Enhancing Food Security: SA's Household Nutrition Program

1. HOUSEHOLD FOOD & NUTRITION SECURITY PROGRAMME DSD PORTIFOLIO COMMITTEE BRIEFING ON THE ROLE OF PFD’S 14 November 2018

2. Presentation Outline • Purpose • Background • Policy Overview, • The State of Food insecurity in SA • Food banking in SA • The Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme • The role of the Provincial Implementing Agents • Progress on PFDC operations • Important developments • Challenges & proposed solutions • Recommendations

3. Purpose To brief the Portfolio Committee on the implementation of the Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme and the role of Provincial Food and Nutrition Implementing Agents

4. Background - Policy Overview The development agenda of the RSA continues to place food and nutrition security high on the country’s developmental agenda MTSF Outcomes to realise service delivery. prioritises its efforts on three Outcomes: Outcome 7 – ensuring vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities to attain food security for all & Outcome 13: - Social protection; Outcome 4 – promoting job creation. In 2013 Cabinet approved the National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security with a goal “to ensure availability, accessibility and affordability of safe and nutritional food at national and household levels”. National food & Nutrition Security Plan 2017 – 2022 has been developed with the vision of “Optimal food security and enhanced nutritional status for all South Africans” The Right to Food & water is entrenched as a Constitutional mandate in SA. Section 27 requires the state to “respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights”. The National Development Plan identifies food security and nutrition as both a consequence of poverty and inequality as well as a cause Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 1: End Poverty; Goal 2: End hunger, Goal 12: Ensure sustainableconsumption & production patterns

5. Background • In September 2013 Cabinet approved a National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security, together with the Household Food and Nutrition Security Strategy. The Strategy calls on DSD to Establish a robust network of Food Distribution Centres backed by a substantially larger financial commitment from the fiscus. • Initially network of food distribution centres was done through food bank • A Household food and Nutrition model was developed to focus on shifting the Departments focus from food banking model which has food rescue as a main source of food and resulted in an unbalanced nutritious food basket. • The HHF & NP strategy models focus on nutrition and development through Provincial Distribution Centres and Community Nutritional Development Centres (CNDCs).

6. Food & Nutritional Status Outcome Indicators Legend

7. Percentage of Households experiencing food adequacy or inadequacy by Province, 2015

8. The State of Food insecurity in SA Inadequate access to food, 2016 – GHS 2016

9. Background - SA food banking On the 18 April 2009 a MoU was signed with the Global Food Banking Network ( GFBN) for supporting SA to establish Food Banks in SA. Food banks (FBs) acquired food from the food supply chain and provided infrastructure for storage, preservation & distribute to the poor and vulnerable through community centres. A network of about 8 X FBs were established & supported by DSD up until 2014/15.

10. SA food banking ( Cont…) Positive aspects of the approach Negative aspects of the approach High cost of collecting donated food, Unreliable quantity and quality of food donations, e.g. Formula food for babies Risk of food poisoning from donated food, Poor coverage of the rural areas, as FBs were mainly operating in the big cities. Centralised distribution network under FoodBankSA. • Collaboration with the Consumer Goods Council towards mobilising food donations from the food industry across the value chain, • Leveraging on surplus food from food manufactures & retailers • Partnership with other donors • Collaboration with community based organisations (NPOs)

11. The Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme (HF&NSP)

12. Rationale • The household Food and Nutrition Security Programme has a particular strategic focus on investing significant funding in raising the micro-nutrient intake of beneficiaries participating in the programme to combat the growing challenge ofmalnutrition and hunger . • Providing access to poor and vulnerable households and individuals especially 19yrs to 59yrs • Dealing with pockets of hunger and malnutrition that emerges in rural, informal settlements and poor communities • The establishment of Provincial Food Distribution Centres (PFDC’s) and Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDC’s) are thus a strategic intervention that fulfils the government’s objective of ensuring access to food by the poor and vulnerable.

13. Programme overview - Food Distribution Model Bulk procurement of food Donated food Provincial Distribution Centre (9) Local food producers Local food producers Community Food Depots Community Food Depots Community Food Depots Community Food Depots Community Food Depots Food Agencies: Feeding organisations CNDCs Cooked meals Households Food parcels

14. HF&NS Programme overview The broad objectives of the programme are as follows: • Provision of nutritious meals to food insecure and vulnerable individuals & households. • Procurement of food from local producers to ensure participation of emerging producers and bulk cost effective food sourcing.(support the local producers) • Provision of logistical support to ensure procurement of produce from community food producers. • Facilitate skills training and empowerment of communities in partnership with technical partners and other relevant sector Dept’s (DoRD & DAFF etc.). • Facilitate the donation of food from other sources to CNDC’s

15. Implementation of the programme • The Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme (HF&NSP) was established in 2013/14. • The National Treasury further provided guidance on the recruitment of Implementing Agents through the Call for Proposals process and the funding mechanisms for programme roll-out. • Implementing Agents were recruited through the call for proposal process – Which involved: • Advertising for NPOs to apply, • Screening & shortlisting of applications by Evaluation Committee comprised of national & provincial officials, • Proposals evaluation, site visit and physical verification and Adjudication

16. Implementation of the programme ( Cont..) • The selected PIAs were vetted and approved by the National Treasury prior to their appointment. • The appointed PIAs enter into an agreement through signing of a contract and annual renewal subject to satisfactory performance in service delivery and appropriate managements of the allocated budget and resources. • The National and Provincial DSD undertakes Quarterly Performance Assessments to review performance of PIAs. National and provincial learning workshops are facilitated to share lessons and best practices on the programme implementation. • Provided below is the overview of the programme model, funding and source of funding, implementation in provinces and progress on programme operations.

