A group of international food systems organisations campaigning for urgent + ambitious
#ActionOnFood
. Hosted the first ever Food Systems Pavilion at COP27.
💬 For food, the final
#GlobalStocktake
decision text recognises the importance of building resilient food systems within adaptation – but there is a missed opportunity on mitigation.
Our response to the final
#COP28
agreement outlines the wins, the missing pieces and what needs…
How much climate finance is directed to agrifood systems?
@climatepolicy
finds that it's only a fraction of what is needed to achieve food systems transformation 💰
As climate finance dominates international climate discussions, we must place food on the agenda to ensure that…
NDC spotlight 🔦
🇨🇷Costa Rica is taking
#ActionOnFood
through its "Adapted Food Guides" promoting healthy, seasonal diets which contribute to protecting cultural heritage, improving food security + reducing emissions.
📢 We need to ENABLE a transition to healthy, nutritious +…
📢 Apply now to host a sponsored session at
#COP28
with the Food Systems Partnership.
Run an engaging workshop, seminar or masterclass on food systems transformation to help accelerate momentum for
#ActionOnFood
🌽
Underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Find out more…
⏰ 10 days to
#COP28
⏰
The Food System Pavilion will be in the Blue Zone at COP28 calling for urgent
#ActionOnFood
We are excited to announce our programme of events 👏🌍
Visit our website to discover what is on at our pavilion ⬇️
📢 Launching 'Pathways for food systems transformation' at
#SB58
.
We have identified six critical pathways for policymakers to take
#ActionOnFood
for healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems 🌍 👩🌾 🧑🤝🧑
Check out the full report here 👉
🔦NDC spotlight
There is no 'one size fits all' approach to food systems transformation. The NDC of Cameroon prioritises reducing the vulnerability of livestock
to the effects of climate breakdown 🐄🐖🐃
#ActionOnFood
Want to know our plans to take
#ActionOnFood
and transform our food systems? Want to know how you can be involved?
You can find out in our Food Systems Pavilion newsletter 📰🌍
Read the first edition here 👇
‼️ Join us for an exclusive media briefing ahead of
#COP28
, on raising ambition across Nature, Food and Ocean negotiations.
Our expert panellists will offer insights into major announcements and negotiations points related to nature, food and oceans 📢🌏
Register ➡️…
📢 While there is a positive trend in the recognition of food systems in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions, the majority of NDCs do not realise the full potential of including food systems in their climate strategies + policies.
We need more ambition + momentum at…
Aya Mounir, agrifood engineer working with YOUNGO and IAAS, shares the reality of getting food on the agenda during climate discussions 😬👇
The Food Systems Partnership will be back at
#COP28
, collaborating with youth to accelerate meaningful
#ActionOnFood
✊
'We need recognition of farmers as stewards of climate resilience, an understanding that farmers are partners in food systems transformation + more climate finance.'
Ms. Ma. Estrella “Esther” Penunia is Secretary General of
@AsianFarmers
.
#ActionOnFood
With just one month until
#COP28
, we’re joining organisations around the world in an urgent call to integrate food systems in climate negotiations 📢
We urge Parties to seize the opportunity to champion a holistic approach to food systems.
Our
#ActionOnFood
demands 👉…
There is an enormous difference between agricultural transformation + food systems transformation according to
@l_haddad
+ Jamie Morrison
@GAINalliance
.
👩🌾 Agricultural transformation focuses on improved food security + income generation to enhance rural livelihoods + promote…
Introducing
@actiononfood
📢
Following the momentum from the first ever Food Systems Pavilion at COP27, we're bringing the movement for food systems transformation to the
#Bonn
Conference - and beyond.
Will you join us? Hit follow for the latest updates⬆️
At
#COP28
this year, the Food Systems Pavilion wants to ensure that farmer voices are heard not only on expert panels, but are also involved in the planning and development of the Pavilion.
Applications are now open to join the Farmer Co-host of the Food Systems Pavilion 🫱🏽🫲🏿
📅…
Our food system is broken. More than 780 million people are hungry, and at the same time, 1/3 of all food produced is lost or wasted.
