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Some 805 million people in the world are undernourished, and more than 2 million children die each year of malnutrition. Promoting agriculture for improving nutrition is urgently needed. In this context, a framework for joint action "Agriculture and nutrition: A common future” was launched by the European Commission, FAO, the World Bank and CTA at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held in November 2014, in Rome. The framework was presented by CTA’s Director, Michael Hailu, and lays out how the four organisations will align their efforts to deliver concrete actions that make a difference to those most affected by malnutrition. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/1F8aOOf
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Agricultureand nutrition:
a commonfuture
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What we know§ Stunting reduced from 253 million in
1990 to 165 million in 2011§ Wasting reduced from 58 million in
1990 to 52 million in 2011§ But the world is not on course to
meet the WHA global targets set in2012
§ More than 2 billion people suffer frommicronutrient deficiency
§ And obesity is on the rise, even insub-Saharan Africa
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Globally, childmalnutrition costsmore thanUS$100 billionper year
Addressing imbalances inour food systems
§ Focus of agriculturaldevelopment only onincreasing production
§ Lack of awareness of andevidence for the agriculture-nutrition nexus
§ As under-nutrition declines,over-acquisition and food wastetend to increase
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§ Limits to nutrition-specific interventions
A broader approach§ Nutrition-specific interventions only
address symptoms and immediatecauses of malnutrition, not the deeper,underlying causes
§ Much better nutrition outcomes could beachieved through nutrition-sensitivedevelopment
If the 10 key nutrition-specific interventions were scaled up to cover90% of the population in the 34 countries where 90% of the world’s
stunted children live, then the prevalence of stunting would bereduced by only 20%.
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Agriculture to centre stage
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Path to the Framework forjoint action
§ March 2013: EU policy framework on “Enhancing Maternaland Child Nutrition in External Assistance”
§ EU commits to:§ Help partner countries reduce the number of children under-5
who are stunted by at least 7 million by 2025§ More funds for nutrition and food aid from the EU humanitarian
and development budgets§ Address both consequences and root causes of under-nutrition
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Call to action
Then-Commissioner for
Development, Andris Piebalgs,
called on “other major donors
and development actors to join
us in this global movement and
make their own commitments.”
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Four partners, shared goal
CTAWorking with a wide range ofstakeholders to develop policies,strategies and inclusive valuechains for food security andnutrition
EU€3.5 billion: €3.1 for nutrition-sensitive interventions, ofwhich €2.8 billion foragriculture (2014-20)
FAOSupports member states toeliminate hunger, foodinsecurity and malnutrition
World Bank GroupUS$600 million for maternaland early-childhood nutritionprogrammes in developingcountries (2013-14)
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Framework objectives
§ To promote agriculture forimproving nutrition outcomes
§ To seek alignment among the 4organisations in deliveringconcrete actions that make adifference to those most affectedby malnutrition
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Guiding principles
§ Nutrition-sensitive design
§ Access to nutritious food
§ Equity
§ Resilience
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Strategic priorities§ Enhance resource mobilisation
and political commitment tostrengthen the link between foodand agricultural systems andnutrition
§ Scale up proven nutrition-sensitive food and agricultureinterventions at country level
§ Increase knowledge andevidence to maximise the impactof food and agricultural systemson nutrition
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Building momentumThis framework responds to the need to:
§ Refocus political commitment to meeting globalnutrition targets
§ Hold donors, countries and agenciesaccountable for meeting their commitments toimprove nutrition
§ Better align resources and expertise to theevolving nature of malnutrition (under- and over-nutrition)
§ Deliver the data needed to support investment innutrition-sensitive agricultural development
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Together, we willmake a difference
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