Major Programme 2.2: Food and Agriculture Policy and Development
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme
|
2002-03 Programme of Work
|
RG Programme Change
|
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
ZRG Programme Change
|
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
220
|
Intra-departmental Programme Entities for Food and Agriculture Policy and Development
|
0
|
5,713
|
5,713
|
(90)
|
5,623
|
221
|
Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety
|
17,050
|
1,509
|
18,559
|
(1,804)
|
16,755
|
222
|
Food and Agricultural Information
|
33,362
|
(2,025)
|
31,337
|
(1,628)
|
29,709
|
223
|
Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks
|
13,229
|
515
|
13,744
|
(263)
|
13,481
|
224
|
Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy
|
14,138
|
(2,074)
|
12,064
|
(535)
|
11,529
|
229
|
Programme Management
|
8,690
|
846
|
9,536
|
(342)
|
9,194
|
Total
|
|
86,469
|
4,484
|
90,953
|
(4,662)
|
86,291
|
Main Substantive Thrusts and Priorities
172. Major Programme 2.2 is implemented by the Economic and Social Department (ES) and the Library and Documentation Systems Division (GIL), which maintains the World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT). Building on core statistical work and diverse analytical capacities, it will continue to analyse, in the first instance, the reasons for insufficient progress in combating hunger and food insecurity and propose and support policies and programmes that can be applied, nationally and internationally, to resolve this problem. Major Programme 2.2 also plays a significant role in ensuring greater participation of developing countries in the formulation of a rules-based food and agricultural trading system that is supportive of food security, and in assisting the entire membership improve quality and safety of food for consumers.
173. These overriding thrusts translate into the following substantive priorities:
- raising awareness of the benefits of alleviating
hunger and poverty and identifying priority areas for policy intervention and
investment for achieving the World Food Summit (WFS) target and commitments
and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Strategic objectives E3 and A2;
- identification and targeting of the food insecure through FIVIMS17 in full collaboration with its partners, and supporting national information systems for improved decision making and targeting policies and programmes on poor and undernourished people; progress is reported in a key annual publication, the State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) -
Strategic objectives E1 and A2;
- in the context of WFS follow-up, elaborating voluntary
guidelines to support Members' efforts to achieve the progressive realisation
of the right to adequate food - Strategic objective B1;
- promoting sustained improvements in nutritional
well-being through: community-based actions that address local causes of
malnutrition including emergency situations; support to civil society
institutions that create the conditions for poor households to have access to
sufficient food; advice on related national and sectoral policies and
programmes; and adequate nutrition education - Strategic objectives A2 and A3;
- ensuring food quality and safety throughout the food
chain, from primary producers to consumers, including international
harmonisation of risk analysis, independent and scientifically-based
assessments of food-related risks, and work on food safety at national and
international levels in close cooperation with WHO, particularly through the
Codex Alimentarius Commission; a key dimension is capacity building for
developing countries to organize and manage food control systems - Strategic
objectives B1 and B2;
- facilitating the integration of developing countries
into international markets, especially to assist those seeking to enhance the
competitiveness of their agricultural products through improved domestic and
trade policies, and to enable them to participate as well-informed and equal
partners in multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) on agriculture - Strategic
objectives B1 and B2;
- access by a broad range of users to comprehensive and
high-quality information and statistics based on common concepts, standards
and definitions for international comparisons; this goes hand-in-hand with
strengthening national statistical systems, so that reliable and timely data
are available for policy analysis, formulation and decision making - Strategic
objective E1;
- regular and timely assessments of food supply/demand
situations, the outlook for agricultural commodities and strategic analyses
and perspectives on longer-term food and agriculture and food security at
national, regional and global levels - Strategic objective E2;
- improving preparedness and response to food
emergencies through refinement of GIEWS methodologies and indicators for crop
and food supply assessments, particularly in complex emergencies, and by
incorporating nutritional considerations - Strategic objectives A3 and E1; and
- further expansion of WAICENT, also raising international awareness of the importance of the widest possible access to, and dissemination of information for achieving the goals of the World Food Summit; outreach to countries is to strengthen management of national agricultural information and research systems, utilising WAICENT standards and methodologies, adapted to different levels of technology, and meeting the information needs of key audiences; international cooperation in these areas is to be facilitated by a neutral forum for governments to discuss and establish effective national and international information management policies (COAIM18) - Strategic objective E1.
Changes in resources
174. As already reflected in the Medium Term Plan 2004-2009, a number of changes to the underlying programme structure and the balance of resource allocations are introduced. Main highlights are as follows:
- new Programme 2.2.0 is created, clustering those
entities of an inter-disciplinary nature that relate most directly to the WFS
target of halving the number of undernourished by 2015;
- the title of Programme 2.2.1 is modified to Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety, highlighting the
higher priority attributed to food quality and safety;
- work on human nutrition requirements and food composition is restructured under the new entity, 221P1, Nutrient Requirements and Dietary Assessment for Food Safety and Quality;
- resources for Codex and Codex-related work are
substantially increased, although they still remain below the level
recommended in the 2002 Evaluation Report;
- a new entity, 221P8, Food Safety and Quality throughout the Food Chain, is created to act as a
nucleus for inter-departmental collaboration from the producer to the
consumer;
- under Programme 2.2.2, the Basic Data Branch
(Statistics Division) is proposed to be upgraded to a Service;
- emphasis will continue to be given to the production
of higher-quality and more timely statistics having global coverage;
- FAOSTAT19 will be redeveloped (2003-05), with
a full corporate scope, thanks to funding available from arrears payment, as
specified in Conference Resolution 6/2001;
- under the same Programme 2.2.2, GIL entities underwent
restructuring in part to eliminate potential duplication of activities;
- work on the WAIR20 (222A5) has expanded considerably to include integrated information network activities such as AGRIS21, AGLINET22 (including the
AGORA project) and information exchange activities with international
partners, resulting in a substantial increase;
- the entity on Standards, Norms and Procedures for Improved Access to Agricultural Information (222P7) has
been reduced in scope, while that on the virtual library (222P9) has been
slightly expanded to build virtual library capacities in FAO country offices;
- within entity 222P8 (Facilitation of WAICENT Outreach) decentralized Regional Information Management Specialists will be actively involved in technical assistance to countries in the use of ICTs23, they will
participate in the roll-out of a new distance-learning initiative (Information
Management Resource Kit) which will offer training in the use of WAICENT
systems, tools, standards and guidelines;
- under Programme 2.2.3, additional resources are provided to entity 223P6 - Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture to meet the increasing number of
requests for assessment missions from member countries;
- increased emphasis is also given to supporting the
formulation of agricultural commodity and trade strategies centering on
competitiveness of developing countries' agricultural sectors and exports;
- work on a new long-term global food and agriculture
perspective study, entity 223A2, is to be initiated (time horizon to be
determined), to be completed towards the end of the MTP 2004-09 period;
- within Programme 2.2.4, core analytical work will
focus on the "cost of hunger" and the linkages between poverty, food
insecurity, agriculture and rural development, within the overall UN-wide
effort on the Millennium Development Goals;
- additional resources are allocated to entity 224P3 for
work on the economics of natural resources and environmental sustainability,
which underpins FAO's contributions to the analysis of the implications of
various environmental conventions and agreements especially on food security
in developing countries;
- high priority will continue to be given to entity 224A2 for the analysis of trade-related policies and national capacities to participate fully in WTO24 multilateral trade negotiations;
and
- under Programme 2.2.9, the creation of a post of Communications Officer is to improve substantially the communication of outputs to target audiences and thereby achieve greater impact.
