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Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities

This report explores the state of food and nutritional security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), highlighting the issues of hunger and poverty faced by millions in the region. It defines food security and discusses the significant increase in food prices and their impact on vulnerable populations. The document outlines a policy agenda aimed at enhancing food systems, promoting sustainable agriculture, and implementing governance mechanisms to improve access to nutritious food. By fostering local markets and adapting to climate change, the region can achieve greater food equity and security by 2025.

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Food and Nutritional Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities

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

  2. Index • State of Food and NutritionSecurity • A Policy agenda forFood and Nutrition Security

  3. 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

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

  5. A favorable scenario for food production

  6. Foodproduction in LAC Cereals production in LAC, 1000 tons World’s Cereal Markets Million tonnes

  7. Challenges to food access

  8. Poverty in LatinAmerica: Impacts of higherfoodpricesonthepoorest Number Percentage Fuente: ECLAC, 2011. Poverty Extreme poverty Poverty Extreme poverty Change in poverty rates in LA, 2011 vs. 2010

  9. Nutritional transition in LAC

  10. II: A Policyagenda for FSN • Governance mechanisms on FSN • Increase investments on a more sustainable agriculture • Transform food production and consumption patterns

  11. 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

  12. 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

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

  14. Gracias

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