Agricultural Coordination Activities

FAO in collaboration with Ministry of agriculture and Rural Development involved in a number of activities to elevate the Agricultural Coordination Activity to a certain level. As a result it is hosting Agriculture Task Force meeting which held monthly, Livestock Working Group Meetings and similar activities.

Click On the Respective Month to see Minutes and Presentations of the meetings.

Agriculture Task Force Meetings 2006 - [Feb] [Mar1] [Mar24] [Apr] [May] [Jun]

Agriculture Task Force Meetings 2005 - [Jul] [Aug] [Sep] [Oct]

Livestock Working Group Meetings - [Sep]

Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on June 28, 2006.

• Minutes
• Vulnerable Livelihoods in Somali Region Ethiopia
• Weather and Vegetation updates
• Way Forward after a workshop on Agricutrual area estimates
• Avian Influenza National Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan

Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on May 18, 2006.

• Minutes
• Pastoralism as a livelihood in crisis
• weather updates
• Vegetation Update

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Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on April 19, 2006.

• Minutes
• weather updates
• Vegetation Update
• Situation in Afar
• Avian Influenza worshop
• Coordination

Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on March 24, 2006.

• Minutes of March 24 ATF meeting
• Weather and Vegetation Update
• Situation in Afar
• Avian Influenza update

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Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on March 01, 2006.

• Minutes of March ATF meeting
• Weather Outlook and RFE & NDVI Update
• Afar Region Update
• Avian Influenza
• Coordination Issues
• Somali Region Update
• Emergency Commercial Livestock Off-take
• Veterinary Emergency campaign Final strategy plan

Presentations done on the Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on February 03, 2006.

• Minutes of February ATF meeting
• Weather Update & Forcast for 'Gu'/'Belg' or Spring 2006
• Oromia Regional State & Dire Dawa Administration Assessment Report
• Response of the Oromia Pastoralist Commition for the Crisis
• ICRC Drought Assessment Somali Region 12 to 21 January 2006
• Comercial Destocking
• Report on Rapid Assesment of Afder and Gode in Somali Region
• Coordination Issues

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Power Point Presentations presented during Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on October 31, 2005.

• Minutes of October ATF meeting
• 2005 Situation and Contingency Plan 2006
• Presentation on Bird Flu Presentation
• Joint Earthquake Assesment in Afar Region
• Response Level in 2005 for Agricultural Needs

Minutes and Concept Note of Livestock Working Group Meeting held on September 9, 2005.

• Minutes of September LWG meeting
• Concept Note

• CAHWs Training Manual

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Minutes and Power Point Presentations presented during Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on September 28, 2005.

• Minutes of September ATF meeting
• Brief Weather Report
• Emergencies and Seed Security
• Contingency Planning

Presentations done during Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on August 29, 2005.

• The weather situation since the on-set kiremt 2005
• Needs Assessment Methodology presentation August
• Livestock disease situation and existing surveillance systems
• Desert Locust Situation august
• Response Level in 2005 for Agricultural Needs

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Power Point Presentations presented during Agriculture Task Force Meeting held on July 20, 2005.

• 'Belg' season assesment and its impact on Livestock
• 'Belg' season assesment and its impact on Crop Production
• Desert Locust Situation in Ethiopia (Mid June - mid July 2005)
• Unkown Camel Disease Outbreak

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