The Project will increase the technical capacities of the MAIL and soil science for systematic and standardized field and laboratory soil survey. In order to bridge the gap of low technical performances of soil laboratories in the country, the Project will enable strengthening of the existing ones, and/or establishment of new soil laboratories on a few locations in the county. In addition, the Project will pave the way towards systematic, standardized and planned soil survey, through preparation of a work plan for survey of Afghanistan soils, containing: survey plan, procedures of field work, standardized methods of work, soil classification system etc. A small soil survey will be organized during the Project life in order to enable: i) field and laboratory training for the local staff, ii) collection of core soil data which will be nested into the established Soil Information System, iii) field validation of the DSM exercise.

The main objective of the project is to develop a five-year strategic program in support of implementing the recently approved land administration strategy. The Independent Land Authority of Afghanistan (ARAZI) is the ?prime and sole, independent land administration and management body, managing state owned lands, and providing land related services and information to citizens, institutions and investors?.

TCP Facility

The objective of the project is to map the governance architecture of the food control system and assess the current regulatory capacity for food fortification and make recommendations to the government of Afghanistan on improvements to the regulatory monitoring of fortified foods in the context of existing food laws and regulations.

Providing an inclusive common platform to humanitarian actors for timely and appropriate food security and livelihoods response.

The overall objective of the project is to increase agriculture production and productivity in project target areas. Project results and lessons however could be potentially expanded to whole of Afghanistan in the long run. Increased agricultural production and productivity is expected to enhance food security as well as provide various livelihood opportunities to the farming community. The project will therefore directly contribute to the Government of Afghanistan?s (GoA) Poverty Reduction Strategy, and will also contribute to the MAIL?s ongoing key priority areas outlined in its policies, strategies and master plans. Ultimately, it will help increase peace and stability in Afghanistan through food security at different levels.

The overall goal of the project is to strengthen food security and increase the resilience of livelihoods of livestock farmers to animal disease threats. The project is expected to provide a framework within which progressive control of FMD and PPR in Afghanistan can be effectively implemented along with implementation of measures to mitigate the impact of other diseases. The project outcomes are two: 1: to curtail losses caused by the disease and to improve productivity of livestock by strengthening disease surveillance, prevention and control; and 2: to support the country’s progression to the stage 2 of the PCP-FMD.

Emergency assistance and early recovery. (i) to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict; (ii) to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of natural disasters; (iii) to provide humanitarian assistance to chronically vulnerable (or under developed); and (iv) to develop contingency planning on recognized hazards (with reference to HYOGO Framework Priority-52).

The main objective of this TA is to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the OFWMP activities and build national capacity in irrigation planning and development rendering required technical assistance to the project team and the MAIL?s Irrigation Department (ID).

The CLAP project goal is to contribute to reduced poverty in rural Afghanistan. More specifically the project objective is to improve food security of 169 500 rural households in selected districts in the provinces of Kabul, Parwan and Loagr by increasing agriculture and livestock production. The overall goal of the Dairy Development Component reads: Dairy milk production, processing and marketing increased, dairy coops, union, and federation created and enabling capacity and policy environment established. The programme should cover four components namely i) National Capacity Development; ii) Institutional Development; iii.) Women's Development?; and iv.) Enterprise Development.

To improve agricultural production and productivity of smallholder farmers and small agro-producers in two Districts of Herat Province through the provision of agriculture services and input adopting an ?Extension system? mechanism.

The objective of the project is to improve rural livelihoods and increase the household income of farmers of Pashtun Zarghun District in the province of Herat. It aims to achieve this through strengthened integrated water resources management, improved irrigation service delivery, enhanced agriculture practices and increased productivity of irrigated agriculture in the Pashtun Zarghun district. The objective is congruent with the Western Basins Water Resources Management Project.

The proposed Project Development Objective is to increase agriculture productivity and production in the project areas. The strategy for achieving the PDO would include: (i) assisting local communities/farmers to rehabilitate irrigation schemes; (ii) re-establishing hydro-meteorological services in the country to provide improved access to hydro-met data to enable preparation of improved and more cost effective designs of rehabilitation and development works; and (iii) continuing capacity building in MEW for preparing and implementing irrigation/ water resource development projects.

The project?s objectives are: i)to improve monitoring and analysis of agricultural production systems; ii) to develop/strengthen land resources information management systems (through LRIMS) and National Agro-Ecological Zoning (NAEZ) iii)enhance the capacity at national and provincial levels for collection, monitoring, analysis and dissemination of agriculture information based on integration of remotely-sensed data and technology for decision-making to support agricultural policies and food security in the country.

