National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme National Food Policy Plan of Action and Country Investment Plan Monitoring Report 2012 An overview by Ciro Fiorillo, CTA NFPCSP August 13 th 2012

Bangladesh has been an early adopter of the comprehensive approach to food security through the formulation of the National Food Policy (2006) and its Plan of Action (2008) The framework for food security interventions: the National Food Policy and its Plan of Action The National Food Policy Plan of Action provides a comprehensive long-term ( ) framework for: - Coordinating government interventions on food security - Aligning development support to national priorities in line with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness - Regularly monitoring progress toward food security in line with MDG1 -Identifying needs for investments To reduce undernourishment, stunting and underweight, food should be available, accessible and complemented by nutrition interventions Access Nutrition Availability

Responding to L’Aquila Initiative and in line with the 5 Principles agreed in the Rome Food Summit, the CIP was approved in 2010 and revised in 2011 based on extensive consultations.  It is a coherent set of 12 strategic priority investment programmes allowing to coordinate Government and Development partners interventions  It is aligned with MDG1, NFP PoA and the Sixth Five Year Plan  It focuses on investments included in the Annual Development Budget The framework for food security interventions: The Country Investment Plan The CIP and PoA provide the framework for monitoring impacts, outputs and financial commitments

Monitoring the CIP and NFP PoA A complex exercise involving multiple: -agencies from government and development partners -Levels of monitoring and types of information CIP Results Chain NFP Global Objective to ensure sustained food security for all people of the country at all times OUTPUTS IMPACTS/OUTCOMES 3 CIP components INPUTS/ACTION LEVEL NFP PoA results chain 12 CIP programmes GoB / donor financial commitments to ongoing (≈ 269) and pipeline (≈ 130) projects 40 priority investment area Sub-outputs Aggregate outputs 300 action/ strategic actions lines 26 PoA Areas of Intervention 3 NFP Objectives

National Food Policy – progress toward the goal Overall goals of the NFP is “to ensure dependable sustained food security for all people of the country at all times” In the CIP, 3 indicators focus on nutrition as food security outcome:  Target at reach for underweight and stunting, acceleration needed for undernourishment (for which limited data are available)

CIP indicators included in the Sixth Five Year Plan  In addition to underweight, 4 indicators from the CIP and PoA were included in the Development Result Framework of the SFYP to measure progress on poverty and food security  Progress against targets is satisfactory

CIP programme CIP budget 2011 Revised (data up to June 2010)CIP budget 2012 (data up to June 2011) Total CIP Financed (ongoing or completed) Pipeline projects Total CIP Financed (ongoing or completed) Pipeline projects GOBDPsTotal Priority GOBDPsTotal Priority A = D+EBCDEF BCDEF Availability 4, ,286 2,889 1,889 5,115 1, ,493 2,622 1,924 Access 3, ,738 1, ,555 1,392 1,012 2,405 1, Utilization Total 8,194 1,574 1,491 3,065 5,128 3,465 9,141 3,287 1,948 5,235 3,906 2,719 CIP financial commitments (CIP table 4.1) Variations in CIP Budget between June 2010 and June 2011  Total value of the CIP has increased by US$ 947 million (+11.6%)  Financed CIP project increased by US$ M 2,170 (+71%) of which US$ 1,713 by GoB (+109%) and US$ 457 by DPs (+31%)  Pipeline decreased by US$ M 1,222 (-24%) due to: -Projects whose implementation started (e.g. NNS: US$M 115) -Possible under-reporting of projects in pipelines

CIP delivery and financing progress in 2010/11 -Delivery stands at US$ M 836 (this is CIP execution in FY 2011) -Additional financing US$ M 2,170 (US$M 1,861 for new projects) -Additional financing larger than delivery, especially for availability - Develop capacity to deliver - Scale up identification & financing in areas lagging behind

Agricultural GDP growth (5.24%) is above the target for 2011 Variability of rice production remained low Rice import dependency slightly increased due to public imports for stabilizing domestic supply and price Increased share of rice on total food VA: no progress in diversification Indicator 2007/082008/092009/102010/11Target Rate of growth of agricultural GDP (in constant prices) 3.00%3.97%5.24% 5% Instability of rice production (de-trended 10 y coeff. of variation) 4.09%3.69%4.07%3.38%na Rice import dependency (3-year moving average) 2.40%4.30%1.40%2.50%0% Share of rice value added in total food value added in current price 41.5%43.1%42.2%42.9% p na NFP Objective 1: Availability of food Scale up fisheries, livestock and horticulture investments to promote diversification Foster research and extension for climate change adaptation Valorize unused land in costal areas Promote use efficiency and quality of agrochemicals Promote water use efficiency and preserve water table

Poverty rate declined steeply – and the average poor person is less poor Real wages increased significantly (in rice terms) Food prices have risen faster than other prices, trend reverted in2012 NFP Objective 2: Access to food Indicator 2007/082008/092009/102010/11TargetSource Moderate poverty (CBN upper line) 40% (2005) na 31.50% (2010) 29% (MDG1) BBS Extreme poverty (CBN lower line) 25.1% (2005) na 17.6% (2010) naBBS Poverty gap (CBN upper line) 9.0% (2005) na.na 6.5% (2010) 8% (MDG1) BBS Change in wages in kg of rice (3-y moving av.) -8.11%-1.38%5.71%7.73%7.16% BBS and DAM Inflation differential between food and general CPI 5.1% (av ) 6.3% (av ) 7.6% (av ) 9.1% (av ) 0%BBS Expand storage capacity; integrate procurement, distribution and trade policies Sustain attention to climate change, access to natural resources, price volatility Continue regular monitoring of food security Finalize the national social protection strategy based on broad based consultations

Diversification: low in production, improved in consumption (but still > 60% ) Good improvement in CED of women (health intervention impacts) Children receiving acceptable diet reduced (new WHO definition in 2010/11) Consuming of iodized salt reduced (higher standards, informal imports) NFP Objective 3: Food utilisation for nutrition Indicator2007/082008/092009/102010/11Target Nat. Dietary Energy Supply from cereals 78.1% ( ) na 60% National Dietary Energy Intake from cereals73%na70%60% Chronic Energy Deficiency among women (BMI <18.5) 38% (2004) 32% (2005) 33% (2007) 25% (2010) 20% by 2015 % of children receiving minimum acceptable diet (6-23 months) 42%34%38%21% 52% by 2016 Households consuming iodized saltna91.8%92%84%100% Increase dietary diversification & Promote food fortification Strengthen community based nutrition Improve institutional setup for multi-sectoral coordination Develop food safety and quality control and enforce existing legislation Assure water and sanitation, especially in urban areas and during disasters

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