Food Security and Agriculture Cluster

The Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) supports the humanitarian community to ensure that appropriate and critical food security and agriculture-based livelihood assistance gets to where it is needed. FSAC forms part in the cluster system under the Humanitarian Country Team in the Philippines.

Who we are

The FSAC is currently composed of 25 member organizations from the international and national humanitarian and development field with presence in the country. The FSAC serves as a collective representation which advocates for food security and agriculture-based initiatives in critical discussions with the Humanitarian Coordinator and the Humanitarian Country Team.

What we do

Mainly, the FSAC supports interventions which strengthens the four pillars of food security—availability, access, utilization, and stability. It provides a platform for the humanitarian and development partners in the country in delivering a coordinated emergency response and early recovery assistance through food and cash assistance and livelihood interventions to support food security of crisis-affected populations. Further, it also contributes to disaster prevention and risk-reduction activities.

How we work

The FSAC closely coordinates with the national and local authorities, institutions, civil society organizations, and other community stakeholders in delivering humanitarian response and early recovery activities. To remain abreast on the current challenges and issues, the FSAC conducts regular discussions on relevant policies, programs, and projects related to food security, agriculture, and livelihood. Member organizations are upheld to their commitment in actively supporting cluster engagements and activities such as strategic and contingency planning.

Where we are headed

With a more dynamic support and participation, FSAC is seen as an effective platform for encouraging and consolidating humanitarian and development efforts aimed at improving food security, nutrition, sustainable livelihoods towards building resilient communities in the country.

Co-leads

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• World Food Programme (WFP)

Cluster Members

• Action Against Hunger; ACTED; ADRA; CARE; CFSI; CRS; CSO & Private Sector Coalition; Fundlife; ICRC; IOM; Islamic Relief Worldwide; OCHA; OXFAM; People In Need; Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc; PLAN; Save the Children; UN Habitat; UNDP; UNHCR; UNICEF; World Vision; IHDC-BBMC

Mr. JUANITO G. BERJA JR., WFP Programme Policy Officer
 juanito.berja@wfp.org | +639175948629

Ms. ARLENE ROBLES, WFP Monitoring Assistant
arlene.robles@wfp.org | +639178913565

Ms. NIKKI DE VERA, FAO Programme Coordination Specialist
nikki.devera@fao.org |+639451609941

Philippines Food Security Monitoring (WFP, 2023)

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (fao.org) (FAO, 2023)

The State of Food Security in the Philippines (PIDS, 2022)

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (fao.org) (FAO, 2022)

FAO publications catalogue 2022 (FAO, 2022)

Philippine National Food Policy (Task Force Zero Hunger, 2021)

Food Security and Nutrition Roadmap of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM, 2020)

Food Security and Nutrition in the Philippines (WFP, 2017)