food an nutrition security policy in brazil. luciene burlandy
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Food an Nutrition Security Policy in Brazil.
Luciene Burlandy
Food and Nutrition Security
• (1) The Concept
• (2) The policy (guiding principles)
• (3) Profile of the Brazilian population
• (4) The Brazilian policy
• (5) Challenges
Food and Nutrition Security
• The realization of the right to regular and permanent access to sufficient amounts of quality foodstuffs without compromising access to other essential needs; it should be based on eating practices that promote health, respect cultural diversity and are socially, economically and environmentally sustainable
Food and Nutrition Security Policy
Guiding Principles
• COMPREHENSIVENESS
• INTERSECTORIALITY
• SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
• EQUITY
Food and Nutrition profile
• Food Production System
• Families vulnerable to hunger - 44 million
• A drop in the prevalence of malnutrition
• Race and sex-based inequality
Food and Nutrition profile
• Co-existence of diseases associated with nutrient depletion and those caused by excess
• Overweight - 38,5% of the whole adult population
• The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing significantly among the poor
Regional Inequalities in Nutritional Profile
Low height for age among children – 1- 4 age47,1
27,3
17,922,7
8,25,6
0
510
1520
2530
3540
4550
Nordeste Sudeste
197519891996
Nutritional Profile
Overweight and obesity in adult population
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1975 1989 1997
HomensMulheres
Food and Nutrition Insecurity
• Problems related to limited access to foodstuffs
• Problems related to an unhealthy eating profile
– Both are conditioned by inequity
Unequal access to resources to overcome problems
Federal Institutional Framework
• 1) Institutions dealing with Human Right to Food
• 2) National Council on Food and Nutrition Security
• 3) Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation
• 4) Nutrition Programs (Health, Education Ministry
Human Right to Food
• 1) Brazilian Human, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Platform
• 2) Special Secretariat for Human rights in the President’s Office
The Brazilian Policy
• 2) National Council On Food And Nutritional Security
• 3) Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation
Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Alleviation
(1) Social Assistence Secretariat
(2) FNS Secretariat
(3) Citizen Income Secretariat
Food and Nutrition Security Secretariat
• Food Acquisition Program (PAA) –
• Program one million rural cisterns
• Popular Restaurants
• Educational Strategies
• Basic Food Basket -emergency
situations
Citizen Income
• Single Record of poor people
• Family Coupon
- R$ 50 to families with per capita income under R$ 50.
- R$ 15 per child (max 3) to families with per capita income under R$ 100.
Hunger Zero
– Remains as a broader political strategy
– Mutirão to Combat Hunger
» Food collection and donation centers
» Promote continued education
Nutrition Programs
– Nutrition Surveillance
– Control of anemia, hypovitaminosis A
– Food Labeling
– Promotion of healthy nutrition practices
– Worker’s Food Program
– National School Food Program
Programs
– National Agrarian Reform
– National Program for the
strengthening of Family Farming
– Haverst Plans for family farming
2003-2004
Discussion
Comprehensiveness
• Requires complex intergovernmental networking for execution
• It’s important to clarify the role and responsibilities of each actor
Discussion
Intersectoriality – Social Participation
• The complexity of the implementation chain
• The assemblage of distinct aims and values
Discussion
Equity
• Income transfer it’s not enough to guarantee a more equitable
distribution of public goods and services.