The OFSP has been included as one of the eight core initiatives of the UN Sustainable Food Systems Programme. Professor Raymond Auerbach, an affiliate of the Centre of Excellence in Food Security is a partner in this programme, and will be collaborating with the OFSP.
“The food systems perspective is increasingly seen as a vital way of tackling agriculture-water-environment-health problems holistically,’ says Professor Auerbach. “A food systems approach identifies various interventions, and how they can help human and ecosystem health,” he added.
Professor Auerbach is based at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
The Organic Food System Programme is comprised of a growing number of partner organizations and individuals seeking to transform communities toward true sustainability based on regenerative production practices, healthy diets and sustainable lifestyles. Read the press release about this programme here. Detailed info about the programme is available here.