Eng - UNDP in Tajikistan

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE
Multilateral
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Contact: Ms. Gizela Nauk
FAO Project Coordinator
Tel: 701-14-81, 701-14-82 Fax: 701-14-80
E-mail: fao@fao.tj
Website: www.fao.tj
Organization Profile
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and
developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a
source of knowledge and information. We help developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry
and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. Since our founding in 1945, we have focused special attention on developing rural
areas, home to 70 percent of the world’s poor and hungry people. FAO’s activities comprise four main areas:
• Putting information within reach.
• Sharing policy expertise.
• Providing a meeting place for nations.
• Bringing knowledge to the field.
Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO’s efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead
active, healthy lives.
FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, to better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the
growth of the world economy.
FAO provides the kind of behind-the-scenes assistance that helps people and nations help themselves. If a community wants to increase crop
yields but lacks the technical skills, we introduce simple, sustainable tools and techniques. When a country shifts from state to private land
ownership, we provide the legal advice to smooth the way. When a drought pushes already vulnerable groups to the point of famine, we
mobilize action. And in a complex world of competing needs, we provide a neutral meeting place and the background knowledge needed to
reach consensus.
Past and Current Programmes
The FAO in Tajikistan
The main priorities of FAO in Tajikistan are as follows:
• Reduce dependency on food aid through supporting the Government’s strategy of poverty alleviation through rehabilitation and
development in the agriculture sector;
• Increased access to agricultural inputs & rehabilitation of agricultural systems;
• Strengthening of institutional/local capacities and networking in the agricultural sector;
• Increase co-ordination among stakeholders for the rehabilitation and development of the agriculture sector;
• Support government reform process in agriculture and facilitate a positive environment for agriculture related private activities and
reduce government interventions in decision-making.
In achieving these priorities, FAO undertakes its activities in Tajikistan around four main pillars:
o Animal Health and Production - currently consisting of the projects on national veterinary health and privatization, brucellosis
control, PPR control, Transboundary diseases control, avian influenza control, and etc. The projects are implemented in close partnership with
the Veterinary Associations and the State Veterinary Departments (SVD) in Tajikistan.
o Community Based Land and Water Resources Development - with projects on watershed, pasture and livestock development in
Khatlon region, implemented through newly established FAO Field Office in the Danghara district of Khatlon region.
o Policy Advice, Food Security and Land Tenure - with projects on agricultural coordination and food security, and monitoring
gender focused land reform, implemented jointly with the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade (MoEDT) and Agency for Land
Tenure, Geodesy and Cartography (ALTGC).
o Crops Production and Marketing - consisting of such components as seed potato production, high-value crops and marketing,
through partnership with the Institute of Physiology, Plan and Genetics (Institute of Horticulture).
Current Projects
All FAO Tajikistan projects are of a complex technical nature. These are no longer typical emergency projects, but are designed to assist the
transitional process the country is facing. The projects are aimed at long-term sustainability.
Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database
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