GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES

[Pages:103]GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES

(Proposal For) NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY (NFNSP) Multi Sector Implementation Plan

Scaling Up Multi-Sectoral Efforts for a Healthy and Competitive Human Capital

Florence Y. Conteh Nutrition Specialist Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations December 2015

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Contents

FOREWORD- MINISTER .............................................................................................................. 5 STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT-RELEVANT MINISTRIES............................................................. 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-PS........................................................................................................... 7 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................ 8 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 10

Outline of FSN Multi Sector Plan. .................................................................................................................. 13

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 14 COUNTRY BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................... 15

Geography, population & human development ............................................................................................ 15 Agriculture and Fisheries Sector Description................................................................................................. 15

Other Relevant Factors Influencing the Agriculture Sector .............................................................................16

SEYCHELLES NUTRITION SITUATION ANALYSIS......................................................................... 18

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) ............................................................................................................ 19 Trends in Childhood Obesity ......................................................................................................................... 20 Overall trends of NCDs in Seychelles ............................................................................................................. 21 Infant Young Child Feeding ........................................................................................................................... 22 Undernutrition and Micronutrient Deficiencies ............................................................................................ 25

POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY.......................... 26

Medium Term National Development Strategy (MTNDS) 2013 -2017 ........................................................... 26 National Food and Nutrition Security Policy ................................................................................................. 26 Seychelles Agriculture Investment Plan (SNAIP) ........................................................................................... 27 Fisheries Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 28

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School Nutrition Policy.................................................................................................................................. 28

Seychelles Dietary Guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 29 Infant Feeding Policy..................................................................................................................................... 29

CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................................................................... 30

FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY MULTI-SECTOR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................ 30

Goal .............................................................................................................................................................. 30

Rationale for the FNS Multisector Implementation Plan ............................................................................... 31

Guiding Principles ......................................................................................................................................... 32 PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................................. 33

Critical Assumptions.........................................................................................................................................33 Emerging Issues................................................................................................................................................34

Scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 Overarching Conceptual Frameworks ........................................................................................................... 35

Integrating Nutrition Into Value Chains in the Seychelles? guiding principle #1 .............................................35 Supporting Private Sector Roles for Sustainability, Scale and Impact: guiding principle#2 .............................37 Food and Nutrition Security as a Human Right, Utilizing Nutrition, Food Safety and Consumer Protection: guiding principle #3..........................................................................................................................................38

Target Profiles............................................................................................................................................... 41

Implementation Institutions and Partners .................................................................................................... 42 Public sector.....................................................................................................................................................42 Higher learning and training institutions .........................................................................................................42 Private Sector ...................................................................................................................................................43 Development Partners .....................................................................................................................................43 Civil society.......................................................................................................................................................43 Media ...............................................................................................................................................................44 Community ....................................................................................................................................................... 44

Coordination Mechanism.............................................................................................................................. 44 Terms of Reference: National Food and Nutrition Security Multisector Steering Committee........................ 45

FSN MULTI SECTOR PROGRAMMES: IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK AND PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS....................................................................................................................... 48

CHAPTER 3: SOCIAL BEHAVORIAL CHANGE CAPAIGN STRATEGY.............................................. 88

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Proposed SBCC Approaches .......................................................................................................................... 88 Proposed TOR for the SBCC Technical Expert is as follows ..............................................................................89

CHAPTER 4: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN/STRATEGY ............................................... 92

Rationale and Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 92 Scope and Approach ..................................................................................................................................... 92 M&E Indicators ............................................................................................................................................. 93 Risk Assessment............................................................................................................................................ 94

CHAPTER 6: REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 96 ANNEX A: STAKEHOLDER MAPPING ......................................................................................... 97

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Foreword- Minister

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Statement of Commitment-Relevant Ministries

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Acknowledgement-PS

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Acronyms

ADF-Agriculture Development Fund

ARVs- Antiretroviral

BFHI-Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative BMI -Body Mass Index BP ? Blood Pressure CAADP ? Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Plan

CDCU- Communicable Disease Control Unit CESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

CLISSA - Competitively Local Innovations for Small Scale Agriculture CVD ? Cardio Vascular Disease DBS - Development Bank of Seychelles ECD - Early Childhood Development EAF - Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) FAO ? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FIQCU - Fish Inspection and Quality Control Unit GDP ? Gross Domestic Product GoS ? Government of Seychelles HBP ? High Blood Pressure

HIV- human immunodeficiency virus

IYCF - Infant and Young Child Feeding IEC - Information, Education and Communication IDC ? Island Development Company IRRI - International Rice research Institute MOE - Ministry of Education MOH ? Ministry of Health MFTBE - Ministry of Finance, Trade and Blue Economy MDGs ? Millennium Development Goals HDI ? Human Development Index MNCH - Maternal, Newborn and Child Health NAFSIP - National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan NATCOF - National Consumers Forum NFNSSC - National Food and Nutrition Security Steering Committee NCD ? Non Communicable Disease NFNP ? National Food and Nutrition Security Policy NGO ? Non Governmental Organization PUC - Public Utilities Corporation RtF-Right To Food SAA - Seychelles Agriculture Agency SAHTC - Seychelles Agricultural and Horticulture Training Centre SADC ? Southern Africa Development Community SBS ? Seychelles Bureau of Standards SES - Socio Economic Status SEYFA ? Seychelles Farmers Association SFA ? Seychelles Fisheries Authority SBC - Social and Behavior Change SNAIP ? Seychelles National Agriculture Investment Plan SP - Social Protection STC - Seychelles Trading Company

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