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The Sub-national Dialogue on food systems in Northern Vietnam was successfully organized with the participation of diverse stakeholders coming from 25 Northern provinces. The Dialogue created a friendly and trustworthy platform for participants to share the ideas, experiences and knowledge on specific problems and challenges of the Northern food systems and to contribute bold ideas, creative solutions to set a pathway toward more sustainable, responsible, and transparent food systems. In the official plenary session, departments in the central government as well as national and international p... Lire la suiteartners strongly showed their interests and commitment to the food system summit. Then, in the first dialogue session the typical characteristics, challenges and gaps need to be addressed in the food systems in the Northern Vietnam were clarified by active contribution of all participants such as high prevalence of children malnutrition and nutrient deficiency in the remote and mountainous areas, a major problem on food safety, unbalanced nutrition in the diets, unsustainable supply chain operation, low awareness of people on food safety and nutrition, climate change and environmental pollution due to abuse of chemicals and over-exploitation, inefficient and ineffective policy implementation, the invisible role of women in the society etc. In the second Dialogue session, the participants identified opportunities, solutions, and actions pathways to achieve more responsible, sustainable and transparent food systems in the Northern Vietnam. The solutions could be groups into (i) innovation and technology applied across the entire food systems including labelling, traceability, food safety, product quality, e-commerce, (ii) legal framework and policy implementation to support or control sustainable/un-safe production, (iii) funding distribution to be effective, (iv) environmental protection, and gender equality and social inclusion, particularly most vulnerable groups affected by shocks and stress. Lire moins

The Northern region consists of 25 provinces (6 provinces in the Northwest, 9 provinces in the Northeast, and 10 provinces in the Red River Delta) with a total area of approximately 110,000 km2; population: 35 million people, accounting for one third of the country's area and population. In the North, agriculture is identified as one of key economic pillars. However, the production and consumption of food, accessibility to nutritious and safe food for all, and operation of food value chains in the North are still facing to many challenges such as small-scale and fragmented production, out-date... Lire la suited farming methods, un-biosecurity, abuse of plant protection drugs, chemical fertilizers, veterinary drugs, and additives processing etc. In the Northern mountainous areas, the rate of low-income households and children with malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies is still very high. Furthermore, many locations there have complex topography, sloping land, and frequent experience with extreme climate phenomena such as heavy rains, floods, landslides, causing heavy damage to crops and livestock, seriously affecting people's livelihood. Many food value chains are not sustainable; the linkages between actors are loose, and the flow of information is not transparent. Therefore, the Sub-National Dialogue on food systems in Northern Viet Nam focus on three themes, corresponding to five Action Tracks exploring the current challenges, opportunities, trade-offs and synergies of the Northern food systems (i) Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all and shift to sustainable consumption patterns (Action track 1 and 2); (ii) Boost nature-positive production and build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stress (Action track 3 and 5), and (iii) Eliminate poverty and increase income, advance equitable livelihoods, and value division (Action track 4). After official welcome by the Chair of the Dialogue Event - Mr. Le DucThinh, Director of Department of Cooperative and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and opening remarks by the international organizations (UNICEF, IFAD, Embassy of Canada, CGIAR), a series of introductory and technical presentations were given to participants namely introduction of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit given by Mr. Hoang Van Tu, FAO, followed by the key outcomes from 1st National Dialogue by Mr. Rodd Dyer – the regional curator, finally the overview of food systems in the Northern Vietnam: Characteristics, Problems to be solved, Challenges, and Opportunities given by Ms. Tran Thi Dinh, the Northern Dialogue curator. Once the presentations completed, two dialogue sessions were organized in which the participants were divided into five online discussion groups according to their preferred Themes. Each group was supported by a Facilitator and a Note-taker. First, the facilitator gave a brief introduction and overview of the discussion theme topic and process, and then participants were invited to contribute their opinions, guided by several focus questions. In the first session, participants explored the questions: What is the current situation, issues, challenges and gaps need to be addressed related to the discussed Themes? In the second session participants explored the questions: What are the initiatives, solutions and actions within the discussed Themes that Northern Viet Nam should take to contribute to the Food Systems to foster rapid and lasting changes. Lire moins

