Speakers, including researchers, at a workshop on Tuesday underscored the need for nurturing communities resilient to nutritional challenges.
Foresight4Food, consisting of the University of Oxford and Wageningen University and Research in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Bangladesh government, is hosting the week-long fourth Global Foresight4Food workshop in Dhaka, said a press release on Tuesday.
The workshop aims to identify opportunities for enhancing the use of foresight in food systems transformation initiatives, deepen the understanding of effective foresight approaches, methods, and tools, and understand how these approaches and methods can be applied to food systems transformation.
Also, the workshop seeks to explore how foresight and scenario analysis can be effective in contributing to societal understanding, policy development, innovation, and systemic change.
Jim Woodhill, who leads the global Foresight4Food Initiative, said, ‘Our aim is to strengthen linkages across science, policy, and practice and drive transformative change in food systems worldwide.’
Dia Sanou, deputy FAO representative in Bangladesh said, ‘Integrating foresight is crucial to anticipate and navigate future challenges, to move future agri-food systems towards a scenario of more efficiency, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability.’
Domenico Scalpelli, country director of the World Food Programme, said ‘Through shared responsibilities and collaborative efforts, we can further strengthen our foresight potential as an international community, ensuring sustainable food system transformation in Bangladesh and beyond.’
Special remarks were given by Nurun Nahar Chowdhury, additional secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan, secretary, coordination and reforms of the Cabinet Division.
Md Shahidul Alam, director general of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit of Ministry of Food, also spoke at the workshop.
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