Some 805 million people in the world are undernourished, and more than 2 million children die each year of malnutrition. Promoting agriculture for improving nutrition is urgently needed. In this context, a framework for joint action "Agriculture and nutrition: A common future” was launched by the European Commission, FAO, the World Bank and CTA at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held in November 2014, in Rome. The framework was presented by CTA’s Director, Michael Hailu, and lays out how the four organisations will align their efforts to deliver concrete actions that make a difference to those most affected by malnutrition. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/1F8aOOf

1. Agriculture
and nutrition:
a common
future
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2. What we know
§ Stunting reduced from 253 million in
1990 to 165 million in 2011
§ Wasting reduced from 58 million in
1990 to 52 million in 2011
§ But the world is not on course to
meet the WHA global targets set in
2012
§ More than 2 billion people suffer from
micronutrient deficiency
§ And obesity is on the rise, even in
sub-Saharan Africa
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Globally, child
malnutrition costs
more than
US$100 billion
per year

3. Addressing imbalances in
our food systems
§ Focus of agricultural
development only on
increasing production
§ Lack of awareness of and
evidence for the agriculture-nutrition
nexus
§ As under-nutrition declines,
over-acquisition and food waste
tend to increase
§ Limits to nutrition-specific interventions
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4. A broader approach
§ Nutrition-specific interventions only
address symptoms and immediate
causes of malnutrition, not the deeper,
underlying causes
§ Much better nutrition outcomes could be
achieved through nutrition-sensitive
development
If the 10 key nutrition-specific interventions were scaled up to cover
90% of the population in the 34 countries where 90% of the world’s
stunted children live, then the prevalence of stunting would be
reduced by only 20%.
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5. Agriculture to centre stage
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6. Path to the Framework for
joint action
§ March 2013: EU policy framework on “Enhancing Maternal
and Child Nutrition in External Assistance”
§ EU commits to:
§ Help partner countries reduce the number of children under-5
who are stunted by at least 7 million by 2025
§ More funds for nutrition and food aid from the EU humanitarian
and development budgets
§ Address both consequences and root causes of under-nutrition
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7. Call to action
Then-Commissioner for
Development, Andris Piebalgs,
called on “other major donors
and development actors to join
us in this global movement and
make their own commitments.”
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8. Four partners, shared goal
EU
€3.5 billion: €3.1 for nutrition-sensitive
interventions, of
which €2.8 billion for
agriculture (2014-20)
CTA
Working with a wide range of
stakeholders to develop policies,
strategies and inclusive value
chains for food security and
nutrition
FAO
Supports member states to
eliminate hunger, food
insecurity and malnutrition
World Bank Group
US$600 million for maternal
and early-childhood nutrition
programmes in developing
countries (2013-14)
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9. Framework objectives
§ To promote agriculture for
improving nutrition outcomes
§ To seek alignment among the 4
organisations in delivering
concrete actions that make a
difference to those most affected
by malnutrition
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10. Guiding principles
§ Nutrition-sensitive design
§ Access to nutritious food
§ Equity
§ Resilience
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12. Strategic priorities
§ Enhance resource mobilisation
and political commitment to
strengthen the link between food
and agricultural systems and
nutrition
§ Scale up proven nutrition-sensitive
food and agriculture
interventions at country level
§ Increase knowledge and
evidence to maximise the impact
of food and agricultural systems
on nutrition
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14. Building momentum
This framework responds to the need to:
§ Refocus political commitment to meeting global
nutrition targets
§ Hold donors, countries and agencies
accountable for meeting their commitments to
improve nutrition
§ Better align resources and expertise to the
evolving nature of malnutrition (under- and over-nutrition)
§ Deliver the data needed to support investment in
nutrition-sensitive agricultural development
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15. Together, we will
make a difference
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