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WELCOME TO FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

WELCOME TO FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO IS AN ORGANIZATION OF COUNTRIES. -Founded : 16 October, 1945 HQ in Rome 192 Members (191 nations and EU) and 2 Associate Members

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WELCOME TO FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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  1. WELCOME TO FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  2. FAO IS AN ORGANIZATION OF COUNTRIES • -Founded : 16 October, 1945 • HQ in Rome • 192 Members (191 nations and EU) and 2 Associate Members • 5 Regional, 13 Sub-regional, 5 Liaison and 67 Country Offices, including Georgia • 3 600 permanent staff worldwide

  3. WELCOME TO FAO The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING THERE AT FAO, ANYWAY?

  4. Caring for the Earth Fighting Poverty Eliminating Hunger

  5. HOW DO WE GET THE JOB DONE? Putting information within reach Sharing policy expertise Providing a meeting place for nations Bringing knowledge to the field

  6. WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? The FAO regular budget for the 2012 – 2013 biennium: just over US$1 billion. Voluntary contributions: approx. US$1.4 billion (THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS!)

  7. Georgia and FAO • Member State: since 1995 • First FAO project: in 1997 • Projects up-today: 30 • Total value of TA: US$ 24 M, including: • US$ 7 M from RP resources • US$ 17 M from external resources

  8. FAO Technical assistance to Georgia From policy advice to supporting the livelihoods of IDPs

  9. Developing strategies and action plans • Strengthening the capacities of the Gov. institutions • Facilitating stakeholder collaboration Sharing Policy Expertise: Georgia

  10. Capacity Development for the Ministry of Agriculture • FAO TA component of ENPARD-Georgia • Value: EUR 2 M (funded by EU); Duration: 3 years • Objective: Support to improved policy making • Main outputs: • MoA capacity to implement the Strategy improved • MoA assisted in implementation of the EU’s agriculture and rural development programmes Sharing Policy Expertise: Coming up

  11. Emergency and Recovery Assistance 2008-15: post-conflict recovery - US$ 12 M programmes funded by USA, EU, Italy, Switzerland, Cyprus and FAO

  12. Enhancing livelihoods of: -18 000 “new caseload” IDPs in 32 settlements and 7 500 conflict-affected population who received the resettlement grants -900 “Old caseload” IDPs resettled in Potskho-etseri -Local legal entities willing to invest to generate employment opportunities for IDPs -through agricultural cost-shared investments Value: EUR 2 M. Funded: EU. Duration: 3 years Post-conflict recovery

  13. Bringing knowledge to the field Plant Protection and Animal Health

  14. Disease control and pest management • HiphantreaCunea • Locusts • ASF • FMD • Brucellosis

  15. FMD Surveillance and control • - Implemented by FAO: 2010-2012 • Funded by: EU • - Objective: to reinforce bio-security of the country and the region • Outputs: • livestock in transboundary areas vaccinated • National contingency plans developed • National ref. labs upgraded and national serology capacity strengthened Pest and disease: best practices

  16. FAO and Georgia:NEXT STEPS Country Programme Framework

  17. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS?

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