Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Area of divergence There is a much needed boost in helping farmers become more aware of their role and value in improving and ensuring the sustainability of agri-food systems. The focus of agricultural education should not be solely on the science and technical aspects of agriculture. Much needs to be done on what it can do for society, primarily on empowering smallholder farmers as transfarmers --- agents of good nutrition, stewards of the environment, and drivers of economic change. This Dialogue was able to touch base with farmer leaders who, at their level, have not fully realized and understood that they pl... Lire la suiteay a major role in maintaining a healthy world. How they view themselves as farmers are very much focused on simply providing food to the population and for them to earn money for their respective families. To fully ensure that they would be able to actively play their role in the transformed food system, they should realize and function as partners of various stakeholders in environmental stewardship and in producing healthier products from the lens of nutrition. Agricultural research should not be limited to ways that improve processes, but should be able to address the most pressing concerns of the farmers. The research results must be translated in layman’s terms in order for them to be utilized. Though the farmers fully acknowledge that the government, private sector groups, and NGOs have been providing helpful programs and projects to them, it appears that there is a need to improve science communication. By translating research results and information about new technologies into something that farmers can easily relate to or something that would address their pressing concerns will minimize perceived risks from adopting new practices. This adds up to what they know about their farms and will improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability. There is also a need to closely monitor and evaluate (M&E) the impact of programs/projects for farmers in line with their respective objectives, particularly the new technologies being introduced to the farmers so that they can be further improved by the service providers. By doing so, it will be easy to understand how well the farmers on the ground are actually benefiting from such interventions. Feedback, on the other hand, provides more information about their concerns, emerging issues, and gathers inputs on areas for further uptake of innovations. Farmers that are engaged and motivated will be easily integrated in a more inclusive agri-food system since their voices are consistently heard. Farmers should be considered as partners and key players, and not mere beneficiaries. Farmers possess valuable indigenous knowledge for agricultural research and development that researchers could learn from and integrated in the overall knowledge systems and approaches. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 3, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Discussion topic outcome Key Question: How do industry partners contribute to building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress? Current programs to build resilience - There are current programs provided by the government, private sector, and NGOs to support farmers to improve their productivity, knowledge, and income (e.g. subsidies program for farm input, training on Good Agricultural Practices and agronomic practices, market accession tools, etc). The following are some examples given by each country: The Philippines - Banana and mango farmers are getting good support from the government and from the priva... Lire la suitete sector through training programs. However, there is still a need for banana farmers to get disease resistant varieties to improve their production. Thailand - The government has a policy to guarantee the price of corn grains being purchased from farmers Indonesia - Support is given to rural areas, including technology provision provided by a member of the private sector and through subsidiary programs for farm inputs provided by the government Vietnam : The government supports the new rural program, sustainable agriculture development program and capacity building for farmers. There are recommendations to sustain the programs by engaging all stakeholders in the agricultural sector. More importantly, each stakeholder should be able to commit contributions to the program. Online platforms and innovative technology - Online platforms such as marketing tools, mobile apps to have market access are made available in all countries. However, training should still be provided for some farmers in rural areas who are not well equipped with these online tools. In terms of innovative tools for farming, all countries are suggesting that drones should be supported to be used for their production (spraying program). Gender equality - Female farmers are recognized in most countries, except for Vietnam where gender equality is a concern. Since women are only seen as house workers, they have less access to training and knowledge transfer programs in agriculture and farming. Next Steps 1. Some responses are directed towards commodity specific interventions: Banana: Collaboration and investment on research and development from the government regarding new technologies (e.g. drones, resistant varieties against diseases). Mango: Need to sustain government programs through the Philippine Mango Industry Roadmap; assistance provided by CropLife in line with pollination 2. Prioritize setting up the best ecosystem for multi stakeholder collaboration to support the increase of income of the farmers. 3. Need for weather forecasting equipment for accurate forecasts and actions/responses by corn farmers and in general develop agricultural resilience 4. Government support for enhanced information dissemination that reaches the farmers through the use of various modalities e.g., radio, TV, and online platforms 5. Environment-friendly agriculture and promote the use of technology in production especially drones. 6. Enhance the use of online platforms such as on marketing produced through developing websites/online selling agricultural products (Lazada and Shopee) Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Discussion topic outcome Key Question: How can government institutions translate policies into actions in creating an enabling environment for nature-positive production? Outcomes: 1. The government is active with a good number of policies and programs that ensure protection of environment/natural resources along with food production. Examples include Good Agricultural Practices, organic farming, PalayCheck or Rice Integrated Crop Management, crop rotation, and intercropping. However, the problem lies in the implementation. 