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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