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Il est ressorti des discussions ce qui suit : (1) Les systèmes alimentaires jugés complexes avec des interactions multiples rendant difficile l’intégration systématique des actions nécessaires, utilisant l’approche système, pour les adapter aux besoins nutritionnels ; (2) Les mécanismes de financement des systèmes alimentaires ont besoin d’un réel changement des pratiques et de paradigme budgétaires publics et des donateurs pour tendre vers des fonds communs sectoriels en plus du fond d’investissement pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle (FISAN). Il faut donc chan... Lire la suiteger note façon de mobiliser et d’utiliser les ressources ; (3) L’adoption des lois et des décisions qui ne sont pas systématiquement suivies des décrets ou arrêtés d’application rend difficile l’action des secteurs concernés ; (4) Les prix des fruits et légumes sont élevés en Afrique de l’Ouest en général et au Niger en particulier. Comment le Niger peut-il s’inspirer de l’expérience du Kenya et de l’Afrique du Sud disposant des prix relativement bas desdits produits par exemple et comment mettre en place des politiques d’importations suivies pour combler les gaps actuels? (5) La pertinence ou non des subventions d’intrants agricoles qui portent au Niger sur les équipements agricoles et les engrais et le besoin de les étendre aux actions post-récoltes ; (6) La pertinence de l’aquaculture au Niger et son avantage comparatif face aux contraintes de sa mise en place dans un contexte sous-régional où les pays côtiers sont plus avancés. Les importations ne peuvent-elles pas être la meilleure option dans ce cas ? Les défis des pêches artisanales et l’empoissonnement des mares ont été évoqués notamment la surexploitation ou plutôt les faibles capacités de production par rapport aux besoins ; (7) L’accès est difficile aux semences adaptées des légumes comme la tomate durant toute l’année pour éviter des baisses de production et d’accès saisonniers des légumes frais produits au Niger. Comment rendre les innovations technologiques semencières plus accessibles aux petits exploitants ruraux et péri-urbains ? (8) La nécessité d’insister sur la bio-fortification par sélection végétale pour ne pas ouvrir la porte aux aliments bio- fortifiés par transgénèse ou organismes génétiquement modifiés (OGM) ; (9) La recherche et la dissémination des innovations sur les systèmes alimentaires coûtent chères et sont sous-financées, c’est pourquoi il faut des priorités bien définies centrées sur des technologies innovantes pour les petits exploitants par exemple pour le financement public. Il est également suggéré des alliances avec des institutions sous-régionales pour mutualiser les efforts. Le financement public de ce secteur doit être prévisible dans la durée pour percevoir ses dividendes ; (10) La vulgarisation agricole et l’éducation des consommateurs progressent grâce à la création de l’Agence de Promotion du Conseil Agricole et un projet d’envergure nationale d’amélioration de la vulgarisation agricole avec des approches nouvelles d’adaptation des besoins aux marchés ; (11) Les petits exploitants qui produisent 70 % des calories disponibles doivent être protégés par rapport au gros business agricole même si ce dernier n’est pas encore fréquent mais en progression ; (12) La compréhension commune en construction est nécessaire et l’utilisation de la terminologie qualifiant les systèmes alimentaires (durable, équitable, sain, sensible….) doit être harmonisée et maitrisée. La concertation a mis en évidence les nombreux défis à surmonter et l’énorme potentiel d’adaptation des systèmes alimentaires pour devenir dans l’avenir un puissant levier d’amélioration de la justice sociale et du bien-être de tous les nigériens. Lire moins

Le thème général de la concertation est : « Quelles actions de transformation des systèmes alimentaires pour la modernisation du monde rural et l’amélioration de l’état nutritionnel des nigériens en relation avec l’atteinte des ODD” Après la cérémonie officielle d’ouverture et l’introduction en plénière, les échanges se sont poursuivis en travaux de groupe. 5 groupes ont été constitués : 1- Dialogue de haut regroupant des acteurs du Gouvernement pour discuter de la thématique « Gouvernance multisectorielle, décentralisation opérationnelle et financement des sys... Lire la suitetèmes alimentaires : quelles actions et approches en zone stables et zones fragiles » ? 2- Dialogue de haut regroupant les partenaires techniques et financiers pour discuter de la thématique « Gouvernance multisectorielle, décentralisation opérationnelle et financement des systèmes alimentaires : quelles actions et approches en zone stables et zones fragiles » ? 3- Dialogue des acteurs de la société civile et du secteur privé sur la thématique « Approvisionnement des marchés ruraux et urbains en fruits et légumes (Chaines de valeur des fruits et légumes) » 4- Dialogue mixte des acteurs étatiques de divers secteurs (Agriculture, santé, protection sociale, éducation…) sur la thématique : « Recherches et innovations sur le développement du monde rural » et « Biofortification par sélection végétale et promotion des variétés naturellement riches en micronutriments » 5- Dialogue mixte des acteurs étatiques de divers secteurs (Agriculture, santé, protection sociale, éducation…) sur la thématique « Chaine de valeur du poisson (Pêche et aquaculture) » Les groupes 1 et 2 ont travaillé en répondant à une série de questions posées à la suite de l’analyse situationnelle proposées, alors que les autres groupes ont d’abord discuté de l’état actuel de la situation (diagnostic), Ils se sont projetés dans la situation souhaitée dans 10 ans (2030), ont identifiés les atouts et leviers disponibles pour booster la transformation, puis ont proposé des reformes et investissements nécessaires pour parvenir à ces transformations pour des SA durables en 2030. Chaque groupe a disposé d’un facilitateur et de deux rapporteurs dont un a partagé les résultats du travail en session plénière. Dans chaque groupe, chaque participant a eu l’opportunité de s’exprimer librement pour faire valoir ses idées. Les travaux de groupe ont durée 2 heures chacun (de 11h à 13h) et la restitution en plénière a pris 1h30 (de 15h à 16h30) Lire moins

4. ¿Cómo pueden las políticas públicas contribuir a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional con el propósito de garantizar el derecho a la alimentación, a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, el consumo de productos saludables de calidad? ¿Qué mecanismos existen para impulsar la inclusión de las mujeres y jóvenes? • Asignación de recursos para la implementación de las políticas públicas. • Crear políticas e incentivos para que los jóvenes se incorporen al sector agropecuario e incentivar la participación de la mujer. • Incentivar políticas que promuevan mejore... Lire la suites hábitos de consumo desde la familia, así como la actividad física. • Educar en temas de agricultura desde la infancia hasta la etapa universitaria. • Crear campañas educativas que busquen combatir la obesidad y mejoren los hábitos de alimentación saludable desde la niñez. • Hacer una revisión de todas las políticas públicas existentes e identificar si alguna va en contra de las tendencias actuales de seguridad alimentaria. Lire moins

3. ¿Cómo son abordados los sistemas alimentarios en las políticas públicas? ¿Cuál considera usted sería el reto principal para su aplicación y cómo afectan a sus actores los conflictos por los regímenes de tenencia y derechos sobre la tierra y el agua? • Aplicar e implementar las leyes que existen para agilizar los procesos y los productores puedan comercializar a tiempo, así como agilizar los trámites de titulación de tierra. • Crear represas para distribuir mejor el agua en los sistemas de riego. • Cambiar las políticas de tenencias de agua desde la propiedad. • Incenti... Lire la suitevar más asesoramiento técnico para los pequeños productores. • Flexibilidad en políticas bancarias para modernizar los sistemas productivos. • Crear políticas para hacer la transición hacia la agricultura resiliente. • Apoyo técnico a redes o agrupaciones comunitarias. Lire moins

