National Food Security Strategy: An update and Directions for The Future

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National Food Security Strategy
An update and Directions for The Future
Khaled M. Saeed
Director General of Agriculture & Fisheries
National Food Security Coordinator - MoPIC

National Food Security Strategy: An update and Directions for The Future
September 18, 2013 | Khaled M. Saeed, Director General of Agriculture & Fisheries, National Food Security Coordinator - MoPIC
General Overview
 In 2007 and the first half of 2008, a sharp rise in agricultural commodity and
food prices triggered grave concerns about food security and increased poverty
throughout the world.
 In response to this Situation, the Government decided to undertake a national
food security strategy to offer an integrated and comprehensive framework to
enhance food security in consultation with related national line ministries and
agencies, donors, non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private
sector.

General Overview (continued)
 The international Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was selected in March
2009 to developing a National Food Security Strategy for Yemen which
provides sector-specific and cross-sector policy and investment options to
achieve improving food security and reduce poverty over the medium and long
term.
 The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) had been
instrumental in supporting MOPIC in the development of the National
Strategy. MOPIC highly appreciates the consultative process that IFPRI helped
to facilitate and the high quality work that led to the prioritization of actions
that will influence the policy process and investments plans. The NFSS will also
play an important role in Yemen's socio-economic development and poverty
reduction plans.
 In March 2009 a coordination team established in MOPIC to support IFPRI
experts to develop the strategy.

Consultative Process
 Consultation with major domestic and international stakeholders had been
undertaken in April and May 2009 for data collection, review of available
national strategies, sector background analysis and other documents.
 The Technical Food Security Committee established in May 2009 comprising
representatives from MOPIC and relevant ministries/agencies /NGO'S together
with the EC, World Bank, GiZ and other international partners.
 The Government of Yemen has given high priority to developing an national
food security strategy .H.E. Deputy prime Minister for Economic Affairs,
Minister of Planning & International Cooperation(MOPIC) has therefore
invited national and international stakeholders to a National Food Security
Workshop on June7, 2009.

Consultative Process (continued)
 The objective of the workshop was to discuss the outline and preliminary
results of the Food Security Strategy analysis undertaken by the International
Food policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
 The Government of Yemen was represented by all main ministries involved in
food security, including the Ministry of Industry & Trade, Ministry of
Agriculture & Irrigation, Ministry of Water & Environment, Ministry of
Finance, Ministry of Health & population, Ministry of Fish wealth in addition to
Social Welfare Fund, Central Statistical Organization and Federation of Yemen
Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Agricultural and Fisheries Cooperative
Unions, Yemeni Family Care Society and Yemeni Consumer protection Society
together with EC, World Bank and GiZ as well as other International Donors.

Consultative Process (continued)
 The Food Security Strategy work was based on existing sector strategies, such as the
water strategy, the National Nutrition Strategy, the Aden Agenda (Agriculture).
 IFPRI Developed a comprehensive analytical framework to give answers to the
questions i) where and who are the food insecure, b) what are the main
determinates of food insecurity and c) what are the challenges and options to
improving food security.
 IFPRI developed the National Food Security Strategy paper in two part as follows:
 Part (I): Presented at a high level workshop with all stakeholders held on 16 January
2010. This part provides an in-depth analysis of the current status of food security
in Yemen, including the major challenges to food security and causes of food
insecurity, and suggested 18 priority areas for policy action.

Findings of NFSSP, Part (I)
 The food security in Yemen at national and household levels is alarming.
 At the national level, the export to food import ratio is far below international
standards, indicating a strong need for improving trade and also agriculture in
places with potential.
 Yemen, is among the bottom of 10 countries in the world in terms of food insecurity
at the household level and remains there today. (The results of surveys implemented
by WFP and UNICEF in 2011 and 2012 show that around 44.5% of the population in
2011 were food insecure, but by 2012 food insecurity levels had almost reached pre-
crisis levels again (IFPRI will talk more about this in the next presentation).
 More than half of all Yemeni children are malnourished, thus damaging their
healthy physical development and hampering the future development of Yemeni's
society and economy.
 To improve food security, 18 priority areas have been identified in a consultative
process, categorized by sector as follows:

Macroeconomic, growth
and incomes
Trade & Transportation
 Accelerate job creation and pro
food security growth in promising
sectors.
 Foster growth in rural areas, for
example through development of
secondary cities.
 Economic non-oil exports,
remittances and foreign direct
investments (FDI).
 Improve efficiency of social
transfers to support the food
insecure and review existing
subsidies.
 Improve market access and
infrastructure.
 Improve technology in food/ fish
processing using the private sector.
 Strategize the optimal level of
physical storage for cereals.
 Foster trade agreements.
Findings of NFSSP, Part (I) – Priority Areas

Agriculture, Water and
Fisheries
Health, Nutrition and
Education
 Increase productivity in rain. fed
and irrigated agriculture.
 Limit cultivation of Qat and
promote alternatives.
 Increase rural and urban access to
water.
 Promote sustainable water
management.
 Increase productivity in the fishery
sector to fully exploit its potential.
 Improve nutrition, especially for
women and children.
 Improve health services, especially
in rural areas.
 Reduce population growth through
family planning.
 Achieve education for all, with
emphasis on girl's education.
 Foster links between nutrition,
health and education.
Findings of NFSSP, Part (I) – Priority Areas

Part (II) of the Strategy
 Based on these priority areas, part II of the NFSS presented at a high
level workshop held on 28 July, 2010, in which Identified a 7- point
action plan and assessed the polices, investments and program options
for achieving Yemen's vision and food security goals:
 VISION: All Yemenis should have access to sufficient and nutritious
food to live an active, productive and healthy life
 OBJECTIVES
 To make 90 percent of the population food secure by 2020.
 To reduce chronic child malnutrition by at least 10 percentage points by
2020.

The 7-points Action Plan
 To achieve these objectives, the Strategy lays out a 7-point Action plan,
which identifies the following priorities:
1. Leverage the fuel subsidy reform to promote food security.
2. Improve the business climate to foster pro-food secure private investments in
promising sectors.
3. Use qat reduction policies for fostering agricultural development.
4. Improve food security risk management.
5. Implement the water sector strategy decisively.
6. Better target public investment and improve service provision, especially in
rural areas.
7. Launch high-level awareness campaigns for family planning, healthy nutrition,
and women's empowerment.

Approval Process
October 2010
•Submission of the final version
based on extensive comments
from the Food Security
Committee .
November 2010
•Approval of the Strategy by
Food Security technical
Committee.
December 2010
•Approval of the strategy by the
Ministerial committee.
February 2011
•Approval of the strategy by the
cabinet.
May 2013
•Cabinet decree approving
establishment of the food
security supreme council and
the technical secretariat.
September 2013
•The decree of H.E the Minister
of planning and International
Cooperation has been issued
Setting-up the Technical
Secretariat at MoPIC with a
clear mandate.

Next Steps
 The National food security strategy should move into implementation stage (a
revive and scaling- up workshop to be organized).
 An operational food security technical secretarial to be established at MOPIC to
follow-up of the strategy and to ensure coordinating role in food security.
 An investment plan for food security in Yemen should be undertaken (till the
year 2025) with a monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
 A comprehensive national food security Investment program with regional
focus should be designed.
 The Yemen food security Digital Atlas should be expanded.
 An inclusive Food Security information Systems (FSIS) should be established
to support timely decision making and response planning.
 Government capacity is to be strengthened to review, plan, budget and monitor
food security (FS) policies, strategies and programs, resulting in more effective
public/private donor partnership action for food security.

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