InfoPoint conference: Cultivating change - Advancing gender equality in food systems

Gender inequalities affect all aspects of food systems and undermine the overall wellbeing of all involved actors. This is limiting their food and nutrition security and their empowerment while also hindering the effectiveness of women, girls, men and boys’ contributions. To achieve sustainable, fair and just food systems, it is essential to address these inequalities and to promote gender equality.

The Infopoint conference focuses on managing the knowledge needed to analyse issues, to identify, design and implement solutions that help advancing gender equality in food systems. Speakers will present their respective commitments, initiatives, experiences and points of view in relation to gender equality, food systems sustainability and research and innovation.

The event aims to promote a better understanding of the importance of gender equality in food systems and explore ways to advance it. Participants are invited to share thoughts, questions, and perspectives on the topic. This input will help create tools that are more accessible, useful, and effective.

Speakers

• Carla Montesi, Director, DG INTPA, Directorate for Green Deal, Digital Agenda,
• Alessandra Zampieri, Director, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Sustainable Resources
• Theresa Herbold, Senior Policy Advisor, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany
• Rosinah Mbenya, Country coordinator, PELUM Kenya
• Carlo Rega, Scientific Officer, JRC Unit D5 - Food security
• Brigitte Luggin, Policy officer, DG INTPA Unit G1 Gender Equality, Human Rights and Democratic Governance
• Moderation: Laura Gualdi, Quality support expert, DG INTPA Unit F3 Sustainable Agri-Food systems and Fisheries

Language: English

Q&A session languages: English

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