Ensure adequate and stable supply of safe and nutritious food through integrated public food management and coordination with multisectoral policies and programmes
Description
The National Food and Nutrition Security Policy Plan of Action (2021-2030)
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Reduce prevalence of Undernourishment
Description
The Ministry of Food, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL), Ministry of Industries (MoInd), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), UN agencies, Development Partners and CSOs, commits to reduce the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) from 13% in 2017-2019 to 10.5% by 2025 among the entire population of Bangladesh through implementing the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy Plan of Action (2021-2030) and intensification of multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder efforts. Progress will be monitored through SOFI. The overall estimated cost is approximately BDT 177424 Crore. Financial commitment will be tracked through the multi-sectoral budget tracking system for nutrition.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Upper moderate
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Low birth weight
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
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Impact >
Food and nutrition security
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Prevalence of undernourishment at population level |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 13% | 2020 |
| Target | 10.5% |
