Dolakha Food Security Cluster Meeting Minutes

Dolakha 25th May 2015

 The first formal Food Security cluster meeting was held in Dolakha on 25.05.2015 in the Plan International Office.

 The agencies currently working in the relief work vis-à-vis the food security shared their updates. Further, the same agencies need to share/supply the information to the cluster lead (sheet attached).

 A total of 9133 MT standing crops is expected to be damaged in the district due to earthquake. 267 MT of seeds also damaged. There is soon paddy seeds requirements. FAO has agreed to support 10 MT. Since, seeds might not be available locally and that there is a legal barrier for its import, this issue needs to be taken at higher level. Alternatively, farmers could be motivated to go through the alternative crops and that planning needs to be done accordingly.

 There might be food insecurity situation in the northern VDC following an onset of monsoon. Hence, an establishment of a food storage facility at Charikot Bazar is felt-need. Agencies working on food security are requested to work on it.

 DADO office will organize to distribute 2480 vegetable see composite seeds packets

 FAO will supply super grain bag for the storage purpose to the affected households which are critical needs to store food and seed

 LIBIRD will assist 1mt paddy seed in addition to 10mt that will be assisted from DADO Office

 SDC is planning to distribute food item to , orang, , Gaurishankhar , Khare , , VDCs to 5000households

Agency VDC Coverage Response Activity Plan International 16 VDC (Food items per package) Nepal Rice-20 kg Lentil-3 kg Sunkhani Oil-1 liter Suspa Khsamawati Sugar-1/2 kg Bock Tea Lakuridanda Vegetable spices Bhusapheda Dudhpokhari Sailungeshwor Pawati Ghyangsukathokar Bhedpu Dandakharka

Save the children Kshetrapa Food: 10 Kg Rice, wheat 3 Kg, oil 1 litter, Pluses 2 kg, salt and masala

Participants on the Meeting

Name Organization Contact No Email

Zinal Ara Plan International [email protected]

Prem Singh WFP 9851081652 [email protected]

Nimdoma Shrerpa WFP [email protected]

Mooteen Vudjaard MSF 9808584569

Mattoob Awan ACTED 9860953667 [email protected]

Binod Joshi WFP 9855092161 [email protected]

Bhim Prasad Sharma SAHAMATI 9845023445

Bronwyn Russel OCHA 9803719159 [email protected]

Suresh Pandit OCHA 9851125382 [email protected]

Haribol Bajgain Save the Children 9804005737 [email protected]

Chandra Kayastha Plan International 9860980611 [email protected]

Aftab Alam Plan International 9802058369 [email protected]

Binod Koirala Plan International 9860980615 [email protected]

Bauwa Lal Chaudhary District Ag Dev 9854045020 [email protected] Officer

Dr Tej Bahadur Rijal District Livestock 9855054450 [email protected] Dev Officer

Kajeeman Pradhan District Ag Dev 9851007439 [email protected] Officer

Chandra Bahadur Thapa District Forest 9741031897 [email protected] Office

Narayan Prasad Sedhain District Dev Office, 9744033838 [email protected] Dolakha

Gokarna Prasad Pokharel Nepal Red Cross 9741058289 [email protected] Society