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Major Programme 2.2: Food and Agriculture Policy and Development

Main Substantive Thrusts and Priorities

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

Trust Fund

2.2.1

Nutrition

17,050

544

17,594

(587)

17,007

11,725

2.2.2

Food and Agricultural Information

34,166

1,727

35,893

(1,791)

34,102

12,172

2.2.3

Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks

12,897

949

13,846

(380)

13,466

4,718

2.2.4

Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy

14,194

675

14,869

(631)

14,238

14,550

2.2.9

Programme Management

8,740

334

9,074

0

9,074

0

Total

87,047

4,229

91,276

(3,389)

87,887

43,165

Cost Increases

(1,345)

 

(1,416)

 

Total - recosted

89,931

 

86,471

 

Distribution of Resources by Strategic Objectives

Major Programme 2.2

A1

A2

A3

B1

B2

C1

C2

D1

D2

E1

E2

E3

2.2.1

Nutrition

2.2.2

Food and Agricultural Information

2.2.3

Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks

2.2.4

Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy

Legend

 

Greater than zero,
less than US$ 1 million

US$ 1 million to 2
million

US$ 2 million to 4
million

More than US$ 4
million

364. This major programme is implemented mainly by the Economic and Social Department (ES) and associated regional teams, with the World Agricultural Information Centre (WAICENT) and other activities of the Library and Documentation Systems Division (GIL) also included within Programme 2.2.2. The main substantive thrusts were presented in the Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2002-2007, and are briefly recalled below.

365. Building on its strong information dissemination and analytical dimensions, the major programme addresses, in the first instance, the insufficient progress in combating hunger and malnutrition. Secondly, it plays a significant role in ensuring greater participation of developing countries in the formulation of a rules-based food and agricultural trading system. Thirdly, it contributes to an important goal of the whole membership, i.e. ensuring improved quality and safety of foods.

366. This translates into key priorities, as listed below:

  1. Raising awareness of the benefits of combating hunger, reducing malnutrition and identifying priority action areas, particularly through data collection and analytical studies in preparation for the mid-term review in 2006 of progress towards achievement of the World Food Summit (WFS) target and commitments.
  2. Identification and targeting of the food insecure, through further development of the Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS) in collaboration with FIVIMS partners, and by assisting countries in regularly and systematically locating and enumerating food insecure and vulnerable people. This is to be supplemented by global and regional reporting through the State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI), now a fully-fledged addition to FAO's major assessment reports.
  3. Sustainable improvement in nutritional well-being through a combination of: community-based actions to address local causes of malnutrition; improvement of nutritional benefits arising from national and sectoral policies and programmes; support to civil society institutions to help create the conditions for poor households to acquire sufficient food and utilise it most effectively; and enhanced education and public information for dietary improvement and nutritional well-being.
  4. Promoting food safety and consumer protection, thereby addressing concerns about food borne diseases in many areas of the world. This includes: improvement and international harmonisation of risk analysis; objective information about incidents and food safety hazards; support to food safety at national and international levels in close cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), particularly through Codex; and regional and global food safety conferences. Particular emphasis is given to risk analysis of foods derived from biotechnologies, of microbiological contaminants, and to the establishment of a Food Safety Rapid Alert and Crisis Management System.
  5. Facilitating the integration of developing countries into international markets, especially to assist those seeking to enhance their agricultural performance 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.
  6. Improving preparedness and the response to food emergencies through further refinement of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) and by incorporating nutrition considerations and assessments.
  7. Improving quality and coverage of statistical data as well as access to FAO's data by electronic means. Part of this effort is to assist countries in enhancing the compilation of agricultural statistics, within the integrated framework for the preparation of agricultural sector accounts and food and agricultural indicators.
  8. Pursuing the expansion of WAICENT as a truly integrated corporate information dissemination instrument at the service of Members, and harnessing the potential of fast-changing information and communication technologies. The programme extends to strengthening national capacities for management and dissemination of information, with the proactive participation of countries. The new WAICENT Outreach initiative seeks to expand knowledge exchange and information systems available to stakeholders associated with agricultural development and food security.

Resources

367. In response to the above priorities, as already reflected in the Medium Term Plan 2002-2007, a number of changes to the underlying programme structure are introduced:

  1. Under Programme 2.2.1, the principal innovations are two new entities of a continuing nature, i.e. 221P6, Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert System, and 221P7, Public Information about Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety; other entities are also restructured, as anticipated in the MTP, e.g. through separate identification of work related to household food security (221A4), nutrition education (221A5) and emergencies (221A6).
  2. Under Programme 2.2.2, a special effort is to be made for the Systematic Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality (new project 222A4), while the hitherto large entities dealing with WAICENT and the Virtual Library are broken down into more manageable and homogeneous components, including Facilitation of WAICENT Outreach (222P8).
  3. Some realignment between Programmes 2.2.3 and 2.2.4 through limited resource transfers is also made in order to strengthen work related to support agricultural trade negotiations; moreover, a new, inter-disciplinary project to which all ES Divisions will contribute, covers the mandated Mid-term Review in 2006 of Progress Towards the WFS Target (224A3).

368. The overall net increase provided for the major programme translates into differentiated net increases to the four constituent programmes, with Programme 2.2.3 evidencing the highest change (over 7 percent) and Programme 2.2.2 a close second (over 5 percent), while more limited increments are possible for the other two substantive programmes. This would, in particular, greatly facilitate the more-balanced use of FAO languages which is specifically contemplated in several areas, including Codex, Global Perspective Studies, market intelligence reports, trade information, where budgetary constraints had hitherto inhibited sufficient progress to be made. It may also be noted that the special entity introduced in the 2000-2001 biennium (222P5, Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage) is proposed to be maintained in the 2002-2003 biennium, with a slight increase.

