Nigeria - Fase 2 SABAGREIA (BAYELSA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Main findings • Government and intervention agencies to assist in acquisition of and access to non-arable lands to households interested in farming according to their needs. • All households in the rural communities, including public servants and private sector wage earners to engage in farming and other food systems components for which they have comparative advantage to undertake. • Strengthening of Public Agriculture Extension services to provide technical advice to promote good agricultural practices in the communities to improve availability of food and introduction of new crops and livestock in ... Leer másthe area. This will increase crop and livestock diversity and improve availability and affordability of nutritious foods in the community. • Effective information sharing and dissemination on existing markets for farm inputs as well as related agricultural products and services will ensure all year farm production and reduce hunger and improve affordability of nutritious foods. • Government to facilitate the establishment of private-public managed food banks/storage facilities to store harvested surplus Agricultural produce harvested in the community. This will reduce post-harvest loses as surplus during harvest and ensure continuous availability and affordability during lean period. This will reduce food inflation in the rural areas as currently experienced in the community. • More punitive measures against thefts of agricultural produce and enforcement of existing laws and procedures regulating the food systems within the community to safeguard investments to improve availability of food and increase affordability of safe food in the community. • To ensure increased affordability and availability of nutritious and safe foods, farmers and other stakeholders involved in rural food systems should avoid sharp practices, use of harmful chemicals, and adopt good agricultural practices in crop cultivation, livestock farming, processing and marketing of agricultural produce and services. • That proper storage of crops in farms and foods at homes would assist in ensuring better quality and nutritious foods and household food availability and reduction of food inflation in the Community. • To ensure the availability and affordability of nutritious foods, all farmers in the community should engage in mixed crop farming and diversity of livestock rearing. • To ensure safe foods, regulatory agencies in-charge of consumer rights and food safety should be strengthened to deliver on their respective mandates. • Individuals at all levels of the Community should ensure proper hygiene in handling processed, unprocessed and leftover foods, as well as the practice of eating sick or dead animals should be discouraged to ensure safe foods. • That to promote food hygiene, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services should be available at household level and open defecation discouraged in order to reduce food contamination. • Nutrition education highlighting the dangers of unhealthy food choices targeted at communities and schools in order to empower community members and school children to demand for healthy foods. • In view of the frequent flooding experienced by the Community, Climate Smart agriculture technologies promotion, shoreline protection as well as dredging of the rivers would assist in mitigating the effect of climate change on food production. • There should be provisions for good storage facilities and use of appropriate technology for food preservation to address wastage and post-harvest loses; and • That the Leadership of the Community should facilitate and encourage farmers to organise themselves into cooperatives to benefit from such rural institution structure. 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 SABAGREIA (BAYELSA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Major focus The focus of the Rural Community Stakeholders Food Systems Dialogue was to explore through dialogue a rural community food system in the South-South Region of Nigeria guided by the five (5) action tracks and levers of the UN Food Systems Summit. Participants were engaged in discussion of the composition, working, previous and status of the food systems in the area. Detailed discussion examined food systems dynamics, major actors, environmental and gender issues, cultural practices as each affected food systems. Opportunities for improved condition as well as actions to be taken by different st... Leer másakeholders to achieve food security, nutritious food, and healthy consumption pattern on a sustainable basis in the rural area were deeply discussed by participants. Immediate feedback revealed that lack of arable land, manual method of farming, low participation of community members in farming, poor knowledge of soil information, poor knowledge of modern methods of crop production and animal husbandry, lack of storage facilities, flooding, and lack of government assistance to farmers were major hindrances to reduction of hunger and inequality making it difficult for availability and affordability of nutritious foods. Poor food hygiene, lack of knowledge of consumer rights and enforcement of rules by Food Inspectors and Veterinary Doctors in the rural arears increased unsafe food practices. Limited livelihood activities, poor/low income, post-harvest loses, theft of agricultural produce were factors that reduced the resilience in event of shock, potential vulnerability, and external stress on the food systems of the rural people. Cross-cutting issues discussed showed that food inflation could reduce action against hunger and malnutrition. Similarly, climate change resulting in flooding threatened availability and reduced production was further challenged by poor soil fertility, limited participation in farming as well as gender and cultural constraints in the community. Achieving healthy and sustainable food consumption pattern was also linked to be affected by the above-mentioned factors. The right to foods in Nigeria will likely be challenged by low farm productivity which result in food insecurity and low nutrition food consumption. In Nigeria, weak enforcement of laws will also be likely to affect right to food policy. Formation of farmer’s organisations and involvement of mass participation in agriculture will enhance equitable livelihoods in Nigeria in the views of the participants. The adoption of innovation in agriculture in all crop and livestock enterprises, building of private storage facilities and establishment of private sector food bank will help the rural food systems withstand vulnerability, shock, and stress in rural food systems in Nigeria. 