Governance

FAO Project (GCP/SYR/006/ITA)

Governance

Governance has been a key factor for the successful execution of the Project. Authoritative orientation to the Project is provided by a tripartite Steering Committee. Supervision of operations is ensured by the FAO Representation in Damascus, which also acts as the Project budget holder, while technical backstopping is delivered by the policy units of FAO in RNEP, Cairo, in the person of Mr D. Abdou (Chief RNEP) and TCAS, Rome, in the person of Ms M.G. Quieti, Senior Agricultural Policy Support Officer). Project governance is closely tuned to NAPC's priorities as defined by its governing bodies, namely the Scientific Committee and the interministerial Steering Commission. A Senior Project Advisor (currently Mr J Vercueil, former senior FAO staff) facilitates coordination among the orientations provided by the various bodies ensuring that they are smoothly reflected in Project's activity planning and execution. He also acts as secretary of the Project Steering Committee, which holds biannual meetings to review progress and update the program of work.

Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA Steering Committee Members

The three SC members, representing the three parties (Syria , Italy , FAO), as of 2005, are:

Mr Nabi Rasheed Muhammad, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Syria

Mr Marcello Gorgoni, Professor of Agricultural Economic Policy, Director of the Department of Public Economics, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy

Mr Dya Abdou, Chief, Policy Assistance Branch, FAO Regional Office for the Near East (RNEP), Cairo, Egypt

The NAPC Steering Commission and Scientific Committee ensure NAPC's links with and responsiveness to policy makers, and monitor and promote the quality of research activities.

The NAPC Steering Commission

The NAPC Steering Commission, chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, is composed of representatives of departments of the same Ministry, of the State Planning Commission and of other Ministries (Irrigation, Economy and Trade, Finance). The NAPC Steering Commission approves the work plan of the NAPC and assesses its implementation.

NAPC Steering Commission Members

Chairman : Dr Adel Safar, Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

Mr F. Saa'deh, Chief, Agricultural Sector, Forests and Fisheries Section, Ministry of Finance

Ms S. Ksibati, Director, Planning and Statistics Dept., Ministry of Economy and Trade

Mr F. Al Turk, Deputy Director, Planning Dept., State Planning Commission

Mr I. AL Aghawani, Deputy Director, Technical Affairs Dept., Ministry of Irrigation

Mr B. Al Sakka, Deputy Director, Food Stuff Dept., Ministry of Economy and Trade

Eng. Mhd. Zeineddin, Director, Agricultural Economics Dept., MAAR

Eng. H. Katana, Director, Planning and Statistics Dept., MAAR

Mr A. El Hindi, Director, National Agricultural Policy Center , MAAR

The NAPC Scientific Committee (ScC)

The NAPC Scientific Committee (ScC), composed of two international and two national experts, provides orientation and guidance and oversees the technical quality of the Center's activities.

NAPC Scientific Committee Members

Mr F. De Filippis, Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Rome 3 (Italy)

Mr F. Viciani, former senior FAO Staff (Italy)

Mr M. Khazmah, Chief of the Economic Study Unit, MAAR (Syria)

Mr M. Yaseen, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Damascus University (Syria)

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