This document summarizes the status of a study on the city region food system of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It discusses the phases of the study, priority areas identified, and process for selecting indicators. Key points: - Phase 1 included a scoping study and stakeholder workshops to validate findings and prioritize study areas - Four priority areas were identified: food security/nutrition/safety; food waste/losses; value chain management; climate change/natural resources - An example indicator framework is provided for the first priority area of food security/nutrition/safety - Next steps include identifying common key indicators, methodology, and data representation across cities.

1. City Region Food System
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Food for the Cities Programme - Indicator Framework
13th April 2016, Colombo

2. Structure of the presentation
• Present status of the CRFS Colombo study
• Use an area of priority as an example
-(food safety)
• Other priority areas
• Additional indicators

3. Present status of the CRFS study

4. Phase 1 - Report and Stakeholder workshop
Phase 1 of the study was aimed at conducting a
preliminary study using secondary data, existing data
bases and expert interviews
Output – Comprehensive scoping study
Stakeholder meetings covering public authorities,
private sector, non-government and community
organizations (30+ participants)
Out put – Validation of the report
Prioritize the study areas for Phase 2

5. Priority Areas
1) Food security, nutrition and safety
2) Food waste and losses
3) Value chain management (prices, inclusiveness)
4) Climate change and natural resource management

6. Shortlist indicators for
each priority area (each
local partner individually)
Collectively agree on
indicators for each priority
area (local project team)
Identify key indicators,
data availability.
Conduct focal group
workshops (4) to
review/add and prioritize
the indicators
Present status
Methodology for selecting indicators

7. Use an area of priority as an example
-(food safety)

8. CMC as CRFS boundary for food security, nutrition
and safety
Food safety
8 possible indicators
2 key indicators (2 of them have secondary
data)
5 indicators that do not have data (two of
them are difficult to assess)
Food security and nutrition
Total of 20 indicators
5 key indicators (3 of them have secondary
data)
11 indicators may need primary data
collection
Priority Area 1 - Food Security, Nutrition and Safety

9. Ingredients Preparation Scale
Food
safety
i72. Usage of clean/unclean
water in food
processing/manufacturing
in the city region
i136. Informal monitoring of
health in the food sector and
safety procedures in the city
region
i159. Number of food-related
diseases in the city
region/Number of people
falling ill or dying from food-
related diseases
i98. Usage of clean/unclean
water in city region
wholesale and distribution
i61. Food quality and safety for
consumers related to food
processed/manufactured
within the city region
i161. Consumer awareness of
environmental impacts of their
consumption; city regional
food; healthy food; safe food
i111. Sanitation, health and
safety employment conditions
and risks for workers in food
retail and catering in the city
region
i178. Food safety and human
health: Percentage of food
samples that comply with
health and safety standards
Indicator Framework – Food safety

10. Stakeholders view on Food safety (from Phase 1
workshop)
Primary level Production (food supply chain) (i72,
i98 covers partially + agrochemical use, harmful
preservatives)
Enforcement of standards (Good manufacturing
practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point (HACCP), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP))
(i72 + Availability of the standards and
enforcement)

11. Stakeholders view on Food safety (from Phase 1
workshop)
Lack of storage facilities and transport (food
contamination during transportation and
storage)
Food adulteration practices (adulterated
commodities and their safety)
Lack of systematic monitoring and surveillance
(i136 + monitoring schedules)

12. Focal Group Discussion
Food Security, Nutrition and Safety
 Colombo Municipal Council (MOH, City analyst Laboratory)
 Government analyst department
 Consumers affairs authority
 The Department of Animal Production and Health
 Ministry of Plantation Industry
 Ministry of Health
 Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
 Ministry of Agriculture
 Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs
 UN,WFP
 National plant quarantine service-Department of Agriculture
 The Department of Animal Production and Health
 Medical Research Institute
 Sri Lanka Standards Institute
 Traders association
 Colombo chambers of commerce
 Food control unit

13. Other priority areas

14. Priority area 2 - Food waste and
losses
Food waste during preparation and
consumption (e.g. sources HH, institutional, etc.)
Food waste/losses (representative of the
commodity chain perspective)
Total number of indicators – 28 (5 with data, 5
difficult to collect data)
No of key indicators – 11 (3 with data)

15. Priority area 3 - Supply value chain management
(prices, inclusiveness)
Key representative commodities (using food basket
analysis) and every aspect (e.g. Kesbawa study)
Total number of indicators – 27 (2 with data, 1 difficult
to collect data)
Key indicators – 5
Colombo district as CRFS
boundary

16. Key commodities proposed
During the internal workshop 16 key commodities were selected
Carbohydrate – Rice, Wheat
Protein – Dhal, Dry fish, Fish, Chicken, Beef, Pork
Lipid – Coconut, Dairy (milk powder)
Micro nutrients
• Fruits – Papaya, Banana, Apple
• Vegetables – Leafy vegetables*, Upcountry vegetable*, Low country
vegetable*
xx -100% or almost all products are imported (shorter value chains and easy to analyze)
*representative type of vegetable to be identified after the food basket analysis

17. Priority area 4 - Climate change and natural resource
management
Production area related matters (lack of water, drought,
flood)
Climate change adaptations (including urban & Peri urban
agriculture as a strategy)
Disaster risk management
Total number of indicators – 23 (6 with data, 9 difficult
collect data)
Key indicators – 7 (2 with data)

18. Additional indicators (beyond priority areas)

19. Farm Storage/Processing/Manufacturing Wholesale Retail Consumer
Agricultural inputs
and food production
Food storage, processing
and manufacturing
Food wholesale
and distribution
Food marketing, retail,
catering
Waste and Losses / Regulations/ Institutional aspects
Consumption
Dimensions
Social Economics Environmental Vulnerability Opportunities
Components of the CRFS assessment

20. Additional indicators to be considered
• To assess the key components of the CRFS & to
conduct cross city analysis
• Any other areas of local interest have not been
covered by the indicators

21. Way forward
• Identify common key indicators for all cities
• Common methodology to collect data for key
indicators
• Common way to represent data

22. Thank you !