2. ¿Qué deberían hacer los actores del Sistema Alimentario para reducir o compensar los impactos negativos generados en los procesos productivos, procesamiento, transporte, almacenamiento, intercambio y consumo de los productos alimenticios? • Realizar una campaña para incentivar la agricultura orgánica. • Creación de mercados de acopio regionales. • Apoyar a los productores en el acceso de crédito agropecuario. • Los sistemas de asistencia técnica deben ser eficaces y oportunos para los medianos y pequeños productores. • Promover elementos y herramientas para manejo de suel... Lire la suiteo. • Establecer organizaciones en las bases comunitarias para favorecer a las comunidades rurales. • Realizar estudios socioeconómicos ambientales para mejorar los caminos de acceso y la comercialización. • Contar con información real de las distintas regiones en cuanto al manejo de desechos. Lire moins

A continuación, se presentan los principales aportes identificados en la consulta realizada con actores de las provincias de Coclé y Veraguas, por cada pregunta orientadora: 1. ¿Cómo podemos lograr que el sector alimentario contribuya a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, fortaleciendo la participación de la población en el proceso productivo, comercialización, patrones de consumo y manejo adecuado de desechos de alimentos? • Fortalecer los actores del sistema alimentario, con políticas integrales y trabajo intersectorial que incluyan: alianza público-privadas, acceso a tecnolog... Lire la suiteía, asistencia técnica, titulación de tierras y/o acceso a éstas, comercialización equitativa por regiones, organización de la producción para evitar la sobreproducción y pérdida de alimentos, programas alimentarios, entre otros, haciendo énfasis en poblaciones con mayor vulnerabilidad. • Impulsar el trabajo social y comunitario que involucre a las familias, niños, niñas y adolescentes fomentando la cultura de producción de alimentos de manera sostenible. • Implementar alianzas entre comunidades agrícolas, universidades, colegios con énfasis agropecuario para fomentar la producción de alimentos sostenible. Lire moins

Entre los principales hallazgos encontrados en la consulta, con los actores de las provincias de Coclé y Veraguas, destacan los siguientes: Establecimiento de Alianzas Público-Privadas. Planificación de la producción para disminuir sobre producción y pérdida de alimentos. Impulsar trabajo social comunitario incluyente, que impulse una cultura de producción de alimentos. Crear alianzas entren comunidades, universidades y colegios, para fomentar la producción de alimentos sostenibles. Fomento de la agricultura orgánica. Apoyo a los agricultores para tener acceso a créditos. Fortalecer ... Lire la suiteorganizaciones comunitarias. Estadísticas reales sobre el manejo de desechos sólidos. Agilización en los trámites para titulación de tierras. Cambio en las políticas sobre la tenencia del agua. Apoyo a la innovación y tecnologías a través del acceso al crédito. Agricultura resiliente. Asignación de recursos para la implementación de las políticas públicas. Inclusión de jóvenes y mujeres en los sistemas alimentarios. Promover hábitos de consumo saludables desde la familia que contribuyan a disminuir la obesidad. Promover la agricultura desde la niñez hasta a los estudiantes en las universidades. Lire moins

La consulta sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios de las provincias de Coclé y Veraguas tuvieron como lema “Cerrando brechas para la seguridad alimentaria”. El objetivo principal era determinar la futura dirección de los sistemas alimentarios en este territorio, hacia la consecución de los ODS explorando las opciones de cambio necesarios para darle sostenibilidad a los sistemas alimentarios del país para el año 2030 y situar al proyecto dentro del contexto de trabajo intersectorial que realizará el Gobierno Nacional y los actores de la cadena alimentaria nacional. Sobre la base de las cinc... Lire la suiteo vías de acción definidas para la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios 2021 (1. Garantizar el acceso a alimentos sanos y nutritivos para todos. 2. Adoptar modalidades de consumo sostenibles 3. Impulsar una producción favorable a la naturaleza 4. Promover medios de vida equitativos 5. Crear resiliencia ante las vulnerabilidades), se adoptaron cuatro preguntas orientadoras que se utilizaron en todas y cada una de las sesiones de consultas realizadas. Las dos primeras preguntas hacen referencia a algunas acciones que se pudieran impulsar y nuestro papel como actores para avanzar hacia un sistema alimentario sostenible, mientras que las dos últimas tienen que ver con el abordaje de estos sistemas en las políticas públicas. Las preguntas orientadoras fueron: 1. ¿Cómo podemos lograr que el sector alimentario contribuya a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, fortaleciendo la participación de la población en el proceso productivo, comercialización, patrones de consumo y manejo adecuado de desechos de alimentos? 2. ¿Qué deberían hacer los actores del Sistema Alimentario para reducir o compensar los impactos negativos generados en los procesos productivos, procesamiento, transporte, almacenamiento, intercambio y consumo de los productos alimenticios? 3. ¿Cómo son abordados los sistemas alimentarios en las políticas públicas? ¿Cuál considera usted sería el reto principal para su aplicación y cómo afectan a sus actores los conflictos por los regímenes de tenencia y derechos sobre la tierra y el agua? 4. ¿Cómo pueden las políticas públicas contribuir a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional con el propósito de garantizar el derecho a la alimentación, a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, el consumo de productos saludables de calidad? ¿Qué mecanismos existen para impulsar la inclusión de las mujeres y jóvenes? Lire moins

