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

Presentation on Zero Hunger and Family Farming Programme in Pakistan Presented by: Syed Moazzam Ali , Joint Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research Organizers: SDPI, WFP, FAO, IFAD

 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 in Pakistan Component 1 . Policy Reform Food Security Component-2 Linkages with Support to National Food Federal Ministries Security Council Component -3 Social Protection in Food Insecure Districts / Disaster Affected Areas National Zero Linkages with Provincial Hunger Program Component -4 Mission – income Departments Research & Development Generation / Saving and Support Social Protection Local Level Component -5 Urban / Peri-Urban Agriculture Partnership Donors [Federal & Provincial Component -6 Govts. MNSF&R and Partner WFP, FAO, UNDP, ILO, UNIDO, Capacity Building UNCIEF, WHO, USAID, AusAID etc . Component -7 Partnership Development & Resource Mobilization

 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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