Monitoring Report 2013
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National Food Policy Plan of AcƟon and Country Investment Plan Monitoring Report 2013 June 2013 FPMU, Ministry of Food Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh This document is the result of a joint effort by the: Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry of Finance (Finance Division and Economic Relations Division) Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Food Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Industries Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LG Division and RDC Division) Ministry of Planning (Planning Commission, Statistics and Informatics Division and IMED) Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Coordinated by the FPMU, Ministry of Food with technical support from the NaƟonal Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP) ISBN 978-984-33-7539-1 Published by FPMU, Ministry of Food. For copies/update on the Monitoring Report please contact: DG, FPMU – Khaddya Bhaban, 16 Abdul Ghani Road, Dhaka -1000; [email protected] Printed by Dynamic Printers, 53/1 Arambagh, Dhaka-1000, Phone : 7192771, E-mail : [email protected] Foreword The Government of Bangladesh is committed to achieve food and nutrition security for all citizens, especially the most vulnerable. The Government adopted a comprehensive National Food Policy (NFP, 2006), aiming to enhance food availability, access and utilisation through interventions detailed in the Plan of Action (PoA, 2008-2015) and investments specified in the multi-billion dollar Country Investment Plan (CIP, 2011-2015) consistently with the Sixth Five Year Plan, the Vision 2021 and the Millennium Development Goals. The NFP, PoA and CIP articulate measurable results and required resources up to 2015. Achievements so far were internationally recognized in May 2013, when FAO awarded Bangladesh in recognition of its “notable and outstanding progress in fighting hunger”. This report is the third in the series that monitors implementation of the PoA and CIP, and tracks progress towards the NFP goal. Production of the report was led by the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit of the Ministry of Food, in collaboration with 17 partner Ministries/ Divisions, and with technical assistance from FAO and financial support from EU and USAID, under the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme. The report drew on 32 inter-ministerial meetings; drafts were reviewed by the inter-ministerial Food Policy Working Group (FPWG), a stakeholder workshop composed of the Government, development partners, private sector and civil society; and it was discussed and endorsed by the National Committee. The Monitoring Report 2013 shows that the high recognition accorded to food and nutrition security at the highest levels of the Government and amongst development partners continues to pay substantial dividends for the well-being of Bangladeshi people. The CIP budget is now at 9.8 billion USD, of which 6.2 billion USD is already financed; 3.3 billion USD was mobilized since the CIP was launched in 2010 of which 1.7 billion USD was in fiscal year 2011/12. The Government financed 3.9 billion USD (62%) and development partners 2.3 billion USD (38%). As funding con tinues growing, the challenge is to use it timely and effectively. At the same time, the report is realistic to the situation in Bangladesh and urges for concerted efforts to do better. Rice production has intensified making the country self- sufficient, purchasing power has increased, people are consuming a broader range of foods, and exclusive breastfeeding has dramatically increased. Mixed signals exist on the NFP’s undernourishment goal; food availability needs to be more diversified, resilient and sustainable; food access needs to be broadened and stabilised; and progress on utilisation needs to be radically accelerated because despite much progress to date, regrettably still two-in-five children are stunted. The Government has taken major steps to address these challenges, including rebalancing fertilizer subsidies, greater efforts to mainstream nutrition across sectors to Scaling Up Nutrition; drafting a National Food Safety Act and scaling up investments for emergency foodgrain storage. Much has been done, as identified in the report, and much more needs to be done, as also identified in the report. With this in mind, I am confident that this Report will inform and guide more robust actions, ideas and energies towards food and nutritrition securitysecurity in Bangladesh.Banglad Dhaka, 9 June 2013 Dr. Mohammadammad AAbdurbdur RRazzaque,azzaque, MMP Minister Ministry of Food i Table of contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................ i Acronyms .......................................................................................................................................... iv ExecuƟve summary ........................................................................................................................... ix 1. IntroducƟon .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. Approach to monitoring ............................................................................................................ 3 3. Progress towards NFP goals and outcomes ............................................................................... 7 3.1. NFP goals ................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2. NFP Objective 1 outcomes ..................................................................................................... 10 3.3. NFP Objective 2 outcomes ..................................................................................................... 17 3.4. NFP Objective 3 outcomes ..................................................................................................... 24 4. Availability: progress towards CIP and NFP PoA outputs ......................................................... 33 4.1. Programme 1: Sustainable and diversified agriculture through integrated research and extension ........................................................................................................................ 33 4.2. Programme 2: Improved water management and infrastructure for irrigation purposes ........ 41 4.3. Programme 3: Improved quality of input and soil fertility ...................................................... 46 4.4. Programme 4: Fisheries and aquaculture development ......................................................... 53 4.5. Programme 5: Livestock development with a focus on poultry and dairy production ............. 59 5. Access: progress towards CIP and NFP PoA outputs ................................................................ 65 5.1. Programme 6: Improved access to markets, value-addition in agriculture, and non-farm incomes ................................................................................................................. 65 5.2. Programme 7: Strengthened capacities for implementation and monitoring of the NFP and CIP actions ...................................................................................................................... 71 5.3. Programme 8: Enhanced public food management system .................................................... 78 5.4. Programme 9: Institutional development and capacity development for more effective safety nets ............................................................................................................................. 83 6. UƟlizaƟon: progress towards CIP and NFP PoA outputs .......................................................... 91 6.1. Programme 10: Community based nutrition programmes and services.................................. 91 6.2. Programme 11: Orienting food and nutrition programmes through data ............................... 99 6.3. Programme 12: Food safety and quality improvement ......................................................... 106 7. Food security and CIP financing ............................................................................................. 113 7.1. Fiscal space for food security: budgets of key NFP partner ministries ................................... 113 7.2. CIP financing ........................................................................................................................ 117 8. Overall assessment and recommendations ............................................................................... 131 8.1. Overall assessment .............................................................................................................. 131 8.2. Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 133 Annexes ......................................................................................................................................... 137 Annex 1. Comparison of the CIP and PoA output monitoring indicators ...................................... 138 Annex 2. Composition of Thematic Teams .................................................................................. 144 Annex 3. Cost and financing of the CIP ....................................................................................... 145 Annex 3.1. CIP budget revisions .................................................................................................