Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and ... - GFDRR

Strategy for Short-, Medium- and Long-term Recovery
As already mentioned earlier, it is extremely urgent to help the flood-affected rural population
re-establish their normal livelihoods, for which an urgent injection of cash and other
inputs are necessary. While, at the time of writing, some farmers had already begun to return
to their farms and begin their new seasons of short duration cash crops (i.e., marigold
flowers, chili and other vegetables), others were still waiting for the water to recede.
The Short-term Recovery Strategy (up to 6 months)
A.) Equitable Cash Compensation
Accelerate equitable cash compensation in some areas.
• It is not clear whether farmers with unwritten land rent contracts will be eligible for
government compensation. This needs to be urgently clarified.
• Disseminate the information and publicize the details of all compensation programs
to the public, especially farmers, through various media sources.
• The central government should instruct local governments and provincial administrations
to collect data on damage by types of assets and farm equipment and.................
compile them properly in a disaggregated way. This information will help policy/ ...........
decision makers to identify the needs for repair of farm machinery and the needs ...........
to replace other farm equipment. It will also enable the machine manufacturers to ...........
plan their expansion of production capacity.
B.) Provision of Inputs – Cash, voucher or in-kind support
• The government should accelerate the process of distribution of agriculture inputs,
either in-kind or in form of cash/voucher.
• Provision of rice seeds: Currently, the Department of Rice is trying to provide ..................
30,000 to 40,000 tons of rice seeds, which aims to cover about 400,000 rai of .................
farms; additional demands can be met by the market. However, seeds provided by ........
private companies often face quality issues. The lack of uniformity and quality of ............
seeds is a major problem that requires urgent attention. Hence, an effective
monitoring process with possible involvement of non-government actors to monitor ........
the quality of seeds sold in the market and release necessary information for the ............
farmers is necessary.
• Provide seeds and seedlings for other crops and ensure an effective monitoring .............
system. Providing necessary information to the farmers on where to get seeds and ........
seedlings should be a priority so that they can plant on time and thereby shorten ............
the cropping season.
• Provide improved livestock breeds, animal feed and animal health services
complemented with necessary awareness on types and effects of animal diseases.
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