FAO Conference Thirty-third Session November 2005 The State of Food and Agriculture 2005

852 million people are chronically undernourished Developed market economies 9 Countries in transition 28 Sub-Saharan Africa 204 Near East and North Africa 39 Asia and the Pacific 519 Latin America and the Caribbean 53 (2000 – 2002)

Progress towards the WFS target is too slow Developing World MDG Target WFS Target Millions Number of undernourished

Progress in hunger reduction matches progress on other MDGs Number of MDG targets on track (out of 18) North Africa S.E. Asia Latin America/ Caribbean East Asia Western Asia South Asia Oceania Saharan Africa Hunger reduction on track Hunger reduction not on track

Hunger reduction leads to lower child mortality Countries with rapid progress on hunger Countries with worsening hunger Average reduction in child mortality (1990 – 2003) %

Numerous countries face serious food shortages in 2005 October 2005

World agricultural production increased in AgricultureCropsLivestock % Average annual growth

Per caput food production has increased steadily Per caput food production Index (1970 = 100) Developing CountriesWorld Developed Countries 04

The developing country regions have not all made equal progress Per caput food production Index (1970 = 100) Asia and the PacificNear East and North Africa Sub-Saharan AfricaLatin America and the Caribbean 04

World cereal production has picked up /9192/9394/9596/9798/9900/0102/0304/05 Production Utilization Million tonnes 05/06* * Forecast

The agricultural trade deficit of LDCs is widening Billion US$ total agricultural exportstotal agricultural imports

Agricultural growth is fundamental for eradicating hunger Average annual growth of agricultural GDP (1990s) Countries with worsening hunger Countries with stagnant hunger Countries progressing on hunger reduction %

Investment in agriculture lags where hunger is most prevalent less than 5% 5 to 19% 20 to 34% more than 35% % undernourished US$/worker +33% -22% +12% +2% Agricultural capital stock per agricultural worker

Development assistance does not target the neediest countries less than 5% 5 to 19% 20 to 34% 35% or more % undernourished US$/worker External assistance to agriculture per ag. worker (1998–2000)

Conclusions  Agricultural production is growing strongly in developing countries Agricultural trade is again expanding Progress in hunger reduction must be accelerated Food emergencies remain pervasive Hunger reduction is needed also to reach other MDG targets More resources to agriculture and rural development are required Particularly for the most needy countries