Time: Sunday (Action Day), 27 July 15:00-16:15 | Room: Large Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Algeria; National Chamber of Agriculture, Algeria; Office for the Development of Saharan and Industrial Agriculture, Algeria.

Discover Algeria's pioneering approach to sustainable desert agriculture at this dynamic side event. Learn how innovative water management, renewable energy, and digital technologies are transforming Saharan lands into productive agricultural zones. The session showcases strategic initiatives enhancing food security while preserving fragile desert ecosystems through large-scale irrigated perimeters and advanced cultivation methods. Algeria's experts will present transferable models for nations facing similar aridification challenges, demonstrating how desert agriculture contributes to resilient food systems globally. Join us to explore sustainable solutions for arid regions. 

 

Time: Sunday (Action Day) 27 July, 15:00-16:15 | Room: CR-3

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Health of Brazil; WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger Brazil; World Food Programme (WFP); Ministry of Health of Peru; Ministry of Health of Colombia; Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The event will discuss the synergistic determinants of malnutrition based on their impacts on the health sector, and the importance of “double duty” actions—interventions capable of simultaneously addressing all forms of malnutrition to build healthier, more sustainable, and equitable food systems. In this regard, the potential of South-South cooperation and multi-stakeholder initiatives will be discussed through the Nurture the Future project, developed within the partnership of the governments of Brazil, Peru, and Colombia with the World Food Programme (WFP) to tackle the multiple burden of malnutrition. The multiple burden of malnutrition comprises the coexistence of undernutrition, overweight, obesity, and micronutrient deficiencies, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations, and is influenced by synergistic biological, social, economic, environmental, and political determinants. These factors exacerbate inequalities and require intersectoral and structural responses that address all stages of the food system, especially in the Global South. The Nurture the Future project aims to strengthen responses to the multiple burden of malnutrition among school-aged populations by promoting regional cooperation and the exchange of best practices. Based on the lessons learned from Nurture the Future, experiences from the three cooperating countries will be presented, focusing on double duty actions aimed at promoting healthy and sustainable food systems for school-aged populations. The dialogue seeks to strengthen local capacities, promote adequate and healthy diets throughout the life course, facilitate the exchange of experiences between countries, and inspire regional solutions that integrally address the synergistic determinants of malnutrition. 

Time: Sunday (Action Day), 27 July 15:00-16:15 | Room: CR-5

Organizers and partners:European Union, DG INTPA, with Agrinatura through SASI SPI project; Cameroon’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER); Government of Madagascar; Government of The Netherlands; Government of Somalia; Government of Zambia; GIZ (AgSys programme in Cameroon); Agrinatura (European Alliance of Universities on Agricultural Knowledge for Development); UNFSS Zero Hunger Coalition; World Food Programme.

African and European countries face different food system transitions challenges but share common imperatives: strong sectoral policy coordination and scaled up investments in local food chains. However, under 2.5% of climate funding reaches smallholder food producers. Amidst implementation of complex Convergence Agendas, it is imperative to break ministerial silos and place smallholder producers at the centre of productive and sustainable food chains. This event will showcase how policy convergence and blended finance support local food chains in Cameroon, Zambia, Madagascar, and Somalia, and how European and African partners work together to strengthen linkages across food, climate, biodiversity, transport and energy.

 

Time: Sunday (Action Day), 27 July 15:00-16:15 | Room: CR-6

Organizers and partners: Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning (FMBEP); Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security; FAO, WFP, IFAD, GIZ, GAIN.

Nigeria is making significant progress in transforming its food systems through inclusive national strategies, strong partnerships, and private sector engagement. This event highlights innovative, locally driven initiatives and policy advancements, showcasing Nigeria’s leadership in building resilient, equitable, and sustainable food systems. Through integrating grassroots actions with national and global goals, Nigeria is generating scalable, evidence-based solutions that advance gender equity, youth empowerment, and climate resilience. The event aims to share successes, foster collaboration, mobilize resources, and amplify underrepresented voices, positioning Nigeria as a model for inclusive food systems reform and inspiring similar efforts globally.

 

Time: Sunday (Action Day), 27 July 15:00-16:15 | Room: CR- 4

Organizers and partners: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS); Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR); Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF); World Agriculture Forum; FAO Forestry Division, Halting Deforestation, Degradation, Emissions Team; Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; Greein Inc.; The Vietnam Gardening Association (VGA); Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE).

