Food & Nutrition Security and Agriculture Recovery vis-a-vis COVID-19
September 2020 (Policy Paper)
In this paper, INCITEGov proposes policies that will hopefully enhance the strategies and programs for food & nutrition security and agriculture recovery vis-a-vis the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. The recommendations focus on the family farmers, fishers, and agro-foresters, who are the backbone of the country’s food supply. These producers are the most marginalized sector of the economy and have remained at the lowest survival income level, with high financial debts, and with very little or no social protection.
While primarily addressed to national government, through the Department of Agriculture and related financing institutions, and local governments, the policy proposals and program strategies may also be adopted by business and civil society organizations, for their advocacy and partnerships with national and local governments.
This Policy Paper on “Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture Recovery vis-a-vis COVID-19” was written based on a series of online meetings and discussions by the Subgroup of INCITEGov Ad Hoc Technical Working Group on COVID-19, from 22nd May to 24th June 2020. The subgroup invited resource persons, namely, Mr. Senen C. Bacani, agriculture entrepreneur; Ms. Marilyn Manila, Marketing Manager of CARD-MRI; and solicited the comments of Mr. Cresente Paez, President of AgriCOOPh.