Unit 8 - Four Pillars of Food Security.pdf

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1. Four Pillars of Food
Security

2. Introduction
•Withincreaseinthepopulationthedemandforbasicfoodneeds
increases.
•Thisdemandalsoincreasesduringtimesofnaturalcalamities
•
Granaries:builtandfoodwasrationalizedbypeopletoovercome
thisproblemoverhundredofyears.
•Post-WorldWarII:theworldsawneedforformationofan
organizationtomangethefoodcrisis.
•FoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO):introducedyear1945.
•In1974, theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)oftheUnited
Nation(UN)alongwithFAOhadaworldfoodsummitduetothe
globalfoodcrisistofinallytakechargeinmanagingthecrisisand
theconceptof“foodsecurity”wasbroughtforth.

3. FOOD SECURITY -Definition
•FirstSummit(1945):FAO&WHOfocusedmainlyonincreasing
volumeoffoodavailableandkeepingitstableandsodefinedit
as:
•“Availabilityatalltimesofadequateworldfoodsuppliesofbasic
foodstuffstosustainasteadyexpansionoffoodconsumptionandto
offsetfluctuationsinproductionandprices. ”(UnitedNation,1975)
•YearspassedbyandtheFAO&WHOsawthatfoodsecurityhad
tobefocusedalsoonmeetingthedietaryneedsofpeople
comingfromeverybackgroundmaytheyberichorpoverty
stricken.

4. FOOD SECURITY -Definition
•2001:WHOandFAOdefinetheconceptproperlyas:
•“FoodSecurityisasituationthatexistswhenallpeople,atalltimes,
havephysical,social,andeconomicaccesstosufficient,safe,
nutritiousfoodthatmeetstheirdietaryneedsandfoodpreferences
foranactiveandhealthylife.”(TheStateofFoodInsecurityinthe
World,2001).

5. FOUR pillars of Food Security
•TheWHOstatedthattherearebasicallythreePillarsofFood
Security:FoodAvailability,FoodAccessibility,andit’sProper
Utilization.
•WorldFoodSummit(2009):FAOintroducedthe4
th
Pillar–
StabilityofFoodAvailability,Access,andUtilization.(Declaration
oftheWorldFoodSummitonFoodSecurity,2009)
•Allfourpillarsareveryimportantforupholdingtheconceptof
foodsecurity.

6. FOUR pillars of Food Security

7. Three Pillars of Food Security –WHO
Food Availability
Physical and Economic
Access to Food
Food Utilization
Domestic Production Purchasing Power Food Safety
Import Capacity Income of Population
Diet Quality and Diversity: Meeting
needs in terms of energy, macro-
and micronutrients.
Food Stocks
Transport and Market
Infrastructure
Hygiene and Manufacturing
Practices applied in: primary
agricultural production, harvesting
and storage; food processing;
transportation, retail, households.
Food Aid

8. Fourth pillar of Food Security –FAO
Stability of Supply and Access
Weather Variability
Price Fluctuations
Political Factors
Economic Factors

9. Purpose of Four Pillars
•FoodSecurityisawaytomakesurethateveryoneisableto
accessfoodservicesatalltimewithoutshortagefornutrition
purposes.
•
Thiscanonlybedoneupholdingthefourpillars:Availability,
Access,Utilization,andStability.
•FoodSecurityisacomplexsustainabledevelopmentissue,
linkedtohealththroughmalnutrition,butalsotosustainable
economicdevelopment,environment,andtrade.
•Thiscouldalsohelptheworldprepareforfuture
consumptionneedsthatwillariseduetoeveryincreasing
population.