UN Division for Sustainable Development

Case Study Detail Record

Organization type:	Government

Name of Ministry/Agency:	Federal Planning Bureau

Country:	Belgium

Name of Focal Point:	Christian Vanden Bilcke, Nadine Gouzée

Initiative Title:	Improving Food Security and Nutrition Policies and Programme Outreach- Project in Malawi

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Scope:

Status:	Ongoing

Timeframe:	Start: End:

Lead Institution:	Flemish government: Ministry of Environment

Stakeholders/Partners:	Malawian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Ministry of Irrigation and Water Development Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Department of Nutrition and HIV and AIDS UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Relevent issues:	- Food security and sustainable agriculture - Enhancing agricultural productivity through adequate and sustainable inputs

Objectives/Challenges:

The project aims not only at improving food security but also the nutrition situation of approximately 29,000 food insecure households in two districts in Malawi, Kasungu and Mzimba.

Policy Options:

The capability of the households will be strengthened so that they can meet their needs in terms of food security and nutrition.

Summary:

The capacity building of households towards achieving food security will be undertaken through diversified crop production, storage, processing and marketing of crops, through small livestock activities, access to potable water etc. At the same time this project will provide technical assistance to the Government of Malawi and its development partners to align food security and agriculture related policies and programmes on nutrition objectives. The total budget for this project is 4.100.000 € for three years.