Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Thanks, great initiative.

The critical contribution of wild/wild harvested plants and animals to nutrition is not strongly profiled in this paper.

Definitions which could be added- please refine as necessary

1.Social and solidarity economy (SSE), The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) considers it an umbrella concept and uses the following: ‘Social and solidarity economy is defined as a concept designating enterprises and organizations, in particular cooperatives, mutual benefit societies, associations, foundations and social enterprises, which have the specific feature of producing goods, services and knowledge while pursuing both economic and social aims and fostering solidarity’ (UNTFSSE 2014: Social and Solidarity Economy and the Challenge of Sustainable Development. A Position paper).

2.Mindful Markets Concept: Mindful Markets are alternative approaches to shaping food systems based on full awareness of interconnected factors and driven by the principle of “Organic Food for All.” Mindful Markets focus on long term relationships between farmers and consumers by creating channels and building networks which provide access to healthy food and promote well-being for all. Mindful Markets work to develop functioning alternative models and practices. Creating ‘Mindful Markets’ is an alternative model that realizes associative economies on the ground by creating tangible demand for organic agricultural produce.

In the Mindful Markets, rural producers and urban consumers care mutually for each other’s real needs: care for people, care for food, care for landscapes, care for human habitat, care for culture.

Van Willenswaard, W. (Ed.), 2015. Mindful Markets: Producer-Consumer Partnerships towards a New Economy, Bangkok: Garden of Fruition publishers https://towardsorganicasiath.wordpress.com/mindful-markets

3. Participatory Guarantee Schemes

Participatory guarantee systems (PGS) were reported in many countries, with more sustained development in Latin America and Asia. While most national organic labelling schemes require certification by a third party, PGS enable local sales of non-certified products by adopting a process of farmer and community peer review. These locally controlled guarantee systems keep the costs of certification down for producers and enable a constructive exchange and creation of local markets for consumers and members of the community. All regions urged that PGS be recognized as valid forms of certification at national level. To strengthen these systems, the participants of the seminar in Latin America proposed creating PGS reciprocity mechanisms in the region (Recommendation 9, Brasilia).

Source: FAO CATALYSING DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION TO SCALE UP AGROECOLOGY: OUTCOMES OF THE FAO REGIONAL SEMINARS ON AGROECOLOGY http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/I8992EN/

Other definitions, which might be included:-

4. Inclusive Value Chains

5. Inclusive Local Green / Short Value chains

6. Public Procurement Schemes

7. Wild foods