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National Steering Committee for Food Systems Transformation

Morocco's National Steering Committee for Food Systems Transformation sits within the agriculture ministry and brings most ministries together around the national roadmap for food systems. In its current form it consults and coordinates; the authority to decide remains with each ministry.

Institutional set-up and structure

The Committee was established in 2024 and sits within the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests. A core group of four ministerial departments anchors it: agriculture, industry and trade, health and social protection, and energy transition and sustainable development. A dedicated official, funded by a United Nations agency, supports coordination across ministries. Work is underway towards giving the Committee a clearer status and a position above any single ministry.

Mandate and decision-making power

Its mandate is to identify priority transformation areas, coordinate the development and implementation of the national roadmap and action plan, assess progress periodically, strengthen monitoring and reporting, and serve as the interface with international food systems coordination. In its current stage it consults and coordinates: it holds the power to propose, while each ministry retains decision-making authority over its own areas of work.

The Committee is tasked with the following roles (building blocks):

  • Agenda setting: advocacy and dialogue; deciding on goals and strategic priorities

  • Policy formulation and decision making: providing technical advice; coordinating policy development; developing policies for consideration by the relevant authorities

  • Monitoring and evaluation: tracking progress, evaluating and reporting

Who is involved

  • Government: agriculture, maritime fisheries, rural development, water and forests; industry and trade; health and social protection; energy transition and sustainable development, alongside most other ministries

  • Civil society and producers: organised through associations and cooperatives at regional level, linking upwards to the Committee through peak bodies

  • Development partners: a United Nations agency funds the Committee and provides a coordinating official

  • Regional authorities: engaged directly in priority setting at regional level

How it works in practice

  • The Committee meets a small number of times a year, with direct communication between ministries in between

  • Proposals are developed collectively; ministries take up implementation on a voluntary basis

  • Implementation sits at ministry or regional authority level

  • Evaluation runs on two tracks: internal self-evaluation by each ministry, and external evaluation through parliament

  • Committee reports are intended for publication

Opportunities for improvement

  • Establishing a clear status and defined authority would allow proposals to be assigned rather than voluntarily adopted

  • Locating the Committee above a single ministry would strengthen its reach across sectors

  • Clearer arrangements for reconciling differing interests among non-state actors would support the search for common ground

Evidence base: key informant interviews and policy documents, 2026. Last updated: September 2026.

Strengths

  • A multidisciplinary national committee brings most ministries around one table

  • A direct link to the regions connects national coordination with regional priorities

  • The Committee is resourced, with dedicated coordination support

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