FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY

DRAFT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

September, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page no.
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................ 2
List of Figures .......................................................................................................................... 2
LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................... 3
1)

INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 4

2)

RATIONALE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION POLICY

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT .............................................................. 5

3)

GOAL OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY ......................................... 5

3.1

Implementation plan prioritized outcomes ..................................................................... 6

4)

ANALYSIS OF UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY AND

MALNUTRITION IN SOUTH AFRICA ...................................................................... 78

5)

FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONs SWOT ANALYSIS ......... 9

6)

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FOOD AND NUTRITION

SECURITY POLICY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ...................................................... 13

6.1

Office of the President / Cabinet .................................................................................. 14

6.2

Government Departments ............................................................................................. 14

6.3

Technical Multi-Stakeholders Forum ............................................................................ 15

6.4

Development Partners, Private Sector, Civil Society Organizations, NGOs and CBOs 15

6.4

South Africa Vulnerability Assessment Committee ....................................................... 16

6.5

General Public ............................................................................................................... 16

7)

MONITORING AND EVALUATION MECHANISMS ............................................... 17

8)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FINANCE AND BUSINESS MODEL ........................... 19

7)

GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS USED IN THIS PLAN .............................................. 5150

8)

LIST OF REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................. 5352

List of Tables
Table 1: Food and Security Programs and Interventions in South Africa SWOT
analysis ................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 2: Food and Nutrition Security Policy Implementation Plan Prioritized
Outcomes, Targets, Outputs and Activities....................................................................... 20

List of Figures
Figure 1: Proposed Institutional Arrangement and Information Flow ....................... 17
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LIST OF ACRONYMS

CBOs

Community Based Organisations

DAFF

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

DoSD

Department of Social Development

DoBE

Department of Basic Education

DoH

Department of Health

DTI

Department of Trade and Industry

EDC's

Early Childhood Development Centres

EPWP

Expanded Public Works Programme

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organisation

FNSAC

Food and Nutrition Security Advisory Committee

HIV/AIDS

Human Immune Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

HRSC

Human Science Research Council

INP

Integrated Nutrition Programme

IFSS

Integrated Food Security Strategy

IFSNP

Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme

IGAs

Income Generating Activities

NGOs

Non-Governmental Organisations

NPFNS

National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security

RSA

Republic of South Africa

SAVAC

South Africa Vulnerability and Assessment Committee

SANHNES

South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

STATS SA

Statistics South Africa

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

UNICEF

United Nations Children Fund

1)

INTRODUCTION

Food and nutrition security is part of the Section 27 Constitutional rights in South
Africa. The constitution states that every citizen has the right to access to sufficient
food and water, and that the state must by legislation and other measures, within its
available resources avail to progressive realization of the right to sufficient food
(RSA, 1996). Food security exists when every household individual at all times have
enough nutritious food for an active, healthy and productive life (FAO, 1996).
South Africa has progressively engaged in the fight against hunger and poverty
through its policies and programme interventions since the democratic dispensation
(1994). An integrated approach to ensuring delivery of food security programmes
has been pursued through the implementation of the Integrated Food Security and
Nutrition Programme (NPFNS), Government of South Africa approved the National
Policy on Food and Nutrition Security and the Household Food and Nutrition Security
Strategy in 2013 to continue responding to the hunger challenges in the country.
The National Policy on Food and Nutrition Security provides a common reference for
all players in tackling the food and nutrition insecurity problem with emphasis on
synergy that will minimize undue duplication and inefficient deployment of resources.
Recognizing the importance of implementing the food and nutrition security
programs and plans, Government strategically assigned particular Ministries to colead its commitment areas.
The Household Food and Nutrition Strategy recognizes measures including social
grants, feeding schemes, fortification of staples, moderation of food prices and
subsistence farming supports to address household-level food and nutrition
insecurity. However, the Strategy alludes to limitations of these interventions, as
inadequate and recommends that they must be expanded, enhanced or better
focused, used in more effective combinations, and/or complemented by additional
interventions. It is also clear that, because of the complexity of both the challenge
and necessary responses, better programme co-ordination and monitoring are
essential. As a response to the above challenges, the Intergovernmental Technical
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Working Group on food and nutrition security has developed an integrated food and
nutrition security implementation plan.

2)

RATIONALE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT

NUTRITION

POLICY

The rationale for the development of the Food Security and Nutrition Policy
Implementation Plan is to provide a medium to long term Results Based Framework
for the direction of Food Security and Nutrition Implementation in South Africa. This
plan is expected to provide synergy for implementation of food and nutrition
programs aimed at reducing poverty and addressing the causal factors for the
current food and nutrition situation. The process of developing the plan will entail
holding meetings, reviewing documents, internal SWOT analysis and general
consultations.
The process will include individual and group tasks that will be undertaken which
give rise to synthesized issues contained in this document. This consultative nature
of the planning process will enable the Inter-Governmental Working Group to
obtain and access a wide range and in-depth information relevant for the
development of realistic and deliverable outcomes and outputs pursued in this plan.
While offering broad and clear guidelines on the role and functions of all different
stakeholders, the implementation plan will also provide a clear framework for
monitoring and evaluating national progress towards common and shared
outcomes on food and nutrition security. Essential to this will be effective
mechanisms for ensuring transparency and accountability of all key stakeholders to
the South African population.

3)

GOAL OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY

The main goal of the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy is to ensure
availability, accessibility and affordability of safe and nutritional food at national and
household levels (NPFNS, 2013). This goal will be attained through implementation
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of five pillars which constitute the foundation of the policy and allows for multisectoral integration of initiatives and programmes. These pillars include availability
of improved safety nets, improved nutrition education, alignment of investment in
agriculture, improved market participation and risk management.
The implementation plan has been developed through a multi-stakeholder
consultative process to guide and facilitate implementation of the National Food
and Nutrition Security Policy. It translates the policy into clear explicit prioritised
outcomes, targets, expected outputs, activities and inputs.

3.1

i)

Implementation plan prioritised outcomes

Improved access to food through social protection and development

programs/ schemes: This outcome will ensure improved food availability,
affordability and accessibility through adoption of broad-based and inclusive
approaches. This will be realized through promotion of market access; income
generating activities and infrastructure development; improving of access to
social grants; targeting; irrigations schemes; feeding programs; smallholder food
production support;

community works program; community and institutional

gardens; self-reliant and diversified food production; rural development

and

mainstreaming of gender and youth.

ii)

Improved health, nutrition and hygiene: This outcome will ensure

improved health and nutrition status and hygiene have been inculcated in daily
practices of South Africans. This will be achieved through improved food
utilization; safe storage, handling, preparation and distribution of food in feeding
programmes; fortification of staples; nutrition awareness and promotion of
healthy life style.

iii)

An integrated multi-sectoral food and nutrition security early warning

and monitoring information system: This will be realized through
developing a food and nutrition security monitoring and evaluation framework,
better management of nutrition and food security information, databases,
improved coordination of food security and nutrition intervention. This will
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encompass two aspects; 1) enhancing co-ordination of

food and nutrition

security vulnerability assessment and analysis and 2) strengthening monitoring

and evaluation of food and nutrition security interventions.
iv)

Establishment of food value chains for improved rural economies: This

outcome focuses on promotion of rural food value chain supply in order to
ensure better market access for both subsistence and small holder producers.
This is envisaged through establishment of agro-processing and distribution of
commodities including contractual markets, synchronization of production and
demand, processing and packaging of commodities and agro-logistic support.

