SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR FOOD SECURITY AND …

1 Committee on World food SECURITY SUSTAINABLE . Policy recommendations agricultural . DEVELOPMENT FOR food . SECURITY AND NUTRITION: NO. POVERTY. ZERO. HUNGER. with a core focus on: PEACE, JUSTICE. AND STRONG. PARTNERSHIPS. FOR THE GO ALS. WHAT ROLES FOR LIVESTOCK? INSTITUTIONS. Contributes to SDG 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 & 13. The Committee on World food SECURITY (CFS), 43nd Session, 2016, endorsed the recommendations on SUSTAINABLE agricultural DEVELOPMENT for food SECURITY and nutrition: what roles for livestock? . The following recommendations contribute to the progressive improving social equity/. have been elaborated building realization of the right to adequate responsibility outcomes.

2 Upon the main findings of the food , in the overall context of CFS High Level Panel of Expert's achieving the 2030 Agenda The Recommendations report on SUSTAINABLE agricultural for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT , are primarily addressed to DEVELOPMENT for food SECURITY and recognizing the essential role of governments for public policies, nutrition: what roles for livestock? smallholders in achieving food but are also addressed to all The SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SECURITY and nutrition. stakeholders with a role in of agriculture, including achieving food SECURITY and livestock, is essential for poverty These recommendations nutrition.

3 The recommendations reduction and the achievement draw upon the pathways are voluntary and non-binding. of food SECURITY and nutrition. towards SUSTAINABLE livestock The recommendations aim to The recommendations aim to DEVELOPMENT identified by the complement and not re state strengthen the contribution of HLPE report which are based recommendations and related the livestock sector1 to SUSTAINABLE on the three principles of guidance previously provided in agricultural DEVELOPMENT for food improving resource efficiency, other CFS products2. SECURITY and nutrition (FSN) and strengthening resilience and 1 For the purpose of these recommendations, references to the livestock sector or livestock production systems refer to the entire livestock sector and animal sourced foods (ASF), including working animals and draught power that facilitate food production.

4 2 For the purpose of these recommendations, references to the livestock sector or livestock production systems refer to the entire livestock sector and animal sourced foods (ASF), including working animals and draught power that facilitate food production. SUSTAINABLE agricultural . DEVELOPMENT FOR food . SECURITY AND NUTRITION: WHAT. ROLES FOR LIVESTOCK? ILO/ Crozet M. RECOMMENDATIONS. The recommendations included B Build on guidance from awareness-raising and education under SUSTAINABLE agricultural relevant international and in the context of promoting DEVELOPMENT apply to all regional intergovernmental SUSTAINABLE agriculture and agricultural systems including organizations and agreements3, livestock production in livestock systems.

5 The specific and take into account, as accordance with SDG 12;. recommendations under appropriate, the work of livestock production systems multi-stakeholder platforms B Recognize the important are addressing particular and partnerships4, which role that animal sourced food , are dedicated to SUSTAINABLE including dairy products, can challenges for that sector. agricultural DEVELOPMENT and play for children, pregnant and livestock specific issues; lactating women, and elderly SUSTAINABLE people;. agricultural C Promote a fair and market DEVELOPMENT oriented world agricultural C Develop capacity to meet trading system in accordance national and international I.

6 FOSTER POLICY with multilateral trade rules, in food safety and quality COHERENCE FOR food acknowledgment of the role of standards, frameworks, and SECURITY AND NUTRITION trade as an important element schemes, ensuring that they in support of SUSTAINABLE are appropriate for different agricultural DEVELOPMENT for scales, contexts and modes of A Promote integration of food food SECURITY and nutrition. production and marketing, in SECURITY and nutrition (FSN) into particular CODEX Alimentarius related policies to maximize the standards;. positive role that SUSTAINABLE II. ADDRESS NUTRITION, agricultural DEVELOPMENT and food SAFETY, WORKING D Ensure that the working and particularly livestock have in CONDITIONS AND SERVICES living conditions of all workers improving the economic, social at all stages of production, and environmental sustainability A Encourage the appropriate transformation and distribution of food systems, and strengthen intake of animal sourced foods, comply with ILO conventions, coherence between sectoral that is culturally acceptable5, and are protected by domestic policies and programmes.

7 For healthy diets and improved laws, and provide adequate living nutrition, including through wages;. 3 Examples include but are not limited to the Global Plan of Action on Antimicrobial Resistance; the Codex Alimentarius; the OIE. Guidelines for Animal Disease Control; the FAO Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources and the Interlaken Declaration; the WHO's One Health Initiative; and the Global Research Alliance, among FAO. 2011. The State of food and Agriculture, Women in Agriculture: closing the gender gap. FAO, Rome. 4 Examples include but are not limited to the Global Agenda for SUSTAINABLE Livestock (GASL); the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance Partnership (LEAP); and the Multi-stakeholder Feed Safety Partnership, among others.

8 5 In accordance with national and international laws and obligations. 2. ILO/ Maillard J. E Develop and implement III. FOSTER GENDER involved in all levels of food policies and tools to facilitate EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S systems. farmers' access to markets and EMPOWERMENT. credit to help improve their livelihoods; A Respect, protect and fulfil V. PROTECT THE. the rights of women working ENVIRONMENT AND. F Encourage responsible in agriculture, including the PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE . public and private investment6, livestock sector; MANAGEMENT AND. including foreign direct EFFICIENT USE OF NATURAL. investment consistent with B Promote gender equality RESOURCES.

9 National regulations, and and women's empowerment, provide other forms of adequate ensuring equal access to A Promote sustainability and financing, including official livestock productive resources, improvement of all systems of DEVELOPMENT assistance, that capacity building and education production, including organic supports implementation for women and foster women's approaches, agro-ecological of SUSTAINABLE agricultural equal participation in decision- approaches, and SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT , including livestock, making. intensification, so as to preserve particularly for smallholders, biodiversity and ecosystems, including those that are family minimize environmental farmers, and pastoralists; IV.

10 FOSTER EMPOWERMENT degradation and reduce OF YOUTH greenhouse gas emissions per G Facilitate inclusive access to unit of product;. quality social services, safety nets, A Promote youth initiatives, extension, and breeding and including education, training, B Promote integrated veterinary services, particularly rural advisory services and agricultural systems making for smallholders, including those inclusive finance, to develop their better use of natural resources, that are family farmers, and capacity and facilitate access halting deforestation, restoring pastoralists. to land and resources, in order degraded lands, improving to enable them to be drivers soil quality, and fostering the of improvement in SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE management of agriculture DEVELOPMENT , and water resources.