Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Anexo se remiten las respuestas de México al “Formulario de Presentación”, con el fin de contribuir al proceso de elaboración de las Directrices Voluntarias del CSA sobre los sistemas alimentarios y la nutrición.

The role of the professional structures of agricultural, food security and sustainable production systems

Prof. ALI ABDALRAHMAN ALI

Agri. Economics

President of the International Union for Development, Environment and Investment

First: the role of civil society and the private sector related to agriculture:

The world has seen , especially in the last two decades of the last century, the growing interest in civil society and increase the number of civil society organizations , and there are many reasons that led to this increase, including: the inability of the state alone to fill the needs of the community and the spread of the democratic system , globalization and the collapse of the political systems of totalitarianism and the emergence of political and economic transformations, have become globalization imposes itself on everyone. It seemed sector, civil society organizations, play an active role in society and especially in the field of development.

The study of economic and social contribution to the private sector studies concern. It is observed that most of the civil society organizations in general and agriculture in particular, suffer from some chronic problems, which are as follows:

Weaknesses and deficiencies of individuals belonging to such organizations in achieving an effective role , due to the inability of these individuals to deal with official organizations and the private sector and even with other civil society organizations .

The existence of deficiencies and severe weakness in financial resources.

Sees some individuals belonging to tack civil society organizations, that their incomes in those organizations is the only way the ideological front, and to achieve some personal gain , without having an active role in the revitalization and development of those civic organizations .

Emphasis on private sector participation and local government institutions, the role of these civic organizations, because they are carried out some of the policies and plans that opposes clearly and certainly the role of civil society organizations. The governmental institutions and the private sector to take from those organizations a tool to achieve some of the goals of its own policy.

The relationship between the role of civil society organizations working in rural areas and improve the quality of life of rural people is a positive relationship and therefore the acceleration of progress, and reduce poverty and the gap between rural and urban areas and reduce the gap underdevelopment which has become the most prominent features of rural society in developing countries , and activation of popular participation , as it should be that governments adopt alternative policies that will ensure that the civil rights and economic, social and cultural rights of citizens support the rights of citizens, economic, social and cultural development to reduce poverty and to ensure social security and the provision of services , social welfare, health and education and to ensure the right to security of land tenure and adequate housing . The emphasis on the role of civil society need to adopt development programs focused on rural areas.

Recommendation:

That the United Nations organizations and local government institutions and the private sector play an active role through activating the role of civil society organizations more efficient , by emphasizing that in all the discussions and deliberations of formal and informal .

That the focus of United Nations organizations to further training and activation of individuals belonging to civil society organizations to make them more effective, as well as the development of the art of negotiation for these individuals through their dealings with an organization, international institutions, the official and the local private sector, so that they can attract the attention, and encouragement to deal with civil society organizations civil. In order to deepen the partnership with international organizations on the basis of mutual respect and transparency, and not inconsistent with the independence of the civil organizations renewed roles adopted.

Has to be the establishment of a special fund to finance civil society organizations, provided that the financing of this fund local and international organizations and the private sector, in addition to some donors to serve civil society.

Emphasis on private sector participation and scientific research institutions and universities in partnership with the civil society organizations in order to develop the local community towards sustainability.

To achieve a quantum leap in the work of civil society organizations , to support anti-poverty projects , to encourage them to coordinate and work with other parties concerned with issues of poverty , and the distribution of roles among themselves , and take advantage of the potential and expertise of each other. And emphasize the importance of strategic planning for projects geared to combat poverty, and by focusing on one major goal.

Approaching destruction of one of the developmental issues and deal with them in an integrated way, through the achievement of the overall advancement of the families in poor communities is limited.

Build the capacity of civil society organizations in the projects , in a line parallel to the implementation of specific projects , and thus attach to each of the associations rehabilitation and capacity building on one side, and the implementation of projects rely on teamwork from the other side.

Building bridges between research centers and universities and by civil society organizations, on the other hand, with an emphasis on the importance of including the subject of university courses for civil work.

Development methodologies and studies civil society sector to become more effective in the detection of obstacles civil action, and propose practical ways to address them.

Second, food security policies:

FAO is considered one of the most international and local organizations active, which has an effective role and activist, and in the activation of certain policies, food security, through studies, research and food security projects in the world.

Where " Food security exists when all people at all times to access, both physical and economic adequate food, safe and nutritious food to meet dietary needs and food preferences Kate has an active and healthy life ."

