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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.
THANK YOU
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