Divergences emerged in all areas. They were, in particular, related to aspects of perception and/or target achievement (trade-off between goals). They included issues with respect to: • The integration of climate and ecological criteria into the agri-food sector; • Should we have more organic production, and are conventional practices bad? What is a balanced relationship of cropping practices in an integrated product approach? • What is the right diet? Should we all become vegans or can those of us who can afford it continue to eat meat? • Which labels have the qualities to guarantee t... Lire la suiteransparency, clarity and trust? Do we need new labels? • How can we improve the image of agriculture and producers? • Why do many people in Germany eat unhealthy diets, and why is it so hard to convince people to adopt healthy eating patterns? All participants were aware that in Germany our views and thoughts are based on a German perspective. At European and international levels (e.g. in the global South), there are other problems that depend on our way of producing and trading food. International food systems are composed of many (national) subsystems and are closely linked. It is all the more important to maintain our dialogue and possibly expand it beyond Germany's borders. Lire moins

Thematic area 5: Food of the future - more plant-based Selected results and impetus for future dialogues: • The share of consumption of (red) meat and milk/dairy products should be reduced. • By 2030 sustainable food consumption should have a significantly higher share of diverse foods of plant origin. • Sustainable food consumption takes into account health, social and environmental impacts of the entire food system. • The influence of food environments is underestimated. Societies should put more emphasis on designing these food environments. • The food systems of the future should... Lire la suite be innovative and break new ground. • Producers and foods should be better appreciated. • Good communication is vital. • More steering impulses from the consumption side are needed, in addition to the political measures that are predominantly on the supply side. • We need evidence-based food and nutrition policies. • Awareness-raising of sustainable food consumption has to be a natural part in all phases of living and learning. • Our mindset and jobs should be guided by the concept of circularity (“CircularSociety”). Lire moins

Thematic area 4: The future food industry Selected results and impetus for future dialogues: • Avoiding food loss and waste must be an absolute priority. • Pioneering entrepreneurs in existing companies and in start-ups as well as think tanks should be made more visible so that solutions can be implemented and disseminated. • Sustainability needs more investment (capital), which also includes funding options with a minimum of bureaucracy, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (upfront financing). • Long-term planning predictability should be assured, including the implem... Lire la suiteentation of a coherent sustainability policy with clearly defined aims and a timeline for implementation. Policy-makers are generally urged to step up the pace and be more pragmatic. • A new way of consumer communication with a focus on mainstream consumers is necessary. • The appreciation of foodstuffs should be promoted and explicitly demanded. • A dialogue format gathering consumers, industry, academia and administrations should be established. Basically, this forum should do away with silo mentality and confrontation, but focus on cooperation and togetherness instead. • Support schemes should be set up for the targeted introduction of new approaches in marketing and food loss and waste reduction. • Food business operators should be obliged to offer/accept further training opportunities on sustainability issues. • Better assessment of food loss and waste and reduction/use of invisible food via platforms. • Sustainability should be reward in a more visible manner and by paying premiums (THG budget, carbon leakage etc.). Lire moins

Thematic area 3: Sustainable food systems in rural and urban areas: Infrastructure requirements Selected results and impetus for future dialogues: • Municipalities and regions should be better equipped to support regional structures such as value-added chains. • Consideration should always be given to reducing red tape. • Coordinators are needed who develop networks and promote networking and knowledge-sharing. • Regionality should be promoted. It would be wise to establish a federal network for regional value chains in order to learn from one another across the board. Bringing togethe... Lire la suiter local initiatives on the ground is also helpful. • Away-from-home catering, in particular in communal catering facilities, is considered as a great lever for change to strengthen regional value-added chains. • The subject of sustainability should be integrated into vocational training and continuing training curricula more and more. Across the board, there was a call for comprehensive and inclusive educational work. • A targeted training of training officers, vocational teachers and other educators was identified as key. • If small producers and processors pool their product range, for example via food hubs and other trading formats, they can benefit from shared logistics and marketing. • Product policies in the regional sector should focus on a quality strategy, because regional processing operations cannot keep abreast in an all-out price war. Developing professional infrastructures is key to the success of these operators. Lire moins

