TRACE team member Wengki Ariando delivered a featured talk for the Pergizi Pangan Webinar Series (Series 308). The event was themed "Ketahanan Pangan dan Gizi Indonesia dan Global: Inovasi Untuk Pembangunan Berkelanjutan" (Indonesian and Global Food and Nutrition Security: Innovations for Sustainable Development).

Notably, this platform holds a 2022 MURI (Indonesian World Records Museum) record for hosting the highest number of consecutive webinars in Indonesia.

Highlighting food system transformation as a critical component of global climate governance as pointed by TRACE project, Wengki Ariando presented his research titled "Sovereignty over Security: Perspective of Sea Nomads on Food System Transformation."

Abstract:

Global food system transformation is currently a focal point of international policy, yet it is often viewed through narrow technocratic lenses. This research adopts a holistic socio-ecological-cultural approach to examine food system transformation, aligning with the FAO Indigenous Food Systems Initiative. By centering the lived experiences of maritime nomadic indigenous groups, the sea nomads: Orang Suku Laut and the Sama-Bajau in Indonesia, this longitudinal study critiques the dominant discourse on food security in monolense perspectives. The presentation explores the intricate intersections of natural resource management, fluid territory, market volatility, political ecology, and diet diversity within these marginalized communities. It argues that customary governance systems, deeply embedded in traditional knowledge, cultural beliefs, and linguistic heritage, are not merely relics of the past but are foundational to achieving contemporary sustainability and resilience. While the global community strives toward the Zero Hunger Goal (SDG 2), this research highlights an urgent need to protect indigenous food systems as vital sources of livelihood, sovereinity, and biodiversity. By broadening the existing food base and preserving ancestral practices, sea nomads offer transformative insights.

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