2. The role of extension is critical in strongly capacitating farmers in food production, as we... Lire la suitell as in promoting and implementing nature-positive production systems. Youth participation is important. They are next stewards of the natural production areas and the direct beneficiaries of the ongoing interventions. Currently, farmers are old. 3. Crop diversification is being done, but has not been widely practiced. 4. Land condition limits adoption of technologies promoting nature-positive production. 5. Technology and insurance for farmers are also needed. 6. For GM crops that promote nature-positive production, these are hindered by anti-groups. 7. There are no issues with regards to female farmers. There is no issue in adjusting the system to take their limitations into consideration. Next steps: 1. Effective capacity building programs should be put in place to develop farmers. This must be complemented with science-based information that will promote and convince farmers that the programs really have an effect on the environment. 2. Technology should be made available to support the programs and insurance for farmers. Likewise, funds/credit to access the technology as well as infrastructure must be available. 3. Engage the youth. 4. Programs are there (e.g., Good Agricultural Practices, integrated pest management, etc) but there should be strict implementation/adherence. 5. Nature-positive production must be set as a national agenda for action to happen. 6. Incentives must also be provided such as insurance and market/income. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 3 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Discussion topic outcome Key Question: How can academia and research use digital technologies, work with farmers to produce safe and nutritious food for all? Outcomes: 1. The dialogue participants acknowledged the importance of the agri-food systems and the need to be aware of their role as stakeholders in the production of safe and nutritious food for all. 2. New digital technologies, especially the ones shared and presented during the breakout sessions, are of interest to farmers though some recognize that they are not that tech savvy and lack enough understanding about the technology. 3. Farmers consider the high c... Lire la suiteosts for investing in new digital technologies; the generation and technology gap add up to the concerns on technology adoption. 4. Universities that carry out the high levels of research should be grounded and results should be easily translated in ways that farmers understand. Farmers expressed that research studies that are conducted to address their specific concerns are better for them. Next steps: 1. Farmers and researchers are encouraged to think beyond production and must consider the implications to the whole value chain system. 2. Develop “trans-farmers” by making farmers understand that agriculture is beyond farming and there is a real business in agriculture. 3. Harnessing the benefits from digital technology will improve the current practices of farmers and they will evolve to agri-entrepreneurs, agri-businessmen, or agri-traders and marketers . 4. Educate more farmers on the new technologies and their level of application in agricultural activities. 5. Research outputs will be packaged in a way that will allow smallholder farmers to easily use and apply the technology. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Main findings The dialogue has utilized various tools to provide the convenors rich information on the perceptions of the smallholder farmers in the Southeast Asian region in line with the various stakeholders and technology that can help improve their lives.These are: 1) pre-dialogue survey containing 25 questions given to the dialogue participants; and 2) the UNFSS 2021 Independent Dialogue proper. Below are the main findings for each utilized tool: Tool 1: Survey among dialogue participants Prior to the actual dialogue, a survey questionnaire was circulated by the organizing teams to the participants. Fo... Lire la suiter this survey, a total of 18 respondents provided answers to 25 questions, and the common threads in their responses are as follows: 1. No shortage of initiative to help farmers from government, NGO, and the private industry; 2. Lack of awareness among farmers of food as part of a system that influences consumer health and nutrition, as well as the environment; and 3. One consequence of the above is production and farmer income-centered responses, concerning risks in farming, improving yield and efficiencies. Wish list of farmers (items that are not being adequately addressed by current support programs; not in order of importance): 1. Economic Risk Reduction ; 2. Environmental Stewardship; 3. Value Chain Management; 4. Logistics Support; and 5. Organizing Farmers – to achieve economies of scale. Tool 2: Simultaneous breakout dialogue sessions During the dialogue proper, three simultaneous breakout sessions were conducted to gather answers to the key questions. The dialogue outcomes are as follows: 1. Less emphasis on consumer concerns for healthy and nutritious food. 2. Less emphasis on nurturing of traditional foods. 3. Some concern about the environment is reflected in government programs and farmer practice, but more information is needed to heighten farmer awareness and involvement in environmental stewardship. 4. Discussions focused on farmer empowerment through associations, technologies for cost reduction and yield maximization in the context of monoculture. 5. CONCLUSION: There is a general lack of understanding of the food systems concept and the role of farmers in shaping it. New programs needed based on the responses of the participants: 1. Enhancing farmer understanding of their role in food system transformation, specifically focused on their role in the following: a. Stewardship of the environment; and b. Providing for nutrition and health of consumers 2. Training of farmers to be entrepreneurs and involvement in developing value adding processes. 3. Scaling up of existing programs, particularly those involving diversification and involvement of small farmers in value-adding activities. 4. Scaling up of diversification is particularly generally useful because it addresses the major deficiencies in the existing food system. 5. Recruiting a new generation of farmers (the youth) who can better execute the above programs and easily adapt to new and innovative technologies. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 3, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Transforming Pathways: Working with Farmers in Agri-Food Systems Cible géographique: Indonésie, Philippines, Thaïlande, Viet Nam Major focus This independent dialogue was organized in response to the global call to transform food systems towards achieving all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by helping establish the direction for food systems through collective action with the involvement of all the key players under the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. SEARCA, together with CropLife Asia, convened this independent dialogue in recognition of the major role of smallholder farmers in the facilitation of transformation of the agri-food systems. This is the third independent dialogue organized by SEARCA under the Summit. In the ... Lire la suiteprocess of transformation, smallholder farmers need access to appropriate, affordable, profit-enhancing technologies and crop systems. However, it is essential that these technological interventions be sustainable and do not perpetuate the ecological degradation or social conditions so often seen in agricultural development. In this dialogue, the important aspect of what underpins the environment (involving the mix of enablers, transformational leaders, government institutions, research and development organizations, and private sector groups) that must be created to support smallholder farmer change will be determined directly from the smallholder farmers. In particular, three breakout sessions were conducted under this independent dialogue that focused on the UNFSS action tracks namely: Action Track 1: Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all; Action Track 3: Boost nature-positive production; and Action Track 5: Build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress. Through these sessions, SEARCA and CLA have determined the actions from the government, academe, and private institutions to support farmers in the transformation towards sustainable agri-food systems based on the perceptions/responses of the smallholder farmers to the following key questions: How can academia and research use digital technologies, work with farmers to produce safe and nutritious food for all? How can government institutions translate policies into actions in creating an enabling environment for nature-positive production? How can industry partners contribute to building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress? All of these aim to make typical farmers become “transfarmers” (combination of ‘transformer’ and ‘farmers’) - by exploring innovative ways to work together with the academe, the industry, and the government in transforming food systems. The objective is to elevate the quality of life of the agricultural farmers through sustainable and resilient livelihood, access to modern networks and innovative market, and eventually to achieve a sustainable, inclusive, environment-friendly, and resilient food systems. At the same time, these interventions will ensure the production of safe and nutritious food from farm to table, and farmers will get their fair share of the economic development. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 3, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Small Businesses : Good Food for All – Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest (Français) Cible géographique: Bénin, Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, République démocratique du Congo, Gabon, Niger, Sénégal Discussion topic outcome Discussion around concrete actions to get things done and find solutions The Future: How to boost the role of SMEs in providing “Good Food for All”? 1. Make SMEs heard 2. Reduce the cost of doing business 3. Reward responsible conduct 4. Tailor support for food SMEs 5. Democratise the digital food revolution 6. Make good food matter Feedback 1 3 courses of action discussed: 2/4/6 Track 2- improved trade and fiscal policies to protect producers, promotion of local agrifood products Track 4- favor access to industrial zones especially for women / residential areas, pursue commercial policies... Lire la suite with exemption from taxes / customs fees for equipment imported especially for processing. Reduction in profit tax weighs heavily on SMEs and discourages SMEs from formalizing. So stay informal. Investors and donors should give more importance to social business and not just for profit business because it is important. Grouping necessary between SMEs (pooling) especially in the field of transformation, to achieve better results. Support processors in new technologies, innovations, training, more organic production, production quality Track 6- develop policies that promote local products and limit imports, act on trade policies, promote strategies around healthy eating (young children focus), quality / health control service at all levels, promotion of tools for 'balanced diet. Feedback 2 Tracks 4 and 6 Track 6: importance of raising awareness / informing consumers (and SMEs!) About what healthy and sustainable food is so that they can make conscious (!) Enlightened choices, put the consumer at the center / heart of the system food so that they push and influence SMEs to produce and transform better and better. Requires a policy framework favorable to the development of SMEs and financial support. Proposes to set up a “knowledge” platform on SMEs aimed at informing commercial banks and building confidence for investments. Track 4: Emphasize the financial and political dimensions. Track 1: advocacy, integrate SMEs on legislative issues. Important to consult SMEs! Track 5: support and structure for SMEs integrating digital Feedback 3 Tracks 4 and 1 Track 4: capacity building, need for coaching, training (online !!) etc. But the cost of training is high ... Track 6: that SMEs can take part in decisions. Difficulties: access to energy and raw materials (especially with security issues in the Sahel at the moment), labor and access to land. Structure SMEs among themselves to make them stronger and greater decision-making power. Risk aversion for investors Difficult quality control: no labs with certifications to guarantee product quality. Feedback 4 Set up networking between countries to link SMEs, organization of webinars etc. newsletter to educate consumers on the importance of good nutrition. Customs charges on imported equipment, difficult Promotion and promotion of local products Role of SMEs in the fight against malnutrition Policy framework / environment favorable to SMEs for investments and access to equipment Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Concertation Indépendante Small Businesses : Good Food for All – Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest (Français) Cible géographique: Bénin, Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, République démocratique du Congo, Gabon, Niger, Sénégal Discussion topic outcome Discussion was around the 2 following questions: 1. What is your and your company's contribution to the food system? 