Let these right to food-related resources update you in April!
The right to food is a cross-cutting issue. There are many dimensions interrelated, actors and processes involved, diversity of visions, subtle difference between concepts or emerging issues.
In order for every person to be able to fulfil the right to adequate food, or to advocate for its implementation, an understanding of certain issues and skills are needed.
The materials available on this page are studies, platforms and other resources that have been recently published not only by FAO but also other entities, sometimes issues in one or more of the six official FAO languages. The selection of items has been made by the FAO Right to Food Team, who aims to share information, provide practical guidance and stimulate debate on various aspects of the right to food.
Over 2022 FAO will be posting an update of these resources.
We hope you find them useful and enjoy this food for thought!
Selection of right to food-related resources in March
Price Spike Caused by Ukraine War Will Push Over 40 Million into Poverty: How Should We Respond? |Center for Global Development
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked significant rises in energy and food prices. This analysis suggests the scale of price spike will push over 40 million into extreme poverty. It looks at the outlook for commodity prices as well as the significant implications for hunger and poverty, and consider how policymakers should respond.
Russia and Ukraine play a substantial role in the global food production and supply. Over the past two years, COVID-19 has presented many challenges to global food security. Today, what is happening in Russia and Ukraine adds another significant challenge. FAO has made five policy recommendations, among them, support vulnerable groups by expanding social protection.
Agrifood systems transformation through a climate change lens |FAO
This paper discusses how adapting food production systems to respond to consumer demand for healthier diets is a major opportunity to mitigate and adapt to climate change in agro-rural economies. It also stresses that the use of concrete policy dialogue tools can facilitate a more interactive policy process.
Only available in Spanish
Alimentando un futuro sostenible Estudio sobre la inseguridad alimentaria en hogares españoles antes y durante la COVID-19|Universidad de Barcelona
Este estudio ofrece la primera encuesta representativa de hogares que sufren inseguridad alimentaria en España. Para llevarlo a cabo se ha utilizado la escala de experiencia de inseguridad alimentaria propuesta por FAO y se han incluido otros datos socio-económicos, alimentarios y de salud relevantes. La encuesta muestra que un 13,3% de los hogares españoles experimentan inseguridad alimentaria, afectando a casi 2,5 millones de hogares y, por tanto, a alrededor de 6.235.900 personas (período julio 2020 - julio 2021).
Este documento revisa, en el marco legal del derecho a la alimentación adecuada, aquellas intervenciones normativas más adoptadas hasta la fecha en Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Perú y Uruguay, que se enfocan en mejorar el componente nutricional de los alimentos a lograr dietas más saludables.