03/16/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/16/2023 20:35
A new study finds that it is possible to achieve sustainable food system transformation in the next decade in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria-by increasing public investment by USD 10 billion per year on average from 2023-2030 and through a more effective portfolio of interventions that achieve multiple outcomes.
In one of the most ambitious efforts to date, researchers from IFPRI and IISD, closely engaged with the government, donors, and stakeholders in each country, synthesized the evidence base and then applied sophisticated macro- and micro-economic modelling techniques to identify pathways to provide affordable and healthy diets to all people in an environmentally sustainable way. The report finds that the biggest wins would come from investing in sustainable livestock production and reducing food loss and waste. Just over half of the USD 10 billion needed per year must come from donors.
Join IISD, IFPRI, and the Shamba Centre for Food and Climate for a webinar on March 16 to learn more about the findings.
Introduction
Sean Woolfrey, Senior Advisor and Research Coordinator, IISD
Presentation of the report: Evidence-based and costed deep dives for achieving sustainable food systems
Francine Picard, Co-Founder, Director of Partnerships, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Livia Bizikova, Lead II, Monitoring and Governance, Tracking Progress, IISD
Carin Smaller, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Shamba Centre for Food and Climate
Reactions: From evidence to action
Doshanie Kadokera, Economist, Malawi
Willem Olthof, Sustainable Agri-food Systems and Fisheries, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, the European Commission
Kathrin Weny, Senior Policy Officer, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Valeria Piñeiro, Acting Head of the Latin American Region and Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI