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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2015 in brief 2015The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger. Many developing countries increasingly recognize that social protection measures are needed to relieve the immediate deprivation of people living in poverty and to prevent others from falling into poverty when a crisis strikes. Social protection can also help recipients become more productive by ena bling them to manage risks, build assets and undertake more rewarding activities. These benefits spread beyond the immediate recipients to their communities and the broader economy as recipients purchase food, agricultural inputs and other rural goods and services. But social protection can only offer a sustainable pathway out of poverty if there is inclusive growth in the economy. In most low- and middle-income countries, agriculture remains the largest employer of the poor and is a major sourc e of livelihoods through wage labour and own production for household consumption and the market. Poverty and its corollaries – malnutrition, illness and lack of education – limit agricultural productivity. Hence, providing social protection and pursuing agricultural development in an integrated way offers synergies that can increase the effectiveness of both.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRemarks to the Opening Ceremony of World Food Day at Expo Milan by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, World Food Day Ceremony: Friday, 16 October 2015 - Expo Milano Auditorium, 11.45 – 12.40 2015
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DocumentOther documentNutrition and food systems. A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security. September 2017 2018At its 42nd session in October 2015, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) requested the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) to prepare a report on Nutrition and Food Systems, to be presented at CFS 44 in October 2017. This topic is highly relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the implementation of the 2014 Rome Declaration on Nutrition, the subsequent Decade of Action for Nutrition, and the fulfilment of the right to adequate food. The purpose of this report is two-fold: (i) to analyse how food systems influence people’s dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes; and (ii) to highlight effective policies and programmes that have the potential to shape food systems, contribute to improved nutrition and ensure that food is produced, distributed and consumed in a sustainable manner that protects the right to adequate food for all. This report is illustrated by short case studies reflecting the wide variety of practical experiences in diff erent contexts. It also provides a set of action-oriented recommendations addressed to states and other stakeholders in order to inform CFS engagement in advancing nutrition and CFS contribution to the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025).
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2019
Moving forward on food loss and waste reduction
2019The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be effective if informed by a solid understanding of the problem. This report provides new estimates of the percentage of the world’s food lost from production up to the retail level. The report also finds a vast diversity in existing estimates of losses, even for the same commodities and for the same stages in the supply chain. Clearly identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. The report provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability. -
Book (series)FlagshipEl estado de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en el mundo 2024
Financiación para acabar con el hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición en todas sus formas
2024A falta de seis años para que venza el plazo de 2030, las tendencias del hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria todavía no avanzan en la dirección adecuada para acabar con el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria (meta 2.1 de los ODS) para 2030. Los indicadores de los progresos hacia el cumplimiento de las metas mundiales en materia de nutrición muestran asimismo que el mundo no va camino de eliminar todas las formas de malnutrición (meta 2.2 de los ODS). Miles de millones de personas siguen careciendo de acceso a alimentos nutritivos, inocuos y suficientes. Sin embargo, los progresos registrados en muchos países infunden esperanza en que es posible volver al camino hacia la erradicación del hambre y la malnutrición.Con objeto de poner en práctica las políticas, inversiones y leyes necesarias para invertir las actuales tendencias del hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición será preciso financiar debidamente la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Aunque es amplio el acuerdo suscitado por la urgencia que reviste financiar la cuestión de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición, no cabe decir lo mismo en cuanto a la comprensión común de la manera de definir esta financiación y darle seguimiento. En el informe figura la esperada definición de financiación para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición, así como orientación para su aplicación.En el informe figuran recomendaciones respecto del uso eficiente de instrumentos innovadores de financiación y de reformas de la arquitectura de la financiación para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. El establecimiento de puntos en común en relación con la definición de la financiación para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición, así como de los correspondientes métodos de seguimiento, medición y aplicación, es un primer paso importante hacia el aumento sostenible de los flujos de financiación necesarios para acabar con el hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria y todas las formas de malnutrición y garantizar el acceso a dietas saludables para todos hoy y mañana. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
2023This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone.