Best practices are those farms, companies, cooperatives, entrepreneurs, grassroot movements etc. who are working toward and contributing to a more sustainable food system. Already before the COVID-19 crisis, there were many smaller and bigger initiatives throughout the country that were working successfully to transform the way food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed. With the COVID-19 situation we have seen that some initiatives became adaptive and resilient to the crisis, while others are vulnerable and easily affected by the shock. This led the team at Nepal Food to the conclusion that we need to listen to these initiatives, understand their success or failure, and curate solutions in such a way that these initiatives can contribute to reforming our food systems even more strongly than before.
These best practices need to be recognized, as they not only contribute to their communities but can become inspiration to larger public domains to move ahead with positivity. Showcasing and telling stories of the best practices creates a momentum and confidence in the hard-times for more resilient food systems. Nepal Food plans to identify and document one best practices from each provinces of Nepal.