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Around 200 field projects (excluding emergency activities) are operational in 34 Asia-Pacific countries covering crops, soil and water, livestock, fisheries, forestry, food security, nutrition, agricultural policy support, the environment and rural development.
Within FAO's set of global strategic priorities to meet the food security challenges
in the Asia-Pacific region by 2015, the focus is on:
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Reaching small farmers – men and women alike – through farm-based livelihood programmes, especially for rice which supplies more than half the dietary energy of over three billion people |
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Reducing damage to agriculture from natural disasters |
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Assisting countries in securing the best deal from new world trade rules relating to agriculture, fisheries and forestry |
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Bringing about environment-friendly agricultural production gains through a judicious mix of modern science and indigenous knowledge |
FAO has been implementing several special programmes and regional
projects in Asia and the Pacific to address its strategic goals. Examples are the
Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS),
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cotton and vegetables,
the
Food Insecurity And Vulnerability Information And Mapping System (FIVIMS),
transboundary animal disease control
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EMPRES-livestock) and other specialized technical support. Emphasis
continues to be placed on the agricultural rehabilitation and development
programme in Afghanistan and support is provided to new member countries: Federated States of Micronesia, Timor-Leste and Tuvalu.
In addition,
FAO's South-South Cooperation Scheme provided high quality expertise at a reduced
cost while promoting the exchange of agricultural expertise among developing countries.
Thirty-three SPFS projects, including South-South Cooperation, are operated in 23 countries.
Total project delivery reached US$31.2 million in 2002, US$35 million in 2003
and US$39.1 million in 2004. Technical support to and identification and formulation
of new projects were carried out in close collaboration between technical staff based
at decentralized offices and headquarters. During 2004, a total of 70 new projects
(excluding emergency and Telefood projects) became operational with a total budget of
over US$66 million.
Other new and innovative funding and operational mechanisms have been pursued,
such as the TeleFood campaign that is harnessing the power of the mass media
and entertainment industry to raise funds for food security. TeleFood is funding
more than 150 micro-input schemes in some 30 countries in Asia and the Pacific. |
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