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Area of divergence 1. At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). Community Gardens: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of having community gardens while others opposed it. Reasons for the opposition: Conflict resolution issues that may arise from sharing formula. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: Some of the stakeholders were of the view that the government is doing enough in terms of interventions in the rural communities wh... Leer másile others are of the opinion that the government is not doing enough. Even where there are cases of government interventions they are seen as being hijacked by portfolio farmers and effects does not trickle down to rural farmers. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of lobbying as it helps attract interventions in their communities while those that opposed gave reasons of such interventions being hijacked. 4. Social norms are difficult to change Some stakeholders were of the opinion that you cannot have good nutrition if you are not wealthy. Opposing view: Those in opposition tried to prove that you can be wealthy and not eat right (hidden hunger). 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing. There were divergent views on the youth’s participation in agriculture. While some stakeholders are of the opinion that if government can intervene more in agricultural development projects targeting youths, more of them will be willing to go into agriculture. Others were of the opinion that with or without government intervention, the youths are not willing due to their “get rich quick syndrome”. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: There were no divergent views on the above area. Areas of divergence: 1. At the core of a lot of divergences is that some stakeholders prefer processes that rely on individual/household level change (demand side actions), while others prefer processes that rely on institutional change (supply-side actions). Community Gardens: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of having community gardens while others opposed it. Reasons for the opposition: Conflict resolution issues that may arise from sharing formula. 2. Reduction of fiscal space: Some of the stakeholders were of the view that the government is doing enough in terms of interventions in the rural communities while others are of the opinion that the government is not doing enough. Even where there are cases of government interventions they are seen as being hijacked by portfolio farmers and effects does not trickle down to rural farmers. 3. Lobbying and interference by special interests: Some stakeholders welcomed the idea of lobbying as it helps attract interventions in their communities while those that opposed gave reasons of such interventions being hijacked. 4. Social norms are difficult to change Some stakeholders were of the opinion that you cannot have good nutrition if you are not wealthy. Opposing view: Those in opposition tried to prove that you can be wealthy and not eat right (hidden hunger). 5. The assumption that youths would want to work in agriculture or agro-processing / food manufacturing. There were divergent views on the youth’s participation in agriculture. While some stakeholders are of the opinion that if government can intervene more in agricultural development projects targeting youths, more of them will be willing to go into agriculture. Others were of the opinion that with or without government intervention, the youths are not willing due to their “get rich quick syndrome”. 6. Need to ensure that innovation and technology transfer is fair: There were no divergent views on the above area. 7. Stakeholders working in silos There were no divergent views on the above area. 8. Preponderant national emphasis on under nutrition There were divergent views on national emphasis on under nutrition. Some stakeholders were of the opinion that government is doing a lot sensitization especially on breastfeeding, others were of the opinion that the government still has a lot to do on addressing issues bothering on under nutrition e.g Poverty. 9. Trust deficits: There were divergent views on trust deficits. Some stakeholders were of the opinion that government has done enough in supporting agriculture while others claimed that such interventions were being hijacked. • Provision of interest rate at a concessional rate • Provision of subsidy to farmers on agricultural inputs • Provision of processing equipment to farmers at subsidized rate 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Discussion topic outcome Group 1: Poor people are able to eat nutritious foods that will not make them sick Actions urgently needed Strand 1: Reducing hunger and inequality • Everyone should be encouraged to engage in one form of agricultural production e.g. backyard gardens, community gardens, and integrated homestead food production in order to make food more diverse and readily available. • Food systems in the rural communities should be nutrition sensitive by incorporating nutrition objectives like planting pro-nutrition crops and tubers/roots, oil palm processors should be discouraged from adding chemical dye... Leer más to the finished product e.t.c. • Governments should make policies that boost agricultural production thereby providing an environment of improved food availability and opportunities for households to lift themselves out of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. • Government should encourage fresh graduates to go into agriculture by providing grants and interest free loans. • Female farmers should be given equal opportunity to resources e.g. access to farmlands. • Government and research institutes should come together to improve the nutrient value of stable crops through bio fortification and make such crops available to rural farmers. Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption. Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs. Group 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods in Nigeria Actions urgently needed • Women farmers should be given equal access to resources like land, this will improve food production. • Female health and nutrition should be made a priority, this can prevent health complications for them and the children they bare. • Government policies should ensure that everyone has equal right to adequate food and social protection. • Stakeholders should be provided with equal accessibility to land, natural endowment and economic opportunities. • Youths and women should be duly represented in leadership positions in rural areas. Group 5: Building the Resilience of Food Systems in Nigeria to withstand Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses Actions urgently needed for Improved Food availability for resilience • Good agricultural policy by Government • Provision of agricultural loans to indigenous farmers. • Availability of farm land, manpower, seedlings e.tc • Educating farmers on farming systems and providing extension services. • Encouraging youths to go into agriculture. • Use of organic fertilizers should be encouraged. • Building of food processing plants to reduce food wastage. • Addressing the issue of climate change • Provision of market to farmers • Provision of adequate processing equipment to farmers • Reduction of Post-harvest food losses • Ensuring the accessibility of farmers to irrigation system Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Discussion topic outcome Group 1: Poor people are able to eat nutritious foods that will not make them sick Actions urgently needed Strand 1: Reducing hunger and inequality • Everyone should be encouraged to engage in one form of agricultural production e.g. backyard gardens, community gardens, and integrated homestead food production in order to make food more diverse and readily available. • Food systems in the rural communities should be nutrition sensitive by incorporating nutrition objectives like planting pro-nutrition crops and tubers/roots, oil palm processors should be discouraged from adding chemical dye... Leer más to the finished product e.t.c. • Governments should make policies that boost agricultural production thereby providing an environment of improved food availability and opportunities for households to lift themselves out of poverty, hunger and malnutrition. • Government should encourage fresh graduates to go into agriculture by providing grants and interest free loans. • Female farmers should be given equal opportunity to resources e.g. access to farmlands. • Government and research institutes should come together to improve the nutrient value of stable crops through bio fortification and make such crops available to rural farmers. Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption. Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs. Group 4: Advancing Equitable Livelihoods in Nigeria Actions urgently needed • Women farmers should be given equal access to resources like land, this will improve food production. • Female health and nutrition should be made a priority, this can prevent health complications for them and the children they bare. • Government policies should ensure that everyone has equal right to adequate food and social protection. • Stakeholders should be provided with equal accessibility to land, natural endowment and economic opportunities. • Youths and women should be duly represented in leadership positions in rural areas. Group 5: Building the Resilience of Food Systems in Nigeria to withstand Vulnerabilities, Shocks and Stresses Actions urgently needed for Improved Food availability for resilience • Good agricultural policy by Government • Provision of agricultural loans to indigenous farmers. • Availability of farm land, manpower, seedlings e.tc • Educating farmers on farming systems and providing extension services. • Encouraging youths to go into agriculture. • Use of organic fertilizers should be encouraged. • Building of food processing plants to reduce food wastage. • Addressing the issue of climate change • Provision of market to farmers • Provision of adequate processing equipment to farmers • Reduction of Post-harvest food losses • Ensuring the accessibility of farmers to irrigation system Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 4 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Nigeria - Fase 2 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Discussion topic outcome Group 3: Global Food System at Crossroads: Policy Landscape and Governance Factor for Boosting Nature Positive Production at Scale in Nigeria: The Right to Food Approach. Actions urgently needed • Government should make bush burning an offence. • Protection of land from erosion by planting new trees, applying of organic manure instead of chemical fertilizers. • Government should provide adequate storage facilities for food crops. • Government should provide funds/ grants and improved farm inputs. 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Discussion topic outcome Group 2: Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns Actions urgently needed • Awareness creation on radio, television and churches on healthy consumption pattern. • Educating the rural dwellers on what a balance diet is and the importance of eating a balance diet. • Integrating food policy and regulatory reforms to improve food environment. • Using schools as a key environment for delivering healthy, safe and sustainable diet and fostering lifelong healthy and sustainable consumption. 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Discussion topic outcome Participants at the end of the discussions affirmed that there cannot be Sustainable Development without bold actions to achieve food and nutrition security, agricultural policies that will lift small and large scale farmers and vulnerable communities out of poverty. The following were the top findings and recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue: Findings • Inadequate agricultural education on farming systems to farmers. • Nonchalant attitudes of young people towards farming. • Negligence and ignorance of citizens in taking balance diet. • Limited storage fa... Leer máscilities. • Increase intake of processed food in our communities. • Agricultural lands are being used for housing development. • Inadequate financial support from the government to farmers. • Poor access roads to farms. • Inadequate basic infrastructures. • Lack of basic nutritional knowledge. • Little or no government intervention through policies/strategies and vision to help improve nutrition security. Conclusions/Recommendations Recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue include: • Government should come up with policies that will make agriculture attractive to young people: Farming offers the young generations a chance to make a difference by growing enough food to feed the world. Those who become farmers now have the opportunity to be the generation that will end hunger and alleviate malnutrition. • Conservation farm practices for sustainable Farming: Based on principles of soil and nature protection, conserving farm practices serves as the base for sustainable farming. It manages to increase both the crop yield and soil properties as well improve nature biodiversity. • Government policies should make food more available, accessible and affordable by increasing agricultural production. This will improve the economic and health status of the community. • Farmers must be supported by the government financially to realize their full potential by enabling them to increase their agricultural productivity, promoting their access to markets and services. • Research institutes should develop ways of enlightening the citizens on improved varieties of staple crops. • Nutrition officers should continuously enlighten the citizens on healthy eating habits. • Provision of markets, good access roads and basic storage facilities. • Farmers should be discouraged from bush burning. • Farmers should use more of organic fertilizers and natural pest control methods and reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. • Deforestation should be discouraged and afforestation encouraged. • The government should engage the services of indigenous people to secure the rural communities and farm lands. 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Main findings Participants at the end of the discussions affirmed that there cannot be Sustainable Development without bold actions to achieve food and nutrition security, agricultural policies that will lift small and large scale farmers and vulnerable communities out of poverty. The following were the top findings and recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue: Findings • Inadequate agricultural education on farming systems to farmers. • Nonchalant attitudes of young people towards farming. • Negligence and ignorance of citizens in taking balance diet. • Limited storage fa... Leer máscilities. • Increase intake of processed food in our communities. • Agricultural lands are being used for housing development. • Inadequate financial support from the government to farmers. • Poor access roads to farms. • Inadequate basic infrastructures. • Lack of basic nutritional knowledge. • Little or no government intervention through policies/strategies and vision to help improve nutrition security. Conclusions/Recommendations Recommendations made by the participants at the end of the dialogue include: • Government should come up with policies that will make agriculture attractive to young people: Farming offers the young generations a chance to make a difference by growing enough food to feed the world. Those who become farmers now have the opportunity to be the generation that will end hunger and alleviate malnutrition. • Conservation farm practices for sustainable Farming: Based on principles of soil and nature protection, conserving farm practices serves as the base for sustainable farming. It manages to increase both the crop yield and soil properties as well improve nature biodiversity. • Government policies should make food more available, accessible and affordable by increasing agricultural production. This will improve the economic and health status of the community. • Farmers must be supported by the government financially to realize their full potential by enabling them to increase their agricultural productivity, promoting their access to markets and services. • Research institutes should develop ways of enlightening the citizens on improved varieties of staple crops. • Nutrition officers should continuously enlighten the citizens on healthy eating habits. • Provision of markets, good access roads and basic storage facilities. • Farmers should be discouraged from bush burning. • Farmers should use more of organic fertilizers and natural pest control methods and reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides. • Deforestation should be discouraged and afforestation encouraged. • The government should engage the services of indigenous people to secure the rural communities and farm lands. 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 IHIE-IYI (ABIA STATE) RURAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FOOD SYSTEM DIALOGUE Major focus The major focus of the Rural Stakeholders Food Systems Dialogue was to engage more grassroots stakeholders in taking an aggressive approach to solving global hunger. In Abia State the dialogue was guided by the five (5) action tracks and levers of the UN Food Systems Summit. Stakeholders during the dialogue explored different aspects of the food system to identify pathways that will improve nutrition security, reduce hunger and the prevalence of malnutrition in line with the national food and nutrition policy for Nigeria. Concrete actions for fighting hunger, malnutrition and strategies to red... Leer másuce poverty and enhance the resilience, sustainability of food production and security were discussed. Participants were divided into five (5) groups to facilitate the discussions. Group 1 focused on suggesting ways to end hunger and all forms of malnutrition to reduce incidence of non-communicable disease, enabling every individual to stay healthy and suggesting how everyone will always have access to enough affordable nutritious and safe food products. Group 2 focused on ways to build consumers demand for sustainably produced food, strengthening the local value chains, improve nutrition, and promote re-use and recycling of food resources especially among the most vulnerable. It also recognised elimination of wasteful patterns of food consumption and transition in diets towards more nutritious foods that require fewer resources to produce and transport. Group 3 focused on how to optimize environmental resource use in food production, processing and distribution thereby reducing biodiversity loss, pollution, water use, soil degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. It also centred on food system governance that realigns incentives to reduce food losses and other negative environmental impacts Group 4 focused their discussion on elimination of poverty by promoting full and productive employment and decent work for all actors along the food value chain, reducing risks for the world’s poorest, enabling entrepreneurship and addressing the inequitable access to resources and distribution of value. It was also centred on improved resilience through social protection and seek to ensure that food systems “leave no one behind”, it also highlighted potential game-changing and systematic solutions to ensure that food system from land to waste are regenerative and circular where possible thus more resilient to future shocks in Nigeria. Group 5 focused on actions that will work to ensure the continued functionality of sustainable food systems in areas that are prone to conflicts or natural disasters. The ambition under the action was to ensure that everyone within a food system are empowered to prepare for, withstand and recover from instability. 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
