A Report From The Malabo Montpellier Panel Calls On Policy Makers To Rethink Africa’s Food System To Reduce Hunger, Malnutrition And Poverty.
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A Report From The Malabo Montpellier Panel Calls On Policy Makers To Rethink Africa’s Food System To Reduce Hunger, Malnutrition And Poverty. The panel covers agriculture, engineering, ecology, nutrition, and Food security.. This is a collaboration sponsored by Imperial College London. Center for Development and Research (ZEF), University of Bonn. And AKADEMIYA 2063.
Report titled “”Connecting Points: Policy Innovation for African Food System Transformation “ We are looking for a systematic approach to the problem, where multiple sectors such as agriculture, health and the environment are considered together.
Similarly, Imperial’s Transition to zero pollution Initiative requires a systematic approach to combat Climate change, Taking into account how we produce food Energy, impact on human health, new business models. Meanwhile, the university recently Global Development Hub Maximize the global impact of its research, education and innovation and work on the United Nations Sustainable Agenda 2030.
Professor Sir Gordon Conway of Imperial is a member of the Malabo Montpellier Panel and a former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department for International Development. He commented: “We, Imperial and others, have advocated a system approach in relation to the world’s major challenges. Looking at system interoperability, the COVID pandemic has focused on the importance of this approach. With regard to climate change, social inequality and food insecurity in Africa.
“This report provides important recommendations for policy makers to address the challenges of the African food system. This year’s United Nations Food System Summit and COP26 will influence and interest the thinking in this area. There is a clear opportunity to bring stakeholders together. We need to do this. Keep an eye on our ultimate goal of gaining momentum and reducing global hunger and malnutrition. “
2021: Food security inflection point
In 2019, about one in five African Americans was hungry. This is a significant increase from the previous year and is at stake. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)) Second place in “Zero hunger by 2030”.
In 2020, the pandemic made things worse.With agriculture Livestock production Government measures to reduce the epidemic of pandemics have dramatically exposed the vulnerability of Africa’s food system, especially for the poor in urban areas who have migrated to rural areas.
Called the “Super Year” in 2021, he hosted several large world conferences on issues related to food security and nutrition improvement. This includes the first United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26). Therefore, there is a very timely opportunity to coordinate ambitions and goals.
DFAT, Kate Holt AusAID, 2009-Olive Savira Chemtai takes care of tomatoes at his home in Kapchorwa Village, Kapchorwa, Uganda.
Challenges and opportunities
The flagship report by the Malabo Montpellier Panel begins by clarifying the challenges and threats to Africa’s food system transformation. These include all forms of increased malnutrition, especially high unemployment rates among young people, climate change and environmental degradation, conflict and protracted crises, and persistent gender inequality.
Second, the report highlights the benefits and opportunities of sustainably improving agricultural productivity. Expansion of agricultural processing; new technology and digitization. And a new African science and research agenda.
The practice of the system approach
The report identifies four countries that are leading the transition to a more systematic approach to building a nutritious, resilient, comprehensive and sustainable food system. Ghana, Malawi, Morocco and Rwanda are innovative in policy and institutional frameworks to address a wide range of challenges, from food production and processing to marketing and consumption, job creation and access. Developed an approach. Financing and land.
In Ghana, national coordination between the sector and stakeholders (through the National Development Planning Commission) is complemented by the implementation of policies and programs at the regional and district levels. In addition to a large national production program (plan for food and work), the government has invested in school lunch programs to improve nutrition for school children and young adults. The country has also established policies and legal frameworks to enhance the quality and safety of foods sold and consumed. Farmers receive fair prices for their produce at the National Food Buffer Stock Company, but Ghana is also actively seeking to allow more private sector participation throughout the food system.
In Malawi, increased agricultural productivity has been driven by successful input subsidy programs. Dedicated nutritional policies, supervised at the highest level, contribute to significant improvements in the health and well-being of Malawi people. In addition, the combination of financial sector reviews and financial literacy programs has increased the amount of liquidity within the food and agricultural sectors, ensuring long-term survival.
Morocco’s efforts to strengthen the resilience of the food system include irrigation, land restoration and expansion of agricultural insurance. Fostering smallholder financing and fostering entrepreneurship along the value chain has created a more comprehensive environment for young people and women to participate in agribusiness.
Rwanda has developed an extensive framework that supports effective coordination among various stakeholders providing activities and interventions in the food system. The government’s approach focuses on encouraging private sector involvement in all activities along the food value chain. Finally, Rwanda’s land ownership reform has further strengthened its ability to meet national demands for food security, healthy eating, and improved livelihoods.
The report concludes with five important recommendations for senior policy makers to change the direction of Africa’s food system. It calls for greater coordination between previously segmented sectors such as health, agriculture, the environment and education. To adequately address the scale of challenges facing the African food system, the report calls on policy makers to pave the way for innovation and experimentation with policy interventions. An environment that facilitates innovation enables a wide range of stakeholders to develop creative and creative policies and technical solutions. The combination of innovation and learning supports long-term enhanced policymaking.
Global food and hunger challenges are projected to increase mortality and disability by 2050.
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