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Online consultation
28 November 2022



Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition • FSN Forum







Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition
HLPE-FSN consultation on the V0 draft of the report





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Dear Colleagues,


We would like to invite you to the online consultation on the V0 draft of the report "Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition"<https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/consultation/reducing-inequalities-food-security-and-nutrition-hlpe-fsn-consultation-v0-draft>, launched by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).


This V0 draft is being developed upon request of the CFS and identifies areas for recommendations and contributions on which Évariste Nicolétis and Paola Termine from the HLPE-FSN Secretariat, who are facilitating this consultation, welcome your suggestions or proposals.


The results of this consultation will be used by the HLPE-FSN to further elaborate the report, which will then be submitted to peer review, before finalization and approval by the HLPE-FSN drafting team and the Steering Committee.


The final report will be presented at the 51st plenary session of the CFS in 2023 and will provide recommendations to the CFS workstream on drivers of socioeconomic inequalities within food systems and beyond that influence food security and nutrition outcomes.

Please visit the consultation webpage<https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/consultation/reducing-inequalities-food-security-and-nutrition-hlpe-fsn-consultation-v0-draft> to read the full introduction to this consultation and the guiding questions, and to download the V0 draft of the report.


You are welcome to post your contribution in English, French or Spanish directly online upon registration<https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/index.php/user/register>. Alternatively, you can send your inputs to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

This consultation is open until 10 January 2023.


We encourage you to take part in this important process and invite you to share this information with your professional networks!


Your FSN Forum Team



TO PARTICIPATE – send your contribution to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or post it on www.fao.org/fsnforum<https://www.fao.org/fsnforum/>



Topic Introduction




During its 46th plenary session (14–18 October 2019), the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) adopted its four-year Programme of Work (MYPoW 2020-2023), which includes a request to its High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition<https://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/about/mission/en> (HLPE-FSN) to produce a report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”, to be presented at the 51st plenary session of the CFS in 2023.


The report, which will provide recommendations to the CFS workstream on inequalities, will:

  *   Analyse quantitative and qualitative evidence relating to how inequalities in access to assets (particularly land, other natural resources and finance) and in incomes within food systems impede opportunities for many actors to overcome food insecurity and malnutrition. Relevant data on asset endowments in rural communities will be useful in this respect, along with the findings of latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) reports. Given the focus on agri-food systems and the key role of family farmers within these systems, linkages and complementarities with the UN Decade of Family Farming will be examined, including as reference to decent employment issues in the agri-food sector;
  *   Analyse the drivers of inequalities and provide recommendations on entry points to address these;
  *   Identify areas requiring further research and data collection, also in view of the opportunities provided by the ongoing joint effort of the World Bank, FAO and IFAD within the 50 x 2030 Initiative.


The ensuing thematic workstream on inequalities will be part of the CFS’s overall vision and the objective of addressing the root causes of food insecurity with a focus on “the most affected by hunger and malnutrition”. The focus will be on inequalities within agri-food systems. The workstream will provide an analysis, based on this HLPE-FSN report, on drivers of socioeconomic inequalities between actors within agri-food systems that influence food security and nutrition outcomes. Gender inequalities and the need to create opportunities for youth would inform the analysis.


To respond to this CFS request and as part of the report development process, the HLPE-FSN is launching an e-consultation to seek inputs, suggestions, and comments on the V0 draft of the report “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition”.


HLPE-FSN V0 drafts of reports are deliberately presented early enough in the process – as work in progress, with their range of imperfections – to allow sufficient time to properly consider the feedbacks received in the elaboration of the report. E-consultations are a key part of the inclusive and knowledge-based dialogue between the HLPE-FSN Steering Committee<https://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/experts/en> and the scientific and knowledge community at large.


Questions to guide the e-consultation on the V0 draft of the report


This V0 draft<https://assets.fsnforum.fao.org/public/resources/2022-11/V0%20HLPE%20for%20econsultation.pdf> identifies areas for recommendations and contributions on which the HLPE-FSN of CFS would welcome suggestions or proposals, in particular addressing the following questions, including with reference to context-specific issues:


1

The V0 draft introduces a conceptual framework informed by key principles established in previous HLPE-FSN reports (HLPE, 2017; HLPE, 2020), including agency, equity and justice.

Do you find the proposed framework an effective conceptual device to highlight and discuss the key issues with regard to inequity and inequality for food security and nutrition (FSN)? Do you think that this conceptual framework can contribute to providing practical guidance for policymakers? Can you offer suggestions for examples that would be useful to illustrate and facilitate the operationalization of the conceptual framework to address issues relevant for FSN?


2

The report adopts the definition of food security, proposed by the HLPE-FSN in 2020, which includes six dimensions of food security: availability, access, utilization, stability, agency and sustainability.

Does the V0 draft cover sufficiently the implications of broadening the definition of food security with regard to inequalities?


3

This report considers inequalities as well as inequities, and to facilitate this consideration it makes some choices and simplifications. The report adopts definitions of inequalities, inequities, injustice, unfairness, exclusion, marginalization, discrimination, patriarchy, racism, colonialism, ableism, empowerment…

Acknowledging that agreeing on definitions of these complex areas is difficult, do these definitions work with your own interpretations of these concepts? Are there any controversial or incorrect issues in terms of these proposed definitions?


4

The V0-draft describes major inequalities in FSN experiences across and within countries.

Are there any major gaps in the literature and data referred to in the report?


5

The deeper layer of structural drivers fundamental to understanding inequity, including sociocultural, economic and political aspects are examined, as well as actions and policies to reduce inequalities that mirrors these layers of drivers.

Does the review adequately cover the main drivers of inequalities? Could you offer additional examples of existing FSN initiatives and policies that were able to alleviate the deeper inequities seen in food systems and FSN experiences?


6

Are the trends identified the key ones in affecting inequitable and unequal experiences of FSN? If not, which other trends should be considered?


7

Are there any other issues concerning inequalities in FSN or within food systems that have not been sufficiently covered in the draft report? Are topics under- or over-represented in relation to their importance?


8

Are there any redundant facts or statements that could be eliminated from the V0 draft?


9

Can you suggest success stories from countries that were able to reduce FSN inequalities?




The results of this consultation will be used by the HLPE-FSN to further elaborate the report, which will then be submitted to peer review, before finalization and approval by the HLPE-FSN drafting team<https://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/insights/news-insights/news-detail/New-HLPE-FSN-project-team-inequalities/en> and the Steering Committee (more details on the different steps of the process, are available here<https://www.fao.org/cfs/cfs-hlpe/about/mission/en>).


We thank in advance all the contributors for reading, commenting and providing inputs on this V0 draft of the report. The comments are accepted in English, French and Spanish languages.


The HLPE-FSN looks forward to a rich and fruitful consultation!


Évariste Nicolétis, HLPE-FSN Coordinator

Paola Termine, HLPE-FSN Project Officer







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