Food security is a human right and is directly anchored in
SDG 2 "no hunger" of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Hunger and malnutrition persist in many countries of the Global South producing agricultural commodities for global markets. The Food Security Standard helps companies involved in such agricultural production chains to fulfil their social responsibilities.
What is the FSS?
Many small-scale farmers and agricultural workers are going hungry. This issue must be solved in sustainability certified agricultural production.
The Food Security Standard (FSS) ensures the food security of farmers, workers and encompasses the situation of nearby communities. The FSS enables companies to fulfil farmers’ and farm workers’ right to food and thereby to practice social responsibility from the very first point in the supply chain.
By bringing together the right to food and supply chain integration, the FSS directly contributes to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 12 - to end hunger and promote sustainable consumption and production. In addition, it contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities" through its positive impact on cities and communities.
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Why do we need the FSS?
Globally, 811 million people are going hungry and over two billion are malnourished. The majority of the hungry people live in rural areas and are often smallholders or landless labourers ...
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What is food security?
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
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What we offer
We offer all services required for a valid and successful certification by the FSS. In addition, we offer a stepwise approach to FSS certification for those users for whom the implementation of all requirements is more challenging (FOSSEM). We provide advice and support to all stakeholders involved in agricultural value chains ...
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Food Security
Farmers, workers and local communities are food secure.
Human right
Producer of agricultural goods comply with the human right to food.
Due diligence
Retailer demonstrate due diligence in food security.
Sustainability
Consumers can opt for products that are also sustainable regarding food security.
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What is the Food Security Standard in concrete terms and to what extent does it make companies work more sustainably and show responsibility?
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The FSS provides a practical instrument for demonstrating that the “right to food” enjoyed by farm workers, smallholder farmers and communities.
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As part of the accompanying research on the Food Security Standard (FSS), the significance of sustainability standards in German consumer behaviour.
download here“It is time to share responsibility. The environmental and social costs of agricultural production are often not reflected in the price we are paying for our food, for agricultural commodities and raw materials.Dr. Liliana Gamba, WWF Germany (2020)
It is time to pay the real price for agricultural products.”
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