Key Areas of Intervention (Column 1)

Transitory Shock Management (NFP 2.1)Effective implementation of targeted programs (NFP.2.2)

1. Disaster Mitigation for Agriculture

2. Emergency Food Distribution from Public Stocks

3. Support to private food trade and stocks

4. Effectiveness of targeted programs for food security

Issues faced in filling-up the PoA Matrix (NFP 2.1/2.2)

1) Cross-cutting areas of intervention under Objective 1 and 2, in particular:

• Area of intervention 2 « Emergency Food Distribution » cuts across Objective 1 Area of Intervention 11 on « public stock management/price stabilization »

• Area of intervention 3 « Support to private food trade and stocks » cross cuts with areas intervention 6 (Physical Market Infrastructure), 8 (Market regulatory environment) and 11 (Public stock management/price stabilization) under Objective 1

=> In PoA Matrix (Objective 2) , cross-references have been made to relevant actions suggested under Objective 1

Issues faced in filling-up the PoA Matrix (NFP 2.1/2.2)

2) Policy consistency/Prioritization

- Liberalization of private food imports (PRSP) viz NFP (Managed liberalization to protect agricultural producers’ incentives)

- Transitory shock management:

- Relationships between homestead production and disaster mitigation for agriculture?

- Linkages between National Plan for Disaster Management Plan (2007-2015) and Disaster Mitigation for Agriculture?

- Development of Insurance schemes ?

Review of PoA Matrix Objective 2 – ZERO DRAFT NFP 2.1 and 2.2

Key Areas of Intervention (Column 1)

Employment generating income growth (NFP 2.3)

5. Income Generation for Women and Disabled People

6. Promotion of agro-processing and micro/small rural enterprises

7. Market –driven education skills and human resource development

8. (Macro-Policy for broad-based labour intensive growth)

Issues faced in filling-up the PoA Matrix (NFP 2.3)

1) Policy consistency/prioritization

- Rural industrialization: priority on agro-based industries or other rural industries?

- Subsidized-insurance schemes for rural micro-entrepreneurs?

- NFP strategy 2.3.2 (Investment in employment-enhancing technology) – unclear – was not retained as an area of intervention in the draft

- NFP strategy 2.3.6 (Macro-policy for broad-based labor intensive growth) is too « broad » - However expansion of social protection to disadvantaged groups could be retained as a specific area of intervention?

Issues faced in filling-up the PoA Matrix (NFP 2.3)

2) Coverage of interventions:

- Urban areas/rural areas

- Support to women and disabled ( why only those groups and not other disadvantaged groups?)

- Women’s participation in agricultural activities only?

3) Suggestion: an additional area of intervention for the NFP PoA could focus on Food Security Impact Assessments

Review of PoA Matrix Objective 2 – ZERO DRAFT NFP 2.3