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Putting Pulse within the Global Nutrition Agenda

A presentation at the IYP Global Dialogue, 2016 November 22-23, 2016 (FAO, Rome, Italy)

A presentation by Anna Lartey (Director, ESN, FAO)

Source: Global Nutrition Report 2016

4Source: Lancet Vol 387, April 2, 2016

If trends continue, the probability of meeting global obesity target is virtually zero; Severe obesity will surpass underweight in women by 2025

Warning on Global Obesity trends

Men Women

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Global risk factors contributing to early deaths (Source: GBD 2013; Lancet 2015)

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Characteristics of a Healthy diet? adequate food

diversified,

balanced

Health Effects of Healthy Diet:Reduced prevalence of nutrient deficiencies

• Reduced prevalence of obesity;

• Reduced incidence of non-communicable diseases- diabetes, heart diseases, etc.

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Pulses as a valuable component for healthy diet

Reduces risk of diabetes and other

NCDs

Nutritional attributes that contribute to a

healthy diet

Phytonutrient promotes anti-cancer

properties

Increases satiety and weight loss

Improves colon health reduces risk of colon-

rectal cancers

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Putting pulses within the global nutrition agenda for Healthy Diets

SDG Goal2: End Hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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ICN2 FFA gives nine recommended actions for promoting Healthy Diets (Rec 8-16)

Review national policies …..to ensure food security and enable healthy diets

Strengthen local food production…

Promote diversification of crops…..

Improve storage, preservation…reduce food loss and waste

Establish and strengthen institutions

Develop, adopt and adapt…international guidelines on healthy diets

..Improve nutrient content of foods

Explore voluntary instruments…to promote healthy diets

Establish food standards to make healthy diets accessible…

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ICN2 FFA gives nine recommended actions for promoting Healthy Diets (Rec 8-16)

”we commit to enhance sustainable food systems by developing public policies from production to consumption and across sectors to provide year-round access to food that meets people’s nutrition needs and promote safe and diversified healthy diets.”

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ICN2 requests Decade of Action on Nutrition Rome Declaration Rec #17

“ We recommend the UNGA to endorse the Rome

Declaration as well as FfA…and to consider declaring a Decade of Action on Nutrition from 2016-2025 within existing structures and available resources”

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Opportunity for pulses within the Decade

FAO and WHO to lead the implementation of the Decade with WFP,IFAD,UNICEF;

Develop a work programme for the Decade; Coordinate with UNSCN, CFS Invites Governments… civil society, private sector, academia to actively

support the implementation of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition

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Opportunity for pulses within the DecadeDecade content: 6 pillars

sustainable food systems for healthy diets;

aligned health systems providing universal coverage of essential nutrition actions;

social protection and nutrition education;

trade and investment for improved nutrition;

enabling food and breastfeeding environments;

review, strengthen and promote nutrition governance and accountability

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Putting pulse into country Food-Based Dietary Guidelines

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Pulses in Food Based Dietary Guidelines FBDGs

FAO currently engaged with more than 50 member states for the development and implementation of their FBDGs

FBDGs are what a country recommends their citizens eat to be healthy

They have to beo Culturally adequateo Fulfill nutrition requirementso Respond to nutrition challengeso Feasibleo Sustainable

Many countries include pulses in their FBDGs

Should inform both supply and demand policies and programs

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Pulses in School meal menus At least 368 million children are being fed

through schools around the world

School meal guidelines

set the overall nutrient composition of school meals and diversified foods that could fulfill them

can stimulate nutrition-sensitive local production and procurement

can include and promote pulses as part of a culturally accepted diet

should be aligned with the FBDGs

Global nutrition situation calls for repositioning our food systems to deliver on healthy diets needed for optimal nutrition and health outcomes

Global Nutrition agenda (ICN2, SDG, Decade of Action on Nutrition, etc.) present opportunities for re-shaping the food system to deliver on healthy diets.

Putting pulse in the global nutrition agenda workplan will make the attainment of healthy diet for all a reality.

The IYP and pulse promotion should therefore continue beyond 2016.

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Concluding messages

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Thank you