Screen 1 of 21 Food Security Policies – Formulation and Implementation Institutional Framework Food Security Policy LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the institutions which have a stake in the process of food security policy formulation and implementation. Define the role and functions of the relevant stakeholders in food security policy formulation and implementation. • Indicate possible arrangements for a functional institutional set-up to ensure effective
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Screen 1 of 21 Food Security Policies – Formulation and Implementation Institutional Framework Food Security Policy LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the institutions.
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Ministry of Education School feeding; school gardens; inclusion of food security aspects (nutrition, home gardening etc.) in school and adult education curricula.
Ministry of Environment
Natural resource conservation and rehabilitation for promoting sustainable development and long-term food security.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ International Cooperation
Negotiations and agreements with development partners (UN organizations, donors, NGOs) on support to food security policies and programmes.
Ministry of Finance Budget allocations and approval for food security policy interventions.
Ministry of Health Nutrition /child nutrition, e.g. Mother and Child Health Care and Nutrition; (supplementary) child feeding programmes; also: nutrition education, sanitation.
Ministry of Labour/ Works
Employment generation- / public works- / cash-for-work, food-for-work-programmes.
Ministry of Marketing & Trade
Food price and marketing regulations; food export / import regulations; marketing organizations and infrastructure; cooperatives; subsidies.
Ministry of Social Affairs/ Women/ Youth
Social safety nets; social protection of vulnerable groups; special programmes for (particular groups of) women and youth with relevance for food security.
ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL STAKEHOLDERS
• Advocacy. • Provision of expertise.• Sensitization on relevant FS issues.• Proposals for projects and programmes.• Mobilization and organization of their members for action.• Monitoring of the implementation and impacts of FS interventions.
CSOs need to be actively involved particularly in issues such as:
Establishment of FS Focal Points at all relevant institutions
Governmental institutions and NGOs designate a senior staff member as Food Security Focal Point.
The FSFP serves as internal and external link for coordination and communication in matters of FS and will represent the institution in Food Security Committees.
The institutions that have a stake in the process of food security policy formulation and implementation are:
• Ministry of Planning/National Planning Commission;• Ministry of Agriculture;• Other ministries and government institutions (different from country to country); and• Local Government Institutions.
The Non-Governmental stakeholders that should be involved in the FSP process are:
• Local and International NGOs;• Civil society Organizations (CSOs); and• UN and donor agencies.
The involvement of a wide range of state and non-state actors in the implementation of FSPs requires a functional institutional set-up with well functioning coordination structures, ensuring an efficient flow and exchange of food security information and coordinated effective actions.