SBCOP: Global Task Force Discusses Food Systems Transformation at NY Climate Week
Executives, organizations, and experts gathered to present concrete cases and discuss paths that combine productivity, inclusion, and sustainability a month and a half before COP30.
Climate Week in New York hosted a debate on transforming food systems, hosted by the SBCOP's Sustainable Food Systems Working Group. The "Transforming Food Systems" meeting on Tuesday brought together executives, organizations, and experts to present concrete cases and discuss paths that combine productivity, inclusion, and sustainability, a month and a half before COP30.
Task force leader, JBS Global CEO Gilberto Tomazoni, opened the event by noting that "food connects everything: the economy, the environment, and the well-being of people and communities." Presenting the Working Group's priorities, Tomazoni emphasized that, while food systems are already central to economies and societies, significant challenges remain in nutrition, inclusion, and sustainability. "The food system can also be a powerful climate solution, capable of lifting millions of people out of poverty. That is the purpose of this agenda: to connect initiatives, generate scale, and transform ambition into impact", he said.
The priorities established by the task force include: adopting comparable, science-based metrics; scaling productivity with inclusion, expanding farmers' access to technology and knowledge; and mobilizing large-scale financing, recognizing producers who deliver environmental and social value.
Participants included Tania Strauss, Head of Food & Water at the World Economic Forum (WEF); Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC); Ricardo Mussa, chair of SBCOP; Pelerson Penido, leader of the Nova Roncador Group; and representatives from Nestlé and PepsiCo. The meeting provided practical examples of this transformation. Penido presented results from Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry (ILPF) and regenerative agriculture, which combine increased productivity with carbon capture. According to him, circular economy practices have already enabled the farm to achieve a "carbon-positive" balance in 2020, absorbing more than 230 million tons of carbon equivalent.
In the closing section, Tomazoni noted that COP30, in Belém, Pará, will be marked by implementation. Quoting Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, who is chairing the event, he emphasized that this will be "the COP where commitments are transformed into action, and where innovation and collaboration will bring real benefits to people's lives".
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