overview: 2016 global food policy report
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MARCH 31, 2016 | WASHINGTON, DC
Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRI
Looking back at 2015
Sustainable Development GoalsGlobal goals that call for local action
COP21Commitments to slow GHG emissions
WTO ministerial meetingPledged to eliminate distortionary trade policiesLow oil & food prices
Oil: Lowest in 11 yearsFood: Falling fourth year in a row
ConflictsOver 8 million Syrians
food insecure +2015
Slow economic growthDriven by slowdown in
emerging economies
Regional and national developments
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA• Persistent conflict in Syria • Rising prevalence of overnutrition
SOUTH ASIA• Bangladesh: New nutrition, food safety
policy• India: New sanitation, irrigation program
AFRICA• 18 countries achieved poverty MDG• Conflicts in Nigeria, Somalia, South
Sudan
LATIN AMERICA & CARRIBBEAN• Poverty & hunger MDGs achieved• Increasing overweight, obesity
EAST ASIA• China: New food safety regulation• Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank established
2016 GFPR overview
Value chains, food systems
Regional developments
Green energy Sustainable diets
Climate change, smallholders,
SDGs
Healthy soilsFood loss and food waste
Water management
IFPRI - IFAD collaboration
Food policy indicators
Smallholders are vulnerable to climate change
Changes in weather patterns require adjustments in farming
• Lower productivity• Increased pressure on ecosystems
Smallholders lack capacity to adapt
• Limited access to assets and services
• Policy-related constraints
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Smallholders have a critical role in achieving SDGsExamples of how support to smallholders can contribute to multiple SDGs
Source: Adapted from Farming First
Supporting smallholders’ contribution to multiple SDGs
• Make SDGs matter to all—communication to smallholders is key
• Implement inclusive strategies—smallholders can elevate progress
• Advance global climate negotiations—recognize role of smallholders
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Smallholders
Make up ~50% of global hungry (Sanchez et al. 2005)
Provide 80% of food produced in Asia and SSA (FAO 2012)
A new global food system for people and the planet
New food system
Efficient
Inclusive
Climate-smart
Sustainable
Nutrition- and health-driven
Business-friendlyOver half of SDGs relate to food
security and nutrition
The global food system is unsustainable...
…it must be reshaped to
achieve multiple SDGs
Photo credit: IFAD/Susan Beccio