Независимый Диалог
Местоположение:
Соединенные Штаты Америки
Main findings
Across nine groups, several themes emerged: • Enhance accountability & transparency: This was considered essential in building confidence in food systems. Participants highlighted the importance of metrics that transparently report on progress, reveal priorities, and collect/share environmental and animal care data. • Ensure equity, dignity & inclusion: Participants emphasized these as cross-cutting themes. They shared how to involve stakeholders in food systems solutions, particularly farmers and students, who have historically been omitted from the conversation. Participants urge
... Подробнееd coherent strategies to eliminate the stigma of receiving free and reduced-price school meals and other forms of food assistance. • Elevate voices of young people: Having youth leaders in each discussion enhanced the Dialogue and underscored the importance of including the next generation in these conversations. Young people should be afforded more opportunities to interact with food systems stakeholders and have their perspectives heard. • Elevate voices of farmers: As many discussions around food systems and agriculture have excluded the very people responsible for food production and resource management, it was imperative that farmers be represented in all group discussions. In some cases, that meant increasing the groups, but this was necessary for adequate farmer representation. • Improve communication & education: Participants saw a role for better communication between farmers and the public, so that the public has a better appreciation for on-farm conditions. They urged more prevalent food/nutrition education to improve public health and combat unreliable information about food production. They also wanted young people to gain better access to and understanding of where food comes from and how it is produced. • Work towards multisector solutions: Participants saw an abundance of willingness from food systems actors to find solutions. They agreed transformation is possible through collective, multidisciplinary action. Dialogues like these are needed to bring stakeholders together who may not otherwise share learnings, opportunities and discuss trade-offs. • Recognize interconnections: Multisector solutions depend on identifying interconnections across the food system. Participants wanted to bolster connections between farmers, schools, food banks and urban communities to build mutual support, understanding and resiliency. Specific to dairy, participants recognized the strong connections between animal welfare, environmental sustainability and social science to enhance consumer trust and support farmers’ livelihoods. • Reimagine existing policies & programs: Participants recognized that the U.S. has many programs to support farmers’ livelihoods, low-income families, nutritious meal programs, etc.; but they saw a need to evolve and improve them to be more inclusive and effective. They highlighted policy opportunities to financially incentivize ecosystem services and support farmers as they seek out and scale sustainable practices. They also recommended updating school food procurement practices to incentivize local food purchases. • Strive for innovations: Research and funding are needed to address environmental challenges — including identifying and measuring the impact of specific innovations. Small farmers in particular need access to this research and funding. Governments can incentivize and invest in researching sustainable and innovative practices. These themes show that responsibility for making food systems sustainable from an environmental, health, social and economic perspective must be shared throughout the supply chain and society: • Farmers acknowledge their role in applying responsible production practices and have made tremendous strides to do so. Continuous improvement requires stronger support from public research and better mechanisms for knowledge-sharing to bolster innovation and make operations more sustainable. • Schools have an important role to play in educating/engaging young people in how foods can nourish people and protect the planet and in serving nutritious, sustainable, affordable and culturally relevant meals to all children. Financial resources, staffing and regulatory hurdles are challenges to overcome. In addition, students must be made aware of the diverse career opportunities in agricultural, whether through school curriculum or expansion of national programs (e.g., 4-H). • The public wants more information about how to eat nutritiously, sustainably and affordably. They would be better served through ongoing education about how/where food is produced, and how a diverse food supply supports food systems sustainability from an environmental, health, social and economic perspective. Скрыть
Направления деятельности: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Ключевые слова: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment