Report launched! National and Sub-National Food Systems Multi-Stakeholder Mechanisms: An Assessment of Experiences

New report!

The report "National and Sub-National Food Systems Multi-Stakeholder Mechanisms: An Assessment of Experiences" was launched on 25th October 2021 through a virtual event (WATCH HERE!) . The report explores and provides insights on governance innovations that can help trigger food systems transformation with a more inclusive, holistic, trans-disciplinary approach.

Can participatory multi-stakeholder mechanisms embed a holistic approach towards food systems transformation? What are the key ingredients in building truly inclusive multi-stakeholder collaboration? These are some of the questions the report aimed to answer, tackling the great knowledge gap on how inclusive governance approaches can contribute to the transition to sustainable food systems. The report has analyzed the challenges, limitations, and achievements of 3 national and 7 sub-national multi-stakeholder mechanisms.

Launch event speakers

• Carmen Torres, Consultant, UNEP
• Martina Fleckenstein, Policy Leader Food Practice, WWF
• Mark Lundy, Research Director, Food Environment and Consumer Behavior, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
• Paula Daniels, Founder and Chair Emeritus, Los Angeles Food Policy Council
• María Teresa Nogales, Executive Director Fundación Alternativas and champion of the La Paz Municipal Food Security Committee
• Paul Holmbeck, Director, Organic Denmark
• René van Veenhuizen, Senior Project Manager, RUAF
• Rotem Ayalon, Rotem Ayalon, President of the board of Montréal Métropole en santé, Conseil du système alimentaire montréalais

The study was commissioned by the Community of Practice on Food Systems on the Ground, part of the One Planet network Sustainable Food Systems Programme. The study has been coordinated by the Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT, UNEP and WWF, with the support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).