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Policy briefMaking healthy diets a reality in Fiji
The role of policy in supporting food systems that work for health
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No results found.The Fijian Government’s agenda and strategic priorities – as informed by their international and national commitments – end up the shaping Fijian food systems, and the diets of Fijians. This agenda influences policy decisions and can either support or deter Fijian food systems from providing affordable and healthy diets for its population in a sustainable manner. Each food system function has an impact on food availability and accessibility and provides entry points for policy measures to support healthy diets. Since a wide range of sectors with varying agendas and strategic priorities are engaged in the food system, these brief outlines diverse policy measures that can align or conflict with each other and either support or impede Fijians from achieving affordable and healthy diets. However, for policy to be effective and achieve sustainable measurable results, the capacities of individuals, organisations and the policy enabling environment need to be strong. This brief also analyzes the major challenges and bottlenecks for effective policy design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation. -
Book (stand-alone)Public food procurement for sustainable food systems and healthy diets - Volume 2 2021
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No results found.Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits towards sustainable food systems for healthy diets. This publication aims to contribute to the improved understanding, dissemination, and use of PFP as a development tool in particular in the case of school meals programmes. In this Volume 2, researchers, policymakers, and development partners can find extensive evidence of the instruments, enablers, and barriers for PFP implementation. It also provides case studies with local, regional, and national experiences from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Volume 1 of this publication, available at https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7960en, presents further analysis on how PFP can be used as a development tool and deliver multiple benefits for multiple beneficiaries. It argues that PFP can provide a market for local and smallholder farmers, promote the conservation and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity, and improve the nutrition and health of children and communities. -
Policy briefEnsuring economic access to healthy diets during times of crisis 2021
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No results found.Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. In 2019, nearly 3 billion people could not afford a healthy diet that protects against malnutrition in all its forms. While low-income countries are the ones most unlikely to be able to afford it, middle-income countries are also at risk. Indeed, on top of the 3 billion people who cannot afford a healthy diet, an additional 1 billion people are at risk of not being able to afford it if a shock reduces their incomes by one-third. The burden of this additional challenge would fall mostly on lower- and upper-middle-income countries. Pathways to address accessibility issues will thus differ by countries’ challenges: low-income countries in dire need of improving the affordability of healthy diets should focus on adopting long-term approaches that improve income levels and lower the cost of nutritious foods. In middle-income countries with many at risk, building resilience through the stabilization of incomes and diversification of agrifood systems should be the focus instead. Social protection programmes can also be effective policy tools during times of crisis but should be designed with the key challenges in mind.
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