FAO-organized side event at HLPF focuses on the role of finance in promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive agrifood systems
“Governments should rethink how they can allocate their existing public budgets to make them more cost-effective and efficient in reducing the cost of nutritious foods, and increasing the availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy diets,” FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a side event held on the margins of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
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Agrifood systems transformation: key requirements
In his presentation, the FAO Director-General stressed that a sustainable economic future is not possible without increasing the efficiency, inclusivity, resilience and sustainability of agrifood systems. Qu outlined the key requirements for this purpose, which include meeting the increased demand for food, while reducing the pressure on natural resources; reducing greenhouse gas emissions; increased resilience to the impacts of the climate crisis; and ensuring decent employment.
Currently, agrifood systems use 60 percent of the world’s ecosystems, while agriculture generates around a quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, and contribute to biodiversity loss.
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Source: FAO.org