Through this outcome, both subsistence and smallholder producers will be supported
with production capital (inputs and resources) to act as agricultural hubs for the
establishment of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries. A number of
development partners, civil society organizations and Government Departments
including

health,

education

(National

School

Nutrition

Programme),

social

development, agriculture, cooperative governance, trade and industry under the

umbrella of Government Food Purchase Programme are expected to play an
important role to realize this outcome.
The development of the implementation plan has been premised on a participatory
and inclusive engagement of all the relevant actors in various sectors, hence
ensuring a shared ownership of the process and outcomes. The involvement of all
key stakeholders is important for the successful implementation of the policy. In this
regard, effective participation of all key stakeholders during the implementation of
the plan is crucial, providing a platform for effective policy dialogue, review and
shared responsibility, stronger and broadened partnerships, and strategic alliances
with regional integration initiatives particularly CAADP the SADC.

4)

ANALYSIS OF UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY,

INSECURITY AND MALNUTRITION IN SOUTH AFRICA

FOOD

Poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition are a concern to policy makers in South
Africa as they deprive citizens of their food Constitutional right (Van der Berg,
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2014). Stats SA (2013) indicated that 13.4 per cent of households experience
hunger whereas 11.4 per cent are vulnerable to hunger in South Africa. Household
food insecurity and malnutrition springs from an inability to meet nutritious daily
food requirements and anxiety about the ability to produce, and or access food in
future (Shisanya & Hendriks, 2011). Ensuring household food security is widely
acknowledged as important in advancing the living standards of the rural poor.
Although South Africa has enough food to feed its population, but available data
suggests high incidence of household food insecurity (about 13.8 million South
Africans) (Stats SA, 2013).

Poor and food insecure households are typically comprised of socio-economically

and or geographically disadvantaged people (Stats SA 2013) who typically do not
have access to diversified, adequate and nutritious food (Stats SA, 2013). High
unemployment rate, inadequate social welfare systems, unstable household food
production, climate change, high fuel and food prices, lack of productive assets
(financial, human, physical, social and natural), geographical location and high HIV
/ AIDS infection rate contribute to poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition in
South Africa (DAFF, 2011).
Malnutrition is also directly related to food intake and infectious diseases such as
diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections and measles. SANHNES (2012) data
indicates that stunting levels increased from 23.4 to 26.5 per cent whilst wasting
and underweight declined from 5.1 to 2.2 and 11 to 6.1 per cent, respectively
between 2005 and 2012 (Shisana et al., 2013 and Labadarios et al., 2011). This
implies that both food insecurity and malnutrition reflect underlying social and
economic conditions at household, community and national levels that might be
supported by political, economic and ideological structures (UNICEF 1998).
Poor institutional arrangements also contribute to food insecurity and malnutrition.
Drimie and Ruysenaar (2010) indicated poorly executed institutional arrangement
and uncoordinated and disintegrated strategies and interventions pose a major
constraint to improved food and nutrition security in South Africa. There is more
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emphasis on agricultural productivity rather than multi-dimensional aspects of food

and nutrition security. Addressing food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty in South
Africa should involve a comprehensive understanding of availability, accessibility,
utilisation and stability elements which by its nature is multi-disciplinary. The key
challenge with regard to coordination is the poor clarification of roles and
responsibilities for the various sectors involved and agencies across departments
that are responsible for the implementation of food and nutrition related
programmes.
Drimie and Ruysenaar (2012) noted that food and nutrition security requires multidimensional stakeholders and does not fit easily into the existing structures.
Literature (Drimie and Ruysenaar 2012; Watkinson 2003; Hamid 2005; Misselhorn
2006) also argues that the sector-specific organisation of government sectors and
agencies contributes to limited communication, sharing of experiences and new
technologies hence require cross-cutting integration and alignment of sectors for
improved food and nutrition security.

5)

FOOD SECURITY
ANALYSIS

PROGRAMS

AND

INTERVENTIONs

SWOT

In order to operationalize this food security and nutrition implementation plan, it is

necessary to spell out some of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
constraints in food security and nutrition programs and interventions in South
Africa. However, this implementation plan will acknowledge key opportunities and
constraints for the food and nutrition security implementation plan outside
government

programmes.

Concurrently

the

implementation

will

identify

Government programs and interventions strengths and weaknesses which will

determine the capacity to respond effectively to the opportunities and constraints
within the existing system.
The analysis will further assist in the identification of outcomes and outputs by
drawing on institutional capacity and the needs that the food security
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implementation plan is trying to address in its objectives. All this will be grounded
within the linkages of the National Food and Nutrition Security policy, the
Household Food and Nutrition Security Strategy and to the national context of the
social protection as espoused in the National Develop Plan which identifies food and
nutrition security as a key element of both poverty reduction and inequality.

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Table 1: Food and Security Programs and Interventions in South Africa SWOT analysis
Strengths

Weaknesses

1. Existing operational structures 1.

in place

Opportunities

Poor
coordination
of 1. Conducive operational 1. Political context
programs and interventions
environment
Political
Enabling social and political
Inability to identify an active,
interference due to
environment
for
public
and
rigorous,
dynamic
and
sensitivity of Food
civil society participation
functioning
Institution
/
and
Nutrition
Committee spear heading and
Solid recognition by many
Security issues
coordinating National program /
bodies
strategies / interventions
2. Socio economic
Inability to have a multi-agency
2. Potential for resource factors
committee / research institutions
mobilization
to carry out regular food security
Global
economic
assessments to give feedback to Continued
donor
recession
existing programs / interventions
confidence and trust that
Poverty as a tool
/ national committees
spur
support
and
for
manipulation

Government and civil society

structures across the country as
vehicles for timely service delivery
Availability of resources shared
through existing partnership
Diversity in relevant expertise
drawing
from
broad-based
institution for appropriate policy
directions
Dynamic
and
committed
institutions,
NGOs
and
development partners with core
competencies in the sector
2.Non-discriminatory programme
2. Inadequate resources
targeting
Cross-section of target groups
children, youths, women and men
and the aged in the implemented
programmes

Constraints

commitment

3. Potential for alliance

Inadequate
and
unstable
building
financial status and funding
Loss of institutional memory and
Increased
openness
in
technical expertise due to high
food, nutrition security and
staff turnover
poverty reduction activities
Limited technical staffing at
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and high risk sexual

behaviour of the
target groups
Disruption of social
support
systems
resilience due to
HIV and AIDS
Inadequate
targeting

3 Clear vision, mission and values

various institutions
Continued networking and
3. Inadequate working capacity
collaboration in several
identified
3. Limited access to
forums to gain experiences
Emphasis of assessment on
information
Ascertained and clear identity with
transitory food security and
for effective delivery of
common values
technology
services
locally
and
livelihoods
Better understanding of local
internationally
Inadequate
monitoring
and
Limited
context
Existing strong partnership
evaluation of programs and
information reach
Fair
knowledge
about
the
and collaboration amongst
interventions
grassroots
development nexus
and with other stakeholders
Inadequate
and
ineffective
Uneven access to
7. Networking and collaboration
implementation of operational
information
systems
technology
ie
Solid recognition from government,
4.
Relevance
of
the
4.
Inadequate
planning,
targeting
donors, and civil society of food
program
implementation
,
monitoring
and nutrition security programs
and evaluation
and interventions existence
High numbers of problems
4. Shifting donor
that rural communities face
Inadequate adherence to work
policies
and
in the catchment, most of
schedules
priorities
which are associated with
Inadequate
monitoring
and
poverty, present a great
High dependence of
evaluation
of
programs
/
opportunity
for
the
some institutions on
strategies / interventions
government
and
civil
external
support
societies
to
continue
from development
development activities to
partners resources
address more problems and
needs
in
the
rural
communities

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6)

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FOOD AND NUTRITION

SECURITY POLICY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The effective implementation of Food and Nutrition Security policy hinges on

appropriate governance and management arrangements. A number of stakeholders
will therefore have an important role in improving collaboration and partnership in
implementation of food and nutrition security programs and livelihood vulnerability
interventions in South Africa. This would require development of protocols for
partnerships and coordination, dissemination forums and information sharing,
participatory consultations and assessments and inclusive engagements and joint
implementation of food and nutrition security assessments and analysis to promote
inclusive interactions in SAVAC operations. This also stipulates the need for
enhanced collaboration of all players including government departments (national,
provinces and municipalities), donor partners, NGOs, CBOs and research and
technology institutions in implementing and coordinating food and nutrition security
interventions.
The national, provincial and local municipalities will be required to coordinate and
partner with existing stakeholders in their spheres of government as they implement
their food and nutrition security programs and interventions. These arrangements
require conducive environment for Government and non-state actors to interact and
implement relevant interventions and programs. This arrangement therefore seeks
continued focus, commitment, transparency and accountability of all players. For
successful implementation of the policy, there is need for clarity on roles and
responsibilities of different stakeholders. The major functions of the proposed
implementation and coordination mechanism are:

Implementation: Plan, facilitate and coordinate the day-to-day

management of the policy implementation process and the reporting
mechanisms. This will also include the tasks of developing specifics
programmes and projects;

Mobilize Investment Finance: Facilitate and promote the necessary

partnerships, due diligence processes, as well as national budget
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engagement

processes

as

needed

to

mobilize

resources

for

implementing the policy;

Capacity Development: Establish priorities for institutional capacity

development for key players involved in implementing the policy and
supporting capacity development efforts;

Policy alignment and engagement: Given that food and nutrition

security is multi-sectoral and cuts across sectors, there is need to
provide space and support to efforts aimed at aligning multi-sectoral
policies and regulations to the food and nutrition security policy . There
is also need for the implementation process to be aligned to the CAADP
and other regional agricultural policies; and,

Performance management and impact enhancement: This

includes

monitoring

and

evaluation,

networking,

as

well

as

development of communication and social marketing strategies.

Given these strategic roles the following government departments and institutions
are considered central to the implementation of the policy:

6.1

Office of the President / Cabinet

The office of the President through an advisory intergovernmental committee will

provide national oversight responsibility in implementation of this policy plan. The
office undertakes this function through vertical and horizontal interactions with
relevant government institutions, development partners, research institutions, Civil
Society Organizations and other stakeholders. This would require legislation of the
policy, improved coordination, intergovernmental relations and integration of food
and nutrition security interventions and programs.

6.2

Government Departments

Government departments have responsibility for implementing the Food and

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Nutrition Policy Plan through established mechanisms, programs and various

institutions. Therefore there is a need for strengthened coordination, alignment and
monitoring of program implementation among national, provincial and local
government and various stakeholders. Various departments shall also provide
guidance and technical leadership, share information, resolve implementation issues,
provide periodic information to Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee, research
institutions, general public, donor partners, civil societies, and private sector and
foster a conducive environment for effective implementation of the policy plan.

6.3

Technical Multi-Stakeholders Forum

This will be a national consultative forum of all stakeholders including donor

partners, civil societies, government institutions, UN agencies, research institutions
and other stakeholders which will hold periodic meetings for the purpose of sharing
information and experiences and progress of implementation of the policy and
interventions. The Forum shall be chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries. The role of this forum will be to monitor, assess implementation and
lobby for appropriate programs and interventions. It will provide technical policy
direction and guidance for implementing the policy.

6.4

Development Partners, Private Sector, Civil Society Organizations,

NGOs and CBOs

The involvement of donor partners and other stakeholders in this group entails
inclusiveness of all stakeholders in the implementation of interventions and
programs related to food and nutrition security. This is important to promote
resource mobilization, information sharing, alignment and harmonization of food
security and nutrition programs and avoid duplication of activities. Development
partners will also provide necessary support including financial gaps, technical
assistance, facilitation of policy dialogue and advocacies and support monitoring and
evaluation of sector performance.

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The successful implementation of this policy and strategy will therefore depend on
the effective cooperation and coordination of all the stakeholders. CSOs will
strengthen public sector governance by giving voice of the public, hold policy makers
and public administrators accountable, foster participatory development and monitor
implementation of Food and Nutrition Security Policy. CSOs and NGOs would have
to adopt Food and Nutrition Security Policy and its implementation plan, mobilize
resources, promote partnerships, evolve strategies, interventions, programs and
plans that are consistent with the goal and outcomes of the Food and Nutrition
Security Policy through complementary efforts to achieve desired and sustainable
outcomes.

6.4

South Africa Vulnerability Assessment Committee

The purpose of the SAVAC is to contribute towards reduction of poverty, food

insecurity and malnutrition through provision of accurate and timely national and
provincial vulnerability, nutrition and food security information to inform policy
makers and the general public on early warning information. The multi-agency forum
will conduct vulnerability assessments and help government, donor partners and civil
society at provincial and national levels to build the necessary skills and capacity to
undertake vulnerable assessments. SAVAC will therefore inform and guide policy and
programmes that aim to alleviate poverty, livelihood vulnerability and food insecurity
among urban and rural South Africans.

6.5

General Public

Participation of the general public in this implementation plan is very important

because all the interventions and programs proposed in this plan are implemented at
their level. The community needs to be involved at all levels of program, intervention
and project implementation. There is a need of a community buy in and ownership
of programs and intervention to improve reliability and sustainability.

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Figure 1: Proposed Institutional Arrangement and Information Flow

7)

MONITORING AND EVALUATION MECHANISMS

Food and nutrition security information is a necessary element of Food and Nutrition
Security Policy because it helps in decision making, monitoring and evaluation of
programs and interventions. In South Africa, there are several food security and
nutrition related information systems currently being used by sectors and
stakeholders without proper coordination.
This information include statistics in agriculture, health, nutrition, meteorology,
demography, income and expenditure, population, macroeconomic indicators,
market and price, institutional arrangement, natural and environmental resources.
Monitoring and evaluation of Food and Nutrition Security implementation plan will
assist policy makers and various program implementers to assess progress towards
established goals and outcomes.

It will require comprehensive appraisal,

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coordinated and harmonised analysis that looks at the medium and long term
impacts of a policy and exposes areas which worked, not worked and issues which
should be done differently in future implementation.
Monitoring and evaluation of implementation plan of Food and Nutrition Policy
requires participation of all stakeholders including local communities, government
departments, donor partners, civil societies, local governments, non-governmental
organisations and community based organisations. The processes of monitoring and
evaluation envisaged in this plan require periodic assessments of poverty, food
insecurity and malnutrition status over the implementation period. Community based
monitoring and evaluation would therefore be crucial in the implementation of
activities. This role will be conducted using existing structures of government
departments, implementation partners, research institutions and external consultants
to assess if the policy plan, goal and outcomes are met according to expected
deliverables over time.

Given this background the following monitoring and

evaluation arrangements shall be put in place to assess the progress at output and
outcome levels:
Baseline survey shall be conducted at the commencement of the implementation
of policy to establish and verify the status quo. The baseline survey should be
contracted out to institutions with adequate skills and experience;
Output and outcome indicators will be finalised at stakeholder workshops to be
convened by the Inter-governmental working group as the working secretariat for
the implementation plan;
Development of Food and nutrition security policy Participatory Monitoring and
Evaluation mechanism, consisting of evidencebased monitoring and evaluation
system to track inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes of the implementation
process.
The key monitoring and evaluation reports shall include the following:
Monthly progress reports to be presented in monthly meetings;
Quarterly progress reports to be presented in quarterly meetings;
Annual progress reports to be presented in annual meetings; and

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 Midterm and end of program evaluations for specific programmes and

projects.

