About FPMU

Food Policy Working Group

Immediately after the NFP was approved, the FPMU formed a Working Group (the FPWG), including representatives from the concerned planning units or policy wings of the partner Ministries/Divisions. The overall responsibility of the Food Policy Working Group (FPWG) is to facilitate the implementation of the equitable, gender-sensitive and pro poor National Food Policy by:

- guiding, coordinating and monitoring progress of the work of the Thematic Research Teams (TRTs);

- organizing work on cross-cutting issues by facilitating collaboration across two or more TRTs, and assigning responsibilities to TRTs members;

- coordinating and consolidating the preparation of the annual work plan of the TRTs , and

- preparing the Plan of Action for the implementation of the National Food Policy and  submitting it for Food Planning and Monitoring Committee (FPMC) approval.

 The FPWG, led by the Director General (DG) of FPMU and the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of the NFPCSP comprises the FPMU Directors, TRT leaders, and the senior staff from the partner Ministries. The FPWG meets quarterly in this composition with an overall objective to  review progress of the work, give guidance, and enable hierarchical supervision over the partner Ministries’ staff in the TRTs by the respective senior staff. In between such sessions the FPWG meets as required, with its non-FPMU members represented by the relevant staff in the TRTs. In carrying out the functions, the TRTs coordinate their own activities with other TRTs and operate under the guidance and supervision of the FPWG.