Future of Food : Building Stronger Food Systems in Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Settings
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals is impossible without addressing fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), especially as two thirds of the extreme poor are projected to live in such situations by 2030. Conflicts as well as climatic an...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/523161636137633885/Future-of-Food-Building-Stronger-Food-Systems-in-Fragility-Conflict-and-Violence-Settings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36497 |
| Summary: | Achieving the UN Sustainable
Development Goals is impossible without addressing
fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), especially as two
thirds of the extreme poor are projected to live in such
situations by 2030. Conflicts as well as climatic and
natural hazards displace millions of people each year.
Strengthening food systems can be an essential lever of
change that contributes to ending poverty while maintaining
and restoring peace. This paper focuses on how stabilizing
and improving food systems can have a positive impact in
FCVs settings, not just by preventing hunger, but by
creating employment and increasing shared prosperity, which
may contribute to greater peace. It reflects the four
pillars of the World Bank Group Strategy for Fragility,
Conflict, and Violence 2020-2025 – promote prevention,
remain engaged in crisis situations and conflict, help
countries transition out of fragility, and mitigate
spillover impacts. To strengthen food systems across the
spectrum of FCV settings, the paper highlights four key
areas of focus for practitioners: (i) strengthening
governance and institutional capacity by supporting food
programs such as those that focus on the welfare of the
entire population, rather than just a fraction of it; (ii)
preventing and responding to food crises to avoid not only
hunger, but also people sliding deeper into poverty; (iii)
growing the private sector through agribusiness development,
inclusive jobs in agricultural value chains, particularly
for women and youth, and rural livelihoods to break the
cycle of intergenerational poverty common in FCV settings;
and (iv) reducing conflict risk and environmental fragility
through resilient and sustainable resource management in
ways that help build government legitimacy. This paper is
rich in practical and tested examples across FCV settings
from around the world and makes a strong case for providing
development support and assistance in these challenging
environments. By setting food systems up for success,
governments can invest in the essential foundations of peace
and prosperity. |
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