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Food and Nutrition Security
UNSCN Meeting of the Minds
Nutrition impact of food systems 25 – 28 March 2013
Presented by: Dr Marzella Wüstefeld
Evolution of underlying concepts
Food Security • Evolved over time from
'freedom from hunger' in the early 1940s
into broad concept encompassing …
• the 4 dimensions: – Availability of food
– Access to food
– Utilization
– Stability
Nutrition Security • Evolved over time from
'Multi-sectoral nutrition planning' approach in the 1970s and UNICEF conceptual framework
• with the 3 determinants: – Access to adequate food
– Care and feeding practices
– Sanitation and health
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Current definition
Food Security
‘Food security' exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
based on FAO definition (1996, 2009)
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Food Security dimensions
Utilization
Accessibility
Availability
Nutritional Status
Stab
ility
Food Security Dimensions (WFS, 1996)
Four food security dimensions – and nutrition linkage
availability access stability utilization
• domestic
production
• import
capacity
• food stocks
• food aid
• Poverty/
purchasing
power
• transport and
market
infrastructure
• food
distribution
• weather
variability
• price
fluctuations
• political
factors
• economic
factors
• food safety
& quality
• clean water
• health &
sanitation
• care and
feeding
Source: FAO
Nutrition dimension
• The term 'food security' does not clearly spelt out the nutrition dimension which is only implied to.
• Not spelt out is actual food consumption but simply having access to food.
• The use of different terms to express this dimension
• Policy makers and practitioners encounter problems due to Lack of consistency in the use of these terms
Prevents meaningful discussions on how best to
achieve food security and improved nutrition
Conceptual Framework of Malnutrition
(UNICEF 1991)
Determinants of Food security and Nutrition security
nutritional status
food & water intake health status
care & feeding food access
political situation
market infrastructure
governance, policies and institutions
land, water, environment
food availability
stability/vulnerability factors (climate, economics, political)
health & sanitation
markets & trade food system (processing, distribution)
education, socio- cultural factors
purchasing power
finance & investment
technology & innovation
Determinants of Food security
Determinants of Nutrition security
economic situation
demo- graphics
utilization
Source: FAO
´Food and Nutrition Security´
• Has become into increasingly wide-spread use • Is integrated way to combine both concepts
linguistically and conceptually • Expresses a single integrated development goal • Emphasizing to achieve both food security and nutrition security
• Encourages better integration of actions • Greatly facilitates communications, decisions and
actions that support the eradication of hunger and malnutrition.
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Food production Food systems Socio-economic aspects
Biological approach Sociological aspects Health and sanitation concerns
Proposed definition
‘Food and Nutrition Security’
“Food and nutrition security exists when all people at all times have physical, social and economic access to food, which is consumed in sufficient quantity and quality to meet their dietary needs and food preferences, and is supported by an environment of adequate sanitation, health services and care, allowing for a healthy and active life.”
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Thank you
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Conceptual Framework of the Nutritional Status at Household Level
Food
availability
Caring
capacity
Food
intake
Health
services
Environmental
conditions
Health
status
Nutritional
status
Production
Purchase
Donation
Food Security
Nutrition Security