2. What are the challenges that limit this contribution? Feedback 1 • Creation of a favorable environment to allow the circulation in the member states of products that are processed and consumed in the community space both in the UMEA or at the level of the CAC. • Example of Niger where they are developing practices that allow good quality Nigerien products to compete with imported products containing potentially harmful / harmful materials. • Initiatives to stimulate cre... Lire la suiteativity and innovation. Exhibitions and awards ceremony for the best companies with an example on organic packaging. • Actions by incubators who supervise young people: agribusiness projects such as fish farming, forestry, food crops, etc. to stimulate the market • Training for the improvement of production techniques by supporting especially the small farms which supply most of our urban markets in Central Africa (and particularly in the DRC). Tax inconsistency which is a major challenge because it does not allow companies to promote their activities. Feedback 2 Production and processing. Main problem being the lack of equipment. Lack of machinery in standards and packaging. Pb certification to reassure consumers about the quality of products in order to be able to market them. Certification is essential for commercialization. Another pb, import taxes which make products more expensive, intervene on marketing and indirectly on production because there is no point in producing if we cannot market afterwards. Another pb: organization of SMEs as an umbrella organization. Feedback 3 Important supply routes for SMEs, better results when they are short. Role that SMEs can play to limit intermediaries and facilitate short circuits. Post-harvest losses: actions of SMEs. And the importance of developing stable and sustainable distribution channels. Solutions: government support with the example and experience of Niger. 3N initiative which has supported SMEs since policy development by creating a framework and allows dialogue between SMEs and government, support / advice structures, structuring financing structures, credit to small producers. Constraints: financing, raw material taxes and supply difficulties. Feedback 4 1. Question of local supply that can be assumed by short-circuit SMEs (highlighted with the covid crisis). A real asset for SMEs as longer supply chains encountered real challenges during the covid crisis. Real added value for SMEs with examples of localized production (e.g. urban agriculture) 2. Creation of direct and indirect jobs, which makes it possible to have a dynamic at the level of the territories and therefore to locally create purchasing power 3. Inputs with SMEs more anchored in the territories, which can be close to producers, provide suitable offers, training. Relocation of production systems, with creation / production of organic inputs, local knowledge, new products etc. Challenges - Taxation, heavy, complex and for companies that make transformation, taxation intervenes at several levels. - Human capital, training and technical assistance - Infrastructure and access to finance: banks and MFIs who do not trust agri SMEs, lack of qualified people who understand how to finance the agri / agro sector. Guarantees that arise for SMEs. - Problems of conservation and processing in rural areas. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Concertation Indépendante Small Businesses : Good Food for All – Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest (Français) Cible géographique: Bénin, Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, République démocratique du Congo, Gabon, Niger, Sénégal Main findings Need to change the agrifood system. Actions to be taken at several levels. Food standards for all, appropriate equipment, training, technical support for SMEs, access to finance, land, creation of cooperatives. Concern about producing and distributing quality products, wastewater, packaging, worker hygiene, storage, etc. At all links in the value chains. SMEs must remain competitive and therefore need solutions and support. Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Concertation Indépendante Small Businesses : Good Food for All – Afrique Centrale et de l’Ouest (Français) Cible géographique: Bénin, Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, République démocratique du Congo, Gabon, Niger, Sénégal Major focus How to boost the role of SMEs in providing good food for all? Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are vital to our food economies. Each country is different, but SMEs are often over 90% of businesses in the agri-food sector, creating half the economic value, providing more than half the sector’s jobs, and handling more than half the food consumed. Their tenacity and agility sustain food supplies and access through the COVID pandemic. What pathways will enhance the contribution of SMEs to the food system? Wasafiri here offers six promising pathways to boost the impact of food SMEs. Whic... Lire la suiteh are most important in your context? What is missing? What actions will advance them? How are they interdependent? 1. Elevate the Voice of SMEs Food entrepreneurs are incredibly diverse. Hence, collectively they neither easily influence nor hear the policy decisions that determine their future. Policymakers are often simply unaware of this quiet majority and are instead swayed by more powerful voices that are easier to engage. Positive examples exist of institutions and processes that elevate the voice of SMEs. The best of these also manage to amplify more marginalised entrepreneurs such as women, youth and indigenous people. Replicating these efforts around the world will ensure our food systems are designed and managed in ways that realise the positive contribution of SMEs. 2. Reduce the Cost of Doing Business In emerging economies, many basic challenges undermine the commercial viability of food SMEs, for example poor roads, intermittent power, red tape, corruption, unpredictable trade policy, and internet access. Wherever these improve, SMEs grow and proliferate. Access to finance also improves as lenders and investors have more confidence. Cross-sector collaboration can strengthen this basic enabling environment, reducing the risks and costs of doing business in the agri-food sector, and accelerating the “quiet revolution” through which SMEs are already transforming food systems. 