True Value Accounting: Making the Economic Case for Food Systems Transformation in India - Project Brief

This project brief outlines a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Centre for Responsible Business to support food systems transformation in India through the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food framework. The document describes efforts to apply a holistic approach to agriculture and food value chains by helping businesses recognise and assess impacts on natural, social, human, and produced capital. It focuses on activities in Assam, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, involving agribusinesses, government institutions, farmer organisations, and civil society groups. The brief presents planned activities including stakeholder mapping, consultations, capacity building, policy dialogue, and strategies for strengthening sustainable agricultural value chains and livelihoods.