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Mitigating Global Food Crisis: Responses at National Level The Case of Madagascar Contents • Preamble: Three documents, one big event – The Madagascar Action Plan (MAP) • Global Food Crisis Impact and Responses at National Level • Introduction • Objective • The situation at a glance • Measures adopted by the Government • Conclusion

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The 8 MAP Commitments

The 8 MAP Commitments (cont’d)

Global Food Crisis Impact and Responses at National Level Action plan for Madagascar in the short and medium term Introduction • Soaring prices of cereals including rice, cooking oil, fuels, transportation, fertilizers, etc... in the world markets • TICAD IV, Japan – Tunis in June 08 • FAO Summit in June 08 • Initiatives on food soaring prices (FAO, WB, IMF, EU, etc.)

Objective : to mitigate the impact of soaring prices on the world markets particularly : (i) To increase food products supply of domestic markets by improving agricultural productivity and production; and (ii) To facilitate vulnerable population’s access to balanced alimentation The situation at a glance • Rice: stapple food • Population: 18 millions • Annual production: 3.5 millions tons • Per capita consumption: 120 kg/yr

Evolution of rice price in Madagascar EVOLUTION DU PRIX DU RIZ ET DU PADDY depuis le 26 juin 2007 1 200 1 150 1 100 1 050 1 000 950 900 Prix en Ar/Kg 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 n t t t t t n n i l i l û û p t p t v v c c v v r r s s s r r a i a i i u u c c c o o é é n n v v r r r v v i i u o o e e o o o é é a a a a a m m u u j j n n d d a a j - - a a s s - - - f f m m m - - j j - 0 4 2 6 0 - - - - j j - - 4 8 - - - - 6 - - - - 2 6 0 4 - - 4 8 2 6 9 3 1 2 7 1 4 8 0 1 3 7 1 - - - 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 3 7 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 Semaine Riz Local Riz Importé Paddy Measures adopted by the Government • Re-adjustment of the annual budget • Additional budget for Social protection • Fiscal measures (VAT, transport subsidies, …) • Support to off-season rice production

Approach How to transform the food crisis into an opportunity? • Integration of the MAP policies and strategies within sectorial programmes , • Linkages with on going programmes and efficient institutions with success stories, • Emergency programmes • Improving leadership and management capacities , • Strenghtening analysis capacity of food and nutrition situation • Communication and information programme • Conformity with cross cutting issues ( climate change, gender, etc…) Components • Improvement of productivity • Food security nets

In the short term Objective: to increase food productivity and diversity • Off-season – Communication - sensitization – Platform for fertilizers • Main season – Set up of CSA (Centers for Agricultural Services) – Input supply (improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticides…) – Promoting urban and peri urban agriculture In the medium term Objective: to increase food productivity and diversity – Strengthening of extension services – Implementing watershed and irrigation scheme program – Research and Development (R&D) – Input supply – Promoting rural credit – Diversification of food production (sorghum, cassava) – Empowerment of farmers’ associations – Post harvest management (reducing post harvest losses, transportation, drying,…) – Data base - Storage and handling facilities (silo,….) - Marketing (export to COMESA, COI, SADC countries)

Conclusion • In November 2007, Presidential Dialogue with stakeholders • Platform of donors and actors • African Meeting on SRI Intensive Rice Cultivation System (April 2009) • African Union Summit, July 2009 • Collaboration with FANRPAN