National Dialogues on Ireland’s Food System

Enhancing the sustainability of our global food system, through improved production, processing, distribution and consumption practices and behaviours, can help address many of today’s greatest challenges and accelerate progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This September, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will host a Food Systems Summit to highlight the potential of food systems to deliver a sustainable future for all people and the planet, and set out a framework of commitments and actions for all stakeholders to achieve sustainable food systems over the coming decade. As part of Ireland’s engagement with the Summit, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will convene a series of four National Dialogues on Ireland’s Food System.

The virtual Dialogues, hosted in partnership with the RDS, are designed to provide an opportunity for all stakeholders, from producers to consumers, to learn about their food system and contribute to its future sustainability. Each dialogue will feature a keynote speaker and a panel of stakeholders.

These Dialogues will coincide with the publication of Ireland’s 2030 Agri-Food Strategy, which has been developed using a food systems approach takes account of the links between policies for food, climate and environment, and health, as well as the role of all players in the food value chain in realising a future vision.