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The ultimate target beneficiaries
are the millions of food insecure people, and especially the more vulnerable
among them. The specific target participants are the officers in the
FPMU and ministries with food policy planning, implementation, monitoring
and assessment responsibilities, and the institutions and researchers in civil society who are conducting or
have the potential to conduct quality food security related research.
Given its mandate within food
security and its constitutional responsibility to 'carry out scientific,
technological, social and economic research relating to nutrition, food and
agriculture' and to 'furnish such technical assistance as governments may
request', FAO was selected as implementing organization together with
FPMU.
FAO has a clear comparative advantage in implementing this Programme
through its recognised capacity in the field of food security policy development
and implementation based on its large normative Programme. It is expected that
the FAO-generated knowledge on agriculture, rural development and food security
issues as well as its work on the development of frameworks and methodologies to
guide policies, programmes and projects, based on its normative activities as
well as field activities in other countries, will benefit the proposed Programme
substantially. Further, its links with national and international research
organisations is expected to benefit the capacity building activities of the
Programme.
The Programme strategy is to
provide technical assistance and formal training for the food security policy
analysts in the FPMU and on the Teams within the GOB and to provide funds for
research combined with guidance in research design and methodology to
institutions and individuals engaged in food security related research. The
Programme will generate increased understanding of food security issues among
all stakeholders.
The Programme has two organising
principles. The first is to build upon existing structures, commitments and
organisations. The second is to support initiatives that strengthen coordination
between institutions (including civil society) which are relevant to the
implementation of the NFP and other related strategic policies (e.g. Poverty
Reduction Strategy,
PRSP). These principles are fundamental to the achievement of
the overall purpose of the project.
The objectives of the NFPCSP
are to:
(1) Strengthen the capacity of the
Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) and the members of the policy wings
and planning units in partner ministries to contribute to (a) effectively
implementing the
NFP and its Plan of Action (PoA); and (b)
planning, monitoring and assessing food security related activities to improve
food availability, enhance physical, social and economic access to food, and
ensure safe and nutritious food (Component 1).
(2) Expand civil
society’s capacity to conduct quality research on food security, and
establishing an effective platform for dialogue between government policy
officials and civil society researchers to better inform the elaboration and
implementation of the
NFP and its Plan of Action (Component 2).
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