National Food and Nutrition Security Policy - Plan of Action (2021-2030)

The Plan of Action 2011 - 2025 (PoA) implements the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy, 2020 (NFNSP). The NFNSP aims to ensure that Bangladesh achieves its food and nutrition security related SDGs and fulfils the relevant national and international commitments by 2030. The PoA identifies the Areas of intervention (AoI) and respective Action Agendas to achieve each of the five objectives of the NFNSP.
To achieve Objective 1, the actions laid down by the PoA include developing improved climate-smart technologies, stress-tolerant high-yielding varieties, improved breeds of livestock and fish; strengthening capacities of extension workers, inclusion of poor farmers, women and youth; use of environmentally friendly irrigation technologies; timely access to credit to small-scale producers; promoting production of quality feed and fodder; sustainable development of marine fisheries and aquaculture; responsible practices for animal health along the principles of “One Health”; and strengthening the role of producers’ organizations and cooperatives. Under Objective 2, the actions include management of post-harvest marketing infrastructure and processing facilities for horticultural products, pulses and legumes, livestock and fisheries; trade liberalisation and facilitation; innovation-led efficiency gains in food value chains; food safety and nutrition across value chain; safe storage facilities; food product certification and nutrition labelling; promoting employment along the food value chain by expanding vocational training opportunities for rural youth, women and disabled people.
AoI under Objective 3 include developing a national level food plan based on nutrient gap analysis; strengthening institutional capacity of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council and other related institutions; scaling up supply and use of safe water for consumption and domestic use; improving sanitary facilities and hygiene practices, including prevention of animal to human transmission of disease. Under Objective 4, the AoI identified are improved planning for price support to farmers, market stabilization and public food distribution; enhancing management of procurement, public food stocks; increasing the disaster coping ability of poor farm families and supporting home-based farming; ensuring operation of emergency shelters with nutritious and safe food; and strengthening social protection in disadvantaged areas and for disadvantaged groups. Finally, the actions to achieve Objective 5 include ensuring conformity and compliance of food safety laws; establishing traceability mechanisms; promoting education and consumer awareness on food safety; minimising on-farm and off-farm food losses; implementing big data analytics ecosystem for the food system; effective monitoring and evaluation system; ensuring cross-sectoral integration; strengthening gender mainstreaming for food and nutrition security; strengthening the capacities at subnational level including local government and non-state actors.