FAO Achievements in Jordan

FAO Achievements in Jordan

FAO Representation in JordanJuly 2011

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Table of Contents page

A. Introduction 1B. Summary of Achievements 2C. Major Activities 8

1. Natural Resources 82. Crop Production/Plant Protection 93. Livestock 114. Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety 125. Food and Agricultural Information 126. Agricultural and Trade Policy 137. Forestry 168. The FAO Special Programme for Food Security 179. Gender issues 1710. Policy Assistance 1811. Emergency Matters: 1812. Advocacy and Partnerships 1913. Other Activitie 21

D. Success Stories 22Annex 1: Projects Approved by Recipient 30

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A. Introduction

The FAO Representation Office was established in Jordan for the first time in May 2002. However, it should be indicated that FAO cooperation and assist-ance to Jordan dates back to more than 35 years ago. This report will repre-sent an overview of FAO achievements through activities and projects imple-mented in Jordan after the establishment of the representation office in 2002. However, the list of all FAO projects implemented in Jordan as from1976 to 2011 are included in the attached Annex I.

Major challenges facing agriculture in Jordan are: reduced availability of fresh water for irrigation; the widening gap between food exports and food imports; the degradation of and misuse of natural resources; and the loss of agricul-tural land to urbanization. The constraints in meeting these challenges are; weakness of institutions to plan and implement necessary adjustment measures to modernize agriculture and make it more competitive; inappropriate legal framework to facilitate major adjustments required; vulnerability of agricultural exports due to political uncertainty in the region; a pricing system which ig-nores the opportunity cost of resources; and the slow adoption of technology due to weakness in the extension service and the credit system.

FAO assisted Jordan in addressing some of the above issues. The following overview covers FAO major activities/ achievements in different areas:

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B. Summary of Achievements

The FAO Representation Office was established in Jordan for the first time in May 2002. This report will represent an overview of FAO major achievements through activities and projects implemented in Jordan after the establishment of the representation Office.

FAO assistance contributed substantially to building the capacity of Jordan in the field of water and arable land use. FAO assisted Jordan to formulate its “National Drought Mitigation Strategy” (TCP/JOR/3001(A)-USD 229,000). Through this project national consultants prepared background papers and an international consultant provided training on water harvesting techniques. FAO organized national workshop on “Policies and Programmes to improve Food Security in Drought affected areas”. In addition to the draft National Drought Mitigation Strategy, preparatory work was initiated to establish Drought Early Warning Unit in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP).

FAO is assisting Jordan through the on-going TCP project TCP/INT/3301 “ Support to policy consultation and actions to boost sustainable use of water and energy resources for agricultural production and livelihood improvement in the Near East and North Africa Region in the context of climate change” (Budget of USD 436,000).

Through the Joint Programme UNJP/JOR/015/SPA: “Adaptation to Climate Change to Sustain Jordan’s MDG Achievements, FAO, UNDP, UNESCO and WHO are working to develop Jordan’s key government and civil society coun-terparts’ capacity to adapt to climate change threats to health, food security, productivity, and human security under the conditions of severe water scar-city. Under the FAO component risk of climate change on food security and adaptation measures have been identified and training and capacity building programme and a Pilot Farm will be implemented soon.

FAO is providing assistance to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria under the Italian funded project GCP/INT/124/ITA- Coping with Water Scarcity-the role of Ag-riculture phase III Strengthening National Capacities (Budget USD 2.4 million for 36 months). The project, which was approved in November 2010, aims to

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strengthen national capacities to cope with water scarcity in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

FAO is assisting Jordan through the Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme in the Near East (GTFS/REM/070/ITA). Italy is the Donor of this project through the FAO Special Trust Fund for Food Safety and Food Security (USD 7.6 million). The project objective is to reduce pesticide related risks for health and environment, and to improve access to markets. Under this project 130 Farmers Field Schools were established in Jordan, cost of and number of applications of pesticide were reduced and quality of products im-proved. FAO organized the Regional Facilitator Workshop on Integrated Pest Management Farmers Field Schools (IPM-FFS) Programme Development, dur-ing the period 16-19 November 2008, in Amman, Jordan.

Through the TCP on “Home Gardening for Better Family Nutrition and Income in the Upland Areas in Support of the SPFS “(USD 214,000), FAO assisted Jordan in enhancing the nutritional status and improving income of families (especially women headed households) in the rural areas. FAO is providing technical assistance under the project TCP/JOR/3201: “Sustainable agricultur-al production through the promotion of conservation agriculture” with a total budget of USD 270,500. The on-going project aims at introducing direct plant-ing practices and cover/forage crops, increasing water use-efficiency under rain-fed agriculture and building the capacity of the national agricultural re-search and extension for the promotion of conservation agriculture practices. Through the regional project TCP/RAB/3201:” Strengthening capacities to-wards the establishment of a regional platform for the detection of genetically modified organisms”. (Budget USD 413,000) FAO is assisting Jordan and countries in the region in establishing a regional mechanism for sharing ex-periences, expertise and know-how and harmonizing laboratory procedures, standards, and techniques of GMO detection; training relevant officers and technicians at national level in the subject, and developing a platform for in-formation sharing and networking amongst technical staff in GMOs detection laboratories.

