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Short term
In the short term, FAO actions in crop and forage production must
focus on procuring inputs and/or information needed to ensure the
timely start of the planting season for both restoring food production
activities and forage/feed production for livestock.
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All efforts must be made to deliver seeds/planting
materials and other inputs in a timely manner taking into account
local needs in agriculture areas including those affected by
salinity. |
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Assessment needs |
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Floristic inventory of plant
biodiversity |
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List species and cultivars, traditionally
grown by the farmers in the flood affected area (cereals; field
crops; root and tubers; fruit crops; vegetables, perennial horticulture
and industrial crops) |
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Local counterpart institutions and NGO's
through which to act and follow-up |
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Availability of seeds, planting
materials and agro-chemicals |
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Local seed suppliers and plant
nurseries |
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Damages to agriculture land :
Area affected by salt intrusion, erosion and levelling |
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Damages to irrigation infrastructure
(irrigation canals , water reservoirs, drainage systems, infrastructure
against sea/salt intrusion, etc.) |
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Availability of water for irrigation
purposes (including water microbiology and chemical analysis)
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Locally available substrates
for soilless microgarden systems (rice-hulls; coconut fibre;
river sand, etc) |
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Phytopharmaceuticals' availability |
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Loss of draft animals, tools
and implements, pre- and postharvest equipment, grain silos
and horticulture crops storage facilities |
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Loss of human/farmers knowhow
capacity |
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Emergency as well as medium/long-term
rehabilitation needs |
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Restoring the capacity |
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In the medium and longer term,
the aim of the intervention in crop production is to restore
and enhance livelihood of the affected population in the devastated
areas. More specifically concrete actions are envisaged to restore
the food-production capabilities by restoring sustainable crop
production systems (i.e. field and horticultural crops, forage/pasture)
and the reintroduction of crop and agro-biodiversity that were
lost as a result of the Tsunami.
Interventions will also aim at supporting national institutions
in reinstating the farmers' know-how level that has been weakened
as a result of the loss of experienced farmers. This entails
training of trainers and farmers on good agricultural practices
and environmentally-appropriate horticulture and livestock-based
farming systems.
Special attention is needed to adapted small-scale
horticulture systems in the refugee camps to diversify the diet
with fresh produce to promote human nutrition and to prepare
the population for the future resettlement phase. |
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Provide seeds and planting materials of species and varieties that have been affected. |
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Provide training to locally propagate species and varieties (seed multiplication, vegetative propagation and tissue culture). |
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Restore the crop productivity of major food crops including root crops and banana. |
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