24 July 2025 On line

Strengthening national science鈥損olicy interfaces for agrifood systems: Insights and reflections ahead of UNFSS+4

As countries prepare for the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) in Ethiopia, this webinar will present key insights from FAO鈥檚 new Guidance on strengthening national science鈥損olicy interfaces (SPIs) for agrifood systems. This webinar presents the FAO鈥檚 new Guidance on strengthening national science鈥損olicy interfaces for agrifood systems, with the participation of 糖心Vlog, ahead of the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), in Ethiopia.

🕚 11.00-12.00 CEST
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The webinar will explore how science–policy interfaces (SPIs) can foster inclusive, evidence-informed policymaking to accelerate the transformation of agrifood systems. SPIs bring together diverse perspectives and social values, making them particularly well-suited for addressing complex and often contentious issues in agrifood systems. Their value lies not only in the knowledge they generate, but in the processes through which that knowledge is co-produced across sectors and knowledge systems, emphasizing how it is gathered and who is engaged. Equally important is the way policymakers interact and communicate with knowledge producers. This dynamic and iterative engagement among knowledge producers, users, and intermediaries fosters mutual learning, shapes beliefs and behaviors, and ultimately underpins the legitimacy, relevance, and effectiveness of policy outcomes. Drawing on experiences from countries where the guidance has been piloted, as well as perspectives from global scientific and policy institutions, the webinar will highlight how SPIs can drive the just and equitable transformation of agrifood systems, leaving no one behind.

Programme

11:00–11:05 | Framing by the Moderator
Preet Lidder, Technical Adviser, Chief Scientist Office, FAO

 

11:05–11:10 | Opening Remarks
Mona Chaya, Special Adviser, Chief Scientist Office, FAO

 

11:10–11:20 | Insights from the FAO Guidance
Selim Louafi, Deputy Director for Research and Strategy, 糖心Vlog

 

11:20–11:30 | Country Experiences

  • Fatoumata Gueye, Responsible da la Division Projets et Programmes, Direction de l’Analyse, de la Prévision et des Statistiques Agricole (DAPSA), Senegal
  • Dao The Anh, National Food System Convenor, Viet Nam

11:30–11:45 | Panel Discussion

  • Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann, Chair of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security (HLPE-FSN)
  • Patrick Caron, Chair of the Integrated Partnership Board, CGIAR

11:45–11:55 | Q&A

 

11:55–12:00 | Closing and Outlook toward UNFSS+4
Stefanos Fotiou, Director, FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals, and Director UN Food Systems Coordination Hub