Plan Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición 2009-2015
The FSN Plan aims to guide the implementation of the strategic actions following the policy guidelines of food and nutrition security in the 2009-2015 period; it is part of the actions that the Panamanian government takes to ensure the right to food to vulnerable populations in an effective and sustainable manner. It envisages the establishment of an information system and strengthening the System of Food Surveillance (SIVISAN), which allows monitoring and evaluation of the status of FSN, the progress and impact of strategic plans and programs, as well as the Early Warning System in order to identify current situations of food and nutrition insecurity.
Through the FSN Plan, by 2015 the Panamanian population that lives in a situation of food insecurity and nutrition should obtain access and consume food in sufficient quantity, variety, quality and safety under conditions of health and basic sanitation, in a sustainable manner, in order to achieve human development through the commitment and participation of government, international organizations, unions and society. The target population of the FSN Plan is the part of the population that has higher levels of vulnerability, which is in a situation of food and nutrition insecurity, pregnant women and nursing mothers, children under three years of age and families exposed to chronic malnutrition in priority communities and municipalities.
Country | Panama |
Type | Plan |
Classification | Production conditions, Production, Post-production, Income, Health and nutrition |
Date | 2009 - 2015 |
Document | http://www.senapan.gob.pa/Seguridad-Alimentaria-Nutricional.html |
Website | http://www.senapan.gob.pa/ |
Responsible institution | Secretaría Nacional para el Plan de Seguridad Alimentario y Nutricional (SENAPAN) |
Related institutions | Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas (MEF) Autoridad Panameña de Seguridad de Alimentos (AUPSA) Ministerio de Educación (MEDUCA) Fondo de Inversión Social (FIS) |
Objectives | General objective Achieve by 2015 that the Panamanian population which lives in a situation of food insecurity and nutrition has access and consumes food in sufficient quantity, variety, quality and safety under conditions of health and sanitation, in a sustainable manner, in order to achieve human development through the commitment and participation of government, international organizations, unions and society. Strategic objectives
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Target population | The target population of the FNS Plan is the part of the population that has higher levels of vulnerability, which is in a situation of food and nutrition insecurity, pregnant women and nursing mothers, children under the age of three and families exposed to chronic malnutrition in priority communities and priority municipalities. |
More information
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