[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1145, 183], "category": "Text", "text": "5 (Healthy Eco-system Services Maintained) and NKRA 8 (Food and Nutrition Security Ensured), besides contributing to the delivery of 9 NKRAs. The main issue at the stakeholder level is the lack of effective coordination at national and at sector level."}, {"bbox": [83, 212, 1146, 503], "category": "Text", "text": "The MoAF will coordinate the involvement of other agencies such as the **National Environment Commission**, the **National Commission on Women and Children**, the **Ministry of Finance**, the **National Statistics Bureau** and also the **Local Government authorities**. The action will engage with the Bhutanese CSO Authority as well as with local and international CSOs present in Bhutan, for **policy reviews and dialogue** as well as for the effective implementation of MoAF policies and programmes. Engaging with private sector stakeholders is foreseen through local SMEs as well as through cottage and small industries, besides engaging with public sector companies notably with the Food Corporation of Bhutan, the Farm Machinery Corporation, the Agricultural Livestock Development Corporation and the Green Bhutan Corporation. In terms of other stakeholders, the action will engage closely within the development partner coordination mechanism led by the UN Resident Coordinator as well as the inter agency agricultural coordination led by the World Food Programme, in Bhutan. The action envisages to promote and strengthen **multi-stakeholder** coordination at sector and at national level on key national priorities (e.g. climate change)."}, {"bbox": [87, 522, 863, 553], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.3. Additional Areas of Assessment [For Budget Support Actions only]"}, {"bbox": [116, 566, 357, 594], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 2.3.1. Public Policy"}, {"bbox": [83, 603, 1149, 790], "category": "Text", "text": "The country's development is managed through **Five-Year Plans** (FYP) founded on the principle of **Gross National Happiness**, aiming at citizens' wellbeing instead of quantitative GDP values. The objective of Bhutan's 12th FYP (2018-23) is strongly anchored around a '*Just, Harmonious and Sustainable Society through enhanced decentralisation*' underpinned by the principle of leaving no one behind. The key focus of the 12th FYP is on addressing poverty, reducing inequality, promoting economic growth, and mainstreaming gender, climate change and disaster in all policies and programmes. The 12th FYP identifies seventeen National Key Result Areas (NKRAs) to address these key priorities."}, {"bbox": [83, 815, 1150, 1002], "category": "Text", "text": "The Renewable Natural Resource (RNR) sector is considered extremely important under the 12th FYP, in view of its contribution to the achievement of SDGs especially SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 2 (zero hunger) and SDG 13 (climate change), besides contributing to SDGs 3, 5 and 15. The guiding theme for the RNR sector in the 12th FYP is '*Enhancing Food Self Sufficiency and spurring RNR Sector transformation while ensuring sustainable natural resource management*''. The 12th FYP has shifted the sector focus from subsistence to **growth oriented agriculture and enterprise development**, while at the same time balancing the food security and environment conservation priorities."}, {"bbox": [83, 1027, 1149, 1161], "category": "Text", "text": "The key implementation approaches and strategies identified in the 12th FYP are translated into nine Agency Key Result Areas (AKRA) focusing on enhancing 1) food self-sufficiency and nutritional security, 2) sustainable management and utilization of natural resources, 3) climate smart agriculture and disaster resilience, 4) RNR sector contribution to national economy, 5) RNR marketing and value chain, 6) livelihoods of highlanders, 7) RNR research services, 8) RNR service delivery and 9) organic farming for sustainable development."}, {"bbox": [83, 1186, 1149, 1347], "category": "Text", "text": "The Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) has drafted the **21st century economic roadmap** (vision 2030) which articulates the overarching vision of 'Pursuing GNH in the 21st Century: A dynamic, prosperous, inclusive and sustainable economy'. The roadmap sets the goal of achieving a GDP target of USD 10 billion with an annual growth of 10% in the next 10 years. The defining characteristics of the roadmap are robust, productivity driven economic growth, an enabling ecosystem to steer the private sector and the need for **digital penetration** to bridge the technological divide."}, {"bbox": [83, 1372, 1149, 1531], "category": "Text", "text": "Similarly, the draft **RNR Strategy 2040** outlines the strategic vision of the RNR sector and strategy to bring about transformational change in order to realize the full potential of the sector. The strategy underscores the importance of sustainable natural resource as the foundation of resilient socio-economic well-being and **self-reliant agri-food systems** in Bhutan. The proposed action and the promotion of Sustainable Agri-Food System approach, clearly aligns with the key sector policy priorities as highlighted in the RNR 12th FYP, 21st Century Economic Roadmap and RNR Strategy 2040."}, {"bbox": [83, 1558, 1149, 1637], "category": "Text", "text": "Bhutan is the country with possibly the most ambitious **Nationally Determined Contribution** (NDC) worldwide as it is committed to permanent carbon neutrality. Its impressive forest coverage is at the cornerstone of the NDC and both climate change mitigation and adaptation and are well integrated in the 12th FYP. Bhutan has submitted its"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 25"}]