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a UN Food System Summit & Sourcing Matters miniseries<\/strong><\/p>\n Together, the UN Food Systems Summit and Sourcing Matters launch their new and thought-provoking podcast series, Laying Down Tracks.<\/p>\n This inspiring 8-part miniseries, led by Aaron Niederhelman, will feature world experts on issues related to world hunger, malnutrition, climate change, and much more. Focused on the real experiences of rolling out the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, each episode will bring forward solutions through motivating discussions.<\/p>\n We are laying down tracks to head into a new world where our food systems mean prosperity for people and the planet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Listen now to Laying Down Tracks (LDTs) to learn how you, too, can help save our planet.<\/p>\n EPISODE FOUR:<\/strong><\/p>\n Host<\/strong>: Aaron Niederhelman, Sourcing Matters podcast —<\/p>\n What better way to mark\u00a0World Oceans Day<\/a>\u00a0then listening to episode 4 of Laying Down Tracks? This week\u2019s episode brings a fascinating discussion about planet, gender equality, and how we can best engage with the Ocean. \u201cWe need women\u2019s voices and leadership to be prominent in food systems. It\u2019s the only way to guarantee that food systems are just. I\u2019ve been working as the custodian for gender equality\u2026working with all of the Action Track leaders\u2026to make sure that gender equality, the empowerment of women, is embedded in these solutions,\u201d says Dr.\u00a0Jemimah Njuki<\/a>, Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)\u00a0and Lead of the Summit\u2019s Gender Lever of Change, who joins Aaron as co-host in this conversation about\u00a0equitable livelihoods, gender equality and women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n Aquatic foods in the future can become a key forum for equality and inclusion. Guest in this episode, Dr.\u00a0Shakuntala Thilsted<\/a>, The Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at World Fish, and 2021 World Food Prize Laureate, explains how she hopes that winning the Food Prize will inspire young women and girls to study science: \u201cIt is extremely rewarding, extremely invigorating-you can reach far – and you can have a good time!\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Listen to this conversation on gender equality, and women empowerment within the aquatic food economy as we continue to Lay Down Tracks to the UN Food Systems Summit.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/food-systems-summit\/laying-down-tracks<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nEquitable Livelihoods, Gender Equality and\u00a0Women\u2019s Empowerment<\/h3>\n
\nCo-host<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr Jemimah Njuki, Director for Africa at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Lead of the Summit\u2019s Gender Lever of Change
\nGuest<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, the Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at World Fish, and 2021 World Food Prize Laureate.<\/p>\n