Food Security What is it & what does PWRDF do?

What does ‘Food Security’ mean? The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.”

How do we measure Food Security? THREE PILLARS OF FOOD SECURITY:  FOOD AVAILABILITY  sufficient and consistent quantities of food  FOOD ACCESS  sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious diet  FOOD USE  education of basic nutrition and care, as well as adequate water and sanitation

Food Security VS Food Aid Food Security  Changing the root causes of hunger  Allowing for consistency in food consumption and production  Education Food Aid  Food Banks  Giving hungry people something to eat immediately  Short term solution to a long term problem

PWRDF & TANZANIA 55 farmers will raise crops and provide 20% of their crops to the program that will provide seeds to others to start a farming movement within the community. Not only will the pass along of seeds see a large number of farmers reaping the rewards but will also feed into the program. Those new farmers will provide 20% to keep the cycle going. By the end of a five year cycle over farmers will have benefited! Seeds for the Future

How to Guide… PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally 1.Local Production of Food 2.Diversity of Food We Eat 3.Policy Supporting Small Holding Farmers & Agro-Ecology

How to Guide… PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally 4. Safe Food Production & Seed Preservation 5. Recognition & Support of Women Farmers 6. Farmer Ownership – Land, Water, Seeds

How to Guide… PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally 7. Skills & Education of Small Holding Farmers 8. Promotion of Food Enterprises 10. Environmental Sustainability and Food Production

PWRDF is preparing to launch a three year Food Security Campaign focused on education and fundraising. The official launch will take place in November 2013 at the Forum meetings. We are looking forward to animating and engaging our networks and beyond in this exciting project in the coming months. Stay tuned!!

What is happening now…  The entire Food Campaign Committee met on April 4 to look at three marketing proposals  The Food Campaign Committee authorized staff to engage in a conversation with Public Inc around setting budget for the Campaign  The Board will make a decision in early May.

“In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough food to eat. I want to see an end to hunger everywhere within my life time.” Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General