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STRONG GOVERNANCE and holistic policies in ECA are needed to develop, test and prove solutions to the challenges of a systemic transformation of food systems, particularly considering the post-COVID-19 recovery. Better food systems data will allow policy-makers make sound decisions to guide, navigate, and provide incentives for all other actors in the system, leading to better public health, a protected environment, while balancing social and economic needs. Food systems are key to accelerating changes and reaching Sustainable Development Goals including SDG 2. Food systems need to be EQUITABL
... ПодробнееE and promote the livelihoods and NUTRITIONAL STATUS of the MOST VULNERABLE in food systems both in urban and rural areas (including smallholders, children, youth, and women) with a view to addressing their specific needs, access to safe, nutritious food, and enabling them to catalyze income generation to be drivers of change through their food choices. Investing in agri-food systems which make nutrient-rich foods available, at affordable prices for all, is needed in the region. Studies conducted in the region show that both consumers and producers must be further educated about the importance of different aspects of sustainability of food systems, and the effect of individual’s actions and food choices. More research is needed in this area to monitor new and potential trends. Special attention needs to be paid to nutrition, especially among young people who will bring the habit of healthy eating to the next generations. Small-holders and other actors responsible for producing and supplying our food can also be VULNERABLE. Young farmers continue to face many challenges including access to land, finance and income; affordable knowledge and innovation. INVESTMENTS and policies need to be tailored to build an agri-food system which creates good conditions for people who are producing our food. This includes overcoming the digital divide, improving access to technology, knowledge and skills, and allowing farmers to work collectively, including peer to peer learning. BOOSTING NATURE POSITIVE production and building CLIMATE-RESILIENT solutions, including financing greening of agricultural production and value chains. Policymakers need to get as much information as possible to make sound decisions and see possible trade-offs. Such information and data is not always available in the region. It is therefore important to enhance research studies aimed at collecting data on food systems and model data for the future. Win-wins will not only depend on good governance, solid investment but also data driven decision-making processes. More must be done to scale up efforts to develop CIRCULAR ECONOMY approaches which promote food security by dealing with food loss and waste. One of the ways to shift the food systems towards sustainability is closing material loops, optimizing recycling opportunities and designing loss and waste out of the system. INNOVATION can change not only the way how the food system works and make it much more efficient, but also, make consumers healthier. ECA however still faces significant digital divides and millions of people are disconnected. There are areas where there's no investment in the fast broadband and there is a challenge of exclusion of the end user. The emerging technologies offer great opportunities for the efficiency to the food systems. Innovation in all its forms is important, not only technological but social as well. Additionally innovation has many pathways, sometimes it can also mean going “back” to producing local heritage plants, such as Georgian wheats. It is important to promote a MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH to the food system so all agencies can work together including governments, the private sector, civil society and academia. Some governments in the regions –- adopted an approach which ensures inclusive value change development and cooperation between the government and private sector. The efforts also need to enable people engagement and empowerment. People, including smallholders, food business operators, and consumers, should be empowered to innovate, empowered to contribute to healthier diets, green solutions. Скрыть
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Ключевые слова: Environment and Climate, Governance, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment