Resumen
- This Reader reports about the findings of the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit (ScGroup) along with selected briefs prepared by its global partners. The ScGroup is an independent group of leading researchers and scientists from around the world with a mandate from the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations as follows: “The Scientific Group is responsible for ensuring that the Summit brings to bear the foremost scientific evidence from around the world and helps expand the base of shared knowledge about experiences, approaches, and tools for driving sustainable food systems that will inform the future. The work of the Scientific Group ensures the robustness and independence of the science underpinning dialogue of food systems policy and investment decisions. It also informs the content of the Summit, its recommended outcomes, and the asks and commitments that emerge from the Summit.” (see Annex 1 for the Deputy Secretary General’s Letter of April 13, 2020). These papers and briefs bring science- and research-based, state-ofthe-art, solution-oriented knowledge and evidence to inform transformation of the contemporary food systems to achieve more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems. The ScGroup papers included in this Reader have been peer-reviewed and they have been further scrutinized by governments, civil societies, and members of the general public. The inclusive approach of the ScGroup has resulted in the various drafts of these papers being distributed widely.