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HLPE Inquiry

Critical and Emerging Issues for Food Security and Nutrition

Questionnaire

(Please fill a separate form for each issue identified)

Open Electronic Consultation on a Draft V0 of Nutrition and Food Systems

About the respondent

Name, Surname and Institution / Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra,Population Education Resource Centre (PERC), Department of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension Work, S. N. D. T. Women's University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ( Email:
Do you answer on behalf of your institution, or as an individual? / On behalf / As individual
Do you agree if this contribution is made available to the public as part of the proceedings? / Yes / No
Country of the responding individual/institution Please mention international or regional, the case being / India: regional

1. Overview of the issue

Issue in 2 lines / Sustainable food industry
Description of the issue in less than 5 lines / A growing number of analyses question the long-term sustainability of the current trends in the production and consumption of food.
Is the issue a challenge and/or an opportunity for FSN? Please tick the appropriate box / Challenge / Opportunity / It depends (please specify)
Methodology and approach used to identify the issue and assess its importance for Food Security and Nutrition
In less than 10 lines. Additional supporting or describing information (literature, reports, expert report, analysis, etc.) can be provided in section 8 below. / Historical review method has been used to identify the issues and assess its importance for global food security and nutrition. Research reports, government publications and other documents have been referred to.
Main response proposed to address the issue /
  • There is general recognition of the importance of sound natural resource policy to ensure long-term sustainable food production.
  • Most stakeholders recognize that farmers play an important role in producing food while at the same time managing a significant portion of natural resources and contributing to a range of public goods.
  • Sound soil and water management is critical for ongoing agricultural production. Improvement in soil management is seen as a key factor for improving productivity. At the same time, greater efficiency in water use is primarily seen as the best way to manage trade-offs between environmental and food production objectives.
  • Some stakeholders view environmental regulations as a major inhibitor to farmers’ and fishers’ abilities to produce food. There is, thus, need for continuous improvements in food production to minimize effects on the environment.
  • The merits and shortfalls of different food production systems are a major point of interest in relation to farming and fishing industries.
  • Many stakeholders perceive an opportunity to minimize unnecessary food waste and redirect surplus food to members of society facing food insecurity. Organizations that donate surplus food to those in need are seen as a positive example of how food waste could be reduced.
  • Reducing food waste is seen as an easy way to save money, reduce pressures to produce more food globally, reduce the impact on the environment, and help others in need. Creating functional products from food waste, such as compost, is seen as having dual benefits of reducing food waste in landfill while also reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers for further food production.

Main actor(s) concerned or involved in the response proposed / Policy makers, farmers and sustainable development experts.

For the public inquiry fields below are optional

2. Broad typology of the issue

(*) / External driver / Internal to food systems / Both
Is the issue either or both? / * / Briefly mention how this may be the case
(*) / Economic
(and productive) / Social (and Cultural) / Environmental
(resources, etc.) / Governance (institutions, rights, etc.) / Other (SPECIFY)
Main nature of the issue / * / * / * / *
Nature of the main impact of the issue on FSN / * / * / *

(*) Please tick the boxes. Additional supporting or describing information can be provided in section 8 below.

In 3 lines maximum, provide, if needed a short explanation/justification of your answer, or any further observation:
N. A.

3. Attributes of the Issue

Classification (**)
  1. Depth: Is it relevant to food and nutrition systems as a whole, or to specific parts of those systems?
/ Critical point** / Systemic issue
  1. Breadth: Are there many people affected?
/ Few / Many**
  1. Scale: local/national/regional/global?
/ Local / National / Regional / Global**
Indicate here the precise location / Indicate here the precise country / Indicate here the precise region
For items 4-11 below, please use the classification [ ― ― , ―, 0, +, ++]:
Very negative (― ―) / Negative (―) / Low (0) / Positive (+) / Very positive impact (++)
  1. Impact on Availability
/ ++
  1. Impact on Access
/ ++
  1. Impact on Utilization/ nutrition
/ ++
  1. Impact on Stability
/ ++
  1. Impact on most vulnerable people
/ ++Specify as appropriate
  1. Impact on women
/ ++
  1. Impact on children
/ ++
  1. Impact on marginalized populations
/ ++Specify as appropriate
  1. Cost to address the issue
/ Low / Middle / High

(**) Please tick the boxes or classify the impacts and provide synthetic data where required. Additional supporting or describing information, data, sources can be provided in section 8 below.

In 3 lines maximum, provide, if needed a short explanation/justification of your answer, or any further observation:N. A.

4. Time Scale

Timeframe (*) / Now/Short term
(1-5 years) / Medium term
(5-10 years) / Long term
(10-20 years +)
Moment when the issue will have an impact /
Moment to act to address the issue /

(*) Please tick the boxes. Additional supporting or describing information can be provided in section 8 below.

In 3 lines maximum, provide, if needed a short explanation/justification of your answer, or any further observation:
N. A.

5. Degree of confidence

Solidity of currently available knowledge base. / Low / Middle / High
In 3 lines maximum, provide, if needed a short explanation/justification of your answer, or any further observation:
N. A.

6. Linkages with SDGs (1 to 17)[1]

First indicate the most relevant SDG and, the case being, links existing with other SDGs
N. A.

7. The case being, linkages with any other issue

N. A.

8. Additional Supporting Information

Additional informationN. A.
EvidenceN. A.
Knowledge gapsN. A.
ReferencesN. A.

Institutional Affiliation and Mailing Address of Contributor:

Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra (Ph. D.),

Technical Assistant,

Population Education Resource Centre (PERC),

Department of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension Work,

S. N. D. T. Women's University,

Patkar Hall Building, First Floor,

1, Nathibai Thackersey Road, Mumbai-400020, Maharashtra, India.

Email:

Skype:mishra5959

Tel.: +91-022-22066892 (O) +91-022-28090363 (R) +09224380445 (M)

Institutional Web:

Note: Submitted on November 17, 2016 to Email:

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