The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013: The ...

1 The State of 2013. food Insecurity in the World The multiple dimensions of food security Key messages NOTES for Annex 1. Countries revise their official statistics regularly for the past as well as 8. Includes: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia (Plurinational Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, 18. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes Georgia. the latest reported period. The same holds for population data of the State of), Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan (former), 19. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes: United Nations. Whenever this happens, FAO revises its estimates of Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Afghanistan, Maldives.

2 Undernourishment accordingly. Therefore, users are advised to refer to Democratic Republic, Lesotho, The former Yugoslav Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe. 20. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes: Brunei changes in estimates over time only within the same edition of The Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, *Sudan (former) refers to the former sovereign State of Sudan Darussalam, Myanmar, Timor-Leste. A total of 842 million people in 2011 13, or around Policies aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity State of food Insecurity in the World and refrain from comparing data Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tajikistan, prior to July 2011, when South Sudan declared its 21. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes Occupied one in eight people in the World , were estimated to be and increasing food availability, especially when published in editions for different years.

3 Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe. independence. Data for Sudan (post-2011) and South Sudan are Palestinian Territory. suffering from chronic hunger, regularly not getting smallholders are targeted, can achieve hunger 9. Includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, not available. 22. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes: Antigua 1. World food Summit goal: halve, between 1990 92 and 2015, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji 16. "Latin America and the Caribbean" this aggregate includes and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, enough food to conduct an active life. This figure is reduction even where poverty is widespread. When the number of undernourished people. Islands, French Polynesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, developing countries falling under the responsibility of the FAO Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint lower than the 868 million reported with reference to they are combined with social protection and other 2.

4 Millennium Development Goal 1, target 1C: halve, between Haiti, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Mauritius, Netherlands Antilles, Regional Office RLC. These include Antigua and Barbuda, Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago. 2010 12. The total number of undernourished has measures that increase the incomes of poor families to 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State 23. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes Belize. fallen by 17 percent since 1990 92. buy food , they can have an even more positive hunger. Indicator Proportion of population below minimum Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, 24.

5 Includes: Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, level of dietary energy consumption (undernourishment). The Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Timor-Leste, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. effective and spur rural development, by creating Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu. results are obtained following a harmonized methodology Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Developing regions as a whole have registered vibrant markets and employment opportunities, described in Annex 2 and are based on the latest globally 10. Includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent KEY. significant progress towards the MDG 1 hunger target.

6 Making possible equitable economic growth. available data averaged over three years. Some countries may Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, <5 proportion of undernourished less than 5 percent If the average annual decline of the past 21 years have more recent data, which, if used, could lead to different Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). na not applicable estimates of the prevalence of undernourishment and the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, 17. In addition to the countries listed in the table, includes: Cape ns not statistically significant. continues to 2015, the prevalence of Remittances, which have globally become three times consequently of the progress achieved.

7 Haiti, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Verde, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, undernourishment will reach a level close to the target. larger than official development assistance, have had 3. Projections. Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Somalia. Sources: FAO estimates. Meeting it would require considerable and immediate significant impacts on poverty and food security. This 4. Change from 1990 92 baseline. For countries that did not exist Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic in the baseline period, the 1990 92 proportion of of Tanzania, Zimbabwe. additional efforts. report suggests that remittances can help to reduce undernourished is based on 1993 95 and the number of 11.

8 Includes: Albania, Armenia, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), poverty, leading to reduced hunger, better diets and, undernourished is based on this proportion applied to their Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, C te d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, El Growth can raise incomes and reduce hunger, but given appropriate policies, increased on-farm 1990 92 population. Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, higher economic growth may not reach everyone. It investment. 5. The colour indicator shows the progress that is projected to be India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, achieved by year 2015, if current trends continue: Lesotho, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Occupied may not lead to more and better jobs for all, unless Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, policies specifically target the poor, especially those in Long-term commitment to mainstreaming food WFS target MDG target Philippines, Republic of Moldova, Samoa, Sao Tome and rural areas.

9 In poor countries, hunger and poverty security and nutrition in public policies and Change within 5% Target already met or expected Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan (former), reduction will only be achieved with growth that is not programmes is key to hunger reduction. Keeping food to be met by 2015 or prevalence Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, <5% based on exponential Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia. only sustained, but also broadly shared. security and agriculture high on the development trend on all data between 12. Includes: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, agenda, through comprehensive reforms, 1990 92 and 2011 13 Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Despite overall progress, marked differences across improvements in the investment climate, supported by Number reduced Progress insufficient to reach Comoros, Congo, C te d'Ivoire, Democratic People's Republic of regions persist.

10 Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region sustained social protection, is crucial for achieving by more than 5% the target if prevailing trends Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, persist Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, with the highest prevalence of undernourishment, with major reductions in poverty and undernourishment. *. Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao WFS target achieved No progress, or deterioration modest progress in recent years. Western Asia shows no People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Number increased progress, while Southern Asia and Northern Africa show by more than 5%. Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, slow progress. Significant reductions in both the Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Not assessed Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, estimated number and prevalence of undernourishment 6.