17. PFDCs/ PIA’s The programme is implemented by the appointed Provincial Implementing Agents (PIAs) / NPOs as listed below:

18. The role of the Provincial Implementing Agents • In collaboration with Provinces implement network of the food distribution centres within the province targeting the most poor and deprived wards= PFDC, CFDs & CNDCs. • Provide equipment (table, chairs, stove), cutlery and cookery to Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs) • Strategic sourcing of food and supply food to Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs) • Procurement of food from local food producers to supply CNDCs and Food Depots • Ensure proper management of the programme in the Province • Monitor service delivery by the CNDCs in communities • Technical support for programme implementation in the Province • Project administration, staffing and human resource management

19. Community Nutrition Development Centre (CNDC) • CNDC • Community facility: Hall/Church operated by CBOs • Cooked Meals = 5 X per week • 3 Cooks & 1 CNDC Coordinator • 250 or more Individuals/ CNDC • Source local produce: fresh vegetables & fruits • CNDC equipment – Tables & chairs, gas stove, etc.. • Cutlery & crockery supply for CNDC • Cooks Training & uniforms PARTNERSHIPS WITH: • NPOS • IDT – CWP & EPWP • Private sector Agriculture as Enterprise Development and Asset Building Enterprise Development Skills Development and capacity Building Employment creation • Opportunities: • Training & skills development • Nutrition education • Community development programmes PRODUCER COOPS Social Protection Local Produce Local Produce Local Produce

20. Benefit of the model • Improved delivery of food and nutrition services in-line with the menu and CNDCs standards • Standardisation of food and nutrition support service in the CNDCs. • Efficient use and control of the allocated budget for service delivery • Ensure bulk procurement of food for efficiency • Facilitation of procurement from local food producers which stimulates local economic development and provide a market for previous disadvantaged groups. • Appropriate accounting, reporting and monitoring of service delivery • Collaboration with CSOs and private sector donor funding to NPOs beyond the state resources

21. Effectiveness of the model • Strategic sourcing of food - Bulk procurement - cost effective • Provision of nutritious food to beneficiaries targeting the outcome set for the country • Direct supervision and support to CNDCs • Accurate accountability and timeously reporting • Quality assurance, safe and non-expired food • Job creation • Exit to job opportunities by beneficiaries

22. Coverage - Provincial Food Distribution Centres (PFDCs) & Community Nutrition and Development Centres (CNDCs) in SA

23. HF&NSP - Provincial & National Funding (FY 18/19)

24. Progress on operations – Number of people reached by Q2 of FY 2018/19

25. Procurement of food from local food producers: Coops & SMMEs & expenditure

26. Integration = Food production; Sourcing from Local Producers & Cooperatives; Sustainable Livelihoods & Food and Nutrition Security Nutritious food to poor & vulnerable Promotion of local food production Gov’t market access for local food producers, SMMEs & coops Local Coops livelihood/ LED opportunity

27. Number of Cooks Trained & supplied with uniforms

28. Programme overview - Operations pictogram Vehicles deliver food to CNDCs PFDC warehouses & bulk food procurement Cooks trained & uniformed to prepare food PVMs served nutritious food/meals

29. Number of job opportunities created through HF&NSP

30. Capital Assets for HF&NSP allocated to PIAs • Delivery vehicles/ fleet – Trucks 5ton, 4 Ton & 3 Ton refrigerated and 1 ton bakkies X 2. • Forklifts x 1 • Cold rooms x 1 • Racking / shelving

31. CNDCs Menu inline with Food-based dietary guidelines

32. Important developments to note Evaluation of the HF&NSP: • DSD has undertaken the design & implementation evaluation of HF&NSP in 2018/19. The outcomes of the evaluation will be shared once the final report has been made available. • The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the appropriateness of the Implementation and Design of the Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme in addressing the identified hunger challenges in South Africa. Transfer of the HF&NSP allocation to provinces: • As from the FY 2020/21 the national transfer allocation for funding of the HF&NSP will be moved to the equitable share of the Provinces. National will continue to monitor and provide regular support to provinces.

33. Challenges & proposed solutions

34. Recommendations It is recommended that Portfolio Committe: Note the presentation of HF&NSP and the role of PFDC’s Provide guidance and leadership in the implementation of the programme