Programme in Pakistan Presented by: Syed Moazzam Ali , Joint - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presented by: Syed Moazzam Ali , Joint Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research Organizers: SDPI, WFP, FAO, IFAD

Presentation on Zero Hunger and Family Farming Programme in Pakistan

 Overview of Food Security in Pakistan  Food as a Right  Policy Interventions  Strategic Interventions  Follow up and Preparation of Action Plan  Current Implementation Status  Way Forward

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food”

(George Bernard Shaw)

 “Nothing can bring out the angry people into

the streets faster and more spontaneously than a rapid run-up in cost of food” (Prof. Timmer, Harvard University)

KARACHI Eighteen people were suffocated to death during a stampede here on Monday as poverty-stricken women battled for a free bag of flour 14 September, 2009 Two women die in ration stampede July 09, 2013 Mother kills two starving infants March 6, 2014

National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2011:

 58% household are food insecure  19.8% with moderate hunger  9.8% with severe hunger  58.2% of urban households and 60.6% of rural

households are food insecure

 63% children under 5 years age are anemic and

32% are under weight.

 UN General Assembly 1966  Constitution of Pakistan  Millennium Development Goals

Policy :

 National Zero Hunger Programme announced by the

Prime Minister (2012)

 Draft National Food Security Policy

Policy Vision:

 Food Security for all through food availability, Food

access, Food use and utilization and Stability Goal:

 Halving food insecurity and malnutrition in the

country by 2030 from 2012 baseline.

 Achieving food security for all by 2050

National Zero Hunger Program

Mission – income Generation / Saving and Social Protection

Linkages with Federal Ministries Linkages with Provincial Departments

Donors [Federal & Provincial Govts. WFP, FAO, UNDP, ILO, UNIDO, UNCIEF, WHO, USAID, AusAID etc.

Local Level Partnership

Component 1. Policy Reform Food Security Component-2 Support to National Food Security Council

Component -3 Social Protection in Food Insecure Districts / Disaster Affected Areas Component -4

Research & Development Support Component -5 Urban / Peri-Urban Agriculture Component -6 MNSF&R and Partner Capacity Building Component -7 Partnership Development & Resource Mobilization

National Zero Hunger Program in Pakistan

 Establishment of National Food Security

Council

 Formulation of National Zero Hunger

Programme

• School Feeding Programme in food insecure

districts

• Nutrition programmes for under five years children

and lactating mothers

• Food support for vulnerable communities
• Expand farm outputs and market access
• Improve nutritious quality of food intake

 Online monitoring of food security and

policy reform

 Capacity enhancement of Ministry of NFSR  Establishment of Food Safety Animal and

Plant Health Regulatory Authority

Visit of high level Pakistan Mission led by Federal

Minister for NFSR to Brazil in May, 2013: Meetings with officials/Seminars/field visits/contact with family farmers

 Launching of National Zero Hunger (2012)  Letter of Intent signed by the Ministry of NFSR with WFP  Establishment of a dedicated cell at the Ministry of

National Food Security & Research

 Cooperation with WFP for capacity building of the ZH Cell  Agreement with WFP for Provision ICT equipment and

support to ZH Cell

 National Coordinator Zero Hunger Programme

designated

 Consensus on food security and Zero Hunger with

Policy and Legal Framework

 Financial Capacity and Support

 Launching of pilot project in rural Islamabad

applying elements of Brazilian experience (family farmer support, school feeding) to address food security

 Followed by small scale pilot projects one each in

Southern Punjab, KPK and Balochistan and Sindh

 Request provincial governments to appoint

focal points for better coordination of Zero Hunger and Family Farming Programmes in the country

 Establish one window operation to extend

support to family farmers

 Introduction of crop insurance scheme for

family farmers

 Formation of clusters of family farmers to

market their surplus produce.

 School feeding programmes in rural areas

for the children of family farmers.

 Benefit cards to meet cost of inputs  Preparation of project documents (PC-

II/PC-I) with work plan outlining tangible inputs and results.

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