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MeetingMeeting documentGlobal Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition (4th version, 2015)
Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
2015For the period 2012-2014, a total of 805 million people – or around one in nine people in the world – were estimated to be suffering from chronic hunger, which means that they are not getting enough food to conduct an active life1. The food crisis of 2007–08, followed by the financial and economic crisis in 2009, continuing in 2012, drew stark attention to the daily challenges faced by millions of families around the world in their attempt to overcome hunger and poverty and seek stable livelihoo ds that support a just and dignified way of life.2 Despite the efforts of many, and the commitment of the international community in the Millennium Declaration to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, persistent hunger and malnutrition remains the norm for millions of human beings.
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BookletGuidelineTechnical guidelines on soils for nutrition
Sustainable soil management for nutrition-sensitive agriculture
2023These technical guidelines outline the role that soil health plays in the nutritional quality of food and provide soil management recommendations to increase the supply of micronutrients to the food chain. Micronutrient supply is part of a holistic view of soil health, where healthy soils contribute to a safe and healthy diet. The guidelines provide seven main actions, with concrete tools and instructions, including fertilization practices, the use of adapted varieties, the application of nature-based solutions, the development of policy guidelines and the development of training strategies. This document is addressed to all actors involved in food security and production, from farmers to policymakers, to engage them in sustainable soil management for nutrition-sensitive agriculture. The technical guidelines on soils for nutrition are the result of a review of existing scientific references on the topic and from field trials and demonstration sites developed under the Sustainable Soil Management for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The project explored the links between soil health and plant micronutrient content in cropping areas in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Malawi, and tested the effectiveness of sustainable soil management practices in increasing the micronutrient content of food. Similar measurements are recommended in the long term to complement the observed results and to obtain additional information about the relationship between soil health and the quality of locally produced food. Similarly, through capacities developed locally, in extension services and in rural communities, a major increase in farmer participation is expected. This will contribute significantly to the dissemination of sustainable soil management practices that have been shown to have a positive effect on the production of more nutritious food.