Thematic area 2: Requirements for sustainable agricultural food production Selected results and impetus for future dialogues: • Smart farming systems (e.g. agro-forestry systems) are required in order to implement ecological intensification. • Substance cycles, also beyond farming, must be closed. • The importance of breeding should be highlighted, as well as the need to support it. • A central role is attributed to research and the quick transfer of results into practice. • Technical innovations should be reinforced and the importance of social innovations should be underlined. • ... Lire la suiteEducation and knowledge exchange are key factors in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Lire moins

Thematic area 1: Costs and benefits of environmentally sound and socially acceptable production Selected results and impetus for future dialogues: • It is important for all parties involved to achieve a paradigm shift based on the insight that "avoiding damage is more economical and ecological than making good damage". • The theoretical groundwork for the evaluation of costs and benefits has been laid. One excellent instrument is the true-cost approach. • Transparent supply and processing chains represent a basic requirement. • Agricultural holdings are called upon to develop new distr... Lire la suiteibution channels, diversification and new business models. • Operational bookkeeping and accounting of holdings should be brought into line with sustainability criteria (societal performance). • Sustainable production methods should be rendered visible and tangible for consumers. Notably at the local level. • Communication by farmers is required to enable direct consumer interaction and thus deepen the perception and appreciation of the agricultural sector. • In order to sustainably convert the food system in Germany, state intervention is required (levies, taxes, subsidies, etc.). • State instruments should be used in line with the objectives (e.g. geared towards the SDGs) in order to genuinely foster environmentally and socially acceptable production. • In the longer term, a global matrix for social, economic and environmental standards must be developed. Lire moins

The following overriding subjects were identified in the individual thematic areas, which will be further explored in the follow-up process: • Transparency in supply chains ranging from production via processing right up to consumers (contribution to Action Tracks 2 and 3) • Systemic educational approach to sustainable food production and nutrition (contribution to Action Tracks 1, 2 and 3) • How is sustainability achieved through new framework conditions? (contribution to Action Tracks 3 and 4) • Structures - notably the implementation of measures (at regional level) (contribution to ... Lire la suiteAction Tracks 1, 4 and 5) • Responsibility also in a global context (contribution to Action Tracks 4 and 5) Lire moins

The dialogue process in Germany strives to analyse existing national food systems and identify positive approaches on the way towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and render them useful for the future. The dialogue was structured into five thematic areas, which were based on current issues that are vital for the future: 1. Costs and benefits of environmentally sound and socially acceptable production 2. Requirements for sustainable agricultural food production 3. Sustainable food systems in rural and urban areas: Infrastructure requirements 4. The future food industry 5. Food of th... Lire la suitee future - more plant-based The selection was based on current, existing political dialogue processes and issues from science, industry and civil society. Lire moins

The main output of the dialogue was the proposed top-line strategy (see attached file) would serve as the base for the drafting of a more detailed country’s food transformation roadmap for the September Summit as well as the starter for the development of the agriculture sector strategy and action pathways for the next planning cycle.

There was general alignment with regard the Agriculture Sector vision, the underpinning seven goals, the framework of the strategic choices (the priority areas) and the appreciation of risks that could hurt and derail the transformation of the food system and well as the opportunities that the sector could leverage and stretch to deliver the sector goals. Kindly refer to the attachment for details.

The title of the subtheme of the fifth Dialogue was “Aligning on the risks and opportunities, vision, goals and strategic choices of the agriculture sector” The purpose of the Dialogue was to present to the key policy influencers the findings and recommendations that were being generated from the previous dialogues, desktop research and Presummit outputs and the shape that the emerging transformation roadmap of the food system is taking for their alignment and critical input. This would provide a sense check assessment in preparation of the country final report for the Summit.

There was no marked observation on the areas of divergence.

