patrick mwesigye (unep) value chains and transforming smallholder agriculture addis ababa 6 -9...
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Patrick Mwesigye (UNEP)
Value Chains and Transforming Smallholder AgricultureAddis Ababa 6 -9 November 2012
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) (Marrakech process and 10-YFP)
Eco-labelling (AEM and EMA) Joint UNIDO-UNEP Resource Efficient and
Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme National Cleaner Production Centres and
Programmes (NCPCs/NCPPs; since 1994) Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation FAO-UNEP Agri-Food Task Force Green Economy
FAO and UNEP joint project • Global cooperation in promoting SCP in Agri-food sector• Implementer of Sustainable Food Systems Programme
(SFSP)
FAO and UNEP joint project • Global cooperation in promoting SCP in Agri-food sector• Implementer of Sustainable Food Systems Programme
(SFSP)
Long TermIdentify existing SCP policies& practices
Promote awareness and adoption of SCPDevelop monitoring Tools
Capacity building
Long TermIdentify existing SCP policies& practices
Promote awareness and adoption of SCPDevelop monitoring Tools
Capacity building
Short TermMulti-stakeholder dialogue
Partnership BuildingInformation platform on SCPIntensify SCP communication
Short TermMulti-stakeholder dialogue
Partnership BuildingInformation platform on SCPIntensify SCP communication
Agri-food Task ForceAgri-food Task Force..........
Agri-food Task Force (2)Agri-food Task Force (2)..........
Global representationAll regions of the world
Global representationAll regions of the world
Operation• 4 Activity Clusters (AC)• 4 Working Groups (WG)
Operation• 4 Activity Clusters (AC)• 4 Working Groups (WG)
Stakeholders• Governments• Private sector• Civil Society
Stakeholders• Governments• Private sector• Civil Society
Coordinated by UNEP and FAO in collaboration with corresponding working groups (WG)
◦ AC 1: Info sharing on SCP in Agri-food (WG 1)
◦ AC 2: Consumer-related Communications for SCP in Agri-food (WG 2)
◦ AC 3: Create enabling conditions for the uptake of SCP in food systems(WG 3)
◦ AC 4: Market based approaches for supply chains actors (WG 4)
Countries: South Africa, India, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Barbados, Netherlands, UK, Indonesia, Morocco, Ghana, China, USA, New Zealand and Brazil
Private sector: World Farmers Organization, Nestlé/ EU SCP Round Table, CropLife International, Sustainable Agriculture initiative, and International Fertilizer Association
Civil society: Bioversity International, WWF, IUCN, ISEAL Alliance, Consumers International, South Centre, Action Contre la Faim, WBCSD, ICTSD and Ecoagriculture Partners, ARSCP
Inter-governmental: UNEP, IFAD, FAO, UNIDO, UNCTAD, UNDESA, OECD, and European Commission
November 2010 Inaugural meeting; at this meeting the ATF agreed
on the areas of focus on promoting sustainable consumption and production in agriculture
April 2011 Meeting to review and finalise the SFSP document
for possible inclusion in the 10 YFP on SCP
April 2012 Creation of four working groups to promote
activities in the corresponding activity clusters Definition of short medium and 10 year goals as
well as development of two year roadmap
10 Year Initial activity (May ‘12 – May ‘13)
I Create a global, portal on sustainability of food systems
Inventory of extension systems and information platforms
II Educate consumers to facilitate lifestyles change to a more sustainable behaviour
Project and campaign on food waste management in partnership with FAO, WRAP and other
III 50 national governments active in implementing policy frameworks, activities, and initiatives on SCP agri-food
Development of 3 agri-food national roundtables in Africa in collaboration with of ARSCP
IV Increase supply chain stakeholders’ access to SCP tools and incentives that ensure food system efficiency and long-term sustainability
Scoping Study to assess benefits and challenges of existing market tools and provide incentives for increasing resource efficiency for actors in the food supply chain
To be housed in the Sustainable Food Systems Community
Hub of tools and information to enable scaling up of SCP in agric and food sectors
Dynamic and evolving online platform
Accessible to all contributors to SCP on agri-food
• Sector specific • Multi-stakeholder collaboration• Includes all actors of the supply chain• Example: Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP)
Multi-stakeholder platform to promote resource efficiency and sustainable trade flows, production and consumption operations, and supply chains in the global rice sector
Officially Launched in November 2011
Mission◦Contribute to an increase of global supply of affordable rice, improved livelihoods of rice producers and a reduction of the environmental impact of rice production
Develop Sustainable Rice Standard◦Set of principles and practices (tools) to be
used by all actors in the rice supply chain
Outreach Models Development◦Models for the promotion of the standard◦Supply chain mechanism market incentive
Communication & Stakeholder engagement
Co-convened by UNEP and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Public sector GIZ, Indonesia (Center for Rice Research), Thailand (Rice
Department), United Nations Environment Programme and Vietnam (Department of Crop Production South – Vietnam)
Research Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) Civil Society Aidenvironment, UTZ Certified, International Fertilizer Association,
CropLife Asia
Private sector DuPontA, ICA-Ahold European Sourcing, Kellogg, Louis Dreyfus, Mars
Foods Europe, Nestle, Migros, Olam International and Syngenta