A Memorandum of Understanding that envisions ensuring sustainable healthy diets through food systems was signed yesterday between three stakeholders and the Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) initiative.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Public Health Institute and SHiFT signed the MoU.
The cooperation and collaboration between the ministries will contribute to the success of Sekota Declaration that aims at curbing chronic malnutrition that result from inadequate nutrient intake over a prolonged period of time.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Sustainable Healthy diets through Food systems Transformation (SHiFT) Global Director, Inge Brouwer said the MoU will help the signatories to contribute to achieving the national and global Sustainable Development Goals related to food security, nutrition, health, and poverty reduction.
According to her, the MoU will also help SHiFT to support the planning and implementation of food systems in Ethiopia.
Furthermore, it would enable to establish and strengthen the cooperation and collaboration between the parties to strengthen stakeholder engagement in food systems transformation in Ethiopia.
Food systems transformation is the process of changing food systems to deliver better outcomes for people and the planet.
Recall that Ethiopia was an active participant in the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) dialogues. The development of the Ethiopian Food Systems National Roadmap and the prioritization of 22 game changing solutions were direct outputs of that process.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency