TCP funded interventions are the most frequent project type in FAO. Around 40 percent of all projects approved in a year are TCP funded, and in many countries, TCP constitutes a major part of the field programme.  

 FAO’s Governing Bodies have defined a set of TCP criteria that regulate the type of assistance that can be provided through the programme. Two of the criteria refer to strategic alignment. On the one hand, all TCP funded activities must contribute directly to at least one SDG target and one outcome of FAO’s Programme Priority Areas (PPAs). On the other hand, activities must respond to the priorities agreed with the Government, which are captured in the Country Programming Framework (CPF).  

The CPF is directly derived from the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (UNSDCF). UNSDCF outcomes and outputs relevant to FAO work, as well as related SDG targets and indicators, are copied verbatim into the CPF. The Annualized Resources Matrix of the CPF captures how TCP resources are being allocated in support of achieving CPF outputs and outcomes and, in turn, SDG targets and indicators. 

All TCP funded activities are linked to FAO’s PPAs and SDGs during the approval process. It is therefore possible to establish how TCP expenditures contribute to related outcomes and targets.