Implicit in this definition is the recognition that food security is a multi -dimensional , and there have been many formulations of what the components of food security, for example , identified CFS four key dimensions or " pillars" : is to ensure the availability of , if not the production of sufficient quantities of materials food and ensures access to all the families and all individuals within those households have enough resources to get the proper foods (through the production , purchase, free ) . And ensure a nutritious diet.

Use when the human body is able to absorb and metabolize food. Diet nutritious and safe, biological and social environment adequate, and appropriate health care to avoid diseases help to make adequate food. Is to ensure stability is maintained when the three pillars of the other with the passage of time.

It has been noted by many experts on the need for a column on environmental sustainability, where patterns of production and consumption of food does not deplete natural resources or the ability of the agricultural system to provide enough food and supports many of the countries in the Middle East and North Africa to support the financial year, prices of basic consumer goods, which support was introduced at an earlier stage back until World War II, but he skipped several attempts to fix it , and since then has taken attributes benefits Permanent .

The targeted programs are rare. The range of financial support for food prices from a low of 0.04% in Lebanon and 1.3 % in Egypt, Morocco, and even 2.1% per cent in Syria. But the burdens of global support what is spent on supporting energy prices much higher for some countries: 10% in Yemen 0.9 % in Egypt, and about 5 % in Morocco.

By increasing financial support for food prices, and the imposition of price controls, and the reduction of exports, lowering import tariffs: for example , has been in Morocco lowering tariffs on wheat to about zero , and has also been paying financial support for importers, while allowing Egypt preferential import wheat from different countries . In some countries, such as Lebanon and Egypt, has increased wages and salaries to help consumers overcome the effects of rising prices.

The question now is: Does the rise in food prices to create some opportunities in the long term? Most of the poor are rural, and can rise in food prices when its continuation for years to help increase the income of the poor in rural areas and mobilize the economy.

The supply of food emotive issue, so countries in the region feel a real concern about food security. The rise in prices could help accelerate the increase of productivity and increase local agricultural production. However, the issue of water is scarce in some areas, which requires governments to take action to help increase the efficiency of water use as well. This means an increase crop yields by the unit of water.

An increase in domestic production to help protect countries from the vagaries and fluctuations in commodity markets. But countries in the region also will need to continue to rely on imports and on global markets in order to ensure the supply of food.

They should strengthen their capacity to use: futures markets, options, futures, and other modern tools in order to help meet the needs of food and hedge against the risk of the supply side.

Governments of developing countries better to encourage small-scale agriculture in the new global environment, and what form of special and differential treatment may be required to allow them to do so? "In many cases, the reforms have been achieved" successful "is not in isolation, but as a result of the implementation of policies associated with them.

In drawing lessons from the reforms that are seen benefiting groups of food insecurity, or which say the least , and you do not have disadvantaged them, so it is important to identify complementary policies that facilitated the process of adaptation to more productive activities , and any countervailing policies that act to mitigate losses transitional groups is safe and has only faced a clearer understanding of the effects that are often obscured from trade reform on food security is therefore vital if the drivers of further reform to lead to changes for the benefit of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in poor countries .

It is acknowledged that reforms in sectors other than agriculture, it could have implications far more important both in terms of poverty reduction, through changes in income levels, and food security. It must focus on the agricultural sector and the impact that could be trade reform in its ability to contribute to the improvement of food security in the context of broader structural changes that result from the reforms. This focus justified by explaining the multiple ways in which agriculture, which they can identify and promote national food security of households.

While any trade agreement that alters the balance between trade liberalization and the protection of the particular good or service in the economy, can affect the levels of food security, reform of the relevant agriculture is particularly important for the following reasons:

(1) Agriculture is one of the central contributors to food security in most developing countries; both through its direct contribution to the availability of food, and indirectly as the main engine of economic development and thus improve access to food.

(2) Agriculture is one of the sectors most heavily distorted in many countries, and it has, as a result, has received considerable attention in recent rounds of trade negotiations .

Recommendation :

Need to be food security policies more dynamic and not static, the increasing global variables such as climate change, and changes in dietary patterns, and human behaviors rapidly, in addition to changes in the compositions crop, which requires change, food security commodities.

Phase that they key issues in food security policies and sustainable development policies.

