Micronutrient Initiative of India: Policy considerations and Contribution of Animal Source Food

Purvi Mehta

Micronutrient Initiative: A silent solution to hidden hunger, NDRI, Kernal, India, 24 January 2014

World : At a cross roads of too little and too much

Annual world food production can provide 2720 Kilo cal. per day/per person to all

World agriculture produces 17% more calories than it did 30 years ago.

World : At a cross roads of too little and too much

Annual world food production can provide 2720 Kilo cal. per day/per person to all

World agriculture produces 17% more calories than it did 30 years ago.

100-140 million children Vitamin A deficient 30% world’s population anaemic Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) affect 740 million

people

Over fed and Under fed populations

Problem is beyond food production..

Quality of food (Nutrients enhanced, biofortified, safe)

Distribution and access Adequate policies (focusing on, not just food but

nutrition security) Leveraging agriculture to address, - Protein-energy malnutrition - Micronutrient deficiencies

ILRI Spearheading a New Way Forward

How can livestock sector help?

Four out of the five highest value global commodities are livestock

6Source: FAOSTAT, 2010 data

SEA

Animal source foods and global diets

China SA SSA High IncomeCountries

% calories from ASF/Day

FAO 2012

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10

5

15

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8FAO: 2009

Livestock’s Many VirtuesN

utriti

on • Provide 58

million tonnes of protein annually

• 17% of the global kilocalories

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• Livelihood to 1.3 Billion

• Important asset for women

• Risk mitigation

Hea

lth

• Zoonosis• Malnutrition• Obesity• Soil health:• 14% N, 9% P

and 40% K inputs to global crop production

Micronutrients Provided by ASFVitamin AIronZincCalciumRiboflavinVitamin B12

Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research

ILRI• A CGIAR centre dedicated to livestock research• Two principle campuses- Nairobi and Addis Ababa• Over 700 people, 46 nationalities

Biotechnology

MarketsEnvironment

Access

Gender

Climate change

NRMRangeland

deve. Policy

Animal Health

Production

Productivity

Agriculture for Improved Nutrition & HealthCGIAR Research Program 4

IFPRI

ILRI

BIOVERSITY

CIAT

CIMMYT

CIP

ICARDA

ICRAF

ICRISAT

IITA

IWMI

WORLD FISH

1. Leveraging value chains for nutrition

2. Biofortification of staple crops

3. Agricultural associated diseases

4. Evaluating nutrition outcomes in programs

4 Themes

Strategic CRP 3.7 Cross-cutting Platforms• Technology Generation• Market Innovation• Targeting & Impact

Inputs & Services Production Processing Marketing Consumers

Value chain development team + research partners

GLOBAL RESEARCH PUBLIC GOODS

INTERVENTIONS TO SCALE OUT REGIONALLY

Dairy Value Chain Development Through CRP

Major intervention with development partners

Approach: Solution-driven R4D to achieve impact

Key Policy Needs

Need for cross sectorial collaboration: Health, Agriculture, Environment, Trade, Education

Quantity and quality (food and nutrition security) Value chain approach Economic data (eg. Impact of price volatility on nutritional

status) Resource Allocation

Micronutrition security for India:Need multiple partners, multiple approaches and a collective voice.

Thank You