Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Food systems

Reports and briefs

Livestock and agroecology

This brief reviews opportunities and challenges related to livestock’s potential to contribute to agroecological transition, focusing on four main themes, which rely on different elements of agroecology: supporting better livelihoods and creating added value; conserving and using diversity...

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Natural resources

Mainstreaming biodiversity in agriculture, fisheries and forestry for improved food security and better nutrition

Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential in supporting agriculture in multiples ways and at all levels. These interlinkages are increasingly seen as key for livelihoods, welfare, production and development.

This online consultation will contribute to define further the objectives and partnerships of FAO's Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform and to advance the development of its work programme.

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Summaries of consultations

Sustainable farming systems for food and nutrition security

This document summarizes the online discussion Sustainable farming systems for food and nutrition security, which was held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) from 23 October to 10 November 2017. The discussion was facilitated by Alan Dangour, Professor in Food and...

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Regional Symposium: Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets in Europe and Central Asia

In the stream of events following the 2014 ICN2, and under the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition, FAO and WHO co-convened the International

Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition in December 2016. This Symposium is being replicated at regional level,

to better address challenges specific to each region. Regional symposia for Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific and Africa have been

successfully held in the past months.

Video recordings and materials can be accessed from www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium/regional-symposia

The next in line is the Europe and Central Asia symposium, starting Monday 4th December at 9 AM Rome time, GMT+1

Plenary Sessions will be LIVESTREAMED throughout the two-days symposium at the following urls:

LIVE STREAM DAY 1 (4 December 2017) :

LIVE STREAM DAY 2 (5 December 2017) :

- Morning Session: www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4543/icode/

- Afternoon Session: www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/4546/icode/

Recordings of ALL sessions will be available online after the event.

DESCRIPTION:

The symposium will provide a platform for multi-sectoral consultation, exchange of knowledge, views, practical solutions, good practices, experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of policy options and strategies to improve the nutritional status and health of all groups of population, available options that each food systems' element can bring to address dietary gaps and opportunities for multi-sectoral alignment and coherence, actions to leverage for sustainability.

The symposium will discuss ways to address the multiple challenges of all forms of malnutrition and identify opportunities to address them in a multi-sectorally integrated manner through four thematic areas that are essential for achieving healthy, diversified and balanced diets:

(1) Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems;

(2) Food demand and food environment;

(3) Improving nutrition of vulnerable groups;

(4) Governance, leadership and accountability for nutrition.

RESOURCES :

· Web page: www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/1034293/

· Programme: www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/reu/europe/documents/events2017/FNsymp/Programme_en.pdf

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Africa - WTO Ministerial Conference

The 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC11) and its significance for food security in Africa

Ahead of the 11th WTO Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires in December 2017, FAO and IFPRI, respectively through the FSN Forum and the IFPRI Food Security Portal, are joining forces to provide a platform to share knowledge and exchange views on the significance of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference for Africa. This is a chance to raise awareness on the linkages between trade and food security, and on the significance of the WTO agreements with regard to these linkages.

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