The 13th OECD Rural Development Conference was held in Cavan, Ireland on 28-30 September 2022 under the theme "Building Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places". These are the presentations from the Pre-conference session "Exploring the Opportunities for Rural Development when taking a FoodSystem view on Agricultural Policy". For more information visit https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/.

1. EXPLORING THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
WHEN TAKING A FOOD-
SYSTEM-VIEW ON
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
In a Food Crisis context
MARÍA EMILIA UNDURRAGA
Research Professor
San Sebastián University, Chile
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE 2022

2. CONTEXT
FOOD CRISIS

3. CONTEXT
FOOD CRISIS
3
FAO Food Price Index
Fuente: FAO 02.09.22

4. 4
Fuente: FAO 02.09.22
FAO Food Price Index
CONTEXT
FOOD CRISIS

5. AVAILABILITY
STABILITY
ACCESS NUTRITION
• Incomes
• Imports / exports
• Internal production
• Distribution and
logistics
FOOD
SECURITY

6. WHEAT
26%
CORN
15%
RICE
10%
FOOD SECURITY
AVAILABILITY
Exports / Total
production
25,9% of the food
produced in the world
is internationally traded
(value of production)
Fuente: Elaboración propia con FAOSTAT
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7. Fuente: S.K. Lowder, M.V. Sánchez and R. Bertini, 2021
36% of food
globally is
produced by
smallholders.
FOOD SECURITY
AVAILABILITY
Who produces
the food?
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8. FOOD SECURITY
ACCESS
Food inflation
2022
8
Fuente: Centro de Políticas Públicas USS Chile con datos de Trading Economics de julio 2022.

9. FOOD SECURITY
ACCESS
Spending
on food
Fuente: Centro de Políticas Públicas USS Chile con datos de USDA.
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10. 27% 26%
23%
20%
13%
I II III IV V
SPENDING ON FOOD
BY QUINTILE IN CHILE
In Chile, the
average
expenditure on
food is 18% of
the family
budget.
Fuente: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), VIII Encuesta de Presupuestos Familiares (EPF).
FOOD SECURITY
ACCESS
Spending on food
in Chile
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11. Increased food
insecurity and
hunger in the
world, reaching
830 million
people.
Hunger has
increased by 150
million people
since the start of
the COVID 19
pandemic.
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Fuente: FAO 2022
FOOD SECURITY

12. 12
Fuente: FAO 2022
FOOD SECURITY
FAO Food
Insecurity map

13. 20% increase in
food demand by
2030.
We will have less
water, less soil,
but more
technology.
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FOOD SECURITY
SDG

14. OPPORTUNITIES
FOOD SYSTEM VIEW
ON AGRICULTURAL
POLICIES
In the context of a food
crisis, we have a great
opportunity to connect the
agricultural production
with the main outcome:
feeding people,
understanding the needed
policies to support the hole
chain including rural
development
Economy
Health
Environment
Society
Science and
Technology
Politics
PRODUCTION
PROCESS
DISTRIBUTION
COMMERCIALIZATION
ACQUISITION
PREPARATION
CONSUMPTION
WASTE
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15. We have an
opportunity
to connect food
security with
rural
development
and climate
change

16. OPPORTUNITIES
FOOD SYSTEM VIEW
ON AGRICULTURAL
POLICIES
Start with the inclusion of
the whole system
representative for food
security and rural
development policies,
with a special leadership
of local authorities,
sharing the story and
focusing on outcomes 16
FOTO DEL COMITÉ DE
SEGURIDAD
ALIMENTARIA
FOTO DEL CONSEJO DE
DESARROLLO RURAL

17. 1. This historical food crisis that has increased the world hunger, has pressured
countries and the international organizations, to face this problem and think
about solutions, which is a great opportunity for rural areas
2. Food prices are highly sensitive to uncertainty (internal and international),
conflicts, small shocks, and political signals have medium-term consequences,
affecting the poorest countries and families.
3. We must adopt a food system view on agricultural policies and integrate rural
development and climate change policies.
4. We must reflect on the role of each actor as well as international
organizations in reducing hunger, promoting rural development and facing
climate change.
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CONCLUSIONS

18. THANKS
MARÍA EMILIA UNDURRAGA
Research Professor
San Sebastián University, Chile
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE 2022