The goal of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy and Action Plan is to improve the food, nutrition and health status of the population with minimum disruption to the ecosystem. The policy will seek to ensure that people have sufficient knowledge about the relationship between dietary practices and physical fitness to protect their health, well-being and the environment. This document presents a national Food and Nutrition Security Policy (FNSP) and Action Plan for The Bahamas, for the five year period, 2017 – 2021 and is designed to improve the food and nutrition status of every segment of the population and to serve as a roadmap for attaining the highest level of food and nutrition security within The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.