Thanks for providing us an opportunity to access and comment on this very important report prepared by the HLPE.
The report no doubt will be an important means to bring all of us together to address the issue of Food Security,by helping us to understand the need for having the right kind of MSPs,willing to work together, over a considerable period of time,in a sustained manner to achieve the well-defined objectives and common public interest of ensuring FOOD Security, by overcoming all challenges.
Given below are the few comments and observations,we wish to share or raise
1) The need to consider and re-examine many more ways or basis of forming the clusters of MSPs, than just the once defined in the draft report.
For example it's very important to understand the driving force or the reason behind the formation of MSPs and absence of any power dynamics ( due to status,funds,etc.)so that all Partners have a good understanding and consensus about the common goal (public interest )and have the freedom and faith to work in harmony.
2) Page 48 of the draft report ,highlights Figure 3- MSPs for FSN: a logic model .
Here we wish to suggest that few important activities are to be included in the ACTIVITY column,like
Revival of good cultural and traditional knowledge and practices across borders to redefine our consumption patterns and to minimize food wastages.
Re-examination of present lifestyle and shift to sustainable lifestyle through behavioural change as part of energizing and empowering activities.
Optimal ulitization or management of available resources ( natural,capital,financial and Human)
Capacity building and training shoud be a specific part of Enabing activities
Communication and Cultural bonding as part of Engaging activities
3) It is also to be emphasised here that a special reference to the 10YFP Sustainable Food System (SFS) Programme, be made in the report.
Though being a relatively new MSP, 10YFP SFS programme has proven to be efficient it number of ways, in particular in pooling existing resources and promoting new partnerships and synergies. It is one of the most inclusive MSP in relation to FSN at the global level, with mixed government / non-government co-leadership and an advisory committee composed of five stakeholder clusters and that strives for regional balance.
In addition, the 10YFP SFS Programme’s mandate is based on the Rio+20 outcome document, and the Programme reports to ECOSOC and the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The implementation of the 10YFP itself is enshrined in SDG 12.1.
Hence, it's important that the 10YFP SFS Programme be included as a key example of an MSP in the area of FSN in this report.
Please excuse the delay in submitting our comments.Hope our submission are helpful in some way.
Thanks and best wishes ,
Anuradha Gupta