3. Reward Positive Outcomes Our food systems are currently designed to reward the mass production of cheap calories. Different incentives are needed for markets to produce food that is more sustainable, nourishing and equitable. From impact investing to carbon credits, from product certification to sugar taxes, there are diverse mechanisms to reward positive outcomes and disincentivise negative ones. These must be designed and scaled in ways that work for SMEs, rather than adding complexity and cost. 4. Target Support at Food SMEs Well-resourced business development support for SMEs is a proven driver of inclusive economic growth. Targeting such support at food SMEs offers additional benefits, due to the importance of the sector to public goods such as health, the environment, and livelihoods. Youth, women and other groups face additional barriers to starting and growing a business. Support to them unlocks fresh entrepreneurial energy into the sector and addresses equity gaps. 5. Democratise the Digital Food Revolution COVID has accelerated a long-term trend towards digitisation of the food system. Whether it is digital farming, block chain for supply chain management, or virtual marketplaces, the food system is undergoing a tech revolution. The vast flows of data could serve the common good or entrench control within a few powerful actors. By design and policy, the data services and digital markets must be accessible to SMEs. This could unlock myriad innovations from payment for ecosystem services, to direct farm-to-consumer sales. 6. Make Good Food Matter For decades, the food system has been valued for its efficiency in feeding billions of additional mouths. This era witnessed the rise of industrial agriculture. The Summit marks an inflection point. Food systems must now also be valued for nourishing people, regenerating nature, improving equity and resilience to shocks. In this new paradigm, SMEs are in a stronger position with their closer, more nuanced relationships with communities and landscapes. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Concertation Indépendante Centering Small-Scale Fisheries in National Food and Nutrition Plans Cible géographique: Sans cible géographique Area of divergence Some participants pointed to a potential area of divergence between centering the needs and livelihoods of small-scale fishers and centering sustainability, however others argued that by focusing on the former with a long-enough time horizon and clear enough understanding of system dynamics, fishery impacts, and the effects of climate change, the latter goal will be synergistically achieved. Some participants identified a potential area of divergence between "valuing small-scale fishery resources in terms of food/nutrition provisioning abilities" and the call to "center the livelihood needs of... Lire la suite small-scale fishers." There may be contexts where these two goals are at odds with each other - where valuing fishery resources in terms of F&N provisioning may be less lucrative for the small-scale fishers themselves. Relatedly, we must be careful to respect and understand the cultures and preferences of these small-scale fishing communities in terms of what they eat and what they do with their incomes. We can't force people to eat the fish they catch just because we think it will be good for them. Related to this last point, it will be critical to find balance between the ability of a country to have foreign exchange reserves and to keep certain aquatic nutrient sources accessible to the people who need them locally/ within the country. This balance will likely be different in each country. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Human rights, Policy, Trade-offs
Concertation Indépendante Centering Small-Scale Fisheries in National Food and Nutrition Plans Cible géographique: Sans cible géographique Discussion topic outcome We chose to ask each of our 10 breakout groups to address the same discussion topic (see Principles of Engagement section, above). Here we present a compilation of the outcomes of these discussion groups, organized into main topic areas. *Key actions and solutions identified to enable better utilization of small-scale fishery resources, and better support of small-scale fishers, in national food and nutrition plans:* ~Governments should promote access to fishing resources with the goal of increasing food sovereignty for small-scale fishers. ~Governments should support small-scale fishers throu... Lire la suitegh granting of secure and exclusive tenure rights for fishing to avoid competition with industrial sectors, and through investment in capacity building to enable co-management. ~Governments should fund and support initiatives to enhance the food and nutrition value of products (e.g., processing and packaging fillets to be ready for the table and to last longer in transit), strengthen infrastructure, and broaden market access. ~Governments should support national/ local seafood consumption programs targeting the groups most vulnerable to malnutrition. E.g., integrating sustainably caught local seafood into school lunch programs. ~Ecosystem-based management should be prioritized and catalyzed to build system resilience ~Interventions should focus on building small-scale fisher capacity and agency. E.g. shortening supply chains so fishers capture more value; increasing access to electronic technology and pricing info; more shoreside facilities to process and market catch; etc. ~Sustainability, food sovereignty, climate-resilience, and equity interventions should be developed in an inclusive, participatory way at the local level, and then scaled up through national support, funding, and enforcement. ~Climate change must be central in policies and plans. *Biggest challenges/ obstacles*: ~Meaningfully incorporating the needs, perspective and the risks taken by the SSF communities into decision-making processes and food and nutrition policies. Currently small-scale fishers are completely absent from these processes in virtually every country -- officials engage only with the large-scale sectors who have more financial and political power if they engage with producers at all. ~Redesigning international trade systems so that small-scale fishery resources may be profitably directed toward local consumption rather than export. I.e., Not treating fish as a commodity, but instead as a way to provision food and nutrients; Avoiding pressure to channel small-scale fishery resources to fishmeal factories; etc. ~Finding balance between using small-scale fishery resources to generate income and keeping necessary aquatic nutrient sources accessible to the people who need them locally/ within the country. ~Climate change impacts are coming too quickly for small-scale fisheries to respond to on their own - we must start preparing, not just reacting. ~In many countries small-scale fisheries are not managed at all and the sector is not formalized. This could be seen as an opportunity to "leapfrog" ineffective policies and implement sustainable, equitable, climate-resilient policies right from the start, but it would be naive to ignore the gaps in capacity, data, infrastructure, and enforcement. ~Competition with larger Blue Economy development--offshore energy, tourism, etc. ~The Pandemic has highlighted the struggles facing women in small-scale fisheries, which are not (generally) being addressed with any targeted or systematic efforts. ~Tackling illegal and unreported fishing, especially by distant water fleets. ~What works in one place may not work in another. *Big “unknowns,” data and/or knowledge gaps remaining*: ~Social and cultural data, such as data on the importance of fish in people’s diets, is lacking. ~Silos and gaps between the ecological/biological side of fisheries management and the socioeconomic side. ~Case studies to illustrate regional nuance. ~Coordinating and communicating among disparate/proliferating “blue foods” projects. ~Supply chain tracing is lacking in most small-scale fisheries. Not being captured in global databases. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Centering Small-Scale Fisheries in National Food and Nutrition Plans Cible géographique: Sans cible géographique Main findings Our key findings fall roughly into three high-level categories: 1) "top-down" changes (i.e., things that governments and/ or food and nutrition decision-makers must do) which are necessary to support small-scale fishers (SSFs) and better utilize the resources they are catching to help meet national and global food and nutrition goals; 2) "bottom-up" changes (i.e., things that fishery managers, scientists, and other local stakeholders must do); and 3) action items for the Summit. *Top-Down Changes*: ~Consider the fishing sector, and specifically the resources of small-scale fishers, as a key el... Lire la suiteement in national and global nutrition policies. ~Emphasize the value of small-scale fishery resources for consumption and F&N needs, rather than for export -- find a way to value fishery resources in terms of micronutrients or mouths fed rather than pounds or dollars. Design policies to ensure aquatic foods are available at a fair price to the people who catch them. ~Engage and center SSF needs and perspectives in policy discussions and empower them to help shape decisions. ~Emphasize contributions of SSFs to local economies and formalize the sector. ~Break down siloes between production sectors – consider creation of a "Food Czar" to help bridge gaps. ~Design policies to align incentives for diversification of production and consumption to increase resilience to shocks and climate changes. ~Empower local groups to develop and implement policies locally through community-based management. ~Fund capacity building efforts and support innovations developed by SSFs seeking to build resilience and transition to nature-positive production systems. *Bottom-Up Changes*: ~Expand management "lens" and jurisdictions to encompass the whole food system – Look at production on a watershed scale, for example. And remember that humans are part of the ecosystem and must also be part of ecosystem management. ~Utilize data and traditional knowledge held by SSF communities. ~Strengthen SSFs’ role as protagonists through policies/initiatives/capacity building efforts to give them more agency and power. ~Improve access to tools and training programs that can enable SSFs to take control of their own businesses. ~Emphasize value over volume – and clarify value to *whom*, with a focus on equity – in management goals. ~Prepare for, don't just react to, climate change. Implement forward-looking management that develops and incorporates an understanding of the climate-driven changes expected (and being experienced) in a given community. ~Prioritize infrastructure and other supply chain improvements to improve resilience of small-scale fisheries. ~Seek to incorporate perspectives of marginalized racial, ethic and gender groups, and recognize that the groups that are marginalized will be different in each context, and thus tailored approaches are necessary. *Action Items for the Summit*: ~Ensure SSFs are represented in every Action Track. ~Emphasize the need to meaningfully incorporate aquatic resources into food and nutrition plans in order to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition and to improve the sustainability and lower the footprint of food production and consumption. Emphasize value of aquatic foods beyond just for protein. ~Highlight especially the potential value of small-scale fisheries in meeting these goals, as well as the specific challenges faced by small-scale fishing communities. ~Catalyze the commitment of funding and financing for "bottom-up" changes. ~Draw attention to economic policies and trade structures that are creating negative incentives, pushing SSF resources away from the groups who need them most. ~Rather than focusing on trade-offs, center human rights, livelihoods, and wellbeing of SSF communities in order to identify *synergies* between sustainability and food and nutrition goals. ~Address *social causes* of food waste, not just technical ones. ~Center climate change in all decisions and support SSF communities in preparing for climate change impacts with funding, capacity building initiatives, and increased access to data on impacts. ~Overcome the overwhelming incumbent emphasis on agriculture and terrestrial food systems → policymakers are not thinking about aquatic foods, let alone SSFs. These resources may be subsumed under broader food programs and thus ignored. ~Recognize the responsibility of the developed world to diversify fish consumption beyond the few species primarily eaten by wealthy consumers, to reduce food waste, and to support sustainably sourced seafood. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante Centering Small-Scale Fisheries in National Food and Nutrition Plans Cible géographique: Sans cible géographique Major focus Small-scale fishers are especially vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity as well as climate change impacts. Small-scale fisheries can also have an outsized role in meeting a country’s food and nutrition needs and goals because they catch species that are high in key missing micronutrients, and that are local, culturally appropriate, easy to store and transport, etc. However, current policies that treat fish primarily as a commodity to be exported undermine the ability of small-scale fishers to help meet this need. The aim of this Dialogue is to bring together representatives from SSF s... Lire la suiteectors around the world with key decision-makers who think about fisheries management and food and nutrition policies in order to spur discussion on what can be done to better utilize and support small-scale fishers in national food and nutrition plans. Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Governance, Human rights, Policy, Trade-offs
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Area of divergence Très peu de points de divergence ont apparu et ont été rapidement clarifiées grâce aux explications apportées par les facilitateurs et par certains participants. Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Policy
