Facilitating a nature friendly food and agriculture system

The MNI is engaged in the food and agricultural sector, since it accommodates approximately 40-70 % of the African social and economic activity. This implies an agro-based environment and related issues. Equally, The food and agriculture (system) accounts for an estimated 80% of global climate change emissions, 70% of land use and biodiversity changes. The rise in the global food trade has also raised issues of food and agricultural sovereignty, indigenous and small-scale farmer rights protection, food rights and justice and health.

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We are boosting efforts for a nature friendly agricultural and food system through research, training and partnerships for;

a food system that recycles resources, promotes ecological balance, and supports the local communities to economic growth and zero hunger.

We are also considering the additional issues of biosafety, genetic modifications, diversity and variety erosion, politicization and weaponisation, multiple ideological points of reference regarding what constitutes healthy and sustainable practices or a food and agricultural system.

Trade, emissions, inputs, seed and the climate change effect and how they relate to issues of nature sustainability are equally to be considered.

A food and agricultural system that is;

 -a sustainable, ecologically fit food and agriculture system,

-a low carbon footprint and rely less on distant markets,

-limiting deforestation, degradation and encroachment,

-optimum use of water and nutrients,

-adoption and scale up of practices and innovations,

-appropriate policy and legal frameworks,

-support food-biodiversity conservation.