Regional overview of food security and nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2022 report is a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agriculture Development Fund, IFAD; United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Development Program (UNDP); United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); World Food Program (WFP); World Health Organization (WHO); and the World Meteorological Organization (wmo,
local lifeline
publication Points to local agriculture as lifeline For countries seeking to combat rising food insecurity and malnutrition.
“We hope that this report provides Contributes to identifying valuable knowledge and evidence and options for informed dialogue and concerted action by all of our partners work together to accelerate progress Towards the goal of a hunger-free and healthy Europe and Central Asia”, states the Preface.
understanding the landscape
In-spite of this COVID-19 And the war in Ukraine, while the region is still in a better position than other parts of the world based on the data, countries must stay on track to avoid further shortcomings, the report said.
It projects that undernourishment rose to 9.9 percent in 2020 worldwide, and has gotten worse since then, but for more than 50 countries in Europe and Central Asia, the figure is remained below 2.5 percent,
Historical inequalities and different levels of development and budgetary constraints are also important in determining how best countries can support healthy diets.
‘Triple Challenge’
The report indicates that food and agriculture policies need to adapt to respond to what the report refers to as the ever-changing “triple challenge”. Agri-food systems that can make healthy diets more affordable, ensure better livelihoods for farmers, and improve environmental sustainability,
Among the factors that can improve systems and diets are providing incentives that benefit farmers individually, and improving general services – particularly agricultural research and development – continuing education, pest and disease control operations, public food safety control systems, climate-smart agriculture, and emissions-efficient technologies and practices,