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4- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE 15TH
MEETING OF THE COMCEC AGRICULTURE WORKING
GROUP
A policy debate session was held during the 15th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture
Working Group. The Working Group came up with some concrete policy recommendations
for enhancing good governance practices for ensuring food security and nutrition in the
Member Countries. The policy recommendations given below have been identified in
light of the main findings of the research report titled "Good Governance for Ensuring
Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries" and the responses from the
Member Countries to Policy Questions conveyed by the COMCEC Coordination Office.
Policy Recommendation I: Developing a comprehensive national food security and
nutrition strategy and/or strengthening the existing food security policies and strategies
to extend their reach and inclusiveness so that everyone can reap the benefits, including
the poorest and the most vulnerable to achieve food security and nutrition for all.
Rationale:
An enabling legal framework accompanied by a comprehensive food security and
nutrition policy is of particular importance for the success of the food security governance.
A comprehensive food security and nutrition strategy could be developed as the first step
of planning for good food security governance. Under the shadow of COVID-19; the
said strategy could specifically re-define the vision, goals and priorities of the country
on food security governance in line with the current and future food security and
nutrition trends of the country, and guide complementary and cross-cutting strategies,
laws, and programs, as well as activities for achievement of objectives. In this regard, the
member countries may utilize the experiences and facilities provided by the OIC
Institutions (e.g. COMCEC, IOFS, SESRIC, SMIIC, IsDB) as well as the international
organizations (e.g. UNFAO).
Policy Recommendation II: Establishing a high level national coordination mechanism
(i.e. an inter-ministerial or presidential council) for ensuring a healthy and sustainable
multi-stakeholder dialogue for the effective coordination of all governmental and non-
governmental stakeholders in the processes of policy formulation, implementation, and
monitoring; and endowing it with significant execution power and sufficient human and
financial resources.