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"Most countries - even the poorest - could afford some form or another of social protection According es FAO estimates, globally some 67 billion dollars a year income supplements, which largely provide them. social protection programs, would - with other investments targeting poor farmers - to eradicate hunger by 2030. This amount represents less than 0.10 percent of global GDP.
Understanding social protection.Currently, many extremely poor households are forced to sell productive assets, putting their children to work, to exploit their plots unsustainably, or settle for employees poorly payés.Sans social protection jobs, many poor and vulnerable struggle to extricate themselves from the poverty trap in which hunger, disease and lack of education perpetuate misery for future generations, we read especially in the report.The report was broadcast on the eve of celebration of World Food Day (October 16) whose theme this year focuses on the important role of social protection in order to break the vicious circle of rural poverty.We must take urgent action to support the most vulnerable people in order to free the world of hunger, "said Mr. José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General.Social protection programs enable households to access food more often by increasing what they grow themselves and also to make them more nutritious and varied diet.These programs have a positive impact on child and maternal nutrition, they reduce child labor and improve school attendance, factors conducive to increased productivity, "said the FAO chief.Falling out of the hunger trap
Only about a third of the poorest people in the world are covered by some form of social protection.And coverage rates plunge even lower in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, regions that hold the highest incidence of extreme poverty, according to the report presented today to the press, the 2015 FAO report on food and agriculture situation in the world, better known by its acronym SOFA (State of Food and Agriculture), shows that in poor countries, social protection systems-especially cash transfers, the school feeding and public works - offer an economical way to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to get out of extreme poverty and freedom from hunger while improving health, education and the chances of success of their children .In developing countries, these programs currently receive different ways to 2.1 billion people including 150 million people saved from extreme poverty.According to the report, if we want to quickly reduce the number of people living in poverty, it is necessary to extend these programs in rural areas while linking them to inclusive growth policies.Social protection emerges as an essential tool in campaigns to eradicate hunger, but the vast majority of the rural poor of the planet must still bénéficier.A example, in Zambia, a pilot program of cash grants encouraged beneficiary households to dramatically increase both their livestock holdings, land under cultivation, use of inputs and the purchase of tools including hoes, sickles and axes.This enabled them to double the overall value of agricultural commodities produced locally.Program recipients also spent more on food, clothing, health and hygiene, an added value of 25 percent compared to the initial cash transfer.The community as a whole has also benefited because of the increased demand for goods and services produced locally.Every dollar generated transferred 79 cents additional income, often for people who are no pasa priorides recipients of these goods and services.At least 145 countries now offer one or more forms of social protection, including cash transfers without conditions.Yet the basic social transfer systems offer the poor the opportunity to improve their own productive potential.They also produce a positive impact on local economies, increasing business opportunities, raising rural wages, and allowing the poorest to buy goods or invest in assets.The programs proliferate but the vast majority of the rural poor are still not covered by social protection systems. "
Understanding social protection.Currently, many extremely poor households are forced to sell productive assets, putting their children to work, to exploit their plots unsustainably, or settle for employees poorly payés.Sans social protection jobs, many poor and vulnerable struggle to extricate themselves from the poverty trap in which hunger, disease and lack of education perpetuate misery for future generations, we read especially in the report.The report was broadcast on the eve of celebration of World Food Day (October 16) whose theme this year focuses on the important role of social protection in order to break the vicious circle of rural poverty.We must take urgent action to support the most vulnerable people in order to free the world of hunger, "said Mr. José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General.Social protection programs enable households to access food more often by increasing what they grow themselves and also to make them more nutritious and varied diet.These programs have a positive impact on child and maternal nutrition, they reduce child labor and improve school attendance, factors conducive to increased productivity, "said the FAO chief.Falling out of the hunger trap
Only about a third of the poorest people in the world are covered by some form of social protection.And coverage rates plunge even lower in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, regions that hold the highest incidence of extreme poverty, according to the report presented today to the press, the 2015 FAO report on food and agriculture situation in the world, better known by its acronym SOFA (State of Food and Agriculture), shows that in poor countries, social protection systems-especially cash transfers, the school feeding and public works - offer an economical way to offer vulnerable people the opportunity to get out of extreme poverty and freedom from hunger while improving health, education and the chances of success of their children .In developing countries, these programs currently receive different ways to 2.1 billion people including 150 million people saved from extreme poverty.According to the report, if we want to quickly reduce the number of people living in poverty, it is necessary to extend these programs in rural areas while linking them to inclusive growth policies.Social protection emerges as an essential tool in campaigns to eradicate hunger, but the vast majority of the rural poor of the planet must still bénéficier.A example, in Zambia, a pilot program of cash grants encouraged beneficiary households to dramatically increase both their livestock holdings, land under cultivation, use of inputs and the purchase of tools including hoes, sickles and axes.This enabled them to double the overall value of agricultural commodities produced locally.Program recipients also spent more on food, clothing, health and hygiene, an added value of 25 percent compared to the initial cash transfer.The community as a whole has also benefited because of the increased demand for goods and services produced locally.Every dollar generated transferred 79 cents additional income, often for people who are no pasa priorides recipients of these goods and services.At least 145 countries now offer one or more forms of social protection, including cash transfers without conditions.Yet the basic social transfer systems offer the poor the opportunity to improve their own productive potential.They also produce a positive impact on local economies, increasing business opportunities, raising rural wages, and allowing the poorest to buy goods or invest in assets.The programs proliferate but the vast majority of the rural poor are still not covered by social protection systems. "
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