Programme 2.2.0: Intra-departmental Entities
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme Entity
|
2002-03 Programme of Work
|
RG Programme Change
|
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
ZRG Programme Change
|
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
220A1
|
Insecurity and Vulnerability Information for Better Policy Targeting (FIVIMS)
|
0
|
3,785
|
3,785
|
(58)
|
3,727
|
220P1
|
World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goals Monitoring and Action
|
0
|
1,552
|
1,552
|
(9)
|
1,543
|
220S1
|
Servicing the Committee on World Food Security
|
0
|
376
|
376
|
(23)
|
353
|
Total
|
|
0
|
5,713
|
5,713
|
(90)
|
5,623
|
220A1 - Insecurity and Vulnerability Information for Better Policy Targeting (FIVIMS)
Objective
Assist Members and the international community in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes to achieve the food security goals of the WFS and other international conferences, by providing accurate and timely information on the incidence, nature and causes of food insecurity and vulnerability at the national and sub-national levels.
Biennial Outputs
- Support to National Statistics Offices (NSO) with
methodological tools for analyzing food consumption data from household budget
surveys
- Development of Global FIVIMS International Common
Database
- Methodology for the use of mapped data in
vulnerability assessments
- Digital database and data collection/conversion for
national FIVIMS information dissemination and mapping system
- Methodology development for rapid data collection
(dietary and anthropometry) and analysis
- Database of adolescent, adult and elderly
anthropometry
- Coordination of FIVIMS Country Applications Task Force
- Capacity building in dietary assessments and nutrition
survey methodologies (Reduced in ZRG)
- Development of dietary assessment and nutrition survey
tools (Reduced in ZRG)
- Methodological guidelines on the design of national
FIVIMS, situation analysis of food insecurity and vulnerability, institutional
issues
- Methodological guidelines on information use for
assessment, monitoring and planning
- Analysis, documentation and dissemination of lessons
from evaluation of performance of national FIVIMS systems
- Guidelines for using FIVIMS information in relation to
national planning, including in context of UNDAF/CCA and PRSPs
- Vulnerable group profiles and reports on food
insecurity and vulnerability assessment at country level
- Technical and methodological capacity in priority
countries in information management and use
- Strategic Plan for FIVIMS Initiative based on in-depth
assessment of past and current performance of FIVIMS
- Effective communication with national and
international FIVIMS partners contributing to increased technical capacity
through dissemination and exchange of methodologies and country experiences
(publications, workshops, technical consultations)
- Development, updating and maintenance of communication
tools, particularly the FIVIMS Website, to facilitate effective communication
amongst IAWG FIVIMS partners and between the FIVIMS Initiative and country and
regional level partners (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Provision of Secretariat for the Inter-Agency Working
Group on FIVIMS (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Periodic updating of estimates of the prevalence of
under-nourishment at the global, regional and national levels
- Trend analysis of food consumption statistics derived
from household income-expenditure surveys
- Publication on food consumption statistics from
income-expenditure surveys
- Training session for estimating under-nourishment at
sub-national levels based on use of food consumption data from
income-expenditure surveys
- Guidelines and methodological tools on the processing
and analysis of food consumption data from household surveys
- Analytical reports on under-nourishment and related
issues for the assessment and monitoring of WFS target and MDGs
- Annual production of The State of Food Insecurity in
the World (SOFI)
- Contribution to global food insecurity and vulnerability monitoring and analyses in the context of the MDGs
220P1 - World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goals Monitoring and Action
Objective
An operational mechanism is set up, monitoring progress towards the attainment of the WFS goals and helping decision makers in governments, donor agencies and civil society to implement policies and manage food security interventions and take corrective action, as necessary.
Biennial Outputs
- Publication of country case studies on what determines
long term food security
- Support to the Work of the Hunger Task Force of the
Millennium Project
- Support to the updating of national Food Security
Strategies in the context of the MDGs
- Follow-up to the Anti-Hunger Programme
- Working papers and reports aimed at providing an
assessment of impacts of economic and social policies that affect access to
food and resources for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
- Bi-annual progress reports on implementation of the
World Food Summit Plan of Action
- Facilitation of information exchange among all
stakeholders
- Technical documentation on critical issues for the
accomplishments of WFS Target
- Regional consultations on critical issues in the
progress towards WFS Targets
- Updated estimation of per caput calorie consumption
distributions derived from household income/expenditure surveys
- Trend analysis of the extent of inequality in access
to food and of the relationship of per caput calorie consumption distribution
with income and food expenditure
- Comparison of anthropometric data with numbers of
under-nourishment based on FAO methodology
- Paper on: what more is needed to reach the WFS target?
- Studies and Reports on the Themes Selected by the CFS
- FAO reports on progress towards MDGs related to
hunger, in coordination with other UN agencies
- Revised and updated food deprivation indicators at
country level integrated to the MDG database
- Support to FAO participation in monitoring of MDGs in UN System
220S1 - Servicing the Committee on World Food Security
Objective
Harmonised and prioritised implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action by member nations and their various development partners.
Biennial Outputs
- 30th and 31st Sessions of the Committee on World Food Security (Reduced in ZRG)
Impact of ZRG resource levels
FIVIMS work on dietary assessment and nutrition would be reduced under 220A1 and provision of secretarial services for the Inter-Agency Working Group on FIVIMS would not be assumed. Under 220S1 - Servicing of the Committee on World Food Security, lower resources would clearly impact on the ability of the Secretariat to service the Committee adequately. Reduced technical staff time allocations would also negatively affect support to the Inter-Governmental Work Group on the Right to Adequate Food. |
Programme 2.2.1: Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme Entity
|
2002-03 Programme of Work
|
RG Programme Change
|
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
ZRG Programme Change
|
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work
|
221A1
|
Human Nutrition Requirements
|
1,074
|
(1,074)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
221A2
|
Nutrition Improvement for Sustainable Development
|
1,803
|
6
|
1,809
|
(42)
|
1,767
|
221A4
|
Community Action for Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition
|
1,277
|
(249)
|
1,028
|
(40)
|
988
|
221A5
|
Food and Nutrition Education, Communications and Training
|
1,104
|
172
|
1,276
|
(30)
|
1,246
|
221A6
|
Nutrition and Household Food Security in Emergencies
|
666
|
(12)
|
654
|
(31)
|
623
|
221P1
|
Nutrient Requirements and Dietary Assessment for Food Safety and Quality
|
736
|
791
|
1,527 |
(221) |
1,306 |
221P2 |
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards
Programme (Codex Alimentarius) |
4,724 |
720 |
5,444 |
(700) |
4,744 |
221P5 |
Food Quality Control and Consumer
Protection |
2,450 |
277 |
2,727 |
(348) |
2,379 |
221P6 |
Food Safety Assessment and Rapid
Alert System |
1,495 |
394 |
1,889 |
(256) |
1,633 |
221P7 |
Public Information about
Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety |
366 |
(36) |
330 |
(8) |
322 |
221P8 |
Food Quality and Safety throughout
the Food Chain |
0 |
482 |
482 |
(71) |
411 |
221S1 |
Technical Support Services to
Member Nations and the Field Programme |
1,355 |
38 |
1,393 |
(57) |
1,336 |
Total |
|
17,050
|
1,509
|
18,559
|
(1,804)
|
16,755
|
221A2 -
Nutrition Improvement for Sustainable Development
Objective
To enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of
national plans of action for food security and nutrition.
