PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION REPORT 2006-07 WEBANNEX

Programme 3A: Leveraging resources and investment

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	24,276
	Actual Income	34,869
	Adjusted Programme of Work	59,145
	Expenditure at budget rate	57,980
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	1,165
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		89
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	1,749
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	655
	Total Field Programme delivery	2,404
Total Expenditure		60,473

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	1	0	1	1	100%
Information exchange and coordination	20	1	21	21	105%
International Undertakings, Agreements	1	0	1	1	100%
Other	2	0	2	2	100%
Policy and legislative advice	1	0	1	1	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	45	0	45	45	100%
Total	70	1	71	71	101%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AP02	Financing for FAO Projects and Programmes	Continuing Programme Activity	TCA

Objective

Capacity improvement and access to international best practice.

Indicators

Capacity improvement

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Approximately US$1.1.billion were mobilized for development and emergency operations, a significant proportion of which were through strategic partnership agreements with the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden, to enhance synergies between normative and operational activities. For example, the Netherlands Partnership Programme provides funding to three of FAO's thematic areas, agrobiodiversity, forestry and food security and for pilot projects to support these technical areas in several regions. The Netherlands and Norwegian models were quite successful and will be followed by a joint Strategic Partnership, using the Multi-donor Trust Fund modality, which strengthens resource effectiveness by pooling donor contributions and provides a more predictable, coordinated support to FAO technical assistance. Decentralized cooperation grew from 9 projects for a total amount of US$4.8 million in 2004-05, to 20 operational projects for a total budget of US$13.5 million. A total of 24 agreements were signed with Flemish, French, Italian and Spanish local administrations. Donor countries and partners continued to sponsor on-the-job training for young professionals assigned to work in support of FAO programmes at headquarters and in the decentralized offices (97 Associate Professional Officers as well as young professionals sponsored by other partners such as the Spanish Centre for External Trade, and regional entities in Spain (Galicia and Murcia) and Canada (Quebec)). Publications and Web-based materials were developed in support of resource mobilization for increased visibility of development efforts in various sectors (Trust Fund arrangements, support to NEPAD, the African Union, etc.) within donors' cooperation programmes (European Community, Japan, United States of America, etc.) and for emergency-related Consolidated Appeals and Flash Appeals.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AP03	Preparation and Formulation of National and Regional Programmes on Food Security, Agricultural and Rural Development	Continuing Programme Activity	TCO

Objective

Assist countries, especially LIFDCs, in achieving food security through the formulation of comprehensive National Food Security Programmes.

Indicators

Number of new national programmes formulated and approved by all parties.
Number of new regional programmes formulated and approved by all parties.
Number of SSC agreements formulated and approved by all parties.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The formulation of activities reflected a management decision to reorient the Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) towards the formulation and implementation of more comprehensive National and Regional Programmes for Food Security (NPFSs and RPFSs), in line with the recommendations of the Independent External Evaluation of the SPFS in 2002 and of the World Food Summit: five years later. New NPFSs were formulated for 14 countries, exceeding the planned target. Other countries were supported in the formulation of NPFS; their programmes were either under formulation or under exploratory discussions. These NPFSs focus not only on productivity and income enhancement of small farmers, but also on improving direct access to food for poor households through employment and income-generation activities, and safety nets. To complement NPFSs, four Regional Economic Integration Organizations were supported in formulating their RPFSs. Moreover, work was completed on formulating documentation for the expansion of RPFSs in the Caribbean region and a similar exercise was initiated in the Pacific. New South-South Cooperation (SSC) agreements (two corresponding to the target) were formulated and approved by all parties. By the end of 2007, 39 agreements (cumulative number) had been signed. In 2006, in order to allow the SSC continue its critical role under the NPFS, FAO entered into a strategic alliance with the Government of China to deploy an additional 3 000 SSC experts and technicians to national and regional food security programmes.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AS01	World Bank Cooperative Programme	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCI

Expected Benefits

Enhanced agricultural investment in countries through collaboration under the Programme, ensuring that long-term investment in agriculture and rural development is incorporated into their strategies and programmes.

Indicators

World Bank CP - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
World Bank CP - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through CP-formulated projects
World Bank CP - Project Supervision
- Number of appraisal, technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Under this programme entity, a total of 4 473 staff weeks (2 245 in 2006 and 2 228 in 2007) were dedicated to the FAO/World Bank Cooperative Programme (CP). TCI provided assistance under the CP to a total of 66 projects approved by the World Bank Group, representing total investments of US$4 716 million, of which US$3 588 million was accounted for by external loans/grants/credits. The number of projects approved for financing by the World Bank Group increased during 2006-07, and represented 50 percent of the total TCI-assisted approved projects, compared with 46 percent in 2004-05. The number of formulation (identification/preparation) missions undertaken for the Bank represented 66 percent of the total number of missions fielded by TCI in 2006-07, representing an increase from the corresponding proportion of 56 percent fielded in 2004-05.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AS08	Resource Mobilization for Member States	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCA

Expected Benefits

Mobilization of increased resources to agriculture and rural development from traditional and non-traditional donors, partners and recipients to support non-emergency and emergency field programmes.

Indicators

Advocacy initiatives developed for greater budget allocations
- Balanced portfolio of programmes/projects from the different funding sources and spread among beneficiary countries
- Resources mobilized at central level
- Resources mobilized at decentralized level
- Developing countries' own unilateral resources mobilized

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Annual meetings with donors, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) and funding institutions were organized. A brochure was issued on prioritization of agriculture within European Union (EU)-Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) funding agreements (European Development Fund) was issued. Successful models of strategic partnerships with donors (European Community, the Netherlands, Norway) were diffused. As a result, approximately US$1.1.billion were mobilized for development and emergency operations. With particular reference to Global Environment Facility (GEF), FAO was granted direct access to all resources in its area of comparative advantage. Under direct access, five direct access projects were approved by the GEF Council for a total value of US$27.2 million in GEF resources and associated cash, and in kind co-financing in the amount of US$81.42 million. Substantial progress was made in resource mobilization for decentralized cooperation.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AS12	Rome-based UN Agencies	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCI

Expected Benefits

Enhanced agricultural investment and immediate food security in countries through collaboration with partner financing and food aid institutions, ensuring that both long-term investment in agriculture and rural development and immediate food security issues are incorporated into their strategies and programmes.

Indicators

IFAD - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
IFAD - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
IFAD - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
WFP - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
WFP - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through ISP-formulated projects
WFP - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Under this programme entity, a total of 965 staff weeks (402 in 2006 and 563 in 2007) were delivered in support to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and a total of 57 weeks (30 in 2006 and 27 in 2007) to the World Food Programme (WFP). TCI assistance to IFAD during 2006-07 resulted in the approval of 25 IFAD projects, with total investments of US$798 million, of which US$603 million was provided through external financing. TCI assistance to WFP during the biennium resulted in 4 WFP programmes with total investments of US$227 million, of which US$194 million was provided by external support. Increased collaboration with IFAD, particularly during 2007, resulted in more preparation work and the initiation of supervision support to IFAD operations. The proportion of IFAD-approved projects in terms of all TCI-assisted operations approved during 2006-07 increased from 10 percent (13 projects) in 2004-05 to 19% (22 projects). The number of formulation missions for IFAD represented 10% (up from 4 percent in 2004-05) of the total number of formulation missions fielded by TCI in 2006-07.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AS14	International, Regional and Sub-regional Financing Institutions and Bilateral Institutions	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCI

Expected Benefits

Enhanced agricultural investment in countries through collaboration with partner financing institutions, ensuring that long-term investment in agriculture and rural development is incorporated into their strategies and programmes.

Indicators

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Asian Development Bank - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Asian Development Bank - Project Formulation
- Number of Programme and Project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Asian Development Bank - Project Supervision
- Number technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents.
Inter-American Development Bank - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Inter-American Development Bank - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Inter-American Development Bank - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Islamic Development Bank - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Islamic Development Bank - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Islamic Development Bank - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Corporacion Andina de Fomento - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Corporacion Andina de Fomento - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Corporacion Andina de Fomento - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
African Development Bank - Sector Review
- Number of Sector Review and Investment Strategy documents.
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings.
African Development Bank - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
African Development Bank - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Other IFIs - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Other IFIs - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Other IFIs - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Department for International Development - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Department for International Development - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Department for International Development - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Gesellschaft fur Zusammenarbeit - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Gesellschaft fur Zusammenarbeit - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Gesellschaft fur Zusammenarbeit - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Japan International Cooperation Agency - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Japan International Cooperation Agency - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Japan International Cooperation Agency - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
European Union - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
European Union - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
European Union - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Other Bilateral Inst. - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Other Bilateral Inst. - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Other Bilateral Inst. - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Under this PE, 216 staff weeks were delivered in assistance to EBRD (117 in 2006 and 99 in 2007), 10 weeks to the AsDB, and 398 weeks (376 in 2006 and 22 in 2007) to the AfDB. Assistance to other IFIs (including the World Bank non-CP, Global Environmental Facility [GEF], European Union and OPEC Fund for International Development [OFID)]) accounted for 640 weeks (301 in 2006 and 339 in 2007). TCI-assisted work for the EBRD resulted in 11 projects approved in 2006-07 (more than double the number approved in 2004-05), with total investments of US$338 million, of which US$285 million were external funds. Assistance to AsDB led to the approval of one project, with a total investment of US$5.2 million, including US$5 million in external funds. Support to the Islamic Development Bank resulted in two projects approved, with investments of US$49 million, of which US$40 million were external funds. The unit's work with AfDB led to six projects approved, with total investments of US$200 million, of which US$168 million were external funds.. • TCI assisted work for other financing resources led to 14 projects approved, with investments of US$291 million, of which US$222 million were external funds. Work for the regional (African, Asian and Inter-American Development) banks decreased during the 2006-07 biennium. Collaboration with AfDB included another six projects approved, prepared during earlier biennia; while TCI has been responsible for formulating a number of AfDB projects, many are still pending approval by the Bank. Formulation work was also reduced due to lack of AfDB preparation funds and a change in focus of activities. Under other financing provided, six GEF projects were approved for total investments of US$113 million, including a large regional project for fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean, and the Europe Union provided US$100 million to assist the Sudan. OFID approved two projects in Armenia and Myanmar for total investments of US$43 million.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3AS16	Support to FAO activities	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCI

Expected Benefits

Enhanced regional and national food security strategies and programmes, and improved national capacity to plan and design agricultural investment projects and programmes.

