sub-sector of the food value chain, educating the private sector on the prospects of investing in the sub-sector. Ways the actions will be measured ● We will track changes in the number of malnourished children in Nigeria As improve nutrition will lead to a reduction. ● The Availability and affordability of food irrespective of its season will be a major indicator that we have made progress with food storage and processing ● We will measure the average yield of crop per season as an indicator of improved access to high-quality input and good agronomic practices. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 Private Sector National Food Systems Exploratory Dialogue Main findings ● Standards and Regulations: There is an opportunity to create long-term wins in the Nigerian Food systems if we can implement standards for the quality of food produced in Nigeria across the value chain from high-quality input, good agronomy to management of post-harvest activities, storage, packaging, and distribution. ● Research and Development: The Private and Public sectors can establish a partnership to enhance domestic R&D capacity and ensure the dissemination & adoption of viable R&D output amongst Nigerian farmers. R&D is urgently needed for seed production, GAP, f... Leer másood preservation, etc. ● Awareness: There is a general lack of awareness about the composition of healthy diets. This could be done through the advertisement of healthy foods and products and the nutrients they contain and will stimulate demand for healthy foods. Public awareness should be widespread, including for producers, in schools, rural communities, etc. This will stimulate the demand for healthier options and persuade the sector to deliver on this demand. ● Logistics, Storage and Processing facilities: The private Sector should leverage the demand for logistics, storage, and processing facilities that support the production of healthy foods, including cold storage transportation. This is a key solution to post-harvest losses in several parts of the country. ● Technology and Climate Smart Practices for Resilience: Farmers should be connected to climate information – rainfall, drought, flooding etc. to enhance their preparedness for shocks and stress. To promote further resilience, agricultural technology companies should promote small-scale, low-cost modular energy sources, and technology for farmers and agri-businesses. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 Private Sector National Food Systems Exploratory Dialogue Major focus The major focus of the Inception dialogue was a comprehensive exploration of the Food Systems in the Nigerian context. The discussions were held along the five action tracks of the UN Food Systems Summit. The facilitators led the participants to conduct a diagnosis of the food systems, identifying critical actions that need to be taken in the next three years, analyse how the selected actions will be measured, and agree on who the implementers/drivers of these actions will be. The dialogue uncovered the role of policy to improve the performance of the food systems on several fronts (1) access ... Leer másto high-quality seeds and input (2) Regulations on the standards of nutritious food (3) Guidelines that foster financial inclusion for the women, youth and vulnerable groups. The Nigerian agricultural system is threatened by climate change resulting in drought, flooding, erosion, low yields, and high infestation of pests and diseases. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a clear need to minimize the vulnerability of our food systems to shocks and stress. In the next few years, some of the actions that will give the highest impact include climate-smart agriculture (solar, irrigation, rainfed farming, recycling farm waste as manure). The adoption of processing technology, storage/warehousing facilities storage facility technology, will contribute to the reduction in the post-harvest loss while improving road infrastructure around food production centers. Despite several investments in the agricultural sector, the Nigerian food systems are still vulnerable to shocks, stress, and the effects of climate. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Area of divergence The were almost no divergences in the dialogues and focus groups. Here are some points that brought more tension: - Media and advertisement: although there was a focus group on this, within the group there was resistance to ethically advance when communicating to children (or parents); and other groups also targeted advertisement to negatively influence food decisions. - Ways to cook: using cooking techniques that don't diminish even more the value of nutrients of food (eg: slow cooker instead of pressure cooker). - Large corporation and labor wages: exploitation in rural areas and agricultura... Leer másl lands is a known fact, however there was a corporate entities tried to come afloat. Also, although education was a major finding, if people are not targeted within the first 1000 days, their brain will not function to even improved quality education. - Public sector: the was an extreme convergence that public administration (government) in Guatemala is a major driver of the "catastrophic" outcome of food systems (if any): so it is put here here since there is divergence with outside perspectives with that of the administration's one. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 10) Technology for the future of food - Humanity can lead to innovation, and has done so with controversy: animal protein accelerates climate change, then meat created in a lab. Agriculture totally modified genetically, now wheat more resistant to plagues and climate shocks, higher nutritional content. Vertical agriculture and underwater, recycling 90% of water. Robotization, automation, biofortified confused with GMF. - Perhaps developing countries are not ready for this, or are they? - Importance then of native seeds, have a bank of native seeds and a record and data of their traceability. -... Leer más How to adapt technology in food sovereignty, technologies need to adapt to our environment and specificities. - Preserve food to preserve culture, and learn to understand how we function. Need for horizontal communication pathways to understand and be part. - Biodiversity, education in schools, technology education for food. - Water management technology. How to scale cheap agri-labour market with technology, and not replacement. How much of everything do we really need? Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 9) Culture and Identity - Has been plagued under multi-causal poverty for years (especially food and nutritional insecurity, no dignified work, access to healthcare and housing) affecting 70% of population. - The State is the big absent to respond to this issue and even solve it, since there are not public policies in ministries nor national development agencies to tend for this, and care for people’s lives as the Constitution seeks. State irresponsibility, coopted with mafias within all institutions, it is practically left for civil society to tend to this, united to demand accountability o... Leer másf irresponsible leaders and head of government on a continued basis, so as to generate a new culture of responsibility, a new culture of inclusion in government plans and action, new shifts toward sustainable consumption, livelihoods, with a spirit to improve, and turn the tortilla around of the change Guatemala needs. State neglects Mayan and ancestral roots - Change a culture of blindness, of a blinding advertising culture of damaging foods (fried, sodas, canned) or agricultural chemicals and pesticides. A need to generate a counter-culture against the unregulated products and propaganda (like in Europe from health entities). - Civil society claim to international organizations to press on government to regulate. - New culture of protection and respect of ancestral Mayan traditions towards the care of the earth, elements, and people. - Education from the fathers, grandfather and grandmothers, to be treated with respect, dignity and continuity of wisdom. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 8) Trade and Entrepreneurship - Impact hugely in food systems with a big opportunity: packaging from small and medium businesses with smallholder farmers towards sustainability. - Promote a honest market ecological and without packaging, promote local economy, diversity of production (local superfoods), healthier consumption (fresh, diverse). - Importance people understand the real concept in order to have wider business opportunities towards health. - Smallholders farmers into tech tools, information for them to be even more relevant. - Generate sustainability seals throughout ALL the value c... Leer máshain, and us as consumers to take better choices. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 7) Legislation and public-private partnerships - Legislation is key to bring synergies, convergence, together, and for all to do our part. Partnership take is to greater challenges: how we keep communication with at least minimal common points. - Competitiveness: how to overcome it and look for a common purpose. - If there weren’t any food systems: how would you build it? What are the minimal common points to work to work to reduce topics, such as undernourishment? - What we eat is a great challenge for humanity, and today’s diets are not appropriate for the health of people and of the pla... Leer másnet. There is a vicious circle that some population have a food deficit. - A study suggested that during the pandemic, many people opted for canned products because of their long lifespan, and also found that Guatemalans cannot have a balanced diet because of their income. The diet grows in carb since it is the cheapest they can find (or think that is the cheapest). - Food reality depends of economic realities. Sometimes such industrialized products are the only food reaching those who can’t afford. - What is thought will happen is that the food industry will change towards biotechnology, more genetically modified foods, etc. - Fundamental to increase the efficiency of foods and create conditions to do so: partnerships, State, businesses to support those who can’t have food or consume the calories necessary. Today those partnerships are weak, and be better regulated. And even incentivize good positive legislation to enhance good practices (like Chile). - There is still a lot of missing data on food, therefore labelling to enhance consumer decision making. The state of food, a lot of decisions have changed towards processed foods and unhealthy because of the information that media, product and marketing does. There is still a lot of ground to cover in partnerships, these discussions should be transparent and honest to work together. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 6) Gender, youth and migration - A Guatemala recovered, energized and strengthened from childhood, youth, women and adults, having access to food and quality education, inclusivity of opportunities especially indigenous communities, poverty rates would be low, and education would be a key tool to reduce malnutrition. - Study scholarships and entrepreneurship so as to avoid push migration, to have greater opportunities at home to bring local income. - Specialized support to scholars or involved, and strengthening of communities, with a socio-emotional support. Empowerment of women and also all ... Leer máspeople. - Continue education with investment, and knit support chains with government, corporate and civil society. - There needs to be political will, and therefore government budget in areas. - Migration is has many push factors, but one of the causes for and from migration is malnutrition. - Increase women participation, especially women leadership: women can turn the tortilla around towards an improved empowerment of women in diverse areas to improve education. