1. Background Paper EAC AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY DEPARTMENT INTERVENTIONS NEPAD-EAC-IGAD FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SEPT, EAC SECRETARIAT

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
Overview of EAC
Nutrition and Food Security Status and Underlying Factors in EAC (Facts and Figures)
3. EAC interventions
4. Achievements and Challenges
5. Provisions of EAC Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and Action Plan

3. Membership of EAC Partner States
EAC as one of the 8 RECs under AU
Introduction
Membership of EAC Partner States
Population – 146 Million and GDP USD 147 billion

4. Industrial Development Monetary/Fiscal Affairs Infrastructure/Services
EAC Treaty- Spells out Areas of Cooperation-
Cooperation in agriculture and food security features prominently in the EAC integration process
Trade and Investment
Industrial Development
Monetary/Fiscal Affairs
Infrastructure/Services
Science & Technology
Agriculture & Food Security
Environment & Natural
Resources
Tourism & Wildlife
Health
Education
Human Resources
Defence/Security
Legal/Judicial Affairs
Foreign Affairs

5. EAC TREATY .
Article 108
Chapter 18 -Article Cooperation in Agriculture and Food Security .
Customs
Union
Common
Market
Monetary
Union
Political
Federation
Single Customs
Territory
4 Freedoms & 2 Rights
Single Currency
United East Africa
Article 45 of the CMP– focuses on enhancing production and productivity, Increase agricultural production and productivity; achieve food and nutrition security; promote investments in agriculture and food security; develop effective agricultural markets and marketing systems in the Community; and promote agro processing and value addition to agricultural products. 5 5

6. EAC Treaty Common Market Protocol
Agriculture & Rural Dev Policy and Strategy
Food Security Action Plan
EAC Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and Action Plan

7. Nutrition and Food Security Status and Underlying Factors
Agriculture is a core pillar of the EAC’s integration process & mainstay of the Partner States economies
Accounts for 42%, 28%, 25%, 27% and 32% of GDP in Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda respectively
The region continues to experience major challenges in terms of F&NS as indicated by perennial incidences of famine undermining Food and Nutrition Security.
Overall goal of the FSNP is to achieve food security and adequate nutrition for the people in the East African Region
overall objective to guide partner states and stakeholders to achieve food security and adequate nutrition for the Region
Hence the FNSS to guide

8. Current Status of Food and Nutrition
The region is endowed with a wide range of resources (land, water, favorable climate, human resources and market outlets)
Food insecurity is still rampant in some parts of the region,
high dependency on rain-fed agriculture (subject to vagaries of Climate change )
low use of technologies,
High post-harvest losses (averaging 30-40%)
Huge import bill
Low ag, productivity and growth ( ≤ 6%),
Low investment in ag, less than Maputo Declaration target of 10%;
Budget allocation 2015/16 and 2016/17
Burundi
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Total Budget S ($)
0.8 Billion
22.4 Billion
2.6 Billion
13.5 Billion 
7.9 Billion
% allocation to Agriculture 
>10%
3 %
7.4 %
7.2 %
3.1 % 

10. Nutrition indices
Key measures of hunger and malnutrition (undernourishment, underweight children, stunting, and wasting)
EAC member state’s performance as at 2015.
EAC’s stunting is 36.7, Africa’s stunting is at 38%
Sources: UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2015), September update.
Country
Stunting %
Kenya 17
26.0
Uganda 36
34.2
Tanzania 37
34.7
Rwanda 38
37.9
Burundi 52
57.5
South Sudan
Not ranked 31

11. EAC Food Security Action Plan
EAC Food Security Action Plan adopted by the SUMMIT in 2011 ( ) has guided development of programmes & projects

12. Achievements under Food Security Action Plan
Progress made on several fronts include development of governance instruments for strengthening regional coordination of the sector, instruments to ensure food and nutrition security and safety and interventions to promote agricultural value chains in the areas of crops, livestock and fisheries.
An enabling agricultural policy and regulatory environment to unlocking the enormous potential in the region in order to attain the desired levels of transformation.

13. EAC RAIP Priority Investment Areas
1. CAADP AGENDA
EAC has embraced the Continental CAADP Agenda
The EAC CAADP Compact approved by Council of Ministers in September 2016 and formally signed in June 2017
EAC CAADP Agricultural Investment Plan (RAIP) has been developed and adopted in June 2018
It is designed to be a central instrument to rally financial and technical support towards implementation of the EAC CAADP Compact.
EAC RAIP Priority Investment Areas
Increasing regional agricultural production and food supply
Enhance food utilization
Promote agribusiness, value addition, and agro-industry
Build capacity for sustainable natural resource management
Strengthen capacities of EAC Secretariat and regional agricultural institutions to deliver on RAIP
Mutual accountability to Actions and Results (based on the EAC RF)
Biennial reporting on Malabo - AUC and RECs

14. Achievements under Food Security Action Plan
2. EAC SPS Programme
Adopted by the Council of Ministers in 2013.
Ratified by 4 Partner States
The foundation for implementation of the Protocol has been laid through development of various instruments to support its domestication in the EAC Partner States.
Sanitary Measures for Fish and Fishery Products adopted
Plant health Measures and Measures on Food &Feed Safety adopted
Draft SPS Bill in place

15. Post Harvest Losses & Trade
3. Aflatoxin one of the major threats to the EAC integration process- Impacts on Human, Animal Health,
Post Harvest Losses & Trade
Aflatoxin prevention and control strategy in place- to mitigate impacts and effects of aflatoxin along the food and feed value chain

16. 4. EAC Regional Food Balance Sheet
The RFBS was designed to generate information about staple foods produced and traded in the EAC Partner States in order to ensure food security and facilitate trade.
The development of RFBS commenced with design of cereals and pulses components. Subsequently, additional components including livestock and fisheries have been incorporated as per the directives of SCAFs

17. 6. Harmonization of Farm Inputs Instruments
Regional guidelines for registration of pesticides
Draft EAC Seed Bill and Regulations

18. 7. DEVELOPMENT AND HARMONIZATION OF EAC STAPLE FOODS STANDARDS ( over Standards harmonized in 2012)
Objective: to Facilitate trade in commonly traded staple food and food products by applying a uniform standard in all EAC States
Focus on quality and safety parameters like grading, moisture and aflatoxin among others

19. Some of the Challenges
No robust mechanisms for sharing information on food and nutrition security (knowledge management )
Slow Implementation of Regional Commitments at National Level
Partner States Ambitions and Funding Commitments Mismatch
Sustainability of donor funded interventions
Key staff- 4 ( 2 permanent and 2 project staff )
Handling rapidly expanding agricultural sector agenda

20. Provisions of EAC Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and Action Plan

21. Goal and Objectives of FNSS
Goal: Contribute to elimination of hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty in the East African region by the year 2022.
Objectives
To improve sustainable and inclusive agricultural production of crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and forest products by 2022;
To strengthen resilience among households, communities and livelihood systems by promoting uptake of disaster risk reduction, post-harvest and value addition technologies;
To improve access and utilization of nutritious, diverse and safe food.

22. Food and Nutrition Security Action Plan
Partnerships and Inclusivity
Working with a diverse set of partners will be strengthened through EAC’s facilitation of existing communication and knowledge-sharing platforms to coordinate efforts between the EAC, its partners, and agencies to optimize and amplify messaging and regular consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders.
In order to enhance documentation and promote learning among stakeholders, knowledge management will be factored in at all stages in the implementation ( national and regional levels)