Camboya - Fase 2 Innovation Showcase for Agricultural Research-to-Market Programme Discussion topic outcome GENERAL DISCUSSION Discussion of the different innovations included the benefits of naturally derived solutions for pest control, disease resistance and fertility; the nutritional benefits of insects as human food; cost savings for insect raising; consumer interest in insect sourced food products; food processing options; use of agricultural by-products; marketing strategies: Eat Crickets, Be Healthy, Support Farmers; drones for crop health mapping, aerial survey and as a tool for consultant services; targeting for supply of different services to different markets; cost savings and productivit... Leer másy increases through mechanization at appropriate scale. The appetite and interest in youth in innovation and technology was clear. The support from academia and the private sector was also clear. more work is required, connecting the national research bodies to academia and the private sector, fostering and incentivizing innovation and taking novel solutions through to realization in the marketplace. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 2, 3, 4 Palabras clave: Innovation, Women & Youth Empowerment
Camboya - Fase 2 Innovation Showcase for Agricultural Research-to-Market Programme Main findings Student and youth enthusiasm for the event was evident and this is a sign that support for innovative ideas are a key aspect for the sustainability of agriculture and the appeal to youth of employment in agriculture and food system. The support from both international and national institions proved effective in stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship. Investor interest for commercial products was immediate with private sector representatives seeking contact with the innovators for follow-up discussions. This event amply demonstrates both the interest and the capabilities of student and aca... Leer másdemic teams in pursuing innovation and also demonstrates the value of a youthful organization like Impact Hub in sustaining the effort. Given the many challenges confronting agriculture and the technology lag evident in Cambodia, it is evident that there is insufficient national investment (public and private) in incubators for innovation, in funding academic research and challenging researchers to move into commercializable research areas. Mentoring of academics and students is a critical aspect for generating commercial solutions. The experience that academics and students have gained from placements in other countries is another factor in fostering innovation, giving the researchers opportunities to see outside the box in terms of the potential for improvement of agricultural production and agribusiness. The event demonstrates the interest and the relevance of agribusiness oriented studies featuring technological innovation and relevance of academic institutions in contributing to innovation and development and benefits to students of being exposed to these possibilities. It also amply demonstrated the value added of the organizations like Impact Hub, both for commercial possibilities and appeal to youth. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 3, 4 Palabras clave: Environment and Climate, Innovation, Women & Youth Empowerment
Camboya - Fase 2 Innovation Showcase for Agricultural Research-to-Market Programme Major focus The focus of this event was on innovation in food systems, mostly in relation to agriculture but also featuring food processing and retailing. BHEARD and the USAID Mission in Cambodia have supported the improvement of key aspects of the agricultural research system in Cambodia by investing in developing capacities in the Royal University of Agriculture, the Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition and other institutions. Stakeholder engagement with key actors in Cambodia’s agricultural system, identified that investment in technology transfer would be an... Leer más important way to remove barriers to innovation and progress in Cambodian agriculture. The BHEARD funds for Cambodia were used for a competitive seed grant program to support innovative research. This small project has demonstrated the interest in innovation and the potential for turning innovations into commercializable products for continuous improvement in the agricultural sector. Four prize winning examples were presented that demonstrate what relatively small investments, creative interest, entrepreneurial and technical skills can achieves in a short time. The examples show how much can be achieved and how necessary the investments in the institutions and ideas are for the future of the food system. The examples provided were: ◾ Safe plant spraying product to tackle pests, diseases, and nutrition Contact details: Tho Kim Eang: thokimeang@rua.edu.kh - Tel: +855 85 999 457 ◾ LM-Drone: Large Scale Crop Health Monitoring by Unnamed Aerial Vehicle (Drone). Contact details: Sanara Hor : hsanara@rua.edu.kh - Tel: +855 12 722 616 ◾ PhallChangrit (PCr.) innovates the cricket value chain, from the production of low-cost cricket-feed to the production of highly nutritive cricket-based products: Contact details: Phalla Miech phallchangrit@gmail.com Tel: +855 77 743 739 ◾ Veggi-Transplanter: Manufacturing of easy-to-use equipment/ products that help farmers to optimize vegetable farming. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 2, 3, 4 Palabras clave: Innovation, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Enfoque Una Salud y Comercio Internacional: elementos básicos para la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Area of divergence No se identificaron áreas de divergencia.
