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DISCUSSION No. 126   •   FSN Forum digest No. 1220

Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security

until 5 April 2016

 

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Dear Members,

Today we would like to share with you the comment of Deborah Fulton, CFS Secretary and facilitator of the discussion Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security.

This discussion, organized jointly with the CFS, invites you to join the elaboration of a background document that the CFS Secretariat is preparing to support the discussions at the Forum on Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security to be held at CFS 43 in October 2016.

The Forum will be an opportunity to discuss how urbanization and the transformation of agriculture, food systems and rural spaces affect growth, poverty eradication, economic, environmental and social sustainability, and food security and nutrition.

The latest comments received are summarized below, while the complete set of contributions is available on the discussion page.

The full introduction is available also in French and Spanish and you are welcome to take part in either one of these languages.

Looking forward to keep receiving your comments,

Your FSN Forum team

 

 

Deborah Fulton, facilitator of the discussion

Thank you to everyone who has provided comments and submitted ideas so far under the umbrella topic of urbanization and rural transformation. The inputs which zero in on the food security and nutrition specific aspects of urbanization and rural transformation are particularly useful in helping consider how the Committee might add value to existing initiatives and facilitate policy convergence on this topic.

Deborah Fulton

Thanks to those of you who have indicated specific studies or resources to draw from - that will assist us with elaborating the subsequent draft. I would like to encourage those who haven’t had the chance to comment yet to continue in this vein in highlighting key issues which may not have been addressed in the Zero draft and also directing us to useful studies or sources of data addressing the changing rural-urban dynamics.

In addition, we’d also love to hear more about what types of approaches have worked well, including those outlined in the Zero draft, but also any others and how you think these might be scaled-up across all regions and contexts to address challenges in achieving food security and nutrition for all.

Thank you again for taking the time to engage in the online discussion and in providing us your comments and input on the current Zero draft. We look forward to receiving further input.

Best,

Deborah Fulton

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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED

iconOlegario Muniz, Soil Institute, Cuba

Olegario introduces us to the successful practice of urban and suburban agriculture in Cuba. Here the Urban Agriculture National Program aims to convert and maintain all the available wasteland and unproductive land within towns and cities in fruit and vegetable gardens, and, at the same time, enable animal breeding in an environmentally friendly way.

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iconEileen Omosa, We Grow Ideas, Canada

Eileen shares suggestions on how to further improve the background document. Among others issues, she proposes to focus on rural-urban partnerships/interdependencies rather than linkages. She also reminds us that rural areas are no longer necessary technologically isolated areas. Moreover she points to urban-rural power imbalances that affect the production and marketing of food.

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