Indicators

Support to FAO activities - Sector Review
- Number of sector review and investment strategy documents
- Partners' satisfaction as transpires in regular meetings
Support to FAO activities - Project Formulation
- Number of programme and project documents
- Funding mobilized through projects formulated
Support to FAO activities - Project Supervision
- Number of technical review, mid-term review, evaluation and project completion documents
Capacity Building
- National capacity building curricula for subregional offices formulated and put in place
- National capacity building programmes planned and implemented through subregional offices

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Under this programme entity, 884 staff weeks were delivered in support of FAO activities (509 in 2006 and 375 in 2007). Two TCP projects were prepared by TCI for FAO pre-investment activities with total costs of US$0.6 million. TCI access to pre-investment support to countries through TCP financing decreased during 2006-07, compared with 2004-05 when 18 TCP investment-related projects were prepared and approved. However, during the course of the biennium, the Organization was able to provide support to project formulation in numerous countries by resorting to the TCP facility: in Cambodia, Malawi (a multidonor and World Bank project), Mongolia, Myanmar, the Niger and Swaziland (a European Union project).

Programme 3B: Food and agriculture policy

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	28,880
	Actual Income	1,792
	Adjusted Programme of Work	30,672
	Expenditure at budget rate	30,461
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	211
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		12,520
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	26,211
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	9,820
	TCP and SPFS delivery	7,963
	Total Field Programme delivery	43,994
Total Expenditure		86,975

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	10	0	1	11	11	110%
Information exchange and coordination	7	0	2	9	9	129%
Information products, systems, databases	33	(1)	2	34	34	103%
International Undertakings, Agreements	1	0	1	2	2	200%
Other	1	0	0	1	1	100%
Policy and legislative advice	9	0	1	10	10	111%
Provision of services to staff, departments and members	5	0	0	5	5	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	5	0	1	6	6	120%
Total	71	(1)	8	78	78	110%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BA01	Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS)	Technical Project	ESA

Objective

Provision of accurate and timely information on the incidence, nature and causes of food insecurity, malnutrition and vulnerability at the national and subnational levels to assist Members and the international community in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of policies and programmes to achieve national and global food security and poverty reduction goals within the framework provided by the MDGs.

Indicators

Countries where FIVIMS outputs were used as justification for national budget allocations supporting food security targets
Examples of use of FIVIMS information and outputs by key national institutions
Countries where FIVIMS information was used, or referred to in policy formulation
Total budgetary allocation used to produce outputs by key FIVIMS agencies at country level (this is irrespective of source)
Percentage of total budget allocated to produce outputs from national sources
Countries where budget allocations to FIVIMS-related national institutions increased (reflecting increase in staff number or operation and maintenance)
Information products with assessment and monitoring of progress towards food security targets at global and national levels

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

In support of the FAO-FIVIMS programme's work on global assessments and monitoring of progress towards food security targets (World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goals), "The State of Food Insecurity in the World" was published in 2006 (the 2007 issue was delayed to 2008). Technical divisions conducted further work on improving estimates and measurements of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. The FAO Hunger Map was updated regularly and other information products were made accessible through the Internet. Improved Nutrition Country Profiles covering more than 60 countries were published on the Internet and on CD-ROM. The FIVIMS Secretariat facilitated cross-departmental collaboration, while serving as focal point for collaboration with international partners and member countries. A periodic newsletter was published (6 editions) and methodological and technical materials were produced to guide the work of FIVIMS at the global, regional and country levels. These outputs included materials for the measurement of food deprivation at country levels; an updated global database on anthropometric data for improved estimates of minimum and maximum dietary energy requirements; research on indicators for bridging food security and nutrition, including dietary diversity, and guidelines for application at country level; and technical working papers providing conceptual and practical guidance on improved estimation and analysis of vulnerability to food insecurity in support of better policy and programme formulation. In addition, building on FAO support to FSAU/Somalia and funding by the EC/FAO Food Security Programme and FAO/Netherlands Partnership Programme, FAO led the development of a tool for measuring severity of food insecurity to guide allocation of resources according to need. This tool, the Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) has been applied in several countries, guiding key decisions in response to food crises.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BA04	Socioeconomic analysis of global perspective issues in food and agriculture	Technical Project	ESA

Objective

Key decision-makers at the national and international levels will be more aware of long-term developments, constraints and opportunities in global food, nutrition and agriculture, and will be able to make more informed policy and programmatic choices, as a result.

Indicators

Examples of public or parliamentary debates, public awareness campaigns, programmes or policies that were influenced by the analysis and assessment drawn from AT 20XX material

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

An interim report on "World agriculture: towards 2030/2050" was published in June 2006. A number of papers on selected issues such as biofuels and food security, climate change and food security, the obesity problem, diets and nutrition transition, were published in professional journals.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BA06	Support to the Development of a Regulatory Framework for Food and Agriculture	Technical Project	LEG

Objective

Effective national implementation of international norms related to food and agriculture in priority areas.

Indicators

Demands for information and advice for revision or preparation of national legal texts in priority areas
Indication of national legal texts adopted, improved or implemented on the basis of guidelines, manuals, codes of conduct and action plans

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

In the biennium, the Organization provided technical assistance to 109 countries through 140 projects covering, in descending order of concentration, biosecurity (plant and animal health and food safety), forestry, agrarian reform and land, fisheries, water, and trade. Wherever relevant, legal assistance has been geared to the systematic and consistent implementation of international legal instruments, notably the International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, the International Plant Protection Convention, the Codex Alimentarius, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. In one instance, FAO facilitated cooperation among the three countries sharing the Iullemeden Aquifer System in the Sahel (Mali, Niger, Nigeria), through their decision to create a joint cooperation mechanism. Also during this biennium, laws and regulations were enacted by countries as a direct result of technical assistance provided in previous biennia (notably, Mexico, Viet Nam and Zambia - fisheries legislation; Bhutan - food legislation; Suriname - seed legislation). This programme entity also delivered a significant amount of capacity building and knowledge transfer through technical assistance activities using a range of different modalities (on-the-job training, workshops, study tours). Beneficiaries included government officials/counterparts and local consultants associated with the technical assistance projects.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BP02	The State of Food and Agriculture	Continuing Programme Activity	ESA

Objective

Improved policy or planning decisions based on enhanced awareness and understanding of global or major trends, constraints and opportunities in agricultural development.

Indicators

Evidence of increased awareness of issues highlighted in SOFA, especially among decision-makers and opinion leaders (e.g. articles or citations in specialized and generalist media, or public debates).

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Two issues of "The State of Food and Agriculture" (SOFA), two Council/Conference documents and contributions to several regional SOFA reports were prepared during the biennium. SOFA continues to be FAO's most popular flagship publication, receiving among the highest number of visits on the FAO Web site. The publication reports on and analyses major developments in food and agriculture and provides an in-depth survey of one major theme in food and agriculture each year. The 2006 edition on "Food aid for food security?" received widespread media attention, and briefings were given for the United States House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the European Union's Food Aid Group and numerous other governmental and civil society groups. The report contributed to discussions on food aid in the World Trade Organization, the Food Aid Convention, the WFP executive council and FAO governing bodies. The 2007 edition on "Paying farmers for environmental services" contributed to the international policy debates on global climate change, including COP-13 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and follow-up negotiations.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BP05	Food Security Policy Analysis and Monitoring of the WFS goals and MDGs	Continuing Programme Activity	ESA

Objective

Effective analytical foundation for policies aimed at reducing food insecurity and vulnerability, at country and regional levels.

Indicators

Use of food security and vulnerability analysis for the design of national food security policies and interventions
Regional collaboration in reducing food insecurity based on FAO's analytical work
In-depth debates on food security based on deeper understanding of issues
Evidence of integration of the right to adequate food into policy assistance

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Several analytical studies and papers were produced that examined the linkages between food security and vulnerability analysis for the design of national food security policies and programmes. Examples include a study on linking improved food security and livelihoods to agriculture development and pro-poor growth in Liberia, an analysis of the effects of El Nino on rice production in the Philippines, and a study of food prices and food security in Trinidad and Tobago. Under the leadership of FAO two meetings were held in support of the "High-Level External Committee on Millennium Development Goals". The themes examined by the Committee were especially relevant for MDGs 1 and 7 and included, 1) lessons learned from FAO's Special Programme for Food Security and its impact on MDG 1, 2) Climate change and food security, 3) Transboundary pests and diseases and food security, 4) FAO as a knowledge organization. Follow-up reports to the World Food Summit Plan of Action (WFS-PoA) were presented at the 32nd Session of Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in October 2006, including a Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the WFS-PoA. The CFS acknowledged the growth and achievements of the International Alliance Against Hunger and National Alliances and their status as an important mechanism for achieving the targets of the WFS-PoA and the MDGs. In 2006, the FAO Council endorsed the CFS report on the Implementation of the WFS-PoA, which is submitted every four years to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Encouraging progress was achieved in the integration of the right to adequate food into policy assistance: Technical assistance was provided to some 10 countries to develop capacity and awareness and introduce the right to adequate food into legislation, strategies, policies and action plans.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BP08	Field Programme Development	Continuing Programme Activity	TCA

Objective

Generation of a dynamic field programme, attuned to the requirements of recipient countries and the expectations of funding sources.

Indicators

Regional strategies and biennial action plans for field programme development.
NMTPFs and other development frameworks

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Under the overall orientation and coordination of the Policy Assistance Group at headquarters, decentralized units prepared strategies for field programme development, including sector reviews, in selected countries within Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Near East. A central role has been progressively given to the National Medium-Term Priority Frameworks (NMTPFs). At the country level, the approach to field programme development relied upon matching FAO's understanding of a recipient's requirements (taking into account in-country capacity), the interests of donors in terms of their geographic and thematic programme priorities and the appropriateness of involving FAO. The impact of the implementation of this programme entity is reflected by an updated pipeline of projects and their management from project conceptualization through to approval, including discussion with governments. Activities under this programme entity (PE) also involved appraisal of a number of project proposals aimed at responding to the technical assistance needs of FAO member countries. Projects in agricultural policy analysis and planning were also formulated for various countries. In terms of lessons learned under this PE, the multidisciplinary missions were particularly successful in a number of countries when all relevant stakeholders, including governments and key donors, were involved and the process was well coordinated. The fact that governments retained full ownership and supported agriculture development in joint UN programming efforts was also a major factor in ensuring their success.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BP10	Collection and Dissemination of Legal Information	Continuing Programme Activity	LEG

Objective

Improved legislation for food and agriculture and greater national capacity to frame and implement such legislation.