Biennial Outputs
- Advocacy information for nutritional status as an
outcome indicator in poverty alleviation strategies
- Guidelines on intersectoral coordination and support
for poverty alleviation strategies based on improving nutritional status
- Guidelines on identifying and coordinating
institutional support needs for nutrition improvement (Reduced in ZRG)
- Annotated inventory of existing guides in support of
nutrition improvement in the community (Tool box) (Reduced in ZRG)
- Support to food diversification through the
identification and domestication of micronutrient-rich indigenous foods, for
alleviation and prevention of micronutrient deficiencies (Reduced in ZRG)
- Assistance to strengthening coping mechanisms to
protect household food security
- Strategies for diversification of dietary food choices
among urban populations
- Guideline on increasing variety and quality of street
foods to better meet micronutrient needs (Reduced in ZRG)
- Support to introducing nutrition considerations into
urban management and development programmes (Reduced in ZRG)
- Appropriate indicators for measuring dietary adequacy
and variety (Eliminated in ZRG)
221A4 -
Community Action for Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition
Objective
Assist national and international development
institutions and NGOs to initiate, implement and evaluate community-based
programmes aimed at improving household food security and nutrition in both
urban and rural areas; enhance collaboration among development practitioners
towards practical community-based food security and nutrition interventions.
Biennial Outputs
- Information notes, guidelines and approaches on
promoting Household Food Security and community nutrition
- Support to household food security and nutrition
activities in urban and rural areas, including community-centred approaches
(Reduced in ZRG)
- Capacity building in selected sub-sector activities
- Assistance for integrating nutrition and HIV/AIDS
activities
- Collaborative mechanisms and networks for promoting
Household Food Security and Nutrition
- Interactive website on Household Food Security and
Nutrition (Reduced in ZRG)
221A5 -
Food and Nutrition Education, Communications and Training
Objective
Strengthened capacities of national and local
institutions in developing countries and countries in transition to implement
effective nutrition education and communication programmes and activities.
Biennial Outputs
- Resource materials and training for Nutrition
Information and Education in schools, including curricula development
- Materials and support for nutrition and school gardens
- Support to implementation of Feeding Minds, Fighting
Hunger
- Collaboration and networking with other organizations
working with schools (e.g. UNESCO, WHO, WFP, Fresh Initiative)
- Materials for nutrition educators and their trainers
- Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for various population
groups and other nutrition information, guidance, communication and education
materials and initiatives through various media
- Support to nutrition information and education
programme and activity development, capacity-building and increased
collaboration and networking among nutrition education stakeholders
- Advice on nutritional care and support for people
living with HIV/AIDS (Reduced in ZRG)
221A6 -
Nutrition and Household Food Security in Emergencies
Objective
National and international development institutions
working in emergencies have the technical skills to take due account of
nutrition aspects in emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation.
Biennial Outputs
- Information notes and guidelines for incorporating
household food security and nutrition into emergency preparedness and response
activities
- Training on household food security and nutrition in
emergencies (Reduced in ZRG)
- Collaborative mechanisms and networks for promoting
household food security and nutrition in emergencies
221P1 -
Nutrient Requirements and Dietary Assessment for Food Safety and
Quality
Objective
International accepted estimates of the minimum, optimal
and maximum safe intakes of macro-nutrients (energy, protein, carbohydrates,
fats), micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, trace elements), non-nutrients, and
anti-nutrients used as a basis to provide advice on healthy diets, to estimate
the number of under-nourished and assist countries in assessing their food needs
designing nutrition programmes.
Biennial Outputs
- Six regular issues of the Journal of Food Composition
and Analysis
- Expert Consultations on and updates of fats and
oils/carbohydrates/specific minerals and vitamins in human nutrition (Reduced
in ZRG)
- Updated publication of amino acid composition of foods
- Databases for BMR/TEE/Energy costs of activity for
future nutrient requirement consultations
- Expert meeting on upper tolerable limits for vitamins
and minerals based on Codex principles of risk assessment (Reduced in ZRG)
- Contribution to international groups such as
IDECG/INECG/IVACG (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Expert Consultation on Protein Quality (Eliminated in
ZRG)
- Global Secretariat for INFOODS
- Software and manuals for food data compilation
(nutrient/non-nutrient/contaminant) for dietary consumption surveys (Reduced
in ZRG)
- Updated manual on conduct of dietary consumption
surveys (Reduced in ZRG)
- Development and updating of web-based food data
systems (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Technical workshops on food data system use
(Eliminated in ZRG)
- Technical manual on food consumption methodology for
population based risk assessment of exposure (Reduced in ZRG)
- Integrated software system and manuals for dietary
assessments, incorporating requirements, safe/tolerable limits and
compositional data
- Technical contributions to JECFA, Codex and GEMSFOOD
(Reduced in ZRG)
- Technical workshops on dietary assessment
methodologies (Eliminated in ZRG)
221P2 -
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius)
Objective
Internationally accepted, science-based food standards
and related instruments are used by governments at the national level, or as a
reference in bi-lateral, regional or international agreements to protect
consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade.
Biennial Outputs
- Establishment of general standards for food labelling
and nutrition
- Establishment of food safety standards (Reduced in
ZRG)
- Establishment of standards for specific foodstuffs
- Establishment of standards for food inspection,
testing and certification (Reduced in ZRG)
- Publication and dissemination of adopted standards and
related texts (Reduced in ZRG)
- Coordination with other UN agencies and standardizing
bodies (Reduced in ZRG)
- Communication and information on Codex standards and
texts (Reduced in ZRG)
- Codex Alimentarius Commission: programme management
and strategic direction (Reduced in ZRG)
- Coordination with regional Codex committees
- Policies and procedures of the Codex Alimentarius
Commission
221P5 -
Food Quality Control and Consumer Protection
Objective
To help countries organise and manage their food control
systems, harmonise their food standards and regulations with the Codex
Alimentarius, participate in the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, and
therefore facilitate access of their products to international food markets.
Biennial Outputs
- Harmonization of national food regulations with Codex
Alimentarius (Reduced in ZRG)
- Regional and sub-regional coordination on application
of Codex standards and food quality and safety management (Reduced in ZRG)
- Support to national infrastructures for Codex
Alimentarius activities (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Advice on the application of food safety management
systems
- Reviews of national food control infrastructures
(Reduced in ZRG)
- Advice on food quality and safety certification and
auditing (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Information exchange on food quality and safety
regulations (Reduced in ZRG)
- Dissemination of public information on food safety
issues
221P6 -
Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert System
Objective
To assist countries with sound, scientific assessments of
food-related risks, allowing them to respond appropriately to food-related
crises and to implement effective regulatory systems; enhance transparency in
international food trade through globally accepted scientific assessments.
Biennial Outputs
- Evaluation of the safety of additives, contaminants in
foods (Reduced in ZRG)
- Evaluation of the safety of veterinary drug residues
in foods (Reduced in ZRG)
- Safety assessment of microbiological hazards in foods
(Reduced in ZRG)
- Safety assessment of processes including food derived
from biotechnology (Reduced in ZRG)
- Methods for the evaluation of chemicals, contaminants
and residues in food (Reduced in ZRG)
- Dietary intake of chemicals, contaminants and residues
in food
- Database on specifications for the identity and purity
of food additives
- Database on maximum residue limits for veterinary
drugs
- Dissemination of independent, impartial and
scientifically sound information on food safety emergencies
221P7 -
Public Information about Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety
Objective
A steady stream of unbiased information on nutrition,
food insecurity, diet and health, under-nutrition, livelihood strategies, food
quality and safety, food regulations and international food standards reaches
out to the food industry, consumer organizations, NGOs, and is relayed to the
general public.
