Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Re: HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition

Dear HLPE Project Team and Steering Committee

Congratulations for this important work. To my mind one gap could be the lack of studies of waste management inside and around the agroecological sites, how the wastes are managed, and where are the deposits on the sites and in their sorroundings. Microplastics pollution at the agroecological sites can be present by endoge (waste mismanagement, plastic mulch presence) or exogen reasons (microplastics trasported due to wind into the agroecological sites), therefore its important to be aware of the risk of microplastic pollution in agrocological areas.

Sincerely

Esperanza Huerta Lwanga

Wageningen University/ El Colegio de la Frontera Sur