Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation

Charting the systemic and cascading impacts of climate change on marine food systems and human health

“… 50 Going further, when fisheries and aquaculture are managed independently of each other, policy-makers forgo possibilities to enhance their nutrition, livelihood and sustainability goals, and instead make unintended trade-offs. 31 Most important is that aquaculture, and by extension mariculture, complement rather than displace fish harvested by wild-capture fisheries, particularly small-scale fisheries. 28 …”

“… 9 37 38 This illustrates a focus on profit maximisation in many countries around the world, characterised by high-priced products and export orientation in fisheries and aquaculture management. 31 …”

“…For instance, adaptive and integrated fisheries management grounded on a rights-based approach could (1) support the identification and prioritisation of policies that champion the rights of artisanal fishers; (2) address the threats, risks and prospects of female fish traders, who make up a significant part of the postharvest sector; (3) impose greater restrictions on commercial fishing vessels; (4) moderate postharvest loss and increase food quality and safety; and (5) encourage the engagement of local fishers in decision-making processes across civil society, public and private sector institutions, at all governance levels. 31 40 …”

“…32 Global supply chains, for example, are complex and murky, adding to the varied considerations of consumers when determining environmental impacts and labour abuses in production. 31 Tickler et al suggest that the absence of transparency and product traceability, which enable illegal and unreported fishery products to enter supply chains, also facilitates the global trade of slave-caught and handled seafood. 32 Blue food dialogues have more or less overlooked critical aspects of food and nutrition security, especially as it relates to access, affordability and utilisation of food resources.…”

Full‐cost accounting and redefining the cost of food: Implications for agricultural economics research

“…Earlier attempts to quantify the costs of inaction versus the costs of action in certain parts of the food system (e.g., land degradation by Nkonya et al, 2016) have been broadened to include attention to the hidden costs of the whole food system. The issue moved to the forefront in the UN Food Systems Summit deliberations (von Braun et al, 2023). The cost of transforming the food system is increasingly being questioned (Hendriks et al, 2023;Thornton et al, 2023).…”