Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

Digital conferencing technology was a lifeline for the #FoodSystems community during the pandemic, allowing global teams to stay connected and maintain their initiatives when travel and social distancing restrictions were in place. But when it comes to transforming agriculture, there’s no substitute for getting together in person, sharing knowledge over a locally-grown meal, and learning first-hand from farmers and communities about the challenges they face and the solutions they’ve pioneered to tackle them. This year, FOLU’s India and Ethiopia country platforms have been doing exactly that – connecting across borders as part of a cross-country learning programme on sustainable and regenerative agriculture. Read about the programme in this photo story, which captures snapshots from its various workshops, site visits and field trips, and highlights what the countries can learn from each other’s respective initiatives to improve livelihoods 👩🌾, soil health 🌱 and yields 🌾 https://lnkd.in/eRCaZMSA

📢Exciting news! Our brand-new website is live! Take a tour to learn about our programs and initiatives in Africa designed to bring about inclusive transformation so that Africa’s people and landscapes can flourish. We work with governments and partners in more than 10 African countries to realize this vision. Discover more about our work in Africa 🌍 https://africa.wri.org/

Unsustainable agricultural production methods 🌾, and poor nutritional health of population 🧑🤝🧑 are the key drivers behind the annual hidden cost of India's food system, Food System Economics Commission estimates this at 💰USD 1.5 trillion.   To build a systemic approach towards addressing this, Food and Land Use Coalition - FOLU India alongwith its regional partner, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, brought together about 42 participants from CSOs with deep experience of working on ground with food system actors, for southern regional consultation in Chennai.   Discussions centered on policy outlook, governance mechanisms and areas with potentially highest impact towards a transformative process.   Learn more about the consultation and FSEC's recommendations for India: https://bit.ly/3S6JvTz    Dr. Jayahari KM, FOLU India Country Coordinator: The hidden cost of India's food systems is huge, about 15% of the global hidden cost of the food system. FSEC's recommendations for India provides us with key insights that we must contextualise for different regions. This southern regional consultation initiated by FOLU India is first of the series of dialogues to be held with on-ground actors in various parts of the country.

“There can be no solution to tackling the world’s pressing climate and biodiversity crises without protecting tropical forests, and securing the rights and livelihoods of the people who live among them.”   Edward Davey, Head of World Resources Institute UK and Senior Advisor to the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), outlines three ways the new UK government can accelerate forest action in the lead up to #COP30 in Brazil next year 🌳

Halo, Sobat Pangan! Kita tahu bahwa permasalahan pangan seperti kelaparan, stunting, hingga obesitas masih terjadi di berbagai tempat. Menurut laporan FAO, ada 820 juta orang yang kesulitan mengakses makanan pada 2018. Termasuk di antaranya, lebih dari 500 juta jiwa yang mengalami malnutrisi berada di Asia, khususnya di Asia Tenggara.     Ada banyak faktor yang melatarbelakangi kelangkaan pangan, mulai dari tingkat ekonomi, akses, hingga permasalahan lingkungan. Untuk itu, Koalisi Sistem Pangan Lestari (bagian dari Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)) mendorong semangat gotong royong untuk mendukung transformasi sistem pangan yang lebih berkelanjutan.    "Pangan merupakan aspek yang fundamental dalam hidup kita. Untuk itu, setiap dari kita memiliki peranan dalam sistem pangan, baik sebagai konsumen maupun dalam tatanan produksi. Kolaborasi pun penting, sebab sistem pangan juga melingkupi lingkungan, sosial-budaya, ekonomi, hingga kesehatan," tutur Gina Karina selaku Kepala Sekretariat Koalisi Sistem Pangan Lestari (KSPL). Hadir di Indonesia sejak 2018, kami terus bertumbuh untuk mewujudkan kemandirian pangan masyarakat. Mari ikut terlibat dalam upaya bersama menuju kelestarian pangan dan alam kita. #SistemPanganLestari

