The Governance to Guarantee Food and Nutrition Security in BrazilAna Maria Segall Corrêa – MD, DrPHCounselor - CONSEA

Topics Covered

I. Political assumptions

II. Food Security conceptual/institutional and

public policy backgrounds

III. Social participation/social control

IV. Final remarks

Political Assumptions

Brazil: large, middle income country, with social andeconomic disparities

1. To improve social/economic development,geographic disparities and social inequalities shouldbe reduced

2. The promotion of food and nutrition security (FNS)will contribute to equity and sustainable progress

4. To reach those goals, an institutional framework(body of laws) allowing for inter-sectoral policies withsocial participation is required

Conceptual and Institutional Backgrounds

• 2003 – Zero Hunger Strategy

Emergency programs

Structural programs

• 2003 – Re-establishment of National Council for Food and Nutrition Security

• 2006 – Adoption of the Law which establishes the National System on FNS

– Human right to sufficient, adequate and healthy food

– Food sovereignty

– Systemic and inter-sectoral structure;

– Social participation in policy making and implementation

• 2010 – Food and Nutrition Security included in the BrazilianConstitution as a Basic Human Right

Goals of the National Policy for FNS:

1. Guarantee access to adequate, healthy and sufficient food

2. Create a system of food production and distribution

3. Access to water

4. Provide education and capacity building

5. Adopt specific policies aimed at indigenous people and traditionalcommunities

6. Set up food and nutrition actions within primary health care unities

7. Guarantee social participation and social control

8. Establish South-South international cooperation

Governance on FNS Policies

FAO DEFINITION: «Governance for food andnutrition security relates to formal and informalrules and processes through which public andprivate actors articulate their interests anddecisions for achieving food and nutrition security(at local, national, regional and global levels) aremade, implemented and sustained».

FAO; AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVISION. Good Food Security Governance: The crucial premise to the twin-track approach. Available at: <http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/righttofood/documents/project_f/fsgovernance/workshop_report.pdf>

The National Council forFood and Nutrition Security- CONSEA is a federalCouncil composed bygovernment and civilsociety representatives toadvise the BrazilianPresident on theimplementation of foodpolicies and related issues.

CONSEA is a part of the structure of the Executive power andreceives technical support from MDS.

What is CONSEA?

CONSEA

• 1/3 government representatives;• 2/3 representatives of the civil society;• Presidency of CONSEA: always civil society;

• Decisions made collectively:– Progressive search for consensus;

• Plenary sessions every three months• Recommendations of specific follow-up measures• Thematic Seminars

• Proposes policies based on • Diagnostics and Monitoring

• Proposes policies through – Recommendations based on work routine– Explanatory memoranda to the Presidency of the Republic

Examples of National Council for Food and NutritionSecurity (CONSEA) activities

• Participation in programs’ advisory groups:

– Food Purchase Program, National School Feeding Program

– 1 Million Cisterns for human consumption and productionProgram;

• Elaboration of propositions for other councils

– National Commission on Organic Production and Agro-ecology, National Council on Sustainable Rural Development,National Health Council, National Council on Human Rights,among others, to address common topics;

• Dialogue and coordination with Parliamentary Groups.

National System on FNSLaw 11.346/2006

CONSEA(President Level)

NATIONAL

CONFERENCE

INTERMINISTERIALCHAMBER

CONSEA

MINISTRIES/PUBLIC POLICIES SYSTEMS(Agriculture, Rural Development, Social

Development, Education, Health, Environment,…)

STATECONFERENCE

CHAMBER

CONSEA

MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE

CHAMBER

National Policy

for FNS

Standing Committees

1. National Policy and System forFood and Nutrition Security

2. National and InternationalChallenges

3. Production, Supply and Adequateand Healthy Food

4. Human Right to Adequate Food5. Afrodescendants and Traditional

Peoples and Communities6. Indigenous People7. Consumption, nutrition and

education8. Temporary working group

To convene and organize the National Conference

To set guidelines and priorities for the National Policyand the National Plan for Food and Nutrition Security(budgets)

To monitor the implementation of the National Policyand Plan;

To develop mechanisms to support a network ofCONSEAS at national, state and municipality levels;

To mobilize and support civil society organizationsparticipation in conferences and councils

CONSEA - Attributions

I National Conference - 1994• About 1,800 participants

• Theme - "Hunger: A National Issue “

II National Conference - 2004• About 1,400 participants

• Theme - “The Construction of the NationalPolicy for Food and Nutritional Security“

• Among 153 other proposals, there was onethat led to the National System on Food andNutrition Security Law.

III National Conference - July, 2007

From community to Federal level

536 local conferences and meetings;

27 state conferences;

• About 26,000 participants

• About 2,100 participants in the National Conference

• Theme - "For Sustainable Development with Sovereignty and

Food and Nutrition Security “

1. Food and Nutrition Security in national strategies ofdevelopment

2. National Policy for Food and Nutrition Security

3. National System on Food and Nutrition Security

• 128 Approved proposals.

IV National Conference - November, 2011

From community to Federal level

• 967 local conferences and meetings;

• 27 state conferences;

• About 75,237 participants

• About 1,996 delegates and invitedparticipants in the National Conference

•Theme - “Adequate and Healthy Food: A Right for All”

1. Progress, threats and perspectives for carrying out the human right toadequate and healthy food and food sovereignty

2. National Plan of Food and Nutrition Security

3. System and National Policy for Food and Nutrition Security

• 168 Approved proposals

V National Conference on FNS- November, 2015Theme: “Real food in rural and urban areas: for rights and food

sovereignty”

From community to Federal level:

Process: 1.216 local conferences and meetings at alllevels;

27 state conferences;

About 57,000 total participants

About 2.107 delegates, volunteers and invitedparticipants in the National Conferenc

1. Real food: progress and obstacles to the achievement of adequate

and healthy food and food sovereignty

2. Dynamic ongoing strategic choices and public policy achievementsin the field of food sovereignty and food and nutrition security

3. Strengthening of the National System on Food and NutritionSecurity

AXES

Closing Remarks1. Food and nutrition sovereignty and security axis of development

Equitable-sustainable models for producing and accessing adequate food integrating economic growth with increasing social equity

2. Guarantee of the Human rights on Food Security are central for updating agendas.

Geographical Gender Traditional and native people

3. Institutional framework issuesIntergovernmental coordination (horizontal – vertical)Public spaces for social participation (challenges)

4. Political stability with: Representative Democracy Participative Democracy

Aprovação da EC 64/2010

Presentation made with contributions from:

National Council on FNS - CONSEA

www.presidencia.gov.br/consea

Reference Centre on FNS - CERESAN

www.ufrrj.br/cpda/ceresan

Obrigada!

amsegall@uol.com.br

Information: www.presidência.gov.br/consea

E-mail: secret.consea@presidência.gov.br