Indicators

Effective use of information in drafting and implementing national legislation
Outreach of and demand for publications

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

This programme entity (PE) continued and increased its contribution to the collection, generation and dissemination of information and lessons concerning legal aspects of agricultural and rural development. Under this PE, the the Organization maintains FAOLEX and associated legal databases (fisheries and water law), representing the world's largest online database of national legislation and treaties concerning agriculture, food and natural resource management. FAOLEX grew steadily during the biennium, with the addition of approximately 15 000 new records with linked full legislative texts. All this information can be accessed via the Internet using either a sophisticated search interface or a newly developed free-text search application. FAOLEX now also features a screening of national constitutions. Six revisions of existing legislative studies and ten new legislative studies were published. These publications have been targeted to new and emerging areas of law, notably biotechnology, biosecurity and gender. In addition, several are presented in the format of guidelines for the preparation of legislation for implementing international legal instruments. The Web-based series, "FAO Legal Papers Online" - which constitutes a series of articles and reports on legal issues of contemporary interest in the areas of food policy, agriculture, rural development, biodiversity, bioenergy and natural resource management - was expanded significantly during the biennium and is widely cited.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BP11	The Role of Agriculture in Economic and Social Development: Policy Analysis and Lessons Learned	Continuing Programme Activity	ESA

Objective

Increased awareness of the need and the direction in which agricultural and other policies are to build their capacity to design, adjust and evaluate policies of relevance to agriculture and rural development, and use this capacity to negotiate and implement enabling policy frameworks for agriculture development.

Indicators

Examples of debates relayed in specialized or generalist media on issues addressed by this entity (e.g. policy reforms on agriculture and the rural economy) that make explicit reference to FAO's approaches

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Substantial progress was achieved in meeting both programme entity indicators and biennial and major output indicators. A database was developed on the sources of rural income demographic dynamics. Relevant analysis was performed on the linkages between rural income sources, demographics, access to markets and poverty and inequality and on the relationship between agricultural and other sources of income. This activity made a substantial impact on the development debate; the results of the analysis and the database itself were used in the preparation of the World Development Report 2008 ("Agriculture and Development "), especially Chapters 3 and 9. Presentations were made at a number of conferences and meetings and as part of FAO's regional office initiatives (LAC and REU). Three institutional contracts were signed with IFAD for the production of relevant analysis for their forthcoming "Rural Poverty Report" (a major flagship publication) using the database and analysis. Analysis of issues crucial to rural development, such as migration, remittances and gender issues, were also initiated. Major progress was made in analysing the impact of changes in global food systems on smallholder farmers. New country cases studies were produced with the collaboration of local research and policy institutions, and a book is being prepared for publication. The results of the analysis were presented at several meetings (with donors, intergovernmental organizations and academics). Work on resource mobilization has continued, with the contribution of relevant analysis to ECOSOC events as part of FAO's contribution.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BS01	Servicing the Committee on World Food Security	Technical Service Agreement	ESA

Objective

Harmonised and prioritised implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action by member nations and their various development partners.

Indicators

Number of countries and organizations attending the CFS

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Both the 32nd and 33rd Sessions of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) were attended by over 110 Members and other observers from non-Member countries and other partners. Reports from both sessions were endorsed by the FAO Council. The Council commended the Secretariat for the organization and conduct of the Special Forum during the 32nd Session Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, which stimulated debate on the hunger and poverty situation in the world. The Mid-Term Review called for renewed emphasis by all to ensure that the World Food Summit and Millennium Development Goals were achieved and highlighted the importance of a more analytical overview of the variable performance among regions in reducing food insecurity and in extracting lessons from positive experiences. Special issues covered in the World Food Security Assessment reports included, the particular threat posed by avian influenza and the implications of this transboundary disease on global food security (32nd Session - 2006), and the issue of bioenergy in relation to food security dimensions (33rd Session - 2007). The FAO Council endorsed the CFS report on the Implementation of the WFS-PoA, which is submitted every four years to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as per ECOSOC decision 1999/212 of 25 March 1999 : "… FAO to report on progress in the implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, highlighting its linkages with the coordinated and integrated follow-up to major United Nations conferences and summits undertaken by the United Nations system".

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BS02	Technical Support Services to Members and the Field Programme	Technical Service Agreement	ESA

Objective

The objective is to provide technical support to countries and regions in implementing the World Food Summit Plan of Action in the manner most appropriate to the country and region specific context through fostering information exchange, debate and consensus-building on policy issues identified as most critical to reducing hunger sustainably, and providing advisory services on request.

Indicators

National food security strategies, programmes and projects
Number of working groups and joint activities within FAO and /or with other development partners focusing on priority issues of CFS

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

FAO provided significant technical assistance to member countries and Regional Economic Commissions (RECs) including Angola, Bangladesh, Chad, Colombia, Eritrea, Egypt, the Republic of Iran, Mozambique and Namibia. Technical assistance focused on developing and strengthening food security and vulnerability information systems and analysis for policy formulation and programming appropriate food security interventions.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3BS06	Agriculture Policy Assistance	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	TCA

Expected Benefits

Improved policy environment and institutional arrangements related to sectoral and subsectoral development objectives and projects.

Indicators

Coordinated support and advice to countries and REIOs on agriculture and rural development policies and strategies
- Number of regional plans adopted and assistance missions undertaken
Policy and Strategy harmonization at country and regional level
- A better environment for the FAO field programme due to clear links to policy and sector analytical work
Strenghtening the capacity of member countries and REIOs in the analysis, formulation, implementation and M&E of policies and strategies for agricultural and rural development
- Number of regional plans adopted and assistance missions undertaken
Ensuring coherence and interfacing between policy work conducted by FAO technical departments and policy assistance provided to member countries through the multidisciplinary teams
- Level of use at corporate level and in policy papers of technical reports and notes

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

FAO Headquearters and decentralized offices provided direct policy assistance to various member countries. Policy advice covered regional and subregional integration, agriculture sector strategies, agricultural trade, multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations in agriculture, public expenditure in rural areas, monitoring and evaluation, and rural development at the local level. Support was provided in the preparation of policy papers and regional diagnostic studies in Africa, Asia and Latin America and in the implementation of regional training workshops and seminars on the same policy issues. Extensive and continuing technical support and backstopping for CAADP implementation was provided to the NEPAD and African Union secretariats, as well as to African regional economic integration organizations, with a senior policy officer at headquarters fully dedicated to this role and additional inputs from officers at headquarters and PAB/PAUs. The Division also coordinated a major corporate effort in designing a capacity-building programme for high-level policy makers: material for this programme was developed in collaboration with technical departments and a pilot programme was implemented for FAORs and staff from subregional offices. The development of EASYPol, a repository of policy capacity materials also continued. In addition, FAO implemented a major policy-oriented partnership programme. A major lesson-learning exercise funded from extra-budgetary resources helped to identify good practices in policy assistance provision and influencing policy processes.

Programme 3C: Trade and markets

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	11,577
	Actual Income	331
	Adjusted Programme of Work	11,908
	Expenditure at budget rate	11,308
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	600
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		3,047
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	6,034
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	78
	TCP and SPFS delivery	451
	Total Field Programme delivery	6,563
Total Expenditure		20,918

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Delivered Modified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	4	0	0	4	4	0	100%
Information exchange and coordination	6	(2)	0	4	4	0	67%
Information products, systems, databases	43	(2)	1	42	38	4	98%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	12	(3)	0	9	9	0	75%
Total	65	(7)	1	59	55	4	91%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3CA02	Support to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations and support for Implementation of Multi-Lateral Trade Negotiations	Technical Project	EST

Objective

Enhanced national capacities to implement agricultural trade agreements and benefit from trading opportunities.

Indicators

Effective use of impartial advice by government experts, participants in seminars, workshops and symposia
Proposals and other inputs tabled for trade negotiations, based on FAO's advice

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

In the absence of an agreement in the Doha Round this programme entity focused on support to negotiations. Analyses, information and trade-related capacity building were provided to Members, allowing them to participate more fully and more effectively in multilateral trade negotiations, including those under the auspices of the World Trade Organization. Some of these activities have been the mainstay of the interdepartmental Umbrella I and II Trade Capacity Building Programmes. The Division maintained a comprehensive programme of analysis of trade policy issues to support its advice to Members from the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture onwards to the current Doha Round. The results of this analytical work were disseminated through regional capacity-building workshops and Geneva-based round tables, and through targeted publications such as the FAO Trade Policy Technical Notes on issues related to the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture and FAO Trade Policy Briefs. Country policy advisory missions were also undertaken.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3CP06	Global socioeconomic analysis and market assessment of agricultural products and impact on food security	Continuing Programme Activity	EST

Objective

Key actors in food and agricultural commodity markets will be able to respond more effectively to changing market conditions. In particular, government decision-makers will promote appropriate programmes or policies aimed at enabling the private sector to seize emerging commodity market opportunities.

Indicators

Estimated number of hits and downloads from the FAO Web site providing assessments and publications on basic food commodities
Number of invitations received from private-sector associations and institutions prominent in each of the commodity sectors for contributing to or attending their meetings.
Evaluation and assessments by Members after attendance at meetings organized by the Division
Evidence of marketing or policy decisions that were influenced by information provided under this entity

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Activities under this programme entity include monitoring developments in global agricultural commodity markets and commodity and market policy implementation, and analysing the developments and implementation with a view to assessing their market and food security impacts at the international level and in the short and medium term. In addition to the continuous work undertaken, this biennium the collaboration initiated with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development continued with the publication of two major medium-term outlook; the studies also formed the basis for presentations at numerous conferences by different staff members. Moreover, situation and outlook analysis undertaken as a part of the entity's contribution to the Global Information and Early Warning system (GIEWS) represented a unique source information to the general public, policy makers and market analysts in the face of rapid increases in food and agricultural prices, eliciting hundreds of media interviews, requests for information and downloads from the GIEWS Web site.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3CP07	Analysis of globalization and trade issues relevant to agricultural markets	Continuing Programme Activity	EST

Objective

Improved analytical information concerning commodity value chains and impacts on policy.

Indicators

Evidence of enhanced market efficiency and improved policy- and decision-making regarding national and international commodity markets by developing countries

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

A number of case studies on commodity value chains were conducted and key aspects of policy interest examined, including competition, governance and market structure issues, price transmission, and foreign direct investment. Work to date on these topics was reported in the 2007-08 issue of the "Commodity Market Review". In addition, an expert meeting on governance, coordination and distribution along commodity value chains was held and the proceedings published. Work on regional trade focused largely on Africa was conducted in close collaboration with the African Union, providing an analytical basis for progress toward an African Common Market. A major programme of work on appropriate trade policies, especially in the context of World Trade Organization rules, was undertaken with three major expert meetings held, one book published and another one in preparation. Work on standards in international trade continued, with an increasing emphasis on private-sector standards, the implications of which have so far been under-researched. Guides to standards and certification for developing country producers and exporters were published and analytical studies of the implications of these standards for trade undertaken.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3CP08	Support to CCP	Continuing Programme Activity	EST

Objective

Improved commodity and trade policy formulation.

