'Money Flows: what is holding back investment in agroecological resarch for Africa?' analyses all-important financial flows in food system research that go to sub-Saharan Africa.
Q&A with Hans Herren - "People and nature ahead of profits for a small few”
"Agroecology tied to SDGs and the Paris Agreement? That's a virtuous circle!"
On 10 June, a new report on investments in agroecology is set for release. So we spoke to Melissa Leach, director of IDS and a member of IPES-Food’s expert panel.
IPES-Food spoke to panel member Pat Mooney on the modern history of food governance.
COVID-19 and the Crisis in Food Systems
This report argues for a Common Food Policy for the European Union: a policy setting a direction of travel for the whole food system, bringing together the various sectoral policies that affect food production, processing, distribution, and consumption, and refocusing all actions on the transition to sustainability.
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Public policies are failing to respond to the challenges in food systems. Integrated food policy making can bring a range of poorly aligned policies (agriculture, trade, environment, development, food safety…) under one roof, to refocus them on clear and consistent objectives, and to drive a transition to sustainability.
How can we feed a growing population sustainably? The current ‘feed the world’ narrative is failing to address issues of poverty, access, and social equity. Its ignoring the root causes of insufficient diets. And it doesn’t take into account where, by whom, and how food should be produced. If we started asking the right questions on ‘how we can feed the world’, we might begin to find the solutions we need to feed the world sustainably
IPES-Food Panel Member Emile Frison and Christine Frison argue for a new model of agriculture for Africa. Featured in Les Echos.
This report describes seven case studies of agroecological transition to draw insights on how the lock-ins of industrial food systems can be overcome, where the key leverage points for transition are located, and how transition towards sustainable food and farming systems can be best supported.
The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) brings together a diversity of expert voices to shape policy debates on how to reform food systems around the world.
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