Main reports and recordings on food systems and agroecology: August - September 2022

Reports on food systems

Taking a Food Systems Approach to Policymaking (# 6 p.) 

This is a package of resources produced by the Centre for Food Policy at City, University of London, and Results for Development (R4D), supported by an international Advisory Group of practitioners, consists of four briefs to answer this question.

• BRIEF I  (# 9 p.) Taking a Food Systems Approach to Policymaking: What, How, and Why
• BRIEF II (# 12 p.) Taking a Food Systems Approach to Policymaking: Managing Stakeholders and Identifying Policy Entry Points
• BRIEF III (# 10 p.)Taking a Food Systems Approach to Policymaking: Developing a Shared Agenda
• BRIEF IV (# 10 p.) Taking a Food Systems Approach to Policymaking: Costing and Financing
• They also include an evidence review (# 77 p.) which shows how policies can bring multiple benefits across the food system but also unintended consequences, showing the need to take a food systems approach to advance co-benefits and manage trade-offs. The review covers policies on cash and food transfers, food safety, road transport infrastructure, agricultural extension, and land tenure.
  Taking A Food Systems Approach To Policymaking: Evidence On Benefits And Risks In Five Policy Areas Across The Food System (# 77 p.)
• You can access all of the resources on R4D’s website.

European Commission (2021) Food 2030 pathways for action : Horizon 2020 portfolio analysis, mapping of EU research and innovation related to food systems, Publications Office (2021) Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, # 6 p.

SCAR (2018) Assessment of Research and Innovation on Food Systems by European Member States. European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. Directorate F - Bioeconomy. Unit F.3 - Agri-Food Chain # 35 p.

CABI (2022) A Handbook for Practitioners in East and Southern Africa # 184 p.

• This book provides an insight into the background, lessons learned, and the methodology of facilitating the application of best-bet/best-fit agricultural technologies to smallholder farms in East and Southern Africa (ESA).

ECDPM (2022) Supporting adaptation in African agriculture a policy shift since the EU green deal? # 21 p.

• On Friday 7 October, ECDPM will brief EU policymakers and representatives from African and European civil society and think tanks on their latest piece of research on EU support to adaptation in African agriculture. 

CFS (2022) CFS HLPE-FSN Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues for Food Security and Nutrition # 40 p.

• 30/09 Launch of the HLPE-FSN note on Critical, emerging and enduring issues (CEEI) for food security and nutrition

ActionOnFood: COP27 Food Systems Pavilion announced

Recordings on food systems

23 – 25 August 2022. ARUA-SFS Science Days and High-Level Colloquium

• The African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Food Systems (ARUA-SFS) 
• 23/08. African food systems for impact: The Food Systems Research Network for Africa This event demonstrated the Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) model.
• Highlight: AFRICA’S CROPS - FOSTA - The project is co-led by the University of Nairobi and University of Leeds. Funded by EC/Horizon Europe
• 20 June - 1 July 2022. Fellows from six African countries joined colleagues at Leeds to strengthen networks and build research and leadership skills, helping to bring sustainable change in African food systems.

31 August 2022. Moving forward the UNFSS 21 Action Plan: Need for Collaborative undertakings

• RUFORUM Network organised a half day dialogue /webinar to review and develop a roadmap towards actioning university and research institutions contribution towards strengthening Africa’s Food Systems.

23 September 2022 How European Researchers Shape Future Sustainable Food Systems 

• EFFoST - The European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)
• Webinar recording forthcoming

28 - 30 September 2022. 3rd World Conference Revitalization Of Mediterranean Diet

• To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)

3 - 7 October 2022. Livestock sector actions towards more sustainable food systems

• The main objective of the 12th GASL MSP is for diverse and multiple stakeholders across the global livestock sector to display and commit to actions towards more sustainable, inclusive, resilient livestock systems as a part of global food system transformation.

Reports & Recordings on Agroecology

YALTA (2022) Handbook on agroecology production #36 p

• The YALTA initiatives ((YOUTH AND AGROECOLOGY BUSINESS AND LEARNING TRACK IN AFRICA) developed a handbook on agroecology to further support its implementation among the youths and other actors in agroecology.

30 August 2022. Action Research Towards Agroecological Transitions - Set Off Webinar by CGIAR.

• This webinar was an opportunity to present the Agroecology Initiative and discuss donor and partner perspectives on how contextually relevant agroecological principles can be applied by farmers and communities across a wide range of contexts and supported by other food system actors.
• Target countries: Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Peru, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
• The “set off” webinar brought together leaders, funders, partners and 218 participants from 48 countries.

8 September 2022. Climate adaptation, agriculture and implications for food security in Africa

• Agricultural activity forms the basis of most livelihoods in African countries, but little research has been done on the impact of climate change and various adaptation strategies on the agriculture sector.
• by The Norwegian Council for Africa

13 September 2022. First workshop of The Transformative Partnership Platform on Agroecology (Agroecology TPP) Community of Practice (CoP)

• This workshop guided attendees through numerous functionalities of the GLFx platform on which the CoP is hosted

14 - 16 September 2022. Accra Ghana. Science and Partnerships for Agriculture Conference.

• The session of the Biennial Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Stakeholders Conference discussed agroecological approaches and practices which contribute to climate resilience and concrete ways in which agroecology can support adaptation and mitigation strategies 

14 - 16 September 2022. Tropentag 2022: Can agroecological farming feed the world? Farmers' and academia's views

15 September 2022. Dialogue 2: Beyond the farm: Exploring the synergies between the agroecology and conservation communities

• Agroecology Dialogue Series is an initiative of FAO and the Biovision Foundation in support of the Coalition for food systems transformation through Agroecology (Agroecology Coalition).

19 - 21 September 2022. AFSA’S CLIMATE CONVENING 2022 

• theme: AFRICA’S ROADMAP TO ADAPTATION THROUGH AGROECOLOGY and DEFINING AFRICA’S POSITION FOR COP27.

29 September 2022. Enabling Extension and Advisory Services to facilitate Innovations for Agroecology 

• FAO organized an e-discussion and webinar on Agroecology to share experiences and knowledge, document good practices, and initiate a global dialogue on EAS and agroecology.
• E-discussion 
• Recording forthcoming

29 September 2022. Dialogue 3: Agroecology as a response to agri-input scarcity

• Agroecology Dialogue Series is an initiative of FAO and the Biovision Foundation in support of the Coalition for food systems transformation through Agroecology (Agroecology Coalition).
• Recording forthcoming

6 October 2022. Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology in Asia and the Pacific

• A side event was organized at The Asia-Pacific Symposium on Agrifood Systems Transformation (5 - 7 October 2022) focusing on the Coalition for Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology with the Agroecology Transformative Partnership Platform and the Coalition.

7 October 2022. 12 PM UTC Sri Lanka crisis and the impact on Agroecology debates - Lessons to be learnt

• The Sri Lanka crisis has made movements and activists discuss and reflect on the best ways to transition to agroecology.