FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: IMPACTS, IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Date and Place

Index I.State of Food and NutritionSecurity II.A Policy agenda for Food and Nutrition Security

What’s Food Security? “There exists food security when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” World Food Summit, 1996

Evolution of hunger in LAC World: 925 Millions of people LAC: 52.5 Millions of people

A favorable scenario for food production

Food production in LAC WheatMaizeRiceTotal Change (%) 2011/ / /112011/122010/112011/122010/112011/122010/112011/12Total South America ,9% Argentina ,5% Brazil ,0% Central America and Caribbean ,4% Mexico ,5% Latin America and the Caribbean ,4% Cereals production in LAC, 1000 tons World’s Cereal Markets Million tonnes

Challenges to food access

Poverty in Latin America: Impacts of higher food prices on the poorest Percentage Number (Millions) Var. (pp %) Var. Poverty31,4 %30,4 %-1, ,0 Extreme poverty12,3 %12,8 %0, ,0 Change in poverty rates in LA, 2011 vs Percentage Number Fuente: ECLAC, Poverty Extreme poverty

Nutritional transition in LAC

II: A Policy agenda for FSN  Governance mechanisms on FSN  Increase investments on a more sustainable agriculture  Transform food production and consumption patterns

Governance mechanisms on global and regional levels  Globally: CFS; G-20:UUNN  Regionally: CELAC; UNASUR; MERCOSUR; CAN; SICA; CARICOM; ALBA; SELA; ALADI  LAC Hunger Free Initiative 2025  Intra-regional food trade  Animal, forest & fish health, and food safety

Investment and Sustainability  Greater public and private productive investment in family farming  Adapting agriculture to climate change  Fostering local food markets  Improving property rights over land and water

Food access and consumption patterns  Social protection systems  Labor markets  Consumption of traditional food  School meals and education on food safety

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