Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Summary Report

The report outlines a strategy to transform food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria, requiring an average additional public investment of USD 10 billion per year from 2023 to 2030. This investment, split between donors (USD 5.8 billion) and countries (USD 4.2 billion), aims to reduce undernourishment to under 3% by 2030, double the incomes of 29 million small-scale producers, and transition 248 million people to healthier diets while meeting greenhouse gas emission goals.

• Transforming food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria requires an average additional public investment of USD 10 billion annually from 2023 to 2030. This funding is divided into an average donor share of USD 5.8 billion and a country share of USD 4.2 billion per year.
• There is a critical imbalance between short-term emergency food assistance and long-term investment in agricultural development, with the latter being significantly underfunded, which increases vulnerability to shocks and raises poverty and hunger levels.
• The proposed investments are projected to reduce the prevalence of undernourishment to under 3% by 2030 across all three countries, down from current projections of 22% in Ethiopia, 25% in Malawi, and 21% in Nigeria.
• The roadmaps aim to achieve significant social and economic gains, including transitioning 248 million people (approximately 60% of the population) to healthier diets and doubling the average incomes of 29 million small-scale producers by 2030 compared to 2015.
• These food system transformations are designed to be achieved while increasing the climate resilience of vulnerable populations and keeping greenhouse gas emissions within the limits of nationally determined contribution goals.

APA

Smaller,, L. B. D. B. E. R. L. M. M. P. P. (2023). Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Summary Report. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-summary

Chicago

Smaller,, Livia Bizikova,Alan De Brauw,Mali Eber Rose,David Laborde,Kulthoum Motsumi,Mike Murphy,Marie Parent,Francine Picard,Carin. Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Summary Report. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-summary.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{smaller2023achieving, author = {Smaller,, Livia Bizikova,Alan De Brauw,Mali Eber Rose,David Laborde,Kulthoum Motsumi,Mike Murphy,Marie Parent,Francine Picard,Carin}, title = {{Achieving Sustainable Food Systems in a Global Crisis: Summary Report}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/sustainable-food-systems-global-crisis-summary}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }