Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

For valuable inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhVWNwCRpKg

Dear Moderator and other members of FSN forum

I am not making contribution on the main issues that you asked here. But I would like to comment on the FAO and UNEP memorandum on sustainable food system issue including stack taking. I want to know why UNEP involved in food security program? What is the UNEP global mandate? Has it accomplished well? Has it effectively addressed food security issues affected by its programmes or globally given mandate. In my understanding the programmes under UNEP has misleading many poor people and worsen food security in the world. If the management of the agency need I can provide enough evidences. If the UNEP management were professionally or ethically serious on food security and poor people's issues they should do their job first. If any agency does not work seriously in the areas of responsibility how they provide good service in other areas? I doubt that the involvement of the UNEP make difference on food security. It might make worse.  I expect response from the UNEP representative. I would also like to know response from FAO representative through this forum that why the collaboration with the UNEP is needed. 

FSN members, it is your person right and will whether or not contribute in this discussion. But if we blindly (without constructively thinking about ) participate or support any initiatives  that can encourage bad practices of globally powerful agencies in the world. Your constructive comments or feedback can often make the agencies sincere on working issue and your contribute benefit poor people or public.         

Thanks.

B. Dhakal

Valuing Farmers as Entrepreneurs is Very Important

Who is an entrepreneur?

Oxford Dictionary defines an ‘entrepreneur’ as a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit. The activity of setting up a business or business is ‘entrepreneurship’.

So, are farmers’ entrepreneurs and farming their business? Going by the definition, Yes, Farmers are entrepreneurs or Farmpreneurs who see their farms as a means of earning profit. They take calculated risks, make decisions and have the passion to make their farms more profitable and thus, grow their business.

What does it take for Farmpreneurs to sustain and grow their business in the ever-changing and more complex global economy, not to forget, the increasing risk for farming as an enterprise with the changing climate?  Also, the farmpreneurs operate in an environment which is complex and dynamic comprising of different stakeholders like fellow farmers, agri-input suppliers, traders, transporters, processors and many others who are entrepreneurs in their own way. Moreover, modern farming is information-intensive.

The big question is how do farmpreneurs adapt to these changes to excel in their farming business? What strategies and tools should they use? These are the questions which the farmpreneurs face today.

So, valuing farmers as entrepreneurs rather than just producers is very important and keeping them at the centre of any policy or business design of the Public or Private sector can make the agriculture related projects, programs or missions more impactful and deliver sustainable returns for the whole society.

Attached two files relationed with resilience, vulnerability, food security - EWS and climate change

Ramón S. Guevara Flores

Consultor Independiente

Dear Colleagues,

Kindly find attached our input for your collection of information on initiatives of relevance for the development of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP). It is related to the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) whose Secretariat is based here in FAO.

We believe our experience and lessons learned could be extremely useful for the development of the Programme and are available in case you would wish to meet us in person to exchange further information and views.

My kindest regards,

Michela

Dr. Maria Michela Morese

Executive Secretary

Global Bioenergy Partnership 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

It's a great document and a very good start indeed.

However, I miss more concrete data on food waste. At the Stop Wasting Food movement Denmark (Stop Spild Af Mad) we have gathered roughly all the data avaliable on mostly food waste, please feel to be inspired: 

http://bit.ly/1CmUqfz

Sincerely yours,

Please find attached input for the consultation

1. take stock of information on initiatives of relevance for the development of the Programme, particularly to avoid duplication and facilitate synergies and partnerships

Best wishes

Anna

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Professor Anna Davies

Director Environmental Governance Research Group

MA (Cantab), MSc (Oxford Brookes), MA (TCD), PhD (Cantab), FTCD

Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin

Dublin 2

Ireland

Dear Sir, Dear Madam ,

Please find attached the form on STOCK TRACKING OF ACTIONS  FOR SFS.

With my kindest regards

M

Hi,

I happen to also be working on this topic, so found it very useful to review your document. It is great to see this effort and it is a very good start.

I hope you will find my comments useful as you move forward with this important initiative.

All the best,

Carol 

Carol Levin, Ph.D.

Senior Health Economist and Clinical Associate Professor

Disease Control Priorities Network | Department of Global Health

University of Washington | Seattle, WA​

Saludo cordial

Mi nombre es Luis Harol soy estudiante de la Universidad tecnologica de mineral de la reforma

Primero que nada me parece que necesitamos implementar medios de consumo mas economicos para asi generar menos hambre por asi decirlo.