369. Examples of activities, which would particularly benefit from the impact of increased resource levels, may be given as follows:

  1. Under Programme 2.2.1, training and direct assistance to countries addressing the nutrition aspects in emergencies (221A6); and food safety assessments of the microbiological hazards of food derived from biotechnology (221P5 and 221P6).
  2. Under Programme 2.2.2, start-up support to national FIVIMS in a larger number of countries (222A1); the new entity for statistical quality improvement (222A4); a more effective consultative mechanism (Consultation on Agricultural Information Management - COAIM) under 222S2; and strengthening of WAICENT tools under other GIL entities.
  3. Under Programme 2.2.3, an increased number of crop and food supply assessment missions for the GIEWS (223P6), an area chronically affected by resource constraints; and analytical studies and assessments on food security and trade-related issues (223P3 and 223P5).
  4. Under Programme 2.2.4, an ample range of analytical studies and data collection efforts under the new entity, Mid-term Review in 2006 of Progress Towards the WFS Target (224A3), and enhanced analysis of pertinent issues to support countries for trade negotiations (224P4).
  5. The technical services agreement entities which are generally devoted to direct advisory services to Members and support to the field programme, are also to be reinforced.

370. The filling of critical gaps in expertise would also be possible, e.g. new posts in the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN) dealing with food safety (microbiology), nutrition in emergencies, and impact of biotechnology; two new regional Statistician posts; and a new post of Trade Economist (Multilateral Trade Negotiations) in the Commodities and Trade Division (ESC). GIL would also be able to strengthen its professional capacity with several junior posts of Technical Information Specialists.

Programme 2.2.1: Nutrition

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme Entity

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

2.2.1.A1

Human Nutrition Requirements

1,275

(214)

1,061

0

1,061

2.2.1.A2

Nutrition Improvement for Sustainable Development

2,534

(748)

1,786

0

1,786

2.2.1.A4

Community Action for Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition

3,534

(2,272)

1,262

(3)

1,259

2.2.1.A5

Food and Nutrition Education, Communication and Training

0

1,089

1,089

0

1,089

2.2.1.A6

Nutrition and Household Food Security in Emergencies

0

759

759

(94)

665

2.2.1.P1

Food Composition (INFOODS)

0

729

729

0

729

2.2.1.P2

Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius)

5,500

(670)

4,830

(50)

4,780

2.2.1.P5

Food Quality Control and Consumer Protection

3,098

(527)

2,571

(137)

2,434

2.2.1.P6

Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert System

0

1,570

1,570

(88)

1,482

2.2.1.P7

Public Information about Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety

0

382

382

0

382

2.2.1.S1

Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

1,109

446

1,555

(215)

1,340

Total

17,050

544

17,594

(587)

17,007

Cost Increases

59

 

43

Total - recosted

17,653

 

17,050

371. The programme focuses on food quality and safety for consumer protection and fair practices in food trade and the sustained improvement of nutritional well-being, with particular attention given to nutritionally vulnerable households and population groups.

372. The programme coordinates international food composition activities and, together with WHO, provides a forum for risk assessment of chemical and microbiological food-borne hazards and food production and processing methods, and for the development of science-based international food standards and related instruments for use by governments to protect consumers and ensure fair practices in food trade. It develops methodologies for monitoring, surveillance and assessment of human nutrition and household food security requirements and situations. It provides guidelines and technical support for developing and implementing specific nutrition programmes and activities. Policy and technical advice is provided to Members on various aspects of food and nutrition, including the implementation of national plans of action aimed at improving nutritional well-being as a follow-up to the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN) and the WFS.

373. The programme is now structured in five technical projects (TPs) and five continuing programme activities (CPs), in addition to the usual technical services agreement (TS).

221A1 - Human Nutrition Requirements

374. Objective: to update estimates of human nutritional requirements for use by Members in national policy formulation.

375. Approach: the TP will produce technical papers on determination of energy, protein and vitamin A and other nutrient requirements. Expert consultations will be organised, coupled with publications on nutritional requirements and their attainment by diet. Ongoing work on assessment of nutritional status will be complemented by manuals and software incorporating new data.

221A2 - Nutrition Improvement for Sustainable Development

376. Objective: to reduce nutritional deficiencies and improve nutritional well-being through assistance in the implementation of national plans of action.

377. Approach: regional and sub-regional workshops will foster effective use of guidelines for the implementation of national plans of action for nutrition; targeting of nutrition interventions; policy advocacy for nutrition improvement; and the introduction of nutrition considerations into agricultural research. The TP also includes guidelines on facilitating support for multi-sectoral and community-driven nutrition improvement, and the formulation of guidelines for the development of strategic multi-sectoral alliances to aid in the alleviation of rural and urban malnutrition and to reduce the impact of urbanisation and globalisation.

221A4 - Community Action for Improved Household Food Security and Nutrition

378. Objective: to foster multi-sectoral, community-based programmes and improve household food security and nutrition in both urban and rural areas.

379. Approach: this entity will provide guidelines and direct assistance to countries for effective participatory community-based programmes with year-round access to, and consumption of, nutritionally-adequate diets. It will implement training and workshops to strengthen national and local capacity for household food security and nutrition programmes, and promote the exchange of information and lessons learned on household food security and community nutrition among nutrition practitioners through an interactive website and other media.

221A5 - Food and Nutrition Education, Communication and Training

380. Objective: to strengthen capacities of national and local institutions for effective nutrition education and communication programmes and activities.

381. Approach: the main activities will be: methodologies, training materials, direct assistance, workshops and training for promoting nutrition education in schools, and nutrition education and communication for the public.

221A6 - Nutrition and Household Food Security in Emergencies

382. Objective: to assist stakeholders in taking due account of nutrition aspects in emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation.

383. Approach: guidelines and training materials will aim at incorporating household food security and nutrition considerations into emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation. The TP will also support local capacity building to deal with nutrition concerns in natural disasters and other emergencies; and provide advice to countries to address nutrition in emergency situations; and strengthen mechanisms for coordinated interventions.

221P1 - Food Composition (INFOODS)

384. Objective: to assist countries in updating, disseminating and using food composition data.

385. Approach: food composition data will continue to be disseminated to support global assessments of the nutritional status of individuals and populations together with standards for, and harmonisation of, food composition data. The CP also covers: regional and national food composition tables and databases; international food composition training workshops; the Journal of Food Composition and Analysis; and an interactive database for the promotion of local and traditional foods. An international Food Data Conference is to be organised.

221P2 - Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius)

386. Objective: to develop, disseminate and maintain international science-based food standards and related instruments relevant to consumer protection and fair practices in the food trade for use by governments and as the reference in bilateral, regional or international agreements.

387. Approach: the joint programme will continue to develop food standards, guidelines and other recommendations for consumer protection and trade, and pursue increased use of FAO languages. It will ensure that international policies and principles for food standardisation include risk assessment policies for food safety.

221P5 - Food Quality Control and Consumer Protection

388. Objective: to promote the establishment and operation of national regulatory frameworks compatible with international requirements, and food control systems and programmes at national and local levels that ensure food quality and safety throughout the food chain.

389. Approach: focus will continue to be on the harmonisation of national food control regulations with Codex standards and active support to national policies, instruments and mechanisms for the use and application of international food standards, national food quality and safety assurance systems and programmes. Risk communication and consumer awareness will be addressed through workshops, publications, and regional and global food safety conferences.

221P6 - Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert System

390. Objective: to provide scientific assessments of food safety and related guidance to the Codex Alimentarius Commission and its Members, and global access to information and data on food quality and safety.

391. Approach: this CP is primarily involved with scientific safety evaluations of food additives, contaminants and processes such as biotechnology, as well as risk assessment through dietary intake studies. It will maintain a database on food additives and contaminants and operate the recently established Food Safety Rapid Alert and Crisis Management System. Attention will be given to scientific evaluation and nutritional and safety assessments of foods derived from biotechnology, and related advice to Codex and it Members.

221P7 - Public Information about Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety

392. Objective: to provide to a variety of users, current, relevant and readable technical information on nutrition and food control.

393. Approach: the main vehicles to disseminate information will be the Journal of Food, Nutrition and Agriculture and a section of FAO's website on food and nutrition.

221S1 - Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

394. This entity covers a wide range of advisory services at national level and technical backstopping to field projects as relate to nutrition considerations.

Impact of ZRG Resource Levels
Under technical project 221A6, Nutrition and Household Food Security in Emergencies, lower resource levels would imply reduced training, and direct assistance to Members, for addressing nutrition issues during emergency relief and rehabilitation. Collaboration with the working group on nutrition in emergencies of the Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC) Sub-committee on Nutrition would also need to be curtailed. Under entity 221P2, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius), the planned additional four volumes of Codex Alimentarius published in all languages, would not be possible. Under entity 221P5, Food Quality Control and Consumer Protection, scientific evaluation and nutritional and safety assessment of foods derived from biotechnology, and the provision of advice to countries and to the Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology would be particularly affected. The impact on entity 221P6, Food Safety Assessment and Rapid Alert System, would be in terms of less satisfactory coverage of products and processes of topical importance. Under 221S1, Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme, reduced volumes of activity would need to be contemplated as regards in particular formulation of project proposals on nutrition education and improvement in the nutritional status of populations, as well as support to National Codex Committees.

Extra-budgetary Resources

395. Field activities are expected to expand particularly in two areas: capacity building for national food control systems for the protection of consumer health and facilitating international trade in agricultural commodities; and support for household food security and nutrition programmes. Support to normative work will include the creation of an Internet-based mechanism for the exchange of information between countries on conventions and standards relating to food safety and plant and animal health. Donor support for conducting international and regional conferences on food quality and safety, with related follow-up activities at national level, is also anticipated.

2002-03 Estimates by Funding Source, Unit and Region (US$ 000)

Funding Source

Organizational Unit

Region

Fund

Total

Unit

Programme

Trust

Total

Region

Total

     

of Work

Fund

     

Programme of Work

 

AFIP

558

0

558

Global

10,512

Regular Programme

16,520

ESN

14,541

7,329

21,870

Inter Regional

6,553

Secondments to SPPD

15

FAOR

16

4,067

4,083

Africa

6,583

Other External Secondments

4

RO

1,417

122

1,539

Asia and Pacific

1,819

Secondments to STS

9

SO

1,062

13

1,075

Near East

1,069

Secondments to Trust Funds

77

TCO

0

194

194

Europe

1,210

CODEX

969

       

Latin America

1,573

Programme of Work

17,594

           

Trust Fund Activities

             

Trust Funds

11,725

           

Trust Fund Activities

11,725

           

Programme 2.2.1 Total

29,319

 

17,594

11,725

29,319

 

29,319

Programme 2.2.2: Food and Agricultural Information

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme Entity

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

2.2.2.A1

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS)

3,664

407

4,071

(250)

3,821

2.2.2.A2

FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative for Agricultural Statistics in Africa

466

(53)

413

0

413

2.2.2.A3

FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System

200

234

434

(100)

334

2.2.2.A4

Systematic Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality

0

878

878

(878)

0

2.2.2.A5

World Agriculture Information Resource System (WAIR)

181

297

478

0

478

2.2.2.P1

Agricultural Resources and Income Statistics

3,201

(585)

2,616

0

2,616

2.2.2.P2

Agricultural Production, Trade Statistics and Food Balance Sheets

5,398

(227)

5,171

0

5,171

2.2.2.P3

Agricultural Statistics Development

2,031

(200)

1,831

0

1,831

2.2.2.P5

Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage

2,025

62

2,087

(111)

1,976

2.2.2.P6

WAICENT Corporate Information Management and Dissemination Systems

8,311

(3,990)

4,321

(160)

4,161

2.2.2.P7

Document Repository and Electronic Publishing Systems, and Integrated Documentation Activities

0

3,303

3,303

(100)

3,203

2.2.2.P8

Facilitation of WAICENT Outreach

0

1,739

1,739

0

1,739

2.2.2.P9

Virtual Library Information Services

6,223

(1,784)

4,439

0

4,439

2.2.2.S1

Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

1,024

580

1,604

0

1,604

2.2.2.S2

Assistance to Countries in Capacity Building for Agriculture and Food Information through WAICENT

1,442

1,066

2,508

(192)

2,316

Total

34,166

1,727

35,893

(1,791)

34,102

Cost Increases

(716)

 

(738)

Total - recosted

35,177

 

33,364

396. Members and the international community require comprehensive information and statistics based on common concepts, standards and definitions for international comparisons and to reflect the global situation. The programme involves statistics on production, trade and food supply and consumption, as well as economic statistics relating to agriculture and gender-disaggregation. At the national level, it provides assistance for strengthening statistical information systems so that reliable and timely data are generated to support policy formulation and decision making.

397. Programme 2.2.2 covers work on Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS), in partnership with countries themselves, other UN and bilateral agencies, and concerned international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). FIVIMS is to assemble accurate and timely information on the incidence, nature and causes of food insecurity and vulnerability, and is of a multi-disciplinary nature involving all ES Divisions, as well as other units.

398. This programme also embraces the WAICENT corporate information platform, aimed at the effective management of FAO's store of information and its widest dissemination to Members. It also coordinates the establishment of methods and standards for the management of information documentation. Through WAICENT, the programme seeks to enhance multilingual corporate information systems, i.e. the Corporate Database for Substantive Statistical Data (FAOSTAT), the FAO Information Database (FAOINFO), the Virtual Library, the International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS), and the Current Agricultural Research Information System (CARIS). It will provide new ones in response to changing information perspectives, such as the World Agriculture Information Resource System (WAIR) and FAO Country Profiles. Due emphasis is given to facilitating access to worldwide authoritative sources of information, both electronically and through traditional means.

399. The main technical project refers to FIVIMS (222A1), while four smaller technical projects address other time-bound initiatives. The ongoing nature of FAO's data and information collection and dissemination work explains the substantial number of distinct continuing programme entities. One entity (222P5) is dedicated to spearhead enhanced language coverage in FAO's work. Two technical services agreements complete the picture.

222A1 - Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System (FIVIMS)

400. Objective: to provide accurate and timely information (including mapping) on the incidence, nature and causes of food insecurity and vulnerability as a key input to the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies and programmes that contribute to the goals of the WFS and other international conferences.

401. Approach: the TP is to provide support to the Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) and to FIVIMS start-up in a large number of countries, including dissemination of tool kits and support to networks. It will promote collaborative use of sub-national information and mapping in the context of national assessments and planning exercises; and disseminate food insecurity and vulnerability assessment methodologies, indicators and related monitoring reports, particularly, the State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI). FIVIMS will also address nutritional anthropometry and dietary assessments; estimates of prevalence of under-nourishment, food consumption and income statistics stemming from household surveys.

222A2 - FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative for Agricultural Statistics in Africa

402. Objectives: to generate reliable and timely food and agricultural data for improved sectoral planning, monitoring, and evaluation of performance of the agricultural sector in Africa.

403. Approach: the TP will carry out country data needs assessments and issue framework documents for the development of integrated statistical systems. It will support data harmonisation, storage and dissemination, and formulate project documents for external assistance.

222A3 - FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System

404. Objective: to integrate the different FAO thematic and statistical databases on country-based information so as to provide complete country profiles for assessment of the state of food, nutrition and agriculture.

405. Approach: the country-based profiles will consist of integrated FAO information resources and information from member countries. The TP will ensure adequate profile storage and retrieval tools.

222A4 - Systematic Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality

406. Objectives: to improve data series and document data quality aspects.

407. Approach: the TP will seek to develop improved statistics on land use, irrigated areas, fertilizers, farm machinery and pesticides, and data on agricultural production and trade through an enhanced methodology for filling data gaps for non-responding countries and more complete documentation of national methods to estimate official production, trade and input statistics, and of FAO's estimation procedures for non-reporting countries. Methodological material will include quality of data from national agricultural censuses and surveys.

222A5 - World Agriculture Information Resource System (WAIR)

408. Objective: to establish networks of authoritative information providers in agriculture, agriculture-related sectors, and agricultural research and development, thereby ensuring multiplier effects to FAO's own dissemination efforts.

409. Approach: the TP will develop WAIR gateways to facilitate access to worldwide information. This will involve appropriately organising and linking information pertinent to FAO's work on food security and sustainable agricultural development, a consistent information architecture, and applications to allow data exchange between networks of institutions. The enhanced role of AGRIS/CARIS and other thematic networks will be sought in a WAIR network.

222P1 - Agricultural Resources and Income Statistics

410. Objective: to provide consistent and up-to-date data series and indicators on land use, agricultural inputs, prices, income, economic accounts and related environmental concerns.

411. Approach: this core CP covers databases on agricultural resources and inputs and updated databases on agricultural income, investment and price statistics. It will issue two volumes of the Fertilizer Yearbook and the regular Summary of World Food and Agricultural Statistics and related country profiles. It also carries out work on demographic estimates and projections in collaboration with partner agencies, and gender profiles of agricultural households.

222P2 - Agricultural Production, Trade Statistics and Food Balance Sheets

412. Objective: to provide consistent and up-to-date statistics on agricultural production, trade and food balance sheets for the purpose of assessing, analysing and monitoring the food and agricultural situation.

413. Approach: this complementary core CP deals with: agricultural production statistics, leading to two volumes of the Production Yearbook and two volumes of the Bulletin of Statistics; updated international trade statistics, including two volumes of the Trade Yearbook; and supply and utilisation accounts and food balance sheets and related methodological documents. It will issue guidelines on the compilation of food and agricultural data, and on the preparation of related sectoral and environmental indicators and accounts; and support training on the compilation of food and agricultural statistics.

222P3 - Agricultural Statistics Development

414. Objectives: to enhance national capacities to produce harmonised and improved basic data including appropriate gender disaggregation, and to facilitate countries' access to these data.

415. Approach: assistance to countries will build on studies on agricultural censuses and survey methodology development, including gender issues. The CP will maintain a database on census methodologies and key results; formulate training materials on applied survey methods; and provide guidelines for national integrated systems. A bulletin board on data collection dissemination and quality is also included, as well as publications on the review of the World Census of Agriculture.

222P5 - Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage

416. Objective: to improve language balance, also by filling important gaps in coverage and support of Internet links, CD-ROMs and publications in non-FAO languages.

417. Approach: this special provision supports enhancement of tools and system to improve language balance in FAO's Internet sites and the production of multiple language versions of publications and CD-ROMs, and fill gaps in language coverage (publications, audio-visual products, meeting documents and interpretation services), including publications in Chinese (in cooperation with national authorities) and in non-FAO languages.

