Turkey-FAO Partnership Programme (FTPP-II) Planning Workshop Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 15 December 2015

CONTENT Information about Office establishment Information and evaluation of FTPP-I Expectations and forecasting on FTPP-II

CONFERENCE OF FAO Thirty-third (33rd) Session Rome, November in 2005 Establishing a new Sub-Regional Office

Setting up FTPP Programme MFAL FAO Agreement in 2009

Geographical Coverage of the FTPP Activities

Donor Country

FTPP Provides technical experience and know-how in the field with Central Asian Countries (experience share between Turkey and FAO), improve capacities of experts and institutions, Enables to enhance communication and collaboration among Sub-Region Countries facilitate to establish partnership among different institutions, Gives opportunity to create awareness of FTPP.

PARTNERS AND GOVERNING BODY OF THE PROGRAMME Government of Turkey – MFAL FAO Other contributors : TIKA, ECO, NGO’s etc. The governing body of the FTPP is; Steering Committee Meetings organized at least once a year.

FTPP-1 PROJECTS

Total budget allocation to 28 projects 10,1 5,3 1,1 3,7

Current Situation of FTPP-1

Distribution of Budget

Type of Projects

Distribution of Budget 11

Distribution of Budget 1 1 1

DISTRIBUTION OF PROJECTS

Distribution of Budget

AZERBAIJAN Total 15 projects National 2 projects

TAJIKISTAN Total 15 projects National 2 projects

KYRGYZSTAN Total 13 projects National 1 projects

UZBEKISTAN Total 10 projects National 1 project

KAZAKHSTAN Total 8 projects National 0 project

TURKMENISTAN Total 7 projects National 0 project

POSITIVE RESULTS OF FTPP-I

1- Central Asia Regional Programme for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development- FishDev Project Main output: The Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish) is established, 2- Seed Sector Development in Countries of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Main output: A Regional Seed Strategy and a regional seed agremenet are formed, 3- ECO Regional Centre for Food Security (ECO RCC FS) Main output: ECO Regional Centre for Food Security is established. 4- Cattle Production Improvement in Central Asia Countries Main output: Cattle Producer´s Associations were established and equipment for animal feed producing were supplied to project beneficiaries SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS UNDER FTPP-I

FTPP-2

Second Phase of FTPP Signed in 04 June 2014

For another 5 Year period; 20 Million USD contribution by; Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs  Grand National Assembly of Turkey approval procedure is still continuing

The new contrubition of Turkey Intended to; Support to the region, Extend FTPP to the other countries out of the region, Possess more strong Sub-Office with new recruitments Turkey is again ready to cooperate with the countries; Share experience, expertise and technology 47 Research Institutes and Stations Konya Drought Test Center International Agricultural Research and Training Centers

FTPP II-Expectations To focus on; High budget projects with concrete and effective outputs, Avoiding repetition of the projects, More collaboration between partners of the projects, Increase of projects including food security, Increase of projects including capacity building of the countries,

FTPP II- Expectations Prepare according to the common priorities and make need assessments, Fulfill the close monitoring of the projects by nominating experts, Enhance to solve trans-boundary issues, Provide more experienced international experts to be available in the projects, Use effectively the lessons learned by FTPP-I, e.g. Bureucracy and ratification period must be shorten and pre-approval may be recieved.

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