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10YFP Sustainable Food Systems Programme
Description/achievement of initiative

The 10YFP Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFS Programme) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative to accelerate the shift towards more sustainable food systems, all along the food value chain, from farm to fork. Among its focus themes are the promotion of sustainable diets; the reduction of food losses and waste; and strengthening resilient and diverse food production systems. The SFS Programme promotes activities that fall under these topics, in the areas of awareness raising, capacity development as well as facilitating access to knowledge, information and tools. The SFS Programme is one of six initiatives of the 10YFP.

Implementation methodologies

The Programme brings together existing initiatives and partnerships working in related areas, highlighting good practices and success stories, and builds synergies as well as cooperation among stakeholders to leverage resources towards mutual objectives and minimize duplication of ongoing efforts. The Work Areas of the SFS Programme are:- Raising awareness on the need to adopt SCP patterns in food systems- Building enabling environments for sustainable food systems- Increasing the access to and fostering the application of actionable knowledge, information and tools to mainstream SCP in food systems- Strengthening collaboration among food system stakeholders to increase the sector’s SCP performanceWith the following focus themes:- Sustainable diets (addressing together sustainability, food security and nutrition by linking consumption and production with food and nutrient requirements);- Sustainability along all food value chains;- Reduction of food losses and waste;- Local, national, regional multi-stakeholder platforms for the shift towards more sustainable food systems; and- Resilient, inclusive, diverse food production systems to enhance their sustainability.The Programme members develop and implement projects and joint initiatives within the above Work Areas and focus themes, at global, regional, national and local level.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Enhancing the development of skills and capacities to promote sustainable consumption and production in food systems among all relevant stakeholder groups is a sub-Work Area, and thus one of the priorities, of the SFS Programme.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

South Africa, Switzerland, WWF and Hivos are the Co-Leads of the SFS Programme, supported by a 23 member Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee (MAC). Furthermore, the Programme currently has more than 70 partners worldwide.

Partner(s)

Co-Lead organizations: Switzerland, South Africa, WWF, Hivos Members of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Honduras, Netherlands, United States, Biovision Foundation, IISD, IFOAM - Organics International, Global Nature Fund, German Development Institute, Hebrew University, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, ENEA, CIHEAM, FAO, UNEP, UNSCN, Barilla, FoodDrinkEurope, Nestlé, Smaackmakers Programme Partners: 72 from all UN regions.
Progress reports
Goal 2
2.1 - By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.2 - By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
2.5 - By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed
2.a - Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries
06/2017
Three joint initiatives for the promotion of sustainable food systems in different world regions developed.
In-kind contribution
Each of the four Co-Lead organizations provides up to about one full time staff for the coordination and implementation of the SFS Programme, including resource mobilization.

Basic information
Time-frame: 10/2015 - 01/2023
Website
Partners
Co-Lead organizations: Switzerland, South Africa, WWF, Hivos Members of the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, France, Honduras, Netherlands, United States, Biovision Foundation, IISD, IFOAM - Organics International, Global Nature Fund, German Development Institute, Hebrew University, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, ENEA, CIHEAM, FAO, UNEP, UNSCN, Barilla, FoodDrinkEurope, Nestlé, Smaackmakers Programme Partners: 72 from all UN regions.
Countries
Contact information
Patrick Mink, Policy Advisor, patrick.mink@blw.admin.ch
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