Independent Dialogue
Geographical focus:
Nepal
Major focus
Nepal Food Systems Discourse (NFSD) was one of the dialogues organized by Thought For Food Nepal (TFF) focused on transforming the local food systems for national development through an immense discussion with multi-stakeholders and youth participants in a common platform. To hear the voice of every actor of the local and national food systems, The dialogue was carried out by involving many farmers, scientists, Individual persons, youth, private sectors, civil societies, national governments and a few representatives from global bodies. It was an important avenue for people engagement and a ke
... Read morey part of the UN Food System Summit process. Locally based, locally-led and fully adaptable to different contexts, this dialogue had crowdsourced the distinct solutions to strengthen local and national food systems for sustainable development. Nepal Food System Discourse was totally focused on reinforcing all 4 concerns of Nepal Food Systems by uprooting the status quo. It has been able to explore key drivers, existing challenges and barriers, solutions and ways forward of the food systems. The dialogue was revolved on all 5 action tracks. The Summit’s Action Tracks offer stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds a space to share and learn, foster new actions and partnerships and amplify existing initiatives. Importantly, the Action Tracks are not separate, nor do they sit in siloes. Each Action Track has been designed to address possible trade-offs with other tracks and to identify solutions that can deliver wide-reaching benefits. based on these 5 tracks mapped down by the UN, the dialogue was taken place on the 5 related themes. These themes were drawn on the expertise of actors from across the nation’s food systems. Together, all the participating stakeholders explored how key cross-cutting levers of change such as human rights, finance, innovation, and the empowerment of women and young people can be mobilized to not only meet the Summit’s objectives, but also the sustainable, resilient equitable development of the country. In a nut shell, Nepal Food Systems Discourse aimed to connect a diverse range of stakeholders—including youth activists and Indigenous leaders, smallholder farmers, fishers, scientists and business leaders to identify the most powerful ways to make food systems more sustainable and equitable for all. Most importantly, the dialogue offered youth and experts everywhere the opportunity to contribute directly to the Summit’s ambitious vision and objectives. Read less
Action Track(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Keywords: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment