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Pakistan Floods Emergency Response Plan 2010
Full title of the project:
Pakistan Floods Emergency Response Plan 2010
Contribution:
USD 5 848 523
Implementation:
19/10/2010-31/08/2011
Project code:
OSRO/PAK/013/CAN
Objective:
To provide early recovery agriculture and livestock inputs assistance for the restoration of agriculture-based livelihoods of food insecure vulnerable farming households in flood-affected areas of Pakistan.
Key partners:
The Ministry of Livestock and Dairy Development, National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission and non-governmental organizations.
Beneficiaries reached:
40 835 households
Activities implemented:
- Distributed 770 tonnes of rice seed, 11.4 tonnes of vegetable seeds, 1 386 tonnes of diammonium phosphate fertilizer and 3 080 tonnes of urea fertilizer to 30 800 farming households.
- Distributed livestock packages consisting of 1 204.02 tonnes of animal compound feed and 10 035 packets (ten tablets in each packet) of de-wormer to 10 035 households.
- Provided training to 9 543 households in improved crop production techniques, post-production processing and livestock management.
- Conducted a detailed livelihood assessment of 9 000 households in 140 villages to measure recovery from floods, impact of interventions and unresolved issues for future programming.
- Coordination efforts of the Agriculture (and later Food Security) Cluster, laying the foundation for rapidly and effectively reaching people, based on the most urgent and relevant needs.
Impact:
- The crop inputs provided under the project increased beneficiaries’ access to rice and vegetables for household consumption and sale of surplus – the total value of yields was estimated at USD 425 per household.
- The livestock input provided under the project kept livestock alive and productive and resulted in 90 percent of beneficiaries reporting a 50 percent increase in milk yield.
OSRO/PAK/013/CAN