The Intergovernmental working group will be tasked with developing a common

reporting framework in consultation with other relevant stakeholders in which
monthly reports are consolidated into quarterly reports/updates for dissemination to
all key stakeholders

8)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FINANCE AND BUSINESS MODEL

The implementation of South Africas food and nutrition security policy will need
financial and policy as well as political commitment from all stakeholders namely
government, private sector, farmers and development partners. It is therefore
envisaged that government will be able to avail the requisite public sector
budgetary financing that is required to trigger finances from other actors. The
private sector and development partners are expected to support government with
both financial and technical resources in strategic areas in line with the strategic
pillars and outcomes of the policy which include availability of improved safety nets,
improved nutrition education, alignment of investment in agriculture, improved
market participation and risk management. Catalytic investment by government
and development partners will be specially targeted at strategic areas which
provide leverage for the farmers and private sector to operate competitively. Strong
partnerships between government and private sector will need to be formed so that
sustainable and inclusive food and nutrition security programmes are structured.

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Table 2: Food and Nutrition Security Policy Implementation Plan Prioritized Outcomes, Targets, Outputs and Activities
OVERALL OBJECTIVE: IMPROVED FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR ALL SOUTH AFRICANS
Outcome 1 Target outcomes, outputs and activities
OUTCOME 1

Improved access to food through social protection and development programs/ schemes

OUTCOME
TARGETS

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4

OUTPUT 1

Improved access to diverse nutritious foods by households and individuals through social protection programmes

OUTPUT
TARGET
ANNUAL

2014/2015
Number of
children accessing
nutritious food
through registered
ECDs
19800 of schools
providing
nutritious meals to
learners.
Number of
learners
accessing
nutritious food
through the
national school
nutrition
programme

Reduced number households vulnerable to hunger from 11.4% to 9.5% by 2019.

Reduced number of individuals vulnerable to hunger from 13.4% to ..
Reduced number of households with limited access to food from 23.1% to ..
Reduced number of individuals with limited access to food from 26.0% to ..

2015/2016
Number of children
accessing nutritious
food through
registered ECDs

2016/2017
Number of children
accessing nutritious
food through registered
ECDs

2017/2018
Number of children
accessing nutritious
food through registered
ECDs

2018/2019
Number of children accessing
nutritious food through
registered ECDs

Number of schools
providing nutritious
meals to learners.

Number of schools
providing nutritious
meals to learners.

Number of schools
providing nutritious
meals to learners.

Number of schools providing

nutritious meals to learners.

Number of learners
accessing nutritious
food through the
national school
nutrition
programme

Number of learners
accessing nutritious
food through the
national school nutrition
programme

Number of learners
accessing nutritious
food through the
national school nutrition
programme

Number of learners
accessing nutritious food
through the national school
nutrition programme

Feasibility

Draft framework for

Framework finalised

Piloting in 4 provinces

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assessment
conducted

INTERVENTION /
ACTIVITY
Provide nutritious
food to vulnerable
individuals and
households

expanding the current

school nutrition
programme to include
holidays and weekends
developed
9 Provincial Food
Distribution Centres
operational

9 Provincial Food
Distribution Centres
operational

9 Provincial Food Distribution

Centres operational

9 Provincial Food
Distribution
Centres
established
Number of people
accessing
nutritious food
through CNDCs
200 000
households
accessing
nutritious food
17 million of
eligible individuals
accessing social
grants
100% of allocated
SRD funds
disbursed to
eligible individuals
and households

9 Provincial Food
Distribution Centres
operational
Number of people
accessing nutritious
food through
CNDCs
400 000
households
accessing nutritious
food
Number of eligible
individuals
accessing social
grants
100% of allocated
SRD funds
disbursed to eligible
individuals and
households

Number of people
accessing nutritious
food through CNDCs

Number of people
accessing nutritious
food through CNDCs

Number of people accessing

nutritious food through
CNDCs

600 000 households

accessing nutritious
food

800 000 households

accessing food

1 million households
accessing nutritious food

Number of eligible
individuals accessing
social grants

Number of eligible
individuals accessing
social grants

of eligible individuals
accessing social grants

100% of allocated SRD

funds disbursed to
eligible individuals and
households

100% of allocated SRD

funds disbursed to
eligible individuals and
households

100% of allocated SRD funds

disbursed to eligible
individuals and households

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT

BUDGET (R000)
MTEF
MTSF

ASSUMPTIONS / RISK

INPUT
ECDs, other
feeding
programmes

DSD, DBE & LMs

Number of children
accessing nutritious
food in ECDs

21

Delay in the registration of

ECDs and programmes by
the relevant Department

The National
School Nutrition
Programme

Lead Department:
Basic Educationsupported by:
COGTA & DAFF

Number of learners
accessing nutritious
food

None availability of food and

food safety

PFDCs & CNDCs

infrastructure

DSD, DoCG (LMs)

Number of households
and individuals
accessing nutritious
food

Compliance with prescribed

menu
Food safety and quality
assurance

SRD

DSD, SASSA

Number of households
and individuals
accessing SRD

Limited SRD funding

Provide social
grants to eligible
individuals

ICROP

DSD, SASSA

Number of individuals
receiving social grants

Appropriate search , targeting

and documentation of
individuals

Develop and pilot

a framework
(modalities) to
expand school
feeding
programme

Budget allocation

DBE & DSD

A framework to expand
school feeding
programme

Funding and labour barriers

for the NSNP expansion to
include weekend and
holidays

22

OUTCOME 1

Improved access to food through social protection and development programs/ schemes

OUTCOME
TARGETS

1.5 1 million hectares of under-utilised land under production by 2019.

OUTPUT 2
OUTPUT
TARGET
ANNUAL

1.6 1250 additional hectares under irrigation by 2019.

Increased local food and livestock production
2014/2015
16 000 smallholder
producers
accessing
agricultural support
70 000 subsistence
producers
accessing
agricultural support
200 000 Ha of
under-utilised land
put to production
1.29 million
hectares

INTERVENTION /
ACTIVITY
Promote and
support
diversified
household food
production

INPUTS

2015/2016
16 000 additional
smallholder
producers
accessing
agricultural support
70 000 additional
subsistence
producers
accessing
agricultural support
Additional 200 000
Ha of under-utilised
land put to
production
260 additional
hectares under
irrigation
RESPONSIBILITY

2016/2017
16 000 additional
smallholder producers
accessing agricultural
support

2017/2018
16 000 additional
smallholder producers
accessing agricultural
support

2018/2019
16 000 additional smallholder
producers accessing
agricultural support

70 000 additional
subsistence producers
accessing agricultural
support

70 000 additional
subsistence producers
accessing agricultural
support

70 000 additional subsistence

producers accessing
agricultural support

Additional 200 000 Ha

of under-utilised land
put to production

Additional 200 000 Ha

of under-utilised land
put to production

Additional 200 000 Ha of

under-utilised land put to
production

330 additional hectares

under irrigation

330 additional hectares

under irrigation

330 additional hectares under

irrigation

MEASUREMENT
MTEF

Subsidised primary
production inputs /
grants
Agricultural
awareness
campaigns /
initiatives

DAFF- supported
by: DSD, RD&LR
and COGTA

Number of households
involved in agriculture
for additional food
Number of households
involved in agriculture to
supplement their income

23

BUDGET
MTSF

ASSUMPTION /RISK
Sufficient financial resources
Clear tools and dissemination
pathways
Timely support to farmers

Mainstream
participation of
designated
(youth, women,
people with
disabilities, older
persons, farm
workers &
dwellers) groups
in agriculture
initiatives.