Building on the 2021 UNFSS momentum, countries have committed to accelerating the transformation of agri-food systems to be more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. Nations such as, Japan, Ethiopia, Uganda and Vietnam, have emphasized the critical role of Science, Technology, and Innovation, while acknowledging that there are “no-one-size-fits-all” approaches. Despite the significant differences in biophysical and socio-economic contexts, both Asia and Africa share a common characteristic: the predominance of small-scale producers. This multi-stakeholder event will showcase experience of applying knowledge-based tools tailored to local contexts and designed to support decisions to achieve global climate, food security, and land degradation neutrality targets.  

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Time: Sunday (Action Day), 27 July 15:00-16:15 | Room: Small Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

This side event will elevate the role of blue foods in food system transformation,  drawing on emerging evidence,  political leadership,  and coalition building to reframe aquatic foods as climate,  nutrition,  and equity solutions.

Organizers and partners: Government of the Republic of Benin; Government of the Republic of Rwanda; AKADEMIYA2063; International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD); World Bank; Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA); and Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

This will be a high-profile event bringing together ministers and other high-level officials to engage on a topic that aligns with the current evolving global architecture of development financing.

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-4

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, DRC; Zero Hunger Coalition; HDP Nexus Coalition; International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) - tbc; g7+; Government of Somalia; Government of Haiti- tbc; and the Government of Yemen. 

Debt is a key but overlooked factor in food security across complex settings. This session will examine how countries facing protracted crises can tackle debt and resilience challenges to advance and promote their national food systems agenda.

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-5

Organizers and partners: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity; UNFSS Coalition for Agroecology; African Union Commission; Partners for Change Network; Western Kenyan Soil Carbon Project Consortium (WEKOSAP).

To address the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification, countries must pursue ambitious food systems transformation pathways that are synergistic, well-financed and cost-effective. Realising synergies between UNFSS goals and the three Rio Conventions depends on collective action, coordinated governance and overcoming siloed approaches. In this context, Multistakeholder Approaches (MSAs) can offer a powerful mechanism. They provide a governance infrastructure for joint planning, decision-making and accountability, while also helping to shape integrated financing strategies. Through the lens of six examples, this side event will highlight the potential of MSAs to align cross-sectoral efforts in support of sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems, while advancing ambitions on climate, biodiversity, and land. 

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Large Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: State Department for Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cameroon; The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; International Livestock Research Institute; The Global Sustainable Livestock Coalition (GSLC); Soil4Climate Inc. 

This event will explore co-financing and blended investment models with high potential for livestock and food systems transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. With representatives from Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Kenya, the panel will address scalable innovation models in feed, value chain resilience, regenerative agriculture, and climate-smart livestock. The panel will also examine how farmers, through a multifunctional landscapes approach to land-use and livestock systems, can simultaneously enhance land restoration, strengthen food security, and contribute to climate change mitigation. The key outcome is the launch of a multi-country platform to mobilize investment partnerships for sustainable transformation across Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Small Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Agriculture,  Malawi; African Development Bank; Aquatic Blue Food Coalition;  Ministry of Health,  Malawi; Nutrition and Food Commission,  Zambia; SDG2 Advocacy Hub; Zero Hunger Coalition.

How can countries turn political commitment into measurable dietary change? This session explores practical strategies to ensure healthy diets are not just a policy goal—but a guaranteed outcome of food systems transformation,  through policy integration,  investment alignment,  and country-led implementation.

 

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-6

Organizers and partners: Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; EU-Delegation Mauritania; FAO Mauritania / Sustainable Agrifood Systems Intelligence (SASI) team; WFP Mauritania; Enabel. 

Mauritania has strengthened the food security and nutrition of its population in an economically remunerative, inclusive and sustainable manner. To manage the complexity of this challenge, the country has brought together different partners - internal and external - in a multi-sectoral and coordinated way. The session will present lessons learned from Mauritania's multidimensional approach to sustainable agri-food systems transformation, bringing together diverse efforts and partnerships across government agencies and development partners to improve nutrition, resilience, agri-food productivity and institutional mechanisms governing food systems.