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 5) Agriculture and environment - Agriculture and environment contribute towards food systems, here are problems and solutions: - Lack of public policy, long term vision, no deepening into local perspectives of politics and policies, there is a reduction of land tenure for production, no sources of accessible funding, food donations, systemic institutional weakening o, and their capacity has been lost. - Solutions: do unexpected (wild) changes with existing cultural and productive models, recuperate institutional capacity (specifically within social and human capital, trained, qualified), inves... Leer mástment in watering resources, accessible financial aspects, diversify agricultural (agropecuario) production and consumption (keeping an wary eye on animal protein). Promote regenerative agriculture to recuperate soil fertility. - On public policy: one sole effort that encompasses every stakeholder (much like this dialogue), to unify and bring together needed financial resources, to recover institutions with one motto for animal and plant farming: research + extension + funding for the sustainable food systems to guarantee access, availability and consumption of healthy foods. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 4) Communication and advertisement - Racism and classism portray images that within food and health “fit”, and the word “profit” is still very constant. - Promote that mothers portray healthy products, even if manufactured, as more attractive, to transform the abstract of nutrition into something interesting, in advertisement, to bring people together, and tastes good. - Needs collective effort to burst out of an “aspirational bubble” and go into the wellness the parents seek with tremendous effort, and how that goes in line with food. - Focus communication towards mothers, access ... Leer másto land and organic farms, and have workshops there. - Labeling is key to warn and inform the consumer in capital and big letter: eg: high in sugar, fat, salt, etc… so as to promote greater repercussion, reflexing, and awareness. Work with colors to make it more inclusive. Ban the use of animals to get kits attention, too much visual pollution with ads. - To bring back the value of produce (in a 3-month methodology) and have worth-wile figure promote it. - Cook book with local produce, such as naturally grown superfood, such as Chaya. It is an ethical manner in which communication is driven, especially towards good, healthy food. - Since the traditional communication is so entrenched, difficult to change in 10 years. The future of communication should be representative, and not related being fit or something nutritious to only a certain group. - Having a city, village, marketplace without so abusive advertisement, and with a more attractive communication of nutritious products for children. - Production of greater products that use dry fruits or any other food from the vegetable kingdom (beets) and create these healthy public-private partnerships. - Having a communication in each language spoken in Guatemala. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 3) Social gastronomy - Local/national food has lost its value from the people who produce, and those who comprise its value chain. Also, the consumer in what we are eating. Losing our heritage, people are so disconnected that don’t recognize with what they are cooking, what they are eating, or don’t care the origin of the food they eat. - Globalization has played a major part in big industries to invade the markets (market place), and took advantage of the needs of the people to give food that does not nourish and only “feeds” quick and easy as the norm of food and eating habits. That ... Leer mássowing the connects land, plate and human being was lost the moment the farm workers and agricultural workers got devalued (diminished), hence Guatemalan gastronomical and cultural heritage. - Bargaining to smallholder farmers is diminishing and devaluing. Education plays a big role, since value education in their works worth has not being taught, and also the lack of voicing the importance of their work. And also lack of education of how to maximize (use all parts) of the food. - We must bring awareness into our cultural and wealth in local gastronomy, to humanize the processes from - Social gastronomy is a responsibility of all, for an individual and collective awareness so that all can move forward. We are all channels of communication and education, and that message should be pure, prepared to de-learn and learn adequately the value of food and Guatemalan gastronomy. - Through community kitchens all that cultural heritage can be translated, building community is a key aspect of collective change, to bring workshops for that knowledge to be replicated. Teach mothers to empower them, to recuperate the gastronomical heritage to pass on through next generations. Gastronomy education must also be done at a very early age. It’s in our hands to transmit the information in the most adequate way and in clear formats. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 2) Health and consumption - Nutritional education must be contextualized / specific for the population, ideally easily understandable and accessible to all (schools, health centers, etc…) and for that laws need to be created, including laws to promote companies towards social benefits and cleaner products. - Little shops should sell healthier option and their vendors could be the agents of change, receiving themselves that nutritional education too. - False food concepts and ideas should be torn down and change mindsets, since there is a “food ignorance” that give way on bad consumption ... Leer máshabits, related to non-communicable diseases. - Food industries/companies/businesses should seek their clients’ health and not just their profit. - Motherhood and breastfeeding needs improved education, understandable, and re-valued. - Advertisement focalized towards people’s passion, by being “cool”, the misconceptions about brands being better than their milk, beliefs difficult to breakdown. - Wages are a big topic, which limits in their decision making of food, and often being similar price with the healthy foods, they opt for junk food: education. - Guatemala’s economy does not support smallholder farmers and local economy, in Guatemala we have everything healthy but we don’t consume it, hence high overweight/obesity indexes, malnutrition. - Education and learning through the senses: teach what fruits taste without sugar and with no additives. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Discussion topic outcome 1) Nutrition and Education: How do we improve food systems with nutrition and who should do so? - We must link food systems and water systems and the issues concerning both. - We can all engage better with food systems as we are part of it, open our minds and palate. - Smallholder farmers need accompaniment in the production of their produce. - Go back to ancestral plant tradition and everyone should have a home garden / orchard: learning by doing. - Teen and youth nutritional education is a must in order to have a second chance in improving their nutrition and future generations; if there is ... Leer mása process of developing strategic nutritional education, malnutrition will be reduced. Education has the power the impact personal and family decisions on food. We can follow previous learnings from food and nutritional security. - Food systems were already fragile and were fractured even more during COVID. Food systems transformation is everyone’s duty, not only the government. Change must start from local participation and community decisions. What Government does have in full responsibility is to rescue the land / agrarian structure of the country. Food systems beyond being sustainable, equitable, and resilient, especially in a country with weak systems and vulnerable to natural disasters. Education is key to reach an adequate consumption of food: this should be the country’s priority. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 4 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Main findings With around 60% of attendance of those who registered on time before the closing time, we got a very diverse group of attendees, while also the facilitators experts in their fields (and also plenty more from the focus groups). Moreover, we got registration from various countries and within Guatemala from 16 departments. - Food Systems: the first findings we highlighted (also please see attached here) were the registration form answer of describing in two words the current food system in Guatemala. The majority was negative (with some exceptions). Also, most of them who answered are doing withi... Leer másn their reach some improvements. - Education: it is present in all focus groups as the most pressing and needed push and new ways of educating. - Government: not doing nearly enough and let the population down. the need of strong and purposeful public policies and responsible leaders. - Women: major driver and leaders in improving individuals and communities - Identity: go back to basics from our grandfathers/mothers and our own foods, and cultural and heritage respect. - Support: financial support for smallholders and youth (funding and scholarships). - Communication: in all forms (ads, text, visuals) in all spoken languages in Guatemala and way for nutrition to be attractive. - Innovation: doing so having humanity at the core and bring up new skills into Guatemalan to advance forward in technology from food. - Economic realities: disparities on economic opportunities and aspirations. By popular demand, we will re-convene in the same groups, inviting more people after the Pre-Summit in July. This was a fantastic starting point to bring so many stakeholders and people within one single space and dialogue, over broad, overarching and intertwined topics. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla (y a nosotros) Enfoque geográfico: Guatemala Major focus The major focus of the dialogue was to follow the main title of it: Improving our food by turning the tortilla around... (and us too) [Mejorando nuestra comida al darle vuelta a la tortilla... (y a nosotra/os)] - Improve: bettering our transformation [mejorando] - Food: a colloquial way to refer in Spanish [comida instead of alimentos] - Turning around: using the motto of UNGA "Turn it Around" - Tortilla: a stample food in Guatemala, the most common food from corn (but also subject to numerous diseases and modern slavery that have been normalized). - Turning the tortilla around: a saying in Sp... Leer másanish: [darle vuelta a la tortilla] to really flip the scenario - Our / us: to be part of the problem and the solution, and identify us and all in the food systems (and not just the same, therefore a real "People's Summit" as mentioned by Dr. Agnes Kalibata). The main prompt was to rethink or have in mind: - malnutrition: it's entire focus and not just one form of malnutrition, but their intertwinement (in Spanish not only speaking with the too-frequently used technical term "desnutrición crónica" but incorporate "malnutrición"). - transparent collaboration: there have been too many collaboration from corruption, big benefits for a very few decision-makers neglecting the service to the entire population. - systems thinking: to change system we need to go back to the roots of the issues, back to basics and prepare for perhaps needed uncomfortable moments and questioning to move forward better. The dialogue focused in all five action tracks altogether and by specific focus group. We used Zoom for the dialogue, and once finished, an optional interactive world we called Mejora-Topía (Better-Topia). Convened and Curated by Bibi la Luz Gonzalez (Eat Better Wa'ik - Come Mejor Wa'ik). Thank you for this opportunity, it was incredibly valuable, and hope our findings press into a real change within our country and its commitment to transform to improved food systems. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Sistemas Alimentarios en América Latina: Retos y Oportunidades Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Area of divergence There were several areas of divergence which emerged, for example: 1. Use of GMOs vs no use 2. Large-scale farming systems vs. family farming 3. Access to finance, markets: still a challenge Línea(s) de Acción: 4 Palabras clave: Environment and Climate, Governance, Human rights, Policy, Trade-offs
Independiente Diálogo Sistemas Alimentarios en América Latina: Retos y Oportunidades Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Discussion topic outcome Latin America is a continent with many difference in access to resources, placing some groups at risk (indigenous communities, women farmers, youth). Structural changes promoted in the past have not yielded the expected results, new approaches are needed. Línea(s) de Acción: 4 Palabras clave: Environment and Climate, Human rights, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
