WELCOME TO FAO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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?