Agriculture Youth
Strategy, Women
Entrepreneurship
Awards in
Agriculture,
NARYSEC
initiatives
Promotion of
agricultural
sciences in
learning institutions

DAFF supported by Number of youth,

NYDA, RD&LR &
women, people with
DoHE
disabilities, older
persons, farm workers
& dwellers mobilised
and involved in
agriculture
DBE & DHE
Number of schools and
colleges offering
agricultural studies

Youth interest in agriculture

Opportunity to use acquired
skills

Promote and
support
establishment of
household,
community and
institutional
gardens

CASP, IlimaLetsema, CRDP

initiatives

Lead Department:
DAFF Supported
by COGTA, DSD,
DRD & LR

Effective agricultural
extension services/Capacity

NSNP

Lead: DBE,
Number of school
supported by DAFF gardens

Effective agricultural
extension services/Capacity

CWP

Lead: CoGTA,
supported by
DAFF, DSD,
DRDLR

Number of institutional
gardens

Effective agricultural
extension services/Capacity

Fetsa Tlala,
RECAP, PLAS

DRDLR and DAFF

Number of Ha in
production

Acquired/ accessed land to

be used for agricultural
production

CASP and Ilima-

Lead Department:

Number of households

Timely provision of

Increasing access
and optimal
utilisation of land
for agricultural
production
(development of
under-utilized
land)
Provision of

Number of community
gardens

24

Learner interest in agriculture

agricultural
inputs, including
mechanisation
services/
packages
Provision of
extension support
services
Optimise and
expand irrigation
schemes and
provision of
irrigation
packages
Increase access
to water use
rights

Letsema

DAFF supported by and farmers supported

DRDLR

agricultural inputs,

ERP

Lead Department:
DAFF

CASP and IlimaLetsema

Lead Department:
DAFF

Number of farmers and

households receiving
support services
Number of food
producers utilizing
irrigation infrastructure

Sufficient capacity to render a

package of extension
services
Group dynamics / conflicts

Water use licences

issued to HDIs and
resource poor
farmers allocation
reform policy

DWSA& Sanitation, Number of resource

supported by
poor famers and HDIs
DAFF and DRDLR issued water use
licencesfood producers
allocated water users
rights
Number of indigent
households provided
with free basic water

Water available in the water

resources (Rivers and
aquifers) The water use
applied for relevant and
appropriate in the area
concerned.Water use rights
for food production=
Blanket Approach to the
provision of Free Basic Water
(free basic water provided to
even those who can afford)
Rainwater harvesting
technologies placed in areas
with appropriate annual
precipitation.Vandalism of
rainwater harvesting vessels.
Management and utilisation
of water harvesting
technologies

Free Basic Water

provided to
indigent
households
Promote and
support water
harvesting
technologies

Dissemination of
rainwater
harvesting
guidelines and
technologies

DWSDWA &
Sanitation,
supported by
DAFF, WRC and
DRDLR

Number of households,
communities and
resource poor farmers
supported with water
harvesting technologies

25

Promote and
support
household and
community
livestock
production

Veld and livestock

management

Lead Department
DAFF & DRDLR
COGTA, DSD,

Number of farming
households owning
livestock

26

Stock theft, diseases

OUTCOME 1
OUTCOME TARGETS

Improved access to food through social protection and development programs/ schemes

OUTPUT 3

Improved income generating opportunities and livelihood diversification initiatives

OUTPUT TARGET
ANNUAL

2014/2015
Number of job
opportunities created
through EPWP & CWP

INTERVENTION /
ACTIVITY
Mobilize and support
participation of household in
strategic income generating
programmes

INPUTS

1.7 Reduced upper bound poverty (moderate poverty) from 45.5% to zero by 2029
1.8 Reduced lower bound poverty (Less extreme poverty) from 32.2% to zero by 2024
1.9 Reduced food poverty (extreme poverty) from 20,2% to zero by 2019

2015/2016
Number of job
opportunities created
through EPWP &
CWP
RESPONSIBILITY

2016/2017
Number of job
opportunities
created through
EPWP & CWP
MEASUREMENT

Livelihood
diversification
programmes (i.e. cashfor-work etc)

DAFF, DR&LR,
COGTA, DOH, DSD,
DBE and DTI, etc.

Link poor and vulnerable

people to work opportunities
(EPWP & CWP)
Promote and support local
cooperatives, including
women (e.g. supply school
uniforms and food to SNP)

CWP & EPWP

Lead: COGTA
supported by sector
Depts
DTI, EDD, DMSME

Number of
income
generating
projects initiated
No of jobs
created
No of
beneficiaries from
strategic income
generating
programmes
Number of people
linked to work
opportunities
Number of
cooperatives
supported

Promote entrepreneurship
and mentorship

Entrepreneur youth
capacity development

Training and mentoring

of cooperatives
Cooperative guidelines
and protocol

DTI/EDD
NYDA

Number of.people
trained in
27

2017/2018
Number of job
opportunities created
through EPWP & CWP
BUDGET
MTEF

MTSF

2018/2019
Number of job
opportunities
created through
EPWP & CWP
ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Sustainability of
income
generation
initiatives

Identification of
productive work
opportunities
Access to
government
markets

Market access

initiatives

entrepreneurship
skills

OUTCOME 2

Improved health, nutrition and hygiene

OUTCOME TARGETS

2.1 Reduced proportion of malnourished children

2.1.1 -Wasting < 2.2%
2.1.2 -Stunting < 20%
2.1.3 -Underweight < 6%

OUTPUT 1

Improved integrated prevention and management of acute malnutrition

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

50% exclusive
breastfeeding at 14
weeks

55% Exclusive
breastfeeding at 14
weeks

60% exclusive
breastfeeding at 14
weeks

65% exclusive
breastfeeding at 14
weeks

70% exclusive
breastfeeding at 14
weeks

<5 per 1000 of children

under five years severe
acute malnutrition
Incidence

<5 per 1000 of

children under five
years severe acute
malnutrition
Incidence

<5 per 1000 of

children under five
years severe acute
malnutrition
Incidence

<5 per 1000 of

children under five
years severe acute
malnutrition
Incidence

<5 per 1000 of

children under five
years severe acute
malnutrition
Incidence

55% vitamin A dose 1259 months coverage

65% vitamin A dose

12-59 months
coverage

70% vitamin A dose

12-59 months
coverage

75% vitamin A dose

12-59 months
coverage

80% vitamin A dose

12-59 months
coverage

Proportion of under-five
children dewormed

28

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

Improve growth monitoring and

promotion practices

Facilitate Integrated
capacity building (IYCF,
GMP, hygiene, referral)

Lead: DoH

Health facilities,
community workers,
ECD practitioners

MEASUREMENT

Supported by: DSD,

Local Government,
DAFF and DBE

Number of districts
with trained
community workers
and ECD
practitioners

DoH and supporting

partners

Number of
community
dialogues conducted
in priority wards.

MTEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Failure of child care
givers to utilize
health facilities

Establish and strengthen

community based growth
monitoring and
promotion sites
Promote and support
exclusive breast feeding
and appropriate
complementary feeding

Community dialogues on
Exclusive breast feeding
and appropriate
complementary
Standardised messages
on EBF and
Complementary feeding

Number of
Government
Departments with

Advocate for the

establishment of
breastfeeding/
expression rooms at the
workplace

workplace breast
feeding expression
rooms

29

Inappropriate infant
and young child
feeding practices
increases the risk of
malnutrition

Door to door Support to

mothers on stimulation

Strengthen integrated support

to vulnerable children

Expand implementation of
vitamin A supplementation and
de-worming by the Community
Health Workers

Incorporate nutrition
indices in the DSD and
DAFF criteria for support

DSD, DOH, DAFF,

SASSA,

Support training on VIT

A and deworming

DOH

A tool/criteria
reflecting nutrition
indices

Vitamin A dose 1259months coverage

Deworming dose 1259months coverage

30

Exclusion
of
nutrition indices in
the
criteria
for
support may lead to
inappropriate
targeting
Low coverage of
vitamin
A
supplementation
and deworming

OUTCOME 2
OUTCOME TARGETS

OUTPUT 2

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

Improved health, nutrition and hygiene

2.2 Reduced proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption from refer to Stats
SA baseline
2.3 Reduction in women who are obese from 61% in 2014 to 55% in 2019
2.4 Reduction in men who are obese from 31% in 2014 to 21% in 2019

Strengthen focus on behaviour change and communication

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

60.3% of
individuals
consuming
diversified diets

62% of individuals
consuming diversified
diets

65% of
individuals
consuming
diversified diets

68% of individuals
consuming diversified
diets

70% of individuals
consuming
diversified diets

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

Capacity building DOH

of
identified
community
Partners
champions
DSD
Screen
for
dietary
Information
and
diversity
Educate household on education material DAFF
diet diversity
Local Government
Link to available support
eg agriculture DSD

Advocate for consumption of

diversified diets including
indigenous foods:

31

MEASUREMENT

Number
champions
capacitated

of

Number
of
households
assessed
for
dietary diversity

MTEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Non consumption
of a diversified diet
can lead to
malnutrition
especially
micronutrient
deficiencies

Strengthen psychosocial support

through establishment of
community support

Integration of standardized
nutrition education and
information in other sectors

OUTCOME 2
OUTCOME TARGETS

Community
Social Cluster
mobilization
(imbizo, dialogues, Local Government
lekgotlas) through
local councillors

Identify and factor

in nutrition content
into
existing
service of different
sectors
DOH

(one per quarter)

Communities
continue to be
trapped in poverty
of the mind
perpetuating
dependency
syndrome.

Number
sectors
nutrition
included

Conflicting nutrition
messages

Number
imbizos
place

of
taking

of
with
content

Improved health, nutrition and hygiene

2.2 Reduced proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption from refer to Stats
SA baseline
2.3 Reduction in women who are obese from 61% in 2014 to 55% in 2019
2.4 Reduction in men who are obese from 31% in 2014 to 21% in 2019
Improved access and utilization of essential health care services (immunization, treatment and

OUTPUT 3

prevention of diseases)

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2014/2015

2015/2016

90% of districts
fully immunised
under 1 year

100% of districts fully 100% of districts 100% of districts fully 100% of districts
immunised under 1 fully immunised immunised under 1 fully
immunised
year
under 1 year
year
under 1 year

Percentage
(Baseline) of

75% of women who 80% of women 80% of women who 80% of women
attend ANC before 20 who attend ANC attend ANC before 20 who attend ANC

2016/2017

32

2017/2018

2018/2019

Comment [M1]: May a list of acronyms

should be given upfront to avoid confusion

women attending
ANC before 20
weeks

weeks

before 20 weeks

weeks

before 20 weeks

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

Increase the uptake of pregnant

women attending ANC at 20
weeks

Community
development
workers
capacitated on
screening for
pregnancy at
household level

Provide nutrition supplements to

undernourished individuals and
link to other support systems

Availability of
nutrition
supplements

Monitoring of RtHB for missed

immunisation schedules

RESPONSIBILITY

DOH

MEASUREMENT

Percentage of
women who
attend ANC
before 20 weeks

Proportion of
children under
five years
accessing
nutrition
supplements

DOH

DOH and partners

ECD practitioners,
Community
development
workers
capacitated on the
use of RtHB

Immunisation
coverage

33

MTEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK

Late presentation
of pregnant women
at ANC

Supplements stock
outs may
exacerbate the
problem of
malnutrition

Disease outbreak
like measles

OUTCOME 2
OUTCOME TARGETS

OUTPUT 4
OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

Improved health, nutrition and hygiene

2.2 Reduced proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption from refer to Stats
SA baseline
2.3 Reduction in women who are obese from 61% in 2014 to 55% in 2019
2.4 Reduction in men who are obese from 31% in 2014 to 21% in 2019
Improved food safety and hygiene
2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

Proportion of
households with
access to potable
water

85% access to water

87% access to 89% access to water

water

Proportion of
households with
basic sanitation

76%
households 78% access to 80% access to a basic 82% access to a
basic level of
with access to basic basic level of level of sanitation
sanitation
level of sanitation
sanitation

91% access to
water

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT

Promote hand washing, food

safety and hygiene

Capacity building
of community
development
workers in hygiene
practices (hand
washing, food
safety, sanitation)

DOH

Number of
Communityworkers trained

Support: UNICEF,
local authority

34

TMEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Limited knowledge
uptake

Awareness
campaigns
Disssemination
materials (posters,
briefs
Promote safe preparation and
storage of food in schools,
ECDs and CNDC

Training material
for food handlers,
carers and
administrators

DOH and
Municipalities
Support: DSD, DBE
FHI 360 Partners

Number of
trained food
handlers per
province

Inappropriate food
handling practices
pose a risk of food
poisoning

Number of
certified centres
and schools with
COA

Inadequate
monitoring

Number of
households
accessing water
and sanitation
services

Contamination of
water

Capacitated food
handlers, carers
and administrators,
teachers
Ensure compliance on basic
food safety and hygiene
standards in schools, ECDs and
CNDC

Evidence and
compliance
monitoring

Municipalities and
DBE, DSD

Provide potable water and basic

sanitation

Water and
sanitation
infrastructure

Municipalities, DW&S

Support, DOH

35

Water Interruption
Full pits

OUTCOME 3 TARGET OUTCOMES, OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES

An integrated multi-sectoral food and nutrition security early warning and monitoring information
system
OUTCOME 3
3.1 An established and effective multi-sectoral recognised institution / forum for food and nutrition security
OUTCOME TARGETS

and vulnerability assessment at national and provincial level by 2019

3.2 Better collaboration and linkages with Universities and research institutions by 2019
3.3 Country food and nutrition security baseline set by 2019

OUTPUT 1

National food and nutrition security baseline set - locating food insecure and vulnerable populations
2014/2015

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2015/2016

2016/2017

National food and Food and nutrition

nutrition
security security baseline set
baseline
in three provinces
framework
developed

2017/2018

2018/2019

Food
and Food
and
nutrition Country food and
nutrition security security baseline set in nutrition
security
baseline set in six nine provinces
baseline set
provinces
BUDGET

INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

Institutionalisation of inclusive,
efficient and effective national
and provincial structures /
forums for food security analysis
at national and provincial level

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

Institutional
guidelines

DAFF / DPME

Training of trainers
Inclusive planning
and resource
mobilisation for
36

MEASUREMENT
Number of
endorsement of
the structures /
forums by
national and
provincial
authorities

TMEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Mutual
understanding of
national and
provincial
structures

food and nutrition

security analysis
activities
Develop methodologies and Technical
systems that are feasible and expertise
relevant to the RSA context
Methodological
frameworks
Alignment of various information
systems, analysis of existing
indicators, metadata collection
and
development
of
the
methodological framework for
RSA

Generate the food and nutrition

security baseline with georeferenced
national
and
provincial maps for transitory
food and nutrition security

National and
provincial
databases

DAFF / SAVAC, CoE

for Food Security

DAFF / SAVAC, CoE

for Food Security

Survey data files

GIS software and

analysis capacity
development

DAFF/SAVAC,
PVACs

Completed
methodological
framework

Number
assessed
files
databases

of
data
and

Complete country
food and nutrition
security baseline

Methodological
framework

Institutional
support and buy in

Existance
of
adequate data les

Lack
cooperation
between
departments

of

Provincial baseline
training

Human Resources;
Establishment of linkages with Alignment
with
universities and other higher existing MoUs /
learning institutions
MoAs/SLAs
DAFF; SAVAC
37

Number
of
collaborating
institutions; ToR;
MoUs
/
MoAs/SLAs

Delays
in
establishing MoUs
Breach
MoUs

of

ToR;
/

documents
deliverables

and

MoAs/SLAs

Maintained and operational data

base
(One
national
and
provincial databases)

OUTCOME 3

An integrated multi-sectoral food and nutrition security early warning and monitoring information
system developed and maintained

OUTCOME TARGETS
3.4 Improved quality and timeliness in disseminating food and nutrition security early warning information by
2019
3.5 Improved capacity of institutions and technocrats in early warning systems by 2019
OUTPUT 2

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

Improved annual food and nutrition insecurity and vulnerability assessments and dissemination
2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

Guidelines
for
annual or regular
food and nutrition
insecurity
and
vulnerability
assessments and
for generating the
integrated
information system

Guidelines for annual

or regular food and
nutrition
insecurity
and
vulnerability
assessments and for
generating
the
integrated information
system
developed

Capacity building Provincial vulnerability

to
conduct assessments
assessments and developed
forecasts
at
provincial
level
conducted

38

2017/2018

2018/2019
Functional national
food and nutrition
security monitoring
and early warning
information
system.

developed (draft)

(Approved)
Annual national food Annual
Annual assessment in
and nutrition security assessment
in areas with complete
assessments
areas
with baseline
conducted
complete
baseline

Annual
assessment
in
areas
with
complete baseline

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

Develop
data
collection
mechanisms,
analysis
and
dissemination tools
Data analysis
templates

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK

SAVAC,
Academic Field Manual
Institutions (CoE for
food security)

Commitment

SAVAC

Training reports

Commitment

Strategies

Availability of funds

Document

Human capacity

Data collection
guidelines /
handbook
Trainers

MTEF

Limited knowledge
uptake

Training material
Assessment Training

Financial
resources
Human resources;

Resourcing strategies developed

SAVAC

Financial
resources
SAVAC Outputs

39

OUTCOME 3

An integrated multi-sectoral food and nutrition security early warning and monitoring information
system developed and maintained
3.6 Improved quality and timeliness in disseminating early warning information by 2019

OUTCOME TARGETS

OUTPUT 3

3.7 Improved capacity of institutions and technocrats in early warning systems by 2019

Developed early warning system and risk management mechanisms and tools
2014/2015

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2015/2016

One functional risk One functional risk

management tools management tools
developed
developed
Proportion
households
profiled
surveillance
systems

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

One functional
risk management
tools developed

One functional risk

management tools
developed

One functional risk

management tools
developed

of Proportion
of Proportion
households profiled
households
in
profiled

of Proportion
households profiled

of Proportion
households
profiled

of

to look for the

baseline) (WOP,

NISIS)
BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

Functional
provincial
Technical
meteorological centres
expertise

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT

AGIS; SAWS,
SANSOR, DAFF

Operational
Centres

Meteorological
40

Met

MTEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
RISK
Inadequate
meteorological
expertise

equipment
Dissemination
Dissemination of early warning tools;
information
Early warning
advisories

Functional, resourced and up to

date local disaster units

Technical
expertise

ICT centres in rural

economies

Dissemination
Reports

Non-reading
culture
/
response

non

GCIS
AGIS, SAWS,
SANSOR, DAFF

national
and CogTA, SAVAC
provincial disaster
preparedness
Integration of local capacities strategies
and coping strategies into
national and provincial disaster Technical
preparedness strategies
expertise

Operational
disaster units

Integrated
Disaster
preparedness
strategies

Inadequate
meteorological
expertise

Commitment and
intergovernmental
support

Disaster
preparedness
guidelines
Human resources
Profiling of households

Financial
resources

DSD,SASSA,
DRDLR, DoH, CoGTA

Indigent registry
Referral systems
NISIS (ICROP)

41

Political Will for all

provinces
Cooperation
households

from

OUTCOME 3
OUTCOME TARGETS

An integrated multi-sectoral food and nutrition security early warning and monitoring information
system developed and maintained
3.6 Improved quality and timeliness in disseminating early warning information by 2019
3.7 improved capacity of institutions and technocrats in early warning systems by 2019

OUTPUT 4

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

Enhanced response and mitigation management of natural disaster

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

Number
/
Proportion of flood,
drought
and
waterborne
diseases disaster
interventions

flood, drought and

waterborne diseases
disaster intervention
plans
interventionsNumber
/ Proportion of flood
and disaster
interventions

flood, drought
and waterborne
diseases disaster
interventionsNum
ber / Proportion
of flood and
disaster
interventions

flood, drought and

waterborne diseases
disaster
interventionsNumber /
Proportion of flood and
disaster interventions

flood, drought and

waterborne
diseases disaster
interventionsNumb
er / Proportion of
flood and disaster
interventions

(to look for the

baseline
Directorate CCDM)

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

Risk management COGTA, SAVAC

Incorporation
of
risk procedure
and
management
in
emergency guidelines
preparedness, response and
recovery programmes
DAFF, DEA, NDMC
Develop community capacities to Community
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MEASUREMENT
Documents
on
the
recovery
programmes

Number
Community

MTEF

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
Unavailability
of
the programmes in
some
Municipalities

of
Community

respond to natural disasters

trainings;

trainings

participation

Trainers

Infrastructure
availability

Training material
COGTA
Promote
natural
disaster Disaster
DST
preparedness
management initiatives:
information
DAFF
Disaster
management
Research
and ARC
funds
technology
Indigenous knowledge
development
DRDLR
Selected
cultivars
(drought and disease
DED
resistant)
Greening projects
DEA

Awareness
campaigns
Adoption
technologies

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of

Availability
resources

of

Enabling
policy
environment

OUTCOME 4 TARGET OUTCOMES, OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES

OUTCOME 4

Establishment of food value chains for improved rural economies

4.1 At least 60% of government food purchases sourced from local producers and processors by 2019 (to be
reviewed by the midterm review of implementation)
4.2 National rural investment incentive scheme implemented
modalities by 2019)

by March 2019(with clear implementation

TARGETS

4.3 At least 120 informal enterprises & 60 formal enterprises per rural district municipality owned by
indigenous entrepreneurs by March 2019

OUTPUT 1

Government Food Purchase Programme framework developed and implemented.

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

Government
Food
Purchase
programme
framework initiated

Government Food Evaluate

the Evaluate
the
Purchase
performance of performance of the
programme
the
model/framework for
framework
model/framework linking
local
food
developed
and for linking local producers
and
implemented
food producers processors
to
and processors government
food
to
government purchase programmes
food
purchase
programmes

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2017/2018

2018/2019
Evaluate
the
performance
of
the
model/framework
for linking local
food
producers
and processors to
government food
purchase
programmes

BUDGET(R 000)
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

Comprehensive
Develop a framework/model baseline study report
for Government Food Purchase
Programme
Government Food
Monitor and evaluate the Purchase
implementation
of
the Programme
framework for Government
Food Purchase Programme
Monitoring and
Evaluation
Framework

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT MTEF

DAFF supported
by DSD, DBE,
DRDLR, DOH,
DTI, DCS, DMVF,
DPME,
development
partners,

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ASSUMPTION
/RISK
The
framework
will get political
and
executive
support

Framework
document
National Treasury
supported DAFF,
DSD, DBE,
DRDLR, DOH,
DTI, DCS, DMVF,
DPME,
development
partners,

MTSF

Monitoring
evaluation
reports

1 200

and 1 500???
DPME to
guide

Office
of
the
Procurement
General in the
National Treasury
will endorse this
framework

All line department

M&E
units,
including treasury
are
adequately
capacitated

Increased number of local food producers and processors linked to Government Food Purchase
OUTPUT 2

Programme
2014/2015

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2015/2016

Establish
a 15% from baseline
baseline of local
food
producers
and
processors
supplying
government food
purchase
programmes

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

Increase by 15%

Increase by 15%

Increase by 15%

BUDGET(R
000)
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY
Commission a national study to
determine the current local food
producers
and
processors
supplying
government
food
purchase programmes

INPUTS

MoA
with
the
University of KwaZulu Natal
and
other
higher
learning
institutions

RESPONSIBILITY

DAFF supported by
DSD, DBE, DRDLR,
DOH, DTI, DCS,
DMVF

MEASUREMENT

MTEF

Comprehensive
600
study report with
baseline figure

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK
The report will
determine where
and how these
producers
and
processors
are
doing
business
with the State.
The
lead

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ToRs
to

will
the

desired result

DAFF supported by
Profiling local food producers and Profiling
DSD, DBE, DRDLR,
processors to establish their questionnaire and DOH,
DTI,
DCS,
capacities
assessment tools.
DMVF, Stats SA
Link beneficiaries of government
supported
food
production
programmes to government food
purchase programmes

CASP, FETSA
Tlala, CRDP,
Ilema-Letsema,
Agri-BEE Funds,
DTI Incentive
Schemes,
MAFISA, NSNP,
CNDC;s, RECAP,
etc

Comprehensive and
accurate database
of
local
food
producers
and
processors

Database of local
DAFF, DSD, DBE, food producers and
DRDLR, DOH, DTI, processors linked to
food
DCS, DMVF, Stats SA government
purchase
programmes

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The database will

get political and
executive support
The ToRs will
lead
to
the
desired result
Integration
support
programmes

of

OUTPUT 3

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

A national rural investment incentive scheme implemented

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

2018/2019

National rural
investment
incentive scheme
initiated

National rural
investment incentive
scheme draft
document

Approved national
rural investment
incentive scheme

National rural
investment
incentive scheme
piloted

National rural
investment
incentive scheme
implemented

BUDGET(R 000)
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

MEASUREMENT

MTEF

Budget allocation DRDLR,

DTi
for the scheme
supported by National
DRDLR
Treasury
Development of the national rural Technical
Investment scheme and DTi
investment incentive scheme
expertise
document
to advise
Consultation and approval of the Finance, Human
national
rural
investment capital/technical
incentive scheme
expertise
Accountability and
financial
Piloting
the
national
rural management
investment incentive scheme
expertise

DRDLR, DTi
supported by National
Treasury
DRDLR, DTi
supported by National
Treasury

Implementation of national rural

DRDLR, DTi
Finance, Human supported by National
investment incentive scheme
capital/technical
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MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK

Budget allocation
for the scheme.

Consultative
Workshop reports

DRDLR
and DTi
to advise

All
relevant
stakeholders will
be consulted for
input

Pilot
implementation
reports

DRDLR
and DTi
to advise

The scheme is
piloted in the
most
rural
provinces

DRDLR
and DTi

Pilot
of
scheme

Implementation
reports

the
is

expertise
Training
participants

Treasury

to advise

successful

of

Investors
come forth

will

Strengthened food safety and quality control standards within local food value chains
OUTPUT 4

OUTPUT TARGET ANNUAL

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

2017/2018

Ascertain the
number of
compliant local
producers and
processors
supplying
government food
programmes

Increase the number

of compliant local
producers and
processors supplying
government food
programmes by 40%

Increase the
number of
compliant local
producers and
processors
supplying
government food
programmes by
20%

Increase
number
compliant
producers
processors
supplying
government
programmes
20%

2018/2019
the
of
local
and

Increase
the
number
of
compliant local
producers
and
processors
supplying
food government food
by programmes by
20%

BUDGET
INTERVENTION / ACTIVITY

INPUTS

RESPONSIBILITY

Commission a national study to

determine the current state of Finance, Human
compliance to food safety and capital/technical
expertise
quality standards
MOU
research
institutions

MEASUREMENT

MTEF

study report with

baseline figures

with DBE DSD, DAFF,

DRDLR, DOH, DTI,
DCS, DMVF
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To
be
guided by
available
budget

MTSF

ASSUMPTION
/RISK

The report will

get political and
executive
support
The ToRs
lead
to

will
the

Data
tools

collection

Finance, Human
capital/technical
Capacity building and awareness expertise
programme
for
local
food
producers and processors on Awareness
DBE DSD,
food safety and quality standards materials
DOH, DTI,

desired result

DAFF,
Programme reports

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1 000

All the institutions

involved
with
food safety and
quality will work
together to roll
out the training

7)

GLOSSARY OF CONCEPTS USED IN THIS PLAN

Agricultural land is any land used for farming purposes and is situated in the area of
jurisdiction of a municipal council and was classified as an agricultural land when the first
members of the council were elected.
Food any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the human body. It is
usually from the animal or plant origins and contains essential nutrients such as
carbohydrates, fats, proteins vitamins and /or minerals.
Food security is a state where all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic
access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food
preferences for an active healthy life.
Food insecurity - exists when people are undernourished due to the physical unavailability
of food, their lack of social or economic access, and or inadequate food utilisation.
Food accessibility - refers to the ability of households to obtain sufficient food for all
members at all times, either through production for own consumption, or through exchange.
Food utilisation - refers to the final use of food by individuals at household level.
Food availability - is the total quantities of food available including domestic food
production, international importation and efficiency of food distribution, and is assessed in
the light of the food requirements of the population.
Food Control is a mandatory regulatory activity of enforcement by national and local
authorities to provide consumer protection and ensure that all foods during production,
handling, storage, processing and distribution are safe, wholesome and fit for human
consumption; conforming to safety and quality requirements and is honestly and accurately
labelled as prescribed by the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 which came into effect on
the 01 April 2011.
Food chain is the systematic production and development of food from the primary
production until the consumptions
Food hygiene are all conditions and measures necessary to ensure the safety and
suitability of food at all stages of the food chain.
Food poverty line: refers to the extreme poverty below which people are unable to
purchase enough food for adequate consumption.
Lower bound poverty line: refers to less extreme poverty below which people can afford an
adequate diet but would have to sacrifice food to purchase non-food items.
Upper bound poverty line: refers to the level at which people can purchase both adequate
food and non-food items.
Hunger it refers to the recurrent involuntary lack of access to food.

Household - is as a person, or a group of persons, who occupy a common dwelling (or part
of it) for at least four days a week and who provide themselves jointly with food and other
essentials for living. In other words, they live together as a unit.
South African citizen the South African Citizenship Amendment Bill of 2010 describe
three forms of acquiring citizenship by birth, descent or naturalization. i) Birth; someone born
in or outside the republic with at least one parent being South African is a citizen of this
country, ii) Descent; adopted children by South Africans acquires citizenship, iii)
Naturalisation; citizenship will be granted to individuals whose countries allows dual
citizenship if they dont allow that an individual will have to renounce the other citizenship.
The State will only take the food security responsibility of South Africans who are within the
South African boarders.
Social Sector Cluster - refer to government classification of departments into clusters and
in the context of this policy we refer to DAFF, DSD, DBE, DWAF and DoH.
Vulnerability - refers to the full range of factors that place people at risk of becoming food
insecure. The degree of vulnerability for an individual, household or group of persons is
determined by their exposure to the risk factors and their ability to cope with or withstand
stressful situations.
Unemployed person refers to any person 15 years and older who were not in paid
employment or self employed and were available for paid employment or self-employment.

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