Comments on the HLPE V0 draft on Nutrition and Food Systems:
1. The report is quite comprehensive as it is, a glossary section may be necessary. It will be better to summarize some of the chapters and emphasize the food environment as to how nutritious foods need to be promoted with less chemical additives and preservatives. In every region of the globe are underutilized food crops that need more research support.
2. Processing, storage, and distribution of foods with adequate packaging materials are meant to reach consumers unadulterated. To ensure this will require strict monitoring along the value chains, with strict regulations. In this regard, it is a good idea to ponder on the role that production systems play in shaping our diets.
3. In ensuring a sustainable food system for the next generation, demands empowering them with the right education on basic Food Nutrition - in order to avoid misconceptions and for them to demand and make the right choice.
Dele Raheem