Global Dialogue
Geographical focus:
No borders
Discussion topic outcome
3. What producers need to see the world stop doing? - Stop criticizing producers as part of the problem but to recognize them as a key part of the solution. - Stop treating producers as beneficiaries, as targets. Treat them as equal partners. - Stop being devious when dealing with producers, but be straightforward, honest and accountable instead. - Stop being unfair to producers, and stop social inequality among producers: stop not recognizing the role of women in farming or seafood production who often do most of the work; stop exploiting small scale producers and not giving them social secur
... Read moreity. - Stop unbalanced value distribution across the food systems value chain, where producers are at disadvantage. Fundamentals of equity, transparency and fairness in the governance of the value chains should be respected, and policy, research, development support, financing and technology should align accordingly to support producers. - Stop improper disposal of inedible products in the ground affecting micro-organisms in the soil, which in turn affect production (“so as not to kill the life we are trying to produce”). - Stop using excessively damaging and wasteful fishing gears that cause unnecessary ecosystem damage, bycatch and pollution - Stop disrespecting producers as experts in their own fields. People who do not farm or fish need to stop trying to tell producers how to farm or fish. - Stop discounting producers’ knowledge, and only treating them as information consumers rather than decision makers. Invite and allow producers to sit at the table: hear what producers have to say and not discount it for whatever reason they choose to discount it. Producers’ knowledge can be valuable in many areas such as climate change and biodiversity protection. - Stop using general, one-size-fits-all, top-down policy approaches to producers, which is an extreme diverse group. Policies and interventions need to be tailored to local contexts, and support responsible production practices. - Stop stealing Producers’ data. Pay the true cost of raw materials and food, while also accounting for the unwanted ecosystem impacts that result from irresponsible production practices. Pay for ecosystem services that responsible producers provide. - Stop stealing biodiversity and genetics from local farmers. Make sure that farmers are able to produce their own seeds, their own genetics in their own local condition. - Stop being inconsiderate of the issue of access to land or shared marine resources, and respect the need for quick and fair resolution of land litigation or resource quota issues. - Stop attacking famers for using technology and modern advances. There is room for organic, conventional, and biotechnology. We need to recognize that each of these approaches has its space. - Stop giving small producers chemicals and small scale fishers damaging gears, but encourage them to embark a transition to agroecological approaches and the efficient use of least damaging fishing gears. - Stop having the food system value chain controlled by a few powerful actors without factoring in the voice of grass-root level farmers, fishers, pastoralist and other producers. Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment