TMG, a think tank for sustainability, published a series of 5 reports on food system transformation. It reviews current conditions and policy frameworks, the state of debate of food system transformation, blind spots in food debates, a map of agents and drivers in transformations and true cost accounting.
Publisher’s Summary
The FORESEE (4C) series on The Transformation of Agri-Food Systems in Times of Multiple Crises, explores the current agri-food system in light of challenges linked to the four crises known as the 4 Cs (Climate, Covid-19, Conflict, and Cost of externalities) and offers recommendations on how to advance transformation efforts.
Report 1, Current Conditions and Policy Frameworks of Agri-Food Systems Transformation, analyses the 4Cs and how they interact with the dynamics of the current agri-food systems. The report provides a general review of the international policy landscape in which the agri-food system transformation must find its place. Its main focus is on the three Rio Conventions and possible synergies between the fulfilment of the Rio mandate and a transformation of agri-food systems.
Report 2, State of the Debate on Agri-Food Systems Transformation, reviews the state of the debate around agri-food systems transformation from the perspective of different organizations that represent a wide range of actors and stakeholders. The report provides an overview of the different proposed approaches to achieving the goals of agri-food system transformation aligned to the thematic areas of People, Planet, and Prosperity proposed at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021.
Report 3, Blind Spots in the Agri-Food System Transformation Debate and Recommendations on How to Address These, analyses the blind spots in the debate around agri-food systems transformation and describes how these hinder the transformation. Furthermore, this report offers recommendations on how to address these gaps to facilitate an agri-food system transformation aligned to the leading themes of People, Planet, and Prosperity.
Report 4, The Agri-Food Systems Transformation Protocol - Mapping the Agents and Drivers of Transformation explores key actors and catalysts for agrifood systems transformation. It advocates for a multi-level governance approach, incorporating global agreements (primarily the three Rio Conventions - CBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC), national pathways, and implementation. The report further introduces a decision support tool to develop transformation pathways in different contexts and at different levels.
Report 5, Changing the Equation: Leveraging True Cost Accounting to Accelerate Agri-food Systems Transformation, promotes True Cost Accounting (TCA) as an approach to uncovering hidden environmental, social and health costs in agri-food systems. By addressing these externalities, TCA fosters sustainable policy, investment and business decisions. The report offers concrete entry points for TCA and highlights its potential to drive sustainable economic reform.
The FORESEE (4C) series was developed under the Assessment and Communication of Climate Impacts of Food (CLIF) project, funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and implemented by WWF Germany, corsus and TMG. The project promotes sustainable consumption patterns and helps companies, policymakers, and consumers choose more sustainable options with regard to food. TMG's main contribution to the project is to develop a more systematic understanding of the transformation of agri-food systems through the publication of a series of strategic reports. Two additional reports will be published by the end of 2024.
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