Indicators

Improved commodity and trade policy decision-making, especially in developing country members
Improved international consensus on commodity and trade policy issues

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The Organization provides the Secretariat for the biennial Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP), which held its 66th Session in 2007. The CCP provides a unique global forum for discussion of commodity market, trade and policy issues, including negotiations in the World Trade Organization. The format and agendas of CCP sessions have been adjusted to respond to the evolving commodity trade environment and the changing needs of Members. Sessions focused on the core areas of concern in the mandate of the CCP and some efficiency savings were made.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3CS01	Technical Support Services to Members and the Field Programme	Technical Service Agreement	EST

Objective

Improved technical and economic efficiency of commodity markets, and enhanced capability of member countries to maximise benefits from commodity production and trade; mobilisation of extra-budgetary resources in support of these aims

Indicators

Requests for assistance

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

2007 saw a major impetus to work in supporting Members on commodity production and trade strategies with the initiation of the European Community-funded all-ACP commodity project, which aims to assist selected ACP countries in the diagnostic analysis of their commodity sectors to identify constraints on development and identify development strategies.

Programme 3D: Agriculture information and statistics

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	10,583
	Actual Income	454
	Adjusted Programme of Work	11,037
	Expenditure at budget rate	11,537
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(500)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		2,824
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	2,541
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	779
	Total Field Programme delivery	3,320
Total Expenditure		17,681

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Delivered Modified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	12	0	12	12	0	100%
Information exchange and coordination	10	(2)	8	8	0	80%
Information products, systems, databases	31	(2)	29	28	1	94%
International Undertakings, Agreements	1	0	1	1	0	100%
Other	8	0	8	8	0	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	3	(1)	2	2	0	67%
Total	65	(5)	60	59	1	92%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3DA01	Multi-Agency Programme for Capacity Building in Food and Agricultural Statistics	Technical Project	ESS

Objective

Enhanced access by national governments, the private sector and development agencies to reliable and timely food and agricultural statistics for improved sectoral planning and monitoring.

Indicators

Periodic analysis of FAOSTAT data provided by countries
Number of staff trained in target countries

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Overall, significant progress was achieved in the improvement of data reliability and sustainability of statistical systems. The Guidelines were prepared for mainstreaming sectoral statistics within National Strategies for Development of Statistics, data collection methods were improved and capacity building for data analysis and dissemination was supported with training provided to staff in several countries. The dissemination, access and use of existing data were improved and progress is expected to continue in the coming biennium with the launch of a new extra-budgetary project. The preparation of advocacy tools, including a video, will also contribute to raising the profile of agricultural statistics and promoting their use by policy makers for sectoral planning and monitoring.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3DP02	Global Food and Agriculture Statistics	Continuing Programme Activity	ESS

Objective

To provide users in FAO and the international community with a set of consistent and up-to-date series and indicators relating to production, trade and utilization (crop and livestock) statistics with which to analyse and monitor the regional and global situation regarding food and agriculture and to support decision-making.

Indicators

List of international and regional organizations, aid agencies and governments routinely using FAO agricultural production, price, resource, trade statistics and food balance sheets in their policy, programming and evaluation processes
Use of agricultural production, price, resource, trade statistics and food balance sheets.
Use of ESS Web pages

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The statistical methodology and data series on agricultural resources statistics were updated and revised. The producer price data compilation continued with dissemination of updated basic time series. Revised methodology was developed and for implementation in 2008-09. The time series on agriculture investment and official development assistance were regularly updated; their quality and timeliness were significantly enhanced. Regular updating and improvements of the Summary of World Food and Agricultural Statistics 2006 provided an easy and quick reference tool on the wide range of food and agricultural statistics at the world and regional levels. The FAO Food Security Statistics Web site of the Statistics Division was updated and extended to incorporate food insecurity assessment reports and working papers prepared by countries as outputs of activities in country projects, National Demonstration Centres and International Demonstration Centres. A publication was produced, incorporating 14 papers on food security statistics prepared by countries with technical support from the Statistics Division and financial support from the European Community. The compilation, processing, storage and dissemination of statistical data comprise a core normative role of FAO. FAOSTAT data available to the world community are found in all economic and policy studies in agricultural economics. Their contribution to all FAO economic policy reports is crucial. During this biennium, FAOSTAT methodology, coding and questionnaires were revised. The development and dissemination of new synthetic balanced datasets and related indicators in FAOSTAT was found not to meet users requirements and was discontinued. FAOSTAT hits showed an increase of 27% in the number of unique visitors (92, 376) from April 2007 to April 2008 and an increase in number of 18% in the number of hits (7,457,590) in the same period). From 2002 - July 2008, there were over 860,000 unique visitors to the ESS web page.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3DP03	Surveys and National Statistical Information Systems	Continuing Programme Activity	ESS

Objective

Improved availability, reliability, timeliness and usefulness of statistics relating to food and agriculture at the national level for improved sector planning, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes addressing food security issues.

Indicators

Participation in the Programme for the World Census of Agriculture
Development of National Systems of Food and Agricultural Statistics
Capacity building

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The new "World Programme for the Census of Agriculture 2010" (WCA 2010) was published at the end of 2005 with a new, modular approach, including thematic modules (especially on the gender dimension of agriculture) as well as community-level statistics. Regional round table meetings were organized to promote this WCA. In the meantime, methodologies and results from country agricultural censuses of the WCA 2000 were compiled and disseminated through the Internet. New and emerging statistical methodologies and tools were documented and presented at regional meetings as part of the capacity-building activities for the benefit of member countries. A new copublication by FAO and the World Bank was prepared on Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation of Agriculture and Rural Development Programmes, in the framework of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. This provides useful guidelines for member countries in developing and maintaining their systems of indicators.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3DP04	FAOSTAT/CountrySTAT and Coordination of Statistics at FAO	Continuing Programme Activity	ESS

Objective

Wide availability of statistical data of acceptable quality and broad relevance to analysts and decision-makers.

Indicators

Improved coverage of agricultural domains in International Statistical Classifications
FAOSTAT hits
CountrySTAT implementation
FAOSTAT used as source in policy papers related to food and agriculture

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The release of the new FAOSTAT included the development of integrated statistical frameworks for agricultural statistics; development of new statistical methodology for balancing agricultural statistics; development of a comprehensive statistical metadata system; redevelopment of FAO agricultural statistical classification and alignment with international statistical classifications; development of new techniques for processing and disseminating data; and modernization of the information technology processing and disseminating systems.The development and dissemination of new synthetic balanced datasets and related indicators in FAOSTAT was found not to meet users requirements and was discontinued. Also, improved coverage of agricultural domains in International Statistical Classifications is testified by the issuance of CPC rev 2.0, HS 2012, ISIC rev.4, and ISCO 2008 for which most of the work took place in 2006-2007. FAOSTAT hits showed an increase of 27% in the number of unique visitors (92, 376) from April 2007 to April 2008 and an increase in number of 18% in the number of hits (7,457,590) in the same period. As at December 2007, CountrySTAT had been implemented to various degrees in 16 countries and regional entities. FAOSTAT was used as a source in the FAO major policy papers related to food and agriculture (SOFA, SOFI, and other FAO flagship publications).

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3DS01	Technical Support Services to Members and the Field Programme	Technical Service Agreement	ESS

Objective

The objective of this entity is to improve the access of national governments, the private sector and development partners to reliable and timely statistics relating to food and agriculture to support improved sector planning, monitoring and evaluation and for use in addressing food security issues.

Indicators

Direct advice to member countries
Field Programme Support
Capacity building

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Direct advice was provided to member countries on the development of an integrated system of agricultural statistics; the organization of agricultural censuses and surveys; supply utilization accounts; food balance sheets and indicators of undernutrition. A number of countries were supported in the mobilization of resources for statistics projects and in conducting a large-scale agricultural census. Often, Technical Cooperation Programme support precedes a larger-scale donor-financed project, such as in the Niger, where US$8 million were mobilized for a census of livestock and agriculture, or Haiti, where US$5 million was mobilized for a census of agriculture. Regional commission meetings were organized in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America. However, a planned meeting in Europe was not organized owing to the partners' changes in priority; similarly, while the Advisory Panel of Experts in Statistics could not be convened owing to resource limitations and priority changes. The activities undertaken resulted in increased data availability for users in several countries, which served to improve the quality and quantity of data provided by countries to FAOSTAT.

Programme 3E: Alliances and advocacy initiatives against hunger and poverty

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	11,647
	Actual Income	546
	Adjusted Programme of Work	12,193
	Expenditure at budget rate	12,216
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(23)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		3,888
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	126
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	89
	Total Field Programme delivery	215
Total Expenditure		16,319

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	2	0	0	2	2	100%
Information exchange and coordination	4	0	0	4	4	100%
Information products, systems, databases	3	0	0	3	3	100%
Other	4	(2)	0	2	2	50%
Policy and legislative advice	1	0	0	1	1	100%
Provision of services to staff, departments and members	27	(2)	2	27	27	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	1	0	0	1	1	100%
Total	42	(4)	2	40	40	95%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3EA01	Implementing Guidelines on the Right to Food in the context of National Food Security	Technical Project	ESA

Objective

The creation of capacity and instruments to implement the right to adequate food through systematic application of the Voluntary Guidelines, thus contributing to the reduction of hunger and poverty.

Indicators

Integration of the right to adequate food into policy assistance
Use of the Voluntary Guidelines and support materials to improve national policy, legal and institutional frameworks

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

During the biennium 2006-07, progress was made in developing a methodological toolkit to support countries in integrating the right to adequate food into legislation, and in monitoring, to assessing, and teaching the right to adequate food. Information and awareness-building was largely supported by an interactive Web site launched in February 2007, which by October 2007 had reached 17 000 users. Training materials were developed, including e-learning and online courses on the right to adequate food. World Food Day 2007 presented an opportunity to raise awareness about the right to adequate food: the country package developed by the programme entity (PE) for that occasion was well received by the public and FAO offices and generated numerous information and training activities at the country level. There has been an increase in demand from countries for support in their efforts to implement the Right to Food Guidelines. By the end of the biennium, the PE had provided technical expertise to around 10 countries in support of their efforts to introduce the right to adequate food into legislation, strategies, policies and action plans. In addition, activities related to capacity development, information and awareness-building, as well as ad hoc support to the development of strategies and policies, were carried out in 10 additional countries.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3EP01	National Liaison Offices	Continuing Service	OCD

Expected Benefits

Expected benefits include improved cooperation and communication between FAO and key national governments, civil society, and the public in North America, Japan and Italy.

Indicators

Liaison Office in Japan
- Assessed contribution
- TeleFood
- Trust Fund
Liaison Office for North America
- FAO increasingly perceived as a technical centre of excellence
- FAO increasingly perceived as a technical centre of excellence
- Liaison outreach in North America on behalf of FAO
- Successful facilitation of technical and official consultations and missions in North America
- Represention of FAO at governmental, multilateral and non-governmental meetings in Canada and the United States
- Facilitation of recruitment and entry on duty of staff and consultants originating in North America
FAO policy on and facilitation of cooperation with the Headquarters Host Country
- Extent of collaboration between the host country and FAO and participation of the Organization in coordinating or facilitating events

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Activities have been undertaken in Italy, Japan and North America to raise awareness of the Organization's work and improve cooperation and communication between FAO and key partners. In Italy, thanks largely to a series of productive meetings organized by FAO, working relations were strengthened between various FAO departments and relevant Italian bodies, including those in the government sector, civil society, and private sector. To raise the visibility of FAO projects in Japan, joint FAO-Government of Japan missions visited Japanese-funded projects (including projects on avian influenza and situated in Ghana, Haiti, the Philippines, Senegal, the Sudan and Uganda); knowledge of FAO gained by Japanese participants was widely disseminated and helped publicize FAO's activities in Japan. Relations with the Japanese public were significantly strengthened thanks to various public relations activities and publications, including a candlelight vigil, monthly newsletters, press releases, and participation of LOJA staff in seminars and lectures related to food and agriculture. In North America, partnerships with universities were strengthened in local, national and international initiatives on innovative horticulture, nutrition and income-generation. A key accomplishment was the formation of a network of some 100 schools and community groups (in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, United States of America) in relation to school gardening and urban agriculture initiatives. Support was provided to around 70 technical visitors for meetings with Canadian and United States officials, as well as to technical workshops. The United States Committee for FAO succeeded in involving key private-sector partners in activities related to the fight against hunger. Finally, awareness of FAO was raised in New York City when over 250 public school gardeners participated in annual World Food Day celebrations at the United Nations.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3EP02	Corporate Framework for Effective Partnerships with civil society and private sector	Continuing Service	ODG

Expected Benefits

Enhanced transparency of cooperation with civil society and the private sector (including communication, capacity building and appropriate procedures); improved involvement of these partners in FAO's activities; in-house coordination of FAO's activities with such partners.

Indicators

Development of FAO private sector policy and strategy
- Policy paper and strategy on the private sector
Policy, strategy and guidelines for cooperation with civil society, including their participation in policy fora organized under FAO auspices
- Policy, strategy and guidelines for cooperation with civil society, including their participation in policy fora organized under FAO auspices
Technical assistance to FAO decentralized offices and advice to member countries on issues and policies related to promotion of local private sector and civil society organizations
- Amount of technical assistance provided to FAO decentralized offices and advice to member countries on issues and policies related to promoton of local private sector and civil society organizations

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The Strategic Planning Unit (ODGS) has re-established a process for internal consultation on information sharing and priority areas for relations with civil society through an interdepartmental working group. This will provide the basis for developing a platform for disseminating lessons learned, examples of agreements with civil society, and a simple collective database on civil society partners. The inter-departmental working group has held regular meetings to share information on civil society relations with FAO programme activities, technical meetings and governing bodies. Several case studies of collaboration have been documented as the basis for future exchange and development of the data base. The process and components for a renewal of the policy and strategy for cooperation with non-governmental and civil society organizations is under discussion including a calendar for development during 2008-2009.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3EP03	Coordination of the FAO Partnership Programmes relating to Retired Experts, TCDC/TCCT Experts, Young Professionals and Visiting Experts from Academic and Research Institutions	Continuing Service	OCD

Expected Benefits

These Programmes have a strong potential to facilitate a greater leverage for the Organization to benefit from a vast reservoir of technical expertise and skills in enhancing its work and contributing to the local capacity building. They will also serve to augment the limited resource base of the Organization by accessing the unique technical expertise in carrying out its mandate at lower cost while maintaining high quality.

Indicators

Implementation of the Partnership Programmes
- Total amount of disbursement to cover FAO's share of the costs of assignments carried out under the programmes; number of assignments carried out; number of countries, experts and young professionals participating in the assignments
New Approaches to Operationalizing the Partnership Programmes
- Evidence of adoption of newly designed innovative instruments for and approaches to "operationalizing" the Partnership Programmes, with resulting increases in the total amount of disbursement to cover FAO's share of the costs of assignments carried out under the programmes; the number of assignments carried out; and the number of countries, experts and young professionals participating in the assignments

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

In 1994, FAO adopted new approaches to forging innovative partnerships and a number of Partnership Programmes were established in agreement with governments and by internal directives. These included an Agreement concerning the use of experts for technical cooperation among developing countries/countries in transition (Programme for TCDC/TCCT Experts). The Programme helps link up countries requiring technical assistance with countries able to offer the required technical expertise, with FAO providing catalytic support. By December 2007, the governments of 133 developing countries had signed the Agreement. During the period 2006-07, TCDC/TCCT experts carried out some 270 assignments. A second example was an Agreement on cooperation in establishing a programme for the use of retired national experts (Programme for Retired National Experts). The Governments of 93 countries have signed this Agreement. The experts participate in the Programme on the understanding that, for the most part, their services are donated to strengthen FAO's capabilities and enhance its work. During the period 2006-07, retirees carried out 650 assignments. An Agreement on cooperation in establishing a programme of academic exchange (Programme for Visiting Experts from Academic and Research Institutions) was also established. The Visiting Experts Programme has been endorsed by 69 countries as well as 7 regional/international centres. During the period 2006-07, Visiting Experts collaborated in some 20 assignments. The Programme has enhanced FAO's role as a centre of excellence through the benefits derived from partnerships with academic/research institutions that have assigned their scientists to the Organization. The fourth such programme was designed for on-the-job training of young professionals from developing countries (Young Professionals Programme) and aimed at strengthening national capacities. During the period 2006-07, one Young Professional provided services to the Organization.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3EP04	Cooperation with the European Union	Continuing Programme Activity	TCA

Objective

Increased allocations to agriculture.

Indicators

Number of programmes identified and funded

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

This Programme excludes cooperation with individual European Union (EU) Members. The level of new commitments in the areas for cooperation identified in the Strategic Partnership Agreement of 2004 has increased rapidly. Pledges signed in 2006-2007 from the EU for implementation in the coming years amounted to US$220 million during the reporting period, which is 60 percent higher than in the previous biennium. This also translated into an increased delivery on European Commission-funded activities. The EU contribution is currently split equally between development actions and emergency and rehabilitation actions. Lessons from the cooperation with the EU include: (i) timely and accurate narrative and financial reporting to donor budget holders and through proper communication to donor constituencies can enhance partnership; (ii) continuous and lively policy dialogue at all levels can provide a solid basis for donor support; (iii) synergy and interaction between extra-budgetary funded actions and relevant items of FAO's Programme of Work and Budget can best be obtained through a proper integration between the two; (iv) general financial and administrative framework agreements can facilitate more and better cooperation; and (v) the programme approach to development, as opposed to the project approach, can contribute to more efficient and effective delivery of development services to member countries.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3ES02	The World Food Day, TeleFood and related activities	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	KCI

Expected Benefits

Raising public awareness of the mandate of FAO and its central role in reducing world hunger, and the ways in which the broader public can contribute, will help meet the WFS and MDG goal of reducing by half the numbers of the chronically hungry and undernourished by 2015.

Indicators

World Food Day and related activities
- Catalytic role for involvement of Member countries
- Effective use of promotional materials
Public outreach campaign, associated with resource mobilisation for the TeleFood Special Fund
- Increased number of proposals from third parties or member countries to organize TeleFood event or support FAO advocacy campaigns in general
- Increased number of requests for TeleFood promotional material
- Diversification of funding sources
Coordination of and support to TeleFood activities together with external partners
- Reduced number of requests for inappropriate use of TeleFood logo; limited number of potentially competing campaigns

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Country reports received indicate that agricultural development and hunger alleviation are receiving more attention in the development agenda. In 2006, World Food Day activities were held in 119 countries and, in 2007, World Food Day activities were reported in 118 countries. In many countries, broadcast, print and Internet media were involved in disseminating information about World Food Day, which serves as an opportunity for governments to provide information about the state of agricultural development in their country through statements and/or press releases on the occasion. FAO Goodwill Ambassadors were mobilized for various World Food Day and TeleFood awareness-raising and fund-raising events. New activities were developed, such as the Run for Food Race and the Worldwide Candlelight Vigil, in an effort to reach a broader section of civil society.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3ES03	The International Alliance Against Hunger	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	KCD

Expected Benefits

The development of National Alliances Against Hunger aimed at reducing and ending hunger in concerned countries; the convergence into the International Alliance Against Hunger of volunteer organizations, institutions and UN agencies; all these efforts resulting in concrete actions.

Indicators

Development of National Alliances Against Hunger aimed at reducing and ending hunger in various countries
- Accountable, action-oriented national alliances well adapted to local conditions with national programmes which advocate policy reform, action plan and resource commitment to end hunger
Development of an International Alliance Against Hunger composed of countries, volunteer organizations, institutions and UN Agencies
- Agreed strategy document of IAAH development
- Expanded IAAH partners
- Use of IAAH Newsletters and Web site
Annual report on progress and concrete actions
- Committee on World Food Security (CFS) guidance and recommendations based on the information received
- Effective use by IAAH members of best practices for policy reforms and programme activities in food security

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The International Alliance Against Hunger (IAAH) Secretariat assisted 20 National Alliances with their action plans in various regions ( Africa, Latin America and the Near East). Between August and September 2007, the Secretariat, together with IAAH partners, organized 8 strategic meetings with IAAH partners of which 5 exceptional meetings related to work being undertaken to draft a "Resource Mobilisation Strategy", as recommended by the Committee on World Food Security. The main aim of these sub-Working Group Meetings was to prepare and finalize the Resource Mobilization Strategy for the Alliance. The Resource Mobilization Report was started in June 2007 and finalized by December after carrying out a series of questionnaires addressed to all National Alliances, NGOs/CSOs and FAORs. During November-December, the Secretariat focused on publishing and disseminating the IAAH brochure (available in print and online in Arabic, English, French and Spanish), which was circulated among all National Alliances, Permanent Representatives to FAO, all Rome-based agencies, NGOs/CSOs, liaison offices and FAORs. The Secretariat also participated in a conference in Mali organized by the More and Better campaign and provided administrative support to the Jordanian National Alliance (JAAH) in organizing the Forum to promote National Alliances Against Hunger in the Near East (December 2007). In addition, the IAAH Web site has been regularly updated.

Programme 3F: Gender and equity in rural societies

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	8,872
	Actual Income	609
	Adjusted Programme of Work	9,481
	Expenditure at budget rate	9,730
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(249)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		6,079
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	1,128
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	11,954
	TCP and SPFS delivery	472
	Total Field Programme delivery	13,554
Total Expenditure		29,363

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	4	1	5	5	125%
Information exchange and coordination	2	1	3	3	150%
Information products, systems, databases	2	2	4	4	200%
Policy and legislative advice	1	0	1	1	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	2	3	5	5	250%
Total	11	7	18	18	164%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3FA02	Mitigation of the Impact of Diseases in Rural Societies	Technical Project	ESW

Objective

Timely and reliable evidence on the effects of HIV/AIDS and other human diseases on agriculture and food security. Appropriate interventions and policy instruments to counter the effects of such diseases on the rural and agricultural sector.