There were no major areas of divergence among the participants.

1. Availability of diversified, safe and nutritious food: Challenges: ensuring safe and sustainable food production is a challenge, Climate change is making our farmers more vulnerable. The indiscriminate use of fertilizers affects soil health. Way Forward: -Agriculture policy: Need for an enabling and inclusive agricultural policy that pulls farmers out of income and resource poverty and makes them efficient producers; Identification of farmers in the National Identity (NID) system; Mchanization of agriculture, Pomotion of smart agriculture technologies -Effective extension system: for instan... Lire la suitece, a lot of stress tolerant and nutrient rich crop varieties are available with the agricultural research system - need effective dissemination through extension; ensure availability of quality seeds; effective land use planning; promote different models of poultry and dairy farming according to space availability.. 2. Transformation, delivery, access and role of private sector: Challenges: -COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragile to supply chain in all over the world which is also revealed to some extent in Bangladesh. Although Govt. has given massive efforts to overcome to those challenges through ensuring uninterrupted transport mobility for food items. Way Forward: -For the next three years efforts should be undertaken to develop risk/ shock sensitive supply chain that protects the produce and ensure proper price for crops produce by smallholders. -Tri-party partnership like farmer-private sector-government can be an effective solution for facilitating access to finance to young entrepreneurs; financing terms should be eased up for small farmers, ease of access to finance will enable farmers to diversify to other crops, dairy, poultry, fishery. -online marketplace like Uber for agricultural products can be developed --Food processing: supply of raw materials should be ensured all around the year through storage facility, proper transportation, and infrastructure. 3. Governance, nutrition and food safety: Challenges: -Lack of dietary diversity; rising double burden of malnutrition: while chronic and acute undernutrition persist, overnutrition leading to obesity and cardiovascular diseases is rising. High salt content as well as trans-fat in diets; Arsenic, heavy metal and faecal contamination and salinity are issues relating to unsafe water. Poor sanitation, hygiene practices and waste management remain challenges for improving WASH. Way Forward: -considering two crucial windows of opportunity during the 1st 1000 days from conception, and adolescence; Enhance nutrition and food safety knowledge and awareness among consumers especially adolescents and youth;Accelerate actions which contribute directly to the reduction of wasting. Promotion of national dietary guidelines; Focus on coordinated governance to implement national nutrition policies and strategies at national and sub-national level; ensure safe food, safe drinking water and improve sanitation and hygiene practices in both rural and urban areas; 4. Inclusion, Vulnerability and Social Protection: Challenges: -Not all poor and vulnerable people are covered by social safety nets. COVID-19 pandemic has increased number of poor and vulnerable people; urban poor – not adequately addressed. Way Forward: Expedite the implementation coverage of existing food based social safety net programs in a better functional and inclusive manner, increasing coverage. Focus of food diversification. 5. Climate, vulnerability and resilience: Challenges: - Conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use; Flash flood, river erosion and increasing salinity of water levels are key detrimental impacts of climate change on food production. Way Forward: -The importance of soil health should be recognized; Effective river management through construction of embankments, dams, etc. can be undertaken to reduce the impact of erosion; Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan, is a plan formulated by the government to counter the threats of climate change on multiple aspects including food systems, agriculture, and the wider economy; focus on climate-resilient food systems. Lire moins

