National Food and Nutrition Security Policy. Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Biodiversity Food security Poverty Nutrition Food waste Hygiene/sanitary procedures Potable water Financing Inspection Food quality control/food safety Animal production Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Vision of the present National Food and Nutrition Security Policy is that by 2030 Timor-Leste will be free from hunger and malnutrition and Timorese people will enjoy healthy and productive lives. People in Timor-Leste will be well-fed principally from increased variety of locally produced safe and nutritious food for healthy and productive lives while witnessing carefully-managed agro-ecosystems. The Mission of the Policy is formulated as follows: «The Government acknowledges the integral role that nutrition plays in ensuring a healthy population and productive work force. Reducing malnutrition and hunger in Timor-Leste, in economically viable, ecologically sound and socially appropriate manner, is a precondition for achieving higher national development goals (SDP) that calls for a multi-sector approach under the well-coordinated political leadership at all levels». Full text English