LESSONS FROM INDIA, MALAWI & BRAZIL

Vietnam halved the number of hungry people between 1990 and 2007, cutting the proportion from 1 in 3 of the population to 1 in 10.5 05 BOX 2 The Right to Food According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization: "The right to food is the right to feed oneself in dignity. [...] to be free from hunger and to have adequate food of acceptable quality"; the constitution also mentions the "fundamental duty of the state" to protect and promote this and other rights.10 The Law on Food Security and Nutrition, approved in Mexico in August 2009 by the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District of Mexico City, was one of the first in the world to implement the Right to Food at s. [...] In 2008/09, for example, actual expenditure was double the budgeted amount, mainly due to an increase in the quantity of fertiliser purchased following the decision to extend the programme to tea and coffee growers.81 Procurement of fertiliser accounts for around 60% of the cost of the FISP, and fertiliser prices have risen massively in recent years. [...] Between 2001 and 2008 the income of the poorest 10% of the population grew six times faster than the income of the richest 10%.113 According to the National Secretary of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Lucia Modesto, the Family Grant programme increased the average income of beneficiaries by an average of 48% between 2004 and 2006.114 Several surveys conducted by the government and civil. [...] As noted by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, this contrasts to the 48% of the 2009 budget earmarked for the issuance, rescheduling and servicing of the public debt.124 The Family Grant programme has been criticised for the time it takes for families to start receiving the money after registration – more than six months in some cases.