Discussion Topic AT6: Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act-a legal framework for sustainable food systems in Nepal Underlying causes/barriers for achieving the stated proposition: • Ineffective implementation of existing food laws and lack of policy compliance. • Inability to conduct adequate programs by identifying appropriate food insecure areas. • Inadequate efforts for effective implementation of the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act and committed by the representatives. • Ineffective coordination between provincial and local bodies as well as unclarity on policies, • Weak... Lire la suite of policy coherence and ineffective implementation of food Acts and Regulations, • Inadequate of information and awareness about the law, implementation efforts, • Provincial and Local Level guidelines on Bylaws on RtF act not yet developed. • Lack of institutional set up like technical food security committee are challenges to implement RtF act at Municipality and Provincial levels • Lack of harmonization among sectoral policies and regulations. • Lack of clear roles and responsibilities and accountability mechanism among the stakeholders. • Lack of policy coherence and full implementation of Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act • Lack of appropriate food system governance mechanism at provincial and local level • Limited consultations with stakeholders, while formulating the Act; outcomes of the consultations were not widely shared. • Inadequate sensitization/awareness on constitutional, legal and policy issues. • Inadequate monitoring and oversight of the implementation process. • Culture of non-compliance in the governance system and lack of organized efforts in the implementation of policies. • Poor accountability measures on the implementation of laws/policies. • Governments, particularly at local levels lack technical capacity to prepare laws and policies. Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Implementation of regulations on Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act; formulation and implementation of food plan; Institutional mechanism of National Food Council, Provincial Food Council and Local Food Coordinating Committee should be set up, • Set up and strengthen institutional architecture at 3 spheres of government (based on Act, policy, strategies, etc). • Orientation to people’s representative, farmers and stakeholders about the act, policies and programs as well as Periodic review of policies and programs • Youth motivation programs, school feeding program link to make the food system sustainable, prioritization of local products. • Coordination mechanism to regulate the law and guidelines, strengthen governance and accountability. • Corporate- social responsibly of business and private sector to be linked to strengthen food system and university. • Distribute Below Poverty Level (BPL) card for reservation to living below poverty levels • Guarantee of food security and good governance through implementation of Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act, • Managing the availability of essential food items to the ‘at-risk groups • Formulation of provincial Act and regulation. • Implementation of agricultural development programs related to sustainable food system. • Development of appropriate structure and mechanism for implementation of Act. • Implementation of agricultural development programs related to sustainable food systems. • Implement farmers’ identification card. • Strong legal coordination mechanism between local, provincial, and federal government. • Ensuring policy coherence in agriculture, food security and nutrition; build synergies among policies like MSNP, ADS, SDGs and other national plans based on the Act. • Orient stakeholders on the implementation of Act (preparation of regulations and budget). • Adequate financing to the Province and Local Governments based on their performance on the implementation of Act, and relevant policies. • Implementation of 15th Plan, Periodic Plans, and localization of SDGs with priority. • Invest on setting up a mechanism for systematic data collection, analysis, and management for strengthening the evidence-based policy making Lire moins

Discussion Topic AT5: Building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks, and stresses Underlying causes/barriers for achieving stated proposition: • Negative effect of disasters (flood, drought, disease, epidemic, pandemic, etc.) • Feminization of agriculture due to male out-migration (drudgery for women), • Low agricultural productivity, • Lack of early warning and preparedness (preparedness not in place to respond to disasters), • Lack of vulnerability mapping and information management system, • Weak implementation of existing preparedness/response plan, • Settlement of people at... Lire la suite the vulnerable areas e.g. Riverside, unplanned infrastructure. • Land encroachment in vulnerable areas like river banks • Diseases and pest outbreaks in crops, livestock and poultry • Losses of bio-diversity and indigenous crops and technologies • Market and price vulnerability, low value addition • Low insurance coverage (human, livestock and crops) • Less awareness on food for health and healthy lives • Resilience not embedded in policies and programmes—to much sectoral perceptive • Management of malnutrition not effectively implemented • Weak inputs supply system Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Land use policy and legal framework implementation • Agro-met services/advisory, • Market and price information system in place • Conservation of Chure/Bhavar range • Effective enforcement/implementation of land use policy • R&D on resilient technology, • Proper water management and irrigation technologies • Strengthen supply chain system, • Multi-sectoral approach to enhance resilient, • Proper coordination mechanism between the 3 spheres of govt and stakeholders, private sector and nongovernmental organizations • Food security monitoring system (NEKSAP) in place for vulnerability and mapping of affected people, • Provision of vulnerability card to the vulnerable community • Evidence-based decision-making linking to food security monitoring system to early warnings and disaster risk and response management, • Preparedness, response and recovery mechanism in place, • Expansion of insurance coverage • Vulnerability card to the vulnerable people for providing relief and recovery assistance, • Mainstreaming resilience into sectoral programming; develop risk informed programme, building resilience for food system • Fair price shops in food insecure areas, • Food storage and stocking of food including supplementary/therapeutic food for emergency, strengthen food distribution system • Prevention and management of malnutrition, • Link Prime Minister (PM)/ Chief Minister (CM) employment programmes to Food Systems • Social protection system in place, • Policy coherence related to resilience building • Re-settlement of people living in vulnerable areas to safe area • Livelihood improvement programs in place Lire moins

