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The main focus are 1. To involve people from all countries 2. About 115 participants from 9 countries attended with a plate of good food. 3. It us an unique event where all participants shared their virtual meal on common platform for the first time where all shared their views regarding good food 4. In this event the relation between good food and their culture was also reflected 5. One more thing is that family members of the participants also attended and shared their experiencess.

The main findings are 1. Unity in diversity 2. Commitment towards spreading the awareness about GOODFOOD4ALL 3. It also shows cultural identity of about 9 different countries of 3 continents 4. Shows sense of caring by sharing the virtual shared meal. 5. Every participant mentioned about the importance of Good food and Good health 6. Some expressed the importance of vegetarian food and quoted some comments from Ayurveda.

The outcome is the spreading of awareness about Good food and Good health. Spreading the cultural identity of each country Relation between Good Food and Culture Sharing is caring Good food and nutritious food boost our immunity All should coordinate and work unitedly for the fulfillment of SDG by 2030 Government of each country should promote the concept of GOODFOOD4ALL

In this dialogue there is no diverse views which is unique. All participants agreed on a common agenda i.e promotion of Good Food for all

The main focus of the dialogue are 1. To get a database 2. To analyze the effects of Pandemic on Food Value Chain 3. To know the extent of broken food system 4. Focus on Rural development through Climate Smart Agriculture 5. To get some positive suggestions regarding restoration of broken food system

The major findings are 1. Active participation of individuals of all capacities across the Globe 2. Open discussions on sustainable food value chain and the reasons of breakage 3. exact data about the financial loss to farmers(small/large) due to broken food supply chain 4. Role of Government to restore the damaged system not only giving subsidy but also need to be proactive in establishing the broken system through financial benefit as well as promotion of nature based solutions Globally. 5. Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture is the need of the hour so as to face the challenges of climate ... Read morechange starting from production to storage and marketing 6. Promotion of locally produced food material be given preference in E Marketing 7. Development of Rural sector should be focused as a National Agenda and empowerment of Women, Youth and People living with Disabilities should given priority. 8. Linkage of Academia/Research/Students to the Broken Food System should be established with proper planning Read less

The major strength of this dialogue is the Breakout session in which all the participants and panelists discuss openly about the pros and cons of the food system and good suggestions come out of the discussions . One of them is adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture and marketing of locally produced food in E-Market platform.

Some participants also mentioned about poor administration of local Government in maintaining the broken Food Value Chain during the Pandemic, rather some NGO and local people specially Youth shows the commitment to save the farmers, PLD and other under nourished people. It can be rightly said Youth(Local) become the game changer in establishing the broken system. So the women, Youth need to be empowered both financially and technologically so that they can contribute their time and energy towards the around development of Rural sectors in a Sustainable way.

The major focus of the dialogue is to 1. invite resource persons from various Asian countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Bangladesh, India so that true outcome can be accessed. 2. Scientific exploration about modern research on Ecosystem Services by statistical means 3. To know various nature based solutions utilized in various countries for the Food security 4. How to exploit holistically the various Ecosystem services/Nature based solutions

The key fidings are 1. Promotion of Ecosystem Services 2. Involvement of Academia/Students/Research/Scientific communities in the awareness process about nature based solutions 3. Promotion of Organic farming and sustainable waste management 4. Identification of major ecosystem services provided by indigenous tribal agroecosystem 5. Preservation of indigenous practices for sustainable agriculture.

The main outcome of the discussion is to aware all sectors starting from individual, women, youth about nature based solutions through ecosystem services.

Participants and panelists are not agreed on the issue related to various Government policies on subsidy as according to them by giving subsidy in chemical fertilizers, farmers are not interested to Organic fertilizers as they get chemical easily which is not good for sustainable agriculture.

Some participants also raised an issue relating to the awareness and literacy among women farmers and in that respect they commented that the involvement of students of School/College/University in spreading the awareness and to educate the women youth about various advanced technology related to climate change resilience and food processing, storage and marketing.

The outcomes of the dialogue are as follows 1. There is an unanimous voice raised by all panelists and participants is that women are neglected in every respect starting from Participation, land holding and training about agriculture and allied aspects 2. Women are not financially independent 3. They are not properly trained about climate resilience 4. In one word it can be said that "They are exploited" 5. Some agripreneur who have attended also commented on various issues related to their role in Nation building and Food Security

The main findings is that, women should be provided with a suitable ecosystem for their involvement in agriculture and allied aspects. Also they should be financially sufficient to run their own agribusiness starting from production to marketing. Another most important aspect is that women farmers should be given authority on land on which they are dependent and working day and night so as to produce good and qualitative food.

The women who are devoting their maximum time and energy in food production, processing, marketing and also in preparing good and nutritious food should be given proper justice and they should come to limelight by Government by providing them proper training and financial security.

Proposed interventions Outcomes Expanded markets Expanded trade volumes within the regions Entrenched regulation Uniform quality standards maintained across the region and Africa ICT & E-commerce engrained Inter country and SME trade opened up within the region Policy interventions • Fair trade policies and practices entrenched • Currency exchange barriers removed • Production and quality standards agreed Within region trade • Uniform regional trading rules put in place, applied and enforced • Trade quotas agreed and entrenched between member states • Export food types and dive... Read morersity agreed and increased • Food production to fit the importer requirements quantities agreed and increased Read less

a. Africa is yet to have social dynamics integrated into the continent’s sustainable consumption discourse as the voice and agency of women and youth not being realized Involvement of youth to own, control and be accountable to the Food Systems process. However, the youth need to clearly state and demonstrate what they can do. .

This dialogue theme was “Accelerating Food Systems Transformation in Africa through Agri-Food MSMSEs”. The focus was synergies to accelerate Food system transformation based on the five action tracks and cross cutting issues of this MSMEs sector aimed at contributing to the articulation of an Africa’s Common Position on UNFSS and cross- fertilizing Member States positions on critical food systems by identifying and voicing concrete gaps and ideas on how MSMEs can work together to fast-track growth of their businesses in ways that accelerate Food Systems Transformation in Africa. Specific... Read moreally, the dialogue mobilized MSMEs from different sectors and across the continent to generate current perspectives, aspirations and ambitions, and map the general trends, institutional, structural and policy bottlenecks impeding the functionality and viability of MSMEs in Africa; and in addition recommended key promising and emerging solutions that will fast-track required changes in the Food Systems in Africa. Among the identified bottlenecks were: Financing of MSMEs and access to credit - while the demand for agri-financing is very wide, identification of bankable MSMEs is difficult; infrastructure and governance issues of MSMEs; Entrepreneurial and business skills gap; inadequate access to research and innovation facilities and technologies (i.e. Production, Processing, Packaging, Storage & Distribution; unconducive business environment for MSMEs to compete and thrive (existing legal, regulatory, policies and taxation frameworks that are counterproductive to growth of agri-MSMEs); vulnerabilities due to impacts of climate change and Covid-19; vested interests within the MSMEs curtailing innovation; disadvantaged women and youth in growing their businesses due to lack of collateral; unsupportive food standards & their harmonization; inability to leverage on ICT and digital transformation to access markets and very high rates of youth unemployment and financing mechanisms which are not youth-friendly. Read less

a. MSMEs are important at every stage of the food value chain and for every commodity type. Therefore, MSMEs should be included in any public or private sector efforts to increase the availability, accessibility, and affordability of nutritious foods. b. In transforming the food systems in Africa, MSMEs must not only look beyond innovation/ game changing solutions but think, speak and act as one voice. Their ability to accelerate food systems transformation is directly dependent on how they become successful in working together as collaborators in competition. A mindset-shift by MSMEs in the �... Read more��way of thinking and doing’ business is sine qua non c. The MSME financing landscape has and continues to shift especially with climate change financing with opportunities for African producers and entrepreneurs such as the Green Climate Fund. Aggregation of smaller enterprise groups through associations/cooperatives presents as a more ‘bankable’ units for accessing such capital. d. MSMEs are facing myriad challenges such as weak food control systems, limited consumer’s purchasing power, lack of harmonized food regulations in the region and poor private-public partnerships. By providing simple, relevant and harmonized food standards, codes of practice and guidelines; Codex can play a crucial role in helping MSMEs to access markets and trade be it national, regional or international. e. The integration of Infrastructure development, urban planning and rural development provide opportunities to ensure consumers have access to affordable nutritious foods, support informal food vendors’ livelihoods, and reduce food loss. f. There is urgent need to localize food chains hence not entirely dependent outside components as recently exposed by covid-19 pandemic. This will build resilience to shocks and stresses, promote local consumptions and local industries while maintaining quality and food safety standards. Member states can learn from each other and harmonize policies and practice across the system, while maintaining integrity of local food systems. g. United Nations Agencies (FAO and the WTO) should provide governments with the means to establish a framework to facilitate trade on the basis of internationally agreed food standards such as through the joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission where governments establish science-based food standards. h. Engagement is required to resolve trade frictions that inevitably arise, and to keep trade rules up to date with current challenges. To participate and engage internationally countries need to invest adequately in food safety and food control; as well as develop domestic capacity to effectively coordinate between all stakeholders. i. There is need to feel the weight of the African Union Member States policy on enabling MSME Banking facilities. Countries need to be more deliberate at the national level; and each member state should focus on how to improve the productivity of the farmers and the MSMEs, by ensuring that the capacities of the development banks/ financial institutions are functioning as expected. j. Many enterprises have slowed down due to lack of appropriate technologies and infrastructure (i.e. Production, processing, storage, and distribution). Therefore, the African Member State governments should be deliberate to ensure that there are appropriate and specific technologies and facilities for each category of enterprise. k. Local Governments do not have sound data on local food systems even if local markets contain traditional produce, much of it is of high nutrient value and resilient to climate change stress. l. The dialogues will not end with the UNFSS; Africa will continue to capture real progress in implementation of the game changing solutions using indicators appropriate for measuring food systems sustainability, among them key measures for the natural environment and resilience. Mainstreaming new indicators in the CAADP Malabo biennial review template will be necessary to track implementation of the game changing solutions and domesticate hem into practice towards the transformation agenda m. Post UNFSS 2021, AGRA commits to progress working on policy actions and policy frameworks, aiming for systems change and positive and lasting transformation of the food systems. Read less