📣 Now is our window to secure a #NaturePositive economy for all by 2030! With less than 100 days until the UN Biodiversity #COP16, Business for Nature has published a statement outlining five high-level policy recommendations for governments to accelerate the implementation of the #BiodiversityPlan to drive corporate action on #Nature. The statement, endorsed by 130 businesses and financial institutions with combined revenues of $1.1 trillion, calls on governments to adopt and implement policies to: 🌎 Make sure business and finance protect nature and restore degraded ecosystems 🌎 Ensure sustainable resource use and management to reduce negative environmental impacts 🌎 Value and embed nature in decision-making and disclosure 🌎 Align all financial flows to transition to a nature-positive, net zero and equitable economy 🌎 Adopt or strengthen ambitious global agreements to address key nature loss challenges It’s high time for governments to create an enabling regulatory framework and put nature at the heart of decision making. 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dYcJkbA #COP16 #NaturePositive #ForNature #NowForNature

Government support and an enabling policy environment are pre-requisites to any #sustainable #agriculturaltransformation, whether it is #India or #Ethiopia.   Browse through this photo blog 🖼️📷showcasing insights emerging from the learning visits of FOLU researchers from the two countries for scaling up #sustainable and #regenerativeagriculture 🌾 in their landscapes: https://bit.ly/3XTCIAz

Against a backdrop of increasing climate shocks and accelerating population growth, providing #GoodFood4All is a top priority for Ethiopia in the coming decades. While scaling sustainable and regenerative production is paramount, “the country can enormously boost its crop output and ensure #FoodSecurity by enhancing post-harvest management practices,” highlight Sofia Ahmed, Teklemariam Awoke and Shiferaw Tafesse, CDPM® in a new op-ed. Food and cash crop losses in Ethiopia currently amount to over $1.2 billion per year – equivalent to more than 25% of the country’s export earnings. Standardizing data collection, improving access to post-harvest management technologies, and scaling capacity-building programs for smallholder farmers are “critical” steps that the government and private sector can take to tackle the issue. Read more 🌱 https://lnkd.in/eunBQqFW FOLU Ethiopia - Food and Land Use Coalition

Huge congratulations to the Science Based Targets Network for the launch their updated guidance for companies last week. Informed by an ambitious cohort of pilot companies, the updated guidance features new resources to improve accessibility, and further support the private sector to: 🌱 Assess their environmental impacts and the ‘state of nature’ across their value chains 🌱 Prioritize where in their operations, value chains and associated landscapes to focus action 🌱 Set and validate ambitious, science-based targets for freshwater, land and climate Part 2, coming in 2025, will provide guidance on the final two stages of SBTN’s target-setting process, supporting companies to: 🌱 Act on their targets and ensure the best outcomes for people and planet 🌱 Track and report on their progress to verify the accuracy of their targets over time Stay tuned for more updates from SBTN in September, where they'll share key outcomes from the validation pilot, and new strategic insights that will help shape the next generation of targets. Explore the updated guidance 👇 https://lnkd.in/gSzA6Yb9 #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature #NaturePositive #COP16

#Postharvestloss in Ethiopia is staggering. Estimates suggest that major #food and #cashcroplosses amount to over 1.2 billion dollars annually, equivalent to more than 25pc of the country’s export earnings. “Key stakeholders in the agriculture sector need to understand the magnitude of the problem and prioritize creating awareness, improving access to post-harvest loss technologies, providing capacity-building programs for smallholder farmers and value chain actors on proper post-harvest handling, and investing in essential infrastructure.” write Sofia Ahmed, Shiferaw Tafesse (PHD), and Teklemariam Awoke in the recent Op-ed from FOLU Ethiopia. Please browse through our recent Op-Ed reiterating the need to reduce food waste in the agri-food sector and the leap FOLU is taking toward this initiative: https://lnkd.in/eSTuPW8U