[E-rundbrief] Info 1383 - Nutrition is not for profit

[Matthias Reichl]

E-Rundbrief - Info 1383 - Via Campesina: Nutrition is not for profit: 
Second International Conference on Nutrition.

Bad Ischl, 21.11.2014.2014

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Nutrition is not for profit: Second International Conference on Nutrition

(Rome November 20th, 2014)

La Via Campesina and URGENCI, jointly with other Social movements, 
gathered in Rome for the Second International Conference on Nutrition 
(ICN2), where Member States of FAO and WHO are discussing and adopting 
a framework for action on nutrition. This event, organised jointly by 
FAO and WHO, is happening 22 years after the first ICN, 22 years in 
which no improvements have been made by the international community; 
22 years in which the private sector has captured nutrition as a 
business opportunity to provide a never-ending list of 
“nutrient-enriched” and GMO pseudo-solutions to consumers. 
Transnational corporations have no place in trade agreements or our 
food systems!

As movements of small-scale farmers and consumers, LVC and URGENCI 
feel the need to remind the Member States that the problem of 
malnutrition is not just a technical issue, but a systemic one. It is 
not possible to have healthy and culturally appropriate nutrition 
without food sovereignty. Teikei, the original Japanese CSA movement 
was founded in the 1970s as Japanese housewives’ answer to the 
problems caused by industrial heavy metal pollution of their food. 
These issues, as well as those of land-,water- and ocean grabbing, 
mono-cropping and pollution from agrochemicals have become much worse 
in the last 40 years.

As Marciano Da Silva, a member of the movement of small-scale farmers 
in Brazil says “The people of the world could all be well fed, if 
peasant agricultural systems were protected by States. Nutrition can 
not exist without food in all its diversity”

Tianle Chang, of the Beijing Farmers’ Market says that “ ...in China, 
there is an emerging movement of small organic producers working with 
local consumers to create sustainable food communities together. 
Initiatives like farmers' markets and Community Supported Agriculture 
(CSA) have proved to be good solutions to nutrition while supporting 
the health of environment and communities”

The issue of building and defending sustainable local food systems is 
central for producers and consumers alike. Agroecology combined with 
alternative food distribution systems and economic change are central 
to achieving nutrition, the right to food and food sovereignty!

Nutrition should be grouped together with food and jointly covered 
under the auspices of the CFS (Committee on World Food Security) 
within the inclusive framework of the CFS. Public Institutions and 
States’ policy on food and nutrition must also remain separate and 
independent from all private business interests.

Nutrition is not for profit!

LVC and Urgenci press contacts in Rome:

Judith Hitchman (EN, FR), Advocacy officer, Urgenci International 
Network +(33)680600391

Andrea Ferrante (EN, ES, FR, IT), La Via Campesina

http://viacampesina.org/Via-info-en/

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