Islamabad: Recognizing the important position of more healthy, extra sustainable and extra equitable meals methods in realizing all of the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs), stakeholders gathered right here on Tuesday to deal with important gaps in measuring meals system transformation.
The Nationwide Stakeholder Workshop co-hosted by the Pakistan Agricultural Analysis Council (PARC) and the Pakistan Workplace of the International Alliance for Improved Diet (GAIN) concluded discussions and collaborative efforts to advance meals system transformation in Pakistan.
Since 2021, the necessity to remodel meals methods to realize the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs) by 2030 has been highlighted by the UN Meals System Summit (UNFSS-2021) and the following UNFSS +2 Inventory Taking Second in 2023.
Pakistan Meals System Dashboard (PFSD) companions are absolutely dedicated to supporting the transformation course of. Dr. Ghulam Sadiq Afridi, SSD member at PARC, emphasised the significance of joint efforts in his welcome remarks in the course of the inaugural session.
Faiz Rasool, Head of Coverage and Advocacy at GAIN in Pakistan, offered priceless insights on the present state of meals safety and the significance of coverage implication and adaptation of progressive knowledge instruments by stakeholder engagement in driving constructive change in meals methods.
The workshop centered on key targets, together with reviewing present indicators and measures associated to UNFSS pathways and nationwide diet targets in Pakistan, figuring out new indicators in underrepresented areas of the meals system, and prioritizing new indicators to be developed as a part of the Nourishing Meals Pathways Program ( NFP) from GAIN.
Technical conferences, mediated by Dr. Elizabeth Graham, Analysis Advisor – GAIN’s Nourishing Meals Pathways Program, and different consultants, enabled individuals to interact in fruitful discussions, evaluation present indicators, and establish precedence areas for growing new indicators.
The outcomes of the workshop embrace a complete record of recent indicators wanted to measure meals system transformation in Pakistan, significantly in underrepresented themes. Nation-led prioritization of lacking indicators, reflecting the priorities of stakeholders throughout Pakistan addressing meals system points. Elevated consciousness and use of established knowledge sources supported by PARC & GAIN in Pakistan, together with the Pakistan Meals System Dashboard (PFSD) and the supporting Meals System Countdown Initiative.
