Food Security as a Fundamental Human Right

Abstract

The objective of this article is to identify and evaluate public policies for Food and Nutritional Security in the country, establishing the relationship between them and policies aimed at family farming, based on their effects on the development of the most vulnerable populations and their fixation on the field. The search for information included national and foreign authors who are experts on the topic, as well as annual reports from 2016 onwards, from international organizations such as FAO, IFAD, IFAD; WFS;UNICEF, WORLD BANK and others, who keep the safety assessment on their agenda. food and nutrition in the world, detecting advances and setbacks, to suggest to nations, policies and action strategies capable of correcting dysfunctions. The conclusions point Brazil out of the world map of extreme hunger, however it indicates the increase of people in situation of food risk in the country, for not having the economic conditions sufficient to have a healthy diet.