Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation

ISBN-13: 9783031157028 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 948 str.

Joachim Von Braun; Kaosar Afsana; Louise Fresco

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This Open Access book compiles the findings of the Scientific Group of the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 and its research partners. The Scientific Group was an independent group of 28 food systems scientists from all over the world with a mandate from the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The chapters provide science- and research-based, state-of-the-art, solution-oriented knowledge and evidence to inform the transformation of  contemporary food systems in order to achieve more sustainable, equitable and resilient  systems.

Spis treści

1. Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planet. by Joachim von Braun, Kaosar Afsana, Louise O. Fresco, Mohamed Hassan

2. Food system concepts and definitions for science and political action.  by Joachim von Braun, Kaosar Afsana, Louise O. Fresco, Maximo Torero

3. Healthy diet – A Definition for the UN Food Systems Summit by Lynnette M Neufeld, Sheryl Hendriks, Marta Hugas.

4. Ensuring Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All Through Transformation of Food Systems by Sheryl Hendriks, Jean François Soussana, Martin Cole et al.

5. Shift to Healthy and Sustainable Consumption Patterns by Mario Herrero, Marta Hugas, Uma Lele et al.

6. Fruits and Vegetables for Healthy Diets: Priorities for Food System Research and Action by Jody Harris, Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters, Stepha McMullin et.al.

7. Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 – A Review of Quantitative Assessments of Synergies and Tradeoffs amongst the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Hugo Valin, Thomas Hertel, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky et al.

8. Advance Equitable Livelihoods by Lynnette M. Neufeld, Jikun Huang, Ousmane Badiane et al.

9. A Review of Evidence on Gender Equality, Women‘s Empowerment and Food Systems by Jemimah Njuki, Sarah Eissler, Hazel Malapit et al .

10. The Future of Small Farms: Innovations for Inclusive Transformation by Xinshen Diao, Thomas Reardon, Adam Kennedy.

11. Diversification for enhanced food systems resilience by Thomas W. Hertel, Ismahane Elouafi, Frank Ewert, Morakot Tanticharoen.

12. Addressing Food Crises in Violent Conflicts by Birgit Kemmerling, Conrad Schetter, Lars Wirkus.

13. The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems by Members of Global-Hub and of the technical editorial committee.

14. Marginal areas and indigenous people – Priorities for research and action by Sayed Azam-Ali, Hayatullah Ahmadzai, Dhrupad Choudhury, et al.

15. Priorities for inclusive urban food system transformations in the Global South by Paule Moustier, Michelle Holdsworth, Dao The Anh, et al

16. Secondary Cities as Catalysts for Nutritious Diets in Low- And Middle-Income Countries by Kesso Gabrielle van Zutphen, Dominique Barjolle, Sophie van den Berg, et al.  

17. Boost Nature Positive Production by Elizabeth Hodson, Urs Niggli, Kaoru Kitajima et al.

18. Pathways to Advance Agroecology for a Successful Transformation to Sustainable Food Systems by by Urs Niggli, Martijn Sonnevelt, Susanne Kummer.

19. A New Paradigm for Plant Nutrition by Achim Dobermann, Tom Bruulsema, Ismail Cakmak, et al

20. Livestock and Sustainable Food Systems: Status, Trends and Priority Actions by Mario Herrero, Daniel Mason-D’Croz, Philip K. Thornton et al.

21. The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System by Jim Leape, Fiorenza Micheli, Michelle Tigchelaar, et al.

22. Food System Innovations and Digital Technologies to Foster Productivity Growth and Rural Transformation by Rui Benfica, Judith Chambers, Jawoo Koo, et al.

23. Leveraging data, models & farming innovation to prevent, prepare for & manage pest incursions: Delivering a pest risk service for low-income countries by Taylor, B; Tonnang, HEZ; Beale, T; Holland, W; et al.

24. Food Systems Innovation Hubs in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries by Kalpana Beesabathuni, Sufia Askari, Madhavika Bajoria, et al.

25. A Whole Earth Approach to Nature Positive Food: Biodiversity and Agriculture by Fabrice A.J. DeClerck, Izabella Koziell, Tim Benton, et al.

26. Water for Food Systems and Nutrition by Claudia Ringler, Mure Agbonlahor, Kaleab Baye et al.

27. Climate Change and Food Systems by Alisher Mirzabaev, Lennart Olsson, Rachel Bezner Kerr et al.

28. Delivering climate change outcomes with agroecology in low- and middle-income countries: evidence and actions needed by Sieglinde Snapp, Yodit Kebede, Eva Wollenberg, et al.

29. Crop Diversity, its Conservation and Use for Better Food Systems. by Stefan Schmitz, Rodrigo Barrios, Hannes Dempewolf, et al

30. Safeguarding and using Fruit and Vegetable Biodiversity by Maarten van Zonneveld, Gayle M. Volk, M. Ehsan Dulloo, et al

31. Reduction of Food Loss and Waste – The Challenges and Conclusions for Actions Findings and Recommendations for Actions of an international Conference by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences with the Rockefeller Foundation by Joachim von Braun, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo and Roy Steiner

32. The True Cost and True Price of Food by Sheryl Hendriks, Adrian de Groot Ruiz, Mario Herrero Acosta, et al.

33. Cost and Affordability of Preparing a Basic Meal around the World by William A. Masters, Elena M. Martinez, Friederike Greb, Anna Herforth, Sheryl L. Hendriks

34. The global cost of reaching a world without hunger: Investment costs and policy action opportunities. B. Chichaibelu, M. Bekchanov, J. von Braun and M. Torero 2021.