Indicators

Number of countries formulating agricultural policies that are sensitive to the impact of human diseases, with explicit reference to FAO's policy tools and/or assistance
Number of countries taking specific measures to mitigate the effects of AIDS and other human diseases on the agriculture sector with explicit reference to FAO's information and/or assistance

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Technical support was provided to three countries in formulating Agricultural Sector Strategies on AIDS, and to one country in producing a Strategy for Mitigating Socio-economic Aspects of Avian Influenza. Normative materials were produced on linkages between Forestry and Health and Agriculture and Health and several research reports were prepared on linkages among Gender, AIDS and Property Rights. Significant resources were devoted to establishing and operating Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLSs); over the past biennium, JFFLSs were implemented in Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, the Sudan, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Among other things, ESW worked to refine guidelines and tools (including a common monitoring and evaluation [M&E] framework), further develop and test the JFFLS facilitators' learning manual based on field-tested materials and locally produced manuals, begin the development of the JFFLS textbook, develop core regional indicators and a detailed M&E implementation plan, and to discuss the JFFLS institutionalization process at the policy and institutional level in order to develop sound strategies for scaling-up. The uptake of these tools has been very encouraging, and significant lessons have been learned and were shared at a regional workshop in Chimoio, Mozambique, in November 2007. JFFLS Coordinators from 11 different countries gathered together to share experiences and best practices, to consolidate the learning experiences to date and to share ideas on the different JFFLS approaches, with the objectives of harmonizing the approach, while at the same time keeping it flexible and adaptable to local contexts, and of devising strategies for up-scaling and institutionalization.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3FP01	Promoting Gender Equality, Social Equity, Education and Communication in Rural Development	Continuing Programme Activity	ESW

Objective

FAO staff and government, NGO and civil society counterparts will be able to utilize gender and population information in support of national and subnational policy and programme planning and decision-making. Enhanced capacity to utilize the Socio-economic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) methods and tools, as well as sex- and age-disaggregated data and statistics, will, in turn, reduce or eliminate discrimination by gender, age and/or socio-cultural characteristics and lead to more equitable development interventions. This entity will support the development and implementation of effective communication policies, methods, media and systems for rural development and contribute to bridging the rural "digital divide" by supporting priority target groups (i.e. women, youth, marginalized people). Enhanced access to education and training programmes will improve employment opportunities for rural populations.

Indicators

Number of cases where Socioeconomic and Gender Analysis (SEAGA) outcomes and/or gender- and age-disaggregated data were explicitly translated into policy, plans and/or projects
Number of countries formulating communication policies, methods, media and systems for rural development with verifiable reference to FAO's advice and training in communication for development
Number of national institutions that have adopted and use FAO-supported education and training programmes for improved employment opportunities for rural populations

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Research on gender issues in climate change adaptation and mitigation, and on bioenergy (biofuels) led to guidelines, factsheets and policy advice to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Links Project was completed and led to further studies, and the Links Training Manual was in great demand. The Gender in Agricultural Livelihoods Sourcebook was prepared in collaboration with the World Bank and IFAD and has proved a basis for collaboration and exchange of practical gender mainstreaming experiences. The Gender Plan of Action 2002-2007 was completed and the new GAD POA 2008-2013 was endorsed by FAO Conference in 2007. Guidelines to assist Member Countries reporting for CEDAW Article 14 were published. Advocacy work was undertaken though the first World Congress on Communication for Development at FAO in 2006, in partnership with the World Bank and the Communication Initiative, which brought together policy makers and practitioners to strengthen mainstreaming communication for development policies and strategies. Outputs included a compendium of lessons learned, 6 MoUs and requests for technical assistance from World Bank and IFAD projects. Other outputs included participation in 10 UN round tables on Communication for Development (CfD) (addressing the MDGs), 13 capacity-building and training workshops, 3 training manuals and 8 publications. Research, extension and farmer linkages were strengthened through 2 FAO/GTZ workshops and 1 publication on improving effective communication and knowledge management. Three regional consultations led to the establishment of 4 regional networks on CfD, in Africa, Latin America, the Near East, and for indigenous people. Support was given to 10 countries in implementing information and communication technologies (ICTs) and media systems for rural development and to ICT-based thematic networks and the facilitation of an e-forum.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3FS01	Technical Support Services to Members and the Field Programme	Technical Service Agreement	ESW

Objective

To strengthen institutional capacity for the incorporation of gender and population-related issues, including HIV/AIDS and other diseases, rural education and communication technologies, into concrete policies, projects and programmes to achieve food security and to support women's and men's equitable access to resources and on and off-farm activities, in order to pursue sustainability in rural development efforts.

Indicators

Number of FAO designed, implemented and/or ongoing projects with gender and/or social equity issues integrated
Number of FAO field projects with gender and social equity considerations

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Gender-sensitive National Action Plans for Food Security were developed for Botswana and Namibia. In India, 16 agriculturalists and statisticians from Kerala State were trained in gender-disaggregated data in a workshop held at Kerala Agricultural University in 2006. Technical support in Gender Disaggregated Data and Indicators (GDD) was provided to the European Workshop on Gender Sensitive Statistics for Analyzing Change and Development in Agriculture, held in Steinkjer, Norway, in 2006, as part of the work programme of the Working Party on Women and the Family in Rural Development (WPW). In this workshop, 30 participants and 7 organizers from the European region discussed issues related to gender statistics applicable to the region. Technical support was provided to the Philippines National Statistics Office and the Cambodia National Institute of Statistics in undertaking a gender analysis of food deprivation and critical food poverty using data from the Philippines 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey and the 2003/04 Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey. These analyses were presented to the 4th International Conference on Agricultural Statistics in Beijing in October 2007 as short communications, and were inserted into the respective National Food Insecurity Assessments as the gender component of these documents. FAO collaborated with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in developing a draft framework for incorporating ILO agricultural labour data, much of it sex-disaggregated, into the FAOSTAT modular system. As a follow-up, the database preparation and metadata management of the ILO agricultural labour data sets is being reorganized into the draft framework.

Programme 3G: Rural livelihoods

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	3,982
	Actual Income	298
	Adjusted Programme of Work	4,280
	Expenditure at budget rate	3,822
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	458
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		700
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	6,155
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	12,209
	TCP and SPFS delivery	843
	Total Field Programme delivery	19,207
Total Expenditure		23,729

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	4	4	4	100%
Information exchange and coordination	3	3	3	100%
Information products, systems, databases	1	1	1	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	1	1	1	100%
Total	9	9	9	100%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3GA02	Participatory Processes for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods	Technical Project	ESW

Objective

Enhanced management and service delivery capacity of producers' and workers' organizations, cooperatives and community-based organizations in countries, enabling them to contribute more effectively to national and local participatory processes in policy and programme design, in order to enhance rural livelihoods, employment and resilience to risk.

Indicators

Examples of supported producer organizations and cooperatives with increased financial self-reliance, member and management information systems and services for small producers and workers
Number of national programmes for food security working with and providing capacity building for producers', workers' and community based organizations and cooperatives
Number of local institutions with improved capacity to prevent, manage and respond to disaster risks
Use of Participation Web site

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The biennium marked a transition from a focus on rural institutions and sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) to rural employment. COOPWorks - Business Information System for Producers Organizations, an open source software package for enterprise resource planning, was developed with partners and is used in 3 dairy cooperatives in Kenya. A resource book for urban producer organizations, "Organizations of the Poor: Conditions for Success", a SARD brief and farmers' organizations brief were published. Rural development support was provided to the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development. Use of the Participation Web site increased to 66 400 hits/month and 1 090 e-newsletter subscribers. Twenty-one SARD policy briefs were published with UN agencies and partners on child labour, agricultural workers, rural enterprises, indigenous peoples, children and youth, women, migration, agricultural trade, the role of agriculture in poverty reduction, climate change, bioenergy, property rights, agricultural biodiversity, agro-ecology, livestock, organic agriculture, conservation agriculture, scaling-up good practices and good agricultural practices. Web sites on SARD, the SARD Initiative, and SARD in Mountain Regions were updated. Sixty-nine SARD good practices were published with partners in the SARD database, with a guide for identifying, assessing, and sharing information about and up-scaling SARD good practices. Twenty-five good practices were shared through community exchanges and policy exposure visits in nine countries. A paper on "Cultural Indicators of Indigenous Peoples' Food and Agro-ecological Systems" was discussed at a Global Consultation on the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty for Indigenous Peoples. FAO, IFAD, ILO and others signed a declaration of intent to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in agriculture and organized events for the World Day Against Child Labour and training on child labour.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3GS02	Technical Support Services to Members and the Field Programme	Technical Service Agreement	ESW

Objective

Providing appropriate technical support, policy and institutional advice to member countries and the field programme in support of rural livelihoods

Indicators

Effective technical support and advice

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Assistance was provided for the formulation of a TCP to support the Organizational Development of the National Farmer Association of Sierra Leone; for strengthening the capacity of the Cambodia National Programme for Food Security to work with saving groups, rice banks and small group enterprises such as basket making and marketing; for backstopping the formulation of a Trust Fund project to strengthen local marketing groups to cope with post-earthquake situation in Java in Indonesia; and for strengthening the institutional sustainability of a seed security system in Ethiopia. Technical assistance on institutional strengthening, decentralization or rural development was provided in support of policies, programmes or projects in Argentina, Armenia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Yemen and Zambia. The biennium marked a transition away from a focus on rural institutions and sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) towards a focus on rural employment and equity.

Programme 3H: Knowledge exchange and capacity building

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	22,194
	Actual Income	265
	Adjusted Programme of Work	22,459
	Expenditure at budget rate	22,861
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(402)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		1,993
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	998
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	350
	Total Field Programme delivery	1,348
Total Expenditure		26,202

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Delivered Modified	Percent Delivered
Capacity building	9	(1)	0	8	7	1	89%
Information exchange and coordination	23	(2)	1	22	19	3	96%
Information products, systems, databases	30	(5)	4	29	22	7	97%
Other	1	0	0	1	1	0	100%
Policy and legislative advice	1	0	0	1	1	0	100%
Provision of services to staff, departments and members	1	0	0	1	0	1	100%
Technical advice to Members and field programme support	6	0	0	6	6	0	100%
Total	71	(8)	5	68	56	12	96%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP01	Knowledge Management and Information Dissemination (WAICENT, Ask FAO)	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

Decision-makers, researchers, planners and evaluators, in particular in developing countries, will be assured timely access to multilingual information on food, agriculture and rural development through the World Wide Web and other media such as CD-ROM. Further improvement of the AskFAO and related services.

