
Food systems dominate every aspect of our lives and inter-connect us all - families, communities, nations. When food systems fail, health, education, economy, environment, peace, and security are all threatened. Resetting the food system is critical to national, regional and global agendas, and requires urgency and bold leadership to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. Our agricultural and health systems have to pivot quickly to grow nutritious food that is accessible to all people in the world, in a way that is regenerative for the planet. This requires a holistic vision that connects food, health and environment, especially in light of Covid-19. An interconnected food systems approach is urgently needed going forward.
The "Resetting Food Systems from Farm to Fork" forum, jointly organised by the Barilla Foundation and Food Tank, is intended to accelerate change, encourage systemic thinking, break persistent silos and advance a solution-oriented approach. The main messages emerging from the keynotes and panel discussions are the following:
The Barilla Foundation and Food Tank jointly welcome the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, a collective journey for the transition to healthier, more sustainable and equitable food systems, as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the SDGs. This is intended to be a people's and solution-oriented summit, and will require all of us - civil society, scientists, businesses, policymakers, farmers, fishers, pastoralists, indigenous people, activists, citizens - to engage and become key agents of change to transform global food systems in a circular way, from farm to fork to disposal. We urge the global community to join forces by igniting a multi-stakeholder debate and working synergistically towards a UN Food Systems Summit that successfully: