The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS): Where next?

26 January 2022. GFAR talks. The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS): Where next?”

Organized in collaboration with the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development and moderated by Prof. Sayed Azim-Ali Obe, the first GFAR Talks gave the floor to two eminent and engaging speakers.

Recording forthcoming (the recording was interrupted due to hacking)

Resource: All hat and no cattle: Accountability following the UN food systems summit

The agenda and discussions at the UNFSS need to be driven by LMICs and other voices that are often given a back seat, including citizens, consumers, and other civil society actors. While many experts have been called upon or have simply stepped up to organize and be present at the UNFSS, others may purposely stay away due to legitimacy concerns. This exclusion is a considerable loss of a critical opportunity to bring much-needed change to global food systems.