agrifood systems Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/agrifood-systems/ Connect, learn and share Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:50:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.globallandscapesforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/logo_glf.png?fit=32%2C30&ssl=1 agrifood systems Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/agrifood-systems/ 32 32 137966364 The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/the-state-of-food-and-agriculture-2023/ Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:50:52 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=66775 Agrifood systems play a crucial role in society, providing food security and employment for over a billion people worldwide. However, unsustainable practices in these systems contribute significantly to climate change, natural resource depletion, and the unaffordability of nutritious diets. Decision-makers often lack comprehensive insights into the economic, social, and environmental impacts of agrifood activities. The […]

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Agrifood systems play a crucial role in society, providing food security and employment for over a billion people worldwide. However, unsustainable practices in these systems contribute significantly to climate change, natural resource depletion, and the unaffordability of nutritious diets. Decision-makers often lack comprehensive insights into the economic, social, and environmental impacts of agrifood activities. The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 examines the concept of hidden costs and benefits associated with agrifood systems. It introduces true cost accounting (TCA) as an approach to assess these hidden impacts.

 

Key Messages

 

  • The report proposes a two-phase TCA assessment process: initial national-level assessments to raise awareness, followed by detailed evaluations to prioritize solutions and drive transformative actions.
  • Preliminary assessments across 154 countries suggest global hidden costs from agrifood systems exceed 10 trillion 2020 PPP dollars.
  • Low-income countries are disproportionately affected by these hidden costs relative to their national incomes.
  • There is an urgent need to integrate these hidden costs into decision-making processes to facilitate the transformation of agrifood systems.
  • Scaling the application of TCA requires innovations in research, data, and capacity building, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
  • This effort aims to enable transparent and consistent decision- and policymaking in agrifood sectors worldwide.

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Working with smallholders: a handbook for firms building sustainable supply chains (Third edition) https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/handbook-firms-building-sustainable-supply-chains/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:44:05 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64775 A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable increases in global production, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farming predominates and yields remain low. At the same time, it […]

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A number of global trends, such as concurrent rises in incomes and urbanization, are driving the increased consumption of meat, dairy, and biofuels. Meeting the demand for products will require considerable increases in global production, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where smallholder farming predominates and yields remain low. At the same time, it will be essential to promote improved food quality, to reduce negative impacts on health, while additional initiatives must address how to reduce food losses. Climate change is bringing further stressors. These challenges also present opportunities to help smallholder farmers boost their productivity by facilitating better access to inputs, technology, knowledge, financing, and markets. Agribusinesses are increasingly working with smallholder farmers in low- and middle-income countries to secure agricultural commodities, which help to boost rural incomes and economic growth. Smallholders also represent a growing market for farm inputs, information, and financial services. 
Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building Sustainable Supply Chains’ shows agribusinesses how to develop more sustainable, resilient, and productive supply chains and the substantial impact of doing so on development. The book compiles innovative solutions and cutting-edge ideas to meet the challenges, and illustrating these points through a variety of case studies from initiatives around the world. 

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Advancing gender equality and agrifood systems: what’s working? https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/advancing-gender-equality-agrifood-systems/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:08:23 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64625 The briefing identifies three main categories of constraints impacting gender equality within agrifood systems: structural barriers, land tenure, and resource access. Through case studies from Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya, it explores initiatives aimed at addressing these issues. The insights gleaned from these studies offer valuable lessons to understand what has worked to drive changes in […]

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The briefing identifies three main categories of constraints impacting gender equality within agrifood systems: structural barriers, land tenure, and resource access. Through case studies from Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya, it explores initiatives aimed at addressing these issues. The insights gleaned from these studies offer valuable lessons to understand what has worked to drive changes in behavior and practice.

 

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The many stories across Africa https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/video/stories-africa/ Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:56:03 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=video&p=51742 About GLF Africa 2022   GLF Africa 2022: How to build an equitable, resilient food future brought together over 8,500 participants from 122 countries and featured 182 leading scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, financiers, youth and government leaders, and 68 incredible partners to explore African solutions to the global food crisis caused by climate change, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.  Across […]

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About GLF Africa 2022

 

GLF Africa 2022: How to build an equitable, resilient food future brought together over 8,500 participants from 122 countries and featured 182 leading scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, financiers, youth and government leaders, and 68 incredible partners to explore African solutions to the global food crisis caused by climate changeCOVID-19 and the war in Ukraine

Across 31 plenaries, interactive sessions, launches, virtual tours, dialogues, performances, and a job fair, the digital conference explored ways to transform the future of food through healthy landscapes, equitable access to land, and shorter, greener value chains. Messages on social media rallied 26 million people around concrete ways for Africa to regain its food sovereignty.

 

Breaking stereotypes and misconceptions

 

All too often, the stories we hear about the African continent are not told by Africans, leading to misconceptions and negative stereotypes. How can Africa take control of its own narrative? In the words of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:
“Stories have been used to dispossess and malign. But stories can also be used to empower and humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a person. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.”
Join this session to discover new narratives around the peoples, cultures, and landscapes of the African continent, as told by young storyteller Lungisani Mjaji:
“It is not what you are able to see as a storyteller but what you could make others see with your work.” 

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