Indicators

Number of monthly hits/visits to the FAO's Web site
Number of questions sent to the AskFAO service and related answers
Estimated percentage of FAO's Web site content which is available on other multimedia devices

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Activities included the implementation of knowledge exchange platforms, including collaborative spaces, blogs, wikis and e-fora in collaboration with technical divisions, interdepartmental working groups, external organizations and member countries. Several Web sites were designed and implemented using content management system platforms in collaboration with technical divisions. Advice was provided on the use of new collaborative Web 2.0 public platforms (e.g. del.icio.us, Google docs, flickr, YouTube). Lessons learned included the fact that the preparation of good quality content and support from an active community are instrumental in the success of knowledge exchange projects or Web sites; technical aspects are usually less problematic. An improved and more detailed Web interface of the Web traffic reports was published; the FAO Web site received about 41 million visits per year in the biennium. A customized Google search interface on the FAO home page for searching FAO Web sites was released. Improvements were made to the Ask FAO Web site and content was managed under this entity - about 4 000 questions were received and involving experts and staff was not always easy considering the current workload. A new module to incorporate news from the FAO newsroom, a new version of the WAICENT checklist for Web sites and a Web guide incorporating sections on collaborative tools were developed. A Web quality document was prepared in collaboration with technical divisions. Substantive progress was also achieved in developing FAO open archive services. The document repository (CDR) and the associated FAODOC database continued to grow; the CDR is the main attractor of visitors to the FAO Web site. The AGRIS database, which collects agricultural publications worldwide, achieved further growth in both contributions and use. A set of procedures harmonizing various FAO systems was streamlined and the basis for a complete merge of different documentation systems was created.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP02	Standards, Norms and Procedures for Knowledge Management and Information Dissemination (WAICENT and FAO Knowledge Forum including Ask FAO)	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

The adoption of international definitions, standards and methodologies for the collection, storage and dissemination of electronic data, information and knowledge pertaining to food and agriculture, enabling better management of national information systems, and resulting in increased use of available information.

Indicators

Number of countries adopting the standards and/or providing information to FAO in a standardized way.
Partner organizations participating in the process of defining common definitions and standards

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Substantive progress was achieved in the last biennium in both creating and consolidating existing information and knowledge management standards and in the roll-out of these standards in member countries and with partner organizations. The "Agricultural Ontology Service" Initiative with the AIMS (Agricultural Information and Knowledge Management Standards) Web site has become the reference point for semantic standards in the community. This is documented through the usage data and the number of actively participating organizations. This achievement was made possible not only through a substantial investment in the revision and re-edition of legacy standards, but especially in the creation of a network of institutions and partners that collaborate with FAO in this effort.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP03	Capacity Building, Distance Learning and Facilitation of Access to WAICENT and the FAO Knowledge Forum, including Ask FAO	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

Enhanced ability of individuals, organizations, and communities in countries to access and exchange information and knowledge, as well as improve the efficiency, quality and relevance of information being exchanged among the various stakeholder groups involved in agricultural development and food security.

Indicators

Estimated number of people using WAICENT methodologies and tools worldwide, and by country
Estimated number of people accessing FAO's information available through WAICENT

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The e-Agriculture Community of Expertise was launched in September 2007 with over 2 200 registered members, and three times that number visiting the Web site monthly. Three major face-to-face events were held, including e-Agriculture Week in September 2007, with 10 meetings at FAO headquarters. FAO participated in three international meetings associated with follow-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in which the e-Agriculture community was recognized as an exemplary achievement. Achievements related to the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) include a new module, "Networking in support of Development", published in English, as well as new language versions of some of the first four modules, with publications in French, Spanish (two), Chinese and Russian. Over 55 000 IMARK CD-ROMs have been shipped, with 12 000 online learners. KCE was also active in e-learning in areas other than information management. A series of courses were published as part of the "Food Security Information for Action", as well as an e-learning primer on the "Right to Food" and an e-learning module on Codex Alimentarius. A series of synchronous online courses were delivered using the e-learning materials. Technical support to member countries was provided through 34 field projects across all regions. Advisory missions were undertaken, and projects were formulated and implemented for building national capacities in agricultural information management and knowledge exchange, often in collaboration with other technical divisions. Numerous regional and national training workshops, in which representatives from governmental and institutional sectors were trained in information management, were cosponsored, often using materials derived from IMARK.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP04	Library and Virtual Library Services, AGORA and other Information Collections	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

Improved access to highly relevant expertise in agricultural and rural development; increased capacity of countries to assess appropriate, verified methodologies and best practices to be emulated at the national level.

Indicators

Customized information alerting services; targeted research support services; information packages delivered
Access to information collections; selections, additions to collections (print and electronic)

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

After the successful launch of Phase I of the Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) Initiative, Phase II was launched in the third quarter of 2007 and expanded to include universities, colleges, research institutes and government ministries as well as non-governmental organizations in an additional 37 lower-middle-income countries. Introduced in 2003, AGORA provided the world's poorest countries access to leading food and agriculture journals at no cost, with the result that 1 203 institutions from 66 of the 70 eligible countries registered for AGORA under Phase I. Phase II was launched in 2007, providing low-cost access to lower-middle-income countries with a per capita GNP of between US$1 000 and US$3 000. Since the launch of Phase II, 153 institutions from 28 of the 37 eligible countries have bought subscriptions. Phase II implemented a new authentication system for users. Over 250 000 documents are being downloaded through AGORA per year. The success has prompted the enthusiasm of all the partners of this initiative for a long-term collaboration.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP05	Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture	Continuing Programme Activity	EST

Objective

The provision of relief assistance to people affected by natural and human-induced disasters in time to prevent loss of life or minimize human suffering.

Indicators

Critical incidents when GIEWS forecasted a crisis and triggered relief operations early enough to effectively alleviate the crisis

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

During the biennium, the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) monitored the food security situation closely and prepared 65 Web site updates on various regions of the world, including all parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Near East, to provide early warning of impending crises or to update the situation on ongoing crises. At least ten specific early warnings contributed to early action being taken, covering countries including Bangladesh, Bolivia, western China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kenya, Moldova, the Niger (HPAI), Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania,. Globally speaking, GIEWS has been, particularly through the publication "Food Outlook", the most authoritative source of information on global trends in food supply and demand, commodity prices and trade trends, especially in 2007. The system has smoothly completed the transition in responsibility for "Food Outlook" from one Service to another, from print to Web-based dissemination (Early Warning Indicators are now all available on the Web site) and in establishing the GIEWS Web site as the main source of FAO information on early warning and countries in crisis (about 15 000 visits/month).

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP06	Acquisition of Books and Journals on Line, International Programmes for Digitalization of Agriculture Books and Journals	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

Knowledge resources, both print and electronic, harmonized with FAO priorities and accessible to FAO experts worldwide, according to articulated priorities.

Indicators

Title and volume count (detailed and aggregated), cost/value assessment, frequency of use, user satisfaction

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

An effort led by an interdepartmental working group spearheaded renewed client focus, which in turn stimulated and supported a comprehensive and systematic review of end-user subscription requirements and the formulation of a report carefully detailing these findings. The major outcome was recognition of the subscriptions resources of the Organization as a corporate resource and granting of corporate funding to bridge the gap between what could be paid for and what was needed. Success stories include acting collectively with other United Nations partners to purchase worldwide licenses for knowledge resources; the FAO Library has regained much of its lost purchasing power, while providing almost the same quality of resources in electronic format. This may be illustrated by only one example; the FAO Library initiated a global corporate electronic subscription to an economics and demographic database for US$12 000 per year, eliminating duplicate paper reports subscribed to by FAO offices for over US$80 000 per year. This has saved the Organization over US$600 000 during the past ten years. A lesson learned is that collaboration with stakeholders and other partners is essential for success and for continued provision of this and other important knowledge resources.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HP07	Knowledge Networks, Internal and External	Continuing Programme Activity	KCE

Objective

Professionals will benefit from enhanced access to new and updated knowledge related to sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security that is organized and synthesized by FAO and its partners under the Knowledge Forum.

Indicators

A series of functioning thematic knowledge networks related to sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security established by FAO and its partners and by regional and national institutions and networks
A series of accessible interlinked knowledge repositories and knowledge exchange facilities related to sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security, including the FAO Knowledge Forum
Availability of tools and methodologies to support the capture and organizationof, and access to, tacit knowledge and information held by FAO and its partners and by regional and national institutions and networks

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Around 15 thematic knowledge networks were established internally within FAO and externally with partner institutions, and training was provided to FAO technical units involved in developing and facilitating the networks. These pilot networks were evaluated, and the lessons learned were used to formulate recommendations for FAO management and network sponsors/coordinators. The lessons included the fact that networks were hindered by weak awareness and understanding of the essence and principles of knowledge sharing at all levels in FAO, and by the disincentives that discouraged FAO staff from participating. It was also apparent that a corporate technology platform for knowledge networks will be required. The activity of many national information centres in the International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology (AGRIS) network has been reinvigorated, and the network itself has been linked to other global and regional initiatives. Of particular importance were the release and adoption of various exchange standards for agricultural research and technology information. An important development are pilot national institutional information and knowledge networks in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Peru and Thailand, which implement the new concept of a decentralized architecture that empowers the institutional level as the ground for any national or regional networks. Various capacity-building resources and technical tools were released and/or improved. Training seminars were conducted using IMARK materials in collaboration with national and regional organizations.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3HS02	Capacity Building including Fellowships, Internships, High-level Training in Policies, Institution Building	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	KCE

Expected Benefits

Benefits will include increased opportunities for strengthening the quality and quantity of qualified human resources in food, agriculture and rural development.

Indicators

Enhanced capacity of high-level policy-makers in agricultural and rural development policies and strategies
- Amount of staff time used to prepare one set of courses
Support to the implementation of study tours, fellowships and related schemes
- Level of efficiency and user satisfaction
Enhanced capacity of selected National Programmes for Food Security to support the institution building needs of producer organizations
- Number of needs assessments and new activities undertaken jointly with international producer organizations as in MoU
Enhanced member countries' access to learning resources, activities and best practices in capacity and institution building in food and agriculture
- Number of high-quality contributions to the Web portal by external partners and contributing organizations; progress towards proportion of external contributions exceeding FAO contributions
- Applicability and user satisfaction of information and resources provided through the Web portal

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Progress has been made towards enhancing the corporate approach to capacity building, in response to the Reform of FAO and the policy changes at the level of the UN Triennial Comprehensive Policy Review. A single interdepartmental working group led by the Knowledge Exchange and Capacity Building Division was established to coordinate the work of five task groups working on key priority areas, related to capacity building on policies, institutions and individuals, to a corporate Portal Web site, and to the development of a corporate strategy in capacity building. Partnerships were strengthened with major institutions active in capacity building at the international, regional and national levels. Comprehensive reviews of existing activities were undertaken at the corporate level and within one technical department, and the key issues identified will form the basis of the corporate strategy to be developed in 2008.

