Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security (27 June)

VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES
to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security

Contents

Adopted by the 127th Session of the FAO Council
November 2004

Reprinted 2005, 2006, 2007 (June and December), 2008 (February and September)

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Foreword

I PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION

Preface

Introduction

Basic instruments

The right to adequate food and the achievement of food security

II ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, ASSISTANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

GUIDELINE 1 Democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law

GUIDELINE 2 Economic development policies

GUIDELINE 3 Strategies

GUIDELINE 4 Market systems

GUIDELINE 5 Institutions