A MALABO MONTPELLIER PANEL REPORT. Presented by. Ousmane Badiane, IFPRI Joachim von Braun, ZEF

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1 A MALABO MONTPELLIER PANEL REPORT Presented by Ousmane Badiane, IFPRI Joachim von Braun, ZEF Malabo Montpellier Panel Co-Chairs Seminar at ZEF, March 22, 2018

2 OUTLINE BACKGROUND OF THE NOURISHED REPORT Learning from Positive Change Imperative and Opportunities ROLE OF MALABO MONTPELLIER PANEL AND FORUM Understanding Positive Change Evidence and Dialogue for Policy Innovation THE SEARCH FOR LESSONS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Finding where Progress is taking place Identifying Critical Success Factors Key Recommendations

3 LEARNING FROM POSITIVE CHANGE Where there is progress, there are lessons to be learnt Annual Agricultural Expenditure +86% Ag. Gross Domestic Product +63%

4 LEARNING FROM POSITIVE CHANGE Where there is progress, there are lessons to be learnt Share of Population under Poverty Line -36% Level of Malnutrition* -20% -43% *) % malnourished population; under-5 stunted and wasted

5 LEARNING FROM POSITIVE CHANGE Where there is progress, there are lessons to be learnt Africa performed better than BRICs and world average Source: Oehmke, J. 2017

6 THE IMPERATIVE TO LEARN There is still a long way to go despite progress

7 THE IMPERATIVE TO LEARN Need to make up lost decades of slow growth and decline !!!! At current pace of growth It would take decades to make up for the lost ground Actual and 2000s trend for the future growth path 7.0% annual growth rate to catch up $1,900 $1, $ % annual growth rate Source: Badiane et al (2015).

8 This image cannot currently be displayed. OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN 1990s 2000s More countries are growing faster than ever Progress is uneven and challenges are still formidable Some countries must be doing certain things right and better Opportunities to replicate and scale up successful policies and interventions Agricultural GDP Growth Rates

9 ROLE OF THE MAMO PANEL AND FORUM Evidence and dialogue for policy innovation 1. Find out where there is progress 2. Understand what works, how and why 3. Draw lessons for enhance and replicate positive change 1. Create a space for dialogue, exchange and mutual learning 2. Engage decision makers at ministerial level 3. Disseminate and encourage adoption of best practices in policy and program design and implementation

10 MEMBERS OF THE MAMO PANEL OF EXPERTS Debisi Araba Tom Arnold Ousmane Badiane Noble Banadda Patrick Caron Sir Gordon Conway Gebisa Ejeta Karim El Aynaoui Lisa Sennerby Forsse Sheryl Hendriks Muhammadou Kah Agnes Kalibata Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg Ishmael Sunga Rhoda Peace Tumusiime Joachim von Braun Co- chairs Ousmane Badiane Joachim von Braun

11 The Right Honorable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima Vice President Republic of Malawi His Excellency Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané Minister of State in Charge of Planning and Development Republic of Benin

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13 THE MANY FACES OF MALNUTRITION NOURISHED: How Africa Can Build a Future Free From Hunger and Malnutrition a Malabo Montpellier Panel Report 2017

14 THE REAL COST OF MALNUTRITION Poor nutrition impairs productivity, acting as an impediment to national growth. Good nutrition contributes to cognitive development, better opportunities for children to realize their potential, and higher earnings later in life, which in turn support macro-economic and societal growth. NOURISHED: How Africa Can Build a Future Free From Hunger and Malnutrition a Malabo Montpellier Panel Report 2017

15 PROGRESS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Which countries have made most progress? What do they do? How does it work? Why does it work?

16 COUNTRIES MAKING PROGRESS AGAINST MALNUTRION Countries GHI in 2000 GHI in 2016 Change (%) Senegal Ghana Rwanda Angola Cameroon Ethiopia Togo Malawi Benin Nigeria Mali Burkina Faso Zambia NOURISHED: How Africa Can Build a Future Free From Hunger and Malnutrition a Malabo Montpellier Panel Report 2017

17 THE SEARCH FOR LESSONS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Country Case Studies Between 2000 and 2016 seven countries significantly reduced undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality NOURISHED: How Africa Can Build a Future Free From Hunger and Malnutrition a Malabo Montpellier Panel Report 2017

18 WHAT WORKS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Selected Lessons from Best Performing Countries: Senegal, Ghana, Rwanda, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Togo Policy Level Elevate nutrition to top policy priority Institutional Level Coordinate nutrition actions across ministries and agencies Programmatic Level Partner for targeted and early interventions at scale

19 WHAT WORKS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Policy and institutional measures Cameroon Rwanda Integration of food security and nutrition in national health strategy Interdepartmental Committee on Food Security Parliamentarian network on nutrition Regulation of breast-milk substitutes Fortification policy Maternity leave policy National Food and Nutrition Policy (2013) Inter-sectoral nutrition committee, including private sector and CSO National multisectoral strategy to eliminate Malnutrition (NSEM) District level plans to eliminate malnutrition (DPEM) Protocol for management of malnutrition and optimal feeding of infant and young children

20 WHAT WORKS IN FIGHTING MALNUTRITION Programmatic Interventions Angola Senegal Community based management of acute malnutrition among children under 5 Supplementary feeding program, deworming and distribution of vitamin A supplement Hospital initiative on breastfeeding practices Iron-Folic-Acid supplementation for pregnant women Nutrition surveillance center to collect Monthly weighing from birth to age 3, plus nutrition advice to mothers Community based surveillance Fortified food for moderate malnutrition and hospital referral for acute cases Distribution of mosquito nets, iron and vitamin A supplements Promotion of community gardens

21 RECOMMENDATIONS What Distinguishes Successful Countries* 1. Elevating nutrition to a top policy priority 2. Working in broad partnerships within and beyond government 3. Strengthening food system regulation and controls 5. Mainstreaming nutrition education 6. Better data for more effective interventions 7. Empowering community and women s groups 8. Addressing obesity as policy priority 4. Capturing agriculture, water, health and sanitation synergies *) Detailed list of 12 recommendations can be found in main report

22 CRITICAL THREATS TO PROGRESS ON NUTRITION Impact of climate change on production systems Impact of conflicts on food, market and health systems NOURISHED: How Africa Can Build a Future Free From Hunger and Malnutrition a Malabo Montpellier Panel Report 2017

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