“RESEARCH GAPS FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY UNDER CAADP”. What information can be tracked by Ministry of Agriculture and what are the efforts envisioned moving forward? Karen Mukuka(Mrs) A Presentation made at the Labadi Beach Conference Centre, Accra Ghana

Presentation Outline Introduction and background on CAADP CAADP strategic focus in Zambia Importance of knowledge, information and System Knowledge, Information and System Flow Knowledge, Information Sources Country level - Way forward Conclusion

Introduction and background CAADP - Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme. Agreement commit at least 10% of the national budgets to agriculture Attain an average growth rate of 6% with the specific aim of reducing poverty and hunger by 50% by 2015  CAADP aims at achieving and sustaining a higher path of economic growth through agriculture-led development on the African continent

Strategic Focus for the Zambia CAADP? According to the Country CAADP Compact, broad Programmes for implementation under CAADP in Zambia include: Agricultural productivity improvement; Sustainable land  and water management; Agricultural marketing development; Agricultural investment promotion; Food and nutrition security; and Research and extension enhancement.

Nutrition Actions at Country level SUN- First 1000 MCDP -strengthening and scaling up selected priority interventions from different sectors based on global and national evidence of cost effective interventions and thereby reducing stunting in children below the age of 2 years. Address stunting which is at 40% of children under 5 years of age being stunted Consistency with Zambia NFNSP (2011 to 2015) and global evidence. Complementary and added value to existing programmes

Nutrition actions at country level Appropriate targeting, Development through consultative processes and implementation through a sector wide approach Multi-sectoral approach 3 ones -one coordinating body, one M and E system and One nutrition plan

Phase One Districts - Zambia KAPUTA MBALA KASAMA CHINSALI MANSA SAMFYA MWINILUNGA LUNDAZI ZAMBEZI CHIPATA KALABO MUMBWA MONGU LUSAKA SHANGOMBO CSO-SUN Districts Consortium Offices

Nutrition Governance in Zambia

Importance of knowledge, Information & System (KIS) KIS can improve evidence based; Planning & programming Learning & sharing experiences Awareness creation & Advocacy Inform policy & enhance performance of agricultural sector to allow for transformation & contribute to achieving CAADP goals on Food and Nutrition Security

What knowledge, information does agriculture track? Agricultural production situation (include key indicators e.g. crop production information etc.) Food and nutrition situation security (including key indicators e.g. food availability, access etc.) Food consumption situation (include key indicators e.g. Household dietary diversity scores etc.) Agricultural results and linkages to other sectors(and key indicators e.g. involvement of agriculture in multi-sectoral processes)

Examples of Agro nutrition indicators % of household with a dietary diversity score above 5.0 % of women adopting diverse diet during pregnancy and lactation % of households receiving alternative livelihood(agro based) support aimed at improving food and nutrition security of vulnerable households % of children under 2 accessing minimum acceptable diet

Knowledge, Information System sources Food balance sheet analysis Central Statistic Office(CSO)( Ministry of National planning/Ministry of Agriculture/Fisheries and Livestock(MoA/FL) Data collected - Annually Crop forecasting analysis CSO/MOA/FL Annually Food consumption surveys MoA/FL/ NFNC periodically Livestock census MFL Data collected periodically

Knowledge, Information System Sources At country level knowledge, information exists in Government ministries- e.g. on production and consumption information Academia and research institutions- e.g. case studies, surveys Farmers organisations- e.g. best practices NGO’s and private sector- NGOs and private sector interventions e.g. fortification levels

Zambia – Knowledge and information flow chart

Way Forward- Country Level Research gap on how to tracking agricultural production and productivity periodically but capture more data on vegetables, fruits and legumes as opposed to cereals,and roots and tubers and livestock only Research gap on capturing data on food consumption patterns with considerations to annual trends, seasonality , gender/intra household dynamics, etc. Research gap on nutritive value of local foods and how they can contribute to health diets

Way forward –country level Research gap on context specific nutrition sensitive agriculture and how it can impact to health diets Research gaps in context specific suitable agro nutrition indicators to track agricultural progress

CONCLUSION A well coordinated Knowledge and information management system at all levels Emphasize country specific knowledge and information flow Need to build evidence informed policy and planning tools for agriculture