Madagascar Food Security Programming Framework USAID/Madagascar September 2008 Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA) Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20009-5721 Tel: 202-884-8000 Fax: 202-884-8432 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fantaproject.org This report is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the support of USAID/Madagascar, the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), and the Office of Health, Infectious Disease, and Nutrition of the Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under terms of Cooperative Agreement No. HRN-A-00- 98-00046-00, through the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) Project, managed by the Academy for Educational Development (AED). The contents are the responsibility of AED and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. September 2008 Madagascar Food Security Programming Framework TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms......................................................................................................................................................................i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................iii 1. OBJECTIVES OF THE FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK.................................. 1 2. DEFINITION OF FOOD SECURITY ..................................................................................................... 2 3. FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR .......................................................................... 4 3.1. Food Insecurity at the National Level.............................................................................................................4 3.2 Geographic Distribution of Food Insecurity ...................................................................................................4 3.2.1 Food Availability ................................................................................................................... 5 3.2.2 Food Access........................................................................................................................... 6 3.2.3 Food Utilization ..................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Considerations for Geographic Targeting .......................................................................................................7 3.3.1 A Relative Food Insecurity Index Based on Poverty and Stunting........................................ 7 3.3.2 Zones at Risk……………………………………………………………………….10 3.3.3 USAID Implementation Areas............................................................................................. 10 4. STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY IN MADAGASCAR ........................................................................................................................................ 11 4.1. GOM Plans, Strategies and Programs...........................................................................................................11 4.1.1 Madagascar Action Plan ...................................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 National Nutrition Policy and Plan of Action for Nutrition................................................. 14 4.2 USG Strategies and Programs .........................................................................................................................14 4.2.1 Alignment with the Foreign Assistance Framework............................................................ 14 4.2.2 Alignment with USAID/DCHA/Food for Peace Strategic Plan .......................................... 15 4.2.3 USAID/Madagascar Strategies and Programs ..................................................................... 15 4.2.4 Title II Programs Currently Active in Madagascar.............................................................. 21 4.2.5 Other USG Programs ........................................................................................................... 22 4.3 World Food Program........................................................................................................................................22 4.3.1 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis................................................. 23 4.4 Other Donors ....................................................................................................................................................24 4.4.1 Governance .......................................................................................................................... 24 4.4.2 Health, Population and Nutrition ......................................................................................... 24 4.4.3 Environment......................................................................................................................... 24 4.4.4 Economic Growth ................................................................................................................ 24 4.4.5 Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation.................................................................................. 25 5. CONCLUSION: USAID’s FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMMING STRATEGY FOR MADAGASCAR ........................................................................................................................................ 26 5.1 Geographic Location ........................................................................................................................................26 5.2 Programmatic Content......................................................................................................................................26 5.3 Beneficiary Targeting.......................................................................................................................................28 5.4 Cross-Cutting Issues .........................................................................................................................................28 5.4.1 Risk and Vulnerability ......................................................................................................... 28 5.4.2 Gender Equity ...................................................................................................................... 29 5.4.3 Environment......................................................................................................................... 29 Madagascar Food Security Programming Framework 6. COLLABORATION AND RESOURCE INTEGRATION ................................................................... 30 6.1 Integration with Other Activities ....................................................................................................................30 REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................... 31 ANNEXES Annex 1. Methods Used and Persons Consulted..................................................................................................33 Annex 2. FFP Strategic Framework for 2006-2010.............................................................................................34 Annex 3a. Rice Surplus for Population Need Regional Map .............................................................................35 Annex 3b. Rice Surplus for Population Need.......................................................................................................36 Annex 4a. District Level Poverty Map..................................................................................................................37 Annex 4b. District Ranking for Povery Sites .......................................................................................................38 Annex 5a. Map of District Stunting Rates ............................................................................................................39 Annex 5b. District Ranking for Stunting Rates....................................................................................................40 Annex 6. Selected Key Health Indicators for Madagascar .................................................................................41 Annex 7. A Relative Food Insecurity Index Ranking for Madagascar .............................................................44 Annex 8a. Districts’ Vulnerability to Impact of Wind and Rain Map ..............................................................47 Annex 8b. Top 30 Districts (and Associated Regions and Provinces) in relation to Vulnerability to Impact of Wind and Rain, from Highest to Lowest ..........................................................................................................48 Annex 9a. Districts Prone to Drought Map...........................................................................................................49 Annex 9b. District Prone to Episodes of Drought, from Highest to Lowest....................................................50 Annex 10. Overlay of Food Insecurity (Stunting and Poverty) with High Risk (Cyclones, Drought, Inaccessability), and USAID Operation Areas.....................................................................................................51 Annex 11. SanteNet Intervention Sites..................................................................................................................52