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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookPanorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutritional in América Latina y el Caribe 2013
Hambre en América Latina y el Caribe: acercándose a los Objetivos del Milenio
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No results found.La edición 2013 del Panorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional de América Latina y el Caribe muestra que durante los últimos años la región mantiene una trayectoria favorable en materia de crecimiento económico y protección social, en un contexto en que las economías de los países industrializados han experimentado crisis y, por lo general bajas tasas de crecimiento. Los avances alcanzados por la región respecto de la meta de reducir a la mitad, entre 1990 y 2015, el porcentaje de person as que padecen hambre, establecida en el primero de los Objetivos del Milenio, permiten mantener el optimismo: si se redoblan los esfuerzos y se mantiene esta tendencia positiva en los planos económicos y sociales, resulta posible pensar que la presente generación de latinoamericanos y caribeños sea la primera en la historia en dejar atrás el hambre y la desnutrición. Tal desafío implica necesariamente profundizar y acelerar transformaciones estructurales en materia de redistribución de ingresos al tiempo que se afinan al máximo las políticas sectoriales y de corto plazo que contribuyen a disminuir la pobreza y erradicar el hambre en la región. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical reportPanorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe 2011 - Resumen ejecutivo
Altos precios de los alimentos: Oportunidades y riesgos
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No results found.La edición 2011 del Panorama analiza los efectos del alza y mayor volatilidad de los precios internacionales de los alimentos en la región. La combinación de esos factores genera una situación que no beneficia a los productores ni a los consumidores. Los precios altos aumentan los riesgos a la inseguridad alimentaria de los paises importadores netos de alimentos y reducen el acceso a los alimentos de la población más pobre, quienes gastan una mayor proporcion de sus ingresos en alimentos. Los e levados precios de los productos básicos agrícolas constituyen también una oportunidad real de dinamización del comercio intrarregional de alimentos y particularmente de los bienes no transables (frijol, maíz blanco, quínoa, etc.) Aunque los precios altos suelen incentivar la inversión, la volatilidad que se observa desde 2007 (la mayor volatilidad de las últimas dos décadas) ha impedido que esto ocurra. La velocidad de los cambios ha sido un obstáculo adicional para la respuesta de los gobier nos, de los productores y de los consumidores. La abrupta subida de los precios alimentarios en 2008 dejó a millones de familias vulnerables desprotegidas, y muchos gobiernos no pudieron reaccionar a tiempo porque no tenían la institucionalidad pública necesaria para fortalecer sus programas de protección social. A su vez, los productores que sembraron en 2008 comprando insumos a precios caros, con la expectativa de ganancias que les permitiesen recuperar la inversión de la cosecha, tuvieron pr ecios de venta menores a sus costos de producción al momento de vender. -
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
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No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets
2020Updates for many countries have made it possible to estimate hunger in the world with greater accuracy this year. In particular, newly accessible data enabled the revision of the entire series of undernourishment estimates for China back to 2000, resulting in a substantial downward shift of the series of the number of undernourished in the world. Nevertheless, the revision confirms the trend reported in past editions: the number of people affected by hunger globally has been slowly on the rise since 2014. The report also shows that the burden of malnutrition in all its forms continues to be a challenge. There has been some progress for child stunting, low birthweight and exclusive breastfeeding, but at a pace that is still too slow. Childhood overweight is not improving and adult obesity is on the rise in all regions.The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition. Meeting SDG 2 targets will only be possible if people have enough food to eat and if what they are eating is nutritious and affordable. The report also introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, by region and in different development contexts. It presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns, as well as the potential cost savings if food consumption patterns were to shift towards healthy diets that include sustainability considerations. The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets, as part of the required efforts to end both hunger and all forms of malnutrition. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading: