MARCH 31, 2016 | WASHINGTON, DC

Shenggen FanDirector General, IFPRI

Looking back at 2015

Sustainable Development GoalsGlobal goals that call for local action

COP21Commitments to slow GHG emissions

WTO ministerial meetingPledged to eliminate distortionary trade policiesLow oil & food prices

Oil: Lowest in 11 yearsFood: Falling fourth year in a row

ConflictsOver 8 million Syrians

food insecure +2015

Slow economic growthDriven by slowdown in

emerging economies

Regional and national developments

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA• Persistent conflict in Syria • Rising prevalence of overnutrition

SOUTH ASIA• Bangladesh: New nutrition, food safety

policy• India: New sanitation, irrigation program

AFRICA• 18 countries achieved poverty MDG• Conflicts in Nigeria, Somalia, South

Sudan

LATIN AMERICA & CARRIBBEAN• Poverty & hunger MDGs achieved• Increasing overweight, obesity

EAST ASIA• China: New food safety regulation• Asian Infrastructure Investment

Bank established

2016 GFPR overview

Value chains, food systems

Regional developments

Green energy Sustainable diets

Climate change, smallholders,

SDGs

Healthy soilsFood loss and food waste

Water management

IFPRI - IFAD collaboration

Food policy indicators

Smallholders are vulnerable to climate change

Changes in weather patterns require adjustments in farming

• Lower productivity• Increased pressure on ecosystems

Smallholders lack capacity to adapt

• Limited access to assets and services

• Policy-related constraints

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Smallholders have a critical role in achieving SDGsExamples of how support to smallholders can contribute to multiple SDGs

Source: Adapted from Farming First

Supporting smallholders’ contribution to multiple SDGs

• Make SDGs matter to all—communication to smallholders is key

• Implement inclusive strategies—smallholders can elevate progress

• Advance global climate negotiations—recognize role of smallholders

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Smallholders

Make up ~50% of global hungry (Sanchez et al. 2005)

Provide 80% of food produced in Asia and SSA (FAO 2012)

A new global food system for people and the planet

New food system

Efficient

Inclusive

Climate-smart

Sustainable

Nutrition- and health-driven

Business-friendlyOver half of SDGs relate to food

security and nutrition

The global food system is unsustainable...

…it must be reshaped to

achieve multiple SDGs

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