Agriculture Policy Support: Farmers often do not get fair price for their produce. Access to quality inputs is also a challenge. Agricultural land is getting converted for non-agricultural purposes. There is need for policy support to protect farmers’ interests and ensure fair price for them; buyback guarantee for produce that meets quality standards; cheap food imports should not be allowed to flood the market. Identification as farmers in the National Identity System will facilitate access to necessary inputs. There should be regulation to prevent conversion of agricultural land to non-agr... Lire la suiteicultural use. Policies should also promote fair and ethical business practices by middlemen and private sector. Capacity Development: Lack of awareness on safe production practices and use of technology are challenges; capacity strengthening through training and awareness programmes on good practices to enable safe and sustainable production. Effective Extension: Although Agricultural Extension services is being done very well in Bangladesh, there are still some lacunae (unidentified gaps) in the extension system delaying access to knowledge. There is need for effective implementation of existing policies on Agriculture Extension, Agriculture Mechanisation, Good Agriculture Practices; need for special attention to women and youth. Infrastructure Support: Although government is focusing on mechanization of farming activities (which has been started in the recent years), it needs to be strengthened and scaled up. It reveals that lack of mechanisation is one of the reasons for low productivity and high cost of cultivation; lack of processing and storage facilities leads to food loss. Integrated infrastructure development under the Water Development Board including durable flood and erosion control embankments, efficient management of natural water bodies to balance the supply of water for agriculture between rainy and dry seasons, international collaboration to modulate water flows of the transboundary rivers are required. Finance: Credit for production purposes and insurance to safeguard against risks are necessary requirements; there should be easy access to credit for agriculture and allied activities from commercial banks; both crop and animal insurance have to be promoted. Effective Use of Technology and Data Management: The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for e-commerce and online market platforms. Development of integrated e-commerce platform and online markets will help better manage the food supply chain in the face of pandemics like COVID-19; models for consumers to source directly from producers. Greater Role of Private Sector to Empower Smallholders: There are hindrances to the private sector in playing an active role in investment and enterprise development. Public private partnership models may be promoted and enabling environment created for ease of doing business by private sector in all stages of the food chain from seed production to processing and marketing; tax holiday of 5-10 years for private sector can spur more investments in cold chain, food processing and focus on nutritious and safe food. Institutional Strengthening: GoB has given most priority to ensure the safe food for all the citizens. In this regard, the government enacted Food Safety Act 2013 and established Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) in early 2015. To implement Food Safety Act, GoB is giving efforts on massive awareness and surveillance activities on food safety standards and related issues along with the production and supply chain of food. Important rules and regulations have been prepared in the recent years. Now more focus should be given to expedite the implement process of those rules, regulations, standards aligned with Food Safety Act. Social Protection: Although government is giving more efforts to strengthen the social safety net activities, still there are some areas for improvement in delivery of social safety net programmes; effective delivery of social protection programmes has to be ensured with full coverage of ultra-poor, including those rendered poor by the COVID-19 pandemic; there is need for combination of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive approaches together with SBCC in social safety net programmes. Dietary Diversification: Strategies for promotion of production diversity, nutrition gardens of fruits and vegetables, and consumption diversity through focused social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) across the lifecycle addressing different population groups and engaging in a whole-of society approach on integrated nutrition issues to increase awareness of the importance of healthy diets and good nutrition practices are needed. Attention to Urban Food Systems: Growing urbanisation calls for attention to urban food systems. There is need to strengthen the food supply chain and promote safe food markets; increase awareness about nutritious food, to address problems of obesity and increasing incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Climate Resilient Food Systems: Climate change poses a major challenge to our food systems, affecting lives and livelihoods especially of smallholder farmers. We need to promote climate resilient crop varieties, put in place early warning systems and increase capacity of smallholder farmers to cope with challenge of climate change; building on the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan, a group may be formed from this dialogue to examine effective response to threats to food systems posed by climate change. Lire moins

The focus and expectations from the Dialogue were outlined in the speeches of the chief guests and key speakers in the inaugural session of the dialogue. The DG, FPMU, Ministry of Food in his welcome remarks said that Bangladesh had been focusing on Action Track1- Access to Safe and nutritious food, and an important objective to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and agenda 2030. The Ministry of Food was coordinating the dialogue process to find out game changing solutions to overcome the existing challenges of food systems in Bangladesh. Dr. Rudaba Khondaker, Country Director, GAIN ... Lire la suitein her introductory remarks said that we had to come up with a pathway that will set the stage for H.E Honourable Prime Minister to showcase Bangladesh at the UN Food Systems Summit, how we can work hand-in-hand with public-private sector, civil society, academia and other stakeholders including the youth and cutting all 5 action tracks. Mr. Robert Simpson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh, traced the evolution in the country from focus on production and food security to improving nutrition and food security and value chain approaches including production, processing, distribution, packaging, transportation etc. We have to work across the entire food system with an inclusive approach, addressing all 5 action tracks, with multi-ministerial and multi-sectoral approaches. Dr. Saleemul Huq, Chair of Action track 5 expressed that addressing climate change is one of the major priorities for Bangladesh. The country had recently developed the draft ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ under the guidance of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, which will serve as a guiding document for food system resilience related to climate change. He expressed that, opportunities are open for all ministries to make contributions to the draft of the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan. Mr. Zakir Hossain Akanda, Secretary (PRL), Planning Commission, expressed that it was important to focus on solutions based on our food systems context linked to our culture, diets, nutrition and economic development. Mr. Md. Mesbahul Islam, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture expressed that the country’s vision is to provide eco-friendly, safe, climate resilient, sustainable productive good agricultural practices and sustaining natural resources to ensure food security as well as commercial agriculture, and our mission to provide efficient, effective, decentralized, location specific, demand responsive and integrated extension services to all categories of farmers in accessing and utilizing better knowhow to increase sustainable and profitable crop production. The Honorable Minister, Ministry of Food and Member of Parliament, Mr. Sadhan Chandra Majumder, in his address as Chief Guest declared that ensuring food security for all is a basic human right in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The country had achieved food security under the leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister and the government was working towards ensuring nutrition security. Many aid-based, constructive and development focused initiatives had been undertaken by the government to ensure food and nutrition security. The chair of the session, Dr. Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum, Secretary, Ministry of Food, expressed that when the 1st national dialogue was organised in January, the objective was to use the dialogue process to shape our actions for sustainable food systems by 2030, involving both government, donor community, I/NGO, and private sector. Area focused findings had emerged from the recommendations of the sub-national dialogues highlighting the existing challenges and effective way forward to address them and ensure sustainable and safe food system. Mr. Sheikh Muzibar Rahman, DG, Directorate of Food, stated that the Summit will provide a strong platform for all to analyze our food systems, policies, priorities and drawbacks with other countries. Mr. Khaja Abdul Hannan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food appreciated the fact that stakeholders from all relevant fields participated in the dialogues and came up with recommendations to overcome the challenges prevailing in food systems. Lire moins

1) a) conflict between forestry and farmlands, 2) conflict between farmers and wildlife (hippopotamus) 3) conflict between farmers and livestock and 4) shifting land use patterns 2) Middlemen role between growers and markets 3) Conflict in policies affecting food systems A few areas of divergence emerged during the Gambian dialogue. The most important divergences were related to conflicts between various uses of land and those who use land. 1) The stakeholders from the forestry and food production value chains could not agree on the expansion of agricultural lands through destruction of forest... Lire la suites. Also, 2) rice growers in the CRR complain about hippopotamuses invading and destroying their fields. They want the hippos killed but the animals are protected species in The Gambia. So, there is continuous push and pull between the agriculture and wildlife departments. Another 3) controversial area is the rapid take over of real estate developers of agricultural land for residential purposes especially in the 2 regions: namely, Kanifing Municipality and West Coast region. There was a divergence within the horticulture value chain. The growers that are far from the big urban markets sell their produces through middlemen called ‘Gyenda Jai’. These middlemen often shortchange, delay payments to the growers or even disappear with the growers’ money. A final divergence is related to policy conflicts affecting the food systems in the Gambia. The policies adopted by various ministries of agriculture and trade are often in conflict. The Ministry of Trade is responsible for Common External Tariffs and for the Investment Codes. The Ministry of Agriculture often require certain value chains protected to encourage growth and investment. Often, the two ministries do not align their schedules. Lire moins

1) Increase access to land, financing and other productive resources that specifically target women and youth. Actions: a) The government must make specific and deliberate policy decisions (legislative and regulatory) targeting women and youths which grant them ownership of land for cultivation or to conduct agribusiness enterprises. The land can serve as co-lateral to give them access to finance. b) The agricultural loan interest rate in The Gambia is too high. It must be lowered to a single digit and loans should be discounted over multiple years with a minimum of 3 years. A graze period of ... Lire la suite6 months for crops and 12 months for livestock should be given before repayment on the loan capital should start. c) The government should fast-track the establishment of an agri-business bank and a risk support facility, both of which are being formulated. d) Priority needs to be given to projects and programmes that will promote women and youth participation, eg, rice, vegetable and small ruminant projects tend to benefit women and youths. e) Promote gender equity with particular attention paid to youth participation throughout the food value chain. 2) Increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the health delivery system Actions: a) Government and the private sector should increase access and improve health service delivery including Primary Health Care in the rural areas. b) Government should put in place strategies to systematically train and retain qualified personnel. c) Government should promote and enhance Private Sector investment in health service delivery, especially in the rural areas. d) Mainstream food-based nutrition and household food security into sectoral policies and plans. 3) Sustainable exploitation of the country’s natural resource base. Actions: a) Mainstream conservation agriculture in ANR policies and enact soil and water regulations. b) Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Review and enforce the fisheries regulations and practice the Maximum Sustainable Yield concept. Re-negotiate all fishing agreements in favour of sustained economic growth. c) Enforce forestry regulations to curb illegal logging and transportation of foreign timber through Gambian territory for export. Promote community forest management concepts and non-timber forest enterprises. 4) Increase food production by 100% Actions: a) Promote climate smart agriculture through the use of i) irrigation (drip and surface) to encourage year-round production and crop production intensification and ii) integrated farming systems cops, livestock and aquaculture). Less than 4% of the cultivable area in The Gambia is irrigated. Tens of thousands of irrigable lands can be made available for lowland production if salt intrusion in the second half of the River Gambia is controlled. The government should consider construction of an anti-salt bridge on the river somewhere ecologically feasible. b) Promote mechanization along the entire food value chain. About 30% of the cultivable land is not cultivated. Mechanization of pre and post-harvest activities will reduce drudgery and time, increase cultivation of larger areas, and will also reduce postharvest losses. c) Promote consumption of safe and nutritious diets, biofortified foods and mineral and vitamin supplements for all d) Promote home grown school feeding (HGSF) program and contract farming. The HGSF increases retention of the girl-child in school which curbs early child marriages and closes the education gap between boys and girls. When all the children are well fed, early child development (ECD) is guaranteed, and the child cognitive development is advanced. e) Promote access to markets for agricultural produce f) Empower agricultural, food and nutrition security research and development g) Strengthen national laboratory capacity for food testing (Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary system strengthening) h) Establish a robust early warning system to natural disasters and strengthen and the National Disaster Management Agency for rapid intervention, saving lives and restoration of lost livelihoods. Lire moins

