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Other documentLao PDR and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos) has reduced poverty levels substantially over the past 15 years. However, the mountainous land-locked country remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in Southeast Asia, with more than three-quarters of the Lao people living on less than US$2 per day. FAO collaborated with the Lao government since the establishment of the Lao PDR on 2 December 1975. A Permanent FAO Representative Office was established in Vientiane in 1980. S ince then, the country’s population has more than doubled, from about 3.2 million to 6.6 million. Agriculture is the country’s most important economic sector, providing the main source of income for some 80 percent of the labour force and contributing more than 50 percent to GDP. FAO provides support to the Lao government with policy formulation delivered by technical experts, social scientists, economists and statisticians. It provides agriculture, fisheries and forestry support through the exp ertise of agronomists, foresters, fishery nutritionists, livestock specialists and other professionals, who collect, analyze and disseminate data and information that assist the development process. Guided by the National Medium-Term Priority Framework (NMTPF) 2006-2010, projects cover such issues as long-term food security and nutrition in rural households, sustainable natural resource management, transformation from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture, economic integration and instituti on and capacity building. In financial terms, total assistance provided by FAO over the last three decades amounts to US$68 million for national projects, of which the largest single donor was UNDP (some UD$37 million), followed by FAO’s regular programme resources (US$14.7 million) and various multi-bilateral donors (US$16 million). In addition, Lao PDR has participated in FAO assisted multi-country projects, the value of which is not quantified. -
Other documentMongolia and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.Mongolia became a member of FAO in 1974, and was accredited through the FAOR office in China. However, since 2000, a full FAO Liaison has been established in Ulaanbaatar, also accredited to the FAO Representative in China. The FAO Liaison Office in Mongolia was opened on 1 July 2009. The Liaison Office facilitates projects implementation according to FAO rules and regulations. Prior to the opening of the office, distance, communication and language obstacles often hindered timely delivery of pro ject inputs and results. Agriculture plays an important role in Mongolia’s economy, contributing 21.7 percent to GDP, accounting for 14 percent of export earnings and employing 40 percent of the labour force. FAO has been playing an important role in introducing technical know how and assisting the government in rebuilding sectors such as livestock breeding, dairy and forestry that collapsed during the jarring transformation from a centrally planned, socialist economy to a market-oriented and de mocratic system. FAO has been providing technical support and implementing projects in areas such as food security and safety, agricultural statistics, water management and irrigation, actions against soaring food prices, regional control of transboundary animal diseases, livestock products processing, and forestry. Since Mongolia joined FAO in 1974, it has received assistance to the tune of $3.7 million under the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP), and roughly $3.4 million under four Trust F und projects for a total of US$7.167 million. During the last five years, FAO programmes and projects have been dramatically increased, mainly focusing on the livestock sector with active the collaboration of government counterpart -
Other documentPhilippines and FAO: Achievements and Success Stories 2011
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No results found.The Philippines is one of the 34 charter member nations that founded FAO in Quebec City, Canada on 16 October 1945. The first FAO operations in the Philippines started in 1959 under the auspices of the United Nations Special Fund and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). FAO activities in the Philippines gradually increased over the years, and complemented government’s efforts through technical and development interventions in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural d evelopment. The Philippines has always taken a keen interest in the work of FAO because of its mandate and the country’s strong traditions in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, nutrition and rural development. In view of FAO’s expanding programme in the country, and in order to better serve its target clientele, an FAO Representative Office was established in the Philippines on 1 January 1978. In more than three decades of cooperation between the Philippine government and FAO, a multitude of FAO supported projects have been implemented in the country in close partnerships with the Departments (Ministries) of Agriculture (DA), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Agrarian Reform (DAR), and Science and Technology (DOST) in addition to a number of state universities and colleges. Coordinating the preparation and implementation of various projects is done through the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), or the central planning agency, to minimize duplication and overlapp ing activities with other multilateral and bilateral donor agencies. Among the past FAO-assisted projects in the Philippines are those on Coconut Research and Development, Multiple-Use Forestry, Aquaculture Development and Training, Soils and Land Resources Appraisal and Training, Agro-Forestry, Forestry Education, Small Farmers Development, Carabao (WaterBuffalo) Research and Development, Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, Integrated Pest Management, Food Security and Nutrition, Control of Animal Diseases, Master Plan for Forestry Development and many others. To date, FAO has implemented a total of 393 national projects, of which 130 were funded by TCP, 99 by UNDP, 114 by Trust Fund, 18 by TeleFood, 5 by Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF), 4 by Freedom from Hunger Campaign, 20 by UNFPA, and 3 are joint programmes funded by UNDP and JICA. Total FAO assistance for all the national projects amounted to around US$102.4 million. In addition, the Philippines also benefitted from other FAO regi onal and inter-regional projects.
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