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Position Paper

The Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Addressing the

King : Nanda Yanuaraca

PM : Juan Kusuma

Aulia Tamami (072011233011)

Benedicta Elanda K. N (072011233006)

Arya Ahmad Afani (072011233033)

Michelle Natania Listhy (072011233038)

Nanda Yanuaraca (072011233048)

Dita Hapsari Blegur (072011233051)

Juan Kusuma (072011233066)

Siti Riyanti Nur Fitria S. (072011233092)

Arofa Nurrahman (072011233099)

Shafa N. A. (072011233105)

Made Ayu Septia P. (072011233109

Food security, as defined by the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

Over the coming decades, a changing climate, growing global population, rising food prices, and environmental stressors will have significant yet uncertain impacts on food security. Adaptation strategies and policy responses to global change, including options for handling water allocation, land use patterns, food trade, postharvest food processing, and food prices and safety are urgently needed. IFPRI’s work on food security includes analysis of cash transfers, promotion of sustainable agricultural technologies, building resilience to shocks, and managing trade-offs in food security, such as balancing the nutritional benefits of meat against the ecological costs of its production.

Food security is influenced by lack of availability, access, and stability for food. People need a sufficient quantity and diversity of foods to meet their nutritional needs but must also be able to eat and properly metabolise such food. Besides food, water shortage is one of the most serious constraints in crop production at global scale and almost all types of crops experience this problem at least during part of the growing season. Clean freshwater is an essential ingredient for a healthy human life, however not many people have access to this as well. The causes of these problems are usually climate change, such as altered weather-patterns, deforestation, pollution, greenhouse gases, and wasteful use of water.

As these problems occur, the Netherlands have already begun their development to combat food scarcity and water shortage as they also changed their policies. To address water shortage and food scarcity, the Netherlands is investing in better water management. As part of their aims for international water policy, various Dutch ministries have teamed up with national and international partners to improve water supplies, boost resilience and reduce loss in 15 countries. To improve food security, the Netherlands prioritize agricultural research and satellite monitoring to help farmers cope more effectively with climate change and adapt to shifting weather patterns.The Netherlands also change its policies from focusing on increasing agricultural production and reinforcing international trade of tropical commodities towards activities that devote key attention to gender and nutrition, circularity and climate resilience, and upgrading of agro-food value chains.

One of the main reason why the Netherlands change its policies is because there is a growing (inter)national recognition regarding the urgency to engage in concerted action against hunger and climate change in order to be able to reach the SDG goals within the time frames agreed upon. Hunger in the world is increasing again and temperatures are rising, and therefore we need to accelerate efforts toward Zero Hunger as well as to increase the effectiveness of interventions.Netherlands has been participating in various programs and organizations (FAO, for example) and created new policies on food and nutrition security which is outlined in five priority themes that together shape the food system transition : Combating hunger and malnutrition ; inclusive and efficient agro-food markets and value chains ; climate-smart and circular agriculture ; rural transformation for employment and income creation ; food security for stability and resilience. Lastly, for water sanitation, the Netherlands have joined in partnership with UNICEF, the Water Supply and Sanitation (WSSCC) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).

Even in high-income Western countries like the Netherlands, there are people who cannot afford sufﬁcient nutritious food to eat. Food insecurity can be deﬁned as the lack of availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or the lack of ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable way.

The Netherlands is internationally recognized as an expert and innovative partner for agricultural development and food security. Its activities are in line with EU policy in this field and play a visible and distinctive role at the UN within an integrated approach to aid, trade and investment. Knowledge, capacity and activity are the common themes.

The letter explains that Dutch policy focuses on all dimensions of food security (people, profit, planet), with the following three main targets:

1. Eradicating hunger and malnutrition

The focus is on vulnerable people who experience hunger firsthand through being affected by poverty, natural disasters, conflicts and other crises. Besides the provision of food aid where needed, permanent access to adequate and proper nutrition is necessary.

2. Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector

The focus is on small and medium-scale farmers as well as other rural entrepreneurs who could potentially serve market demand. Increasing these people’s earning power is a powerful tool in fighting hunger and poverty and promoting economic growth.

3. Achieving ecologically sustainable food systems The focus here is on the sustainable management of international public (environmental) goods like water, soil, energy and biodiversity. The effects of climate change on food systems and vice-versa will be considered during all activities.

The government aims to strike the right balance between these three food security goals. The relationship between the goals throughout the activities will be investigated as much as possible.

The letter was discussed in the Dutch parliament on December 9, 2014, as one of 21 agenda items. The formal report of this debate is not yet available. An impression of the key issues discussed can be found on Viceversaonline (in Dutch).

As the rich and high level of input during the online consultation facilitated by the Food & Business Knowledge Platform could not be captured fully in the F&BKP report for the ministries, the F&BKP Office advised them to use this input in the next phase of implementing the policy through interventions and programs. In line with this advice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering organizing follow-up meetings with stakeholders to elaborate on the themes and ideas in the letter.

