Shenggen FanDirector General

IFPRI

MARCH 18, 2015 | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Strong advances against hunger and poverty

Hunger is decreasing…

…as is extreme poverty

Steady GDP growth2014

19%

11%

1990 2014

Advanced economies

LICs & MICs

4.4%

1.8%

700 million people

209 million people

36%

16%

1990 2010

Lowest staple food pricessince 2010

118

161

201

160

188

230

202

180

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

FAO Food Price Index

Food policy in 2014

Mixed results

PROGRESS VULNERABILITIES HOPE

Higher priority for nutrition

Greater understanding of role of WASH

New commitments on trade and climate

Increased attention to resilience

Focus on family farming

! Persistent conflicts

! Re-emerging zoonotic diseases (e.g. Ebola, Avian flu)

! Continued extreme weather shocks (e.g. Typhoon Hagupit)

! Rising food safety scandals

! Higher prices of nutritious foods

SDGs—refining goals

China-US climate deal—making real advances

Lima GHG accord—realizing more progress in Paris

Global Alliance for CSA—driving greener production

ICN2 sequel—sustaining action on nutrition

Compact2025—pushing knowledge frontier

Regional and national developments

• High food inflation; intense climatic risk

• New schemes of financial inclusion for the poor

• Reduced fuel subsidies

• Built strategic grain reserves

• Recommitted to CAADP (Malabo Declaration)

• Pledged to reduce child malnutrition by 2025 (5 more SUN countries)

• Renewed commitment to food security and food safety (Beijing Declaration)

• Reforms of agric. and social protection policies

• Remained food production powerhouse

• New South-South learning initiatives e.g. Brazil’s Zero Hunger

Africa

South Asia

MENA

LAC

East Asia

MICs should not be neglected

• Global economic powerhouses

• BUT home to nearly half of the world’s hungry

• Can help end hunger and malnutrition

• Within own countries

• In other countries via investments, trade and sharing experiences

Multiple burdens of malnutrition in MICs

Common features in MICs

Progress in reducing hunger and undernutrition, but

• Rising inequalities

• Urbanization and changing consumer preferences

• Lack of focus on nutrition, poor targeting in safety nets

Accelerating progress in MICs and beyond

• Reshape agriculture for nutrition and health

• Reduce inequalities, focus on gender and smallholders

• Improve rural infrastructure, esp. sanitation

• Expand effective social safety nets

• Facilitate south–south knowledge sharing

Toward inclusive and resilient food system

• Reshaping global development agenda

• Translating G7 commitments to action

• Advancing climate talks

• Tackling multiple burdens of malnutrition

• Dealing with wild cards—oil and food prices

Launch in November

2015

Evidence-based,

country-led approach

Established networks and new players

Knowledge and

innovation hub

Global and national

champions