Reducing stunting among under 5 from 11.7 % in 2019 to 8.5% in 2030
Description
This commitment will be fulfilled through:
• Reducing food waste and ensuring better access to and diversification of markets (urban, quality, public markets) for small producers.
• Carrying out and encouraging nutrition-sensitive policies and investments.
• Investing in infrastructure and storage facilities that allow for easier transport and safe storage of food products.
• Integrating technologies, such as food fortification with micronutrients, to meet the dietary needs of the population.
• Investing in safe food processing to increase food availability and stability.
• Strengthening and decentralising local food procurement for national school food, health and nutrition programmes.
• Ensuring that social protection programmes, such as school feeding, lead to better nutritional outcomes.
• Promoting the national production of quality food, preserving the immense heritage of biodiversity and food culture that exists.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Access to safe and nutritious food
Description
End hunger and all forms of malnutrition and reduce the incidence of non-communicable diseases, enabling all people to be well-nourished and healthy
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Impact >
Undernutrition
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years of age |
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| Measurement plan | Use data collected by others |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 11.7% | 2019 |
| Target | 8.5% | December 2030 |
