D5.1 Vision of sustainable trade regimes Updated

WP5 started in M21 (March 2023), according to the work plan schedule in the Description of Action in the GA. WP5 builds on results of WP1-4 and WP6. The aim of the WP is to jointly develop a MATS vision of a more sustainable, resilient food system that builds on equitable economic partnerships in agricultural trade as well as transition pathways towards this vision, which will be described in deliverable 5.2.

The visioning process focuses on a joint vision of the whole MATS consortium within the context of alternative trade regimes. The subsequent webinars provide the foundation for the development of the transition pathways. The following activities were conducted for this purpose:

(1) Mini-Workshop in the context of the MATS project meeting on May 15-16, 2023 was organized with background information on the visioning process and first ideas on the vision elements based on different case studies.

(2) Exchange with case study representatives took place to collect further ideas on vision elements.

(3) This assisted in identifying shared vision statements in the co-creation workshop held during MATS project meeting in October 23-27, 2023 in Moshi/Tanzania. This workshop was the core of the visioning process. In addition to the vision statements already first input for concrete actions leading to the accomplishment of the vision were collected there.

(4) With this background four webinars on February 5-8, 2024 were organized in preparation of the workshop on transition pathways in March 5-8, 2024 in Brussels. In this online meetings additional actions were collected and discussed taking into account the input from the workshop in Moshi/Tanzania.

The visioning process is summarized in a policy brief, which is as well part of deliverable 5.1. As it gives a good overview of the visioning process it will be presented in the forefront of this deliverable.