This
@EITFood
blog explores the challenges of food waste and how to shift our food system from linear to circular for a more sustainable future…
UAE Minister of Climate Change & Environment
@mariammalmheiri
has announced the food systems and agriculture agenda 🎉🙌
She shared: “Just as our food systems are impacted by climate change, so too are they accelerating it. If we don’t transform our food systems now, there will…
#UNFSS2023
has begun in Rome today.🌱👩🌾🌎
This is a make-or-break moment to maintain + generate further momentum ↗️ on
#ActionOnFood
systems transformation in support of
#SDGs
acceleration.
The stocktake has to celebrate achievements, but also identify where more progress is…
❗️It's outrageous that 735 million people around the world are going hungry.❗️
This
#elephantintheroom
🐘 can no longer be ignored.
Well done
@SDG2AdvocacyHub
for calling on our leaders to act to end the
#globalfoodcrisis
.
Find out more here 👉 …
Global food systems account for 31% of GHG emissions, it is clear that transformation is urgently needed.
This transformation must seek to enhance collaboration and inclusion so that our food systems benefit everyone 🫶
Tom Grasso from
@EnvDefenseFund
calls for
#ActionOnFood
The latest draft of the Sharm El Sheikh Joint Work at
#SB58
has reduced references on the need for a 'holistic approach' 👉
Research shows that a systems approach is essential to support biodiversity, improve livelihoods + tackle climate challenges💡
Groundbreaking to witness the launch of the
#AllianceOfChampions
for Food Systems Transformation at
#COP28
Brazil, Norway, Sierra Leone, Cambodia + Rwanda have all committed to lead the way - reorienting policies to deliver better outcomes for people, nature + climate.…
This
#WorldEnvironmentDay
, we are calling 📢 for more
#ActionOnFood
at
#SB58
.
Transforming food systems is key to meeting global climate targets + creating a more resilient future for people and the planet.
RT if you agree that food must be higher up the agenda ⬆️
COP28 Countdown
‼️ 50 days ‼️
More than ever, we need decisive
#ActionOnFood
to be taken by international parties at
#COP28
.
The Food Systems Pavilion will return this year to host engaging sessions and workshops from across the food sector so that we can work towards food…
Earlier this year, the
@World
Food Programme reported that 258 million people suffered from food insecurity in 58 countries in 2022, up from 193m in 2021 📈🍽️
“We must move past reactive emergency responses to tackling the underlying structural causes of hunger which means…
🌱 "One of the biggest challenges for soil health is lack of awareness.
Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of
@SAGCOT
, discusses:
"Farmers are aware of the health of soil - but they're not aware of exactly what needs to be done to protect it.
"Policymakers are also not aware."
"Food systems are not adequately addressed, they’re not given the attention they need. We need to ensure that food systems are top of the agenda at climate talks" 🗣️☝️
@EuroCelt
from
@MoveTheWorld
at
#SB58
this morning.
#ActionOnFood
As
#RegenerativeAgriculture
becomes more widely used, there becomes a risk of the term becoming a buzzword without real commitments.
We must all commit to taking practical steps throughout the food chain towards food systems transformation and delivering
#ActionOnFood
👩🏿🌾🧑🔬🧑🏾🍳
Hi, this is the Youth co-host of the Food Systems Pavilion! 👏🌍
In our third social media takeover: Find out more about why youth perspectives, experiences and solutions deserve a seat at the table 📣
With just over 2 weeks until COP, we the youth are taking
#ActionOnFood
"We have brought many along with us, but there are many more we should bring along with us" ✊
@trinidad1949
of
@CGIAR
highlighting the need to push for even better inclusion in food systems dialogues at our closing event 🙌
"Food banks are a lifeline. There is a huge social benefit as well as climate and nutrition benefits."
@ajarviscali
,
@BezosEarthFund
in conversation with
@foodbanking
's Ana Catalina about the huge opportunities around tackling food loss and waste 🤝
#ActionOnFood
What does a just transition for agriculture mean?
For
@1TeresaAnderson
from
@ActionAid
, she believes the transition needs:
⚖️To address not exacerbate inequalities
🤝Inclusive and participatory processes
📝Comprehensive planning
#ActionOnFood
#SB58
🌱 DAY 4: BOOST 🌱
We're back for another day at
#COP28
with an exciting series of events focused on how we can boost the health of our soils - a fundamental resource for people, biodiversity, food security and climate resilience ✊
Watch live or catch up🎧…
💡 "Young people cannot just be the beneficiaries of programmes and policies created.
"They must be the co-creators of these policies."
@SophieHealyThow
addresses the lack of support for young people working on health and nutrition and the need for collective decision-making,…
Karina Gonçalves David, organic farmer from Brazil, who is part of the
@futureoffoodorg
delegation of farmers who have come to
#COP28
to share their experience, learnings + demands.
Karina explains that our food systems should be as diverse as our forests 🌳
#ActionOnFood
🌱
@ca4sh_global
(Coalition of Action for Soil Health) is another key member of our Food Systems Partnership.
CA4SH is a group of international organisations demanding a transition to just, equitable food systems.
Learn more 👉
⏰1 week to
#COP28
⏰
As a community of food organisations, farmer co-hosts and youth co-hosts we recognise that food systems transformation needs to be a multi-stakeholder effort.
That's why we're pushing for ambitious and transformative
#ActionOnFood
.
Learn more about our…
📢 Most countries are yet to realise the full potential of including food systems 🥕👩🌾🌱 in their climate action plans.
Our new
#ActionOnFood
pathways report calls for food + agriculture to be at the heart of discussions.
Find out more here 👉
#SB58
As part of a series on closing the sustainability skills gap,
@GreenBiz
has compiled a list of 14 training resources for regenerative agriculture 📚🎓
Including:
🌿 The Regenerative Agriculture Revolution from
@EITFood
on FutureLearn
🌿 Food and Climate Shaper Boot Camp from…
.
@EIT_Food
's Protein Diversification Think Tank just released a groundbreaking policy paper, spotlighting the transformative potential of diversified proteins in reshaping our food system 🧑🔬🥩
Read the full report 👇
#ActionOnFood
What were the outcomes for
#ActionOnFood
at COP28 – and where do we go from here? 🤔
@lu_wallace
, who led the Secretariat for the Food Systems Pavilion at COP28, discusses in
@NewFoodMag
- with comments from
@mosa_meat
🔗
🎉 Join us for the opening of the Food Systems Pavilion, where experts will outline the current state of our food systems and what is needed for a successful transition.
Amidst delay, denial and controversy ahead of
#COP28
, we're ready to cut through the noise and bring urgent…
Can science provide policymakers clear evidence for sustainable nutrition to guide decisions? 👩🏾🔬
Join us tomorrow for our first event at
#COP28
organised by CSIC in collaboration with
@EITFood
🕘 09:00 - 10:30 GST
📅 1st December
🔗
#ActionOnFood
🧺 DAY 2: EMBRACE 🧺
Join us at the Food Systems Pavilion at
#COP28
, where
@futureoffoodorg
,
@IKEAFoundation
and Macdoch Foundation are hosting a dynamic programme focused around regenerative agriculture and agroecology 💡
⚡️Starting with: How fossil fuel dependency is holding…
Raphael Podselver
@ProVeg_Int
🥕on food systems progress at
#SB58
:
'The Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work seems to lack ambition in unlocking food systems transformation.
We will not achieve the Paris agreement without fundamental changes in our food systems. We have to start now.' ⏰
A holistic systems approach is required to shift towards
#RegenerativeFoodSystems
.
The responsibility for system change can't be placed entirely on the shoulders of farmers, it must be shared at all levels of the food system.
@lu_wallace
calls for this shared responsibility🫱🏿🫲🏾
🚨OUT NOW!
New framework from
@WWF
Food to help decision-makers identify, fund and implement the right innovations, with the right impact, in the right places.
One week until
#UNFSS2023
- it's time to rethink innovation & avoid another decade of inaction.
Read the report…
UN Climate Change Exec Secretary
@simonstiell
encouraged parties to 'be brave' at
#SB58
.
We need braver, more ambitious
#ActionOnFood
🤝🥕
The longer food systems remain unsustainable + inequitable, the more they contribute to macroeconomic imbalances + unmanageable debt.
Thirteen youth organisations will bring their unique perspectives and activations to the Pavilion at
#COP28
as our collective Youth Co-host 🙌
Centering youth voices is integral to galvanising
#ActionOnFood
and we're thrilled about this partnership 🤝
The delays from Bonn
#SB58
mean that we are no further forward to deliver
#ActionOnFood
at
#COP28
.
