From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">crossposted from : <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font color="maroon" face="Arial" size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">The State of <u></u><u></u>Food<u></u><u></u>
and Agriculture 2013 (SOFA)<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>

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</span></font></i><b><i><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">FOOD SYSTEMS FOR BETTER
NUTRITION<u></u><u></u></span></font></i></b></p>

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</span></font></i></b><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">F<font color="#333333"><span style="color:#333333;background:white">ood and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations</span> – FAO </font></span></font><i><span style="font-style:italic"><u></u><u></u></span></i></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">FAO urges end of
malnutrition as priority --------Social and economic costs of global
malnutrition unacceptable<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">………….Twenty
six percent of all children under five are stunted<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Full report
PDF file: <a href="http://bit.ly/14sqU2I" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style>http://bit.ly/14sqU2I</span></font></a> <br>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/14spOnq" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style>http://bit.ly/14spOnq</span></font></a>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">4 June 2013, Rome</span></b> – “……Denouncing
the huge social and economic costs of malnutrition, FAO Director-General José
Graziano da Silva today called for resolute efforts to eradicate malnutrition
as well as hunger from around the world. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The report Food systems for better
nutrition notes that although some 870 million people were still hungry in the
world in 2010-2012, this is just a fraction of the billions of people whose
health, wellbeing and lives are blighted by malnutrition.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Two billion people suffer from one
or more micronutrient deficiencies, while 1.4 billion are overweight, of whom
500 million are obese, according to SOFA. Twenty six percent of all children
under five are stunted and 31 percent suffer from Vitamin A deficiency. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The cost of malnutrition to the
global economy in lost productivity and health care costs are
"unacceptably high" and could account for as much as 5 percent of the
global gross domestic product -- $3.5 trillion dollars, or $500 per person. That
is almost the entire annual GDP of Germany, <u></u>Europe<u></u>'s
largest economy. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">In social terms, child and maternal
malnutrition continue to reduce the quality of life and life expectancy of
millions of people, while obesity-related health problems, such as heart
disease and diabetes, affect millions more.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">To combat malnutrition, SOFA makes
the case that healthy diets and good nutrition must start with food and
agriculture. The way we grow, raise, process, transport and distribute food
influences what we eat, the report says, noting that improved food systems can
make food more affordable, diverse and nutritious. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">Specific
recommendations for action include:<u></u><u></u></span></font></i></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">• </span></font><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Use appropriate
agricultural policies, investment and research to increase productivity, not
only of staple grains like maize, rice and wheat, but also of legumes</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">, </span></font><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">meat, milk,
vegetables and fruit, which are all rich in nutrients. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">• Cut food losses and waste,
which currently amount to one third of the food produced for human consumption
every year. That could help make food more available and affordable as well as
reduce pressure on land and other resources. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">• Improve the nutritional
performance of supply chains, enhancing the availability and accessibility of a
wide diversity of foods. Properly organized food systems are key to more
diversified and healthy diets. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">• Help consumers make good
dietary choices for better nutrition through education, information and other
actions. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">• Improve the nutritional
quality of foods through fortification and reformulation.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">• Make food systems more
responsive to the needs of mothers and young children. Malnutrition during the
critical ‘first 1000 days' from conception can cause lasting damage to
women's health and life-long physical and cognitive impairment in children. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Women's role<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Giving women greater control over
resources and incomes benefits their and their children's health, the report
says. Policies, interventions and investment in labour-saving farming
technologies and rural infrastructure, as well as social protection and services
can also make important contributions to the health and nutrition of women,
infants and young children. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Projects that have proved successful
in raising nutrition levels include enhanced production, marketing and
consumption of local vegetables and pulses in East Africa; promotion of home
gardens in West Africa; encouragement of mixed vegetable and animal farming
systems together with income-generating activities in some Asian countries;
breeding staple crops such as sweet potatoes to raise their micronutrient
content; and public-private partnerships to enrich products like yoghurt or
cooking oil with nutrients. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Making food systems enhance
nutrition is a complex task requiring strong political commitment and
leadership at the highest levels, broad-based partnerships and coordinated
approaches with other important sectors such as health and education, according
to SOFA. ….” </span></font><i><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic">Press release</span></font></i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


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<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">Content:<br>
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<b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Executive Summary<br>
Food systems for better nutrition</span></font></b></b><u></u><u></u></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">1. The
role of food systems in nutrition</span></font></b></b><i><i><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">  </span></font></i></i><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Why is
nutrition important?<br>
Why focus on food systems to address malnutrition?<br>
Food systems and nutrition opportunities<span> </span><br>
Cross-cutting issues in nutrition-sensitive food systems<br>
Knowledge and information gaps<span> </span><br>
Structure of the report<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">2.
Malnutrition and changing food systems</span></font></b></b><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Malnutrition
concepts, trends and costs<span> </span><br>
Food system transformation and malnutrition<span> </span><br>
Conclusions and key messages<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">3.
Agricultural production for better nutrition</span></font></b></b><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Making
food more available and accessible<span> </span><br>
Making food more diverse<span> </span><br>
Making food more nutritious<span> </span><br>
Conclusions and key messages<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">4. Food
supply chains for better nutrition</span></font></b></b><span><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Transformation
of food supply chains<br>
Enhancing nutrition through food supply chains<span> </span><br>
Conclusions and key messages<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">5.
Helping consumers achieve better nutrition</span></font></b></b><span><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold"> </span></font></b></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Food
assistance programmes for better nutrition<span> </span><br>
Nutrition-specific food price subsidies and taxes<span> </span><br>
Nutrition education<span> </span><br>
Conclusions and key messages<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">6.
Institutional and policy environment for nutrition</span></font></b></b><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Building
a common vision<span> </span><br>
Better data for better policy-making<span> </span><br>
Effective coordination is essential<span> </span><br>
Key messages of the report<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

<p style="margin-left:.5in"><b><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Statistical
annex</span></font></b></b><span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></font></span><font color="black" face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>


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Annex table<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>

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<b><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial">Special chapters of</span></font></b></b><span><b><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span></b></span><i><b><i><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">The State of Food
and Agriculture<br>
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