To be involved in civil society organizations and media awareness programs on food security issues in the various communities, in coordination with international institutions and local government and the private sector.

Attention to some other hubs in addition to the main axes of food security, such as :

A. Coordination and integration with the institutions dealing with food security policies, whether domestic or international, and the involvement of civil society organizations.

B. Emphasized that there should be an infrastructure in order to maintain a sustainable food security.

C. Emphasis on tightening the control and inspection of markets by all means possible.

D. The involvement of community members in the development of alternatives to the goods of food security in line with the changing desires of individuals.

E. Controls critical to the operations of the various monopolies, and the reduction of high food prices, both in the case of goods imported or locally produced food.

F. Giving civil society organizations and a strong role in the control of certain markets food security.

G. Seize opportunities to achieve sustainable food security.

H. Emphasize transparency in the implementation of various food securities.

I. The fight against corruption in all images in the application of food security policies, in order to reduce the effects of poverty, hunger and disease.

5-Critical review of what is known from existing literature and other resources in order to facilitate better targeted research and analysis of developments in trade and food security at the national level.

6-To provide a conceptual framework for understanding how trade liberalization and economic reforms relevant could affect the national food security at household level.

7- Provide a practical framework for evaluating the results of previous policies, and to predict the outcome of future initiatives, at both the national and the food security of households.

8-Prevent unhealthy foods , or rationalization of consumption , or imposition tax them , or provide cash support for more nutritious foods , put laws regulating the work of the manufacturers, awareness to individuals about these foods .

9- Address the problem of food waste , which is now one of the problems most prevalent in the community , the depletion of natural resources scarce , and environmental costs and the serious economic and social , and there are many effective ways to reduce food waste , which can result in cost savings and environmental benefits in order to create sustainable food system .

Third, production systems, green and sustainable:

Still a lot of community organizations, they do not have a strong knowledge of sustainability.

In simpler terms, is the production of food and fiber , or other plant products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health and human societies , and animal welfare. This type of agriculture enables us to produce food healthy without compromising the ability of future generations “to follow suit.

And the major benefits of sustainable agriculture: the preservation of the environment, the protection of public health, support communities vibrant, sustainable food in the future, the possibility of agricultural and animal production industry.

In spite of the growing international interest in the green economy, and negotiations between the Member States on this concept in the period leading up to Rio +20 and challenge. This is partly due to the lack of an internationally agreed definition global green economy, and the emergence of terms and concepts are interrelated but different in recent years ( such as green growth and development of low-carbon , sustainable economy, and the economy steady-state, etc.), the lack of clarity about what measures include policy green economy , and how they integrate with the priorities and objectives related to economic growth and poverty eradication , as well as a lack of experience in the design and implementation of national and review of the costs and benefits of green economy policies .

The philosophy of organic food production keeps on certain principles: biodiversity, ecological balance, sustainability and natural fertilization of plants, and natural pest management, and soil health. Since the farms vary in product and practice, and there is also a wide variety in how these principles can be applied. However, the production of organic food must meet certain characteristics:

• Do grown product which is used in the practice of balance with the natural environment, using methods and materials that reduce the negative impact on the environment. Committed to organic farms to replicate the ecology of the natural environment through the preservation of biodiversity and promote healthy soil and growing conditions.

• Are produced on land which had been free of chemical pesticides and toxic pollutants known and projected, and fertilizers for at least three years prior to certification, and synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are not used in production .

• Are planted on a rotational basis within the farm system. Crops are rotated from field to field, instead of planting the same crop in the same place year after year. Planted cover crops such as clover to add nutrients to the soil and prevent weeds.

• Organic meat, poultry and egg products come from farms that use organic feed, no hormones added management to promote growth act naturally.

Recommendation:

Must emphasize the development of the concept of sustainability have civil society organizations, through training and various seminars.

Merging practice in the design and implementation of national strategies for the green economy by both developed and developing countries in most regions, including Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe countries. This emerging practice can help to provide some important ideas and clarity much needed on the types of policy measures the green economy, its scope with regard to the various sectors and national priorities, and institutional barriers, risks and costs of implementation.

Farms sustainable support local economies through the provision of job opportunities for members of the community and buy supplies from local businesses. Also require more workers sustainable farms and create more jobs, while you also do a better job of feeding people on smaller pieces of land from industrial plantations.

