ZANZIBAR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION POLICY - Kilimo

operating in different sectors and at different levels. The most key actors to be
involved in the implementation of FSN Policy are Government Institutions,
Civil Society Organizations (Community-Based Organizations - CBOs - and
Faith Based Organizations - FBOs), the Donor Community and the Private
Sector.
(a) Government institutions
Various Government Institutions have roles to play in creating an enabling
environment for implementation of the ZFSN Policy, as issues identified in
the policy touch in one way or another in their current mandatory areas. This
calls for a strong inter-sectoral collaboration and coordination as a necessary
condition for effective and efficient policy implementation. The following
Ministries are identified as key actors in FSN implementation in accordance
to their roles and mandatory areas:
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment (MALE)
The ministry is the leading institution in coordination of the Policy
implementation. The current mandatory areas with regards to FSN include
responsibilities over local agricultural production and productivity issues and
regulatory framework for environment, natural resources and cooperatives. As
such the Ministry will assume a coordinating role on policy implementation,
and evaluation and will be working very closely with all key ministries and
institutions which are responsible for implementation of FSN Policy.
Ministry of Tourisms, Trade and Investment (MTTI)
With regards to FSN, the Ministry is responsible for regulation concerned
on food importation, marketing and consumer protection. The FSN Policy
recognises the role of food importation as main contributor to the overall
national food availability, as such the Ministry responsibilities on ensuring
food safety and consumer protection adjoin important areas of FSN policy
implementation. The Ministry is also partially responsible for regulatory
framework on food marketing, the efficacy of which is considered by FSN
Policy as an important label in reducing food insecurity and malnutrition to
most vulnerable producer and consumer groups.
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