Independiente Diálogo Enfoque Una Salud y Comercio Internacional: elementos básicos para la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Discussion topic outcome ● Educación: promover más pensamiento sistémico y práctico desde la escuela, secundaria y la universidad respecto al concepto de Una Salud, el comercio y sus interconexiones con los sistemas alimentarios para comprender mejor la manera como impacta en nuestras vidas. ● Promover el trabajo intersectorial y fortalecer los sistemas productivos locales. ● Fortalecimiento del sector privado (colaboraciones público-privadas). Importancia de que el sector privado participe de estos procesos. ● Creación de centro de comercio y de economías de escala para diversificar los puertos de tran... Leer mássbordo efectivo, fuera de los EE. UU. , en línea directa hacia y desde el Canal de Panamá. ● Diseñar un plan sistemático que promueva mayores vínculos entre todas las instituciones y disciplinas involucradas para contribuir al sistema alimentario y al comercio internacional. ● Mayor unificación en la región Caribe, mejoras en las relaciones de trabajo y crear una marca de productos caribeños. ● Promover mayor trazabilidad en la producción, desde el suelo en adelante a todas las prácticas agrícolas. ● Contar con un mapeo de zonas o regiones más vulnerables a eventos extremos, así como registro de la temporalidad probable de los mismos, para atender posibles disrupciones de los sistemas de producción, comercio y consumo (incluido el local). ● Crear bases de producción estratégica en Guyana y Surinam para el Caribe, debido a que son menos propensos a los choques relacionados con el clima. ● Hay que generar condiciones para mejorar significativamente la calidad de la vida en los territorios rurales, que incluye el bienestar de los ecosistemas y de los grupos humanos, como las comunidades indígenas, los agricultores familiares, las mujeres rurales y los jóvenes. ● Promover a nivel de tomadores de decisiones la implementación de lo necesario para incorporar el concepto de “Una salud” y consolidar los servicios veterinarios en unión con el resto de actores de la cadena agroalimentaria y los tomadores de decisiones o hacedores de políticas públicas. ● Para potenciar rol estratégico del comercio agroalimentario de la región en el desarrollo y la trasformación de los sistemas alimentarios, se pueden impulsar medidas que: 1) promuevan la liberalización del comercio las cuales contribuyen a facilitar el abastecimiento y aumentan la disponibilidad y diversidad de alimentos y dietas, 2) faciliten el comercio para mejorar los tiempos de logística, la distribución de alimentos y la agilización de las aduanas 3) favorezcan una mayor disponibilidad de productos inocuos y mejoran la salud animal y vegetal que estén respaldadas científicamente y armonizadas internacionalmente, y 4) que promuevan prácticas sostenibles, el acceso a tecnologías limpias y bienes ecológicos. ● Si bien las acciones vinculadas con el acceso a mercados, son producto de negociaciones intergubernamentales, son las empresas las que desarrollan los procesos de exportación, por ello se deben impulsar espacios de diálogo público privado, para asegurar la convergencia de los intereses y el cumplimiento de los objetivos planteados ● Desarrollo de políticas agrícolas que involucren todos los aspectos de los sistemas alimentarios y demuestren la interfaz existente. También se debe tener en cuenta la perspectiva de género. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 3, 4, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Independiente Diálogo Enfoque Una Salud y Comercio Internacional: elementos básicos para la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Main findings Entre los principales mensajes del diálogo se encuentra que: Se dio un gran consenso respecto a que la agricultura es la base fundamental del sistema alimentario. Asimismo, es requerido un especial énfasis en el productor y el sector privado. Es necesario ampliar la visión sobre la agricultura debido a que tiene un impacto multidimensional en la salud, la nutrición, la seguridad alimentaria, el medio ambiente, la biodiversidad y, por lo tanto, es un factor importante para transformar los sistemas alimentarios para lograr la agenda 2030. Se coincidió en que la agricultura debe de ser... Leer más organizada, resiliente y sostenible. Es importante tener una mirada sistémica que integre la interfaz entre la salud humana, animal, vegetal y del ecosistema. Al mejorar la relación entre la calidad del suelo y de los alimentos, se incide en la seguridad alimentaria nacional e internacional. Asimismo, no se puede pensar de manera independiente solo desde la agricultura, sin considerar temas económicos, ambientales, geográficos y sociales. Se reconoció que los suelos constituyen la base de la salud de los ecosistemas y los sistemas de producción de alimentos. Al mejorar la salud del suelo, que afecta a la biodiversidad, conduce a tener alimentos saludables y personas saludables. Por lo tanto, se deben abordar los problemas de la degradación del suelo como base para la construcción de sistemas alimentarios saludables. Se debe tener una mirada sistémica: sin ecosistemas sanos no tenemos seres humanos sanos. Se resaltó la importancia del fortalecimiento de la integración intersectorial e interinstitucional pública, es decir, promover trabajo entre ministerios y decisores de política, trabajo interdisciplinario – en particular para el comercio y la interfaz de Una Salud-, y que existan lineamientos desde el más alto nivel de Política Pública Nacional articulado con las realidades locales. Es necesario promover una cultura de inocuidad, basada en la ciencia. Asimismo, promover políticas que atiendan la sanidad e inocuidad tanto hacia mercados internacionales, como locales. Se reconoció que en el pasado, el abordaje “Una Salud” se ha enfocado