 

Time: Monday, 28 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Caucus Room 11

Organizers and partners: National Planning Authority of Uganda; Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH); CIFOR-ICRAF; EIT Food; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI); Vi Agroforestry; Alliance Bioversity-CIAT; Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD); Conscious Planet-Save Soil; World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Healthy and living soil is the foundation of sustainable, equitable, and resilient food systems. Yet, over one-third of the Earth’s surface is degraded, directly impacting soil’s ability to produce nutritious food, store carbon, support biodiversity, and sustain livelihoods. This session will explore four interconnected pillars to effectively scale soil health: evidence-based implementation, cross-sectoral partnerships, inclusive investment, and policy coherence. It will highlight the importance of integrating soil health into national strategies and institutional frameworks, showcase innovations in soil monitoring, and emphasize the need for capacity strengthening through digital tools and diverse knowledge systems. Multi-stakeholder dialogue will inform recommendations to embed soil health into national pathways and financing strategies.  

 

Time: Monday, 28 July 14:15-15:30 | Room: CR-6

Organizers and partners: Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI); Ministry of Agriculture (MoA); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

The side event will showcase Ethiopia’s vision, progress and potential in the agro-industrial sector as one pathway for the Ethiopian food system transformation. The event will ensure representation from policymakers, contributing government institutions and entities, relevant UN agencies, financial institutions, private sector actors engaged in the agro-industries, among others. The event will (1) reflect on the existing enabling environment created by the Government of Ethiopia for agro-industries as a lever of agri-food system transformation and (2) discuss the importance of utilizing digitalization and climate-smart technologies in enhancing value addition, competitiveness and marketability of agricultural products. 

Time: Monday, 28 July 14:15-15:30 | Room: Small Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Energy Commission, Ghana; Food is Never Waste Coalition; Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); UN Environment Programme (UNEP); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  

Food loss and waste (FLW) reduction is a critical lever for food systems transformation, contributing to greenhouse gas mitigation, promoting food security and nutrition, improving livelihoods, providing decent work, and fostering economic growth. Ghana, together with the Food is Never Waste Coalition, in collaboration with member states and partners including the Cool Coalition and OECD will demonstrate substantial progress on FLW as part of national pathways, and how multi-stakeholder partnerships can unlock investment and accelerate scalable, systemic impact toward halving FLW by 2030. 

Time: Monday, 28 July 14:15-15:30 | Room: CR-3

Organizers and partners: CIHEAM Bari; UNIVERSITY OF SIENA; SANTA CHIARA LAB.

This session explores how the True Value of Food (TVF) approach can drive a just and sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. Promoted by Santa Chiara Lab - Univerisity of Siena - and CIHEAM Bari, with contributions from MAECI, UNIDO, Illycaffè, Ferrero and Save the Children, the event highlights Italy’s role as a living lab for methodologies that measure environmental, social and economic impacts across food value chains. With a focus on replicability in Global South contexts—coffee and cocoa above all—the session showcases collaborative models for enhancing equity, quality and sustainability, paving the way toward a new food systems paradigm.

Time: Monday, 28 July 14:15-15:30 | Room: Large Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Government of Madagascar; The Coalition of Action on Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems for Children and All (HDSFS); UN-Nutrition; SUN Movement; Initiative on Climate Action and Nutrition (I-CAN); UNICEF; WFP; WHO; FAO.

This side-event aims to build momentum for transforming food systems by discussing the connections between climate and nutrition. Following up on the launch of the UNFSS HDSFS Coalition in 2021, COP27’s I-CAN launch in 2022 and Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2025, it offers a space to deepen conversations on linking policies, address system asymmetries, policies misalignment, and drive coordinated action towards COP30. It will feature national champions from Madagascar, Brazil, the Netherlands and other countries engaged in tackling climate change and malnutrition simultaneously. A rapid-fire session with HDSFS, I-CAN and SUN will highlight innovative partnerships and climate finance opportunities. 

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Time: Monday, 28 July 14:15-15:30 | Room: Caucus Room 11

Organizers and partners: Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone; FAO Sierra Leone; FAO-EU SASI (Sustainable Agrifood Systems Intelligence) Partnership.

Despite global momentum, many countries struggle to move from political declarations to real, integrated, and financed action. Sierra Leone is proving it’s possible. Through the President’s flagship initiative, Feed Salone and strong political leadership, the country is breaking down sectoral silos and aligning priorities, investments, and delivery mechanisms to build sustainable, climate-resilient, and nutrition-sensitive food systems. This session will share Sierra Leone’s bold approach, practical lessons, and innovations—from high-level coordination structures to frontline impact. Join to learn how integrated action, even in low-resource settings, can drive true food systems transformation and inspire replicable models for other countries.

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 07:45-09:00 | Room: CR-3

Organizers and partners: Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) .

Agrifood systems have the potential to provide healthy diets for people, while also creating economic opportunities, and contributing to environmental sustainability. However, agrifood systems also face a range of interconnected and complex challenges, preventing the realization of their full potential. This calls for swift changes in how agrifood systems are governed and managed. 

Specifically, many public institutions continue to struggle with the design and implementation of the policies that address the multiple and interlinked actions that aim to advance towards more sustainable agrifood systems. This side event will explore the institutional capacities, tools, and resources required to effectively put agrifood systems strategies into practice, with first-hand experiences from policy experts. 

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 07:45-09:00 | Room: Large Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Government of Mozambique; Government of Bangladesh; Government of Rwanda; Government of Somalia; AGRA: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa; AKADEMIYA2063; AUDA-NEPAD: African Union Development Agency – New Partnership for Africa's Development; GIZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation); IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development; SUN: Scaling Up Nutrition; Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP). 

This event aims to accelerate food systems transformation by identifying country-level barriers and enablers, introducing a new collaborative initiative—the Food Systems Transformation Accelerator—and building awareness of its support to governments. The Accelerator aims to (a) help countries turn priorities into investible, private sector–leveraged actions, (b) align business strategies with FST goals, and (c) work with development finance institutions (DFIs) to fund these actions. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed will deliver opening remarks to set the stage for a discussion bringing together governments, DFIs, businesses, and partners to foster alignment, investment, and collaboration for impactful transformation.

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 07:45-09:00 | Room: CR-4

Organizers and partners: Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland (FOAG); Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme (OPN SFSP); African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Strengthening policy coherence is essential for sustainable food systems transformation, ensuring that sectoral strategies align with nutrition, sustainability, and equity objectives. This event will sensitize participants to the importance of coherent food systems policies, introduce diagnostic tools for identifying and addressing policy conflicts, and examine the constraints and opportunities for constructing integrated policy frameworks. By showcasing innovative approaches and country experiences, it aims to equip stakeholders with practical tools for prioritizing reforms, fostering systemic governance, and accelerating progress toward the SDGs, in alignment with the objectives of the UNFSS+4 process. 

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Time: Tuesday, 29 July 07:45-09:00 | Room: CR-5

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment - Vietnam; Ministry of Agrarian Development - Brazil; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development - Nepal; Ministry of Agriculture - Zambia; Agroecology Coalition; Biovision Foundation; World Future Council Foundation; Fundación Alpina; European Commission - Joint Research Centre; ICEI; IFOAM - Organics International; Instituto Regenera; United Nations Foundation; University of Coimbra - Centre for Functional Ecology; Alliance Bioversity - CIAT India office; Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD); Tarayana Foundation.

This event showcases how governments and non-state actors in Africa, Latin America, SE Asia and the Himalayas are leveraging agroecology for sustainable food systems by embedding agroecological priorities into broader national frameworks (e.g. food system transformation pathways, climate strategies, nutrition actions) to ensure policy coherence, unlock investment, and align with global sustainability goals. It will highlight implementation and finance mobilization efforts to operationalize strategies and scale transitions. It will emphasize the role of transdisciplinary research, local knowledge systems, and participatory evidence generation in strengthening science-policy-society interface in the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies enabling agroecological food systems. 

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 07:45-09:00 | Room: CR-6

Organizers and partners: Government of Yemen; Government of Sudan; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Food and Nutrition Division (ESN), FAO Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER).

This side event will showcase country-led, food-based solutions to prevent malnutrition and build resilience in fragile settings, drawing on experiences from Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, and Madagascar. Through an interactive panel, the session will explore how to embed nutrition into food systems transformation, emphasizing inclusive governance and local ownership. It aims to foster peer learning, inform policy, and catalyze investment and partnerships to scale context-specific interventions that link nutrition and resilience in crisis-affected countries.

