http://www.fao.org/cfs/home/events/nutrition-events/en/ This event is part of a series of events to “develop common understanding of issues and lay the basis for informed CFS policy convergence work” on nutrition and food systems, called for by the strategy “CFS engagement in advancing nutrition”. In line with this strategy, this event aims to increase common understanding about how policies and investment opportunities can improve nutrition through healthier food systems. The theme was proposed by the CFS Open Ended Working Group on Nutrition, based on the UNSCN Discussion Paper on the topic and can help build learning in advance of CFS policy convergence on nutrition and food systems, anticipated after CFS 44. This event will highlight the opportunities and constraints that different food systems offer for interventions for good nutrition and human health. It will share examples of different food systems and investments, and learn about their implications for other sectors by discussing linkages, tensions and trade-offs This is the presentation provided by Lilian Rahal, Deputy National Secretary for Food Security and Nutrition, Brazil

1. INVESTMENTS FOR HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS
Understanding Differences In Food Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for Nutrition
Beyond Theory: Examples of Investments in Food Systems for Good Nutrition
Lilian Rahal
Deputy Secretary for Food and Nutrition Security
Ministry of Social and Agrarian Development
Brazil
Rome, Italy – 09/05/2017
Investments in Food and Nutrition Security actions in Brazil

2. • Constitutional Amendment: Human Right to Food;
• Creation of all legal frameworks of the System, the Policy and the Plan, and the
building of a governance structure, in an intersectoral and participative way:
• Budget increased seven times: from US$ 4,2 billion (2004) to US$ 32 billion
(2017);
• 2nd National Plan for Food and Nutrition Security (Plansan) organized in 9
challenges and 121 targets of 14 Ministries.
Advances in Food and Nutrition Security – FNS
• Creation of a National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production in 2012:
• 1st National Plan for Agroecology and Organic Production – PLANAPO
(2013/2015) invested US$ 762 million;
• 2nd PLANAPO (2016/2019): 194 initiatives, organized in 30 targets and six
strategic axes: production; use and conservation of natural resources;
knowledge; marketing and consumption; land and territory; and
sociobiodiversity.

3. Strengthening Family Farming Agenda:
perspective of rural productive inclusion,
sustainable production and healthy food
promotion

4. Development of Family Farming Subsidized
Credit
= US$ 9,5 billion
US$ 730 million =

5. 5 million tons
of acquired food
Healthy food habits
More than 3,000
different food items
acquired
+ US$ 2 billion
For food acquisition
Present in 3.238
municipalities
In 2016
Regional Development
70% of supplies are in
the N e NE regions
In 2016
44%
Of suppliers are women
In 2015
Social inclusion
63% of family farmers are
in the Single Registry
(Cadastro Único)
Source: DECOM/SESAN/MDS (2016)
Food Purchase Program from Family Farming (2003 a 2016)

6. School Feeding
Represents a market
reserve of U$ 400.000.000 for family farming
More than 40 million students in
public schools

7. Public Purchase
USD 455 million
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
PAA PNAE CI
Ano 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
TOTAL 145,01 181,07 295,58 497,83 465,11 512,04 591,24 675,13 902,00 1.213,76 1.047,51 1.328,55 1.501,17
Source: Elaborated by DECOM/SESAN
TOTAL 2015: R$ 1.5 billion

8. Fotos:
Ana Nascimento
Universal access to water – Cisterns Program
More than 1 million beneficiary families
Water cisterns for consumption and production
More than US$ 1 billion since 2003

9. Water
Cisterns for
consumption
(families and
rural schools)
Water cisterns for
food production

10. Rural Productive Inclusion Program
• Incentive Program for the rural productive activities:
technical assistence and rural extension working
directly with families that have specific vulnerabilities
and non-reimbursable funds to support them in the
structuring of the productive unit
• More than 219,000 beneficiary families; around US$
300 million invested since 2012;
• Production and income improvements.

11. Small food supply centers for family farming
• Around 1,500 small food supply centers created in small municipalities;
• Around US$ 60 million invested.

12. Challenges and Opportunities
• Regulatory measures: measures for advertising and for processed
food marketing in schools;
• Sweetened beverages taxation (soft drinks and sweetened juices);
• Creating and monitoring a National Program for Reducing the use
of Pesticides (PRONARA);
• Expanding food purchase program from family farming;
• Implementing a national policy of supply.

13. Thanks
Lilian Rahal
Deputy Secretary for Food and Nutrition Security
Ministry of Social and Agrarian Development
Brazil
Email: sesan.institucional@mds.gov.br
http://mds.gov.br/assuntos/seguranca-alimentar