Community Will Create Action In Global Food Systems Dialogue Says World Food Prize Laureate

Community Will Create Action In Global Food Systems Dialogue Says World Food Prize Laureate

World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Lawrence Haddad says he's tired of all talk and no action when it comes to food systems. "Many summits in the past have made grand statements; people applaud, but there is little follow up. We rarely say well did they actually do that, and if they didn't do it why didn't they do it, and if they did do it let's celebrate it. We are all determined that the UN Food Systems Summit of 2021 will be different." Dr. Haddad and his colleagues are trying to ensure that the voices and opinions of those who are usually not listened to“” women, youth, smallholder farmers, indigenous peoples“” are at the heart of the action-driven agenda of the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit in September. There are also plans for a meaningful accountability mechanism to be put in place to follow up on the important commitments that will undoubtedly be made at that time. As Executive Director of The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Chair of Action Track 1 of the UN Food Systems Summit (Ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all) and co-convener of the Standing Together for Nutrition coalition of researchers,