The challenges facing agrifood systems are significant, wide-ranging, and interlinked. Science can play a crucial role in offering solutions and designing integrated policies in addressing these challenges. A wide range of approaches, technologies and practices exist that can contribute to transforming agrifood systems to nourish people, nurture the planet, advance equitable livelihoods and build resilient ecosystems. Science and innovation underpin them all.
This event will seek to highlight how science can contribute to progressing on the agrifood system transformation while supporting countries in achieving of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
This discussion was divided into two panel discussions:
- The first panel highlighted the Food Systems Assessment project developed by CIRAD in collaboration with FAO and the European Union and draw lessons from its findings.
- The second panel brought together scientists, academics and civil society to reflect on their role in the transition to more sustainable food systems in the context of increasing.
Introductory remarks - Ismahane Elouafi
- Chief Scientist - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Panel discussion on developing sustainable food systems in practice
- Helène David-Benz - Agro-economist researcher - French Agricultural Research and Cooperation Organization (CIRAD)
- Philippe Thomas - Head of Sector for Food and agricultural systems, Crisis and Resilience - European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)
- Mohammed Mansouri - Director - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Investment Center
Panel discussion on scientific, academic and civil society communities contributions to sustainable food systems
- Jean-François Soussana - Vice President for International Issues - French National Research Instute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
- Bernard Lehmann - Chairman - High-Level Panel of Experts of the Committee on World Food Security
- Josep Puxeu Rocamora- Vice-president - European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT) Section
- Philippe Baret - Professor, Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)
Concluding remarks
- Raschad Al-Khafaji - Director - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Liaison Office in Brussels
- Philippe Petithuguenin - Deputy Director-General for Rearch and Strategy - French Agricultural Research and Cooperation Organization (CIRAD)
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