Working across Scales and Actors for Transforming Food Systems (original) (raw)

2023, Cambridge University Press eBooks

pramod aggarwal, ashesh ambasta, andrea castellanos, sridhar gummadi, simone højte, deissy martínez-baró n, caroline mwongera, mathieu oué draogo, maren radeny, tone rusdal, bjoern ole sander, leocadio sebastian, and reiner wassmann Highlights • Although complex, working across scales and actors is critical for foodsystem transformation. • In most cases, working at the local scale, that is, with farms and districts, is the most important, as this is where action is required. • Through effective cross-scale work, lessons from local levels can shape the thinking of regional and national governments, as well as the private sector. • Involving multiple and ideally nested scales, designing sets of solutions, and developing actionable, fundable, and implementable solutions is likely to provide rich food-system outcomes. • Partners need to provide the tools, signals, and resources so that local people, communities, and policy planners are empowered to drive transformation.