Ensuring food security of the population

ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ 2030 > Ensuring food security of the population
ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ 2030 > Ensuring food security of the population
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PRIORIТY 1

Ensuring food security of the population
STRATEGIC CHALLENGES:

Major factors affecting food security include population growth, low incomes, increased demand for land, water and energy resources, and increased risk of climate-change related threats from droughts, flooding, hail etc. ln recent years, as а result of а series of measures to bolster food security in the country, Uzbekistan has strengthened its position in the world, gradually improving its position in the Global Hunger lndex for 2018, where Uzbekistan is now ranked 52nd out of 119 countries. However, there remain significant on-going challenges to ensure the staЫe supply of food for vulnerable segments of the population, increasing the purchasing power of low-income households, and preventing sharp fluctuations in prices and outputs.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:

The main goal is the development and effective implementation of state policy aimed at ensuring food security for the entire population. The priority focuses оn ensuring that all households have access to safe and nutritious food, at affordable and stable prices.

КЕУ STRATEGIC ACTIONS:

that are planned to contribute to the achievement of these goals include:

Improving the mechanisms for providing food to socially vulnerable segments of the population, as well as encouraging more direct linkages between agricultural producers and schools, hospitals and other public service providers;

Introduction of а system of state procurement of cereals and other products based оn quotas at market prices and the phased abolition of state regulation of prices for agri-food products;

Development of long-term programs to promote healthy food eating habits and culture;

Implementation of а food security assessment system and continuous monitoring, based оn internationally recognized methods and best practices;

Development of sectoral programs for the intensification of production of socially significant types of рroducts;

Conducting targeted research and development aimed at increasing livestock productivity, sustainable intensification of production of milk, fish and poultry meat.

КЕУ PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND TARGEТS

An increase in the average yield of cereal crops

Increase in average milk yield of cow’s milk
Percentage of farmland allocated
to fodder production
ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Short term actions

1

Мау 30, 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Industry, State Committee for Veterinary and Developing of Lifestock Farming

ln order to bring the system of food and consumption security in compliance with the international standards to charge the Ministry of Agriculture with the task of coordination of the activities of ministries and agencies, to institutional assessment of the state governance system in the area of food security, development of mechanisms for securing fulfilling the powers of ministries and agencies pertaining to the area is envisaged.

2

October 1, 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Industry, stake holder ministries and agencies

Introduction of the intervention purchase system for cereal grains in the domestic market envisaging stage bу stage decrease of the amount of government order for grains.

 

3

1 December 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture, stake holder ministries апd agencies

Developing of efficient mechanisms for providing food to the groups of population needing social protection, including integration of agricultural producers with social facilities.

4

December 30, 2020, and then permanently

The Ministry of Agriculture, stakeholder ministries and agencies

To establish the system of assessing food security оn the basis of internationally recognized methodology and best practices, as well as permanently monitor it.

Medium and long term actions

5

Regularly

The Ministry of Agriculture, stakeholder ministries and agencies

Continuous monitoring of the implementation results of the food safety assessment system based оn internationally recognized methodologies and best practices.

6

Q2 2021

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Economy and Industry, State Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development

Conducting а social survey to study the consumption and incomes of the population in order to develop state programs and measures to assess the food security of the population as well as rural development.

7

Q1 2021

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture

Development of long-term programs to promote а healthy eating culture

8

Q2 2022

Ministry of Agriculture

Development of sectoral programs to improve agricultural efficiency and intensify the production of socially significant types of products.

9

Q4 2022

State Committee for Veterinary and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture

Conducting research aimed at increasing livestock productivity and sustainable production intensification of poultry and fish meat.