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What Farmers Need in Future Food Systems

Farming First hosted an Independent Food Systems Summit Dialogue for supporter organisations, to capture the perspectives of those working most closely in food production around the world – namely farmers, input suppliers, researchers, business/industry, development practitioners, information technologists, financiers and civil society groups.

Centred around the theme, ‘What Farmers Need in Future Food Systems’, the Dialogue brought together more than 60 participants from around the world for a series of rich discussions on challenges and opportunities relating to the UN Food Systems Summit’s five Action Tracks.

Check out the sections below for key outcomes from these discussions and promotional materials for social media!

Join the conversation around what farmers need in future food systems using the hashtag #FarmingFoodSystems!

Action Track 1
Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all

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.@FarmingFirst supporters recently held an Independent @FoodSystems Summit Dialogue.

See what those working across the global agricultural value chain had to say about what farmers need in the future!
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#FarmingFoodSystems @FoodSystems

We were delighted to take part in @FarmingFirst’s @FoodSystems Dialogue! See some of the highlights from the #FarmingFoodSystems discussion on Action Track 1: Ensure access to safe & nutritious food for all:
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VIDEO: Hear from @worldfarmersorg’s @VolepeLu on how farmers can help deliver nutritious food in future @FoodSystems

https://youtu.be/Gp7IsVYiIGU #FarmingFoodSystems

BLOG: Four ways to build stronger partnerships with farmers:

1- Recognising farmers as businesses
2- Government interventions
3- Diversify food markets
4- New respect

Check out @GAINalliance’s Steve Godfrey post: http://bit.ly/2OFWVID
#FarmingFoodSystems @FoodSystems

Action Track 2
Shift to sustainable consumption patterns

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Want to know what those in the global agricultural value chain had to say about how to shift to more sustainable consumption patterns?

See highlights from @FarmingFirst @FoodSystems Dialogue below on #ActionTrack2:
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Insights from @FarmingFirst’s @FoodSystems Dialogue on #ActionTrack2:

– Sustainably produced food
– Strong value chains
– Improved nutrition
– Reuse and recycling of food resources

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#FarmingFoodSystems @FoodSystems

VIDEO: “Optimistic and futuristic!” Hear from @iDEorg’s @deepakdkhadka on preparing the next generation’s shift to sustainable consumption patterns in future #FarmingFoodSystems.

@FoodSystems

NEW BLOG: @Botanygeek, ethnobotanist and presenter of @BBC_Future’s ‘Follow the Food’, examines how urban farming could offer sustainable ways for city populations to access high-value, nutritious foods!

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Action Track 3
Boost nature-positive production

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What can the agricultural sector do to optimise environmental resource use in food production, processing & distribution?

Find out what was said on #ActionTrack3 at @FarmingFirst @FoodSystems Dialogue.

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“Farmers are doing a lot of nature-positive production but there’s too much misinformation about different practices.” 

Watch the video with @ThembiMwams of @FANRPAN to find out more: https://bit.ly/3cUll9H

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“A win for farmers, consumers, and the planet!”

Read how digital climate advisory services can help farmers create a sustainable food future in a new blog by @jcorbettawhere and @DavidBergvinson of @aWhere: https://bit.ly/3d0hnvY

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Action Track 4
Advance equitable livelihoods

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– Affordable food
– Productive and decent work
– Market access

Here’s a preview of some of the themes raised during @FarmingFirst’s @FoodSystems Dialogue on #ActionTrack4.

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What are the barriers to sustainable, equitable livelihoods for farmers?

Check out insights from @FarmingFirst’s @FoodSystems Dialogue on #ActionTrack4:

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What’s one of the biggest challenges facing farmers in #ActionTrack4? Access!

Access to:
– Capital
– Innovation
– Markets

Hear more from @AgHawaii of @CropLifeIntl in the @FarmingFirst video:

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A stronger cold chain has the potential to:

– Improve food security
– Ensure prices remain affordable
– Contribute to improved nutrition and health

Read the new blog by Didier Coulomb of @IIFIIR on the importance of refrigeration for #FoodSystems.

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Action Track 5
Build resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stress

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“Production must go on.”

#ActionTrack5 aims to ensure the functionality of sustainable #FoodSystems despite shocks and stresses.

Find out what farmers need to improve resilience via @FarmingFirst’s @FoodSystems #SummitDialogue!

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“Adaptation is happening – big and small, and at different paces.”

Learn how farmers and those working in agriculture are working to create more resilient #FoodSystems, in the face of shocks and stressors.

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“It’s critical we recognise farmers are part of the solution, and that the farmer is empowered.”

Hear more from Frank Sperling @IIASAVienna on building resilience. 

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NEW BLOG! “Concerns about efficiency in #FoodSystems must be balanced with concerns for equity.” 

Read more from Mathieu Denis and Lizzie Sayer of @ISC.

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