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-3

Organizers and partners: Resilient Local Food Supply Chains Alliance; and Italian Government; UN-Habitat; Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN  (FAO); UN Capital Development Fund; Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI); World Farmers Markets Coalition (WorldFMC); HealthBridge; Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari); Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa; Other Country co-organizers: Benin, Egypt, Cameroon 

Critically exploring the pivotal role local, traditional and farmers food markets play in consumers’ diets, local economic development, environment and resilience in cities, urban-rural networks and territories. As food environments and hubs, markets are strategic entry points for locally-led, inclusive engagement of formal and informal sectors and governance, and can drive regenerative values. With multiple-levers for nourishing, just food systems transformation, intersecting systems from climate to MSMEs and health, markets are routine places of opportunity, co-benefits, and innovative social protection – especially for low income and vulnerable urban residents including women and youth; and fair revenue for smallholder and family farmers. 

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Small Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Bangladesh; FAO; WFP; IFAD; GAIN; IFPRI 

This high-level side event introduces Bangladesh’s Food Systems Pathways Plan of Action (PoA) and its Financial Flows to Food Systems (3FS) analysis, identifying investment gaps, sector-specific priorities, and evidence needs. Bringing together governments, DFIs, and partners, it aims to align support for equitable, resilient, and nutrition-sensitive food systems. The PoA integrates national policies and global commitments (e.g., N4G, NDC) through a systems-based, evidence-driven approach. Despite climate and global challenges, Bangladesh's transformation journey offers lessons for the Global South. The event emphasizes youth-centric, inclusive investments and promotes regional collaboration, particularly across South Asia, for shared learning, capacity building, and resource mobilization. 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Caucus Room 10

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Ecuador; and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).

CIALCO promotes local governance and food sustainability through Family Farming,  fostering a sustainable,  inclusive,  and resilient food system.

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Caucus Room 11

Organizers and partners: Animal Health Institute of Ethiopia; Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture; FAO Regional Office for Africa.

Animal Health Institute of Ethiopia join hands with IAEA and FAO to showcase the role of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Network (VETLAB Network) in combating transboundary animal diseases and enhancing food security during this side event. Highlighting success stories from Ethiopia, Botswana, Tunisia, and Côte d'Ivoire, the event demonstrates how nuclear techniques and regional collaboration have improved diagnostic capacity, disease surveillance, and vaccine quality. With a focus on inclusive participation of women, the event emphasizes the economic and public health benefits of science-based livestock health systems and promotes sustainable solutions for resilient agrifood systems across Africa and Asia.

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-4

Organizers and partners: Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security; Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND); Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA); Islamic Development Bank; the OPEC Fund; United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA).   

Driving investment into food systems and coordinating it through public-private sector partnerships into places where it is needed most, especially drylands in the IGAD and Sahel regions.  

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Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: Large Briefing Room

Organizers and partners: Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Light Industry of Mongolia; Mongolia UNCCD Presidency; Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH); CIFOR-ICRAF; WWF International; Agroecology Coalition; UNCCD Youth Caucus; United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY); World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); Ambition Loop.

Transforming food systems requires bridging global commitments with grounded implementation. This session will explore how the Riyadh Action Agenda (RAA), launched at UNCCD COP16, offers a roadmap to scale agroecology and soil health as key levers for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems, while linking implementation across the Rio Conventions. It will reflect on lessons learned, launch an outcome-based approach policy brief, and co-create actionable recommendations with diverse food systems actors. Aligned with the RAA’s action areas—land conservation and restoration, drought and water resilience, and finance—the session aims to strengthen synergies across global agendas, scale integrated solutions, and unlock inclusive investments ahead of UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia and beyond.  

 

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:-00-14:15 | Room: CR-5

Organizers and partners: Government of the Netherlands, the Netherlands; Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research; International Seed Federation (member of Seeds for Food Coalition); EU delegation to Ethiopia; CGIAR; East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer; SNV.

This side-event will focus on the power of public-private partnerships to drive seed system transformation. The session will spotlight approaches on a country (Netherlands, Ethiopia) and global (Seeds for Food Coalition, Seed Equal) level that enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of seeds. Although multi-stakeholder partnerships are widely recognised as being key for seed and food system transformation, they do come with their challenges and different approaches for partnering. The rationale for this session is to discuss how public-private collaboration can be further strengthened to foster mutual accountability, enhance transparency, and ensure that all voices are heard and empowered. 

 

Time: Tuesday, 29 July 13:00-14:15 | Room: CR-6

Organizers and partners: Spain; Local2030 Coalition;  Joint SDG Fund; Basque Government; Milan Urban Food Policy Pact.

Unlocking innovative financing models and private sector partnerships for the transformation of local food systems,  enhancing global food security.