Biennial Outputs
- Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Journal
- ESN Website
221P8 -
Food Quality and Safety throughout the Food Chain
Objective
Contribute to the development of comprehensive and
efficient food safety systems and provide a framework for more focused policy
advice, provision of safety evaluations, capacity building and technical
assistance, and required interventions along the food chain.
Biennial Outputs
- Formulation of a strategic framework to address key
elements and actions required along the food chain for safe and nutritious
food (Reduced in ZRG)
- Elaboration of guidance documents and other tools
(Reduced in ZRG)
221S1 -
Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field
Programme
Objective
Institutional building for assessing and ensuring food
quality and safety throughout the food chain, and for regulatory food control;
improved access to international food markets; improved participation in Codex
work; Safer food for the local consumer. National and international development
institutions, ministries, NGOs, donors, and educational institutes, will use
their improved and strengthened capacity to initiate, manage and evaluate better
community-based programmes aimed at improving household food security and
nutrition, nutrition education, and preparedness for nutrition in
emergencies.
Biennial Outputs
- Support to the implementation of normative tools for
the improvement of nutritional status
- Support to the implementation of poverty alleviation
policies and strategies based on improving nutritional status
- Support to the field programme
- Support to non FAO bodies
- Advice and support on food quality and safety (Reduced
in ZRG)
Impact of ZRG resource levels
The enhancement of Codex and
Codex-related work, as recommended in the 2002 Evaluation Report, would be
seriously impaired. Under 221P2 - Joint FAO/WHO
Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius), the provision would be
insufficient to create a P-5 post of Senior Food Standards Officer to
support food safety and standards work, at a level commensurate to the
programme of the Codex Alimentarius and related
meetings. The additional number of meetings of JECFA and JEMRA, as
recommended by the Evaluation Report, would not be accommodated under 221P6 - Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert
System. Likewise, the contribution that 221P5 -
Food Quality Control and Consumer Protection could make to capacity
building in food quality and safety in Member Countries would be
curtailed, as would the normative contribution of 221P1 - Nutrient Requirements and Dietary Assessment
for Food Quality and Safety to food quality and safety standard
setting. Under 221S1,
lower resources would imply reduced technical assistance and capacity
building in nutrition and food quality and safety. |
Programme 2.2.2: Food and Agricultural Information
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme
Entity |
2002-03 Programme of Work |
RG Programme Change |
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
ZRG Programme Change |
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
222A1 |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability
Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS) |
3,886 |
(3,886) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
222A2 |
FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative for
Agricultural Statistics in Africa |
422 |
18 |
440 |
(18) |
422 |
222A3 |
FAO Country Profiles and Mapping
Information System |
341 |
0 |
341 |
(108) |
233 |
222A4 |
Systematic Evaluation and
Improvement of Statistical Data Quality |
0 |
161 |
161 |
(71) |
90 |
222A5 |
World Agriculture Information
Resource System (WAIR) |
488 |
1,789 |
2,277 |
(130) |
2,147 |
222P1 |
Agricultural Resources and Income
Statistics |
2,507 |
43 |
2,550 |
(138) |
2,412 |
222P2 |
Agricultural Production, Trade
Statistics and Food Balance Sheets |
4,777 |
49 |
4,826 |
(217) |
4,609 |
222P3 |
Agricultural Statistics
Development |
1,850 |
70 |
1,920 |
(165) |
1,755 |
222P5 |
Programme for the Improvement of
Language Coverage |
2,066 |
(292) |
1,774 |
(25) |
1,749 |
222P6 |
WAICENT Corporate Information
Management and Dissemination Systems |
3,991 |
274 |
4,265 |
(59) |
4,206 |
222P7 |
Standards, Norms and Procedures
for Improved Access to Agricultural Information |
3,119 |
(1,928) |
1,191 |
(49) |
1,142 |
222P8 |
Facilitation of WAICENT
Outreach |
1,771 |
438 |
2,209 |
(113) |
2,096 |
222P9 |
Virtual Library and Library
Information Services in Support of WAICENT |
4,230 |
594 |
4,824 |
(142) |
4,682 |
222S1 |
Technical Support Services to
Member Nations and the Field Programme |
1,648 |
137 |
1,785 |
(35) |
1,750 |
222S2 |
Assistance to Countries in
Capacity Building for Agriculture and Food Information through
WAICENT |
2,266 |
508 |
2,774 |
(358) |
2,416 |
Total |
|
33,362
|
(2,025)
|
31,337
|
(1,628)
|
29,709
|
222A2 -
FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative for Agricultural Statistics in
Africa
Objective
National governments, the private sector and development
agencies take advantage of more integrated, reliable and timely statistical
information on food and agriculture in Africa, to improve sectoral planning and
enhance monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the agricultural
sector.
Biennial Outputs
- Assessment of data needs for PRSPs and Food Security
Programmes, Medium Term Regional Programme formulated and funds mobilised for
implementation
- Rural and Agricultural Components of National
Strategic Statistical Plans formulated in 5 target countries
- Advocacy tools for strengthening Rural and
Agricultural Statistics
- Sub-regional and national databases (using modern
tools of storage and access) in one sub-region and three countries
- Publication on good practices in Rural and
Agricultural Statistics
- Methodological studies and research to improve data
quality and cost-effectiveness of rural and agricultural statistics systems in
Africa
- Regional Training Courses
- Support to sub-regional institutions
- Reports on Technical Supervisory and Evaluation
Missions prepared for three countries
222A3 -
FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System
Objective
Analysts, researchers, project formulators and policy
makers will have a comprehensive, area-specific view of the state of
agriculture, enabling them to take a coordinated approach across sectors, to
identify specific target areas and/or populations in need of attention and to
better define technical or emergency assistance.
Biennial Outputs
- FAO Country Profiles Mapping Information System
(FCPMIS) as a decision-support tool (including dynamic report generation and
profiling and personalisation capabilities), supporting dissemination of a
range of FCPMIS information products (Reduced in ZRG)
- Establishment of an international network for
country-based information (Reduced in ZRG)
222A4 -
Systematic Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality
Objective
The complete overhaul of FAO statistical database with
more reliable, methodologically-sound and transparent data and new aggregations
and extrapolations functions, providing decision makers with improved data
series, therefore, contributing to improved planning, evaluation and policy
setting in countries.
Biennial Outputs
- Evaluation and improvement of data quality for
agricultural input statistics (Reduced in ZRG)
- Evaluation and improvement of data quality for
agricultural production and trade statistics (Reduced in ZRG)
- Evaluation and improvement of data quality for
agricultural surveys and censuses
222A5 -
World Agriculture Information Resource System (WAIR)
Objective
Decision makers, scientists and development workers will
have access to a centralised gateway to multimedia resource collections on
research and development in agriculture, and will be better able to search and
retrieve information relevant to their work. Members will become proactive
participants in the management and networking of national agricultural and
research information systems.