FAO is assisting Jordan and countries in the region through the project TCP/RAB/3301: “Management of the Invasive Plant Solanum elaeagnifolium in the

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Near East” (Budget USD 389,000). Objectives of the on-going project are the establishment of a systematic approach leading to the effective manage-ment and prevention of the introduction of the most invasive Solanum elaeag-nifolium (Silver leaf nightshade) into Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria thereby preventing its spread to non-affected areas and minimizing the likelihood of negative impacts on the environment, economy and society.

Through the TCP “Emergency Animal Health Assistance to Pastoral Small Stock-holders Affected by Drought” (USD 332,000), FAO assisted small stockown-ers in protecting their animals from the spread of diseases. More assistance was also provided to the government in the reorganization of the national animal health delivery system through the TCP on “Assistance to Restructur-ing Livestock Health and Production Delivery System in Rural Jordan”(Budget USD 346,000). During 2008, FAO organized in Jordan number of livestock related regional workshops on: Lifting sanitary constraints on trade of livestock and livestock commodities; Live Bird Markets; and Milk Chain from Stable to Table in the Near East and North Africa.

FAO participated with WHO in formulating a comprehensive food and nutri-tion policy for Jordan, which was finalized in February 2006. FAO has signed, in November 2005, a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Jordan Institution for Standards& Meteorology (JISM) to organize a Regional Workshop on Food Safety in Amman during the period 13-14 November 2006. Moreover, FAO in collaboration with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) or-ganized a national workshop on Codex in the city of Aqaba during the period 15 and 16 of November 2006.

FAO provided assistance to Jordan through the TCP on “Assistance to the Ag-ricultural Census and the On-going System of Agricultural Statistics – Phase I and II.” (USD 290,000) Furthermore, FAO is assisting Jordan, through its TCP, in establishing National Agricultural Information System (NAIS)-phase I and II. (USD 269,349). The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture to establish an effective and efficient information system that will support agricultural development and ensure food security in Jordan. The new information base and supporting capacity, to be developed by this TCP, will facilitate strategic planning, and provide the basis for formulating,

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coordinating, monitoring and reviewing, research and policies for sustainable agricultural development.

Jordan benefited from the FAO trade-related capacity building programme. In addition, the following projects and activities were organized in Jordan. The FAO Project: TCP/JOR/0066-” Capacity Building in Agricultural Policy and Project Planning” included training of Ministry of Agriculture staff at customs check points in aspects related to WTO regulations for imports and exports of agricultural and livestock products. Moreover, a set of case studies, technical papers and guidelines were prepared to support the agricultural export pro-motion initiative.

FAO organized Trade Policy Analysis training workshop in Amman during the period 7-9 June 2004. The workshop helped in enhancing capacity of par-ticipants on agricultural trade policy analysis, including the operation of the ATPSM model. Participants had a chance to understand the basics of trade policy analysis and performed simple, Excel-based simulations and reviewed the results. FAO also organized a national workshop on “Protecting domestic agricultural production in the context of the WTO Agreements: prospects and opportunities” during the period 17 – 20 October 2005 in Amman, Jordan. Participants discussed issues of the experience of developing countries with the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture; available WTO trade remedy measures; WTO negotiations on non-agriculture sectors; impact of trade reforms on Jordanian agriculture; and the Jordanian law of protection of domestic production.

The training workshop on “Recent developments in the WTO negotiations on agriculture and their implications for agriculture in Jordan” was organized in Amman during the period 18 – 20 September 2006. The workshop aimed at i) raising awareness about the ongoing WTO negotiations on agriculture; ii) assessing the negotiating position of Jordan in the context of the proposals sub-mitted by the various negotiating groups; and iii) investigating possible options for safeguarding agriculture against destructive import surges.

A Forestry Sector Review was prepared and presented by FAO and the World Bank in December 2004. FAO through the project TCP/JOR/3101 “Support

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to Forest Policy and Strategy for Sector Development” (budget of USD153, 000), supported the Forestry Directorate (FD) in the formulation of a new for-estry development policy. A new Forest law on was drafted, discussed and submitted for consideration to the Government. The National Forest Policy Statement and Strategy was drafted and agreed to by all forestry sector stake-holders. Moreover, the project assisted in the establishment of a forest policy “community of practice” (informal think tank) through in-service training, stud-ies and meetings. This community of practice should support the new forest policy implementation and pave the ground for further sector development. In November 2007, the forest policy statement, the draft forest law and the plan of action were submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture.

FAO assisted Jordan through its TCP in the “Formulation of the Programme Components of the Special Programme for Food Security (USD156, 000). The National Programme for Food Security (NPFS), including 21 project profiles (estimated cost US$50 million) was finalized in October 2004.

South-South Cooperation agreement was signed between Jordan, Saudi Ara-bia and Yemen in March 2005. Jordanian experts/technicians were fielded to Yemen to help in the area of food security. A new agreement was signed with Oman and accordingly Jordanian experts and technicians were identified and fielded to Yemen in 2010.

