Transition steps for food system transformation

As part of its ongoing work with the UN Food Systems Summit, the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition has produced a brief for the Scientific Group, ‘The Transition Steps Needed to Transform Our Food Systems’. This short paper draws on the Panel’s Foresight report ‘Future Food Systems: For people, our planet and prosperity’ to outline the essential steps needed to transition to healthier, more sustainable food systems.

Read the full commentary piece on medium.com.

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Speaking at COP26 in Glasgow, Dr. Agnes Kalibata warned that millions could suffer food insecurity if climate negotiations did not address links with food and agriculture.

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Hear how farmers across Africa are trying to adapt to a changing climate with Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata.

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Indigenous Peoples are the best stewards of our environment

Commitments to support a hub for indigenous knowledge would provide a resource to help countries identify ways to conserve agricultural biodiversity and develop sustainable food production practices.

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Transition steps for food system transformation

UN Special Envoy calls for a focus on food at next climate talks to limit global heating and prevent future famines

Madagascar could be experiencing world’s first ‘climate-induced famine,’ as farmers across Africa try to adapt

Indigenous Peoples are the best stewards of our environment