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Food
Security
What is it &
what does
PWRDF do?
What does ‘Food Security’ mean?
The World Food Summit of
1996 defined food security as
existing “when all people at all
times have access to
sufficient, safe, nutritious food
to maintain a healthy and
active life.”
How do we measure Food Security?
THREE PILLARS OF FOOD
SECURITY:
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FOOD AVAILABILITY
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FOOD ACCESS
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sufficient and consistent quantities of food
sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods
for a nutritious diet
FOOD USE
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education of basic nutrition and care, as well as
adequate water and sanitation
Food Security VS Food Aid
Food Security
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Changing the root causes of
hunger
Allowing for consistency in food
consumption and production
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Education
Food Aid
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Food Banks
Giving hungry people something
to eat immediately
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Short term solution to a long
term problem
PWRDF & TANZANIA
Seeds for the Future
55 farmers will raise crops and
provide 20% of their crops to the
program that will provide seeds to
others to start a farming movement
within the community.
Not only will the pass along of seeds
see a large number of farmers
reaping the rewards but will also
feed into the program. Those new
farmers will provide 20% to keep the
cycle going. By the end of a five year
cycle over 90 000 farmers will have
benefited!
How to Guide…
PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally
1.Local Production of Food
2.Diversity of Food We Eat
3.Policy Supporting Small Holding Farmers &
Agro-Ecology
How to Guide…
PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally
4. Safe Food Production &
Seed Preservation
5. Recognition & Support of Women Farmers
6. Farmer Ownership – Land, Water, Seeds
How to Guide…
PWRDF’s aims for ending hunger globally
7. Skills & Education of Small Holding
Farmers
8. Promotion of Food Enterprises
10. Environmental Sustainability and Food
Production
PWRDF is preparing to
launch a three year Food
Security Campaign focused
on education and
fundraising. The official
launch will take place in
November 2013 at the
Forum meetings. We are
looking forward to animating
and engaging our networks
and beyond in this exciting
project in the coming
months.
Stay tuned!!
What is happening now…
 The entire Food Campaign Committee met on
April 4 to look at three marketing proposals
 The Food Campaign Committee authorized staff
to engage in a conversation with Public Inc
around setting budget for the Campaign
 The Board will make a decision in early May.
“In a world of plenty, no one, not a single
person, should go hungry. But almost
1 billion still do not have enough food to
eat. I want to see an end to hunger
everywhere within my life time.”
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General