The immediate objectives are: (i) to promote and enhance sustainable and resilient livelihoods among the most food insecure and vulnerable households in 50 districts of 5 Provinces, and (ii) to enhance institutional capacities and market linkages

To reduce GHG emissions by promoting community forestry, and removing barriers to sustainable biomass energy, while laying the ground work for climate change mitigation in Afghanistan.

To promote biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation through a community-based approach to sustainable forest management in Afghanistan.

The capacity of MAIL and its partners to formulate and implement policies, programmes and projects that comprehensively address food and nutrition security problems is improved and consolidated

The project objective is that the agricultural support service delivery to farmers is improved in the target areas. This Project is developed for the implementation of “Output 2” of the CDIS, which relates to the capacity development of the MAIL. JICA’s expectations for “Output 2” are: 1. Conduct institutional analysis and capacity assessment of the Irrigation Directorate. 2. Prepare a Road Map for institutional strengthening of the ID and the capacity development plan for the ID. 3. Hold political and technical consultation regarding policies and upper level plans of the ID. 4. Implementation of pilot projects, aiming to train staff of the ID in formulating , managing, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of irrigated agriculture development projects through on the job training with conducting rehabilitation of existing irrigation facilities and extension of on farm water management (OFWM) technologies. 5. Conduct training in Japan and/or in third countries to complement the OJT. 6. Formulate a strategy to establish a database regarding irrigated agriculture based on experience of the OJT and relevant training programmes. 7. Formulate, accumulate, and share technical manuals on irrigated agriculture for the ID staff and farmers based on lessons learnt through the OJT and relevant training programme. 8. Conduct training to newly recruited staff of the ID, provincial DAILs and farmers in the targeted areas.

Contribution to the development of Afghanistan?s domestic sugar industry and enhancement of family farmers? income through agricultural diversification

The project aims at reviewing national policy framework and fostering enabling policy environment for production diversification and dietary diversity, especially tapping the potential of highly nutritious and climate-sensitive underutilized crops to address malnutrition in selected countries.

The project will develop quality knowledge products on practically proven innovative aquaculture farming practices for sharing among the regional initiative focus countries and will conduct regional/national workshops and farm demonstration for building human capacity of the participating countries in adopting selected aquaculture farming practices and the project will also seek to develop specific regional and national strategy to promote the innovative aquaculture farming practices, which will contribute significantly to sustainable development of aquaculture for blue economic growth in the region.

This project will support governments in six focus countries to develop national CSA programmes (and/or integrate CSA priorities into existing plans and programmes), linking CSA investments to NDCs and global climate finance mechanisms, based on regional best practice and knowledge.

Building Statistical Capacity for Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals related to Food Security.

The proposed regional TCP is also a planned regional activity to contribute to the Regional Initiative on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture for Blue Growth in Asia and the Pacific.

Counterparts have the knowledge and skills to restore degraded forestlands in the project countries using landscape approach through the adoption of FLR in national forest restoration strategies

This project will address those challenges by adopting a holistic approach that focuses on working with governments to not only develop their national e-Agriculture Strategies but also to support them in implementing some of the high priority ICT for Agriculture interventions already identified in the strategy that hold the most promising potential impact for improved agriculture outcomes in areas such as researcher-farmer-extension agricultural communication, inclusive financial services, market prices access, etc.

To strengtheing livestock sector policy analysis, design and negotiation capacity in ASEAN member countries representing a range of livestock production systems.

Effective development of regional food and nutrition security frameworks and their delivery mechanisms through a strengthened SAARC

The proposed project will adopt an integrated, multistakeholder and holistic ?plot to pot? food production system that will combine the production of a variety of nutritious vegetables and fruits and small scale livestock such as chickens, ducks and aquaculture toward a more self-reliant provision of school meals. School gardens and nutrition education will be integrated into the school curricula so it becomes an integral part of the teaching and learning process. School-community links to promote shared responsibility between government and communities will be strengthened. Home gardens will help improving the diets of households and nutrition education will contribute to family nutrition.

A regional project for Small-Scale Farmer Inclusion in Organic Agriculture Value Chains through Participatory Guarantee Systems would aim at assisting selected countries where local organic markets are developing and where a PGS would allow more small farmers to benefit from these emerging high value markets.

Improving livelihoods and income of forest dependent communities is important in the context of poverty reduction efforts, enhancing food security and sustainable management of forest resources. In order to achieve improved livelihoods and income for those people one of the main barrier is lack of strong and secured tenure. Their access to forest resources and land are not adequately protected by policies, policy implementation and law. There two main elements that explain the situation: 1. Weak and/or lack of forest tenure policy frameworks that can protect the rights and access of forest dependant community to resources available in the forests. Where policy frameworks exist they often not implemented adequately due to various reasons, e.g. lack of human resource capacity, knowledge, budget, skills, etc. 2. Weak and/or lack of institutional capacity to implement and support the process to strengthen forest tenure. Countries often lack knowledge and skills to support the process of strengthening forest tenure. New tools and approaches need to be introduced and institutionalized to cope with rapid changes and changing demands of society on forests. The main purpose of the TCP is therefore to strengthened regulatory frameworks and institutional capacity of pilot countries on forest tenure. In the long run forest dependent communities in pilot countries are expected to have more secured and stronger forest tenure rights as a key prerequisite for ensuring the contribution of forests to their livelihoods and income.

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The main objective of the project is to strengthen phytosanitary capacity of NPPOs and technical supporting organizations/entities (e.g. universities) of the recipient countries. This will be achieved through providing technical and operation manuals, organizing field and laboratory trainings and workshops and developing recommendations to be used by the respective NPPOs, in implementation of phytosanitary activities for international movement of seeds. In addition, the promotion of changes in the consciousness of general public and related private sectors through this project will contribute to preventing introduction and spread of pests associated with the international movement of seeds. Also, the project achievements and findings can be useful reference for the member consultations on the draft ISPM on seeds, which has been elaborated in the IPPC framework, and will contribute to the harmonization of relevant phytosanitary measures.

To promote a more prudent antimicrobial usage within the Asian livestock production industry leading to a reduction in antimicrobial resistance.

The project aims at reducing the spread of H5N1 in poultry in the country, thus minimizing the risk of contagion to other mammals and humans and the possibility of a pandemic.

Cooperation in Plant Protection by member countries in the Region

Cooperation in Plant Protection by member countries in the Region

Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia

The overall goal of the project is to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade within ASEAN countries as well as with other countries including Japan. The project also aims to establish a stronger relationship between ASEAN countries and the donor, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.

The project will contribute to the food and livelihood security of smallholders, by integrating them into agricultural value chains (dairy, fishery and vegetable) that link them to new market opportunities.

To support Pacific SIDS in meeting their obligations to implement and effectively enforce global, regional and sub-regional arrangements for the conservation and management of transboundary oceanic fisheries thereby increasing sustainable benefits derived from these fisheries.

The Objective of the project is to reduce priority unintentionally produced POPs (uPOPs) emissions arising from poor waste management practices, thus meeting parties? Convention obligations to improve the management of chemicals in countries in the Pacific region, through assistance in the development and implementation of uPOPs strategies and guidelines, vocational training of waste workers, training of PIC staff in improved chemicals management, and the development of a regional waste oil export and reuse system.

The project objective is to strengthen the capacity within SAARC to support regional coordination for the control of TADs. This will be achieved through strengthening the Regional Support Unit, Regional Epidemiology Centre and Regional Diagnostic Laboratories. These structures will enable the SAARC member countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) to address common issues related to TADs that are predominantly spread by informal cross-border value chains in livestock products.

To stimulate local innovation using SRI/FFS approaches to sustainably improve agricultural productivity and food security in the context of climate change adaptation, and to enhance research capacities to continue to support this development

To increase incomes of smallholder farmers through the development of GI value chains, improved market access and increased recognition of GI by consumers.

The Asian Regional Componente directly addresses the three pillars forming the foundation of the Global Strategy: 1. Establishing a minimum set of core data that countries will disseminate on a regular basis to meet current and emerging demands; 2. Integrating agriculture into national statistical systems in order to meet the requirements of policy makers and other data users that statistical information be linked across the economic, social, and environmental domains ; 3. Fostering the sustainability of the agricultural statistical systems through governance and statistical capacity building.

To conserve biodiversity in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Niue by expanding and consolidating their networks of PAs, building capacity for conservation management and sustainable use of biodiversity and reducing forest and land degradation.

To protect Aquatic resources and stocks, to maintain and enhance biodiversity in the Coral Triangle/South China Sea (SCS) region through application of strategies and technologies for fisheries bycatch management.

To improve health and reduce environmental risk through capacity building for the proper management, and sustainable use, of agricultural and industrial chemicals. Its geographical focus is on the Greater Mekong Subregion.

The project will provide additional staff time in carrying out activities relating to activities in the implementation of the World Food Summit commitments, the Plan of Action and its Rome Declaration which explicitly made references to the importance of polices.