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Strategies Against Food Insecurity Flashcards

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What are the commitments of the World Food Summit Plan of Action? (7)

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  1. environment (political/social/economic) supporting food security
  2. policies for access to nutritionally adequate + safe food
  3. policies that are sustainable (household, national, regional, and global)
  4. fair world trade system
  5. prevent/prepare for natural/man-made disasters
  6. optimal use of public/private investments
  7. implement, monitor, follow up
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Main strategies against UNDERNUTRITION: (3)

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food-based strategies
supplementation
global public health + disease control measures

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What are some food-based strategies for combatting undernutrition? (3)

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increase production
improve diet diversity
fortification (and biofortification)

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_____ strategies are the most sustainable approaches, and prevent ____ and _____

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food based strategies

prevents:
micronutrient deficiency, general malnutrition

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Advantages of foodbased strategies: (6)

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  1. preventative
  2. cost effective + feasible
  3. culturally acceptable
  4. sustainable and income generating (promotes self-reliance/participation)
  5. wide coverage (population and nutrient-wise)
  6. frees up funds (less healthcare cost) for development
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Food based strategies need to focus on:

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  1. development of envr.-friendly food production systems
  2. consider role of breastfeeding/weaning
  3. Alliance between gov, consumer groups, industry, organizations
  4. nutrition education
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Food systems approach elements: (5)

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  1. production/processing/storage/preservation
  2. communication + education
  3. social marketing
  4. planning & coordinating
  5. monitor & evaluate
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What are the basic priorities? (3)

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  1. rapid pro-poor economic growth
  2. provide public goods effectively
  3. empower the poor
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What are the 7 high priority POLICY ACTIONS?

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  1. invest in HR
  2. More access to productive resources, paid employment
  3. better markets/infrastructure/institutions
  4. increase research/knowledge/tech
  5. better natural resource management
  6. good governance
  7. fair national/itn’l trade policies
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What are the ways to reshape the global food system? (5)

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  1. invest in agriculture R&D -> more nutrition, less effort
  2. fix fundamentals (marketing, infrastructure)
  3. empower women
  4. support smallholder agriculture
  5. improve food safety
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Why is investing in agriculture R&D important?

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improve sustainability + nutrition

more output with greater efficiency
less environment impact (protect natural capital)
greater resilience

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Examples of results from agriculture R&D: (2)

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Breed high yield, climate-ready, high nutrient crops (BIOFORTIFICATION)

ex: iron-rich pearl millet (India)
Orange flesh sweet potato (Mozambique)

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2 main focuses in ‘fixing the fundamentals’

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  1. Give smallholders access to the food chain (skills, knowledge, management)
  2. develop rural infrastructure: roads, rail, electricity, water, hygiene, sanitation
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What program helps smallholders gain access to high value commodity markets?

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IFPRI-IFAD strategic partnership program

Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Vietnam

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Access to ____ strongly linked with reduction in child stunting

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WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene)

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Why is it important to food security to empower women?

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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

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Examples of women empowerment that affected nutrition:

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Ghana: empowerment in credit decisions -> better diet diversity for women/girls

Bangladesh: cash + nutrition education -> less child stunting

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how can we improve smallholder agriculture , with a focus on nutrition?

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  1. promote smallholder-friendly innovations that improve knowledge + access to nutrient-dense crops (finance, insurance, institutions)
  2. reduce post-harvest losses
  3. increase cross-sector social safety nets (improve smallholder nutrition + protect from crop failure)
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How can we improve food safety?

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  1. support new integrated approaches in food safety
  2. risk-based strategies (prioritize riskiest foods/pathogens)
  3. encourage tech + market innovations
  4. work WITH informal sector (gradual improvement, incentives for compliance)
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How can government $$ policies promote healthy and sustainable diets?

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  1. tax on nutrient-poor (junk) food, subsidize nutrient-rich foods
  2. ensure food prices reflect full cost/benefits of natural resource use (less subsidies for staples like wheat, more investment for nutritious crops like veg)
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The Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems Project recommends: ______
and includes ______

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recommend evidence-based actions => affordable, healthy, diverse, SUSTAINABLE diets

includes Global Food Database, EAT report

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What does the FAO 2012 say about economic growth and the poor?

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in order for economic growth to improve nutrition in the neediest, the poor must be a part of the growth and the benefits!

  1. growth that involve/reach the poor
  2. improved quantity/quality of diets, health/sanitation
  3. more public goods/services to benefit the poor and hungry

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