Watch the recording of the World Food Day 2019 event
More than 820 million people in the world suffer from chronic hunger. Most of whom live in rural areas, depending on agriculture for a significant part of their livelihoods. Meanwhile, obesity and malnutrition are on the rise.
Every year the World Food Day highlights the fight against global hunger and undernutrition. During the last three years the number of people who are undernourished in the world has increased, despite previous positive trends. Real political commitments, bolder actions and the right investments are needed to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 – a goal the world committed to in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This year’s The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (SOFI) underscores that ending hunger will require greater efforts and integrated approaches that protect the most vulnerable.
As part of the global celebrations of World Food Day 2019 the Swedish FAO Committee invites you to participate in a seminar on October 22. The overall purpose of the seminar is to stress the importance of multi-sector cooperation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 2, making sustainable and nutritious food accessible for all.
The seminar will offer a Swedish perspective on global food security. We will discuss how to jointly fight hunger and ensure food security for the world’s growing population. What solutions are necessary to achieve Zero Hunger, a goal paramount to global sustainability?
Agenda
- 12:15-13:00 Lunch will be served
- 13:00 Opening of the seminar
Per Callenberg, State Secretary to the Minister for Rural Affairs, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden - Presentation of the agenda
Moderator: Jakob Lundberg, Head of Policy and Advocacy, We Effect - Global overview
Ahmed Raza, Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO - Sustainable and nutritious food for all?
Eva Charlotte Ekström, Professor in Global Nutrition and Associate Professor in Global Health, Uppsala University - How can different actors contribute to a sustainable food chain?
Anna Richert, Responsible for Food Thematic and the Meat Guide, WWF - Swedish beans for everyone
Lovisa Martin Marais, Nutrition Manager, Lantmännen - Stewardship and the Protein Transition: Insects for Food and Feed in Africa
Sofia Boqvist, Associate Professor, Director for AgriFoSe 2030
- Panel discussion
Ahmed Raza, Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, FAO
Eva Charlotte Ekström, Professor in Global Nutrition and Associate Professor in Global Health, Uppsala University
Anna Richert, Responsible for Food Thematic and the Meat Guide, WWF
Lovisa Martin Marais, Nutrition Manager, Lantmännen
Sofia Boqvist, Associate Professor, Director for AgriFoSe 2030
Esse Nilsson, Senior Policy Adviser for Fural Development and Food Security, Sida
Maria Schultz, International Director, Vi-Agroforestry.