Albania - Stage 2
Major focus
The Dialogue three /Sub-national Dialogue has been organized for mountain area in Albania (Kukes, Puke, Malesi e Madhe, Lezhe, Korce, Permet, Gjirokaster, Diber, Berat, Vlore, Librazhd) based on key sectors such as Agro Tourism, Fruit trees (including nuts), Viniculture, Beekeepers, Aromatic &medicinal plants, Livestock/small ruminants, Traditional food). The Dialogue was organized under the concept “an extensive exploration everywhere”. The dialogue brought together 93 participants from the private sector, government, development partners, civil society, academia and research center,
... Read moresmall and big-scale farmers, etc. who were involved either directly or indirectly in implementing or supporting the food and tourism value chain; local natural resources. It consisted of the presentation of local food systems issues along with the 5 Action Tracks, by addressing the challenges in that region, by discussing interlinkages between the 5 Action Tracks, on policies and actions. Five Action Tracks has been conducted by 4 facilitators. The presentations introduced the concept, listed some of the entry points and guided the contextual solutions. The presentations aimed at creating an open and trusted atmosphere among participants so that everyone has a voice. We followed the conversation by noticing who is taking the floor being a radical listener. Action Track 1: Ensuring access to safe and nutritious food for all. •Food security and nutrition challenges and the population groups most affected; •The availability and accessibility of healthy and nutritious diets to all population groups; •Main dietary patterns in the country. Any specific concerns with dietary patterns and diet-related non-communicable diseases; •Policies and initiatives to ensure food systems lend themselves to providing nutritious diets for children and adolescents; •Policies or initiatives in place to promote healthy diets and better nutrition, such as integrated school meals, nutrition, education, regulation of advertising and marketing of certain foods not conducive to healthy diets to improve the nutritional value of food, and food labelling; •Food safety policies and control systems in place to assess the main sources of foodborne diseases and food safety; •Main challenges regarding animal diseases, plant pests and diseases, and preventive management and surveillance systems. Action Tracks 2 and 3. Sustainable consumption and production •Policies, initiatives and the raising of awareness among the public and private-sector stakeholders to prevent and reduce food loss and waste along the value chain; •Short value chains that respond to consumer demands, providing diverse foods at an affordable price; •Policies to prevent land degradation; management of crop yields and the use of pastureland; •Sustainable and efficient use of water in irrigation and food processing; water quality assurance; •Analysis to understand the overall environmental impacts of the main agrifood value chains; •Investment in sustainable agricultural techniques; •Functioning food supply chains with adequate infrastructure for value addition, storage, processing and distribution; •Adoption of measures to strengthen the sustainability of food supply chains; •Reviewing support to agriculture, including subsidies, with a view to facilitating the green transition. Action track 4.Advancing equitable livelihoods and value distribution •Access to finance and credit for operators in the food and agricultural sector. •Social protection measures such as input subsidies, innovative insurance solutions to manage extreme weather and climate variability risks on crop and livestock production. Action track 5. Building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses •Measures in place to ensure that the country food systems are prepared to avoid, mitigate and/or adapt to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses; •Emergency plans ready to be operationalized to address food safety, animal health and plant health threats and outbreaks; •Food assistance programmes in place, when needed, to contribute to food security and nutrition. Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment