National Food and Nutrition Policy 2013-2018.

This National Food and Nutrition Policy developed in 2013 builds on several achievements that have improved the status of nutrition and household food security in Rwanda during the past six years.
The vision of the NFNP is to ensure services and practices that bring optimal household food security and nutrition for all Rwandese.
In order to improve the food and nutritional status of the population, the policy seeks to achieve the following specific objectives that are taken from the HSSP III: (i) sustain the position of food and nutrition as central priorities of the Government across Sectors at all levels and among Development Partners, (ii) prevent stunting in children under two years of age, (iii) strengthen, expand and promote services and practices that result in household food security year round, (iv) prevent and manage all forms of malnutrition, (v) strengthen nutrition education in schools and higher learning institutions through curricular and extracurricular activities, (vi) strengthen emergency preparedness and response in areas for nutrition and food security of families and individuals, (vii) improve governance systems and accountability (planning, budget allocation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation) for nutrition and food security.
In the context of governance, the implementation of the NFNP will be facilitated by the progress made and higher priority from Government and Development Partners for solving nutrition and household food security problems. Coordination of overall NFNP implementation at its highest organisational level is in the Prime Minister’s Office through the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee (IMCC) that meets quarterly to review progress reports on Food and Nutrition from the Social Cluster Ministries. The Ministries and Government agencies, development partners and the private sector each has necessary roles under the NFNP. Many have responsibilities at both national and decentralised levels.