FAO assisted Jordan through its TCP/JOR/0169(A)-National Plan of Action for Gender Mainstreaming in Rural and Agricultural Development (Budget USD 168,000). Under this project the national capacity in participatory gen-der approaches and mainstreaming, especially of the Gender Unit staff and focal points was strengthened and a National plan of Action for Gender Main-streaming in programmes and projects for rural and agricultural development was developed. As a result of this TCP the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture was the first in Jordan to establish a Gender Unit.

The FAOR provided direct policy advice to ministry of agriculture senior staff on different policy issues. National consultants prepared policy papers on the Agricultural Sector of Jordan: Potentials and Constraints, Investment and Tech-nical Assistance Priorities, Policies and programmes for drought mitigation,

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Policy Options to reduce the Burden of Feed Subsidies and Assessment of the Socio-economic Impact of Avian Influenza.

FAO is contributing to regional and national efforts related to Avian Influenza through the regional project TCP/RAB/3005 (E) “Emergency Assistance for Early Detection and Prevention of Avian Influenza in the Middle East Region”. (USD 400,000). FAO provided urgently needed equipment/supplies and or-ganized training courses for Jordanian veterinarians under the national project “Strengthening Emergency Preparedness for Control and Prevention of Avian Influenza Outbreaks, with budget of USD 320,000. Jordan, Egypt and Yemen benefited from a regional project on “Strengthening coordination network for the control and prevention of highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the Middle East Region” with a total budget of USD 300,000.

As a result of the FAOR’s efforts, and under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, a National Alliance for Food Security (NAFS) was estab-lished in Jordan. The FAOR continued to participate in the NAFS meetings and provided technical advice in preparing the NAFS national plan of action. The FAO Representative invited major private sector companies in Jordan to a consultation meeting, on Monday 27 of April 2009, to brief them on the World Summit of Heads of State and Government on Food Security planned for November 2009 in Rome Italy.

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C. Major Activities

1. Natural Resources

Policies related to quantity and quality of water and arable land use are mat-ters of great concern to the Jordanian Government. FAO assisted Jordan in addressing some of these issues. In fact, Jordan happens to be one of the first countries in the Near East where most of FAO’s activities on wastewater have taken place. FAO assistance contributed substantially to building the capacity of Jordan in this field. FAO assisted Jordan to formulate its “National Drought Mitigation Strategy” (TCP/JOR/3001(A)-USD 229,000). Through this project national consultants prepared five background papers and an international consultant provided training on water harvesting techniques. FAO organized national workshop on “Policies and Programmes to improve Food Security in Drought affected areas”. Preparatory work was initiated to establish Drought Early Warning Unit in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP).

FAO is assisting Jordan through the TCP project TCP/INT/3301 “ Support to policy consultation and actions to boost sustainable use of water and energy resources for agricultural production and livelihood improvement in the Near East and North Africa Region in the context of climate change” with a Budget of USD 436 ,000 to address food and energy security in the Near East and North Africa region through a convergent approach which integrates four criti-cal resource factors - water, energy, technology and knowledge – considering the actual and forecasted scenarios for climate change as the premise and framework for action marking clearly the heterogeneity in the region and the challenge of mobilizing its resources. Integration of these factors provides the foundation for the development and preparedness of countries in the region to face the challenges of water scarcity, food security and climate change.

The FAOR participated with the United Nations country Team (FAO, WHO, UNESCO, UNDP) in preparing a Concept Note on environment and climate change that was submitted officially to the MDG Spanish Fund on 6 June 2007 by UNDP Jordan. The programme title is Adaptation to climate change to sus-tain Jordan’s MDG achievements. The Concept Note was accepted and the Joint Programme Document was developed and approved by the MDG Fund

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in April 2008 with total budget of USD 4 million and USD 827,667 for the FAO component. The Joint Programme document was signed by the Jorda-nian Ministers involved (Agriculture, Planning, Health and Education) and the participating UN Agencies (FAO, UNDP, UNESCO and WHO) in May 2008. Implementation of the joint programme UNJP/JOR/015/SPA: “Adaptation to Climate Change to Sustain Jordan’s MDG Achievements started in September 2009. The Objectives are to develop Jordan’s key government and civil so-ciety counterparts’ capacity to adapt to climate change threats to health, food security, productivity, and human security under the conditions of severe water scarcity.

In response to government requests, FAO is providing assistance to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria under the Italian funded project GCP/INT/124/ITA- Cop-ing with Water Scarcity-the role of Agriculture phase III Strengthening Nation-al Capacities (Budget USD 2.4 million for 36 months). The project, which was approved in November 2010, aims to strengthen, together with national and regional counterparts, national capacities to cope with water scarcity in Jor-dan, Lebanon and Syria.

FAO assisted in the formulation of the project “Mainstreaming Sustainable Land Management Practices”. Funding sources: GEF, GOJ &IFAD total cost US$ 39 million, with GEF contribution of USD 6.45 Million. The Project glo-bal objective is to minimize the causes and negative impacts of land degrada-tion on the integrity of the country’s southern highland ecosystems. The project started in October 2010.

FAO organized the Seminar of the International Programme for Technology and Research on Irrigation and Drainage on 28 May 2008 in Amman Jor-dan.

2. Crop Production/Plant Protection

Enhancing competitiveness of agricultural commodities is a major objective of the National Agricultural Development Strategy (2002-2010). Agricultural productivity at the national level is low. This is due to low rate of adoption of improved varieties, and new technologies and growing crops in areas not suit-

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able for agriculture. FAO is assisting Jordan to address some of these issues through the Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme in the Near East (GTFS/REM/070/ITA). Italy is the Donor of this project through the FAO Special Trust Fund for Food Safety and Food Security (USD 7.6 million). The project objective is to reduce pesticide related risks for health and environ-ment, and to improve access to markets.

FAO also provided training on surveillance and management techniques through the regional TCP on Management of the Peach Fruit Fly (USD 376,000). Through the TCP on “Home Gardening for Better Family Nutrition and Income in the Upland Areas in Support of the SPFS “(USD 214,000), FAO assisted Jordan in enhancing the nutritional status and improving income of families (es-pecially women headed households) in the rural areas. The project was imple-mented in collaboration with the Gender Unit at the Ministry of Agriculture.

In response to Jordanian Government request FAO is providing technical as-sistance under the project TCP/JOR/3201: “Sustainable agricultural produc-tion through the promotion of conservation agriculture” with a total budget of USD 270,500. The on-going project aims at introducing direct planting prac-tices and cover/forage crops, increasing water use-efficiency under rain-fed agriculture and building the capacity of the national agricultural research and extension for the promotion of conservation agriculture practices. This includes applied and participatory research and extension approaches. At the end of the project conservation agriculture systems should be adapted to conditions in different parts of the country and applied by an increasing number of farmers. An expected positive side effect is a closer collaboration of stakeholders of the agricultural sector, primarily regional (Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands [ACSAD]) and national (the National Center for Agricul-tural Research and Extension [NCARE]) research institutes, farmers, and farm service providers.

Through the regional project TCP/RAB/3201:” Strengthening capacities to-wards the establishment of a regional platform for the detection of genetically modified organisms”. (Budget USD 413,000) FAO is assisting Jordan and other countries in the region in establishing a regional mechanism for shar-ing experiences, expertise and know-how and harmonizing laboratory proce-

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dures, standards, and techniques of GMO detection; training relevant officers and technicians at national level in the subject, and developing a platform for information sharing and networking amongst technical staff in GMOs detection laboratories.

FAO is assisting Jordan and other countries in the region through the project TCP/RAB/3301: “Management of the Invasive Plant Solanum elaeagnifolium in the Near East” (Budget USD 389,000). Objectives of the on-going project are the establishment of a systematic approach leading to the effective man-agement and prevention of the introduction of the most invasive Solanum elaeagnifolium (Silver leaf nightshade) into Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria thereby preventing its spread to non-affected areas and minimizing the likeli-hood of negative impacts on the environment, economy and society. This will be achieved through the strengthening of the quarantine and pest control sys-tems.

FAO signed in February 2006 a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer (NCARTT) and ac-cordingly has provided the amount of USD16, 000 to NCARTT in support of FAO activities for the establishment of a National Information Sharing Mecha-nism on the implementation of the Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Re-sources for Food and Agriculture and the preparation of a Country Report.FAO organized the Regional Facilitator Workshop on Integrated Pest Man-agement Farmers Field Schools (IPM-FFS) Programme Development, during the period 16-19 November 2008, in Amman, Jordan

3. Livestock

The Jordanian government attaches high priority to the livestock sub-sector, which contributes about 60 percent of the agricultural output and provides a major source of income to many of the rural people. However, shortage of some animal health services led to high rate of diseased animals and resulted in continued low animal productivity. Through the TCP “Emergency Animal Health Assistance to Pastoral Small Stockholders Affected by Drought” (USD 332,000), FAO assisted small stockowners in protecting their animals from the spread of diseases. More assistance was also provided to the government in

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the reorganization of the national animal health delivery system through the TCP on “Assistance to Restructuring Livestock Health and Production Delivery System in Rural Jordan”(Budget USD 346,000).

FAO organized a regional workshop on “Lifting Sanitary Constraints on Trade of Livestock and Livestock Commodities” 28-30 June 2008 in Amman, Jordan. In collaboration with USDA and the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, FAO organized a regional workshop on Live bird Markets during the period 25-27 August 2008 in Amman, Jordan. In collaboration with the University of Jordan, FAO organized a regional Workshop on “Milk Chain from Stable to Table in the Near East and North Africa during the period 18-18 November 2008 in Amman, Jordan.

4. Nutrition, Food Quality and Safety

Jordan attaches high priority to nutrition and food safety issues, and partici-pates in the regional Codex Alimantarius meetings and workshops. The FAOR and RNE Nutrition officer actively participated with WHO Jordan Office in formulating a comprehensive food and nutrition policy for Jordan, which was finalized in February 2006. FAO/AGN has signed, in November 2005, a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Jordan Institution for Standards& Mete-orology (JISM) to organize a Regional Workshop on Food Safety in Amman during the period 13-14 November 2006. Moreover, FAO in collaboration with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) organized a na-tional workshop on Codex in the city of Aqaba during the period 15 and 16 of November 2006. 5. Food and Agricultural Information

The National Agricultural Development Strategy 2002 - 2010 emphasized the role of accurate and reliable agricultural statistics and information as the cornerstone of agricultural development planning. FAO provided assistance to Jordan through the TCP on “Assistance to the Agricultural Census and the On-going System of Agricultural Statistics – Phase I and II.” (USD 290,000).

Furthermore, FAO is assisting Jordan, through its TCP, in establishing National Agricultural Information System (NAIS)-phase I and II. (USD 269,349). The

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objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Agricul-ture to establish an effective and efficient information system that will support agricultural development and ensure food security in Jordan, based on the needs and demands of its stakeholders and integrating the various resources in the MOA. The new information base and supporting capacity, to be devel-oped by this TCP, will facilitate strategic planning, and provide the basis for formulating, coordinating, monitoring and reviewing, research and policies for sustainable agricultural development.

6. Agricultural and Trade Policy

The Government of Jordan is attaching high priority to enhancing national ca-pacity to formulate trade policies. Since the coming into force of the Uruguay Round Agreements in 1995, FAO’s trade-related assistance has been signifi-cantly expanded. During 1999-2001, FAO implemented an “Umbrella” Pro-gramme on trade-related capacity building, with a focus on strengthening the participation of developing and transition countries in multilateral trade nego-tiations through a deeper understanding of those WTO Agreements that affect agricultural trade, as well as fisheries and forestry, notably the Agreement on Agriculture, the SPS and TBT Agreements and the TRIPS Agreement. Fourteen sub-regional workshops were organized under the programme and reached a total of 850 officials from 151 countries. In addition, substantive reference materials were developed and disseminated. Jordan was one of the countries benefited from this programme. In addition to the above programme, the fol-lowing projects and activities were organized in Jordan.

6.1 FAO Project: TCP/JOR/0066-” Capacity Building in Agricultural Policy and Project Planning”

This project began in October 2000 and ended in December 2002 with total FAO contribution of USD 314,342. The general objective of the project was to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture staff to design, analyze, monitor and evaluate agricultural policies and projects for sustainable agri-cultural and rural development. The project included training of Ministry of Agriculture staff at customs check points in aspects related to WTO regulations for imports and exports of agricultural and livestock products. Moreover, a set

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of case studies, technical papers and guidelines were prepared to support the agricultural export promotion initiative.

6.2 National Workshop on Agricultural Trade Policy Analysis

Government of Jordan requested FAO to help organize a National Workshop on Agricultural Trade Policy Analysis including the Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM). The objective of this workshop was to increase the national capacity to formulate and negotiate policies to enhance the positive contribution of agricultural trade to economic development, poverty reduction and food security. In response to this Government request, this Training work-shop was organized in Amman during the period 7-9 June 2004. FAO provid-ed resource persons, trainers and training material while in kind contributions were provided by the USAID/AMIR Programme. Participants included 25 staff members most of them involved in, or providing technical support to, trade ne-gotiations from the Trade Agreements and Policy Analysis unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Planning. Over a period of 3 days the workshop included several training sessions on some basic trade policy analysis tools. The UNCTAD-FAO Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (ATPSM) was used extensively for this purpose. All participants had a chance to discuss agricultural trade policy issues of interest to Jordan, appropriate analytical tools and the next steps towards building/strengthening national analytical capability. The workshop helped in enhanc-ing capacity of participants on agricultural trade policy analysis, including the operation of the ATPSM model. Participants had a chance to understand the basics of trade policy analysis and performed simple, Excel-based simulations. They had also been able to operate the ATPSM and review the results.

6.3 National Workshop on “Protecting domestic agricultural pro-duction in the context of the WTO Agreements: prospects and opportunities”

FAO organized in collaboration with the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture a National Workshop on “Protecting domestic agricultural production in the con-text of the WTO Agreements: prospects and opportunities” during the period 17 – 20 October 2005 in Amman, Jordan. About 23 participants representing

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the ministries of Agriculture, Industry and Trade, Farmers Union and the Asso-ciation of Agricultural Engineers attended the workshop. Presentations in the workshop covered a number of issues including: 1) the experience of develop-ing countries with the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. 2) Recent developments in the WTO negotiations on agriculture; 3) available WTO trade remedy measures; 4) WTO negotiations on non-agriculture sec-tors; 5) impact of trade reforms on Jordanian agriculture; and 6) the Jordanian law of protection of domestic production. Moreover, a collection of FAO train-ing materials was distributed to participants.

6.4 Training Workshop for Iraq Ministry of Agriculture Staff on Preparations for Accession to WTO

In response to a request received from the Minister for Agriculture in Iraq, the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) organ-ized a training workshop for 10 of Iraq Ministry of Agriculture staff members on preparations for accession to WTO during the period from 28 September to 5 October 2005 in Amman-Jordan. FAO contributed to this workshop by providing a resource person who made presentations on a) The Experience of Developing Countries with the Implementation of the WTO Agreement on Agri-culture, and b) FAO Trade-related Capacity Building Programme for Develop-ing countries. In addition to the above, FAO training materials [CDs, training manuals, and books] were provided to workshop participants.

6.5 National workshop on “Recent developments in the WTO ne-gotiations on agriculture and their implications for agriculture in Jordan”.

