Aziz Aaliev, Food security expert, Kyrgyz Republic Concept and Methodology for Developing Food Security and Nutrition Program in the Kyrgyz Republic (2015-2017) Aziz Aaliev, Food security expert, Kyrgyz Republic Asian Evaluation Week, 5-8 September 2016 in Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China. 

OBJECTIVE To highlight how the Kyrgyz government developed their National Food Security and Nutrition Strategy To highlight different priorities of the Strategy and how evaluation can assist in its improvement

Food Security and Sustainable Development “FOOD SECURITY is a priority target of the National Strategy for sustainable development of the Kyrgyz Republic (2013-2017) approved by the President’s Order dated 21 January 2013”

I. ORGANIZING THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS The KR Government Order # 514-p on establishing interdepartmental group for Program development was approved; The Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration was assigned for coordination; A group of national experts was established supported by FAO and WFP;

Continuation…ORGANIZING THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS By the Minister of Agriculture and Melioration the following was approved: Detailed Plan-schedule Secretariat/MoAM FS Unit was established, which is: a key structure for organizing ministries’ specialists/ agencies with experts on preparing sections and attachments; provides a process disclosure; arranges round-tables with the FAO Project support for review of interim and final discussions of draft Program with the representatives from civil sector and donors To organize the process under Plan-schedule: A concept was widely discussed with the ministries, NGOs, business representatives, farm associations. Training-workshop was conducted for the ministry specialists in strategic planning.

II. PROGRAM CONCEPT NOVELTY Withdraw from traditional approaches of food security understanding exclusively through “agricultural product production” Expansion of national policy target components for ensuring food security focused on human Aspiration for harmonization of the national policy with widely used food security concept, which is based on four pillars: (i) food availability (ii) accessibility (iii) utilization (iv) stability

III. General Concept of Programming Document (FSNP-2017) Food Security and Nutrition Program Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Food availability Accessibility Nutrition safety Quality, diversity & caloric content of nutrition Food markets

IV. CRITICAL PRIORITY TARGETS FOR EACH OF THE GOALS

GOAL 1: FOOD AVAILABILITY PRIORITIES Support domestic food production in the volumes that would provide the specified consumption rates taking into account all the sources; Prevent structural deficits; Regulate food import and export; Provide sufficient capacity for food stock storage.

GOAL 2: FOOD ACCESSIBILITY PRIORITIES Contain inflation and food price growth; Set up food supply system for social risk groups during shock periods; Create conditions for social risk groups’ income growth from laboring population

GOAL 3: FOOD SAFETY PRIORITIES Set up a common standard legal framework for safe nutrition; Set up efficient national system for safe nutrition including strengthening of state surveillance system; Upgrade national laboratory system; Assist a private sector in using HАССP and staff development.

GOAL 4: QUALITY AND DIVERSITY PRIORITIES: Provide diversity of population’s dietary intake including adequate consumption of micronutrients and other food vital components; Set up nutrition quality monitoring system for more complete assessment of nutrition structure; Introduce a system of population’s awareness about the importance of adequate diversity and caloric content of a diet involving a civil sector, mass media and other stakeholders.

V. CROSSING PRIORITY OF ALL GOAL TARGETS: Update state regulation system for ensuring food security and nutrition, including: Reform current and set up new public management institutes; Update and expand legislation; Access to reliable information; Establish professional composition of managerial staff.

VI. STEPS Prepare interim draft Program Present the draft document for extensive consultations with a civil sector Submit the draft document for the Government’s review after making changes and additions as a result of consultations The Program was approved by Government Decree in 2015.

Conclusion Kyrgyzstan has adopted a comprehensive National Food Security and Nutrition Strategy “Monitoring and Evaluation” of the Strategy allows measuring of the progress made and further improving its implementation

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