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Sustainable Management of
Biodiversity for Food Security and Nutrition
Jessica Fanzo PhDSenior Scientist, NutritionBioversity International
Gorta’s side event to the CFS
Up to now, agriculture, for the most part, has forgotten about nutrition
Source: IFPRI
But we know that agriculture’s roles have benefits beyond just food
production
Source: Bread for the World 2010
Agricultural biodiversity’s is one avenue towards nutrition security
BIODIVERSITY
AGROBIODIVERSITY
Mixed agro-ecoystemsCrop species and varietiesLivestock and fish species
Plant and animal germplasmSoil organisms
Biocontrol agents for pestsWild species
Cultural and local knowledge
Often signifies local, traditional, underutilizedSource: FAO
The shame is, losses of
agrobiodiversity are profound
Improvements in household nutrition
QUANTITYQUANTITY QUALITYQUALITY
DIETARY DIVERSITY DIETARY DIVERSITY
Agriculture’s role in improving nutrition
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
Correlates with child growth
Varieties of and within species contain different levels of nutrients
Markets -- ACCESSMarkets -- ACCESSMarkets -- ACCESS
EconutritionQuestion:How can agro-ecosystems ensure better nutrients from farming systems?
One solution:Mesoamerican “three sisters”: Corn, beans and squash.
Grand Challenges of Food-based Solutions
There are lots of ways to peel a mango
Agriculture must have nutrition goals in mind, and food-based approaches will need to be part of the equation for sustainable nutrition security
Feeding babies well• The first 1000 days of a child’s life are the
most critical• When children begin complementary feeding
at 6 months of age, they falter
Develop and promote local, nutritious
complementary foods to help children grow
Treating children who suffer from starvation
Severe acute malnutrition affects 20 million children under five years of age each year
RUTF is a lifesaver
Develop and promote the local production using locally sourced foods and the cost effective use of nutritiously-rich
therapeutic products
Homegrown School Meals
• Keeps children, especially girls in school• Provides nutrition and calories to break
the hunger cycle
Purchasing local foods from farmers for school meals; educating through school gardens
Value Chains:Neglected to Mainstream
• Sub-Saharan African contains 800-1000 leafy green species
• In Kenya, of 210, only 10 find their way to markets
• Worked with women peri-urban farmers
• The largest supermarket chain in Kenya, sold the vegetables and demand increased from 31 tons to 400 tons/month
• There was a 5 to 20-fold increase in incomes of the farmers
Fitting agrobiodiversity into the SUN movement
• EVIDENCE: Demonstrating evidence and scale of nutrition sensitive solutions is time-sensitive, geographically specific
• SHARING PRACTICES: Sharing the “delivery science” on the ground
• PARTNERSHIPS: Working together across sectors is crucial and with unique partners like private sector
• MAINSTREAM: Integrating agrobiodiversity into health, nutrition and agricultural programmes and policies is a must
• CAPACITY: Building new cadres of community workers, training on food systems approaches in academia