Conclusions
This study intends to evaluate relationships between FNS public
initiatives and selected socio-economic variables within the signatories of the 1996 WFS. It is an exploratory research based on
secondary data compiled from the internet, in which the presence
and type of FNS public initiatives per country were analyzed according to development indicators. Results show that most of the
signatories did take action towards FNS, providing positive feedback on the Summit’s impact, especially in the least developed
countries. In response to the research question, the study shows
that human and socioeconomic development does explain international differences in FNS public initiatives and monitoring across
signatory countries of the 1996 World Food Summit. In fact, the
proportion of countries with an identified FNS initiative decreased
along with the increase of the HDI, similar trends were observed
with the other development variables and statistical tests
confirmed the results. Results demonstrated an association between the presence of such initiatives and the Official Development
Assistance, raising questions about the role of international cooperation in the elaboration of these policies and diagnostics.
This study intends to serve as a basis for further research, so as
to provide an incentive to expand initiatives, increase efforts to
monitor food and nutrition insecurity, and empower citizens by
making FNS information more widely available. Recommendations
for future research include a more in-depth analysis of each
development variable impact, with the inclusion of other determinants, the role of international bodies and of FNS political
discourse used in different contexts.