⏰ There is still a time to increase ambition + take a truly holistic approach in the implementation of the Sharm el-Sheikh joint work.
Find out more👉
'Agriculture is a means of livelihood for 80% of the rural population in Kenya.
♀️65% of that labour force is female.
However, women don't own the land. There are many inequalities but women are the most powerful agents of change.'
Loureen
@kenaff_farmers
#SB58
#ActionOnFood
The latest draft of the Global Stocktake Decision text released at
#COP28
fails to reference food systems ❌
🤝We're joining 50+ organisations calling for the meaningful inclusion of food systems in the final text.
Learn more and take
#ActionOnFood
with us🔽…
While 828 million people continue to suffer from hunger, the clock ⏰ is ticking to reach SDG target 2.1 of ending hunger worldwide by 2030.
As one of the main drivers of environmental degradation, agri-food systems are in need of urgent transformation. 🔁 🍽️🌽
Find out more…
👏👏 Amazing to see the perspectives of farmers on the frontlines of the climate crisis amplified on Food Day at
#COP28
📺 Featuring Evans and Salome from the
@futureoffoodorg
delegation and Barend from our Farmer co-host
Farmers are making their voices heard at
#COP28
📢
🌿 Farmers are on the front line of the climate and
#biodiversity
crises, and hold
#NaturePositive
solutions for
#FoodSecurity
. As leaders enter final talks, farmers demand inclusion in the
#GST
.
Watch our latest wrap up from…
It's
#WorldPopulationDay
🚨
As our population continues to grow we must build resilient food systems to support healthy and sustainable diets.
With 800 million of our global population hungry and 2 billion people overweight or obese,
#ActionOnFood
is urgently needed.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
is a reminder that we must recognise and value Indigenous knowledge, perspectives and wisdom year-round.
Knowledge sharing and collaboration between global communities is vital for transforming our food systems and taking
#ActionOnFood
🫱🏿🫲🏾
On this
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
, let's recognize the enduring wisdom of agroecology, regenerative approaches, and Indigenous foodways as they offer a pathway to mending our connection with nature.
Explore the journey toward sustainable food systems here:
Insightful comments from
@FOLUCoalition
on the
@SAIPlatform
's definition of regenerative agriculture published in
@FoodNavigator
this morning 👇
"FOLU advocates for environmental outcomes to be included alongside socio-cultural and economic outcomes"
We're loving
@FOLUCoalition
's campaign to raise awareness about
#FoodLossAndWaste
📢
The case for investing in food loss reduction is crystal clear, based on
@worldresources
&
@WRAP_UK
research.
99% of business sites in their study achieved a positive return on investments 💸
In a new report, over 35 million small-scale producers call for an equal seat at the decision-making table and direct access to increased climate finance ahead of
#COP28
#ActionOnFood
📉 DAY 4: REDUCE 📉
Returning for Week 2 at
#COP28
with a packed schedule focusing on how we can reduce food loss and waste, hosted by
@foodbanking
🥘
💡 Join us for roundtables, panel discussions and punchy debates from experts at the forefront of tackling the biggest…
"If
#FoodWaste
were a country, it would be the 3rd largest contributor to greenhouse gasses after the US & China", says
@OddboxLDN
's CEO Emily Vanpoperinghe 🍽️
@EITFOOD
's course explores how to tackle it effectively and sustainably:
#ActionOnFood
"When we say food systems transformation, on what principles is that vision grounded?" 🤔
A vision where food systems are:
💚 Renewable
💪 Resilient
🍛 Diverse
🍎Healthy
⚖️Equitable
🫱🏽🫲🏿Inclusive
🕸️Interconnected
@annalappe
during food day at UNGA.
@foodtank
#ActionOnFood
📢 Igniting Change: Why are food systems critical for climate negotiations?
Put simply, food is the foundation of everything.
@lu_wallace
in
@IISD_ENB
@IISD_news
explains why
#ActionOnFood
systems is vital for critical progress on all 17 SDGs 👉
#SB58
🥘 IT'S FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND WATER DAY AT
#COP28
🌊
We're bringing you a dynamic programme focused on how we can protect our food and water systems, bringing together expert voices across the community and co-hosted by
@EnvDefenseFund
🗣️
We can't wait for you to join us to…
We need to transform how food is produced, distributed, marketed + consumed globally to sustainably nourish people without destroying the planet 🌎.
