Equitable, resilient and sustainable food system

Nepal has no choice but to increase its agricultural production by enhancing land and irrigation water productivity.

The National Planning Commission is in the process of finalising pathways to transform Nepal towards “an equitable, resilient and sustainable food system” in collaboration with the UN, development partners, private sector and other key stakeholders. A series of dialogues has been convened to examine the existing food systems in terms of expectations, functioning, vulnerabilities and opportunities. The final dialogue was organised in Kathmandu recently. This exercise in Nepal is being carried out in line with the UN Food System Summit 2021 which was organised to establish the future direction for sustainable food systems and accelerate collective action in the world, which eventually is expected to be instrumental for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which is to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote agricultural sustainability worldwide by 2030.