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1. The transformation of food systems to make them more sustainable, inclusive, resilient, and produce safe and nutritious food is key to strengthening their contribution to the economy of the countries of our region, to ensure food and nutritional security, for the reduction of poverty and ethnic, gender, and territorial inequalities, for health and nutrition, for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, for climate action, and for a people-centered inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery from the crisis caused by COVID-19. The existence of more sustainable, inclusive, resi
... Подробнееlient food systems that produce safe and nutritious food is essential to achieve most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 2. The transformation of food systems requires complex transitions related to how food is produced, processed, distributed, preserved, and consumed. The transformation will imply transitions that will be complex and take time, must be done with the concurrence of all relevant public and private actors, and will require the construction of agreements with a long-term country vision. 3. In the transformation of food systems, it is essential to promote balance among the various functions that food systems fulfill, especially among the objectives of production, health and nutrition, and sustainability in the use of natural resources. 4. There is a diversity of food systems in the region, which vary in terms of job creation, income distribution, market orientation, contribution to local and global food security, and environmental impacts, among others. Therefore, the transition to more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient systems will need to consider local realities, needs, and priorities. 5. The transformation of food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean should consider that the population affected by the "double burden of malnutrition" has increased substantially. Malnutrition has high economic costs due to the loss of capacities and productivity, and health systems costs, especially those due to the increase in obesity-related non-communicable diseases. 6. The transformation of food systems should promote productive employment, the creation of decent work, and the strengthening of sustainable enterprises in the rural economy with an emphasis on women and youth. It is essential to strengthen productive development policies to enhance economic diversification and promote rural productive transformation. It is also important to promote labor laws that recognize the conditions of employment in rural areas and in the agricultural sector. 7. International food trade must be rule-based and predictable, avoiding unilateral distorting measures, especially in the context of pandemics and other shocks such as conflicts, natural disasters, and the displacement of refugees. It is important to strengthen at the multilateral level the discussion on agricultural support, export subsidies, and trade barriers that create distortions in agricultural trade. Also, attention should be given to the need to create synergies and complementarities between production for export and production for local markets; and between global and intraregional food trade, considering that in the region there are both net-food-exporting and net-food-importing countries. 8. Improving the governance and transparency of food systems is important, through strengthening public institutions and inter-sectoral coordination, expanding the space for intra-sectoral dialogue, and incorporating sub-national governments. 9. Good, timely, and reliable statistical data is essential for the transformation of food systems. It is necessary to strengthen the governance of agro-environmental and market information systems and to support the consolidation of the statistical and impact evaluation frameworks at the country level. 10. The post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery makes the transformation process more complex but creates a sense of urgency that we must take advantage of to create more robust, inclusive, sustainable, and competitive food systems. Скрыть
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Ключевые слова: Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Innovation, Policy, Trade-offs, Women & Youth Empowerment