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