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Date and Place. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: IMPACTS, IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. Index. State of Food and NutritionSecurity A Policy agenda for Food and Nutrition Security. What’s Food Security?.
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Date and Place FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: IMPACTS, IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Index • State of Food and NutritionSecurity • A Policy agenda forFood and Nutrition Security
What’s Food Security? “There exists food security when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” World Food Summit, 1996
Evolution of hunger in LAC World:925 Millions of people LAC:52.5 Millions of people
Foodproduction in LAC Cereals production in LAC, 1000 tons World’s Cereal Markets Million tonnes
Poverty in LatinAmerica: Impacts of higherfoodpricesonthepoorest Number Percentage Fuente: ECLAC, 2011. Poverty Extreme poverty Poverty Extreme poverty Change in poverty rates in LA, 2011 vs. 2010
II: A Policyagenda for FSN • Governance mechanisms on FSN • Increase investments on a more sustainable agriculture • Transform food production and consumption patterns
Governance mechanisms on global and regional levels • Globally: CFS; G-20:UUNN • Regionally: CELAC; UNASUR; MERCOSUR; CAN; SICA; CARICOM; ALBA; SELA; ALADI • LAC Hunger Free Initiative 2025 • Intra-regional food trade • Animal, forest & fish health, and food safety
Investment and Sustainability • Greater public and private productive investment in family farming • Adapting agriculture to climate change • Fostering local food markets • Improving property rights over land and water
Food access and consumption patterns • Social protection systems • Labor markets • Consumption of traditional food • School meals and education on food safety