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2016
The Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) has been selected by the World Food Programme in August 2016 to carry out a country-wide strategic review of Food and Nutrition Security in Myanmar.
This independent, analytical and consultative exercise aims to provide a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the context of food and nutrition security in Myanmar. It will enable the Myanmar government to accelerate progress towards eliminating food insecurity and malnutrition in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) two to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.”
In Myanmar, one in three children under the age of 5 is chronically malnourished, with the prevalence of stunting at 35 percent. Over 80 percent of children under the age of two are anaemic. The levels of malnutrition vary widely between states and regions. The findings and the recommendations of the Strategic Review will inform national development planning processes, the United Nations’ system-wide plans and contribute to all actors involved in food and nutrition security in Myanmar.
‘Building on our experience in participatory planning, as well as MIIDs research-based focus on agriculture, food security and nutrition, we will ensure that this Strategic Review is inclusive and relevant to the needs of Myanmar’, stated Joern Kristensen, Executive Director.
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, undertakes collaborative research with MIID and will contribute actively to this Strategic review. “A wide range of actors are connected to nutrition and a wealth of information is available. We will carefully analyse the current situation and review the needs across different regions of the country to tackle food and nutrition insecurity’ commented Cornell University Representative in Myanmar, MIID Advisory Board member, Dr. Khin Mar Cho,
The review’s findings will be discussed with a wide group of stakeholders from government, civil society, private sector, international agencies and academia at the beginning of 2017, before the report is adopted.