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  • Raise awareness about food security
    Glossary: food security
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    A situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
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    The Philippines
    Introduction PDF Print E-mail
    The Philippines was one of the first countries recognizing  that hunger and poverty are interrelated and mutually reinforcing concerns challenging society today. While information on the magnitude of the hungry and poor families is available and generated through surveys, identifying those who are the hungry and where they are located is still a problem for policy makers and program planners.

    Cognizant of the need to target people and areas most at-risk to hunger and malnutrition
    Glossary: malnutrition
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    An abnormal physiological condition caused by deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in energy, protein and/or other nutrients. 
    , FAO endorsed the establishment of the food insecurity
    Glossary: food insecurity
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    A situation that exists when people lack secure  access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal  growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused  by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power,  inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household  level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and  inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor  nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or  transitory. 
    and vulnerability
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    The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.
    Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS) to address this need. The establishment of FIVIMS in the Philippines formally started in January 1998, with the designation of the Philippines National Nutrition Council (NNC) as the national focal agency for FIVIMS by the Department of Agriculture. In 2005 it developed and adopted its Manual of Operations that allowed it to kickstart its activities in the country.
     
    Philippines FIVIMS in support of the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Programme (AHMP) PDF Print E-mail
    In July 2006, given the hunger situation in the country, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,  decide to implement an all-out drive to cut hunger incidence by half within one year. The Arroyo administration adopted a holistic approach to mitigate hunger through the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program (AHMP).

    The Philippine food insecurity
    Glossary: food insecurity
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    A situation that exists when people lack secure  access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal  growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused  by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power,  inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household  level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and  inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor  nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or  transitory. 
    and vulnerability
    Glossary: vulnerability
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    The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.
    Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS) facilitated the identification of food insecure and vulnerable provinces, where the hungry and poor families are located. Results from the FIVIMS analysis show that 49 out of 77 provinces (63.6%) in the country are vulnerable to food insecurity in varying degrees. Only 13% (10 provinces) and 23.4% (18 provinces) were classified as Less Vulnerable and Not Vulnerable, respectively. The Philippines National Nutrition Council (NNC) in its role as oversight agency of the AHMP, recommended to the President and the Cabinet to target the 49 provinces ranked as highly vulnerable by FIVIMS for the AHMP. These 49 provinces are now the priority areas for AHMP implementation.
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    Resources

    FIVIMS Briefing Kit, Philippines
    FIVIMS Briefing Kit, Philippines
    In the Philippines, the FIVIMS Briefing Kit provides guidance on the establishment of a national FIVIMS. The Kit is made up of a series of information leaflets on basic FIVIMS concepts, approches, indicators, organizational/operational functions and a Manual of Operations.
    Food Security Statistics in The Philippines
    Set of statistics related to food security in the Philippines. Main themes covered are food deprivation, food needs, food consumption, production and trade, diet composition, access to food, food aid and child nutritional status.
    FIVIMS Manual of Operations, Philippines
    FIVIMS Manual of Operations, Philippines
    The Manual of Operations describes the different components needed to make a national FIVIMS operational.
    Philippines Nutrition profile
    Philippines Nutrition profile
    Nutrition Country Profile of the Philippines prepared by: Ms. Elsa M. Bayani from the National Nutrition Council and in the collaboration with Ms.Rosanne Marchesich (AGN-FAO).
    Progress towards hunger reduction goals in the Philippines
    Statistical report on the Philippines progress in reaching the hunger reduction targets established in the World Food Summit and the Millennium Declaration.

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    Ms. Maria-Bernardita T. Flores
    Executive Director Philippines NNC
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    Mr. Naoki Minamiguchi
    AsiaFIVIMS
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