Social Protection Programs
in Suriname
Measures to combat poverty
Hendrik Soerat Setrowidjojo
Minister of Social Affairs & Public Housing (SOZAVO)
Republic of Suriname
SECOND MEETING OF MINISTERS AND HIGH AUTHORITIES OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
“Strengthening and sustaining social protection systems”
July 7- 9, 2010 – CALI, COLOMBIA
Overview
 Brief introduction Suriname
 Ministry of Social Affairs and Public Housing
 Combating poverty through food security
 Challenges and advantages
Combating poverty through food security
 Ministry of Social Affairs and Public Housing:
- Food for Kids
 Ministry of Education:
- School Feeding project
 Ministry of Regional Development:
- Department of Agricultural Development in the Interior”
 Ministry of Planning:
- National Rice Program
Poverty and food security
 Ministry of Agriculture:
- Establish a National Food Authority
- Reorganization of the Agriculture Study
- Private sector development on promoting agroentrepreneurship
- Fifth agricultural national counting
- Agricultural creditfacility
- Draft framework for Commidity Board Fishery
- Fishery Quality Control
- Establishment Fishery station
- Awareness on profitable and sustainable agricultural
production
Challenges and advantages
CHALLENGES:
 Unreliable weather
 Inefficient production,
processing en operation of the
market.
 Significant discrepancies on
income generation within the
sector
 Basic agricultural facilities s.a.
land titles and infrastructure
are moderately in place.
 Low status of sector:
- minor participation in
agricultural education
ADVANTAGES:
 International rise of the
demand of Bio energy
 International rise of the
demand of food & food
products
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