Authors
Emeline Fellus, Director – Agriculture & Food
Africa’s food systems are facing unprecedented challenges such as climate change, 2019冠状病毒病和乌克兰战争影响后的地缘政治不稳定和粮食价格上涨. 这些挑战因货币对美元贬值和难以在非洲大陆获得农业投入而加剧.
Despite these critical challenges, Africa is a continent of untapped opportunity它有可能养活自己，并为养活全球人口做出贡献，同时为我们的地球做出积极贡献. 然而，这需要解决几个核心的结构和社会经济挑战. First, 我们必须增强小农的权能，使其充分发挥潜力，动员公共和私人投资，创建更具抵御力的供应链. At the same time, 我们必须推广既能改善粮食生产，又能惠及农民生计和可再生的农业做法.
This year, the Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (5 – 8 September) under the theme “Recover, Regenerate, Act: Africa’s Solutions to Food Systems Transformation.“动员了5400多名代表，就扩大非洲粮食系统投资所需的解决方案达成一致, including heads of states, ministers, private sector, farmers, academia, NGOs and youth representatives.
在AGRF峰会期间，WBCSD与世界卫生组织合作共同主办了一场会议 Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) – on sustainable sourcing in Africa as a tool for agri-food companies to better enable SME market access, 加强与中小企业供应商的业务关系，解决阻碍区域可持续业务发展的结构性瓶颈. 利用采购和采购实践来提高农民收入和生计，是减少供应风险的关键手段, 建立有弹性的价值链，实现公司的ESG目标.
Identifying finance mechanisms 根据当地农民的具体需求和作物周期进行定制成为本次活动的一项关键战略. 这种方法有潜力释放非洲农民的能力, 将他们从自给农业从业者转变为蓬勃发展和正规博彩十大网站排名的农业企业家. Both WBCSD and AGRA recognize finance as a catalyst for change, 特别是在帮助农民转向可再生农业实践方面. 因此，这两个组织将继续致力于解决这一领域的问题. 此外，会议还强调了能力建设作为另一项关键举措的重要性. 向农民传授知识和技能，以可持续的方式改进其耕作方式，不仅可以增强他们的抵御能力，还可以增加他们的收入前景.
“在非洲采购和投资仍然是一个巨大而未被开发的机会. 让我们更加努力地促进可持续商业，并承认非洲在全球供应链中的作用. Africa food and agribusiness leaders are not just producers; they are innovators, investors and advocates in the global market. Let’s leverage these partnerships.” – Vanessa Adams是AGRA战略合作伙伴关系副总裁兼首席执行官
WBCSD has previously worked with its members on inclusive sourcing to strengthen suppliers to shape an equitable food system, focusing on women empowerment, innovating financing mechanisms, effective communication with suppliers, and capacity building. In our current strategy, WBCSD’s Equitable Livelihoods 该团队正在与20多家成员公司合作，这些公司从事各种农业价值链，促进负责任和可持续的企业采购实践，以保证农民的生活收入. 该项目旨在加快企业行动，缩小农户生活收入差距, thus reducing poverty, 促进改善生计，减少粮食和营养不安全的脆弱性. 该项目建立在我们健康和可持续饮食议程早期工作的基础上 food affordability.
During the AGRF Summit, 文署亦协办了一个会外活动，重点讨论私营机构如何提供协助 increase food & nutrition security 通过可持续地加强当地粮食生产和增强小农的经济能力. During the session, we heard about the various initiatives that OCP Africa, Fertilizer Canada, Rabobank and NMB bank 是通过能力建设支持非洲小农的先锋吗, digitization and financial inclusion. WBCSD’s special Food & 营养安全特别工作组将利用这次会议正规博彩十大网站排名制定11月的最终建议 Council Meeting. We will also continue to support efforts led by the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge 在全球层面推动对粮食和营养安全的进一步影响.
Following the AGRF Summit, 我们正在继续动员私营部门推动粮食系统转型，以应对诸如 WAFI (Beijing, China – November 2-4) as well as global events such as COP28 (Dubai, UAE – November 30-December 12). At COP28, 这将是一个独特而正式的机会，讨论农业部门如何为实现全球和国家气候目标做出贡献. High on the agenda will be regenerative agriculture, which is defined by our OP2B project 作为一种以结果为基础的耕作方法，在生产农产品的同时改善土壤健康, biodiversity, climate, water resources and supporting farmers’ livelihoods.
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