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Discussion topic outcome Sujet 6 : Vision stratégique pour des systèmes alimentaires innovants et durables Question 7 : Quelle est votre vision stratégique en vue de transformer les systèmes alimentaires actuels en systèmes alimentaires innovants et durables Question 8 : Quelles sont vos attentes par rapport au Sommet des Nations Unies sur les Systèmes Alimentaires ? Résultats 6/6 : Vision stratégique pour des systèmes alimentaires innovants et durables - Parvenir à l’autosuffisance alimentaire sur les produits de base (riz , maïs, poisson, volaille..) d’ici à 2030 ; - Libérer le potentiel des bananes... Lire la suite et plantains ainsi que des plantes à racines et tubercules - Réduire progressivement les importations de riz et de blé, et favoriser la production et la consommation des produits locaux - Accroitre significativement la production de céréales et du bétail pour instaurer la sécurité alimentaire dans le sahel - Accroitre significativement la production de soja, maïs, produits laitiers et volaille dans la zone de savane guinéenne - Accorder la priorité aux programmes agricoles sensibles à la nutrition - Les attentes par rapport au Sommet des Nations Unies sur les Systèmes Alimentaires : Prendre en compte les résultats de nos concertations, amplifier nos plaidoyers auprès de nos décider et des organismes d’appui au développement ; soutenir les organisations paysannes de l’Afrique Centrale Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Discussion topic outcome Sujet 5. Prise en compte des femmes et des jeunes dans les investissements du secteur agricole Question 6 : Comment promouvoir un travail décent et durable pour les femmes et les jeunes dans l’agriculture ? Contraintes : - Implication limitée des femmes et des jeunes ruraux sur des questions d’intérêt concernant l'agriculture et faible accès au foncier. Résultats 5/6 : Prise en compte des femmes et des jeunes dans les investissements du secteur agricole - Promouvoir l'inclusion des jeunes et des femmes dans l’agriculture. Pour que l'agriculture en Afrique Centrale prospère, l'impl... Lire la suiteication des jeunes et des femmes dans les systèmes agricoles et alimentaires est cruciale. Les femmes sont principalement le visage des petits exploitants agricoles et un lien direct avec la nutrition et la sécurité alimentaire des familles africaines et leurs conditions de subsistance durables. L'Afrique Centrale a la population la plus jeune du monde. La jeune main-d’œuvre souhaite s'engager dans un esprit d'entreprise innovant et rémunérateur et la croissance de la chaîne de valeur du système alimentaire crée des opportunités prometteuses pour les jeunes. - L'investissement dans des infrastructures améliorées, la mécanisation et les technologies peut jouer un rôle de catalyseur pour attirer les jeunes dans l'agriculture. - L’agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires doivent être traités comme des entreprises rentables et viables pour devenir plus attractifs pour les jeunes et les femmes africaines en pleine croissance. - Sensibiliser les jeunes pour changer leur mentalité et la perception qu’ils ont de l’agriculture - Investir dans les infrastructures rurales et sociales (routes, électricités, internet, airs de jeux, centres multimédias etc), pour maintenir les jeunes en milieu rural et les intéresser à l’agriculture - Mettre en œuvre des projets et des programmes spécifiques pour les femmes et les jeunes . Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Discussion topic outcome Sujet 4. Financement agricoles Question 5 : L’un des plus grands défis auxquels les paysans en Afrique Centrale sont confrontés est l'accès au financement. Pourquoi ce défi persiste malgré toutes les interventions qui ont été mises en place pour résoudre ce problème et quelles sont vos suggestions pour améliorer cette situation ? Contraintes - Les carneaux des appuis ne permettent pas de contacter directement les paysans. Les fonds destinés initialement aux paysans passent par plusieurs intermédiaires. - Les institutions financières sont réticentes pour l’octroi des crédits ... Lire la suiteaux organisations des producteurs. - On note aussi les coûts très élevés des taux d’intérêts et les services de la dette très lourds pour les paysans. - Les paysans et leurs organisations ne présentent toujours pas les garanties exigées par les institutions financières. - De plus, les services financiers offerts par ces institutions ne sont pas toujours adaptés aux besoins des paysans et du monde rural. Résultats 4/6 : Financement agricoles - Développer les outils et accroître l’accès aux services financiers adaptés au monde rural avec un taux d’intérêt acceptable à un chiffre : Un meilleur accès aux services financiers tels que le crédit, l'assurance et les mécanismes d'épargne financière peut aider tous les paysans, mais en particulier les petits paysans qui sont plus exposés au risque et ne disposent pas de sources alternatives de capital privé. Les services financiers peuvent aider à accroître la productivité à la ferme et le développement des entreprises tout au long des chaînes de valeur du système alimentaire en fournissant un mécanisme de gestion des risques, en investissant dans des technologies améliorées, en mécanisant les systèmes agricoles ou en se développant dans des entreprises plus viables ; - Les services d'assurance pourraient aider les paysans et les entreprises à gérer les risques, en particulier ceux associés aux conditions météorologiques, aux maladies des cultures et à d'autres facteurs imprévisibles dans l'agriculture. Il existe des synergies entre l'assurance et le crédit. Avec une assurance, les paysans peuvent être plus disposés à contracter des prêts bancaires et les banques plus disposées à accorder des prêts. Des projets pilotes pourraient être mis en œuvre pour tester des services d'assurance et des mécanismes d'accès adaptés aux besoins des paysans africains et des entreprises rurales. De plus, les gouvernements et le secteur privé peuvent aider à promouvoir ces services et éliminer les contraintes qui limitent leur disponibilité et leur accès. - Que les interventions en direction du monde rurale soient conformes aux priorités et les besoins réels des paysans. - Que chaque Etat constitue un fonds de garantie pour les crédits octroyés aux paysans et à leurs organisations Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Discussion topic outcome Sujet 3 .Résilience aux changements climatiques et aux aux différents chocs ainsi que la préservation de biodiversité Question 3 : Quels sont les principaux leviers sur lesquels l’on peut agir pour promouvoir la productivité, la durabilité et la résilience aux différents chocs ? Question 4. Quels sont les éléments importants en matière de recherche-développement qui peuvent permettre d’obtenir des résultats efficaces et tangibles sur la préservation de la nature et la biodiversité (dans les domaines de la production et de la transformation) ? Contraintes - Le changement clim... Lire la suiteatique, par exemple, influence à la fois la production alimentaire (par exemple en affectant les rendements des cultures et les niveaux de