35. Financing SGD2 and Ending Hunger by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla.

36. Trade and Sustainable Food Systems by Andrea Zimmermann and George Rapsomanikis

37. Policy options for food systems transformation in Africa – from the perspective of African universities and think tanks, by Fadi Abdelradi, Assefa Admassie, John Asafu Adjaye, et al.

38. The Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems in Africa by Sheryl L. Hendriks, Endashaw Bekele, Thameur Chaibi, et al.

39. The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean by Elizabeth Hodson de Jaramillo, Eduardo J. Trigo and Rosario Campos

40. The Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems in Asia by Paul J Moughan, Daniel A Chamovitz, S Ayyappan, et al

41. The Role of Science, Technology, and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems in Europe by Claudia Canales, Robin Fears

42. Transforming Chinese Food Systems for both Human and Planetary Health by Shenggen Fan, Jikun Huang, Fusuo Zhang, et al

43. Key Areas of the Agricultural Science Development in Russia in the Context of Global Trends and Challenges by Evgenia Serova, Nadezhda Orlova, Vladimir Popov, et al

44. Food System in India. Challenges, Performance and Promise by Ashok Gulati, Raj Paroda, Sanjiv Puri, et al.

45. The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation for Transforming Food Systems Globally by Robin Fears, Claudia Canales

46. The Bioeconomy and Food Systems Transformation by Eduardo Trigo, Hugo Chavarría, Carl Pray, et al.

47. In the Age of Pandemics, connecting Food Systems and Health: a Global One Health Approach by Gebbiena M. Bron, J. Joukje Siebenga, Louise O. Fresco.

48. How could science–policy interfaces boost food system transformation? by Etienne Hainzelin, Patrick Caron, Frank Place, et al

49. The Transition Steps Needed to Transform Our Food Systems by Patrick Webb, Derek J. Flynn, Niamh M. Kelly, et al.

 

 

O autorze

Joachim von Braun (Germany) served as the Chair of the Scientific Group. He is a Distinguished Professor at and formerly the Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University. His research focuses on economic developmen.- t, science, and technology policy, poverty reduction, food and nutrition security, resource economics, and trade. von Braun is President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences of the Vatican; a member of the German National Academy of Science – Leopoldina, the Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), the Academy of Arts and Science North Rhine-Westphalia, and a fellow of the African Academy of Science and of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. He is Vice President of the German NGO “Welthungerhilfe”. Previously, he was Director-General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). He was elected as president of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) and received honorary degrees and several other awards.

 

Kaosar Afsana (Bangladesh) served as a Vice-Chair of the Scientific Group. She is a Professor at the James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University. Dr. Afsana had served BRAC in Bangladesh for over 26 years and completed her tenure as the Director of the BRAC Health, Nutrition, and Population Programme. Dr. Afsana started work for BRAC JPGSPH at its inception in 2004. She is an MD with an MPH from Harvard University, USA, and a Ph.D. from Edith Cowan University, Australia. She represents BRAC JPGSPH and BRAC at the national and global level, playing a critical role in policy-making and planning, and in providing technical guidance, particularly, regarding sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health, and nutrition and health system strengthening.

 

Louise O. Fresco (Netherlands) served as a Vice-Chair of the Scientific Group. She is the President of the Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research in The Netherlands. Louise combines a long academic career as a professor at Wageningen and other institutions with extensive involvement in policy and development, with many programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and teaching in Sweden, Belgium, and the US. Louise O. Fresco is a member of eight Scientific Academies and holds four honorary doctorates. Ten years of her career were spent at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN. She is a non-Executive Director on the board of Syngenta as well as of various philanthropies while previously she served on the supervisory boards of companies like Rabobank and Unilever and on the board of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Her successful book “Hamburgers in Paradise, the stories behind the food we eat” was translated into several languages. In total, she published thirteen books of fiction and non-fiction, and she also writes a bi-weekly column in NRC, the leading evening paper in The Netherlands. She presented a six-part documentary on food and development for Dutch public television (to be found in translation on her website www.louiseofresco.com). You may have seen her TED talk in Palm Springs in 2009.

 

Mohamed Hassan (Sudan) served as a Vice-Chair of the Scientific Group. He is President of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy; President of the Sudanese National Academy of Sciences (SNAS); Chairman of the Governing Council of the United Nations Technology Bank, Turkey; and Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany. He was Professor and Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Khartoum; President of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP); founding Executive Director of TWAS; President of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS); founding President of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC); Chairman of the Council of the United Nations University (UNU); and Chairman of the Honorary Presidential Advisory Council for Science and Technology, Nigeria. Among his honours: the Commendatore Grand Cross, and National Order of Scientific Merit, Brazil; and Officer, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He is a recipient of the G77 Leadership Award and the Abdus Salam Medal for Science and Technology. He is a member of eleven merit-based academies of science, which include the Academy of Sciences of South Africa; the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; and the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology.