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N4G Official side event: “Leveraging SMEs for nutrition-sensitive food systems. Seminar: Facilitated dialogue between Japanese private sector and stakeholders from Kenya, Ghana and Vietnam”

Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform (NJPPP), in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), held a preliminary discussions among stakeholders (held on October 21.Closed to the public) and the seminar to deepen  discussions on the realization of nutrition-sensitive food system, especially on collaboration with Japanese companies in Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam.
This seminar was designed to disseminate the results of FAO project “Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food systems through a multi-stakeholder approach “Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food systems through a multi-stakeholder approach” supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), which is supporting relevant academic institutions and SMEs to promote and adopt nutrition-sensitive approaches to healthy diets in Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam, and explore opportunities for collaboration.
The identified entry points would be the basis for the preparation of a final proposal for collaboration, which will be presented during an official side event of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit (N4G)  2021, organized by  MAFF and held on 7th-8th December 2021.

DATE

　　November 18, 2021, Thursday  17：00～20：30（JST）

PLACE

　　Online（Zoom)

PARTICIPANTS

　　Total 80 participants from companies and organizations from NJPPP or JBCA, Government and SMEs from target countries and FAO

PROGRAM

17:00 – 17:30
・Opening remarks
　Executive Director, Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform 
・Seminar’s objective and rules for participation
　FAO Food and Nutrition Division
・Summary of the preliminary discussions among stakeholders
　FAO Food and Nutrition Division
・Overview of FAO-MAFF project Strengthening capacities for nutrition-sensitive food systems: approach, tools and results
　FAO Food and Nutrition Division
17:30 – 18:00

・Presentations from Japanese companies
　Iga vegetable farm Co., Ltd
　The Ajinomoto Foundation
　Assentia Holdings Inc.
　Center of Healthy Aging Innovation Hirosaki University
18:00- 20:00

・Presentation of the key elements of the proposal　　
　FAO Food and Nutrition Division
・Discussion about the draft proposal for  collaboration　
　Focus groups (Africa/Asia)
・Panel discussion: entry points for the implementation of the proposal
　Ghana／Kenya／Vietnam
20:00-20:20
・Summary of the discussion　　Each Focus group
20:20-20:30
・Closing remarks
　New Business and Food Industry Department, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
　Executive Director, Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform
　FAO Food and Nutrition Division

　20:30 　Closing 



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