School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
School of Regulation and Global Governance, College of Asia & the Pacific, Canberra, Auatralian Capital Territory, Australia.
J Hum Nutr Diet. 2023 Dec;36(6):2336-2350. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13195. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
Civil society organisations (CSOs) are increasingly participating in food system governance in ways that challenge the dominant industrialised profit-driven system.
An online survey of Australian CSOs that self-identified as being involved in food system governance was conducted to identify their objectives and activities and the enablers of, and barriers to, their participation in food system governance. Respondents were nongovernment organisations/registered charities, social enterprises, businesses and collaborative research initiatives involved in food system governance in Australia (n = 43).
Organisations undertook activities across all dimensions of the food system (food growing/production, distribution, sale, marketing, access and consumption) and had diverse goals related to health, sustainability and social and economic development. They engaged in food system governance via activities such as advocacy and lobbying for policy and legislative change and guiding policy development. Key enablers of this engagement included funding, internal capacity, external supports and collaborations, and inclusive consultation processes and, when not present, were considered barriers.
CSOs play an important role in food system governance in Australia, including by influencing policy outcomes, contributing to more inclusive and democratic forms of governance and leading community-based food system policies. For CSOs to play a more central role, provision of longer-term funding; creation of dedicated food and nutrition policies at local, state and federal government levels; and governance processes that are inclusive, accessible and minimise power differentials are required. This study's findings can be used to identify many opportunities for dietitians to engage with CSOs in education, research and advocacy roles for food system transformation.
民间社会组织（CSO）正以挑战主导的工业化利润驱动型系统的方式越来越多地参与到食品系统治理中。
对澳大利亚自我认定参与食品系统治理的 CSO 进行了在线调查，以确定其目标和活动，以及他们参与食品系统治理的促成因素和障碍。受访者为从事澳大利亚食品系统治理的非政府组织/注册慈善机构、社会企业、企业和合作研究倡议（n=43）。
组织在食品系统的所有维度（食品种植/生产、分配、销售、营销、获取和消费）开展活动，其目标与健康、可持续性以及社会和经济发展多样化相关。他们通过诸如倡导和游说政策和立法变革以及指导政策制定等活动参与食品系统治理。这种参与的主要促成因素包括资金、内部能力、外部支持和合作，以及包容性协商过程，如果不存在这些因素，则被视为障碍。
CSO 在澳大利亚的食品系统治理中发挥着重要作用，包括影响政策结果、为更具包容性和民主形式的治理做出贡献以及引领基于社区的食品系统政策。为了让 CSO 发挥更核心的作用，需要提供更长期的资金；在地方、州和联邦政府层面制定专门的食品和营养政策；以及采用包容性、可及性和最小化权力差异的治理流程。本研究的结果可用于确定营养师在食品系统转型的教育、研究和倡导角色中与 CSO 合作的许多机会。