Biennial Outputs
- Application framework for ontology-based Web services
to access distributed agricultural information resources
- Networks for data sharing and exchange between
information providers in FAO's subject areas
- Enhanced access to information on development projects
through participation in global initiatives (AIDA, IDML and others) and
integration of CARIS activities
- WEBISIS and other OpenSource software tools for
information management
- Exchange agreements with organizations and
institutions contributing to the FAO Virtual Library and enhanced access to
agricultural information through networks such as AGLINET, and the United
Nations system electronic information acquisition consortium
- Programme to provide Access to Global Online Research
in Agriculture (AGORA) to national/public institutions in LIFDC, providing
information from peer reviewed journals to these countries
- Strengthening of library networks through the AGORA
initiative, in the context of AGLINET (Eliminated in ZRG)
- AGMES-AGRIS application profile as a standard for meta
data exchange for scientific and technical information
- Establishment of AGRIS Open Archives (document
repositories) with AGRIS centres and the AGRIS secretariat
- Support to the AGRIS centres and network in capacity
building for information management (Reduced in ZRG)
- AGRIS thematic gateways to scientific and technical
information
222P1 -
Agricultural Resources and Income Statistics
Objective
To provide analysts and policy makers in governments and
development agencies with: a set of up-to-date and world-wide statistical series
and indicators relating to land use, population, labour force, agricultural
inputs, prices, income, investment, resource flows and environmental issues; and
statistical profiles with integrated presentation of key indicators of the
agricultural sector.
Biennial Outputs
- Updated annual estimates and projections of
agricultural population, labour force and urban/rural population
- Databases pertaining to land use, farm machinery,
fertilizer and pesticides
- Database on agri-environmental indicators
- Collaboration and exchange on fertilizer statistics
with International Fertilizer Industry Associations
- Development of meta data and data quality measures
- Fertiliser Yearbook (2 issues) and Fertiliser Use by
Crop (1 issue)
- Contribution to the development of FAOSTAT 2
- Dynamic atlas for presenting an overview of
agricultural environment (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Preparation of trade matrix on fertilizers (Eliminated
in ZRG)
- Databases pertaining to macro-economic aggregates
- Databases pertaining to investment in agriculture and
development assistance
- Databases pertaining to producer prices and index
number of producer prices
- Publication on producer prices
- Development of a framework for analysis of prices of
crop and livestock products by linking producer prices, consumer prices,
export/import unit values with prices in international market (Eliminated in
ZRG)
- Quarterly updating of Regional and World Summary of
Food and Agricultural Statistics
- Publication of Food and Agricultural Sector Profile
- Development of socio-economic indicators for
agricultural sector analysis
- Training on collection of data and compilation and
analysis of socio-economic indicators relating to agriculture and rural
development
222P2 -
Agricultural Production, Trade Statistics and Food Balance Sheets
Objective
To provide users in FAO and the world community at large
with a set of consistent and up-to-date series and indicators relating to
production, trade and utilisation - crop and livestock - statistics to analyse
and monitor the food and agricultural regional and global situation and to
support decision making.
Biennial Outputs
- Annual databases on agricultural production and index
numbers
- Evaluation and improvement of data quality of
agricultural production statistics (Reduced in ZRG)
- Production Yearbook (2 volumes)
- Bulletin of Statistics (4 issues)
- Development of improved methods of statistical data
collection at country level (Reduced in ZRG)
- Annual databases on international agricultural trade
and index numbers
- Annual databases on trade by origin and destination
- Trade Yearbook (2 volumes)
- Contribution to international statistical work in
classification of goods and services
- Annual databases on Supply Utilisation Accounts,
commodity balances and Food Balance Sheets
- Publication of Food Balance Sheets (1 volume)
- Improved methodologies related to SUAs and FBS
- Contribution to the development of a new database for
food and agricultural statistics (FAOSTAT2)
- Selected Indicators of Food and Agriculture
Development in Asia-Pacific Region (2 volumes)
- Selected Indicators of Food and Agriculture
Development in Africa Region (2 volumes)
222P3 -
Agricultural Statistics Development
Objective
Improved availability, reliability, timeliness and
usefulness of statistics relating to food and agriculture at the national level
for improved sector planning, monitoring and evaluation of policies and
programmes addressing food security issues.
Biennial Outputs
- Review of the World Census of Agriculture publications
- Reports of Technical Consultations on World Census of
Agriculture 2010
- Draft Programme for the World Census of Agriculture
2010
- Methodological studies on agricultural censuses and
surveys including gender issues
- Database on census methodologies and key results
- Training materials and training courses on applied
survey/census methods (Reduced in ZRG)
- Methodological Support for National Systems of
Agricultural Statistics
- Guidelines/studies on integrated systems of food and
agricultural statistics (Reduced in ZRG)
- Training materials and workshops to upgrade
statistical capacity at national level (Reduced in ZRG)
- Regional Expert Consultation on Agribusiness
Statistics
- Regional Expert Consultation on Urban Agriculture and
Horticulture Statistics
- Regional Expert Consultation on Analysis and
Dissemination of Food and Agriculture Sector Data
- Regional Expert Consultation on Livestock Statistics
- Collection and dissemination of crop and livestock
production and agricultural trade statistics metadata
222P5 -
Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage
Objective
Ensure that information and normative products generated
under all programmes are accessible in the required FAO languages.
Biennial Outputs
- Support to integrated multilingual publishing
environment
- Support to multilingual publishing activities
222P6 -
WAICENT Corporate Information Management and Dissemination Systems
Objective
Decision makers, researchers, planners and evaluators, in
particular in developing countries, will be assured timely access to
multilingual information on food, agriculture and rural development via
Web-based and other media such as CD-ROM, scanning and digitisation
technologies.
Biennial Outputs
- Further collaboration with United Nations and other
international organizations for the improvement of the FAO search engine, and
incorporation of additional information (news items, projects, etc.) into the
FAO Information Finder
- Enhancement of corporate information systems by
improved architecture, and procedures and tools to ensure compliance with
international standards (Reduced in ZRG)
- Mechanisms and tools to improve publishing capacity in
the Organization, and timeliness of information dissemination
- Multilingual input tools for the further development
of corporate information systems
- Implementation of the Digital Resources Laboratory for
testing of new Internet technologies
- Web site portals to facilitate access to and
dissemination of technical information on rural and agricultural development
themes
222P7 -
Standards, Norms and Procedures for Improved Access to Agricultural
Information
Objective
The adoption of international standards and methodologies
for the collection, storage and dissemination of electronic information
pertaining to food and agriculture, enabling better management of national
information systems, and resulting in increased utilisation of available
information.
Biennial Outputs
- Agricultural ontology services for vocabularies,
thesauri, meta data (Reduced in ZRG)
- Mechanisms, procedures and networking systems for the
maintenance of distributed knowledge systems
- Establishment of a consortium for semantic standards
relevant to food security and rural development with world-wide partners
- Clearinghouse for information management standards in
the agricultural domain
- Development of domain specific multilingual ontologies
- Training material, online courses and guidelines for
information resource description
- Implementation of ontologies into applications such as
knowledge systems server, natural language processing (automatic translations)
and full text search engines
- Procedures and standards for digitization and release
of FAO's information in electronic form
- Support to information management capacity related to
standards and procedures in countries, for effective data exchange with FAO,
and more generally to standardisation efforts in member countries
222P8 -
Facilitation of WAICENT Outreach
Objective
Enhanced ability of individuals and communities in
countries to access and exchange information and knowledge, as well as improve
the efficiency, quality and relevance of information being exchanged among the
various stakeholder groups involved in agricultural development and food
security.
Biennial Outputs
- WAICENT's information management tools adapted for
dissemination in member countries and collaborating organizations
- Guidelines for operationalising conceptual models to
enhance information and knowledge exchange in agricultural development and
food security
- WAICENT Information Management Resource Kit revised in
response to demand comprising specific modules on CD-ROM on aspects of
effective management of documents, images, statistics, and geo-referenced data
- Promotion of Internet-based community of practice with
users of the WAICENT Information Management Resource Kit
- Comprehensive system for the development and delivery
of learning content, registration and support for distance learners
(Eliminated in ZRG)
- Further enhancement and translation of learning
content and resources for modules (Eliminated in ZRG)
- Enhanced and revised promotional materials and
presentations for WAICENT
- Promotion of WAICENT, including support for annual
World Food Day events, conferences, workshops, press briefings and other
relevant activities
222P9 -
Virtual Library and Library Information Services in Support of
WAICENT
Objective
Development projects and national agriculture support
systems have access to technical information and expert knowledge on effective
agricultural practices.
