Regional overview of food security and nutrition: Near East and North Africa, 2018. Rural transformation: key for sustainable development in the Near East and North Africa
The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition provides new evidence for monitoring trends in food security and nutrition within the framework of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The in-depth analysis of progress made against Sustainable Development Goal 2 Target 2.1 (to end hunger and ensure access to food by all) and Target 2.2 (to end all forms of malnutrition), as well as the state of micronutrient deficiencies, is complemented by a review on rural transformation policies aimed at addressing food insecurity and nutrition issues. Updated estimates shows that the food security situation on the region continues to worsen since 2011 -2013. For, the Near East and North Africa, 11% of the region’s population – 50.2 million people – are undernourished. The findings of the report showed that the failure to reduce hunger in the area is closely associated with the increase in conflict and violence in several parts of the region, as also highlighted in last year’s edition. While the prevalence of undernourishment has risen from 23 to 26 percent in conflict countries since 2011-13, it has remained stable at about 5 percent in non-conflict countries. This year’s report goes further to explore the relationship between food insecurity, economic growth and rural transformation. It demonstrates that economic growth in the Near East and North Africa region has been slow compared to other regions, and suggests that rural transformation can improve growth rates and generate decent employment through strengthening rural-urban linkages, improving agricultural productivity, and expanding the rural non-farm economy.
Main Author: | 187568 FAO, Cairo (Egypt). Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa eng |
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Cairo (Egypt) FAO
2019
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Subjects: | food security, food production, food policies, SDGs, rural development, economic growth, growth rate, employment, agricultural productivity, |
Online Access: | http://www.fao.org/3/ca3817en/CA3817EN.pdf |
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