Dear Sir/Ma,
Please find my submission to How can the hidden costs and benefits of Agrifood systems be effectively incorporated into decision-making for transformation.
Dear all,
A man's strength lies on what he knows and can give, most importantly when his right and benefits are protected and preserved, his goodwill is made known. This is the essence of sustainability! However, there is more to this discourse if there is no preservation and protection of ideas and discoveries of products which lead to hidden costs and inclusive and incorporation of decisions into food systems transformation becomes difficult to achieve. In other words, it might seems to be excluded when right is not included in the transformation but if inclusive right is a watchdog everyone will benefit and be willing to contribute to the transformation system. This is solely decision of incorporation of the system itself that gives right to benefactors and beneficiaries in the food systems globally. The decision of the body is paramount to the transformation of Agrifood systems.
This is not just Agrifood alone but even in other areas of life. It is the reason why some important discoveries of Agrifood systems whether in mechanize farming production or subsistence farming production are hidden, what they crave and ask for most of the time is right of protection and preservation of ideas and discoveries which lead to Agrifood transformation. What this means is that the hidden costs varies, first to the producers’ benefits, second to the consumers’ benefits which is likely not considered most of the time. The issues remain that they can't be fully known if their rights are not protected or preserved because of the benefits accrue in it. In other words, there should be a strong network at the local and national levels to create awareness of the benefits if known and this will help in monitoring and evaluating the input and effect of the decision-making body for a true transformation. And once this is done, incorporated in various levels, at the local, national and international there would be a policy sustainability in the Agrifood systems. At this time the local, national and international Agrifood farmers and non are sure of what they know and can bring to the table because of policy guidelines (right of preservation and protection). This can be term 'policy sustainability' of the Agrifood food system.
Meanwhile, at this point the effect and important become multiplied, thereby leading to more transformation in the Agricultural and food sector production. When the ideas and benefits are protected and preserved, the tendency of hidden costs are minimized to the safety of Agrifood systems benefits. However, there is need for protection and preservation of rights and benefits which is mainly the action for sustainability of whatever is being found or discovered to the benefit to humanity. Invariably, this transforms human race through Agrifood systems whether in addition to Agrifood or, is addition to human race on earth.
Nevertheless, incorporating benefits into decisions making is what sustains the effectiveness and the benefit multiplication. Some Agrifood farmers and non-farmers wish to see the security guaranteed first before making an important input in the cause of food system security. When this is actually guaranteed, they are sure of their parts that will impact the world positively and brings the needed transformation without hidden cost. Then the hidden costs would have been reduced or minimized drastically. Incorporating the benefits become policy sustainability to them, that is, whatever the benefits are become sustained because of the decision making process that drew the reality of it and for it, will transform generations.
This is why it needs to be localize, nationalize and internationalize in every state or nation for true incorporation and inclusiveness of all for transformation of food systems in the world, thereby reducing hunger and poverty across the nations. Protection and preservation are keys to transformation for it and for them to be sustain and benefit to all in the world.
Thank you.
Esosa
Mr. Esosa Orhue