This report calls for food systems to be central to global climate dialogue + for six critical pathways to drive
#ActionOnFood
👉
We also need to...
📢 EMBRACE agricultural reform and nature-positive production.
Transforming our food systems will be key 🔑 to reducing GHG emissions, safeguarding our natural world, recovering soil health and providing food for future generations.
Join
@schwartzajs
for a panel today on food systems transformation, values, and
#COP28
.
Is a shift is needed in our value systems and worldviews to transform our food systems? 🌏🧠
📅 November 15th 11am ET
🔗 Register here:
Cities & regional governments are leading the way on
#ActionOnFood
and climate 🏙️
However, national governments are lagging behind.
What can national governments learn from local governments to transform our food systems? 🌽🫱🏾🫲🏼
Read the
@IPESfood
report
#PlateToPlanet
to learn…
How can we collaborate across sectors to take climate action and transform our food systems?
Join our call to non-state actors at
#COP28
to accelerate
#ActionOnFood
through these demands: 📈
Find out more about our policy asks for COP 🌍
🔗
'We need to focus more on the solutions that agri-food systems can bring. Agriculture is the most vulnerable to climate change + contributes a 1/3 GHG emissions.
The roadmap gives clarity on how we align the agriculture sector with a 1.5 degree target'.
@ZitouniOuldDada
@FAO
#COP28
is set to have a major focus on food.
Join us in calling on Parties to pursue robust and inclusive efforts to accelerate
#ActionOnFood
🙌
Find out more about our policy asks for COP 🌍
🔗
4 pillars for the food systems + agriculture agenda have been outlined as addressing👇
🌱National leadership and action.
🌱Efforts of non-state actors across the agriculture chain.
🌱Scaling up context-appropriate innovations, focusing on the adoption + uptake that target…
📢 DAY 4: AMPLIFY 📢
Wrapping week one at
#COP28
with a day of events focused on amplifying the priorities of small-scale food producers and pastoralists ✊
🤝 We are bringing together farmer representatives, leaders of global initiatives and policymmakers to share their…
Next up, the
#SB58
outcome must
📢 ENABLE a transition to healthy, nutritious + sustainable diets for all.
Transitioning to nutritious diets underpinned by sustainable, diversified food production is both key to a successful climate strategy + offers multiple health co-benefits
'We must go further and faster': Why food systems should play a bigger role in global climate efforts like
#SB58
.
Find out more about our
#ActionOnFood
Pathways for food systems transformation report in
@BusinessGreen
👉
The
#SB58
outcome needs to...
📢 INCREASE action against food loss and waste.
An increased emphasis on circularity♻️ is needed to reduce GHG emissions and build more resilient and sustainable food systems.
Transforming our food systems: Can world leaders run a marathon at the speed of a 100m race?🏃♀️
@DanSaladino
explores the challenges of food systems transformation and the speed at which we need
#ActionOnFood
.
Guests share frustrated and hopeful reflections on the
#UNFSS
+2💡
“A lack of support for smallholders is holding Ethiopia’s ☕️ sector back from attaining its full potential,” urge Sofia Ahmed & Teklemariam Awoke.
Rejuvenating aging coffee trees can support smallholder farmers to increase their yields by as much as 5kg per tree.
Learn how…
🚨
@Clim_Eat
is passing the baton to
@EITFood
as the new Secretariat for the Food Systems Pavilion at COP28 🚨
EIT Food is accelerating innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all.
Find out more 🔽
💡 New opinion piece from
@WWFLeadFood
and
@morgan_gillespy
takes a deep dive into how and why we should prioritise
#ActionOnFood
in upcoming climate negotiations.
Read "Food Systems: The Missing Piece of the Climate Puzzle at COP8" ▶️
Youth coordinator
@JulietGracey
at
@UNCCD
,
@UNCCDYouth
speaks on land ownership for youth at
#SB58
. 🌾🧑🌾
‘We (the youth) do not own land but we, like women, work on the land. How do we bridge some of these gaps, especially at policy level.’
#ActionOnFood
A critical action will be to...
📢 TRANSFORM financial mechanisms to support sustainable, equitable food systems.
Climate finance for transforming food systems can be enhanced by gov leadership that promotes collaboration across private, philanthropic + multilateral investments