On 18 December, it was agreed in the parliament’s committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, that a specific committee debate would be organized about Food Security, in the course of the coming months. A majority of committee members was interested to have such a specific debate, while some political parties indicated they didn’t have the intention to participate.

Netherland foreign policy to combat Food security, sustainable agriculture and water management.

Growing more and better food

To improve food security, the Netherlands supports organisations that train and advise men and women farmers and that supply them with more and better-quality seeds. Agricultural research and satellite monitoring are two ways to help farmers cope more effectively with climate change and adapt to shifting weather patterns.For example, the Geodata for Agriculture and Water programme helps sesame and barley producers in Ethiopia by advising them on weather and farming issues. In Kenya it is building a system that warns farmers when growing conditions are less than ideal.

Water management

To address this problem, the Netherlands is investing in better water management. In Mali, for instance, the Water Productivity Open-access portal (WaPOR) database provides real-time satellite monitoring that helps government authorities and farming cooperatives capture, store and reuse water.

As part of the Dutch aims for international water policy, various Dutch ministries have teamed up with national and international partners to improve water supplies, boost resilience and reduce damage in 15 countries. Through Partners for Water (Dutch), the Netherlands supports water management in densely populated delta regions in Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia and elsewhere.

Drinking water and sanitation

To do this, it has joined in partnership with UNICEF, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). The Netherlands is also actively involved in the Water, Peace and Security project, which identifies potential conflicts over water and tries to prevent them from escalating.

In order to combat this issue, Netherland seeks to establish rigorous fundamental solutions. These fundamental solutions are key to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and food shortage. However, Netherland is aware that many countries still underestimate this issue. Therefore, the Netherland is proposing a few outline of solution as below:

Establish a transparent global platform for all states to share efficient and effective way to generate food and maintain agriculture as well as clean water supply.

Make a generalized standard for food and water to prevent malnutrition.

Supporting land management issue.

Funding research on new sources of food.

Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector

The Netherlands has decided how it can realistically contribute to SDG 2, identifying three long-term goals to be achieved by 2030. These are as follows:

1.end malnutrition for 32 million people, particularly children;

2.double the productivity and income of 8 million small-scale food producers;

3.achieve ecologically sustainable use of 8 million hectares of farmland.

Apart from activities directly targeting these goals, Netherland are also working to better ensure preconditions for food security. These include knowledge and capacity, land-use rights and the position of women, in cohesion with other sectors and themes.

Netherland make some program

Bibliography

Ruben, Rued, 2019, Dutch Food Security Policies embrace Food Systems Approach. Food & Business Knowledge Platform (online). Available: https://knowledge4food.net/dutch-food-security-policies-embrace-food-systems-approach/

Government of the Netherlands, Food security, sustainable africulture and water management (online). Available: https://www.government.nl/topics/development-cooperation/the-development-policy-of-the-netherlands/food-security-sustainable-agriculture-and-water

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Food and nutrition security (online). Available: https://dutchdevelopmentresults.nl/theme/food-security#food_malnutrition

International Food Policy Research Institute, Food Security (online). Available: https://www.ifpri.org/topic/food-security#:~:text=Food%20security%2C%20as%20defined%20by,an%20active%20and%20healthy%20life

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Addressing the

King : Nanda Yanuaraca

PM : Juan Kusuma

1. Benedicta Elanda K. N. (072011233006)

2. Aulia Tamami (072011233011)

3. Arya Ahmad Afani (072011233033)

4. Michelle Natania Listhy (072011233038)

5. Nanda Yanuaraca (072011233048)

6. Dita Hapsari Blegur (072011233051)

7. Juan Kusuma (072011233066)

8. Siti Riyanti Nur Fitria S. (072011233092)

9. Arofa Nurrahman (072011233099)

10. Shafa N. A. (072011233105)

11. Made Ayu Septia P. (072011233109)

The letter explains that Dutch policy focuses on all dimensions of food security (people, profit, planet), with the following three main targets:

1. Eradicating hunger and malnutrition

2. Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector

3. Achieving ecologically sustainable food systems.

The focus here is on the sustainable management of international public (environmental) goods like water, soil, energy and biodiversity. The effects of climate change on food systems and vice-versa will be considered during all activities.

The government aims to strike the right balance between these three food security goals. The relationship between the goals throughout the activities will be investigated as much as possible.

Netherland foreign policy to combat Food security, sustainable agriculture and water management:

Growing more and better food.

Water management

Drinking water and sanitation

1. Establish a transparent global platform for all states to share efficient and effective way to generate food and maintain agriculture as well as clean water supply.

2. Make a generalized standard for food and water to prevent malnutrition.

3. Supporting land management issue.

4. Funding research on new sources of food.

5. Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.