1. Workshop on Enhancing Policy Dialogue in the Sunflower Oil Sector
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Workshop on Enhancing Policy Dialogue
in the Sunflower Oil Sector
Kiev, 5 April 2005
Jean Balié - FAO

2. Promote policy dialogue by involving all stakeholders
Project approach
Promote policy dialogue by involving all stakeholders
An EBRD/ FAO Cooperation initiative
Ministry of Agrarian Policy
Professional organizations (farmers, industry, traders)
Banks
Donors and cooperation agencies
Research and extension institutions

3. Background & rationale
Implement sunflower sector review (2002)
Hold first workshop on policy dialogue (July 2004)
Build consensus on policy issues
Promote internal & permanent debate
Circulate workshop conclusions
Gather comments & proposals
Prepare the future  mid term sector strategy

4. Current national context
Decision to progressively reduce export tax
process of reforms has started
negative impacts are not expected
extent to which our corporate work helped in decision process?
Shift from production surplus to shortages
declining trend of yields is a critical issue
what kind of policy instrument could help?
What is the strategy for the sector development?

5. Our approach to build a Strategy
Provide a reference for the mid term sector development
Build on workshop conclusions
Provide sound policy analysis on current issues
Identify & focus on main policy issues
Validate options through
field mission
expert consultations
Induce enhanced dialogue on policies
Stimulate stakeholders’ participation & ownership

6. Purpose of the workshop
Organize corporate approach on the right strategy (medium term policies)
Stimulate stakeholders’ debates through...
... sound analysis (draft strategy & previous documents)
... presentations to raise issues & suggest solutions
... discussions to achieve effective participation
... round tables on three topics to focus attention
Gather stakeholders’ amendments & suggestions for improvements
Prepare recommendations for policy makers

7. What’s next? Write and circulate workshop conclusions
Finalize the Mid Term Strategy
Submit recommendations to authorities
Assess project achievements on quality of policy dialogue
Broaden involvement of others IFIs (World Bank, etc.)

8. Thank you ! Your FAO contacts Emmanuel Hidier
Investment Centre Division
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Jean Balié
Policy Assistance Division
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9. Annexes

10. FAO’s profile
one of UN’s largest specialized agencies, created in 1945
187 member states plus the EU
mandate:
raise levels of nutrition and standards of living
improve agricultural productivity
better living conditions for rural populations

11. FAO’s areas of intervention
advise to Governments
technical assistance (forestry, agriculture, fisheries, rural development, etc.)
information
neutral forum
develop international standards

12. FAO in Ukraine Ukraine member since Dec 2003
FAO represented by UNDP in Kiev
pipeline field projects:
agricultural information systems
agricultural product quality and safety
etc.

13. FAO Investment Centre
created in 1964 to promote and mobilize investment in agriculture and rural development
supports all major International Financing Institutions (IFIs) through 20 partnership agreements:
World Bank, IFAD, Asian Dev. Bank, EBRD, etc.
main tasks:
identify, formulate, supervise investment projects

14. FAO Investment Centre achievements: FAO’s cooperation with EBRD
1,400 projects supported in 140 countries, approved and financed by IFI partners
contributed to generation of US$ 71 billion worth of investment in agriculture, of which US$ 40 billion from external resources
FAO’s cooperation with EBRD
since 1994
over 45 projects throughout region of operation
scope: support EBRD’s private sector agribusiness investment

15. FAO Investment Centre in Ukraine
under EBRD/FAO cooperation:
identification of agribusiness opportunities (1999)
malting barley sector review (2001) – led to US$ 44.4 million Malteurop investment (2002)
sunflower sector review (2002)