To address the major inequalities arising from the globalization of markets, Louvain Coopération has been working for several years to develop sustainable food systems. To achieve this, we are developing an integrated and systemic approach that aims to optimize each link and support each actor in the chain, from field to plate.
Did you know that in Togo, as in most African countries, Asian rice costs less than locally produced rice? This example, chosen among many others, illustrates the ineptitudes born from the globalization of our food systems. A globalization that creates great inequalities and tends to keep the countries of the South in a role of basic agricultural production with low yields, unprofitable and very dependent on the fluctuation of prices at the global level.
Louvain Coopération has been working for several years to develop sustainable food systems, i.e. those that respect the environment, producers and the health of consumers. To achieve this, we need to work holistically and territorially, on all the elements of the system and their interrelationships, because a food system includes all the elements, factors and activities related to a food product, from its primary production to its final consumption, including the externalities generated by these activities, including socio-economic and environmental impacts.