Philippines - Étape 2
Main findings
Generally, the discussions during the NFSD highlighted the following points: 1. There is an increasing support from various agriculture and non-agriculture players to collaborate to improve food systems in the Philippines and address challenges that hinder national growth; 2. Various government agencies are finding more ways to work together to develop and implement wider-scale and long-term solutions. These agencies expressed strong commitment to collaborate with the Department of Agriculture in transforming the Philippine food systems; 3. Collaborations of various sectors, including the live
... Lire la suitestock, dairy, fisheries, among others are imperative to create resilient and sustainable food systems that are equitable, secure, and that ensures high-quality nutrition for all; 4. Policy reviews and enhancements on laws related to food systems are critical to create a more enabling environment for food systems transformations. Related to this, accreditation/registration guidelines, import and export rules, and fiscal incentives should also be assessed and updated to respond to current demands of the sectors; 5. Agriculture and the rural economy are key sectors for supporting livelihoods in protracted crises; 6. To ensure proper monitoring and evaluation processes, national baselines and periodic assessments should be conducted, specifically on food loss and wastage, for an informed, evidence-based legislation and other actions; 7. Youth engagement programs should be developed to attract more youth to be more involved in interventions related to food, agriculture, environmental protection, and social development; 8. Outside of all the policy proposals and recommendations, pathways should be gender responsive and inclusive (including IPs and other vulnerable groups); 9. Challenges related to land access affect different sectors and responding to these is important to move forward with others points of intervention; 10. Agriculture and farming should more and more be treated as business venture/s even at the farm level to pave the way for increased profits. Agro-entrepreneurship programs should be rolled out to professionalize farmer cooperatives and level up the dignity of farming; 11. Farmer clustering and consolidation does not necessarily mean land title consolidation; 12. Deeper private sector engagement programs are called for to be able to harness resources and expertise, link farmers to institutional buyers, and support infrastructure improvements; 13. The role of communications and awareness campaigns cannot be disregarded in implementing a whole-of-society approach for food systems transformation; 14. There is value in looking at approaches to change mindsets and behaviors especially towards influencing a shift to healthier diets and nature-based productions; 15. Mitigating food loss and food waste concerns requires ecosystem-based interventions and concerns the society as a whole; 16. There is a need to involve the local government units more aggressively to maximize the impact of interventions; 17. Building resilience in the food systems should also prioritize addressing foundational concerns like soil heath, water security and climate resiliency, among others. Building resilient yet progressive agriculture and fisheries livelihoods and communities will largely contribute to a sustainable and equitable food systems; 18. The importance of addressing malnutrition was emphasized, as stunting among Filipino children is very high in the country. Interventions related to this will include zero hunger and good health and well-being, among others; 19. Issues confronting the food systems include landslides, soil erosion, sea water intrusion, threat of biodiversity loss, lack of technologies for adaptation, lack of capital to avail of technologies, lack of social protection, insufficient number of post-harvest facilities, power supply interruptions during typhoons, among others; and 20. Heavily mentioned throughout the sessions were the need for gender-aggregated data, access to market, information, and financing, interventions to promote ease of doing business, streamlined quality, import/export, and food safety regulations, and the improvements in post-harvest and storage facilities. 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