Mitigating Global Food Crisis:Responses at National Level

The Case of Madagascar

Contents

• Preamble: Three documents, one big event– The Madagascar Action Plan (MAP)

• Global Food Crisis Impact and Responses at National Level

• Introduction• Objective• The situation at a glance• Measures adopted by the Government• Conclusion

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Présidence de la République de Madagascar

Preamble: Three key documents, one big event

Iavoloha 9 - 10 June Iavoloha 9 - 10 June 20082008

ROUND TABLE FOR THE « MADAGASCAR ACTION PLAN »

OR MAP

•The Vision Madagascar Naturally!

•establish stronger links with the rural world for poverty reduction

•The Madagascar Action Plan (MAP)

•a 5-year road map to achieve the Vision

•A Round Table for the MAP

•round table of all stakeholders for the implementation of the MAP (ownership)

The 8 MAP Commitments

The 8 MAP Commitments (cont’d)

Global Food Crisis Impact and Responses at National Level

Action plan for Madagascarin the short and medium term

Introduction

• Soaring prices of cereals including rice, cooking oil, fuels, transportation, fertilizers, etc... in the world markets

• TICAD IV, Japan – Tunis in June 08

• FAO Summit in June 08

• Initiatives on food soaring prices (FAO, WB, IMF, EU, etc.)

Objective: to mitigate the impact of soaring prices on the world markets

particularly : (i) To increase food products supply of

domestic markets by improving agricultural productivity and production; and

(ii) To facilitate vulnerable population’s access to balanced alimentation

The situation at a glance

• Rice: stapple food

• Population: 18 millions

• Annual production: 3.5 millions tons

• Per capita consumption: 120 kg/yr

Evolution of rice price in Madagascar

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Measures adopted by the Government

• Re-adjustment of the annual budget

• Additional budget for Social protection

• Fiscal measures (VAT, transport subsidies, …)

• Support to off-season rice production

Approach How to transform the food crisis into an

opportunity?

• Integration of the MAP policies and strategies within sectorial programmes,

• Linkages with on going programmes and efficient institutions with success stories,

• Emergency programmes • Improving leadership and management capacities, • Strenghtening analysis capacity of food and nutrition

situation• Communication and information programme• Conformity with cross cutting issues (climate change,

gender, etc…)

Components

• Improvement of productivity

• Food security nets

In the short term

Objective: to increase food productivity and diversity• Off-season

– Communication - sensitization– Platform for fertilizers

• Main season– Set up of CSA (Centers for Agricultural Services)– Input supply (improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticides…)– Promoting urban and peri urban agriculture

In the medium term

Objective: to increase food productivity and diversity– Strengthening of extension services– Implementing watershed and irrigation scheme program– Research and Development (R&D)– Input supply– Promoting rural credit– Diversification of food production (sorghum, cassava)– Empowerment of farmers’ associations– Post harvest management (reducing post harvest losses,

transportation, drying,…) – Data base

- Storage and handling facilities (silo,….)- Marketing (export to COMESA, COI, SADC countries)

Conclusion

• In November 2007, Presidential Dialogue with stakeholders

• Platform of donors and actors

• African Meeting on SRI Intensive Rice Cultivation System (April 2009)

• African Union Summit, July 2009

• Collaboration with FANRPAN