“The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020”

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

annual flagship report jointly prepared by:

Food and Agriculture Organization.
International Fund for Agricultural Development.
United Nations Children’s Fund.
World Food Programme.
World Health Organization.

Question 2

what is Objective of the report?

Answer 2

To inform on progress towards ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition and to provide in depth analysis on key challenges for achieving this goal in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Question 3

What is the feature of feature of SOFI 2020?

Answer 3

detailed analysis of the “cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world”.

Question 4

What are the types of diet?

Answer 4

“Basic energy sufficient” diet: In which the required calorie intake is met by consuming only the cheapest starchy cereal available (say, rice or wheat). A requirement of 2,329 Kcal for a healthy young woman of 30 years is taken as the standard reference.

“Nutrient adequate” diet, one where the required calorie norms and the stipulated requirement of 23 macro- and micro-nutrients are met. This diet includes least cost items from different food groups.

“Healthy diet”: This is one which meets the calorie norm and the macro- and micro-nutrient norm and also allows for consumption of a diverse diet, from several food groups.

Question 5

What constitutes a healthy diet?

Answer 5

It includes 30 gm of cereal, 30 gm of pulses, 50 gm of meat/chicken/fish and 50 gm of eggs, 100 gm of milk, 100 gm of vegetables and fruit each, and 5 gm of oil a day. In short, a balanced and healthy meal but not excessive in any way.

Question 6

What are India specific observations?

Answer 6

• problem of poor nutrition in India is largely on account of the unaffordability of good diets and not lack of information.