SE35: Food systems transformation – The missing policies on consumers’ purchasing power

Agrinatura, in collaboration with the FAO Investment Centre and the European Commission, hosted a thought-provoking side event during the 52nd Committee on World Food Security. The session, titled “Food Systems Transformation – The Missing Policies on Consumers’ Purchasing Power,” gathered experts and stakeholders to explore how consumer-focused policies can address food insecurity and transform agri-food systems.

“Do not be afraid to invest in consumers to help farmers.” That was the key message underlining the recent event organized by Agrinatura, the FAO Investment Centre, and the European Union on the sidelines of the 52nd Committee on World Food Security.
To respond to whether “farmers feed consumers or consumers feed farmers,” the hybrid side-event, moderated by Kostas Karantininis, Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, gathered almost 80 participants on 25 October to discuss how consumption-related policies could contribute to transforming agrifood systems.