Despite the fact that agricultural subsidies defective part, but the vital system of government support for farmers present. Where agriculture is that unlike most other businesses, because it is costing the farm on an annual basis to borrow money to cover operating costs, with the hope that their crop generates profits covers borrowing costs high for most farmers. This is because of the weather, and the spread of pests, financial speculation, and agriculture is also highly volatile business.

Farmers' markets and food cooperatives, and community supported agriculture programs continue to grow in popularity, making the local cuisine in a sustainable manner that produces more available. These programs offer consumers a chance to put their dollars directly into the pockets of farmers, cutting out middlemen and cooperation and strengthening regional food system.

Increase sustainable food production from consumers concerned, to take responsible choices. By purchasing sustainable foods from local farms or groceries shops, leads to support the farmers who raise food responsibly and actively encourage the growth of a more sustainable diet. Instead of giving money to the industrial sector, agriculture, and give it to sustainable farms. And buy food directly in farmers' markets.

Fourth, rural women:

Through many different studies and research shows that rural women are less likely than urban women, due to lack of education and lack of potential for them to opportunities such as urban women. Although rural women have an active role prominent and active in rural areas, making it more active than urban women, especially in developing and poor countries.

Recommendation:

To emphasize the growing rural women, through glances role, and it is not less effective for urban women.

Attention and focus on the key issues faced by the rural women, such as women -headed households, and women's health, education, and activate the role of development in rural areas, and the emphasis on the role of positive and effective in the development of society, and it is a tool of local food security and self.

Emphasis on further studies which aim to detect the activity of women in the organizations of civil society rural private, and in the civil society organizations in general, is part of the struggle and the struggle of women to participate in the development of their communities, and for the defense of the rights of the other side.

Role in the formulation of the social movements of women in many countries, where it was parallel channels to influence the policy-making process and decision-making.

Food Security Policy Options World Trade

Professor: ALI ABDALRAHMAN

Professor of Economics

President of the International Union for Investment,

Development and the Environment

The specific commitments made by countries under the Agreement on Agriculture have an impact on the range of policies they can take in the future.

From the point of view of countries, it is important to identify provisions that increase their flexibility in implementing food security policies, limit their options and may require some adjustments in the future.

There are three main areas of domestic policy: production, consumption, and market stability.

It will therefore be dealt with here in the context of food security.

Production policy options: Each country has two options to support domestic production as part of its food security strategy:

Border measures: through tariffs as long as they are within the limits imposed on the WTO.

Domestic support measures: that is to provide price and non-price subsidies to farmers, but also within the limits of

WTO commitments.

First: Support Policies:

1. Support through tariffs:

Tariff tariffs on basic foodstuffs in many countries are high. Although the option to apply the tariff within bound levels is consistent with WTO commitments, this policy may have shortcomings in practice, since most of them are food-importing countries. The rise in tariffs does not only mean higher prices for local producers but also higher prices paid by local consumers, an option that may not be practical for many countries with large numbers of poor households. However, there are some possible ways out of this dilemma, namely, that customs duties collected from tariffs can be channeled to food-insecure households while allowing producers to benefit from higher domestic prices. However, this option requires good management capacity to identify families in need of support (thereby reducing support leaks to able families) as well as having the necessary infrastructure to effectively carry out the transfer of resources to needy families.

2. Support from a food security perspective:

Food support is a tool for food security, and all countries have a range of options in terms of providing domestic support to agricultural producers. These options are policies that distort production by providing commodity and non-commodity support. Includes:

• Commodity subsidies: The state purchases products at guaranteed prices that exceed the level of the price of the tie.

• Non-commodity support: includes subsidies in the form of credit facilities, as well as support for inputs such as fertilizers, irrigation, seeds, etc., which are intended to reduce the cost of production but are not specifically directed towards specific crops.

The second: Options for price stabilization policies:

There are many factors that affect market stability, and the degree of market instability may increase in the short term at least, until markets adjust to the new global economic order. However, there are many WTO-compliant measures that countries can use to mitigate the impact of market instability on food security, including:

• Safeguards: The provisions of the Special Safeguards in the Agreement on Agriculture, as well as the WTO General Safeguards of Countries, allow additional tariffs to be imposed in special circumstances. However, since the SSG has been allocated to products subject to the tariff process, only a few countries are able to invoke this paragraph, because only a few of them have used the tariff formula to link their tariffs. Moreover, the use of such measures or remedies, including those applied on an interim basis, is subject to lengthy procedural requirements and, therefore, has not been of much practical benefit to developing countries.

