Un composant vital, mais négligé, des systèmes alimentaires efficaces
Les systèmes alimentaires ont été identifiés comme essentiels pour atténuer les effets du changement climatique et s’y adapter, mais l’accent est souvent mis sur les solutions au niveau des exploitations agricoles et sur la consommation. Le « Milieu caché » : des étapes telles que le traitement, le stockage, le transport et la distribution, sont souvent négligées. Pourtant, il s’agit d’un moteur vital, s’il n’est pas reconnu, de la transformation des systèmes alimentaires mondiaux, générant jusqu’à 40 % de sa valeur économique et 22 % de ses émissions de GES.
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How to strengthen the critical middle of food systems
Strengthening essential infrastructure in the critical middle of food systems should complement existing financing and policy efforts across food value chains, including initiatives that focus on farmers and consumers.
Tetra Pak has five policy asks and recommendations for policymakers and financial institutions seeking to scale and strengthen the critical middle of food systems:
- Establish dedicated financing pathways for SME investment into critical middle infrastructure, especially in developing and developed economies
- Integrate food security into climate transition-related decision-making
- Recognise food processing technologies, packaging and distribution as essential food system infrastructure
- Make the critical middle of food systems visible, measurable and investable
- Strengthen public-private partnerships in this area to scale up implementation
Shaping resilience through dialogue at COP31
The critical middle of food systems, which includes the intermediate steps spanning processing, packaging, logistics and distribution, presents a powerful opportunity to reduce food loss and drive resource efficiency to support climate-smart development.
At COP31, we are fostering conversations on how to turn that opportunity into action. Join us for a discussion on how collaboration across the value chain can accelerate implementation.
Le professeur Thomas Reardon sur le « Milieu caché » comme clé de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale
Thomas Reardon est professeur émérite à l’université d’État du Michigan et chercheur principal non résident à l’IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute). Son travail se concentre sur la transformation rapide des chaînes de valeur agroalimentaires en Afrique, en Asie et en Amérique latine. Il a inventé le terme « Milieu caché » en 2015 et la « révolution du supermarché » en 2003.
1Based on a baseline OPEX cost of ca. €2,870,000. Savings from ease-of-use and automation: Five instead of eight (baseline) FTEs = annual OPEX savings of ca. €219,000. Magnetic agitator expected to reduce contamination probability from the 5% of conventional solutions to 1% = annual OPEX savings of ca. €121,000. Total OPEX savings: €340,000 / €2,870,000 = 12%.