[Open December 2024] African Business Roundtable presents e-Consultation on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems

The African Business Roundtable (ABR) is delighted to invite you to participate in an e-consultation organized by the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) under the Committee on World Food Security. This consultation focuses on the report:

“Preserving, Strengthening, and Promoting Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems and Traditional Practices for Sustainable Food Systems.”

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your expertise to a global initiative aimed at advancing food security and sustainability.

Key Details:

Consultation Period: Open until 13 December 2024.
Languages: Contributions are welcome in English, French and Spanish.
Facilitators: Dr. Paola Termine and Ms. Silvia Meiattini.

Why participate?

Explore Indigenous Peoples’ food systems as pathways to improve global food security and nutrition.
Contribute to policy recommendations that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Help shape strategies to protect Indigenous knowledge within a rights-based framework.

How to Participate:

Visit the dedicated webpage for more details and to post your contributions.
For assistance, contact the FSN Forum Team at fsn-moderator@fao.org.

Expert Opportunity:

HLPE-FSN is also recruiting experts to join the drafting team for this report. Applications are open until 16 December 2024. Don’t miss this chance to influence key global policies! Read more here.

Your insights and expertise are highly valuable to this consultation. We encourage you to participate and share this opportunity with your networks.

About the organiser - African Business Roundtable

The African Development Bank Group set up the African Business Roundtable in 1990. Today the ABR is Africa’s foremost and continent-wide association of businesses and business leaders, and is the representative of the African Business Society to the United Nations. An independent, non-partisan, non-profit private sector funded organization, The African Business Roundtable is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and is the only organization representing the African Private Sector within ECOSOC.