A leadership agenda for multi-stakeholder collaboration to transform food systems

The Food Action Alliance (FAA) is a multi-stakeholder platform established in 2019 to drive sustainable food system transformation. It operates by supporting 'flagship' initiatives through three primary pathways: aligning with national priorities, integrating value chains, and strengthening ecosystem enablers. As of September 2021, the FAA manages a portfolio of 19 global flagships across Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, supported by over 35 strategic and affiliate partners. The platform provides a support model based on a 'Network for Action', an 'Ideas Hub', and a 'Platform for Leadership' to mobilize investment and share best practices. The FAA aims to scale its impact to 100+ flagships and 100+ active partners by 2030, serving as a delivery mechanism for the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit and the 2030 Agenda.

• Current global food systems are unsustainable, with approximately 811 million people suffering from hunger and food production contributing roughly 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
• Agriculture is a primary driver of biodiversity loss, identified as a threat to 86% (24,000 of 28,000) of species at risk of extinction, while 40% of all grown food (about 2.5 billion tonnes) is wasted.
• The FAA utilizes three key pathways to drive transformation: supporting national priorities and policies, driving systemic integration of value chains, and strengthening ecosystem enablers such as digital innovation, finance, and gender inclusion.
• As of September 2021, the FAA portfolio includes 19 flagships located in Africa, India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, with a network of over 35 strategic and affiliate partners.
• In Viet Nam, the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Viet Nam (PSAV) has helped over 50,600 farmers adopt environmentally sustainable practices in the Robusta coffee sector, resulting in annual savings of over USD 12 million and a reduction of 40,000 MTCO2e in GHG emissions.
• The Dairy Nourishes Africa (DNA) initiative in East Africa uses farmer-allied enterprises as 'linchpins' for transformation; a Tanzania pilot saw farmers experience nearly 50% increases in productivity and annual incomes over six months.
• The FAA intends to expand its scale by 2030 to include more than 100 flagships and a network of over 100 actively engaged partners.

APA

World Economic Forum (2021). A leadership agenda for multi-stakeholder collaboration to transform food systems. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Food_Action_Alliance_Report_2023.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. A leadership agenda for multi-stakeholder collaboration to transform food systems. 2021. https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Food_Action_Alliance_Report_2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2021leadership, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{A leadership agenda for multi-stakeholder collaboration to transform food systems}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Food_Action_Alliance_Report_2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }