Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)

Authors

  • Molly Anderson Middlebury College
  • Lesli Hoey University of Michigan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-6849
  • Peter Hurst Labor Consultant
  • Michelle Miller University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Maywa Montenegro de Wit University of California–Santa Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.008

Keywords:

United Nations, Food Systems, Equitable Livelihoods, Civil Society, Decent Work, Multilateralism, Multistakeholder Process

Abstract

What are the roles and responsibilities of U.S. academia in global fora such as the United Nations Food Systems Summit? In an effort to be better global partners, the Inter-institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability (INFAS) accepted an invitation to participate in the UNFSS. INFAS then convened a debriefing for our members to hear from our colleagues about their experiences and any outcomes that may have emerged from the Food Systems Summit. The Food Systems Summit process was deeply flawed, resulting in confusion and power inequities, yet it stimulated coalition-building and reflection on how and why to participate in global food governance.

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Author Biographies

Molly Anderson, Middlebury College

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Food Studies and Academic Director of Food Studies

Lesli Hoey, University of Michigan

Director of Doctoral Studies in Urban and Regional Planning, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning; and UNFSS Action Track 4 Member

Peter Hurst, Labor Consultant

Geneva, Switzerland; UNFSS Action Track 4 Member

Michelle Miller, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Associate Director, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems

Maywa Montenegro de Wit, University of California–Santa Cruz

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies

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Published

2022-02-03

How to Cite

Anderson, M., Hoey, L., Hurst, P., Miller, M., & Montenegro de Wit, M. (2022). Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(2), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.112.008

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Winter 2021–2022: Weaving Western and Indigenous Knowledge for Resilience

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Commentary

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