International youth day lecture on the theme: transforming food system

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4. • A LECTURE DELIVERED AT DELTA STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER,TO COMMISURATE WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY
• 12-AUGUST 2021

5. DEFINITION
• A FOOD SYSTEM IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO BE THE CHAIN OF ACTIVITIES CONNECTING FOOD
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION,CONSUMPTION, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.
USA DEPT OF AGRICULTURE

6. AIM
• HIGHLIGHT THAT THE SUCCESS OF SUCH A GLOBAL EFFORT WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE
• HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR YOUTH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON FOOD CHOICES THROUGH
INCREASING GLOBAL EDUCATION ON THE HEALTHIEST AND MOST SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS FOR BOTH
INDIVIDUALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• ADDRESSING FOOD SYSTEMS CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY ASNUTRITION-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES
SUCH AS OBESITY, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND SOME FORMS OF CANCER ARE MAJOR
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GLOBAL BURDEN OFDISEASE
HTTPS://WWW.UN.ORG/ECOSOC/EN/CONTENT/ECOSOC-YOUTH-FORUM-2021

7. GOALS
• RESTORE THE PLANET
• PROTECT LIFE,
• WHILE INTEGRATING BIODIVERSITY IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF FOOD SYSTEMS

8. TARGETS
• POVERTY ALLEVIATION
• HEALTH CARE
• TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS
• SOCIAL INCLUSION
• BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION;
• AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

9. FOCUS

10. FOCUS

12. OBJECTIVES
•WHY GOOD FOOD?
•WHAT DOES GOOD FOOD MEAN TO YOU?
•WHAT IS TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS?
•WHAT SHOULD GUIDE MY CHOICES OF FOOD?
•WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF TAKING THE WRONG FOOD?
•WHAT IS MY CHOICE IN TRANSFORMING MY FOOD SYSTEMS?

13. WHY GOOD FOOD?
•GOOD FOOD IS EVERYTHING
•THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD DEPENDS ON GOOD FOOD. IT’S THATSIMPLE
•GOOD FOOD KEEPS US HEALTHY. IT HELPS US REACH OUR POTENTIAL. IT
STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITIES, POWERS OUR ECONOMIES, AND
PROTECTS OUR PLANET
•BUT NOT EVERYONE GETS GOOD FOOD EVERY DAY

14. WHAT DOES GOOD FOOD MEAN TO YOU?

15. •GERDA VERBURG, COORDINATOR OF SUN MOVEMENT
•“GOOD FOOD MEANS NUTRITIOUS FOOD THAT IS HEALTHY, TASTY,
PRODUCED IN A NATURE-FRIENDLY WAY BY FARMERS, FISHERS
FOLKS OR FOOD PRODUCERS WHO GOT A DECENT PRICE FOR
THEIR PRODUCT.”

16. •GIUSEPPE SALA, MAYOR OF MILAN, ITALY
•“GOOD FOOD MEANS FEEDING OUR CITIZENS MEALS THAT
ARE GOOD TO OUR HEALTH AND THE PLANET.”

17. •ALBERT, NIGERIA
•“GOOD FOOD MEANS THE ACCESSIBILITY TO ADEQUATE
QUANTITIES OF NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOODS THAT ARE
SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED AND RESPONSIBLY CONSUMED IN A
MANNER THAT ENSURES THE MOST MINIMAL WASTAGE
POSSIBLE.”

18. •MELISSA
•"GOOD FOOD MEANS NO ONE IS EXPERIENCING
HUNGER AND NO ONE IS BEING LEFT BEHIND."

19. •CHEF JOSE ANDRES
•“GOOD FOOD MEANS NUTRITIOUS MEALS PREPARED WITH
EMPATHY AND RESPECT, AND DELIVER LIKE A PLATE OF
HOPE TO PEOPLE IN A MOMENT OF NEED.”

20. •CHINAZA, NIGERIA & TSHERING, BHUTAN
•“GOOD FOOD IS SAFE AND WHOLESOME. FOOD THAT IS
SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED AND NOURISHES OUR HEALTH.”

21. •SHAKUNTALA THILSTED, WORLD FOOD PRIZE LAUREATE
•“GOOD FOOD MEANS A PLATE OF TASTY, DIVERSE FOODS.”

22. WHAT DOES GOOD FOOD MEAN TO YOU
• NUTRITIOUS
• ECO-FRIENDLY
• AFFORDABLE
• DELICIOUS
• HEALTHY
• AVAILABLE
• MINIMAL WASTAGE
• DIVERSE AND TRANSFORM FOOD SYSTEMS

23. WHAT IS TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS

24. WHAT SHOULD GUIDE MY CHOICES OF
FOOD?

25. WHAT SHOULD GUIDE MY CHOICES OF
FOOD?
• ECONOMIC DETERMINANT
• CULTURAL DETERMINANT
• PHYSICAL DETERMINANT
• MEDICAL DETERMINANTS

26. FOOD PYRAMID

27. EVIDENCE BASED
•PLANT-BASED FOODS, INCLUDING FRUIT, VEGETABLES,
AND WHOLE GRAINS, A FAVORABLE OMEGA-6/OMEGA-3
POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS RATIO, AND FISH
CONSUMPTION HAVE A PROTECTIVE EFFECT AGAINST
CANCER.

28. EVIDENCE BASED
•ON THE CONTRARY, A LOW INTAKE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
HIGH INTAKE OF RED AND PROCESSED MEAT, HIGH INTAKE OF
SODIUM, ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, A DIET RICH IN REFINED
CARBOHYDRATES, AND A HIGH INTAKE OF TOTAL FAT MAY
INCREASE RISK OF CANCER

34. EVIDENCE BASED

36. EVIDENCE BASED

38. ALCOHOL

39. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF TAKING
THE WRONG FOOD?

40. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF TAKING THE
WRONG FOOD?
• POOR PRODUCTIVITY
• REDUCED ABILITY TO LEARN HIGH SKILLS
• POOR FINANCES
• THREAT TO OUR PLANET
• NUMEROUS DISEASES
• DEATH

41. WHAT IS MY CHOICE IN TRANSFORMING MY
FOOD SYSTEMS

42. TAKE HOME MESSAGE
•A HEALTHY FUTURE IS A HEALTHY YOUTH, THUS THE YOUTH
MUST EAT GOOD FOOD
•THE YOUTH MUST PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY AND POSITIVELY
IN TRANSFORMING FOOD SYSTEMS

43. CONCLUSION
•"WE MUST LEAN INTO OUR HOPES AND WORK TOGETHER IN AMBITIOUS
WAYS TO PUT THE WORLD ON A BETTER PATH."
-AGNES KALIBATA, UN SECRETARY GENERAL’S SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT

44. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME