- This consultation is open until 15 June 2026
- Comments can be submitted in English, French and Spanish
The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has launched an open consultation on the V0 draft of its report, Preserving, Strengthening and Promoting Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems and Traditional Practices for Sustainable Food Systems. The consultation is open from 15 May to 15 June 2026.
This draft was prepared following the 2024 consultation on the scope of the report, which received 78 contributions, including a submission from the CSIPM. The final report will be presented during the 54th plenary session of the CFS in October 2026, and it will contribute to the CFS policy workstream on the same topic.
About the HLPE-FSN consultation
The outcomes of this consultation will support the HLPE-FSN to further develop the draft, which will undergo peer review before a final approval by the drafting team and the Steering Committee . More information on the different stages of the process is available here.
Questions guiding the e-consultation
- The report proposes a working definition of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. Do you have any observations on this definition?
- The report introduces a conceptual framework informed by key principles established in previous HLPE-FSN reports (HLPE, 2020) and grounded on the six dimensions of food security. The conceptual framework highlights the importance of relationality, values and territories to understand Indigenous Peoples’ food systems. Do you think the framework captures the key elements to guide policy-making aimed at improving the contribution of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems to food security and nutrition? Do you have any other comments?
- Data on Indigenous Peoples’ food systems are limited. What are additional trends and data, especially capturing impacts on food security and nutrition and inequalities/distribution issues affecting Indigenous Peoples, that could be included in the report? Please provide full references.
- Are there any other issues concerning Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and food security and nutrition that have not been sufficiently covered in the draft report? Are topics under- or over-represented in relation to their importance?
- Are there other references, publications, or different kind of knowledges, especially Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge, which should be considered?
- Could you suggest case studies and success stories from countries that were able to preserve, strengthen and promote Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems? The HLPE-FSN is especially interested in examples that contribute to balance geographical representation in the report and that address issues related to all forms of malnutrition.
- From your perspective what are the areas on which the HLPE-FSN could make recommendations in its report?
- Do you have any additional comments you would like to share with the HLPE-FSN?
How to participate
Written contributions can be submitted before 15 June, 2026 using the template provided by the HLPE-FSN.
Contribute to the CSIPM collective submission
The CSIPM Working Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Food and Knowledge Systems will facilitate the development of a collective submission to this consultation.
We warmly invite CSIPM Participants to contribute. If you are not yet part of the Working Group and would like to participate, please fill in this form and contact the CSIPM Secretariat at cso4cfs@gmail.com.
HLPE- FSN DRAFT V0 REPORT ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ FOOD AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
- Further information on the consultation is available on the HLPE-FSN website
- Learn more about the HLPE-FSN publication cycle
- Read the CSIPM submission on the scope of the report.