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DISCUSSION No. 126   •   FSN Forum digest No. 1221

Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security

until 5 April 2016

 

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Dear Members,

Today we share with you the latest comments received for the online discussion on Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security. Please see the summaries below.

This discussion invites you to comment on a zero draft prepared by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Secretariat. This background document will be used to support the Forum on Urbanization, Rural Transformation and Implications for Food Security, which will be held during this year's CFS Session in October.

Please do not hesitate to send us your views on the following:

·         Are the key challenges and opportunities related to food security and nutrition in the context of changing urban-rural dynamics addressed?

·         Is it clear how each of the dynamics explored affects food security and nutrition?

·         Have the key elements of governance issues and integrated approaches to addressing rural-urban linkages been captured?

·         Where/how do you think CFS can add the most value to current initiatives aimed at addressing food security and nutrition in the context of urbanization and rural transformation?

To take part please access the discussion page with the full introduction in English, French or Spanish and share your comments directly online or send them to us via email ([log in to unmask]).

We look forward to keep receiving your comments and remain at your disposal for any additional information you may need.

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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED

iconMarie-Hélène Schwoob, Sciences Po Paris, France

Marie-Hélène shares evidence from her field work that contradicts the draft's statement on the negative consequences of attempts to limit rural to urban migration. She also stresses the need to focus on ensuring stability (of jobs, revenues, food, etc.) in urban and rural areas.

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iconKien Nguyen Van, Plant Resources Center (PRC), Viet Nam

Kien proposes adding three points to the draft: 1) usage of urban recreational areas such as parks for food production, 2) estimate food needs to develop a plan of food production or supplies and 3) integrating food security aspects into urban planning.

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iconOphélie Robineau, CIRAD, France

Ophélie introduces the agri-urban system approach developed by the French research program DAUME which aims to identify how the relationships between cities and agriculture are developed and what is at stake in the existence and permanence of the agri-urban system. Based on her research she suggests strengthening two aspects in the current draft: 1) linkages between rural and urban agriculture and 2) space-time analysis to understand the mechanism of urbanization and rural transformation in the urban fringe.

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iconEmile Houngbo, Agricultural University of Ketou (UAK), Benin

Emile reflects on the rural-urban nexus and argues that urbanization does not demand the systematic disappearance of agricultural production. The greater need for food in the growing cities could even fuel rural development and in turn food security in both areas. For this to happen however, a sensible public planning needs to take place.

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iconHart Jansson, Malnutrition Matters, Canada

Hart presents the work of Malnutrition Matters, which helped incubate soy-food micro-enterprises in rural and urban settings, creating local self-funding employment for women and youth.

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iconFlorence Egal, Food Security and Nutrition expert, Italy

Florence shares a series of resources and points out that the current draft adopted a classical supply-driven value chain approach. She suggests therefore to focus more explicitly on food consumption and food systems.

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iconDiana Lee-Smith, Mazingira Institute, Kenya

Diana highlights the need to include a paragraph on the urban nutrient surplus locked up in solid and liquid waste and which is a potential input to food production, both urban and rural. She additionally suggests broadening the section on food loss and waste in order to incorporate wider issues of waste and waste re-use in an ecosystemic way.

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