Biennial Outputs
- Integrated FAO library union catalogue and associated
training, and comprehensive library tools and services for users
- FAO Institutional Memory of technical and scientific
documents and publications
- Enhanced interfaces to access FAO's information
products based on meta data
- High quality meta data repositories on FAO information
products to support the institutional memory
- Processes to assure the application of standards and
quality control mechanisms for meta data in the virtual library
- Analysis of access to and usage of information
resources of the FAO Web site
- Targeted information packages and subscriptions
according to user requirements and priorities, and an integrated "e-learning"
package for access and provision of virtual library services to country
offices (Reduced in ZRG)
- Multimedia collections strengthened in content,
relevance and accessibility
- Improved integrated access across databases, library
catalogues, information resources and services
- Enhanced subject literature searches and dynamic
current awareness service (desktop delivery)
- Document delivery from FAO technical and scientific
documents and from world collections
- Quarterly releases of the Corporate Document
Repository (CDR) in CD-ROM with continuous development and maintenance of the
CDR, including non-FAO documents and materials in non-FAO languages
222S1 -
Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field
Programme
Objective
The objective of this entity is to assist national
governments, the private sector and development partners to have better access
to reliable and timely statistics relating to food and agriculture for improved
sector planning and monitoring and evaluation as well as for addressing food
security issues.
Biennial Outputs
- Advice to countries on socio-economic indicators and
economic accounts
- Workshop and roundtable meetings dealing with SUAs and
FBS
- Advice/assistance to countries in agricultural
surveys/censuses through direct interventions or field projects
- 27th Session of the FAO/ECE/CES Study Group on Food
and Agricultural Statistics in Europe
- 22nd Session of the Working Group (FAO-OAS/CIE-IICA)
on Agricultural and Livestock Statistics
- Advisory Panel of Experts in Statistics
- Twentieth Session of the Asia and Pacific Commission
on Agricultural Statistics
- Nineteenth Session of the African Commission on
Agricultural Statistics
222S2 -
Assistance to Countries in Capacity Building for Agriculture and Food
Information through WAICENT
Objective
Enhanced ability of individuals and communities in member
countries to better mobilise, access and exchange information and knowledge, as
well as improve the efficiency, quality and relevance of information and
knowledge being exchanged among the various stakeholder groups involved in
agricultural development and food security, with a focus on the most vulnerable
and deprived groups.
Biennial Outputs
- Support to national capacities in agricultural
information management
- Technical backstopping to WAICENT projects and
information management components in other FAO projects (Reduced in ZRG)
- Advisory services to governments concerning WAICENT
strategic programme (Reduced in ZRG)
- WAICENT training courses and technical workshops
targeted to member country needs
- Bi-annual session of COAIM (including relevant working
groups)
- Expert consultations to implement information
management strategies based on the recommendations of the COAIM (Reduced in
ZRG)
- Country reports on Agricultural Information Management
systems, policies and programmes (Reduced in ZRG)
- COAIM Web site (Reduced in ZRG)
- Support to initiatives such as the UN ICT Task Force
and WSIS-2005 (Eliminated in ZRG)
Impact of ZRG resource levels
Planned efforts to strengthen core
statistical activities under 222A4 - Systematic
Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality, 222P1 -
Agricultural Resources and Income Statistics and 222P2 - Agricultural Production, Trade Statistics and
Food Balance Sheets, particularly to improve quality, timeliness and
coverage of statistics, would be further postponed. For the entities of
the GIL division, leaving the posts of decentralized Information
Management Specialist at their present low level would not allow for
greater technical effectiveness and a more proactive role in assisting
national agricultural information management programmes. Less work on
the Virtual Library, under 222P9 in support to WAICENT would reduce access
to technical information resources in all FAO priority subject areas by
FAO headquarters staff and decentralized offices. Lower capacity to
implement the AGORA project under 222A5 would deprive developing member
countries of leading-edge research and scientific information to support
agricultural research, forestry and fisheries management, food safety and
food security programmes. |
Programme 2.2.3: Food and Agricultural Monitoring,
Assessments and Outlooks
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme
Entity |
2002-03 Programme of Work |
RG Programme Change |
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
ZRG Programme Change |
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
223A1 |
Global Perspective Studies |
1,186 |
(1,186) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
223A2 |
Global Food and Agricultural
Perspective Studies |
0 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
(6) |
1,194 |
223P2 |
The State of Food and
Agriculture |
1,167 |
(33) |
1,134 |
(16) |
1,118 |
223P3 |
Market Assessments for Basic Food
Commodities and Impact on Global Food Security |
1,458 |
(10) |
1,448 |
(33) |
1,415 |
223P4 |
Projections and Global Commodity
Market Assessments |
986 |
49 |
1,035 |
(74) |
961 |
223P5 |
Market Assessments of Tropical,
Horticultural and Raw Material Commodities and Impact on Food
Security |
1,976 |
18 |
1,994 |
(66) |
1,928 |
223P6 |
Global Information and Early
Warning System on Food and Agriculture |
5,924 |
176 |
6,100 |
(49) |
6,051 |
223S1 |
Technical Support Services to
Member Nations and the Field Programme |
532 |
301 |
833 |
(19) |
814 |
Total |
|
13,229
|
515
|
13,744
|
(263)
|
13,481
|
223A2 -
Global Food and Agricultural Perspective Studies
Objective
Key decision makers at national and international levels
will be more aware of long-term developments, constraints and opportunities in
world food, nutrition and agriculture, and will be able to make more informed
policy and programmatic choices, as a result.
Biennial Outputs
- Analytical framework and data base
- Papers on selected topics of a long-term and global
nature
- Contributions to non-FAO long-term studies as
required
223P2 -
The State of Food and Agriculture
Objective
Decision makers can make improved policy or planning
decisions based on enhanced awareness and understanding of global or major
trends, constraints and opportunities in agricultural development.
Biennial Outputs
- Two annual editions of The State of Food and
Agriculture covering critical emerging themes and key indicators of the food
and agriculture situation at the global and regional levels
- Technical documents for meetings of FAO Governing
Bodies (Reduced in ZRG)
223P3 -
Market Assessments for Basic Food Commodities and Impact on Global Food
Security
Objective
The key actors in food and agricultural commodity market
will be able to make better decisions in adapting to changing market conditions.
In particular, decision makers in governments will promote appropriate
programmes or policies aimed at enabling the private sector to seize emerging
commodity market opportunities.
