The ambition of the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit is to launch a collective journey of transforming our food systems to give us the best possible chance of delivering on the 2030 Agenda. Everyone has a role to play in this. Only by coming together and challenging one another we can spark new ideas and create meaningful impact.

Action Track 4 (AT4) is concentrating on the livelihoods at the various points within food systems - from the small-scale farmer to the retailer - and how we advance equity throughout. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed fundamental flaws in food systems, leaving millions of people without access to adequate nutritious foods and without reliable sources of income to provide for themselves and their families. This reality is no truer than for women who represent 43 per cent of the farming workforce in developing countries. Women are a key—yet often invisible—actor in food systems. True transformation means women must have a seat at the table as the leaders, innovators, farmers, caretakers, and saleswomen that they are.

Get involved

Over the past two months, we have sourced solutions through public consultations and surveys. We would like to present what we have learned from you and invite you to help further refine our approach. New ideas would be welcomed too.

We would like your reflections on the following three questions:

• Did we get it right?

• What is missing?

• What is the best way of engaging with you as AT4 moves forward?

You are encouraged to join the conversation by commenting live during the event.