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Cover for G04403.pdf
Taking stock - Uganda Food Change Lab: planning for a sustainable food system in the face of rapid urbanisation
… Food Change Lab in Fort Portal, Uganda, where the aim was ‘planning for a sustainable food system in the face of rapid urbanisation.’ A food change lab is, in essence, a multi-stakeholder platform with the purpose of supporting innovative … Sustainable markets … Food and agriculture … Taking stock - Uganda Food Change Lab: planning for a sustainable food system in the face of rapid urbanisation …
Publication, 01 March 2019
Woman puts greens on a plate
UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns
… interest between the public good and private profit-seeking Promotes ‘multi-stakeholderism’, which does not put representatives of poor and … we must consider how to get the best possible outcomes, and prepare for damage control. Don’t sideline the CFS First, there’s real danger … How? By establishing new governance channels based on multi-stakeholder partnerships, a mechanism imported from corporate governance …
Insight, 22 June 2021
Group of people around a table eating a meal
Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment
… diverse views in a meaningful and productive way. The Hivos-IIED Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme has championed multi-actor initiatives as a tool for helping drive the change needed – … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets … Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term …
Insight, 16 July 2020
Immaculate Yossa is regional advocacy officer for Eastern Africa at Hivos. She discussed key messages from multi-stakeholder action at the Uganda Food Lab (Photo: Food and Agriculture Organisation, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Achieving real transformation in our food system
… and South Africa, Hivos organised a side event to demonstrate how multi-stakeholder collaboration among food system actors, particularly women … is critical. Given the complexity of food systems, the sub-national platforms are most likely the most inclusive.   Share your knowledge, … Food and agriculture … Achieving real transformation in our food system …
Insight, 23 October 2018
Woman walking through a vegetable garden. A pond behind her.
D&C Days 2021: five pathways for adaptation, resilience and action
… including in fragile contexts. Topics ranged from the need for better multi-level risk governance and finance for climate action to the value … climate risks, including through nature-positive solutions; they need platforms and resources to share learning and experiences to help them … development will only be possible with genuine multi-stakeholder collaboration. This includes urban coalitions focusing on …
Article, 12 November 2021
Uganda food lab participants add their names to a declaration that came out of the lab discussions (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food Change Labs tackle complex issues with the whole system in the room
… countries, and are starting on a fourth. Our Food Change Labs are multi-actor social innovation processes that address pressing issues in … food culture and access to healthy food. As such, they have been platforms for knowledge production, and we have produced a range of … a Youth for Sustainable Food Group in Zambia, and a local multi-stakeholder Coalition of the Willing in Fort Portal that has pledged to …
Insight, 30 January 2019
Stalls of fruits and vegetables.
Food Systems Summit: implications for global food governance
… tones pervade the summit’s output. The Statement of Action calls for systemic transformation to end hunger and malnutrition. Political … process “privileged corporate-friendly perspectives” through a multi-stakeholder approach that ignored power imbalances and left states’ … Food and agriculture … Food year: exploring the policies and practices to transform our food …
Insight, 30 September 2021
Cover for G04305.pdf
The spice of life: the fundamental role of diversity on the farm and on the plate
Publication, 01 May 2018
A farmer in Bangladesh
Upscaling agroecological practices
… and coordinated action. Collaborative mechanisms refer to a series of multi-stakeholder platforms combined with action planning and implementation with relevant … Food and agriculture … Resilience and diversity in food systems …
Project, 29 January 2017
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… exists. Drawing on literature review, action research, innovation and multi-stakeholder platforms in Indonesia, Uganda, Zambia and Bolivia as part of the …
Article, 21 December 2018