Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Dear colleagues, experts and stakeholders,

Heartfelt thanks for your interest and extremely valuable contributions to the call. Reading from you has been a truly inspiring learning experience that will inform several FAO foresight-related initiatives, and in particular the full foresight report on the emerging technologies and innovations in the agrifood systems, where your contributions will be duly acknowledged.

We will keep you informed about our foresight initiatives, stay tuned!

Many thanks again from the co-facilitators FAO's Office of Innovation:

Dr Nevena Alexandrova-Stefanova, Agricultural Extension Officer 

Ms ZofiaKrystyna Mroczek, Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Specialist

Dear colleagues,

Please find attached our joint DG AGRI- JRC contribution to the call. Please let us know if we should specify the names of the contributing experts.

All the best

Yulia Barabanova, PhD

Policy Analyst 

European Commission 

Joint Research Centre

EU Policy Lab: Foresight, Design and Behavioural Insights (JRC S1)

Belgium

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Dear FAO FSN Moderator,

Please find attached my contribution.

Regards,

Boyko Doychinov

Good day

Kindly see find my inputs.

Harvesting change: Harnessing emerging technologies and innovations for agrifood Global foresight synthesis report systems transformation: Global foresight synthesis report

South Africa’s inputs into the topic of “From Foresight to Field: Exploring regional and multistakeholder perspectives to implement a foresight on emerging technologies and innovations in agrifood systems,” is premised on the reality that producers/farmers have indigenous knowledge that has stood them in good stead over centuries and therefore technologies and innovations should build upon their past experiences. Producers at all levels, be it subsistence, smallholder and commercial levels play a critical role in the agrifood systems transformation, farming at all stages has an impact on the environment, hence the need for holistic approach towards agrifood systems. 

Critical to the development of technologies and innovations is the level of consultation and partnerships that occur amongst all stakeholders. At the Regional stakeholder engagements, the role of current policies and legislation are critical for the development of new technologies and innovations. Indeed, the ability of multi-stakeholders to collaborate and fund the development of technologies and innovations enables timeous implementation of these for supporting pathways of agrifood systems. 

South Africa has the National government sphere that has concurrent functions with Provincial Departments, for some of the key Departments. The National sphere provides Policy and legislative guidelines whilst Provincial Departments are the implementing arm of government, therefore working very closely with farmers/producers. A collaboration nexus exists between the National, Provincial and Local spheres with the producers/farmers at the centre. The five scenarios provided by the report become applicable to the SA situation. 

The SA dialogues involved all these stakeholders and the re-initiation of these dialogues to implement pathways will assist in igniting the food systems transformation deliberations. 

Consideration of additional drivers of agrifood systems for emergence of technology and innovation should be added as follows: 

1. The missing middle, these are youth above 18 years, enrolled at tertiary institutions – they are outside government school feeding programmes and not getting any form of government grants due to their age. Their livelihood support depends on other sources of income such as bursaries that “might” have student allowances. Introducing farming technologies at this level will enhance the ability of this grouping to generate their own food and other forms of income. A further missing middle category are adults at 60 years and above. Technologies for agrifood systems for this category will lesson the burden of hard labour involved in farming.  
2. Supply and Demand Estimates (knowing where we are in terms of food availability) as a source of information should guide the types of technology and innovation that get introduced. 

Leveraging private sector support for innovations will enhance further coverage and use of such innovations – the role of Institutions of Learning becomes critical.

Raugathe Crucis Arcturus BOULINGUI

RADDEV

République du Congo

[email protected]

Afrique Subsaharienne

Autres: individuel

1- Les trois technologies et innovations qui ont le potentiel d'accélérer l'inclusion, la durabilité et la résilience sont:

• imagerie satellitaire en temps réel, système de positionnement et SIG autonomes;
• Biotechnologies environnementales;
• Obligation à impact social.

2- On ne saurait apprécier et même de manière cohérente les compromis en cas d'application de ces technologies et innovations émergentes dans la plupart des pays moins avancés bien qu'envisageant les partenariats l'un des compromis de nos jours.

3- Les pays à revenu intermédiaires et faibles se doivent d'être aux rendez-vous des programmes des institutions facilitatrices du changement dans les domaines de transformation agroalimentaire à l'instar de la FAO pour atteindre les capacités nécessaires. La FAO aurait comme rôle de renforcer le recours à la science et à l'innovation dans l'ensemble de son programme de travail, en accordant une attention particulière aux bureaux de pays.

4- "Gouvernance et commerce" est le domaine d'application dans lequel nous voyons des percées majeurs dans les 10 à 20 prochaines années dans le cas de notre pays.

5- Les trois déclencheurs de changement les plus importants qui pourraient permettre un développement rapide des technologies et innovations émergentes dans notre régions sont:

• l'innovation basée sur la nature et les écosystèmes;
• Technologies de stockage d'énergie;
• Obligation à impact social.

6- Le scénario B relatif au " Désordre et confusion dans les technologies et les innovations" est celui qui de près est plausible à raison de nombreuses inégalités et injustices observées auprès des agriculteurs surtout vulnérables au sein de la République du Congo.

7-   Ce rapport pour notre pays ( République du Congo) sert d'orientation consistant à planifier la vision à long terme de la politique du secteur agroalimentaire. 

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Dear FAO FSN Moderator,

Please find attached my contribution.

Regards

Cleo

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