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Agro-biodiversity in national pathways for food system transformation: case of West Africa

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Title Agro-biodiversity in national pathways for food system transformation: case of West Africa
 
Creator El Bilali, Hamid
Cardone, Gianluigi
Naino Jika, Abdel Kader
Falcis, Eleonora de
Rokka, Susanna
Diawara, Ali Badara
Nouhou, Bassirou
Ghine, Andrea
 
Subject biodiversity conservation
food systems
underutilized species
sustainable agriculture
agrobiodiversity
 
Description The challenges relating to biodiversity loss, food insecurity and climate change show the urgent need to make transition towards sustainable food systems in West Africa. To bring about such a transition worldwide, the United Nations’ Food Systems Summit was held in September 2021. One of the main outcomes of the Summit was the national pathways to sustainable food systems. This review analyses whether and how agro-biodiversity is addressed in the food system transformation pathways submitted by West African countries in the framework of the Summit. The content analysis suggests that agro-biodiversity is not a central topic in the national transformation pathways. In fact, it is completely overlooked in some pathways documents, and rather marginal in others. Some national documents (cf. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria) refer to the promotion of the diversity of crops and farm animals as a means of adapting to climate change, improving livelihoods and diversifying diets thus contributing to nutrition security. Moreover, only a few measures and actions dealing with the valorisation of the neglected and underutilised species (NUS) and traditional crop varieties are included in the national transformation pathways (cf. Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone). The conservation, management and restoration of agrobiodiversity and agro-ecosystems are crucial to boost the transition towards nature-positive food systems in the region. Therefore, a paradigm change is needed in policy, research and practice to conserve the natural resource base and contribute to sustainable development by addressing, inter alia, food insecurity and malnutrition, rural poverty and climate change challenges.
 
Date 2022-11
2023-01-13T11:02:28Z
2023-01-13T11:02:28Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier El Bilali, H.; Cardone, G.; Naino Jika A.K.; De Falcis, E.; Rokka, S.; Diawara A. B.; Nouhou, B.; Ghione, A. (2022) Agro-biodiversity in national pathways for food system transformation: case of West Africa. AGROFOR International Journal 7(3) p. 5-16. ISSN: 2490-3442
2490-3442
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127037
https://doi.org/10.7251/AGRENG2203005E
 
Language en
 
Rights Other
Open Access
 
Format p. 5-16
application/pdf
 
Publisher National and University Library of the Republic of Srpska
 
Source AGROFOR International Journal