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Who Does What Where
Reports and Seeds and Tools Guidelines can be found below
FAO
and Coordination
FAO is
working hand in hand with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to
provide effective coordination of the various activities carried out
by different organizations (UN Agencies and NGOs) in the
agricultural sector. Coordination is carried out through Agriculture
Coordination Committee (ACC) meetings which are held on a bi-weekly
basis. Meetings are held in the FAO Conference Room and co-chaired
with the MoA for tracking of agricultural activities and to avoid
duplication/overlap of activities by the various organizations and
to provide technical guidance and standardized procedures on
agricultural activities. This forum is well attended by national and
international NGOs as well as representatives from the donor
community.
As lead UN agency
for the agriculture and food security sector, FAO has established a
database in tabular format to track NGO activities, including areas
of implementation and number of beneficiary farm families served by
the respective NGOs. This information is shared with sister UN
agencies and among NGOs in the sector. The Humanitarian Information
Centre (HIC) has converted this tabular data (using geo-code
listings) into a graphic format in order to easily identify areas of
duplication and overlap of activities. This information is compiled
and maintained in collaboration with WFP's Food for Work Committee,
for the same reason.
Under the ACC and
in conjunction with FAO, the MoA, donor community and selected NGO
representatives, a Technical Working Group (TWG) was formed
initially to look into the various aspects of seeds and tools. The
Group was requested to standardize the "input package" (vegetable
seeds and tools mainly for the dry season as well as rice seed,
roots and tubers and tools for the main planting season), to be
adopted in the future by all agencies working in the agriculture
sector. The TWG completed its initial task and presented this to the
ACC for adoption. ACC members adopted the recommendations after
deliberation and making minor modifications. The ACC has requested
all of its members to adhere to these recommendations in all future
proposals and projects. The next task of the TWG is to undertake
post-distribution monitoring and evaluation responsibilities.
To view Who Does What Where Reports on Agriculture,
Click Here.
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