• Tariffs: Countries may be able to apply the tariff system, which is inversely related to the level of import prices while maintaining the highest rate of tariffs at a level not exceeding the rate of bound fees. Countries whose tariffs are relatively high can compensate for differences in import prices by lowering tariffs when prices rise and tariff increases when prices fall. This can be achieved, in practice, through the "price range" policy, so that prices are adjusted only when import prices exceed the range between minimum prices and the ceiling of prices. An important point of such a plan is that if the price range is assumed to be too narrow, the global price signals do not completely eliminate the tariff change and local prices are allowed to move reasonably in line with global prices.

• Export ban: Another text of the Agreement on Agriculture, relating to the stability of domestic markets, deals with export prohibitions. At times when global prices rise sharply or demand rises sharply from a neighboring country, Article 12 of the Agreement on Agriculture allows for restrictions on exports, provided that food security of other (importing) countries is taken into account. Countries can consider using risk management tools that reduce the impact of price changes. Market-based instruments, such as futures and option contracts, are fully compatible with the WTO system.

Third: Reconciling the objectives of producers and consumers:

It is known that the Agreement on Agriculture generally has a great deal of flexibility and that countries have at their disposal a range of options that allow them to pursue policies that support producers and consumers without violating their obligations under the WTO regime.

However, apart from these commitments, there is always a problem of how to reconcile the interests of producers and consumers in local agricultural policies and food security policies, where the ultimate goal is food security.

This requires, in most cases, prudent linking of tools compatible with the WTO system. In general, the price of liquidation in the domestic market is determined by the world market price plus a tariff within the ceiling level bound by the commitment.

For most importing countries, the tariffs applied in years where prices are normal are likely to be lower than their ceilings, with some differences from that level in years when world prices are low or high.

However, dependence on tariffs alone may not be a good tool for achieving all the objectives of national agricultural and food policies, hence additional complementary tools may be needed.

For example, prices already obtained by farmers can be maintained at a higher level than import-equivalent prices through WTO-compatible transfers, such as commodity and non-commodity subsidies (up to the AMS and minimum allowable limits), special treatment And Green Fund policies.

Similarly, if local market prices are too high for a segment of the population, target interventions can be implemented so that the actual prices paid by the target households can be maintained at the levels they bear.

The use of these targeted interventions as well as other public income transfers allows countries to apply consumption policies without adversely affecting production incentives.

While it is clear that all these other functions of agriculture are desirable, achieving food security is the main function of agriculture for most Arab countries.

Countries can work towards achieving their food security goals under (Agriculture Agreement) and without resorting to the broad concept of multiple functions. It is necessary to define the provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture that need to be strengthened in the continuation of the reform process, in other words allowing Arab countries more flexibility to implement food security policies.

The following are some of the proposals on important food security issues within the three areas of concern for the Agreement on Agriculture: market access, domestic support and export support.

• Market Access: The remaining barriers to market access for countries' exports limit the ability of these countries to implement a self-reliant food security strategy by taking advantage of the benefits offered by international trade.

However, there are some problems, which are the prohibitive tariffs that lead to curbing trade transactions, the escalation of tariffs, and the large variation in tariff rates. In some cases, non-tariff measures prohibited by the Agreement on Agriculture (such as the minimum import price regime for some products) are still practiced.

These remaining barriers are a serious problem because they affect the key growth sectors of agricultural trade, specifically manufactured products and markets looking for high-quality products. Arab countries should recognize that tariff formulas apply to their tariffs, apply equally to tariffs in their main export markets and are subject to any provisions of special and differential treatment agreed upon. Possible outcomes in this area may include:

o Further reduce tariffs on export goods of interest to developing countries.

o Reduce tariff escalation and variation.

o Multilateral harmonization of rules to reduce compliance costs and avoid disguised protection.

o Develop principles to regulate tariff disparities within bound ceilings.

o Increasing market access for developing country exports.

• Safeguards: As some countries are net importers of foodstuffs whose markets are still severely distorted, SSG provisions may be of interest to these countries, particularly those that have committed to linking low tariffs. However, the enjoyment of the provisions of special safeguard measures is not general (both in terms of products or countries) and most developing countries cannot benefit from them because they have been linked to the tariff process. Possible outcomes in this area may include:

o Making special safeguard measures available to all countries and increasing the number of products they cover, on the grounds that this is a "public goods" issue that helps liberalize agricultural trade.

o Alternatively, allow the application of SSG to a limited number of food commodities (commodities that are highly sensitive from a food security point of view).

