The ‘Roadmap for the Transformation of Food Systems of Santander, a department in northeastern Colombia, was recently presented as a strategic effort with a 2035 vision to build fairer, regenerative, and more productive food systems.

The 2035 vision aims to transform Santander’s food systems into drivers of development, equity, and health, driving an innovative, diversified, and regenerative agricultural sector, efficient and inclusive markets and enterprises, restored and connected landscapes and water sources, achieving a more conscious, healthy, and nutritious diet for the lasting well-being of its inhabitants.

This initiative is the result of joint work between the Government of Santander, the University of Santander (UDES), and the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU), coordinated in Colombia by E3 – Ecology, Economy, and Ethics.