SDC Food Systems Dialogues for 2021 UN Food Systems Summit

STEP experts participated in SDC Food Systems Dialogues, launched by the Global Programme Food Security (GPFS) of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The first on-line meeting took place on 27/04/2021 and was attended by over 100 participants from around the world. 12 visions for sustainable food systems were discussed in the break-out sessions during the meeting:

  1. Valorisation of the role of famers in food systems
  2. Strong social movements and networks between households
  3. More sustainable production and shorter supply chains
  4. National agriculture and food policies support for regional and seasonal  food
  5. Integration of nutrition in school curricula, maternal and infant care
  6. Agro-ecologically sources meals in school & community kitchens
  7. Land and judicial reforms for improved/equitable access to land
  8. Favourable import, export and tax regimes
  9. A national system on accurate, safe and reliable data and certification
  10. International agricultural research partnership
  11. Diversification of production and low-impact farming
  12. Locally adapted crops, soil conservation and sustainable irrigation

The goal of the dialogues is to create a space for a multi-stakeholder exchange that contributes to a common understanding of the priorities in the transformation of food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda.

The results of these dialogues will feed into the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit in September and into the planning and implementation of food system related intervention of the SDC and its partners.

The Summit is part of the Decade of Action to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is an opportunity to remind the world of the key role that land plays in achieving the 2030 agenda.

Learn more about the event here .