en la contaminación microbiana / biológica, contaminación ambiental y el desperdicio, sin embargo, es necesario ir más allá e incluir aspectos directamente relacionados con la calidad del suelo para avanzar en todas las interfases del abordaje una salud. El comercio internacional de América Latina y el Caribe es relevante no solo como generador de divisas y de empleo, sino también como impulsor de la implementación de nuevas y mejoras prácticas. En este sentido es un factor indispensable para desarrollar el potencial de la agricultura de la región y para fortalecer su aporte a la seguridad alimentaria global y a la consecución de sistemas alimentarios inclusivos y sostenibles. Resaltó la necesidad de la diversificación tanto de los mercados como de los productos. Asimismo, promover nichos de mercado a través de la diferenciación de productos y la creación de más instalaciones de procesamiento y almacenamiento. Atender desde la educación y capacitación los retos en estos temas. Es sumamente importante detectar aquellas regiones y zonas rurales más vulnerables al cambio climático y a los desastres naturales. En el caso del Caribe es importante trabajar en conjunto con otras regiones. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 3, 5 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy
Independiente Diálogo Enfoque Una Salud y Comercio Internacional: elementos básicos para la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Major focus La contribución del enfoque una salud, incluyendo los suelos sanos, y el comercio internacional en la transición hacia sistemas alimentarios más sostenibles. Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 3, 5 Palabras clave: Environment and Climate, Policy
Independiente Diálogo Powering the Seaweed Revolution for Transformational Change in our Food System Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Area of divergence The dialogue prompted lively discussions, especially during the breakout sessions and in the chat. One area of debate that brought diverse perspectives was centered on the topic of financing the seaweed movement and industry integration in non-producing countries, many of which are in the Western hemisphere. All participants acknowledged that there is a need for ambitious action in bringing seaweed to the forefront of food systems as a game changing solution to issue areas like climate change, malnutrition, women and youth empowerment, and more. Yet there were differing views on where the fina... Leer másncing for the integration of scaled-up production of seaweed would come from and whether it should be allocated on the basis of issue area. For example, should seaweed be financed by global funds focused on climate finance and if so, what steps need to be taken to get to said point? Alternatively, is the best approach to decentralize financing and integrate the growing seaweed movement into the current industry, scaling up by getting more smallholder farmers introduced to seaweed and aquaculture? Some divergence also came around the topic of regulations and the role of the private sector versus governments in creating these regulations. Some participants felt that governments needed to play a strong role in creating safe regulatory environments to prevent unintended harm to ecosystems and consumers from lack of information. Others felt that the current state of regulations, particularly in Europe, were already too restrictive and not conducive to small scale producers being able to compete. They also felt a strict regulatory environment stifled innovation, and that a kinder environment, led by the private sector, would encourage increased innovations in seaweed usage and applications. There were mixed opinions when it came to integrating seaweed into diets globally. For example, some participants believed that although there are some paths to introducing seaweed to more regions that do not traditionally consume it, it will be difficult to change dietary norms on a large scale. Some felt that would be particularly challenging for Africa, despite its great potential, because it does not have the cultural or traditional background in seaweed farming or consumption to immediately become an industry leader. Another area of divergence revolved around food safety. Some felt toxicants that can be found in seaweed present a serious issue for human consumption. On the other hand, it was noted that although seaweed does absorb substances from the sea, so does everything else that we consume from the ocean, including fish and other sea vegetables. Most participants in these discussions agreed that further research was necessary to truly understand this dimension of seaweed. One group diverged in opinions on whether or not there were clear benefits for organic aquaculture and whether or not sustainability has to include organic. Views ranged from there being a need for certified organic and regenerative aquaculture to handling this issue via integrated multi-trophic aquaculture that doesn’t necessarily need to be harvested in the ocean nor organic. By the end of the discussion the group agreed that there are clear benefits to both, but whether or not seaweed’s form of sustainability should take on one or the other was left for further discussion. An unresolved divergence of views concerned whether or not to create a new international agency focused on seaweed. I. Most participants expressed that there is no need to form a new organization, rather to strengthen existing UN organizations, especially FAO, to better incorporate seaweed into its work, through its clear linkages to multiple SDGs. Others noted the need for building strong cooperatives or federations to provide the full range of value chain services to members, especially smallholders, and represent the voices of seaweed family farmers in governance. 