Biennial Outputs
- Integration of commodity databases for basic
foodstuffs, including FAOSTAT and other web based applications
- Web based database containing market information on
new biotechnologies specific to basic foodstuffs
- Web based database of commodity policies, with
particular emphasis on developing countries
- Modelling tools for analysis of current situation and
short-term forecasting for basic foodstuffs with food security focus
- Periodic updates of commodity balances for basic
foodstuffs
- Situation and outlook notes covering basic foodstuffs
for Food Outlook
- Commodity market assessment notes for all basic
foodstuffs
- Regular web-based publication of international prices
of selected basic foodstuffs
- Papers and presentations for international meetings
- Regular reports on market-based global food security
indicators related to basic foodstuffs for the CFS and FIVIMS
- Regular reports analysing food aid flows and support
to the Food Aid database in FAOSTAT
- Regular reports on commercial trade and food aid flows
to the CSSD
- Periodic reports on food import bills of developing
and low-income food deficit countries and the export earnings of developing
countries from basic foodstuffs
- Medium term projections for basic foodstuffs
- Analytical studies related to the global market
developments and commodity issues for basic foodstuffs
- Annual publication of Review of Basic Food Policies
- Annual publication of Review of Market Issues for
Basic Foodstuffs
- Information exchange networks (e-mail discussion
lists) for basic foodstuffs (Reduced in ZRG)
- Electronic conferences on topical issues concerning
developments in basic food commodity markets (Reduced in ZRG)
223P4 -
Projections and Global Commodity Market Assessments
Objective
Countries adjust their policies, strategies and plans to
seize trade-related opportunities, based on increased awareness of current
developments and future prospects in global commodity markets.
Biennial Outputs
- Publication of Commodity Market Review
- Publication of State of World Commodity Markets
- Improvements to the World Food Model (WFM) (Reduced in
ZRG)
- Projections with the World Food Model (WFM)
223P5 -
Market Assessments of Tropical, Horticultural and Raw Material Commodities and
Impact on Food Security
Objective
Enhanced market efficiency and improved participation in
commodity markets by developing countries, through better informed policies and
decision making.
Biennial Outputs
- Commodity notes and E-commodity notes on raw
materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Review of situation and outlook for raw materials,
tropical and horticultural products for the Commodity Market Review/State of
World Agricultural Commodity Markets
- Review of situation and outlook for raw materials,
tropical and horticultural products for the State of Food and Agriculture
- Market information notes and statistical compendia for
selected raw materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Sugar market reviews for Food Outlook
- Medium term projections and short-term forecasts for
raw materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Analytical studies on raw materials, tropical and
horticultural products (Reduced in ZRG)
- Analyses of production, trade and marketing of organic
and fair trade tropical and horticultural products
- Electronic price dissemination system for raw
materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Email fora and web-discussions on raw materials,
tropical and horticultural products
- Electronic collection and dissemination system for
commodity market intelligence for raw materials, tropical and horticultural
products
- Econometric models for short-term forecasting and
market analyses for raw materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Medium-term projection models for raw materials,
tropical and horticultural products
- Supply-demand balances for raw materials, tropical and
horticultural products
- Database of national policies on raw materials,
tropical and horticultural products
- Market databases for raw materials, tropical and
horticultural products
- Case studies of effects of changes in international
prices of selected raw materials, tropical and horticultural products on
national and household food security (Reduced in ZRG)
- Indicators of impact of changes in international
prices and export earnings for selected raw materials, tropical and
horticultural products on food security (Reduced in ZRG)
223P6 -
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture
Objective
Enable the provision of relief assistance to people
affected by natural and man-made disasters in time to prevent loss of life or
minimise human suffering.
Biennial Outputs
- Special Reports and Alerts on Food Shortages
- Crop and food supply assessment missions to
disaster-affected countries (Reduced in ZRG)
- Regular Food Outlook reports
- Regular Foodcrops and Shortages reports
- Sahel Weather and Crop Situation Reports
- Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in
sub-Saharan Africa reports
- Analyses of emergency food aid requests from
governments
- Development and maintenance of an integrated food
supply and demand database
- Electronic dissemination of GIEWS reports
- Extension of data coverage in GIEWS Workstation
including to sub-national level
223S1 -
Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field
Programme
Objective
Improved technical and economic efficiency of commodity
markets, and enhanced capability of member countries to maximise benefits from
commodity production and trade; mobilisation of extra-budgetary resources in
support of these aims.
Biennial Outputs
- Annual updating of the list of LIFDCs
- Provision of information and technical assistance
related to commodities and trade to member countries
- Technical assistance to member countries on policy
design for raw materials, tropical and horticultural products (Reduced in ZRG)
- Servicing of the 65th Session of CCP
- Servicing of 31st Session of IGG on Grains, 42nd
Session of IGG on Rice, 20th Session of IGG on Meat and Dairy Products, 30th
Session of IGG on Oils, Oilseeds and Fats
- Servicing of the 15th Session of IGG on Tea, 4th
Session of IGG on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, 15th Session of IGG on Citrus
Fruits, 33rd Session of IGG on Hard Fibres and 33rd Session of IGG on
Jute
Impact of ZRG resource levels
The entities most affected would
be 223P4 - Projections and Global Commodity
Assessment and 223P6, Global Information and
Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture. The latter would
continue to suffer from chronic under-budgeting, especially for crop and
food supply assessment missions, timely reports and
alerts. |
Programme 2.2.4: Agriculture, Food Security and Trade
Policy
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme
Entity |
2002-03 Programme of Work |
RG Programme Change |
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
ZRG Programme Change |
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
224A1 |
World Food Summit Monitoring and
Follow-up |
616 |
(616) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
224A2 |
Commodity and Trade Policy Support
to Developing Countries for Trade Negotiations |
941 |
504 |
1,445 |
(47) |
1,398 |
224A3 |
Mid-term Review in 2006 of
Progress Towards the WFS Target |
671 |
(671) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
224P1 |
Agricultural Adjustment and Policy
Reforms |
1,626 |
(56) |
1,570 |
(13) |
1,557 |
224P2 |
Agriculture, Poverty Alleviation,
Rural Development and Food Security: Analysis of Linkages |
1,559 |
140 |
1,699 |
(153) |
1,546 |
224P3 |
Economics of Natural Resources and
Environmental Sustainability |
436 |
182 |
618 |
(161) |
457 |
224P4 |
Analysis and Consensus-Building on
Emerging Commodity and Trade Issues |
4,983 |
(1,159) |
3,824 |
(107) |
3,717 |
224P5 |
Enhancing Diversification and
Competitiveness of Agricultural Commodities |
1,132 |
(30) |
1,102 |
(31) |
1,071 |
224S1 |
Technical Support Services to
Member Nations and the Field Programme |
2,174 |
(368) |
1,806 |
(23) |
1,783 |
Total |
|
14,138
|
(2,074)
|
12,064
|
(535)
|
11,529
|
224A2 -
Commodity and Trade Policy Support to Developing Countries for Trade
Negotiations
Objective
Countries, especially developing countries, are able to
participate effectively in trade negotiations affecting the international
regulatory framework for agriculture.
Biennial Outputs
- Analyses of negotiating issues and modalities
- Roundtables and workshops on trade issues under
negotiations
- Briefing notes and papers on negotiating issues
- National-level capacity-building activities to adapt
to new trade agreements (Reduced in ZRG)
- Roundtables and workshops at national level on
implementation
- Analysis of consequences of new agreements on trade
and food security
- Support to countries for full utilization of new
trading opportunities (Reduced in ZRG)
- Assistance for strengthening national trade
information and analytical capacities
- National and sub-regional workshops
224P1 -
Agricultural Adjustment and Policy Reforms
Objective
Policy makers and international organizations have
increased awareness of the need to revise agricultural policies, build their
capacity to design, adjust and evaluate policies of relevance to agriculture and
rural development, and use this capacity to negotiate and implement enabling
policy frameworks for agriculture development.
