Session Overview

The session will bring together producer organizations, smallholder representatives, policymakers, and financial actors to explore how producers, through their organizations, can actively shape decision-making processes, equitably access resources, and hold systems accountable. It will also examine the contributions and solutions provided by farmers’ organizations in building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive food systems. A key focus will be on what meaningful producer participation looks like in practice, including: institutionalized inclusive governance frameworks, a shift from consultation to co-creation, participatory monitoring, and the use of multistakeholder accountability tool, farmers’ contributions and solutions, improved access to finance. By centering producers in the conversation, this session aims to identify actionable strategies that move beyond token participation toward systemic inclusion and co-leadership, thereby paving the way for more equitable and resilient transformations in food systems.