Hafiz Muminjanov Plant Production & Protection Officer FAO/SEC

International Wheat Stripe Rust Symposium ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria 18-20 April, 2011

FAO/SEC - Sub-regional Office for  Establishment- 27 July 2006  Inauguration of the Office - 11 July 2007  FAO ongoing reform and decentralization - to be closer to the region beneficiaries  Results Based Management (RBM) System  Programming at Country Level  Countries: Azerbaijan, , , Tajikistan, , Turkmenistan and

1 FAO/SEC - Sub-regional Office for Central Asia  Multidisciplinary Team:  Plant Production and Protection,  Livestock,  Land and Water,  Fishery,  Forestry  Investment  Backstopping by technical team from HQ, e.g. AGP  Support by national staff and  Junior professionals

Overview of activities

 Framework for Country Programming  Type of Technical Assistance and Funding  Programme Support – FAO Turkish Trust Fund

2 Country Programming Framework (CPF)

 The CPF will be the key instrument at country level regarding the implementation of the results based framework;  CPF is a planning and management instrument outlining how FAO can best assist the country;  The CPF consists of:  Country Strategic Framework (Phase I)  Country Action Plan (Phase II)

Status of CPF Preparation...  Tajikistan prepared  Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan under preparation  Uzbekistan to be done in 2011

...and FAO representation

 Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey – AFAOR  Tajikistan – from emergency to project coordination  Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan - ...

3 Regular Programs on Plant Production and Protection

Strategic objectives are focused on capacity enhancement of key stakeholders for:

 implementation of sustainable crop production programmes  implementation of IPPC, the use of international standards, transbondary diseases and locust management  pesticide management including implementation of Rotterdam Convention  development of seed programmes

Type of Projects

 Technical Cooperation Programme – (TCP) FAO  Government Cooperation Programmes (GCP)  Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF)  UN Joint Programmes (UNJP)

4 FAO-Turkey partnership programme (FTPP) Duration - 2007-2011 Agreement signed in 2006 Overall Budget: USD 10,000,000 5 regional projects Amount Received as of March 6 multi-country projects 2011: USD 9,000,000 6 national projects Amount Allocated to Projects: (AZE-KYR-TAJ-TUR-UZB-SYRUSD) 6,500,000

FAO-Turkey partnership programme (FTPP)

Distribution of Approved Projects Budget in relation to Thematic Areas

Food Security & Safety 14% Natural Resources Natural Resources Management: Management 50% USD 3,200,000 Capacity Development Food Security & Safety: 36% USD 950,000 Capacity Development: USD 2,350,000 Total Allocation: USD 6,500,000

5 Operational Projects

• Pistachio and Walnut Development in Kyrgyzstan - TCP/KYR/3203 (D)

• Conservation Agriculture for Irrigated Areas in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - GCP/RER/030/TUR

• Seed Sector Development in Countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization – GCP/RER/034/MUL

Operational Projects • Development of Vegetable Seed Production Programme in Uzbekistan - TCP/UZB/3202 (D)

• Initiative for Pesticides and Pest Management in Central Asia and Turkey - GCP/RER/035/TUR

• Strengthening the Bishkek laboratory for quality and safety of agrochemicals - TCP/KYR/3205 (D)

• Integrated Management of Sunn pest in Uzbekistan - TCP/UZB/33

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Projects in a pipe line • TCPs on locust control in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan • Improving access to high quality seeds in Kyrgyz Republic • Food security through the strengthening of the institutional capacity for seed production in Turkmenistan • Regional project on pesticide management (PIF submitted to GEF for funding) • Regional project on IPM for Central Asia and Turkey

7 Activities on plant protection in general • Support to strengthening policy on plant protection, implementation of international conventions and standards (IPPC, Rotterdam Convention, etc.).

• Formulation and implementation of projects on pesticide management, especially obsolete pesticide management, application of IPM, transbondary pest and disease control.

• Capacity development

Activities on plant protection in perspective • Strengthening collaboration with CIMMYT, ICARDA and NARS on cereal diseases monitoring and control.

• MoU with ICARDA

• Strengthening collaboration with IPPC, Rotterdam Convention, EPPO

• Formulation and implementation of regional projects on Sunn pest management using IPM

8 Activities on plant protection in perspective • Lack of pathologists and generation gap requires developing training programs for pathologists and conducting short courses and on the job trainings.

• Capacity building for breeders by developing participatory variety selection (PVS) and obtaining diseases resistant varieties.

• Support on training of young experts in CIMMYT and ICARDA.

Activities on plant protection in perspective

• Strengthening National and Regional collaboration on plant protection, membership to a regional PPO.

• Carry out a study on the Status of Plant Protection in Central Asia countries.

• Assistance in improving plant protection legislation

9 Activities on plant protection in perspective • Upgrading seed testing system in Central Asian countries, including seed health to avoid spreading plant diseases

• Activities on monitoring and controlling trans- boundary pests and diseases, especially locusts and wheat rusts.

• Emergency support, TCP and 5 year program on locust control.

Thank you

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