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 Powering the Seaweed Revolution for Transformational Change in our Food System Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Discussion topic outcome Round 2: Production and Scaling Up Key Takeaways: - Governments and private sector actors work together to create conducive regulatory environments, foster innovation, and raise awareness about seaweed’s positive contributions to sustainability, especially nutrition and climate - Early priorities include creating and growing high-value markets for seaweed, for instance as alternative proteins, livestock feed, and biodegradable packaging. - Creating a viable blue carbon market is another priority area Participants were asked to reflect on how seaweed was able to be scaled-up and meet producti... Leer máson needs in a world in 2050 with seaweed fully integrated into the food system. All agreed that governments would need to play an important role, especially by creating a “kind” regulatory environment around seaweed, one that balanced risk but also left room for producers to explore and innovate. They also emphasized the need for governments to get involved in raising awareness around the potentials of seaweed as a carbon sink, a feed source, and a nutritious food source. Participants felt that if governments could pave the way in the awareness campaign on seaweed, then the private sector would be more successful in selling higher value seaweed products. Some participants suggested looking towards Japan and Korea as great examples of governments integrating seaweed into a multitude of industries and creating a balanced regulatory environment conducive to successful markets. Developing markets and market avenues for seaweed products in the west was discussed as a key step in integrating seaweed into the food system. Most participants felt that producers would not scale-up production without high value markets for seaweed and scope for innovation. Such markets would include alternative proteins, clothing dye, and livestock feed.. Another topic was blue carbon. All agreed that governments had a crucial role to play in creating a blue carbon market for seaweed, to encourage its production around the world and strongly support climate change mitigation. Seaweed could help pioneer a fledgling market and set good standards for the blue carbon industry. They cited the important role government policy would play in creating and regulating this industry, and discussed how critical collaboration and cooperation would be in determining the success of seaweed in blue carbon. The session concluded with an overall agreement that seaweed in 2021 was an industry replete with exciting opportunities. Capitalizing on these opportunities depended on the right players, like governments and the private sector, coming together to create a balanced regulatory environment. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 2, 3 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Governance, Policy
Independiente Diálogo Powering the Seaweed Revolution for Transformational Change in our Food System Enfoque geográfico: Sin fronteras Discussion topic outcome Round 1: Understanding the Seaweed Value Chain Key Takeaways: - Seaweed producers worldwide face issues of lack of regulation and seaweed-specific policies - Address inefficiencies to biomass cultivation - A need to re-brand seaweed - Data collection & value chain mapping are priority actions in the short term In this session, participants identified a number of key challenges facing the industry’s integration into our food system. The group then offered a few short-term actions. Many of these participants agreed that the inefficiencies on the producer side are often context-driven. Ocea... Leer másn warming has pushed farmers in Africa to cultivate seaweed in deeper, unsafe waters. More training and education on the cultivation process for these producers is a primary need. In India, on the other hand, inefficiencies arise from the seaweed industry’s conflation with fisheries. Dedicated regulations for the seaweed industry, protections for seaweed producers, and a clearly laid out plan to get seaweed into the marketplace are necessary. These regulatory challenges are a problem facing producers around the globe. At the consumer level, procuring locally sourced seaweed is still a problem facing many restaurants. This logistics challenge has raised the price of seaweed for consumers in the Global North, since it must be imported. There is a need for sustainably sourced seaweed in countries that are not traditional producers. This calls for stronger cross-country, collaborative efforts that raise the capacity of nascent seaweed producers through knowledge transfer and investment. Seaweed also faces a branding challenge, primarily due to the name of the product itself. Changing the name to something more appealing, such as sea vegetable, could facilitate marketing and grow demand for the product. Efforts to address this branding challenge should also highlight food safety and occupational safety for producers. Data collection and value chain mapping efforts were seen as priority actions. These could begin with a comprehensive mapping of edible seaweed species, the regions in which they are produced, how much is available, and how it can be used. This process can lead to accountability and help ensure that producers receive a fair price for their work. In general, the participants cited a crucial need for stronger collaboration and exchange across the board. Whether this is through knowledge transfer to nascent producers, joint marketing projects, sharing of best practices, or increased investments in seaweed enterprise and research, stakeholders from across the globe must work together to advocate for seaweed along the value chain. Leer menos Línea(s) de Acción: 1, 3 Palabras clave: Data & Evidence, Finance, Policy
