Strategies Against Food Insecurity Flashcards
(22 cards)
What are the commitments of the World Food Summit Plan of Action? (7)
- environment (political/social/economic) supporting food security
- policies for access to nutritionally adequate + safe food
- policies that are sustainable (household, national, regional, and global)
- fair world trade system
- prevent/prepare for natural/man-made disasters
- optimal use of public/private investments
- implement, monitor, follow up
Main strategies against UNDERNUTRITION: (3)
food-based strategies
supplementation
global public health + disease control measures
What are some food-based strategies for combatting undernutrition? (3)
increase production
improve diet diversity
fortification (and biofortification)
_____ strategies are the most sustainable approaches, and prevent ____ and _____
food based strategies
prevents:
micronutrient deficiency, general malnutrition
Advantages of foodbased strategies: (6)
- preventative
- cost effective + feasible
- culturally acceptable
- sustainable and income generating (promotes self-reliance/participation)
- wide coverage (population and nutrient-wise)
- frees up funds (less healthcare cost) for development
Food based strategies need to focus on:
- development of envr.-friendly food production systems
- consider role of breastfeeding/weaning
- Alliance between gov, consumer groups, industry, organizations
- nutrition education
Food systems approach elements: (5)
- production/processing/storage/preservation
- communication + education
- social marketing
- planning & coordinating
- monitor & evaluate
What are the basic priorities? (3)
- rapid pro-poor economic growth
- provide public goods effectively
- empower the poor
What are the 7 high priority POLICY ACTIONS?
- invest in HR
- More access to productive resources, paid employment
- better markets/infrastructure/institutions
- increase research/knowledge/tech
- better natural resource management
- good governance
- fair national/itn’l trade policies
What are the ways to reshape the global food system? (5)
- invest in agriculture R&D -> more nutrition, less effort
- fix fundamentals (marketing, infrastructure)
- empower women
- support smallholder agriculture
- improve food safety
Why is investing in agriculture R&D important?
improve sustainability + nutrition
more output with greater efficiency
less environment impact (protect natural capital)
greater resilience
Examples of results from agriculture R&D: (2)
Breed high yield, climate-ready, high nutrient crops (BIOFORTIFICATION)
ex: iron-rich pearl millet (India)
Orange flesh sweet potato (Mozambique)
2 main focuses in ‘fixing the fundamentals’
- Give smallholders access to the food chain (skills, knowledge, management)
- develop rural infrastructure: roads, rail, electricity, water, hygiene, sanitation
What program helps smallholders gain access to high value commodity markets?
IFPRI-IFAD strategic partnership program
Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Vietnam
Access to ____ strongly linked with reduction in child stunting
WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene)
Why is it important to food security to empower women?
women are the link from agriculture to nutrition
gender equality => more food for women themselves, more income, lower market price, shifts in preferences/control of resources in household
Examples of women empowerment that affected nutrition:
Ghana: empowerment in credit decisions -> better diet diversity for women/girls
Bangladesh: cash + nutrition education -> less child stunting
how can we improve smallholder agriculture , with a focus on nutrition?
- promote smallholder-friendly innovations that improve knowledge + access to nutrient-dense crops (finance, insurance, institutions)
- reduce post-harvest losses
- increase cross-sector social safety nets (improve smallholder nutrition + protect from crop failure)
How can we improve food safety?
- support new integrated approaches in food safety
- risk-based strategies (prioritize riskiest foods/pathogens)
- encourage tech + market innovations
- work WITH informal sector (gradual improvement, incentives for compliance)
How can government $$ policies promote healthy and sustainable diets?
- tax on nutrient-poor (junk) food, subsidize nutrient-rich foods
- ensure food prices reflect full cost/benefits of natural resource use (less subsidies for staples like wheat, more investment for nutritious crops like veg)
The Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems Project recommends: ______
and includes ______
recommend evidence-based actions => affordable, healthy, diverse, SUSTAINABLE diets
includes Global Food Database, EAT report
What does the FAO 2012 say about economic growth and the poor?
in order for economic growth to improve nutrition in the neediest, the poor must be a part of the growth and the benefits!
- growth that involve/reach the poor
- improved quantity/quality of diets, health/sanitation
- more public goods/services to benefit the poor and hungry