Programme 3I: Information technology systems

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	28,952
	Actual Income	172
	Adjusted Programme of Work	29,124
	Expenditure at budget rate	31,432
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(2,308)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		0
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	0
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	0
	Total Field Programme delivery	0
Total Expenditure		31,432

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Delivered Modified	Percent Delivered
Provision of services to staff, departments and members	23	0	0	23	23	0	100%
Total	23	0	0	23	23	0	100%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3IP02	IT Systems Concept and Development	Continuing Service	KCT

Expected Benefits

Well articulated IS/ICT plans, resulting in improved decision making and prioritization, thus improving integration among systems and avoiding duplication of effort. Clear, well-documented standards, policies and methodologies in support of improved governance of these key assets.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Work continued in 2006-07 to improve information systems (IS) / information and communications technology (ICT) planning and the documentation and support for standards, policies and methodologies in support of improved governance of IS/ICT. A new Intranet portal with improved customer focus to provide information and access for users of IT within the Organization and documentation regarding policies, procedures, standards and methodologies was developed and implemented. The organizational review of IT governance structures was conducted with inputs from across the Organization through an interdepartmental working group. Recommendations for major streamlining and delegated decision-making are contained in the proposed new IT Governance Structure. A headquarters internal risk assessment project was completed to provide a solid basis from which to ensure the protection of the Organization's information and information technology assets. The introduction of the COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related Technology) IT Governance Methodology in the Organization was initiated through an interdepartmental awareness workshop, and a more detailed introduction of COBIT is under way.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3IP05	Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure Services Support	Continuing Service	KCT

Expected Benefits

The entity will promote knowledge sharing and improve access to FAO technical information. More effective decision-making based on reliable, timely and accessible management information systems. Effective and efficient office operations.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Computer infrastructure was improved through a wider use of mass storage and a further migration to open source operating systems such as Linux. Despite a reduction in the number of operational support staff, the quality of support was protected through reorganization and improved prioritization of work procedures. The information and communications technology (ICT) telecommunications infrastructure was improved during the biennium through the purchase of better network and Internet capacity at headquarters and between headquarters and the decentralized offices. A high degree of availability of the Wide Area Network (WAN) connections was achieved. However, a few offices required remedial action, some of which was executed, with consequent improved availability, while others remain pending, awaiting action by local contractors or responsible agencies (PTT). Bandwidth available to all FAORs was doubled to 64 kbps, that to FAO liaison offices was upgraded to 128 kbps, and some subregional and regional offices were also upgraded, improving their access to e-mail and Intranet applications. The virtual private network (VPN) technology was selected and piloted as a means of offering better WAN throughput and improved disaster recovery. Telecommunications and computer infrastructure services in support of the move of the Regional Office for Europe (REU) to Budapest and establishment of the new Shared Services Centre (SSC) in Budapest were implemented successfully in October and November 2007. The Internet-based remote access solution (Nokia, Ipass) was rolled out, enabling staff to access the FAO network resources from anywhere via the Internet. During this biennium the number of video conferences at headquarters increased significantly to approximately 500 per year; this expansion was successfully supported and the additional costs absorbed.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3IP06	Support in the use of IT services	Continuing Service	KCT

Expected Benefits

Users are able to make effective use of IS/ICT services, which are established and monitored to respond to users' requirements. Users are informed of available service levels and receive effective support, guidance and assistance with problem resolution.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Help-desk, user services and operator assistance continued to support users on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) services and met service level objectives. Better protected PC systems and more mature users combined to reduce the traditional PC support workload. However, the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) roll-out and desk-to-desk e-mail project significantly increased workload in account management and support for decentralized users. The account management function was offshored to the Offsite Systems Development and Support Centre in Bangkok to alleviate this workload. Hardware support proved to be more problematic as a result of the need, for budgetary reasons, to terminate the onsite engineer support contract. Service Desk management is currently in contact with suppliers in an attempt to resolve this issue. The deployment of BlackBerry devices and the increased use of mobile phones increased the overall workload in supporting these services.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3IP07	Knowledge Management Systems Support	Continuing Service	KCT

Expected Benefits

Effective and well-supported collaboration and information-sharing solutions to meet the Organization's knowledge-sharing requirements through responsive and effective IS support services.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The ongoing maintenance and support of thematic and knowledge-sharing information systems was provided effectively to the satisfaction of user divisions within the resources allocated to this programme entity. Efforts have been made to keep technology for information systems up-to-date, including common information system components used by user divisions, thereby promoting synergy and cost savings. The Offsite Systems Development and Support Centre in Bangkok has been providing maintenance and support as well as development activities using resources at lower unit costs. Technical guidance has been provided to developers throughout the Organization, either directly or through the community of practice.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3IP08	Management Information Systems Support	Continuing Service	KCT

Expected Benefits

Provision to senior management of appropriate, timely and consistent information pertaining to (i) the internal performance of the Organization, particularly as it relates to financial and human resources information; (ii) the external delivery of the Organization, particularly as it relates to its programmes and projects; and (iii) the external environment in which FAO operates, with information obtained primarily from the technical systems and databases of the Organization. Effective support to the information systems that underpin effective internal control and management of administrative processes.

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

The ongoing maintenance and support of administrative and operational information systems was provided effectively to the satisfaction of user divisions within the resources allocated to this programme entity. The Offsite Systems Development and Support Centre in Bangkok also started maintenance and support activities, resulting in reduced unit costs. Efforts have been made to keep technology for information systems up-to-date. Technical lead and support have been provided for the implementation and enhancement of new information systems for office workflow management and to provide management information, such as DocFlow and the FAO Administrative Resource Management System. One of the major achievements in this programme was the successful implementation of Human Resources Management System (HRMS) maintenance and support process following its release and post-implementation activities. This was particularly challenging in view of the fact that Oracle Financials and Oracle HRMS are part of the integrated FAO Oracle Enterprise Resource Processing (ERP) system and closely related to each other in both functional features and technological environments.

Programme 3J: Communication and public information

Regular Programme		(USD 000)
	Net Appropriation	18,069
	Actual Income	81
	Adjusted Programme of Work	18,150
	Expenditure at budget rate	18,241
	Variance of expenditure (Over)/Under	(91)
Extra budgetary Support to the Regular Programme		13
Field Programme
	Extra budgetary Support to Field Programme/Assistance to Member Countries	0
	Extra budgetary funded Emergencies	0
	TCP and SPFS delivery	0
	Total Field Programme delivery	0
Total Expenditure		18,254

Type of Output	Approved in PWB	Cancelled/ Postponed	Unplanned Delivered	Total Delivered	Delivered Unmodified	Percent Delivered
Information exchange and coordination	3	(1)	3	5	5	167%
Information products, systems, databases	2	0	1	3	3	150%
Provision of services to staff, departments and members	8	0	3	11	11	138%
Total	13	(1)	7	19	19	146%

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3JP01	Programme for the Improvement of Language Coverage	Continuing Programme Activity	KCI

Objective

Ensure that information and normative products generated under all programmes are accessible in the required FAO languages.

Indicators

Extent of increased availability of information in all official languages through FAO's Web site and published outputs
Increase in the number of hits on FAO's Web pages from countries belonging to various linguistic groups

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Efforts continued across a wide spectrum of activities to ensure that information products are available in the languages required. For example, in response to evident demand and in anticipation of the Council decision in late 2007 designating Russian as an official language, a Russian version of the FAO Newsroom was developed and additional efforts often achieved through partnerships with external institutions or publishing entities, continued to promote publishing in Arabic and Chinese as well as in non-official languages, resulting in the publication of some 20 additional titles in Arabic, some 35 additional titles in Chinese and some 60 titles covering 15 non-official languages.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3JP03	Electronic Publishing Policy and Support	Continuing Service	KCI

Expected Benefits

Provision of high-quality information products in the most appropriate publishing formats through the development and implementation of cost-effective, production and dissemination systems, using best available technologies and practices. Facilitation of publishing partnerships with commercial and institutional entities to increase worldwide outreach, foster complementary knowledge inputs and create potential efficiency savings. Facilitation of cross-organizational synergies in the elaboration of a coherent and comprehensive publishing programme, including increased cooperation and improved workflow among publishing-related units in the Knowledge and Communication Department.

Indicators

Corporate publishing policy and planning
- Production of the Corporate Publishing Plan
- Introduction of decentralized short-run printing and global on-demand printing services in support of a predominately digital information output
Production support, outsourcing and dissemination
- Cross-organizational use of publishing workflow and content management systems
- Development and dissemination of procedures and standards for quality information products
- Provision of support to technical originators in the preparation and production of information products
- Improvement in basic publishing competencies through training of staff from technical units

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

During the biennium, significant progress was made in strengthening the corporate policies and tools required for effective publishing in a coordinated but decentralized environment. Through a participatory interdepartmental process involving both headquarters and the decentralized offices, a corporate publishing policy was developed and subsequently endorsed by the Corporate Communication Committee, effectively setting the framework for future publishing by the Organization across media and output type. A publications planning tool (to ensure that fundamental conceptual and cost analysis is taken for all publications) was developed and testing was initiated by technical units. Following market analysis, a publications workflow management system was purchased for testing in the 2008-09 biennium. Coordination among publishing-related units has led to better links between electronic and printed publishing outputs.

Programme Entity	Title	Type	Lead Division
3JS01	Multilingual communication, media promotion and cooperation	Support Services to Members and Other Partners	KCI

Expected Benefits

The campaign will raise awareness of FAO and its contribution in a number of areas related to its mandate, including food safety and quality and consumer protection; controlling transboundary plant and animal pests and diseases; promoting sustainable development and protection of biodiversity; securing the Right to Food; post-emergency rehabilitation; and monitoring progress towards achievement of the WFS and MDG targets.

Indicators

A comprehensive and integrated media relations campaign and global, regional and national level
- Volume of pickup of FAO news materials
- Outcome of selective surveys of journalists conducted electronically
A multifaceted, comprehensive and targeted public relations campaign
- Productivity in creation and delivery of news products to the media
- Media demand for audio products
- Media demand for television products

Achievements, Success Stories and Lessons Learnt

Simplified navigation and basic standard design parameters were developed for the FAO homepage and Web site as a whole, and approved by the Director-General for implementation in the 2008-2009 biennium. This effort was led by and involves several divisions of the newly created Knowledge and Communication Department (KC), and ultimately will affect all units managing Web pages in the www.fao.org domain. Objectives are: to better reflect current programme priorities, to present an updated and coherent image of the Organization, to better assist users in finding the information they need from the site, and to reduce Web design costs in the long term. An educational Web site targeting young people in both developing and developed countries was developed and launched in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish. Professional communication products and services of all kinds were deployed to raise awareness of FAO activities and positions in such areas as food safety and quality and consumer protection; early warning and emergency response and rehabilitation; sustainable development and the protection of biodiversity. World Food Day - a major rallying point for communication each year - focused on the Right to Food. Progress towards the achievement of the WFS and MDG targets was referenced wherever possible and appropriate. Russian was introduced on the Division's newsroom Web site, in addition to the existing working languages of FAO, thus enabling the Division to cover new media audiences worldwide.