The need for transformational change in global agri-food systems has now been widely acknowledged in order to address the climate emergency and the growing environmental , socio-economic and health challenges these systems generate.
Addressing these challenges cannot be achieved alone by incremental improvements to the current industrial model. Instead, a bold paradigm shift is needed to redesign our agri-food systems. Food systems reform will prove critical to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the targets of the Paris Climate Agreement and Convention on Biological Diversity, and to uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas.
To break away from the current industrial logic, agroecology, regenerative agriculture, ecological organic agriculture and other approaches are being widely taken up in different regions of the world. Each seeking to transform agri-food systems in an integrated way, these different approaches find common ground in upholding all 13 principles outlined by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to guide the transformation we need. Your organization can now join us as we call for the adoption of these principles!
~ Read the call in English:
bit.ly/3jBB2ri~ Lire l'appel en français:
bit.ly/3dzhik6~ Leer el llamado en español:
bit.ly/3qEZeupSee the list of signatories here:
bit.ly/3h4l9YYThis Call to action was initiated by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food), Agroecology Europe, FiBL Europe, IFOAM - Organics International, and Regeneration International.
