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Conference spotlights regional food system sustainability

Unique new range of in-depth national food systems assessments for BSEC countries

The first set of systematic and in-depth National Food Systems Assessments in Central Asia show that consumer food preferences are changing. Agrifood systems are becoming industrialized and globalized. Increasing numbers of people live in cities and personal income levels are rising. These developments bring not only immense opportunities but also multiple challenges, such as unbalanced diets, increased incidence of food safety issues, transboundary animal and plant disease outbreaks, and significant levels of food loss and waste.

The 13 member states of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) have recognized the impacts of these trends and have responded with regional actions. In 2020, the BSEC member states established a Regional Cooperation Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (BSEC-CSFS) in Ankara, Türkiye under a project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture. On 7−8 March 2023, BSEC-CSFS organized a regional conference on food systems sustainability in the BSEC region, held in Istanbul, Türkiye to exchange knowledge and experiences on the evolution of agrifood systems in the BSEC countries and to hear experts’ interpretations of the food systems assessments.

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Auteur: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Année: 2023
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Couverture géographique: Europe et l'Asie centrale
Type: Article de blog
Langue: English
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