Vision for a Healthy Island: Addressing Food Security Challenges
Explore the critical need for food security policy in an island community where premature deaths and childhood malnutrition persist despite abundant resources. Learn about past achievements, leadership initiatives, and summit commitments aimed at enhancing food security at regional and national levels.
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Food Security - Policy Context Why ? The Vision for a healthy island Our people are dying early ; Our children remains undernourished amidst plenty Our greatest resources, land, sea and people, yet to be maximised Our economic progress remains slow 1
Food Security - Policy Context Achievements/Highlights Pacific leaders called for action to improve food security in the Pacific as part of the Pacific Plan for strengthening regional cooperation & integration; Framework for Action on Food Security endorsed at the 2010 Food Summit and Pacific Leaders in 2010; FSPWG established pre and post Summit; 3
Food Security Policy Context Achievements/Highlights 1. 2. Leadership and Coordination Regulatory frameworks, enforcement and compliance and public private sector collaboration Enhanced and sustainable production, processing and trading of safe and nutritious local food Protect infants and vulnerable groups Consumer empowerment and mobilizing partners 6. Food security information systems 7. Enhanced land tenure systems and land-use policies, energy, transport, education and communication systems to underpin food security 3. 4. 5. 4
Food Security Policy Context Summit commitments Action at the Regional Level: - provide leadership and coordination role - supporting members in developing and implementing national plans Action at a national level: - developing and strengthening national implementation plans; - strengthening a multi-sectoral approach to national food security policy; - identifying national champions for food security. 5
Food Security Policy Context In 2011, the FSPWG workshop agreed to the following: Theme 1: Theme 2: Theme 3: Theme 4: Theme 5: Theme 6: SPC Theme 7: Chair of WG /PIFS WHO/FAO/GHI FAO/SPC UNICEF WHO SPC 6
Food Security Policy Context Achievements/Highlights - Post Summit National level * food security summit (NSO not included) Regional level Mapping exercise (FSPWG) PPAC agenda 2012 2011 & 2013 PHMM FEMM 2013 FSPWG members & non members Industry Partners (IPFSP); FS research group (Massey) 7
Food Security - Policy Context Major challenges: - Implementation requires resources; - Advocacy and communication to raise awareness - Food security interventions guided by sector specific and information 8
Food Security - Policy Context Major challenges specific to FS indicators: -Data available but not known where it is stored or parked; -HR capacity for data analysis as no one govt ministry will hold all the data; -Lack of ICT infrastructure/data collection and analysis; -Issue of dated legislation at country level, where data sharing on one hand and on the other hand confidentiality/privacy; -New ways of looking at data legislation and exploring the idea of integrating data from different agencies/sectors and how agencies work towards this -Need for population data - Lack of M and E 9
Food Security - Policy Context FSPWG Joint Intervention:- (i) Improved leadership and coordination; (ii) Food security information systems (iii) Communication and advocacy 10
Food Security - Policy Context How do we see activities progress in the future? Regional collaboration is essential, WHO, FAO, USP; UNICEF and others on the collection; storage; processing; analysis and dissemination of information; Formalise general consensus in the FSPWG for SPC to lead the regional design work on food security indicators; There must be country ownership and genuine commitment to complement effective regional collaboration and leadership 11
