4 TH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION CARD 21-22 May 2012 Under the theme of Maternal and Child Nutrition Food Fortification with Micronutrients By Mr. Mam Borath Deputy Director of Social Planning Depatment Of MOP and Deputy Permannent NSCFF
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4TH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
CARD
21-22 May 2012
Under the theme of Maternal and Child Nutrition
Food Fortification with MicronutrientsBy Mr. Mam Borath Deputy Director of Social
Planning Depatment Of MOP and Deputy Permannent NSCFF
OUTLINE
1. Introduction/Background for the Improvement of Nutrition Status in Cambodia
2. Problem/Challenges3. Solution4. Conclusion and way forward
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I – ORGANIZATION CHART OF NCN
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR NUTRITION (NCN)Chaired by Senior Minister of Planning, H.E. Chhay
A. Assessment stage: Need time for legal framework to be
adapted for supporting the interventions Lack of support and participation of stakeholders especially private sectors Data and information gathering or sharing from relevant sectors are limited Coordination and collaboration among stakeholders is slow Mostly dependence on the external support (consultation and experiences)
2- PROBLEMS/CHALLENGES - (CONTINUE)
B. Implementation stage: Some mixing materials and
equipment could not be found in local market, need to import
Quality specifications of local products are not consistent with the fortification standard.
Need time to adopt the regulations Behavior change of the local
producers Budget for implementation and
intervention depends on the support from development partners such as USAID/UNICEF, RACHA-GAIN and international NGOs.
2- PROBLEMS/CHALLENGES - (CONTINUE)
Import inappropriate foods such as non-iodized salt, non-iron fortified fish sauce and soy sauce with price competition (cheaper than local products)
Spent more budget and time on marketing promotion and communication strategies to change the behavior of producers sellers and consumers
Quality control and quality assurance of the products have not been widely performed
Rice is the major staple food in Cambodia Rice fortification technology is new Rice mill is decentralized
2- PROBLEMS/CHALLENGES - (CONTINUE)
C. Monitoring, evaluation and surveillance Stage
Budget and time on monitoring, evaluating and surveillance
No accredited (under ISO 17025) laboratory facility in the country for testing some specific samples (e.g. urine iodine, serum ferritin…)
Law enforcement (e.g. sub-degree) is still weak No food consumption data available
3- SOLUTION
- -Strengthen effectively enforcement of existing legal frameworks
- -Develop new policies, guidelines, Prakas, Sub-degree, Laws as required
- Strengthen and expand sustainably the cooperation and collaboration with development partners
- Require contribution of national budget for implementation
- Promotion for use of Fortified Foods
3- SOLUTION (CONTINUE)
- Need overall strategy and policy after multiple micronutrient and food consumption survey
- Test government system of rice distribution (school & food aid)
4- CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD
- -Production and distribution of iodized salt is smooth, but need to improve the quality
- -Household use of iodized salt is 83%, but still not reach the goal 90% (2015)
CDHS 2005 CAS 2008 CSES 2009 CDHS 20100
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4- CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD (CONTINUE)
- National Sub-Committee for Food Fortification had issued the implementation framework with sustainability, encouraged & provided opportunity to producers of fish sauce and soy sauce to get involved based on their capability and contribution. We hope that target set in the fiscal year two of the project to produce 5,567 tons of fortified fish sauce and soy sauce would be achieved
4- CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD
- Regularly monitor the progress of programme against the targets
- Urge effectively enforcement of laws/regulations
- Strengthen and expand possibly food fortification of micronutrients in relevant vehicles
- Need to analyse data of individual food consumption item
- Develop comprehensive national guidelines and policy on food fortification