Horizon 1 1 10 C-ACTI : Communications avec actes dans un congrès international Nurturing regenerative food systems in a changing climate : book of abstracts Agri4D 2025 Conference 79-80 KENYA MOMBASA 2025 2025/09/23-25 [Uppsala] Agri4D fdi:010095235 ENG https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095235 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-12/010095235.pdf Horizon (IRD) Small-scale fisheries and small-scale aquaculture are vital to food and nutrition security, livelihoods, and poverty reduction, particularly in many low- and middle-income countries. Despite providing most global fisheries employment and a substantial share of aquaculture production, their contributions are often overlooked in data and policies. Particularly women and marginalized communities often face barriers in accessing resources, engaging in decision-making and benefitting from aquatic foods. To address these challenges, a Science-Policy Lab in Mombasa, Kenya, brought together 48 stakeholders from nine African countries. The Lab ensured diverse representation of women, youth, Indigenous people, and small-scale actors. Preparatory community visits informed the discussions by providing insights into local realities and supporting the subsequent participation of diverse community spokespersons in the Lab. A literature review guided the Lab's focus on the co-development of policy options within three broad areas: (1) improving availability and equitable access to aquatic foods, (2) enhancing their use for nutrition and health, and (3) reducing social and economic inequalities in aquatic food systems. A central insight was the recognition of key trade-offs. For example, increasing aquatic food availability through innovation and small-scale production may not necessarily improve consumption among disadvantaged groups, since economic pressures, social and gender norms often lead small-scale producers to sell rather than consume the aquatic foods. Combining production-focused strategies with efforts to ensure equitable access and promote local dietary use may help to resolve this trade-off. The Lab illustrated how participatory, evidence-informed multi-stakeholder processes can support the analysis of complex food system transformation challenges. 040AQUAC ; 106GESOC1