The African Nutrition Strategy:
Policy Action at Regional level
Addressing ACP Nutrition:
The Key Role of Agriculture
15th June 2011 Brussels, Belgium
Boitshepo Bibi Giyose
Advisor Food and Nutrition Security
NEPAD Agency
Some Realities, Thoughts and Challenges!
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Food and Nutrition Insecurity remains a huge and pressing problem – a
silent emergency; over 200 million affected
Coordination of nutrition systems and management of nutrition
programmes are extremely weak in many countries
Human capacities to address/implement nutrition more comprehensively
and effectively have become weaker over time
Investments in nutrition are always the lowest in terms of GDP; therefore
not commensurate with the magnitude of the hunger and nutrition
problems – Nutrition as a development agenda
Government commitment and ownership for nutrition usually only on
paper; no real tangible commitment backed by resource inputs, and
accountability
National Nutrition Surveillance Systems have collapsed – therefore
information for action is none existent
Home grown solutions and indigenous knowledge systems not well
harnessed and applied
Need to focus on prevention instead of curative/management
Why CAADP …
Framework to “enable/stimulate/facilitate” countries and
the continent to achieve …
The MDGs
Food and Nutritional Security
 Increased Income and Poverty alleviation
 Sustainable socio-economic growth
6% Annual Agriculture
Productivity growth rate
(by 2015)
10% Public Expenditure
allocation to Agriculture
(by 2008)
The CAADP Pillars
Building and sustaining Africa’ ability to meet its livelihoods
 Environmental resilience and growth objectives
 6% annual growth in agricultural growth
RURAL
SUSTAINABLE
INFRASTRUCTURE
LAND AND WATER
AND
MANAGEMENT
MARKET ACCESS
FOOD and
NUTRITION
SECURITY
RESEARCH
& TECHNOLOGY
DISSEMINATION
/ ADOPTION
(Forestry, Fisheries, Livestock – horticulture)
CAADP Pillar III Vision
To increase resilience at all levels by
decreasing food insecurity and linking
vulnerable people into opportunities for
agricultural growth, and improving nutrition
CAADP has been weak in linking with,
Health, HIV/AIDS, Gender issues and Social
Protection initiatives
NEPAD FNS Flagship Programmes
1. Home Grown School Feeding
2. Reduction of Micronutrient Malnutrition – Food
Fortification (including Bio-fortification)
3. Infant, young child and maternal nutrition
4. Dietary diversity – horticulture, fisheries and
livestock
–Promotion of nutrient rich foods – including traditional and
indigenous foods
• Policy Development/Reviews and Advocacy
• Capacity Development to reduce hunger and
malnutrition
From process to implementation
 Formulation of CAADP 4 Pillars
 Formulation of investment plans
 Technical reviews
- Focus on agriculture growth and production, focus on staples
- Neglect of other sectors and links thereof for improved food
security (health, education, social protection, gender, etc.)
- Nutrition remained as an after thought
- Little thought paid to issues of governance and coordination
for delivery of nutrition
Number achieving selected Milestones
Focal point
appointed
Stocktaking,
Growth and
investment
Analysis
undertaken
Round table
held and
compact
signed
Investment
plan drafted,
reviewed
and
validated
Financing
plan secured
and annual
review
mechanism
agreed upon
Execution of
investment
plan
Africa
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31
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19
3
5
Central
5
2
1
0
0
2
Eastern
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10
5
5
1
1
Northern
2
0
0
0
0
0
Southern
5
4
3
1
0
0
Western
15
15
15
13
2
2
RECs
5
2
1
1
1
0
Region/REC
Key CAADP Country Investment Priorities
 Common investment areas
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Food and Nutrition Security
Sustainable land and water management
Value Chain Promotion and Market Access
Science and technology applied in food and agriculture
Enhanced institutional capacities and coordination
Source 7th CAADP PP 2011 – Yaoundé, Cameroon report
Key Priorities
Science and
technology applied in
food and agriculture
1%
Enabling Environment
1%
Capacity Institutional
Development
5%
Food & Nutrition
Security and
Emergency
Preparedness
38%
Market Access,
Competitiveness and
Value Addition
34%
Intensification & Devt
of Production and
Productivty Systems
18%
Sustainable
management of land
and water
3%
International Commitments to End Hunger,
Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
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1974: The World Food Conference
1992: International Conference on Nutrition
1996: The World Food Summit
2000: The Millennium Development Goals
2001: The African Union (AU) adopted the New Partnership for Africa’s
Development (NEPAD)
2004: Kampala IFPRI 2020 workshop
2005: The UN Economic Commission for Africa
2005: The G-8 pledged to double assistance to Africa by 2010
2004: Kampala 2020 Conference on Food Security and Nutrition
2006: Abuja Food Security Summit / Africa Regional Nutrition Strategy
2008: High Food Prices Workshop (AU-NEPAD)
2008: FAO High Level Meeting on Rising Food Prices
2009: FAO Rome meetings, Madrid Spain, Post L’Aquila Etc…
2010: Scaling Up Nutrition, 1000Days, Feed the Future etc.
2010: AU Summit Kampala Declarations – Nutrition Day
2011: Delhi 2020 follow up, Nutrition CRSP etc...
2010 Kampala AU Summit Outcomes
• Recalled relevant previous Assembly decisions on agriculture,
Food and Nutrition including CAADP
• Noted Africa’s potential in becoming food secure and the global
momentum to support Africa’s cause
• Welcomed and endorsed a proposal to establish a strategic
group to spearhead and monitor the African Food Basket
• Decided that an Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day (AFND)
will be commemorated on 30th October every year
• Requested the AU Commission to coordinate efforts with
Member States to commemorate the AFND
• Also requested the Commission together with NEPAD Agency in
collaboration with development partners to take necessary steps
to develop and coordinate the implementation of a strategy to
take forward the vision of a food and nutrition secure Africa
Some Key issues and Challenges
• The obtaining agriculture and food security policies –
are they relevant and effective?
• Organization, coordination and management of the
national and regional nutrition systems
• Current levels and quality of capacity to deliver key
nutrition actions - across various sectors
• Ability and commitment to hold all sectors and
partners accountable for nutrition outcomes along
the value chains
Looking ahead – African Nutrition
• Continue policy reform through CAADP and other sector
avenues – including trade and markets for high value
nutritious food commodities, social protection, health,
education etc
• Intensify Advocacy ; Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day
• Increase public investment for nutrition sensitive and
nutrition specific actions
• Revamp national nutrition coordination and management
systems - foster joint planning and regular reporting
• Build capacity for effective delivery and monitoring of
nutrition across sectors – from highest level to grassroots
and extension support services
Looking ahead – African Nutrition 2
• Strengthen information and evidence base – through e.g.
the study on “Cost of Hunger in Africa: Social and Economic
Impact of Child Undernutrition”, and National Food and
Nutrition Surveillance systems
• Implement continental and global decisions and targets for
food and nutrition security - mutual accountability
• Foster accountability through a Score Card and “Annual
Africa Status Report on Food and Nutrition Security”.
• Scale Up proven nutrition interventions – link with global
initiatives such as SUN, 1000 Days, REACH, Feed The Future,
etc.
Thank you and stay in the loop!
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