nutriments) et en résulte (puisque l'agriculture est une source d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre). - De nombreuses variétés de semences utilisées - qui sont souvent également recyclées plusieurs fois - ne résistent pas au changement climatique, l'agriculture étant encore largement pluviale et le temps devenant plus difficile à prévoir. Ces facteurs rendent la production agricole risquée pour les ménages ruraux. Néanmoins, la principale raison d'une plus grande utilisation de l'agriculture pluviale est son coût, en effet il est abordable par rapport au système d'irrigation qui est cher pour les petits paysans avec peu de terres et des ressources limitées. - En dépit de son fort potentiel, le secteur agricole en Afrique Centrale est confronté à une faible productivité et un faible rythme de croissance de la production des aliments aussi bien végétaux, animaux qu’halieutiques liées notamment au manque d’adéquation entre la demande et l’offre de recherche agricole. A cela s’ajoutent d’autres contraintes importantes portant sur : le financement de la recherche agricole ; - Faible vulgarisation des technologies innovantes et adaptées aux conditions agro écologiques des différents pays, conformément au pilier IV du PDDAA/NEPAD ; - Absence d’une mutualisation des ressources, des connaissances et des expériences des différents acteurs de la recherche et développement agricole en Afrique Centrale ; et faible mécanisme de dialogue et de concertation permanente entre la recherche et les organisations des producteurs qui permettraient de débattre des questions importantes sur le développement durable des systèmes alimentaires en Afrique Centrale Résultats 3/6. Résilience aux changements climatiques et aux aux différents chocs ainsi que la préservation de biodiversité - Plaider pour la recherche et le développement agricoles axés sur la demande - Accroître les investissements dans la recherche agricole - Renforcer et soutenir les cadres de concertations OP-Recherche en Afrique Centrale - Développer et transférer aux producteurs les technologies agricoles innovantes et résilientes aux changements climatiques et aux chocs environnementaux Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
Concertation Indépendante « Promouvoir les systèmes de production alimentaires innovants et durables, respectueux de la nature pour créer des emplois, sécuriser les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles familiaux » Cible géographique: Cameroun, République centrafricaine, Tchad, Congo, République démocratique du Congo Discussion topic outcome Sujet 2 : La production des aliments sains et nutritifs en quantité et respectueuse de l’environnement Question 2 : Certains des plus grands défis pour lesquels sont confrontés les agriculteurs sont les difficultés d’accès aux intrants qualité, aux moyens de production et de transformation des produits agricoles (végétaux, animaux, halieutiques, sylvicoles). Pourquoi ces défis persistent toujours malgré toutes les interventions réalisées à ce jour ? Quelles sont vos suggestions pour améliorer cette situation ? Contraintes - Faible disponibilité et utilisation d'intrants agri... Lire la suitecoles de bonne qualité, entrainant une faible productivité qui conduit à des coûts de production et de vente élevés des produits alimentaires ; Résultat : accroitre la disponibilité et l’accessibilité des agriculteurs aux intrants ; - Faibles ressources allouées à la recherche-développement et absence de liens entre la recherche-développement et les acteurs de la chaine d’approvisionnement alimentaire, ce qui est à l’origine d’un nombre très limité de recherche et développement agricoles axés sur la demande ; Résultat : plaider pour l’augmentation des ressources dédiées à la recherche-développement et renforcement des liens entre la recherche-développement et les acteurs de la chaine d’approvisionnement alimentaire ; - La faiblesse et/ou la déficience des infrastructures physiques (eau, électricité, routes, entrepôts et équipements marchands,….), ainsi que les infrastructures immatérielles ; - La faible vulgarisation des technologies innovantes et adaptées aux conditions agro écologiques des différents pays ; - Faibles capacités (techniques, organisationnelles, et en gestion…) des acteurs de la chaine d’approvisionnement alimentaire (végétale, animale, halieutique) – production ; entreposage et distribution ; transformation et conditionnement ; vendeurs et consommateurs, en ce qui concerne la qualité et la sécurité des aliments. Résultats 2/6 : La production des aliments sains et nutritifs en quantité et respectueuse de l’environnement 1. L’accès aux intrants et plus particulièrement aux semences de bonne qualité et sains constitue un axe important pour aéméliorer la capacité de production. Des solutions développées : - L’accompagnement à la production de semences saines à l’échelle locale, nationale ou par bassin de production ; - Le développement et la consolidation des circuits d’achat de semences et d’intrants auprès de fournisseurs privés ; - La mise en relation des producteurs avec les multiplicateurs des semences, et de fournisseurs d’intrants ; - La disponibibilité des variétés demandées sur le marché ; - Exonération des frais de douane pour les intrants agricoles par les états. 2. Amélioration de la production : Pour faire face aux pressions croissantes des maladies sur les cultures et aux difficultés d’accès à l’eau, plusieurs actions doivent être menées : - Mise en place et/ou consolidation des dispositifs de conseils agricoles efficaces au service des producteurs ; - Diffusion d’itinéraires techniques adaptés aux différents systèmes de production et renforcement des compétences techniques des producteurs et des dispositifs d’appui technique ; - Promotion des pratiques agro-écologiques (engrais organiques, biopesticides, utilisation limitée et raisonnée d’intrants chimiques…) favorisant les systèmes de production durables et adaptés au changement climatique. Les bonnes pratiques et outils pédagogiques (manuels techniques, vidéos…) pourront être partagés et diffusés ; - La maitrise des maladies ; - La sensibilisation et la bonne maitrise des gestes sanitaires pour limiter la propagation des maladies (rotation de cultures, accès aux semences de bonne qualité et saines, gestion de l’eau…). - Accroissement du soutien aux organisations paysannes afin qu’elles renforcent les capacités (techniques, organisationnelles, et en gestion…) des acteurs des chaines de valeurs agricoles ; 3. Construire les infrastructures rurales et améliorer l’accès au marché Les infrastructures rurales feraient prendre conscience aux paysans de leur capacité à produire davantage pour le marché et à s’organiser en vue de développer les chaines de valeurs ag Lire moins Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Mots-clés : Finance, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment
