What are your experiences in the use and application of the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) for improving food security and nutrition?
A global thematic event (GTE) will be organized during the October 2022 Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to share experiences and good practices in the use and application of the CFS Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) endorsed in 2014.
The CFS-RAI are a framework to guide the actions of all stakeholders engaged in agriculture and food systems by defining principles that can promote much needed responsible investment, enhance livelihoods, and mitigate risks to food security and nutrition. The objective of the Principles is to contribute to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security. The Principles aim to be universally applicable, acknowledging the particular role and needs of smallholders and other stakeholders worldwide in addressing food security and nutrition, and considering all sectors and stages of agriculture and food systems.
The implementation of the CFS-RAI is primarily the responsibility of States who are encouraged, with the contribution of all stakeholders, to apply them in developing their strategies, policies, programmes and legislation for achieving food security and nutrition objectives. The CFS-RAI seek to mobilize high-level political commitment and promote coordinated multi-stakeholder processes, including the review of progress and sharing of lessons learned.
The global thematic event will enable an interactive multi-stakeholder dialogue that aims to share experiences and good practices, in the use and application of the CFS-RAI. In particular, the event seeks to:
- foster the adoption, adaptation and scaling up of good practices and learning from experiences in implementing the CFS-RAI;
- monitor progress (qualitatively and quantitatively) in implementing the CFS-RAI at national, regional and global levels;
- draw lessons to improve the relevance and effectiveness of the CFS-RAI;
- increase awareness and understanding of CFS and its products.
CFS has consistently encouraged stakeholders to voluntarily share their experiences and good practices in applying CFS policy products through reporting individual (direct) experiences by one group of stakeholders or through reporting the results of multi-stakeholder consultations or events (organized to discuss experiences) by several groups of stakeholders [1]. To inform the global thematic event on the CFS-RAI, CFS invites you to share your experiences by completing one or several of the two following submission forms:
- the form for reporting “individual” experiences in applying the CFS-RAI by one group of stakeholders (e.g. a member state, civil society, or the private sector);
- the form (for organizers of events) to share the results of multi-stakeholder events organized at national, regional and global levels to discuss experiences and good practices in applying the CFS-RAI.
You are invited to complete any of the two forms most appropriate to your experience, and/or to submit multiple forms, respectively, in case you have had multiple experiences. In identifying and documenting good practices, please consider the values promoted by CFS, as applicable:
- Inclusiveness and participation: all relevant actors were involved and participated in the decision-making process, including those affected by the decisions;
- Evidence-based analysis: the effectiveness of the practice in contributing to the objectives of the CFS-RAI was analyzed on the basis of independent evidence;
- Environmental, economic and social sustainability: the practice contributed to achieving its objectives, without compromising the ability of addressing future needs;
- Gender equality: the practice promoted equal rights and participation of women and men and addressed gender inequalities;
- Focus on the most vulnerable and marginalized people and groups: the practice benefitted the most vulnerable and marginalized people and groups;
- Multi-sectoral approach: all main relevant sectors were consulted and involved in the implementation of the CFS-RAI;
- Resilience of livelihoods: the practice contributed to building resilient livelihoods of households and communities to shocks and crises, including those related to climate change.
The input received will contribute to monitoring progress on the use and application of the CFS-RAI and will be compiled into a document made available for delegates at CFS 50 in October 2022. Following a panel discussion that will take place during CFS 50, a draft conclusion of the session will be submitted to CFS members for agreement.
The Committee on World Food Security
The vision of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is to be the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for a broad range of committed stakeholders to work together in a coordinated manner in support of country-led processes towards ensuring food security and nutrition for all. CFS strives for a world free from hunger where countries implement the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food.
[1] Terms of Reference to Share Experiences and Good Practices in Applying CFS Decisions and Recommendations through Organizing Events at National, Regional and Global Levels (CFS 2016/43/7).
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Dear CFS Secretariat,
On behalf of a joint group from FAO, SOLIDARIDAD and LANDESA, I am pleased to submit the attached contribution on our joint experience "Inclusive business models for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in Sierra Leone".
Our designated contact person Nicholas Jengre (Solidaridad) remains at your disposal in case any further information would be required.
With thanks.
Yannick Fiedler
Mundialmente se debate sobre la problemática de las drogas y los cultivos de uso ilícito y se ha enfatizado en que causan efectos negativos en la paz, la seguridad, el medio ambiente y el desarrollo. Esto ha llevado a los países afectados a adoptar medidas políticas antidrogas, donde los logros y efectividad han sido escasos. En Colombia, con la firma del acuerdo de paz se viene combatiendo este flagelo, sin embargo, la problemática aún persiste. Esta experiencias en el uso y aplicación de los Principios del CSA para la inversión responsable en la agricultura y los sistemas alimentarios (Principios CSA-IRA) para mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición de fundamenta en la experiencia desarrollada en el Plan Consolidación Integral de la Macarena (PCIM) entre el 2012-2022. Se toma un estudio de caso en el municipio de Vistahermosa - Meta, región de alta complejidad social, afectado por el conflicto armado y por la alta tasa de deforestación alrededor del Parque Natural Nacional de la Macarena (Patrimonio Ambiental de la Umanidad) y desarrollado con los líderes del Programa Nacional Integral de Sustitución de cultivos de uso ilícito. Los resultados muestran que la transición de economías ilegales a legales integralmente transforma la región para mejorar los medios de vida de las familias. Además, se prioriza la legalización de la propiedad, la seguridad alimentaria y el desarrollo económico como pilares para la prosperidad rural y la conservación del ambiente.
Please find the form attached.
Thanks & regards,
Prof.(Mrs) Vijaya Khader
Chers collègues du Secrétariat du CSA,
Nous avons le plaisir de soumettre pour votre considération la contribution ci-jointe, intitulée "Vers une confédération de réseaux de jeunes agri-entrepreneurs sénégalais œuvrant en faveur d’un accroissement de l’investissement responsable dans l’agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires".
Cette expérience a été menée entre décembre 2018 et décembre 2020.
Nous tenons à exprimer nos plus sincères remerciements à l'Office fédéral suisse de l'agriculture et la République française qui ont fourni un appui financier généreux qui nous a permis de mener l'analyse des capacités initiale en décembre 2018, ainsi qu'à l'ONG RIKOLTO qui a collaboré avec nous pour renforcer les capacités des jeunes agri-entrepreneurs à s'organiser en réseaux et à mener un plaidoyer en faveur de l'investissement responsable dans l'agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires.
Nous restons à votre disposition pour toute information complémentaire utile.
Meilleures salutations,
Yannick Fiedler (pour l'équipe chargée de la promotion des investissements responsables dans l'agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires à la FAO).
Bonjour,
Je suis Ahmed yangui enseignant chercheur au laboratoire de l'Economie Rurale (LER) de l'Institut National de Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), au nom de l'équipe (LER) de L'INRAT et de l'Agence de Promotion pour l'Investissement Agricole (APIA), j'ai le paisir de soumettre notre expérience pratique concernant l'incorporation des principes de l'investissement responsables CFS-RAI pour un environnement favorable pour l'investissement des jeunes dans le secteur agricole et les systèmes agroalimentaires.
Notre expérience est intutilée "Stimuler et pérenniser les investissements agricoles responsables des jeunes agri-entrepreneurs en Tunisie".
Pour plus d'information, n'hésitez pas à me contacter, s'il vous plait.
Veuillez accpeter mes sincères salutations,
Ahmed Yangui
La Dra Marina Aldapi, Doctora por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, docente de la Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael Saracho de Bolivia (forma parte de la Red de Universidades comprometidas en la difusión de los principios CSA-IRA), comparte la experiencia sobre la aplicación del principio de seguridad alimentaria a través de la implementación de parcelas demostrativas con cultivos de arándano, frutilla, durazno y manzana en la Cuenca Pedagógica Yesera, en Tarija, Bolivia.
Adolfo Cazorla Catedrático del Área de Proyectos en la UPM. Experto en Gestión de Políticas Públicas. Desarrollo Rural -Liderazgo de la mujer- y Buen gobierno en las Universidades. Doctor Ingeniero Agrónomo y Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Perú). Es el coordinador responsable de la Red de 20 Universidades de 10 países comprometidas con las difusión de los Principios CSA-IRA y responsable del desarrollo de las Cartas de Acuerdo FAO-FGUPM (2016-2022).
Submission on Call for sharing experiences and good practices in the use and application of the CFS-RAI from the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA). You can always reach us if more information is required.
Dear CFS Secretariat,
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) is pleased to submit the experiences from two multi-stakeholder workshops organized in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic in 2018, in partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), through the joint activity entitled: “Strengthening capacities on legal and policy frameworks for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems".
Through multi-stakeholder and multisectoral dialogues, the goal of the workshops was to identify legal and policy capacity needs in both countries to advance the use and implementation of the CFS-RAI Principles. The assessment focused on (i) the institutional framework and coordination; (ii) policies, laws, strategies and incentives; (iii) institutional capacity and services; (iv) individual capacities.
The activity informed the preparation of a capacity development plan to enhance the use of CFS-RAI Principles in both countries, based on the legal gaps identified.
With kind regards,
The Food Security Team on behalf of IDLO
This activity is now closed. Please contact [email protected] for any further information.