222P6 - WAICENT Corporate Information Management and Dissemination Systems

418. Objective: to maintain and enhance FAO information systems and systems tools, and support their continued expansion to put FAO's store of knowledge at the service of agricultural development and food security.

419. Approach: this CP involves a number of complementary activities, i.e. the development of enhanced indexing and search capabilities of FAO's website; corporate databases including FAOINFO and FAOSTAT and maintenance of the Organization's Intranet; provision of multilingual environments to facilitate access to WAICENT information through Internet and CD-ROM technologies; tools, guidelines and procedures to adjust and expand published content dynamically using current and new Internet technologies; and support to thematic information systems.

222P7 - Document Repository and Electronic Publishing Systems, and Integrated Documentation Activities

420. Objective: to enable Members and the community at large to benefit from an organised and up-to-date repository of full-text, multilingual documents for consultation and printing on demand.

421. Approach: an integrated publishing workflow management system is to efficiently generate information in various media (documents, Internet, CD-ROM). The document repository is to provide full-text versions of FAO documents and publications. This will be accompanied by upgraded documentation standards utilising the international Multilingual Thesaurus of Agricultural Terminology (AGROVOC) and FAO catalogues to strengthen information retrieval tools. Support will continue to be provided to decentralized networks of national documentation centres (AGRIS and CARIS).

222P8 - Facilitation of WAICENT Outreach

422. Objective: to make WAICENT's store of knowledge and related information systems widely available to countries and other stakeholders, including institutions associated with agricultural development and food security.

423. Approach: this new entity will seek to adapt WAICENT applications and tools and foster the use of information exchange systems, i.e. Virtual Extension Research Communication Networks (VERCON) and Farm Information Networks (FARM-Net), to meet the specific information requirements of national agricultural systems. This effort will also benefit from conceptual frameworks, methodologies and training material (Information Management Resource Kit), including distance-learning materials and impact assessment indicators.

222P9 - Virtual Library Information Services

424. Objective: to facilitate access to the wealth of FAO's information on agriculture and agriculture-related fields, through development of a substantive multi-media collection (Virtual Library).

425. Approach: the CP will pursue enhancement of FAO's multiple media resource and document master collections (including completion of digitisation of priority works and heritage library catalogues of special collections). It will provide full-text document delivery services and customised, targeted information research services. It will further support a global integrated library network (Worldwide Network of Agricultural Libraries - AGLINET) and library exchange agreements for shared access to agricultural documentation and specialised information resources.

222S1 - Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

426. This entity covers provision of direct advisory services to Members' statistical meetings, support to the field programme and to cross-sectoral activities in the Organization.

222S2 - Assistance to Countries in Capacity Building for Agriculture and Food Information through WAICENT

427. This entity primarily involves technical assistance to national information centres (AGRIS/CARIS among others), regional cooperation through decentralized Information Management Specialist posts, and the biennial COAIM, an intergovernmental forum which reports to FAO's Governing Bodies.

Impact of ZRG Resource Levels
Under technical project 222A1, Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS), ZRG resource levels would entail elimination of the planned publication, within the biennium, of the second edition of the State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI), and much reduced support to the needed start-up of FIVIMS in countries not yet covered. Technical project 222A4, Systematic Evaluation and Improvement of Statistical Data Quality, would need to be virtually eliminated, delaying the implementation of long awaited activities to improve data series. Two entities implemented by GIL: 222S2, Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme, and 222P6, WAICENT Corporate Information Management and Dissemination Systems, would not benefit from the proposed addition of two junior P-2 posts of Information Management Specialists, which were inter alia to support the regular COAIM organised by GIL and cross-sectoral information systems under WAICENT. Other entities implemented by the same division i.e. 222A3, FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System, and 222P7, Document Repository and Electronic Publishing Systems, and Integrated Documentation Activities, or in part 222P5, Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage, would see less work on, respectively: the development of computerised country profiles; documentation standards and semantic tools; and the further multi-language development of FAO's website and CD-ROM products.

Extra-budgetary Resources

428. The field programme will focus on strengthening the capacity of developing countries to produce statistical and other information for their own planning purposes, as well as for international comparison purposes. Extra-budgetary resources will be used in particular to support the FAO/World Bank/USDA Initiative for Agricultural Statistics in Africa (222A2). Strong donor support is also expected for the FIVIMS initiative (222A1), including for normative work on the determination of indicators and mapping tools as well as FIVIMS start-up activities within countries, particularly within the United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks (UNDAF) and the World Bank's Common Country Assessments (CCA).

2002-03 Estimates by Funding Source, Unit and Region (US$ 000)

Funding Source

Organizational Unit

Region

Fund

Total

Unit

Programme

Trust

Total

Region

Total

     

of Work

Fund

     

Programme of Work

 

AFIP

2,771

0

2,771

Global

21,395

Regular Programme

35,636

ESA

635

0

635

Inter Regional

5,200

World Bank Other

40

ESC

59

53

112

Africa

9,994

World Bank

76

ESD

559

4,903

5,462

Asia and Pacific

4,717

Secondments to Trust Funds

58

ESN

422

0

422

Near East

2,122

Secondments to STS

33

ESS

10,823

0

10,823

Europe

1,615

Secondments to SPPD

20

FAOR

16

6,627

6,643

Latin America

3,021

Other External Secondments

30

GII

1,976

0

1,976

   

Programme of Work

35,893

GIL

13,965

0

13,965

   

Trust Fund Activities

 

RO

3,490

589

4,079

   

Trust Funds

12,172

SO

1,177

0

1,177

   

Trust Fund Activities

12,172

           

Programme 2.2.2 Total

48,065

 

35,893

12,172

48,065

 

48,064

Programme 2.2.3: Food and Agricultural Monitoring, Assessments and Outlooks

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme Entity

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

2.2.3.A1

Global Perspective Studies

1,358

(87)

1,271

(100)

1,171

2.2.3.P2

The State of Food and Agriculture

1,101

74

1,175

0

1,175

2.2.3.P3

Market Assessments for Basic Food Commodities and Impact on Global Food Security

1,252

303

1,555

(40)

1,515

2.2.3.P4

Projections and Global Commodity Analyses

1,023

(21)

1,002

0

1,002

2.2.3.P5

Market Assessments and Food Security Reports for Tropical, Horticultural and Raw Material Commodities

1,692

379

2,071

(20)

2,051

2.2.3.P6

Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

6,099

132

6,231

(200)

6,031

2.2.3.S1

Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

372

169

541

(20)

521

Total

12,897

949

13,846

(380)

13,466

Cost Increases

(227)

 

(238)

Total - recosted

13,619

 

13,228

429. The programme serves to meet Members' requirements for regular and timely flows of information on, and assessments of, current food supply/demand situation, the outlook for agricultural commodities, and for strategic analyses and perspectives on longer-term food and agriculture and food security at national, regional and global levels.