Biennial Outputs
- Publication of country and regional case studies
identifying the major factors contributing to agricultural growth and
long-term food security
- Regional consultations on the identification of major
issues in economic and policy research related to food, agriculture and rural
development
- Publication of in-depth analysis of major issues in
economic and policy research related to food, agriculture and rural
development
- Conceptual and analytical documents on the impact of
policy changes on the agricultural sector feeding into general policy analysis
and assistance work
- Development of and capacity building on analytical
tools for evaluating the effects of trade liberalisation and other policies on
agriculture and food security
- Development of and capacity building on economy-wide
models for evaluating the effects of trade liberalisation and other policies
on agriculture
224P2 -
Agriculture, Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development and Food Security: Analysis
of Linkages
Objective
Strengthened awareness among decision makers at national
and international levels about the importance of reversing declining resource
flows to agricultural and rural development and improving the policy environment
in order to fight hunger and poverty.
Biennial Outputs
- Country case studies on the roles of agriculture in
developing countries for poverty reduction and the provision of externalities
and public goods (Reduced in ZRG)
- Publications on the role of agriculture and rural
non-farm activities in reducing rural poverty at various stages of
agricultural transformation
- Publications on in-depth analysis of the sources of
income and access to assets by poor rural households
- Expert meeting and publication on the role of
agricultural industrialisation on livelihood systems and food security of the
rural poor
- Country case studies on the economic cost of hunger
(Reduced in ZRG)
- Publications on the design and evaluation of
programmes to enhance direct access to food
- Meetings and publications on the economic aspects of
the progressive implementation of the right to food
- Conceptual papers on various aspects of risk faced by
agricultural and rural households
- Methodology on the interactions between risk, savings
and credit constraints facing rural households (Reduced in ZRG)
- Working papers and reports examining the causes of
food insecurity (Reduced in ZRG)
- Case studies for the evaluation of the impact of
projects and development programmes on food security (Reduced in ZRG)
- Analytical studies linking emergency operations to
rehabilitation and development (Reduced in ZRG)
224P3 -
Economics of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability
Objective
Decision makers, increasingly aware of the economics of
environmental degradation, propose, adopt and implement agricultural policies
and programmes taking environmental costs into account; supporting the
implementation of multilateral environmental agreements and conventions.
Biennial Outputs
- Reports and meetings on methods for valuation of
environmental externalities (Reduced in ZRG)
- Publication of reports on the relationship between
poverty and natural resource depletion
- Analytical studies ( methodology and country case
studies) in support of the implementation of multilateral environmental
agreements
- Support to FAO's contributions to the implementation
of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (Reduced in ZRG)
224P4 -
Analysis and Consensus-Building on Emerging Commodity and Trade
Issues
Objective
The international trading system becomes better accepted
by all countries as a fair and efficient system, and developing countries
improve their capacity in maximising the benefits from trade in processed and
semi-processed food and agricultural commodities.
Biennial Outputs
- Contributions to studies related to commodity specific
trade and policy issues covering basic foodstuffs
- Periodic reports on monitoring commodity specific
developments related to trade policies covering basic foodstuffs
- Analytical work on trade and environment
- Analytical work on trade and competition policy
- Periodic reports on monitoring commodity specific
developments related to trade policies covering raw materials, tropical and
horticultural products
- Analytical studies, including methodologies to assess
the impact of changes in commodity and trade policies, on international trade
flows and food security
- Analytical studies of the impact on national food
security of commodity specific trade developments (Reduced in ZRG)
- Analyses of the relationship between trade and food
security
- Expert consultations and advocacy activities
(briefings, workshops, conferences) to raise awareness
- Analytical studies of impacts of new and
bio-technologies on trade, eco-labelling and fair trade, organic agriculture
development and competitiveness of agricultural commodities
- Analytical support to regional economic groupings on
trade issues
- Support to countries in the context of regional trade
- Collaboration with other international organizations
concerned with agricultural commodity markets
- Commodity outlook conferences for agricultural
commodities
- Documents on trade for 65th session of the CCP
224P5 -
Enhancing Diversification and Competitiveness of Agricultural
Commodities
Objective
More effective national commodity and trade development
strategies; enhanced capacity to generate individual commodity and trade
development projects aimed at improved competitiveness and exploitation of
market opportunities.
Biennial Outputs
- Assistance to commodity and trade development
strategies, including the building of institutional capacity and the
formulation of actions to attract investments to the commodity trade sectors,
at the sub-regional, inter-regional and multilateral levels
- Support for development of strategies for dealing with
supply-side issues in trade, including vertical and horizontal diversification
- Project formulation and preparation of basic food
commodity development programmes on behalf of 4 CFC-designated International
Commodity Bodies
- Supervision and evaluation of projects relating to
basic food commodities
- Project formulation and preparation of commodity
development programmes for raw materials, tropical and horticultural products
- Supervision and evaluation of projects relating to raw
materials, tropical and horticultural products
224S1 -
Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field
Programme
Objective
The objective is to provide technical support to
countries and regions in implementing the World Food Summit Plan of Action in
the manner most appropriate to the country and region specific context through
fostering information exchange, debate and consensus-building on policy issues
identified as most critical to reducing hunger sustainably, and providing
advisory services on request.
Biennial Outputs
- Review of successful actions in countries contributing
to sustainable rural livelihoods and equitable access to resources
- Analytical contributions to the updating of National
Food Security Strategies
- Contributions to Global Perspective Studies
- Servicing the Hunger Task Force and other initiatives
of the Millennium Development Goals machinery
- Follow-up activities to the Anti-Hunger programme
- Vulnerable livelihood analysis and related policy
proposals
- Analytical studies on the right to food approach (case
studies)
- Contributions to information management from
emergencies to rehabilitation and development
- Information exchange on lessons learned
- Support to safety net programmes
Impact of ZRG resource levels
Normative work underpinning
agricultural and food security policy analysis would be reduced under 224P2 - Agriculture, Poverty Alleviation, Rural
Development and Food Security: Analysis, while the planned expansion
of work on 224P3 - Economics of Natural Resources
and Environmental Sustainability would not be feasible due to the
inability to create a P-3 post of Environmental Economist who would deal
with natural resource management and poverty alleviation, particularly by
ensuring leadership in valuing ecosystems in terms of poverty alleviation
potential. Less resources would limit the scope of the analysis of food
insecurity issues, agricultural development programmes, and the linkage
between relief aid and development, entailing less effective policy
recommendations for food security. Likewise, work on the cost of hunger
and on the analysis of household savings behaviour as related to risk and
uncertainty would be scaled back. Less case studies on the role of
agriculture in the provision of public goods may also result as well as a
reduced quantity of information material to FAO's governing bodies in the
context of SOFA. |
Programme 2.2.9: Programme Management
(All amounts in US$ 000)
|
Programme
Entity |
2002-03 Programme of Work |
RG Programme Change |
RG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
ZRG Programme Change |
ZRG 2004-05 Programme of Work |
229S1 |
Departmental Direction |
3,351 |
629 |
3,980 |
(310) |
3,670 |
229S2 |
Divisional Direction |
3,495 |
138 |
3,633 |
(26) |
3,607 |
229S3 |
Regional and Sub-regional
Direction |
1,844 |
79 |
1,923 |
(6) |
1,917 |
Total |
|
8,690
|
846
|
9,536
|
(342)
|
9,194
|
175. This programme covers the immediate Office of
Assistant Director-General (ESD), including the Programme Coordination Unit
(ESDP), the offices of division directors and those parts of the Regional Office
direction attributable to the programmes on food and agriculture policy and
development. The increase in programme management under 229S1 results from a
technical adjustment in the distribution of the Management Support Service (MSS)
of AFD.
Impact of ZRG resource levels
The reduction under ZRG mainly
relates to the elimination of the new Communications Officer post proposed
in Real Growth. |