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Food systems at the national and global levels produce increasing harms for human and ecological health. Taking corrective action to minimize and eliminate these harms is made much more difficult by the highly concentrated corporate economic and political power across most food system sectors. Recognizing this, CSOs in Australia are attempting to engage in food system governance to make these decision-making spaces more open and responsive to demands to prioritize human and ecological health and well-being.
There is a lack of research exploring the role, extent and nature of CSO participation in food system governance processes in Australia. A new article in JAFSCD, Big ambitions, modest beginnings: Civil society participation in food system governance in Australia, addresses this gap by presenting the results of case study research focused on the food system governance activities of seven Australian CSOs. This research explored the forms that CSO engagement with food system governance took, their motivations for engaging in these activities, the factors that enabled and/or constrained their engagement, and their views on what they believed their work had achieved to date and the prospects for its progress in the future. This research forms part of a broader multiyear research project investigating food system governance at the local level in Australia.
KEY THEMES AND FINDINGS
The research discovered four ways in which Australia CSOs can impact food system governance: as connectors; as educators; as builders of collaborative platforms; and as shapers of policy and governance by providing consultancy, advice, and research services.
The research validated the important role that CSOs can and do play in the development and implementation of more participatory and socially just forms of food system governance and policy that prioritizes health and well-being and environmental sustainability. The research indicates that a small but significant power shift may be taking place in food system governance, particularly at the local level. |
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
Further research is needed to identify critical enabling factors for CSOs engaged in food systems governance, including funding models that are successful. It is recommended that researchers tracking corporate power in the food system collaborate with those analyzing how CSOs and food movements are seeking to disrupt that power.
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How do we inject greater #democracy in #foodsystems governance in #Australia? A new @JAFSCD article presents case studies of seven Australian civil society organizations (#CSOs) engaged in food system governance. At a time of growing crisis and instability as well as increasing corporate control, the need for more open and participatory decision-making in food systems has never been greater. Read this article to understand the progress Australian #CSOs are making toward reshaping our #foodsystem to prioritize human and ecological health. Read the @JAFSCD article for free: https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2024.134.009
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Photo above: An Australian farmer pulls a load of apples. Photo taken in 2010 by Flickr user Nat Tung; used under CC BY-NC 2.0 license.
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