Socio-Environmental Food Security Observatory: analysis of Food Production Indicators at the municipal level in Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Since the 1990, the theme of Human Rights and Food Security (FS) has been developed in Brazil, culminating in the construction of the National Policy and Plan of Food Security (PNSAN and PLANSAN 2012/2015). The PLANSAN proposes sixty indicators divided into seven dimensions, which are clearly related to the Millennium Development Goals. In order to operationalize these indicators in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the Socio-Environmental Food Security Observatory of Rio Grande do Sul (OBSSAN-RS) was created in partnership with the State Council for Nutrition and Food Security (CONSEA-RS) and the Informatics Department of UFRGS. In this context, the aim of this paper is to present the analysis of indicators of Dimension I (Food Production) of the OBSSAN-RS at municipal level, discussing the importance of this tool for monitoring the establishment of the Human Right to Adequate Food (DHAA). The data available to the municipal level were compared with the indicators suggested by PLANSAN. It was observed that although contemplate important information for understanding the context of food production in the municipalities of the state, the proposed indicators have not reached entirely the requirements to monitoring the SAN in this territorial level, so adapting it is necessary to rating the state of SAN in municipalities of the RS.