Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Nutrición

Informes y resúmenes

Agriculture, food systems, diets and nutrition in Zambia

Zambian agricultural production is focused on one staple cereal: maize. Maize makes up the major part of the national diet, while nutrient-rich foods such as legumes, animal-source foods, fruit and vegetables are eaten in small quantities, particularly amongst the poorest families. Many Zambians...

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Leaving No One Behind: Achieving Gender Equality for Food Security, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture

12:30 - 14:30 Rome time, FAO Headquarters.

This Special Event will provide government representatives, UN entities, civil society and the private sector and other stakeholders with a platform to share experiences in accelerating progress towards gender equality and rural women’s empowerment. It will highlight forward-looking strategies and partnerships in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and extreme poverty.

Rural women play an important role in agriculture and rural development, and make a strong contribution to food security and nutrition at household and community levels. Worldwide, there is an increasing recognition that rural women must be at the centre of any intervention to promote sustainable agriculture and eradicate food insecurity and poverty. The 2030 Agenda envisages a future in which no one is left behind, where achieving gender equality and empowering women is an absolute precondition to break the cycle of poverty and hunger, and to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The event can be followed on webcast: http://www.fao.org/webcast

Programme

Opening remarks

José Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO

Presentation on FAO’s technical work on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

Kostas Stamoulis, Assistant Director-General, Economic and Social Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO

Panel discussion

  • His Excellency Hugo Martinez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador
  • Her Excellency Néziha Labidi, Minister of Women and Family Affairs of Tunisia
  • Her Excellency Fatimata Dia Sow, Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender of ECOWAS
  • His Excellency Ty Sokhun, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia
  • His Excellency Ali Recep Nazli, General Director of Foreign Relations and EU Coordination of Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey
  • Haowa Bello, CEO and Founder of Madame Coquette - Beneficiary of the Youth Employment in Agriculture Programme
  • Jessica Vega Ortega, Coordinator of the Yani Tundavii Dikuintií Collective of the Network of Young Indigenous Peoples of Latin America, Focal Point for the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus

Questions and answers

Concluding remarks

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Informes y resúmenes

What drives diversification of national food supplies? A cross-country analysis

Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and...

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Consultas

¿Qué papel pueden desempeñar los servicios de extensión y asesoría agraria en lograr la igualdad de género y la mejora de la nutrición?

Esta discusión le invita a reflexionar sobre el papel que pueden desempeñar los servicios de extensión y asesoría agraria (AEAS, por sus siglas en inglés) para contribuir a reducir las desigualdades de género y mejorar la nutrición. Los resultados serán una referencia para la labor del recién formado Grupo de Trabajo sobre Nutrición del GFRAS, que ofrece recursos y oportunidades eficaces de coordinación a los profesionales y los encargados de formular políticas. Los participantes en el Foro pasarán a formar parte de la amplia comunidad del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Nutrición del GFRAS.

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Informes y resúmenes

How Senegal created an enabling environment for nutrition: A story of change

In the past 15 years, Senegal has made considerable progress in the fight against child undernutrition. To better understand how this was achieved, 11 national policy documents published between 2001 and 2015 were reviewed, and interviews were held with 25 key-informants from the government, donor...

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Formación, herramientas y bases de datos

Nutrition-sensitive agriculture and food systems in practice

This publication provides a list of food system-based intervention options to improve nutrition and a set concrete entry points for maximizing the impact of each intervention. Developed through leveraging different expertise in FAO, it is a key resource to assist professionals involved in different...

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