The Centre of Excellence against Hunger took part in the 7th National Meeting on Research into Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security (ENPSSAN) in Manaus (AM).
Representing the Centre, Livia Martins, a nutritionist from the Programmes Unit, took part remotely in a side event held on 10 November, during which she gave a presentation on ‘Inter-sectoral approaches to the governance of public policies promoting food and nutritional security’.
Her participation took place during a workshop to exchange experiences relating to the Human Right to Adequate Food, Food and Nutritional Security, and Food and Nutritional Education, bringing together scientific evidence, management experiences and local knowledge.
During her presentation, Livia highlighted the importance of coordination between different sectors to ensure that food and nutrition security policies respond effectively to the various dimensions of food.
“Promoting food security requires ongoing dialogue between different sectors and levels of government. Intersectorality strengthens governance and helps transform public policies into more integrated responses to the needs of people and local communities,” she said.
The event was organised into two rounds of presentations. The first brought together civil society, academia and the research community to discuss regional needs and recommendations, whilst the second focused on management and governance, with particular attention to the cross-sectoral nature of policies and their local implementation. At the end, participants worked collectively to draft a communiqué addressed to the scientific community, public administration and civil society.
Held from 10 to 13 November, the 7th ENPSSAN brought together around 700 participants, including researchers, students, public administrators, social movements, representatives from the federal government, the Amazonas state government and local authorities, as well as international organisations.
Organised by the Brazilian Research Network on Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security (Rede PENSSAN), in partnership with the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) and the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), this year’s conference addressed the theme “Food and Nutritional Sovereignty and Security, rights and justice: knowledge and practices for the transformation of food systems”.