1. FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY: IMPACTS, IMPLICATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Date and Place

2. Index I.State of Food and NutritionSecurity II.A Policy agenda for Food and Nutrition Security

3. What’s Food Security? “There exists food security when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” World Food Summit, 1996

4. Evolution of hunger in LAC World: 925 Millions of people LAC: 52.5 Millions of people

5. A favorable scenario for food production

6. Food production in LAC WheatMaizeRiceTotal Change (%) 2011/12-2010/11 2010/112011/122010/112011/122010/112011/122010/112011/12Total South America 26.620 24.276 89.407 90.058 15.787 17.854 143.521 146.2201,9% Argentina 15.800 13.410 22.677 22.900 843 1.170 46.660 46.436-0,5% Brazil 6.037 5.646 56.060 56.100 7.813 9.121 72.172 73.6002,0% Central America and Caribbean 9 9 4.285 4.482 1.727 1.773 6.431 6.7134,4% Mexico 3.680 4.045 22.394 20.400 167 153 34.026 31.812-6,5% Latin America and the Caribbean 30.309 28.330 116.086 114.940 17.681 19.780 183.978 184.7450,4% Cereals production in LAC, 1000 tons World’s Cereal Markets Million tonnes

7. Challenges to food access

8. Poverty in Latin America: Impacts of higher food prices on the poorest Percentage Number (Millions) 20102011Var. (pp %) 20102011Var. Poverty31,4 %30,4 %-1,0 177174-3,0 Extreme poverty12,3 %12,8 %0,5 70733,0 Change in poverty rates in LA, 2011 vs. 2010 Percentage Number Fuente: ECLAC, 2011. Poverty Extreme poverty

9. Nutritional transition in LAC

10. II: A Policy agenda for FSN  Governance mechanisms on FSN  Increase investments on a more sustainable agriculture  Transform food production and consumption patterns

11. Governance mechanisms on global and regional levels  Globally: CFS; G-20:UUNN  Regionally: CELAC; UNASUR; MERCOSUR; CAN; SICA; CARICOM; ALBA; SELA; ALADI  LAC Hunger Free Initiative 2025  Intra-regional food trade  Animal, forest & fish health, and food safety

12. Investment and Sustainability  Greater public and private productive investment in family farming  Adapting agriculture to climate change  Fostering local food markets  Improving property rights over land and water

13. Food access and consumption patterns  Social protection systems  Labor markets  Consumption of traditional food  School meals and education on food safety

14. Gracias