Profil des membres
Amanda Jekums
Organisation:
Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Pays:
Canada
Domaine(s) de spécialisation
I am working on:
Increasing research in systems-based approaches, with an emphasis on indivisible ecological, health, social, and economic goals. Recognizing and learning from diverse knowledge systems and ways of knowing.
Amanda Jekums
On behalf of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food
In 2022 the Global Alliance for the Future of Food published the Politics of Knowledge, in which we asked 17 diverse contributor teams from around the world how they understand, document, and communicate evidence about agroecology, regenerative approaches, and Indigenous foodways. The resulting compendium synthesizes the key insights shared by all of the contributors. It squarely addresses the barriers and opportunities for scientists and other knowledge holders to contribute to informing policy for more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems.
Section 1 of the compendium discusses the broader meaning of evidence, the power and politics that shape and infuse our understanding of evidence, what counts as evidence, the broad range of ways evidence is documented, and the historical, epistemological roots that shape our understanding of agroecology, regenerative approaches, and Indigenous foodways.
Section 2 is shaped by five dominant questions identified by the contributors as contested ground in agroecology, regenerative approaches, and Indigenous foodways. In each we share evidence from their experiences and perspectives, whether academic, practical, farmer, Indigenous, scientific, social movement, or a combination.
Section 3 provides insights into how evidence is mobilized across different constituencies — who is asking for evidence, for whom, and in what form? Two key findings are that: 1) different food systems actors (farmers, policymakers, and donors, for example) require different evidence; and 2) relationship-building with these different actors is a key strategy for mobilization.
Section 4 outlines five priority areas to catalyze a transformative research and action agenda that is transdisciplinary; is focused on political and social justice and the right to food and food sovereignty; and challenges entrenched power, vested interests, and structural lock-ins. These five priority areas are:
The contributors emphasized that a transformative research and action agenda must:
Extensive detail and case studies relevant to this consultation can be found throughout the attached compendium.
Amanda Jekums, Program Coordinator, Global Alliance for the Future of Food