Commitment

Reduce dependence on cereals for DEI

Government / Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UN agencies, Development Partners, Donors, NGOs
Academic or non-academic research institution: SUN Academia and Research Networks
Country government at any administrative level: MoA, MoFL, MoInd, MOWCA , MOSW , MOHFW, MOLGRD&C, MODMR
Private sector food business: Private sectors
Commitment made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - National
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Commitment description

Reduce dependence on cereals for Dietary Energy Intake:

The Ministry of Food (MOFood) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MOFL), Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA), Ministry of Social Welfare (MOSW), Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MODMR), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MOLGRD&C), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Ministry of Industries (MOInd), Development Partners and CSOs commits to reducing the country's dependence on cereals for Dietary Energy Intake from 66% in 2016 to 60% in 2025 and 56% by 2030. This will be reached through the implementation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy Plan of Action, targeting the total population of Bangladesh, and will be measured through Household Income Expenditure Surveys (HIES). The total investment for this commitment will be BDT 433856 Crore.

Commitment goals

The Government of Bangladesh is committed to achieving Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) for all citizens, at all times, to ensure access to safe and diversified foods

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low

Global Nutrition Targets

Under-5 stunting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders TBD
Funding mechanism Revenue and development budget
Cost secured TBD
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (BDT) - Bangladeshi taka
Cost amount 4,340,000,000,000.0
$USD equivalent 51,010,813,352.0 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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