Profil des membres
Mme Stella Kimani
Organisation:
Welthungerhilfe
Pays:
Kenya
Domaine(s) de spécialisation
I am working on:
Strengthening Rural Governance for the Right to Adequate Food project implementation; Food systems transformation, advocacy, food and nutrition security
Mme Stella Kimani
The Program is a good start to global food systems transformation. Find my inputs on the ToC and results framework below.
1. The selected food crops' production systems are neither resilient nor nature-positive. A focus on the selected crops in the Eastern Africa context would further exacerbate food and nutrition insecurity in the region in the long-term, if we forecast based on the current trajectory. The crops selection could have been based on unique contextual factors across countries, regions, continents etc. More resilient crops like cassava, yam, sorghum, and millet, among others, would be more sustainable in some contexts and would offer alternatives to the selected ones that the world is already over dependent on.
2. In the ToC, the assumption of indigenous knowledge and approaches to be backward and unsustainable is a missing barrier. Nature-positive and resilient systems have been in existence among indigenous communities and we can leverage on them to develop collaborative food systems transformation. The past, present and future are important in futures thinking in food systems transformation and food systems innovations may be as diverse as the food systems themselves in different contexts.
3. Another missing barrier is indifference in implementing strong accountability mechanisms for food systems actions across the globe. Paper-level agreements and commitments in global platforms have so far proven to be just that. It would be useful to have accountability strongly embedded in all the 2nd order outcomes.
4. Supporting CBOs/CSOs to establish and facilitate strong citizens-led forums to mentor, strengthen capacities, engage and influence food systems governance may be important in establishing community-led transformation and decentralization of food systems governance and power dynamics in the long-term.