How can agribusiness help increase food security, nutrition and sustainable food systems, and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will on 21 September host a side event at the UN General Assembly to highlight the importance of agri-business in achieving the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development. 

Supported by the Governments of Italy and Japan, the event, Supporting Agribusiness for Increased Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems in the context of the 2030 Agenda, will explore ways that the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (End hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture) can be achieved by nurturing sustainable food systems. 

Speakers, including Diane Holdorf, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Kellogg Company, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of FAO, and ITC Executive Director Arancha González will explore how stakeholders can best contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Panellists will explore how trade policies can lead to greater market opportunities for smallholder producers and distributors of locally or nationally produced foods, which can help boost sustainable and inclusive growth as well as food security. On the agenda will also be the importance of innovative platforms to connect small-scale food producers to markets and to bring about more effective value chain coordination to benefit smallholders.