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.