430. The programme builds on basic statistical information generated mainly through Programme 2.2.2, as well as commodity market information systems within Programme 2.2.3. It addresses cross-cutting issues having policy implications, particularly food security in developing countries. Continuing attention is given to the quality and relevance of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) report; assessments of the world commodity situation and its short and medium-term forecasting; understanding of the impact which agricultural development and commodity export earnings have on food security; the essential role of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS); and wide circulation of the results of the global perspective study, Agriculture Towards 2015/30.

431. In terms of structure, work on global perspective studies is captured in technical project 223A1, whereas several continuing programme activities (223P2 to 223P6) refer to the preparation of regular major publications (SOFA) or ongoing essential monitoring work (commodity-linked or emergency-linked, i.e. GIEWS). This is completed by a technical services agreement.

223A1 - Global Perspective Studies

432. Objective: to provide a well-informed, long-term perspective on world food, nutrition and agriculture, including issues of technology and natural resource use in agriculture.

433. Approach: the main outputs will be: the full report of the study Agriculture Towards 2015/30, and a shorter, more popular version under the same title. A new analytical framework will be developed for making projections and undertaking scenario analysis while contributions to non-FAO long-term assessments will be made, as required.

223P2 - The State of Food and Agriculture

434. Objective: to inform Members, and the international community at large, in a timely and regular fashion, on major events, trends and issues in food, agriculture and food security.

435. Approach: the State of Food and Agriculture, as an annual publication in hard copy and on the Internet, will continue to address global and regional food and agricultural situations, and produce thematic reports on important and timely issues. A CD-ROM containing statistical data for users' convenience will also be available. Technical documentation for meetings of FAO Governing Bodies will be prepared.

223P3 - Market Assessments for Basic Food Commodities and Impact on Global Food Security

436. Objective: to provide up-to-date data, information and assessments related to global market developments of basic food commodities.

437. Approach: this entity provides for commodity market reports in both printed and electronic form. Work also includes medium-term projections for basic foodstuffs; integrated databases for oilseeds, oils and meals, meat and dairy products, roots, tubers and pulses; and analytical models to conduct short-term market analysis of basic foodstuffs. Two editions each are foreseen of the Review of Basic Food Policies and Recent Market Issues for Basic Foods. Periodic publications of international prices of basic food stuffs will also be issued. Other activities are: the development of market-based global food security indicators for the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and FIVIMS; monitoring of food import bills of food-deficit developing countries and food aid flows; servicing of the Consultative Sub-committee on Surplus Disposal (CSSD); and training on market monitoring of basic food commodities.

223P4 - Projections and Global Commodity Analyses

438. Objective: to enable national institutions, the private sector and other international organizations to recognise and take into account the forces and underlying trends which agricultural policies have failed to solve or may have aggravated.

439. Approach: the CP will carry out analytical studies on overall commodity markets and trade and medium-term agricultural commodity projections to 2010. A new version of the Commodity Market Review will be issued in printed and electronic form. The CP will also develop software and manuals on the revised FAO World Food Model and support training on projection methodology.

223P5 - Market Assessments and Food Security Reports for Tropical, Horticultural and Raw Material Commodities

440. Objective: to enable governments, development agencies, the commercial sector and civil society to have access to, and take into account, a wide range of information regarding market developments and prospects for tropical, horticultural and raw material products.

441. Approach: the CP maintains commodity market intelligence systems for tropical, horticultural and raw materials commodities, including electronic collection and dissemination. It develops econometric models for short-term price forecasting, prepares commodity market reports and short- and medium-term forecasts. Other supportive activities are: an electronic price monitor for tropical, horticultural and raw material commodities; key indicators for analysing the impact of export price changes on food security, and a system to monitor the impact of export earnings on food security.

223P6 - Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

442. Objectives: to monitor the crop and food supply/demand situation at sub-national, national, regional and global levels and to provide governments and the international community at large with special alerts and early warnings of impending food emergencies so as to facilitate timely action to prevent loss of life and minimise human suffering.

443. Approach: the GIEWS will continue to issue its regular reports - Food Outlook, Food Crops and Shortages, Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel Weather and Crop Situation Reports, as well as special alerts and country-level assessments of food crop and food supply/demand situations in disaster-affected countries to evaluate the impact on food security and estimate needs for food import and aid. It will pursue the analysis of emergency food aid requests from governments; the improved electronic dissemination of GIEWS reports and extension to sub-national level of data coverage in GIEWS; and the development and maintenance of integrated food supply/demand databases.

223S1 - Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

444. This entity involves advisory services, especially as relate to commodity developments and other technical areas under the programme.

Impact of ZRG Resource Levels
Under technical project 223A1, Global Perspective Studies, it would not be possible to carry out the planned expanded language coverage for the shorter and more popular version of studies in the Agriculture Towards 20xx series. The reduction to entity 223P3, Market Assessments for Basic Food Commodities and Impact on Global Food Security, would curtail new information products on basic foodstuffs, particularly short-term forecasts of food market prospects and price outlooks. Under 223P5, Market Assessments and Food Security Reports for Tropical, Horticultural and Raw Material Commodities, proposed additional reports on food security and export earnings for the tropical, horticultural and raw material products, short-term market monitoring notes, and reviews of current policy developments would be curtailed. Entity 223P6, Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture, would continue to suffer from a problem of chronic under-budgeting for crop and food supply assessment missions, including timely reports and alerts, which was partially remedied through the proposed real growth increase. Regional workshops for national consultants on GIEWS methodology to strengthen locally-organised assessment missions, would also be affected.

Extra-budgetary Resources

445. Extra-budgetary resources are expected for the further development of GIEWS supportive information technology applications, including the development of custom software and the collection and dissemination of sub-national level data, the further development and enhancement of the GIEWS web pages, and when feasible, to assist national and regional early warning systems. In addition, extra-budgetary resources will be used to develop software tools and digital databases at global, regional, and national levels in support of FIVIMS. Extra-budgetary resources are being sought to organise workshops on organic horticulture in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and to continue work on tobacco into 2002.

2002-03 Estimates by Funding Source, Unit and Region (US$ 000)

Funding Source

Organizational Unit

Region

Fund

Total

Unit

Programme

Trust

Total

Region

Total

     

of Work

Fund

     

Programme of Work

 

AFIP

624

0

624

Global

7,816

Regular Programme

13,846

ESA

1,095

72

1,167

Inter Regional

1,566

   

ESC

10,699

2,405

13,104

Africa

2,301

Programme of Work

13,846

ESD

1,221

0

1,221

Asia and Pacific

1,876

Trust Fund Activities

 

FAOR

16

58

74

Near East

2,860

Trust Funds

4,718

RO

163

0

163

Europe

1,446

Trust Fund Activities

4,718

SO

28

0

28

Latin America

699

   

TCO

0

2,183

2,183

   

Programme 2.2.3 Total

18,564

 

13,846

4,718

18,564

 

18,564

Programme 2.2.4: Agriculture, Food Security and Trade Policy

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme Entity

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

2.2.4.A1

World Food Summit Monitoring and Follow-up

796

(187)

609

0

609

2.2.4.A2

Commodity and Trade Policy Support to Developing Countries for Trade Negotiations

1,749

(796)

953

(15)

938

2.2.4.A3

Mid-term Review in 2006 of Progress Towards the WFS Target

0

1,022

1,022

(355)

667

2.2.4.P1

Agricultural Adjustment and Policy Reforms

1,860

(226)

1,634

0

1,634

2.2.4.P2

Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development and Food Security

1,900

(292)

1,608

(50)

1,558

2.2.4.P3

Economics of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

437

(1)

436

0

436

2.2.4.P4

International Action on Commodity and Trade Issues

3,817

1,483

5,300

(211)

5,089

2.2.4.P5

Measures to Enhance Commodity and Trade Development

1,615

(457)

1,158

0

1,158

2.2.4.S1

Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

2,020

129

2,149

0

2,149

Total

14,194

675

14,869

(631)

14,238

Cost Increases

(78)

 

(100)

Total - recosted

14,791

 

14,138

446. This programme aims at sustainable improvements in the standard of living and nutritional status of the whole population, taking full advantage of the contributions made by agriculture to economic and rural development and to the reduction of poverty and food insecurity. Sound agricultural policies play a major role in this effort. Furthermore, in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing international trade environment, there is a need for countries to strengthen their agricultural trade performance by improving competitiveness and developing appropriate policies.

447. In the high priority area of trade policy, the broad objective is to strengthen national capacities, particularly of developing countries, for fuller participation in multilateral trade negotiations. There is also the need to improve the competitiveness of agricultural commodities, especially in the light of rapid technological change and globalisation of markets. Special attention is given to: consolidating reforms of the Intergovernmental Group (IGG) system including thematic commodity conferences in collaboration with other bodies; strengthening the capacity of developing countries to deal with burgeoning regional trade arrangements and multilateral trade negotiations through studies, analyses and training; and pursuing work on the linkages between scientific developments and agricultural commodity trade.

448. This programme also covers comparative analyses of food security and agricultural development experiences and aims at informing policy advice activities. The outputs are mainly in terms of publications, meetings and seminars. Advisory services are provided in collaboration with the Policy Assistance Division (TCA). The programme also monitors the implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, together with international and bilateral partners, civil society and regional and sub-regional organizations. A new entity is devoted to the mid-term review of progress in 2006.

224A1 - World Food Summit Monitoring and Follow-up

449. Objective: to monitor WFS follow-up and foster information exchange and dialogue on policy issues identified as requiring attention by the international community.

450. Approach: the main planned outputs include: monitoring reports and facilitation of information exchange (including for media, the general public, and consultations); annual thematic issues documents for the CFS; and analytical documents on WFS follow-up matters. The involvement of civil society, including via an interactive website is an important feature.

224A2 - Commodity and Trade Policy Support to Developing Countries for Trade Negotiations

451. Objectives: to provide countries with trade policy advice to strengthen their capacity to participate effectively in trade negotiations, and to assist them in making full use of the trading opportunities arising from the implementation of trade agreements.

452. Approach: this TP will prepare analytical reports and disseminate information regarding the implications of alternative proposals emerging from the agenda of trade negotiations. It will convene meetings of experts on trade and food security issues under negotiation and provide direct support to countries to enhance their capacity to participate in ongoing World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on agricultural commodities and trade. It will also advise countries in the implementation of trade agreements, including the adjustment and adaptation of domestic policies, so as to make best use of new trading opportunities arising from these agreements.

224A3 - Mid-term Review in 2006 of Progress towards the WFS Target

453. Objective: to conduct an in-depth review of progress towards the WFS target of halving the number of under-nourished by no later than 2015, to be examined at a special forum in 2006.

454. Approach: building up towards the full-scale assessment, will include: the preparation of working papers on the impacts of economic and social policies on access to food and resources by vulnerable and disadvantaged groups; assessments of food consumption, at national level, of agricultural assets critical for food production and access to food; collection of data on changes in food consumption distribution and assessment of their impact on estimates of the number of under-nourished; and assessments of country situations and nutrition prospects. Also relevant will be: anthropometric studies for monitoring under-nutrition and complementing the global assessment of hunger and benchmarks for evaluating progress in the integration of developing countries into the global agricultural trade.

224P1 - Agricultural Adjustment and Policy Reforms

455. Objective: to assist Members in developing, implementing and adjusting policies in response to rapidly changing conditions, as they affect the food and agricultural sectors.

456. Approach: a publication entitled Food, Agriculture and Rural Development: Current and Emerging Issues in Economic Analysis and Policy Research (CUREMIS), composed of analytical reports on current and emerging issues in agricultural development, food security and agricultural policy is to be issued. The issues are identified in collaboration with FAO's policy assistance staff at Headquarters and decentralized structures. The entity will also propose an agenda of priority research which needs to be undertaken by research institutions dealing with international development issues.

224P2 - Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development and Food Security

457. Objective: to enhance Members' capacity to maximise the contribution of agriculture to rural development, food security and poverty alleviation (especially rural poverty).

458. Approach: the CP will produce technical publications with comparative analyses of the economic and other roles of agriculture for equitable development (contributing to SOFA). It will analyse the contribution of agriculture and farm-off-farm linkages to poverty alleviation (including interactions between agricultural growth and poverty alleviation, and risk coping strategies in developing countries). The CP will carry out studies on food security policies, practices and options, and prepare reports on the economic costs of hunger.

224P3 - Economics of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability

459. Objective: to enhance Members' capacity to analyse environmental and resource problems and the environment-related benefits and costs of policies.

460. Approach: the main focus will be on developing methods for economic valuation of environmental costs and benefits and analysis of specific issues (degradation, conservation and rehabilitation of natural and biological resources).

224P4 - International Action on Commodity and Trade Issues

461. Objective: to assist countries in maximising benefits from trade in agricultural commodities and processed and semi-processed food products.

462. Approach: the CP will carry out analyses of emerging global and regional trade issues and policies, as they relate to agricultural trade and individual commodities and provide advice on strategies to maximise benefits obtained from trade. It will develop methodologies to assess the impact of changes in commodity and trade policies on international trade flows and food security and support a variety of consultative mechanisms (including intergovernmental consultations, multi-commodity and multi-disciplinary outlook conferences, networking and multi-media communications, and inter-disciplinary linkages with government, non-governmental, academic and private sector stakeholders) for promoting international understanding and consensus regarding the evolving of agricultural trade commodity issues. It will require databases and methodologies to assess the impact on trade and on the competitiveness of agricultural commodities in the light of emerging developments such as new technologies, eco-labelling and fair trade, and organic agriculture.

224P5 - Measures to Enhance Commodity and Trade Development

463. Objectives: to enhance countries' capacity to develop their agricultural commodity sectors through improvements in productivity and increased competitiveness, and assist them in taking full advantage of trading opportunities in the globalised world economy.

464. Approach: the CP will essentially provide assistance to commodity and trade development strategies, including the building of institutional capacity, encouraging actions to attract investments to the commodity trade sectors and to exploit trading opportunities at the sub-regional, inter-regional and multilateral levels. It will develop related analytical tools, formulate commodity development project proposals and mobilise resources from the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC).

224S1 - Technical Support Services to Member Nations and the Field Programme

465. This entity includes, inter alia, the servicing of the Committee on World Food Security.

Impact of ZRG Resource Levels
The most affected entity under this programme would be the critical Mid-term Review in 2006 of Progress Towards the WFS Target (224A3). There would only be partial country coverage for information on changes in the distribution of food consumption and the structure of agriculture, thus undermining the assessment of the impact on progress towards the WFS target. Other negatively affected activities would include: analysis of household surveys to map income distributions to the levels of caloric intake; the planned report on the relationship between poverty and under-nourishment, and the degree of linkage between reducing poverty and reducing food insecurity; assessment of progress made in the integration of developing countries into the global trading environment; establishment of benchmarks for evaluating progress and defining future challenges; and analyses of general trade policy areas, as well as specific agricultural markets of high significance to developing countries. Entity 224P2, Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development and Food Security, would not benefit from planned empirical studies on the economic cost of hunger, while entity 224P4, International Action on Commodity and Trade Issues, would experience much reduced capacity to deliver information on commodity and trade policy in a rapid and cost-effective manner to countries in their preferred languages, by incorporating new advances in information technology and electronic dissemination to supplement traditional methods.

Extra-budgetary Resources

466. The intensification of analytical studies and capacity building for countries to participate as well-informed and equal partners in WTO trade negotiations on agriculture, remains a priority area with high potential to attract extra-budgetary resources. Support to normative work will include the socio-economic analysis and policy implications of the roles of agriculture in developing countries, and ways to improve the availability of information to guide emergency operations, especially in situations of complex emergencies where normal information systems have stopped functioning.

2002-03 Estimates by Funding Source, Unit and Region (US$ 000)

Funding Source

Organizational Unit

Region

Fund

Total

Unit

Programme

Trust

Total

Region

Total

     

of Work

Fund

     

Programme of Work

 

AFIP

626

0

626

Global

9,442

Regular Programme

14,789

ESA

5,396

6,151

11,547

Inter Regional

6,120

Secondments to Trust Funds

70

ESC

6,938

584

7,522

Africa

9,072

Other External Secondments

10

ESD

99

778

877

Asia and Pacific

1,348

Programme of Work

14,869

ESN

50

0

50

Near East

866

Trust Fund Activities

 

ESS

500

0

500

Europe

1,342

Trust Funds

14,550

FAOR

16

6,195

6,211

Latin America

1,229

Trust Fund Activities

14,550

RO

1,054

842

1,896

   
   

SO

190

0

190

   

Programme 2.2.4 Total

29,419

 

14,869

14,550

29,419

 

29,419

Programme 2.2.9: Programme Management

(All amounts in US$ 000)

 

Programme Entity

2000-01 Programme of Work

RG Programme Change

RG 2002-03 Programme of Work

ZRG Programme Change

ZRG 2002-03 Programme of Work

2.2.9.S1

Divisional Management

3,725

(120)

3,605

0

3,605

2.2.9.S2

Divisional Direction

3,404

296

3,700

0

3,700

2.2.9.S3

Regional and Sub-regional Direction

1,611

158

1,769

0

1,769

Total

8,740

334

9,074

0

9,074

Cost Increases

(383)

 

(383)

Total - recosted

8,691

 

8,691

467. 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. Some adjustments in provisions are required.

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