Mitigating Global Food Crisis: Responses at National Level

1. Mitigating Global Food Crisis:Responses at National Level The Case of Madagascar

2. 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

3. ROUND TABLE FOR THE « MADAGASCAR ACTION PLAN » OR MAP Iavoloha 9 - 10 June 2008 Preamble: Three key documents, one big event • 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)

6. The 8 MAP Commitments

7. The 8 MAP Commitments (cont’d)

9. Global Food Crisis Impact and Responses at National Level Action plan for Madagascarin the short and medium term

10. 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.)

11. Objective: to mitigate the impact of soaring prices on the world markets particularly : (i) To increase food products supply ofdomestic markets by improving agricultural productivity and production; and (ii) To facilitate vulnerable population’s access to balanced alimentation

12. The situation at a glance Rice: stapple food Population: 18 millions Annual production: 3.5 millions tons Per capita consumption: 120 kg/yr

13. Evolution of rice price in Madagascar

14. 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

15. Approach How to transform the food crisis into an opportunity? Integration of the MAP policies and strategies within sectorial programmes, Linkages with on goingprogrammes 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…)

16. Components • Improvement of productivity • Food security nets

17. 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

18. 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)

19. 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