Discussion Topic AT4: Advance equitable livelihoods of people involved in food systems Underlying causes/drivers for achieving the stated proposition: • Improper implementation of land use policy and continued land fragmentation is leading to less opportunity for women, small holders and marginalized group’s access to productive resources; • Inadequate supporting mechanism for women, small holders and landless, • Weak implementation of existing policies, targeted for upliftment of women, poor, vulnerable communities to build sustainable livelihoods options; • Inadequate programs for ... Lire la suitesubsistence farming system and target groups; • Inadequate connectivity, storage, distribution and distribution mechanism for food security and livelihoods options; • Loss of local landraces/crops/food that are in use by women, indigenous communities and vulnerable groups; • Lack of awareness and less knowledge of nutritious native and indigenous crops/seed; • Less interest of people specially of youth to engage in agriculture, • Unequal access to food for all; • Outmigration of youths and men and increasing work burden on women; • Improper management of rain water affecting agricultural productivity specially in the low stream areas and small holders who are inhabited in the risk zones; • Lack of strong enforcing mechanism for proper utilization of allocated budget and expenditure; • Less opportunity for sustained and secured income generation opportunities for marginal and ultra-poor groups; discriminatory employment opportunities, • Increasing use of processed foods and minimal utilization of local crops. • Insufficient monitoring and control of food distribution system, price and quality of food, • Social discriminatory practices that denies children, girls and women’s access to nutritious food and relief package; • Weak market linkages and price transmission mechanism for agricultural and livestock produce • Inadequate cooperative responsive laws and policies. Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Implementation of land use policy to ensure equitable access to productive resources specially for women, landless, smallholders; • Facilitate to provide land ownership certificate to farmers, fix minimum support price and subsidy to farmers directly; • Formulate and implement market regulation, implement income generation programs for small and marginal farmers; • Strengthen cooperatives for increasing access to small holder, • Advance joint collaboration with cooperatives in promoting agriculture related services and reaching marginalized groups, • Support for processing, branding and market linkage of agricultural and livestock products that are promoted by cooperatives, • Mass awareness campaign and capacity building on consumption of balanced diet for all, • Promote family farming for better homestead supplied nutritional diets, • Include producer, vendors, market and consumer organizations in decision making process related to rural food system transformation, • Strengthening capacity and improvement in infrastructure development for agriculture sector • Support in conservation, promotion and registration of indigenous seeds, • Identification, registration and issue farmer’s ID, categorization of farmers and provision of output-based supports and services, • Promote agro-ecology based high value crops and gender-friendly post-harvest technologies, • Policy with provision of production loyalty for organic farming system, • Devise targeted policy for engagement and promotion of women and youth’s role in agriculture. • Promote organic agriculture and food, ban on unhealthy foods, enforce labeling; • Promote youth-led agri-based enterprises and marketing, • Develop food information system and information management system that is accessible to all; • Establish local food banks in collaboration with cooperatives; • Link food security and relief programs with social safety net specially for destitute groups as well as school day meals such as use of NeKSAP information; • Manage equitable relief system in agriculture sector; • Develop and implement disaster early warning system and introduce vulnerability based insurance Lire moins

