Annual Country Report 2021: Bhutan. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023
2021
ELR 1583
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Annual Country Report 2021: Bhutan. Country Strategic Plan 2019-2023
Publicación
Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2021.
Lengua(s)
English
Descripción
43 p.
ISBN
ELR1583
Resúmen
WFP expanded its strong partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan and adapted the CSP to address the national priorities in response to COVID-19. In 2021, WFP focused on capacity strengthening initiatives, engaging in policy dialogue and advocacy, generating evidence, and developing innovative approaches to food systems, nutrition and disaster risk management. WFP assisted the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, district officials, and farmers to increase agriculture production and income, while providing fresh local foods for schools and local markets. WFP supported the production of nutritious crops and improved post-harvest management and value addition. A study proposed several strategies to reduce post-harvest losses and improve marketing systems. WFP provided advice on the new renewable natural resources marketing strategy 2021, which is now the main guidance document for agricultural marketing in Bhutan. WFP has played a pivotal role in Bhutan, as the disaster risk management (DRM) lead for the UN and development partners, to enhance national resilience to climate change and disasters. Key achievements include: the establishment of the 72-Hours Rapid Assessment Approach system to enable national response to disasters within 72-hours; the development of Bhutan’s Roadmap for DRM; the training of 180 government stakeholders on disaster response and preparedness; and the improvement of district disaster management contingency plans. In 2021, WFP continued to support the transformation of the school feeding programme into a national school nutrition programme by developing multiple resources to augment the Government’s capacity in management and implementation of their programme. The dietary diversity scores among boarding students receiving school meals improved significantly, exceeding the annual target of 5.5. The consumption of locally-produced perishable foods through school meals increased from 36 percent in 2019 to 64 percent in 2021. WFP worked with partners to advance its CSP commitments on fortification through regulatory framework development, analytical capacity strengthening, advocacy, communications and institutionalizing food safety and quality within the fortified food value chain.
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Electronic ed.
Signatura topográfica
ELR 1583
Lengua(s)
eng
System Control No.
MON-127200
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Annual Country Report (ACR)