• Domestic support: Many countries have not calculated the AMS systematically, and they have argued that their level is zero, which may prevent them from implementing certain policies for future support.

There are also issues related to the definition of completed production when calculating the Calculate the support scale (AMS) and the AMS treatment and some real errors in the method used (eg base period, currency used in the calculation, etc.).

Within the Green Box category, some issues of interest to Arab countries relate to the definition of policies that meet the conditions of listing in the Green Box, in particular the meaning of the "minimum impact on production and trade".

Not all of the policies currently listed in the Green Box have no impact on trade and production.

More importantly, the Green Box does not include specific policies that are easy for countries to implement with limited management capabilities. Possible outcomes in this area may include the reclassification of excluded measures and the development of a special category of support addressing the legitimate interests of developing countries in the area of ​​food security. Possible outcomes in this area may include:

o Allow countries to recalculate the AMS and review their schedules of commitments.

o If a review of the AMS is not possible, allow countries to raise the minimum allowable level and / or to make the minimum allowable for food commodities higher than for non-food crops.

o Give particular consideration to negative AMS cases for food security purposes (eg support for food production).

o Exception specifically for food security (ie food security stocks) expenditure from the AMS account / minimum allowable.

o Correcting / clarifying methodological problems (eg subsidized production, inflation, base currency).

• Export competition: Countries may also be drawn into food dependence through unfair trade practices of trading partners, such as dumping or over-export subsidies, which lead to the entry into the market of cheap food items that local producers cannot compete with.

Export competition is the most powerful commitment among the commitments under the Agriculture Agreement (AoA).

However, export subsidies remained high in a number of developed countries. There is a concern about evading enforcement of the rules, which reduces the ability of Arab countries to compete in the export market.

Possible outcomes in this area may include: o Introduce further substantial reductions in export subsidies.

o Strict measures to prevent the implementation of the rules.

o Develop other forms of export assistance, such as export credit facilities, and ensure export credit facilities, consistent with the general rules for export financial support.

o tightening provisions on export restrictions imposed by exporting countries;

Here is a selection of titles proposed by FAO Publications for forum participants who would like to read more on food systems and nutrition.

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INTEGRATING FOOD INTO URBAN PLANNING

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URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC AND METRICS FRAMEWORK

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Cordial saludo, adjunto envío documento que recoje el análisis y aportes a las directrices voluntarias sobre sistemas alimentarios y nutricion.

Buen camino.

Previo un saludo enviamos la contribución de CHIRAPAQ Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú a las Directrices Voluntarias sobre Sistemas Alimentarios y Nutrición.

Dando respuesta la convocatoria en la que se nos invita a participar en la consulta en línea para finalizar las Directrices Voluntarias sobre Sistemas Alimentarios y Nutrición, adjunto el documento con las contribuciones generadas por nuestro equipo. En copia Juliana Sánchez, asesora que va estar a cargo de la comunicación relacionada con este tema.

Agradecemos el habernos tenido en cuenta y quedamos atentos,

Francisco von Hildebrand

Director Ejecutivo

Thanks for the opportunity to contribute. in the attached, I've added brief suggestions about the value of:

• highlighting information (including specific statistics) about links between nutrition and economic productivity
• highlighting the role of (shifting) seasonality in food systems
• highlighting the importance of fisheries and aquaculture, including in specific areas (climate change, school feeding): “Fish is a vital source of nutrition and feeds more than 1 billion consumers to whom fish is a key component of their diets.” (World Bank, FAO, WorldFish, ARD. 2012: xviii)
• including a sub-section on water security for food systems. This could highlight the recommendations on Water for Food Security and Nutrition which were endorsed by the CFS.

Buenas desde Honduras del pueblo indígena Miskitu le envió un saludo a la distancia, y mi contribución a la presente plantilla.

Candida Dereck

Comisión de Genero de las Mujeres Territoriales de la AMPB

Adjuntamos el documento con las contribuciones generadas por nuestro equipo.

Agradecemos el habernos tenido en cuenta y quedamos atentos,

Juliana Sánchez Castellanos

Asesora en Género

Fundación Gaia Amazonas 

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