Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

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    • The draft seems to provide a comprehensive insight into the discussion on urban and peri-urban food systems. The relevance of cross cutting issues such as gender, climate change and food loss and waste as well as circularity should be particularly highlighted.

       

      A very important aspect is, that local and national policies are frequently considered separately, meaning that local decision-makers are not included in national consultations, although they often face identical challenges. Local structures, e.g. “food policy councils”, offer a platform for exchange and could hence be strengthened.  In these councils, local perspectives and voices of different stakeholder groups (marginalized groups, rural population, etc.) are heard and can subsequently be included in decision-making processes beyond local structures.



      In order to facilitate the operationalisation of the report, the BMZ global project "Scaling digital agricultural innovations through start-ups" (SAIS) could serve as a project example (question 6). The project is implemented by GIZ (German Development Cooperation). The project supports the agtech start-up MyVarm in Egypt, which specialises in urban agriculture and offers hydroponic microkits for growing fresh produce. The innovative app offers technical support and connects users with consumers to sell or swap their harvest.