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Towards the Development of the Programme on Sustainable Food Systems (SFSP)

Dear all,

Pursuant to the enhanced Memorandum of Understanding signed on September 24th 2014 between the Director-General of FAO and the Executive Director of UNEP, FAO and UNEP are jointly developing a programme on sustainable food systems under the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP), based on the experience and work under the FAO-UNEP Sustainable Food Systems Programme.

This follows a decision by the Agri-food Taskforce on Sustainable Consumption and Production of the FAO-UNEP Sustainable Food Systems Programme, the approval of the 10YFP Board of a preliminary proposal presented by FAO and UNEP, and the recommendation of the Committee on Agriculture of FAO at its 24th session.

As part of this process, a public consultation is being organized in order to:

  1. take stock of information on initiatives of relevance for the development of the Programme, particularly to avoid duplication and facilitate synergies and partnerships [please use this form]
  2. collect comments and input on a short draft concept note, for the further development of the Programme [please use this form]
  3. collect potential expressions of interest of entities to participate in the the Programme as Lead/Co-leads and/or as member of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) and/or work area coordinators and/or simple partners [please use this form].

The results of the consultation will be used to further develop the concept note. A Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC) will be constituted, with Lead/Co-leads.

The Lead/Co-leads, together with the MAC will finalize the concept note and develop a full programme proposal, which will be submitted to the 10YFP Secretariat for formal validation of the 10YFP Board. More details on the process are available on the Web site of the 10YFP (www.unep.org/10yfp).

We thank you in advance for your interest, support and efforts, and for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us.

We look forward to your contributions.

Ms Maria Helena Semedo

FAO Deputy Director-General

Mr Ibrahim Thiaw

UNEP Deputy Executive Director

 

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1) Why not use "food system" rather than "Agri-food" throughout?  You define food systems, but then don't use that terminology consistently in the concept note.  I read a subtle bias toward productivism in this, which may not be intended.  It is vital for transitions to be systemic and not focused primarily on producing more food.

2) What is the theory of how a transition to sustainable food systems will happen, underlying the objectives of this program?  It isn't clear; and without this, the program may facilitate transitions to something quite different than intended.

3) I think it would be better to refer to food security and nutrition as goals, rather than "food and nutrition security".  Perhaps there is a good, agreed-upon definition of "food and nutrition security"; but I don't think this has been resolved in the same way that the definition of "food security" is agreed.

4) The descriptions of Work Areas are thin and seem to show a superficial understanding of barriers to a SFS transition.  For example, it will take far more than "information" to improve Extension and "partnerships" to create "actionable knowledge, information and tools for SCP".  In particular, Work Area 1 leaves out public policy.  The intention may be to address public policy in Work Area 2, but it also belongs in Work Area 1.

5) Work Area 2 does not mention the weaknesses of Public Private Partnerships, which have been well documented and will continue to be highly challenging unless power imbalances between actors are understood and accommodated.

6) Designing principles to guide the assessment of sustainability, and leverage points to direct choices and behavior, have much broader applicability than only to market-based approaches such as eco-labels; yet these are only mentioned in the context of Work Area 3 (on market-based change).

Cordial saludo,

Mi nombre es Carolina Arroyave y soy la encargada de Cooperación Internacional en la unidad de seguridad Alimentaria de la ciudad de  la Alcalía de Medellín en Colombia.

Apartir de  un acuerdo municipal desde el 2005 (Acuerdo municipal 038 de 2005 - Política Municipal de Seguridad y Soberanía Alimentaria y Nutricional de Medellín) el cual fue complementado en el 2013 a través del acuerdo municipal 100 de 2013 por el cual se incorpora entre otras cosas la autorización al Alcalde para realizar las inversiones que se requieran dentro y fuera del Municipio en el marco del Sistema de Gestión Alimentaria de Medellín, lo que permitirá desarrollar acciones con productores agropecuarios fuera de Medellín, implementar plataformas logísticas para alimentos fuera de la ciudad, fortalecer la función comercial y logística de  las plazas de mercado de Medellín y las organización en redes y centros de compra del comercio de alimentos, así como la industrialización de la cadena de suministro de alimentos,  entre otras acciones.para garantizar el derecho a la alimentación en condiciones de oferta,  precios, calidad e inocuidad apropiados en el municipio de Medellín, con énfasis en poblaciones vulnerables.

Este año se cumple nuestro plan anterior decenal y por esta razon nos gustaría crear un lazo donde podamos aportar nuestros conocimentos a traves deesta red y compartir las experriencias con practicas efectivas en el tema de seguridad alimentaria y asi poder recibir de manera colaborativa y reciproca la experiencia de ustedes con respecto a la definición del período del Plan Municipal de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional a 12 años, y su incorporación obligatoria en el Plan de Desarrollo de los períodos que competa, a partir del año 2016.

Muchas gracias.

Your noble work and reporting is critical. I can only contribute to the solutions you seek by adding our work in growing soil soil-carbon food in deserts and like areas. Google will give detail reference data and YouTube visuals of our work with PRC Government in hostile array of deserts. The science and protocol and understanding of perpetual growth can be taught. Well planned the bonus it be it a layout for Farming or Grazing the 2-4% of Earths native plants selected meet UNFCCC CO2e offset rules hence funding. I would be pleased in this important year to assist FAO/UNEP.

I attended your 1st African food security assembly and many AU nations want to start but it needs FAO coordination

Robert Vincin