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Acknowledgements

The overall research, drafting and coordination for the publication was carried out by Keya Mukherjee and Vittorio Fattori – Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF).

The guidance and support provided by Jamie Morrison (ESF) and Markus Lipp (ESF) throughout the process are gratefully acknowledged.

This publication was made possible by the valuable contributions of many people from a variety of backgrounds, from both within and outside FAO.

Sincere thanks are extended to FAO colleagues who drafted the following chapters: chapter 7 was written by Carmen Diaz-Amigo (ESF) and Catherine Bessy (ESF); and chapter 9 was written by Carmen Bullon (Development Law Office (LEGN) – FAO Legal Office), Cornelia Boesch (ESF), Markus Lipp (ESF) and Teemu Viinikainen (LEGN). Chapter 4.5 was drafted by Hana Azuma (ESF), Isabella Apruzzese (ESF), Masami Takeuchi (ESF) and Mia Rowan (ESF), in collaboration with Keya Mukherjee (ESF) and Vittorio Fattori (ESF).

Several FAO colleagues also kindly volunteered to review chapters relevant to their areas of expertise and provided valuable technical comments and inputs to the report.

Angeliki Vlachou (ESF), Christine Kopko (ESF), Esther Garrido Gamarro (Fisheries and Aquaculture Division - NFI), Federica Matteoli (Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment – OCB), Giulia Carcasci (OCB), Guido Santini (Plant Production and Protection Division – NSP), Kang Zhou (ESF), Liva Kaugure (OCB), Lorenzo Bellu (Agrifood Economics Division – ESA), Makiko Taguchi (NSP), Markus Lipp (ESF), Richard Thompson (OCB), and Zitouni Ould-Dada (OCB).

FAO expresses its sincere gratitude to the following external reviewers for taking the time to provide insightful feedback.

Aaron O’Sullivan (Danone), Bert Popping (FOCOS GmbH), Charlène Lacourt (Danone), Gijs Kleter (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands), Jossie Garthoff (Danone), Leo Meunier (Danone), Mark Sturme (Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands), and William Hallman (Rutgers University, United States of America).

Finally, we are grateful to Christin Campbell for editing, and Chiara Caproni for design and layout of the publication