Discussion Topic AT3: Boost nature-positive food production at scale Underlying barriers/drivers for achieving the stated proposition: • Limited technologies and policies to address climate induced disasters (eg. flooding, landslides, drought, extreme rainfalls, disease & pest outbreaks) and lack of technologies and farming system to address them • Land fragmentation and unplanned urbanization leading loss of fertile agriculture lands • Lack of adequate protection of agricultural land (unused fallow land; underused, misused, exploitation) • Loss of agrobiodiversity /indigenous crop... Lire la suite varieties, lack of site-specific production • Soil erosion, degradation of soil fertility, lack of incorporation of organic matters (burning of cowdung) • Haphazard and unsafe use of pesticides and chemical fertilizer in vegetables, cash crops and unsafe use of hormones, antibiotics and feed additives in livestock and poultry • Limited knowledge on scientific management of land, water, soil, plants and forest • Poor management of livestock and open grazing system resulting in degradation of lands and vegetations • Poor market price control mechanism, unstable markets and lack of food safety • Socioeconomic change brought out by youth migration, change in food habits and urbanization • Weak Institutions and Governance systems & weak coordination among three spheres government • Lack of reliable data base system and research for diverse food species for nature positive production Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Adoption of Climate Smart agriculture system: Develop and promote climate smart villages and food system with climate resilient better agricultural and animal husbandry technologies; adopt climate smart policies and plans. • Enforcement of Land use Act (2019) and Land Use Policy (2015) to minimize land conversion and degradation • Agroecosystem and Landscape based planning focusing on local comparative and competitive advantage • Revitalization of local indigenous food system and social system utilizing traditional wisdom and culture • Conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity by promoting site specific crops, NUS and community seed banks • Organic /ecological farming and marketing with the development of organic technologies and policies • Improvement of soil fertility through legume rotation, conservation agriculture, green manuring and agroforestry promotion • Value chain development of local crops /commodities in partnership with private sector • Better management, restoration and improvement of agroecosystems (land, water and soils) and their better utilization • Management of livestock and pastureland with focus on agroforestry /integrated farming systems • Investment on food-water-energy-biodiversity-health nexus • Land use planning enforcement for optimum and productive use of land by addressing the issues of unused fallow land, under used. misused and exploitation of land beyond carrying capacity • Restoration of degraded agroecosystem; convert degraded river-beds to gardens; water shed conservation • Sustainable land management with land consolidation/pooling for nature positive production • Build the capacity of farmers, private sectors and R &D stakeholders in nature positive production program implementation with inclusiveness of women, youth and marginal groups • Establish a comprehensive agricultural information, knowledge, database and services systems including market and agro-metereologial information center and build capacity of farmers and stakeholders • Improved coordination and governance of agri-food system in 3 tiers governments • Update Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) with biodiversity, climate and agroecology focused production system Lire moins

Discussion Topic AT2: Shift to sustainable consumption patterns. Underlying causes/drivers for achieving the stated proposition: • Not consuming a variety of food grains, not producing enough food. • Lack of necessary identification of local crops, protection, and promotion of nutritious food items. • Not using Climate Resilient Agriculture system, lack of employment. • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and less priority on locally available nutritious food. • Water and sanitation is the long term problem causing health hazards, deteriorating nutrition status particularly in pregn... Lire la suiteant and lactating mothers and children. • Traditional food consumption (roots, tubers, creeper, Gittha & Bhyakur- Chepang, Bankariya, Tamang, etc.), Socio-cultural practices of households (marriage, value, norms etc.). • Higher Post harvest loss and growing food waste and are not aware. • Increasing barren land due to migration among several reasons • Lack of information/data of food and nutrition insecure/vulnerable community and family • Urbanization, migration, land fragmentation, and different type of topography. • Lack of information about the content of nutrition or value of the food products. • Migration and shortfall of labor for production activities and value chain. • Inadequate awareness raising programs at school level related to the foods adulterated with heavy pesticides. • Inadequate subsidy/ supportive policies for the promotion of local products and development of agricultural value chains and inadequate technologies for food processing and value addition, traditional and subsistence farming practices. • Low level of consumer awareness on healthy food habit and choice of nutritious foods; increased fat proportion in adult’s diet, and undernutrition in childhood. • High cost of nutritious diet (nutritious diet is 242% expensive than the energy only diet). • Unregulated market for unhealthy and adulterated commercial food products. • Social, religious, and cultural aspects of food consumption. Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Construction and use of storage structures, protection of local food crops and establishment of Seed Bank. • Diversification of crops, establishment of agricultural industries, promotion of local endangered healthy food items. • Increase of capacity of agricultural produce markets; development of Climate Resilient Agriculture system. • Conduct school nutrition program and make agricultural education practical. • Maintain buffer stock of food for emergencies • SBC on food habit and link school meal programme with that of home-grown food. • Strengthen Water and sanitation program emphasizing on utilization and awareness for improving health and nutrition status of children through supplementary food • Promote agroforestry product (SALT technology, aquaculture, bee keeping). • Develop and implement land use policy for agriculture, industry and human settlement, crop insurance expansion program. • Develop database by land type, food security and vulnerability situation, monitoring mechanism, production and consumption, increase utilization of fallow land. • Policy formulation of locally produced agricultural product at the local level • Promotion and commercialization of indigenous crops / local crops. • Emphasize the school meal program utilizing local food production and promote milk, milk products and poultry product. • Develop land use policy for agriculture, industry, human settlement, database for land type, utilize fallow land. • Prepare food consumption guidelines and implement BCC. • Establish food security information management system at different levels and implement the targeted response • Promote decentralized food systems, strengthen farming communities and effective transfer of technology. • Prepare national framework for sustainable food consumption pattern. • Prepare food menu using local food by the government officials working in remote areas. • Fair price shops in the remote and food insecure communities. • Provision of subsidy and incentives for farmer to sustainable food production system. • Update national food based dietary guideline, policy on food waste Lire moins