1) Increase access to land, financing and other productive resources that specifically target women and youth. The women form more than 50% of the farming population and in some regions, they are the major producers of vegetables, rice and groundnuts. Despite their numbers and their key contribution to agricultural production they are seriously disadvantaged in that they lack access to key production factors and inputs, particular land, finance and technical know-how. Women in the Gambia, for social, religious and cultural reasons, do not own land and can only inherit land from their mothers. ... Lire la suiteConsequently, women in the Gambia, lack the opportunity to have land which they can present to the bank as a co-lateral to obtain bank loans. It is therefore imperative to increase their access to land and finance if their production is to increase. 2) Increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the health delivery system There is a conspicuous inadequate access to quality health services especially in rural Gambia. This has led to high under 5, infant and neo-natal mortalities. This has led to serious ramifications on production and productivity of the nation’s food systems. In 2018, it was estimated that the country lost an equivalent of about GMD3.956 billion due to child undernutrition, which represented 5.1 percent of the GDP (COHA Report, 2020). 3) Sustainable exploitation of the country’s natural resource base. There has been remarkable degradation of the country’s resource base over the years. Deforestation, overfishing in our waters and inappropriate fishing nets, the poisoning of marine life, land degradation, frequent bush fires are some classical examples. Some of the adaptive measures undertaken to mitigate the degradation on the country’s resource base include sensitization on bush fire control measures, encourage agroforestry, regulating fishing and fishing nets, creation of appropriate policies. There is an alarming rate of wanton felling of indigenous and protected tree species. Bad agricultural practices on slopes have seriously aggravated soil and water erosion resulting in loss of topsoil and decline in soil fertility. 4) Increase food production by 100% According to the national statistics the country produces about half of the national annual food needs. There is urgent need to gradually increase food production over the next ten years leading to national food and nutrition self- sufficiency which is in-line with the attainment of SDG 2 target 3. Agricultural production can also be boosted if Gambians consume locally produced, safe and quality foods. Increase in production can also happen if the school feeding program, hospitals and the security services source their food needs from the local farming community. Production can further be increased by reducing vulnerabilities of the livelihoods of the population through building resilience of food systems through climate-resilient agricultural practices and social protection interventions. 5) A harmonized and better coordinated policy environment that directedly or indirectly affect food systems The effective coordination of relevant policies on food systems remains the major issue in the attainment of the SDGs by 2030 in relation to the National Food Systems. Existing policies should be reviewed and dovetailed to ensure and cater for equity, justice, empowerment and sustainability for all. 6) More privates sector involvement in the food systems. The private sector is a key player in ensuring food safety as it underlies the entire food system. The majority of foods are produced, handled, processed, distributed, and sold by the private sector, and thus, their responsibility to ensure that products are nutritious and safe for consumption. In view of the above, increased private sector support and involvement is integral in achieving the set goals in the SDGs in relation to food systems. 7) Government to fulfil its international fiscal obligations. In line with the call for globalization of resources for the enhance of National Food Systems, it is important for The Government to honor its commitments to national and international agreements/treaties such as the Malabo Declaration in committing 10% of public expenditure to agriculture. The Right to Food is a long-standing international human right to which many countries are committed according to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, CESCR, 1999. It is the right to feed oneself in dignity and the right to adequate food. National and Regional Food Reserves is part of building resilience to vulnerabilities, shocks and stresses which may be caused by natural or manmade disasters. The Economic Community of West African States has adopted a policy requiring regional reserves by ECOWAS and national food reserves by the Member States. Lire moins

Describe in under 4,200 characters including spaces In The Gambia, our focus was on all the Action Tracks. We recognized the need to consult stakeholders from around the country and the stakeholders in each of the Action Tracks. We conducted dialogues in all regions, along the Action Tracks and an independent dialogue. i) The Gambia is divided into 7 regions (5 administrative regions and 2 municipalities) and we conducted a dialogue in each region. ii) All 5 Action Tracks of the FSSD were equally treated but we had them regrouped according to common linkages among some of them: Action Tracks 1... Lire la suite&2 were merged into one Thematic Working Group (TWG); Action Tracks 3&4 were merged in a second TWG; Action Track 5 was treated alone in a third TWG. iii) The Independent Dialogue was organized by the apex body of farmer organizations called National Coordination Organization of Farmer Organizations Gambia (NACOFAG). iv) We added Private Sector participation in a fourth TWG. Lire moins