TABLE 1: PLEDGES/CONTRIBUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE DROUGHT IN DONOR AMOUNT in US$ PURPOSE DETAILS (Exch. rate as of 20 Nov. 2000) ECHO 350,000 animal fodder bi-lateral contribution, implemented by Save the Children ECHO to be announced spring planting of potato implemented by SPF seeds FAO Disaster 270,000 winter wheat seed FAO Winter Wheat Seeds Programme Fund Germany 433,500 winter wheat seed bi-lateral contribution administered by GTZ and implemented via FAO Cooperative Programme Greece 250,000 spring planting in FAO Spring Programme Italy 600,000 1,777 MT wheat flour contribution to WFP’s Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations programme, to be potentially used for the EMOP Netherlands 384,615 winter wheat seed FAO Winter Wheat Seeds Programme Swiss 320,000 winter wheat seed FAO Winter Wheat Seeds Programme Turkey food aid (10 tons of sunflower bi-lateral contribution implemented via the Ministry of oil, 10 tons of beans, 20 tons Agriculture and Food of wheat flour) Turkey 1,000,000 diesel, winter wheat seed bi-lateral contribution implemented via FAO (950 tons of diesel, 919 tons Cooperative Programme of winter wheat seeds) UK 1,423,300 to spring planting FAO Spring Programme 2,134,950 USA 1,800,000 credit to commercial farmers bi-lateral contribution via USAID, administered by Save the Children and implemented by NGOs (ACDI, CARE, IOCC, UMCOR) USA 750,000 purchase seeds, fuel, bi-lateral contribution via USAID, administered by fertilizer through local Save the Children and implemented by NGOs (ACDI, channels CARE, IOCC, UMCOR USA 675,000 winter wheat seeds FAO Winter Wheat Seeds Programme

Total 8,256,415 based on a minimum number given by the UK

TABLE 2: IMPLEMENTATION VIA THE FAO “EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF WINTER WHEAT SEEDS” PROGRAMME REGION DISTRICT TONES DELIVERED TOTAL FOR REGION

Shida Kartli 300 300 129 -Mtianeti 204 30

Mtskheta 45 185

Gurjaani 245

Dedoplistkaro 1816 665.6 4,532.7 1100

Telavi 200 140 Kvarel 181.1 310.7

Marneuli 260.7 636.4 50 Tetritskaro 15

TOTAL AMOUNT DELIVERED: 5,673.1

TABLE 3: IMPLEMENTATION VIA SAVE THE CHILDREN’S CHANNELS Date District Region Amount Donor Org. Activity Details 31.12.00 Gori Shida US$ 1,450,000 USA ACDI ACDI/VOCA has disbursed ACDI\VOCA will loan money to Kartli 225,600 GEL to 119 borrowers in drought-affected commercial Gori, 382,251 GEL to 179 farmers in the spring. The Kakheti borrowers in Telavi and 779,500 Spring programme will be GEL to 317 borrowers in Tsnori. funded by 25% of the receipts Total amount of credit advanced – from the monetization of 1,387,400 to 615 borrowers. 30,000 tonnes of US humanitarian wheat. 27.10.00 Samtskhe- US$250,000 plus USA CARE. Distributed 100kg wheat seed and Post-emergency monitoring Javakheti in kind 50 lt. diesel for cultivation to 2000 revealed that the wheat fields contribution form vulnerable households. CARE are well established and in CARE of seed, also distributed mixed feed to the good winter condition. cattle of 400 households. diesel and fodder (estimated value: US$100,000) 31.12.00 Samtkhe- US$ 350,000 USA IOCC IOCC has disbursed US$147,700 IOCC will loan money to Javakheti to 114 borrowers drought-affected commercial Aspindza farmers in the spring. IOCC is Akhaltsikhe fully funded for that element of its programme and expects to Ninotsminda loan 240,000 GEL for spring cereals and potatoes. 30.10.00 Kakheti US$ 500,000: USA UMCOR Distributed 50kg seed and 14 GEL Monitoring of the wheat by Signagi (US$340,000 for in lieu of diesel to 13,265 drought- UMCOR and SC reveals that a seed and diesel; affected households. Disbursed good crop has been US$50,000 for 65 loans to farmers in March. established with a strong probability of surviving. spring planting credit and $5,000 for Training) Nov/Dec Dedoplistskaro Kakheti USD 350,000 ECHO SCF SCF has distributed 1,000 tonnes SCF’s local implementing through (ECHO-funded) of hay (mostly procured in partner is Valley March Azerbaijan) and most of 1,000 Growers Association (AVGA). tonnes of animal mixed feed to AVGA computerised the 7,052 subsistence households beneficiary lists given be owning 7,967 milk cows in sakrebulos and was able to Dedoplistskaro. Distribution of the eliminate duplicate animal mixed feed continues at beneficiaries. AVGA also this date and will coincide with discovered that many qualified maximum nutritional needs of beneficiaries were not included cows that will calve in the spring on the list originally supplied by local authorities.

TABLE 4: IMPLEMENTATION BY SPF AID DATE DISTRICT No of TOTAL QUANTITY DETAILS FAMILIES OF AID IN TONNES FLOUR 20.02.01 2377 140 Eredvi Znaouri POTATO 15.03.01 Akhalgori – 1111 100 Quantity of SEEDS Ossetian potato seeds jurisdiction distributed per family – 90kg Eredvi BARLEY First phase of distribution started Akhalgori 3000 450 Quantity of in December 2000, the second Eredvi barley part started in the beginning of Tskhinvali distributed per March 2001. Znaouri family – 150kg.

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