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WELCOME TO
FAOTHE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
-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
FAO IS AN ORGANIZATION OF
COUNTRIES
WELCOME TO
FAOTHE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
WHAT EXACTLY ARE
YOU DOING THERE AT FAO,
ANYWAY?
EliminatingHunger Fighting
Poverty
Caring forthe Earth
HOW DO WE GETTHE JOB DONE?
Putting information within reach
Sharing policy
expertise
Providing a meeting place for nations
Bringing knowledge to the field
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
The FAO regular budgetfor the 2012 – 2013 biennium:
just over US$1 billion.
Voluntary contributions: approx. US$1.4 billion
(THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS!)
-Member State: since 1995
-First FAO project: in 1997
-Projects up-today: 30
-Total value of TA: US$ 24 M, including:
• US$ 7 M from RP resources• US$ 17 M from external resources
Georgia and FAO
From policy advice to supporting the livelihoods of IDPs
FAO Technical assistance to Georgia
Sharing Policy Expertise:Georgia
• Developing strategies and action plans
• Strengthening the capacities of the Gov. institutions
• Facilitating stakeholder collaboration
Sharing Policy Expertise:Coming up
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
2008-15: post-conflict recovery
- US$ 12 M programmes funded by USA, EU, Italy, Switzerland, Cyprus and FAO
Emergency and Recovery Assistance
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
Plant Protection and Animal Health
Bringing knowledge to the field
• Hiphantrea Cunea
• Locusts
• ASF
• FMD
•Brucellosis
Disease control and pest management
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
FAO and Georgia:
NEXT STEPS
Country Programme Framework
THANK YOUANY QUESTIONS?