Technical Assistance Priorities
SEC Informal Consultation March 2015
Informal Consultation for Central Asia Subregion atFAO in Ankara, March 2015
•17 to 19 March, 2015 in Ankara
•The purpose is to prepare for 30th FAO ERC inTurkey, in May 2016 by consulting with membercountries not fully represented at Rome GoverningBodies
•Following a broad review of the food security andagriculture situation in the Subregion, Groupdiscussions took place to consult on the mostcritical, and emerging issues
Country-SEC Informal Consultation
Format of Consultation
•Three Working Groups - countries’ needs and views onassistance priorities
•FAO’s comparative advantage and experience of work in thesubregion
•Country Programming Framework (CPF) areas where FAOtechnical assistance will have the most impact
•FAO priorities in the Central Asia subregion need:
–FAO global and regional activities and the Organization’smandate and core functions
–Needs of the member countries and synergy withassistance from multi- and bilateral donors andInternational Financial Institution (IFIs)
Recommendation Block 1:Food Security
•Political attention to food security andGovernments’ ownership and leadership, workingwith all stakeholders and private sector, NGOsand civil society
•Fostering economic growth in rural areas andaddressing out- and return migration to rural areas
•Emerging challenges for food security:environmental degradation, climate change,demographic changes; gender aspects indevelopment projects
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Food Security (cont.)FAO normative activities to continue
•Trade facilitation, SPS sanitary andphytosanitary standard setting, based onFAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, GMOsuse as a controversial challenge
•Links to MDGs and now SDGs
•Sub/regional initiatives and cooperation
Recommendation Block 2Environmental Threats & Climate Change
•There was overwhelming call for attention of theenvironmental degradation in the subregion andexposure to climatic shocks
•Sustainable land and water management,including modernization of irrigation systems,pro-active drought management, climate-smartagriculture
•Work under the Eurasia Soil Partnership.
•Reduction of waste and losses incl. inprocessing industry and marketing, and forinclusion in FAO projects
Recommendation Block 3:Support to Small Holders
•Support to family farmers, in particular rural Smalland Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
•Formation of voluntary farmers’ organizations,cooperatives and associations for marketing ofinputs and products, connecting SMEs to the valuechain.
•Support to building new, market economycooperatives and farmers’ associations
•Continue extension and advisory projects in the formof demonstration farms and pilot areas andtechnology demonstration and training.
Recommendation Block 2Environmental Threats & ClimateChange
•There was overwhelming call for attention of theenvironmental degradation in the subregion andexposure to climatic shocks
•Sustainable land and water management,including modernization of irrigation systems,pro-active drought management, climate-smartagriculture
•Work under the Eurasia Soil Partnership.
•Reduction of waste and losses incl. inprocessing industry and marketing, and forinclusion in FAO projects
Recommendation Block 3:Support to Small Holders
•Support to family farmers, in particular rural Smalland Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
•Formation of voluntary farmers’ organizations,cooperatives and associations for marketing ofinputs and products, connecting SMEs to the valuechain.
•Support to building new, market economycooperatives and farmers’ associations
•Continue extension and advisory projects in the formof demonstration farms and pilot areas andtechnology demonstration and training.
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