Discussion Topic AT 1: Ensure safe and nutritious food for all Underlying causes/Drivers for achieving stated proposition: • Inadequate roads & storage facilities, collection centers, chilling centers, cold chains and low investment in infrastructure related to agriculture. • Difficult terrain, water scarcity, lack of climate adaptive tech and marketing, R&D not contextual. • Low Seed Replacement Rate • Low awareness on nutritive value of underutilized crops and breast feeding, nutritional sensitive and Food safety social protection, less involvement of private sector • Outmi... Lire la suitegration of youth and feminization of agriculture • Inadequate skilled agricultural human resource at province and local level • Low coverage by extension, poor incentives and support to farmers, low adoption of context specific technologies, • Low supply and consumption of animal source foods, • Less priority to agriculture by all three tiers of governments and poor coordination and less accountability • Inadequate breast-feeding friendly workplace and maternity protection and increasing use of junk/ultra-processed foods • Low promotion of Home-grown foods for the midday meal, • Low level of agricultural productivity and high pre & post-harvest losses, • Fragmentation of land holdings, subsistence production system, fallow land and soil erosion • Use of unsafe water, haphazard use of pesticides and chemicals and anti-microbial drugs • Loss of local biodiversity and existence of poor food diversity, • Lack of land ownership to cultivators and many landless families • Emergence and attack of new pests and frequent occurrence of natural disasters • Poor access to affordable and nutrient rich foods for many families, • High food wastage and our social and cultural traditions, • Poverty driven food insecurity and non-farm income opportunity in rural area Actions in next 3 years that will have greatest impact: • Development of roads and agriculture infrastructures with increased investment, climate adaptive technologies, adoption of new and digital technology, • Increase investment in technology-varieties, breeds, appropriate machine tools, storage facilities and for production promotion and post-harvest and value addition, • Promote biodiversity based ecological agriculture, community-based food stocking/food bank • Implement nutrition sensitization, SBC and social protection programs and increase qualified human resources at all levels, • Food Security Information Management System at different levels, generate database and improve Food System Governance, promote cooperative-based insurance system • Promote Home-grown foods for the midday school meal-policy and coordination, • Restructuring extension and research system to address the needs of the farmers and value chain actors • Promote breast feeding and implement Breastfeeding friendly workplaces • Formulating policies that promotes the consumption of low-cost nutritious food products • Emphasis on the development of formal food trading and distribution system • Integrated agro plan with priority of the 3 layers of the govt and provide agro based incentives, • Incorporate nutrition and health aspects in school curriculum, • Encourage entrepreneurship among the youths by providing technologies, enhancing access to finance and improving their skills • Land rights to cultivators, Land to landless, classification of farmers/peasants based on ownership and production • Develop project bank for nutrition and food security by the governments (3 tiers) • Update dietary guidelines and incentive for those producing nutritious foods, Introduce digital agri info system • Promote Indigenous food and livestock production and food practices, diversify production system, conserve local crops, mapping of indigenous crops/commodities. • Focus on pocket/cluster to increase productivity, implement land utilization plan. • Continue/expand school meal program to support the local food production • Implement organic/high value cash crop production (Mulyawan Campaign) and off farm employment to reduce poverty driven food insecurity. • Review traditional farming practices, adopt climate friendly practices Lire moins