This training workshop was organized in Amman during the period 18 – 20 Sep-tember 2006, and was attended by 20 participants representing the ministries of Agriculture, Industry and Trade, Farmers Union and the Association of Agricul-tural Engineers. The workshop aimed at i) raising awareness of the participants in the relevant ministries about the ongoing WTO negotiations on agriculture; ii) assessing the negotiating position of Jordan in the context of the proposals sub-mitted by the various negotiating groups; and iii) investigating possible options for safeguarding agriculture against destructive import surges.

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7. Forestry

A clear indication of the priority attached to the forestry activities by Jordanian authorities was the calling in November 2002 by His Royal Highness the Jor-danian Crown Prince for a national workshop to launch a National Campaign for Tree Planting.

In response to government request a Forestry Sector Review Report was pre-pared and presented by FAO and the World Bank in December 2004. As a follow up to this review a request for FAO assistance was received from the Ministry of Agriculture and a new project for assistance in the formulation of a new forestry policy for Jordan was approved.

Under the Technical Cooperation Programme project TCP/JOR/3101 “Sup-port to Forest Policy and Strategy for Sector Development” began in May 2006 and ended in September 2008 with a total budget of USD153, 000. This project aimed at supporting the Forestry Directorate (FD) in the formula-tion of a new forestry development policy, with the related strategy, in consul-tation with all interested stakeholders in the forestry sector, for a sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation. The project also aimed at strengthening capacities within the forestry sector, with a view to building the enabling technical and institutional environment that would be propitious to the larger forestry investment programmes that are scheduled by the Government of Jordan. To support the policy process, the legal framework of the forestry sector was thoroughly reviewed with the assist-ance of an international and a national consultant. A completely new law on forest was drafted, discussed during the forums and submitted for considera-tion to the Government.

As a participatory process, the outputs of the provincial workshops were used by the Core Team as a basis for the discussion during the national forums. The National Forest Policy Statement and Strategy - as a draft - was proposed and agreed to by all forestry sector stakeholders attending the second national forest forum.

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Moreover, the project assisted in the establishment of a forest policy “commu-nity of practice” (informal think tank with co-opted members) through in-service training, studies and meetings. This community of practice is needed to support the new forest policy implementation and to pave the ground for further sector development at country and sub regional levels.

In November 2007, the forest policy statement, the draft forest law and the plan of action were submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture.

8. The FAO Special Programme for Food Security

FAO assisted Jordan through its TCP in the “Formulation of the Programme Components of the Special Programme for Food Security (USD156, 000). The National Programme for Food Security (NPFS), including 21 project profiles (estimated cost US$50 million) was finalized in October 2004.

Jordan has indicated interest in providing assistance to Yemen within the frame-work of South-South Cooperation Programme. The agreement was signed in March 2005. Jordanian experts/technicians were fielded to Yemen with Saudi Arabian financial support. A new agreement was signed with Oman and ac-cordingly Jordanian experts and technicians were identified and fielded to Yemen in 2010.

9. Gender Issues

FAO assisted Jordan through its Technical Cooperation Programme TCP/JOR/0169(A)-National Plan of Action for Gender Mainstreaming in Rural and Agricultural Development (Budget USD 168,000). The development objective of this project is to contribute to food security and the sustainable use of natural resources, through the integration of rural women in the national development programmes. Under this project the national capacity in participatory gender approaches and mainstreaming, especially of the Gender Unit staff and fo-cal points was strengthened and a National plan of Action for Gender Main-streaming in programmes and projects for rural and agricultural development was developed. As a result of this TCP the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture was the first in Jordan to establish a Gender Unit.

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10. Policy Assistance

The FAOR provided direct policy advice to ministry of agriculture senior staff on different policy issues. National consultants prepared policy papers on the Agricultural Sector of Jordan: Potentials and Constraints, Investment and Technical Assistance Priorities, Policies and programmes for drought mitiga-tion, Policy Options to reduce the Burden of Feed Subsidies and Assessment of the Socio-economic Impact of Avian Influenza. The FAOR organized and par-ticipated as a trainer/resource person in a national workshop on “protecting domestic agricultural production in the context of the WTO Agreements: pros-pects and opportunities” during the period 17 – 20 October 2005 in Amman. The FAOR worked with the MOA to review list of pending requests in the TCP pipeline and put it in order of priority. The FAOR initiated a programme for enhancing awareness about assistance available from FAO. This programme included visits to heads of mission of major donors in Jordan, participation in the donor/lender consultation group and UN Country Team meetings and activities. Moreover, the FAOR coordinated Ministry of Agriculture senior of-ficer’s participation in Donor/Lender and UNCT meetings to advocate allocat-ing more resources to agriculture. Furthermore, in response to Government requests, the FAOR organized number of national workshops on different subjects including: Agricultural Trade Policy Analysis; Challenges of Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development in Mountain Regions; Sustainable use of Biodiversity for Food Security; Issues of Investment and Finance in Agriculture and the Role of Public and Private Sec-tors in Agriculture Development in Jordan.

11. Emergency Matters

11.1 Avian Influenza

FAO is contributing to regional and national efforts related to Avian Influenza through the regional project TCP/RAB/3005 (E) “Emergency Assistance for Early Detection and Prevention of Avian Influenza in the Middle East Region”. (USD 400,000). Moreover, the day after the government announced the de-tection of the first case of the H5N1 virus in Jordan, 24 March 2006, The FAOR

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and an FAO expert on the subject visited the MOA to review with senior officers national strategy and contingency plan for AI and specific recommendations for improvement were suggested. FAO provided urgently needed equipment/supplies and organized training courses for Jordanian veterinarians under the national project “Strengthening Emergency Preparedness for Control and Pre-vention of Avian Influenza Outbreaks, with budget of USD 320,000. Jordan, Egypt and Yemen benefited from a regional project on “Strengthening coordi-nation network for the control and prevention of highly Pathogenic Avian Influ-enza (HPAI) in the Middle East Region” with a total budget of USD 300,000. A Concept Note has been prepared on Supporting the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture by Setting up Early Warning System for HPAI Detection with a total budget of USD 2.6 million. The Jordanian Government presented this Concept Note to the United States Mission in Jordan for funding consideration.

FAO organized regional workshop on surveillance of Avian Influenza Skills-building, during the period 24-26 November 2008 in Amman, Jordan.

11.2 Soaring Food Prices

A National Consultant was recruited under the project GCP/INT/079/EC-Soaring Food Products Prices Needs Assessment and Responses. The main ob-jectives of this consultancy were to (a) identify pertinent issues related to the effects of high food prices on vulnerable producers and communities and (b) prepare and propose concrete interventions that provides the framework for UN agencies, international financing agencies and other development part-ners for effectively collaborating to assist the Government in the short term to mitigate adverse effects. The report in question was prepared and submitted on time to FAO and IFAD for further processing.

12. Advocacy and Partnerships

12.1 Civil Society Awareness and Partnerships

As a result of the FAOR’s efforts, and under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, a National Alliance for Food Security (NAFS) was estab-lished in Jordan. The FAOR continued to participate in the NAFS meetings

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and provided technical advice in preparing the NAFS national plan of action. The FAOR developed and maintained good relations with the leadership of the Farmers Union and other major civil society organizations. Furthermore, the FAOR organizes the celebration of the WFD, which is attended by rep-resentatives of government, UN Country Team, CSOs, media and research institutions.

The FAOR was invited to deliver the Keynote speech for the Fifth Agricultural Scientific Conference for Jordan, which was held in Al-Balaqa’ Applied Uni-versity from 9 to 12 May 2005. The subject chosen for this speech was “Food and Agriculture in the World: lessons learned from 60 years of experience”. Moreover, the FAOR made a presentation to Jersh University staff and students on Wednesday 7 December 2005 entitled “FAO: Towards a World Free from Hunger”, FAO mandate, priorities and major activities were outlined and dis-cussed.

In response to an invitation from the Amman Rotary Club, the FAOR made a presentation on the International Food Crises on 22 July 2008

The FAO Representative invited major private sector companies in Jordan to a consultation meeting, on Monday 27 of April 2009, to brief them on the World Summit of Heads of State and Government on Food Security planned for No-vember 2009 in Rome Italy. Participating organizations representd almost all agricultural activities and regions in Jordan. The Jordanian Agricultural Ex-porters and Producers, professional associations, agricultural input producers and importers, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Chair-man of the Jordanian Veterinarian Association and the Head of the Jordanian Farmers Union who is also the Head of the Arab Farmers Union attended the meeting.

12.2 Media Relations

The FAOR developed and maintained good relations with the printed media, Radio and TV in Jordan. As a result, FAO activities in Jordan are receiving good media coverage. The FAOR has been interviewed on Jordan TV and Radio several times and major newspapers carried many reports on FAO ac-

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tivities and projects in the country. The FAOR is making FAO press releases available to local media. Moreover, UN Radio and TV interviewed the FAOR on FAO activities in Jordan several times. The World Food Day celebration receives good media coverage.

13. Other Activities

The FAOR participated in number of other regional meetings and workshops held in Amman, Jordan. The FAOR participated in the International Workshop on “The Role of Modern Irrigation Techniques in Improving Food Security”, which was organized by the Afro Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) in Amman, from 1 to 7 May 2005. The FAOR represented the Organization in a coordination meeting organized by the Arab Organiza-tion for Agricultural Development (AOAD) for the preparation of the Regional Agricultural Development Strategy for the Arab Region from 28 to 30 June 2005 in Amman. The FAOR participated, as a resource person and lecturer, in the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) organized training workshop for Iraq Ministry of Agriculture staff members on preparations for accession to WTO during the period from 28 September to 5 October 2005 in Amman. The FAOR participated in the International Symposium on Irrigation Modernization Constraints and Solutions, held from 28 to 31 March, 2006, in Damascus, Syria. The FAOR continued to keep the organization informed of major developments and administrative changes in the country.

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D. Success Stories

Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme in the Near East. GTFS/REM/070/ITA. Farmer Field Schools in Jordan

FAO is assisting Jordan to address some of these issues through the Region-al Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme in the Near East (GTFS/REM/070/ITA). Italy is the Donor of this project through the FAO Special Trust Fund for Food Safety and Food Security (USD 7.6 million). The project ob-jective is to reduce pesticide related risks for health and environment, and to improve access to markets.

The following are charts and photos related to this project

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Project TCP/JOR/3202” Development of A National Agricultural Information System”

FAO is assisting Jordan, through its TCP, in establishing National Agricultural In-formation System fo Information Dessiminetion and Knowledge Sharing (NAIS)-phase I and II (USD 269,349). The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture to establish an effective and efficient infor-mation system that will support agricultural development and ensure food secu-rity in Jordan, based on the needs and demands of its stakeholders and integrat-ing the various resources in the MOA. The new information base and supporting capacity developed by this TCP, will facilitate strategic planning, and provide the basis for formulating, coordinating, monitoring and reviewing, research and policies for sustainable agricultural development.

The following are photos related to this project:

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Project TCP/JOR/2903 Assistance to Restructuring Livestock Health and Production Delivery System in Rural Jordan. (2002 – 2012)

The objective of the assistance is to support the Government in the reorganiza-tion of the national animal health delivery system and, specifically, to: Facili-tate public sector development and reorganization to include private sector de-livery of community-based animal health and extension services; and Legalize delivery of these services by Community Animal Health and Extension Workers (CAHEWs).

The following are photos related to this project:

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Projects A

pproved by Recipient

Source: FP

MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

FAO

Field Program

me M

anagement Inform

ation System

(FPM

IS)

Sym

bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetTC

P/JO

R/6601

Investment P

reparation Mission for the

Developm

ent of Rainfed A

griculture, Northern

Irbid Province

1976-101977-01

1977-06n.a.

40,000

TCP

/JOR

/6702M

obile Film U

nit for the Dissem

ination ofA

gricultural Extension Inform

ation1977-10

1977-111978-10

GII

33,000TC

P/JO

R/8901

Agricultural S

tatistics1979-02

1979-021979-03

n.a.1,100

TCP

/JOR

/8902A

ppraisal of the Proposals for the Jordan

Timber P

rocessingcomplex

1979-031979-03

1979-04n.a.

25,000TC

P/JO

R/8903

Training in Food Storage

1979-041979-09

1979-12n.a.

5,370TC

P/JO

R/8904

Provision of W

heat Seed

1979-041979-04

1979-06n.a.

100,000TC

P/JO

R/8905

Provision of W

heat Seed for M

ultiplication1979-07

1979-071979-09

n.a.75,000

TCP

/JOR

/0101S

ampling M

ethods for Agricultural S

urveys1981-03

1981-081982-07

n.a.91,000

TCP

/JOR

/0102C

ollection of Village S

tatistics1981-03

1981-091981-12

n.a.52,000

TCP

/JOR

/0103Im

proving Delivery S

ystems of A

griculturalS

ervices to Sm

all Farmers

1981-081982-01

1982-07A

GO

37,000TC

P/JO

R/2201

Assistance in A

gricultural Statistics

1982-101982-10

1983-02n.a.

45,756TC

P/JO

R/2202

Strengthening R

ange, Fodder and Sheep

Managem

ent Extensionand Training (W

f)1982-12

1983-011983-12

n.a.158,995

TCP

/JOR

/4401Training in Incom

e-Earning A

ctivities for Rural

Wom

en1984-01

1984-111985-10

ES

H45,664

TCP

/JOR

/4402Im

proved Seed S

ecurity1984-10

1985-051986-10

AG

P187,458

TCP

/JOR

/4403A

ssistance in Agricultural S

tatistics1984-11

1985-091986-09

n.a.85,215

JOR

/86/007/ /01/12A

gricultural Statistics

1986-011986-01

1992-01E

SS

S251,884

TCP

/JOR

/6651Treatm

ent and Use of M

inicipal and IndustrialW

aste Water for A

gricultural Purposes

1986-011986-05

1986-07A

GL

81,000TC

P/JO

R/6652

Assistance to A

gricultural Research

Departm

ent1986-02

1986-031987-02

AG

L63,615

TCP

/JOR

/6653M

ission to Assess E

mergency R

equirements

in Agriculture A

ndlivestock Sector

1986-061986-06

1986-08A

GA

36,408TC

P/JO

R/6654

Developm

ent of Hides,S

kins and Anim

alB

yproducts1986-12

1987-031987-08

AG

S46,165

JOR

/87/007/ /01/12Forestry D

evelopment

1987-011987-01

1994-07FO

RW

865,257TC

P/JO

R/6755

Training in Planning and P

roject Analysis

1987-041987-05

1988-04n.a.

61,671

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Annex 1

Projects Approved by Recipient

Source: FPMIS as at 20 Jan 2011

FAO

Field Programm

e Managem

ent Information System

(FPMIS)

Symbol

TitleO

bjectivesEO

DN

TELTU

Total BudgetA

pproval Date


29

Projects A


Source: FP

MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

Sym

bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetTC

P/JO

R/6756

Improvem

ent of Farm M

echanizationP

ractices1987-07

1988-041988-12

AG

S70,923

TCP

/JOR

/8951A

ssistance in Agricultural P

olicy Analysis

1989-031989-06

1991-05A

FF149,500

TCP

/JOR

/0051A

ssistance in Livestock Statistics

1990-121991-10

1993-02A

GA

171,000TC

P/JO

R/0152

Assistance in A

griculture Policy A

nalysis(P

hase II)1991-06

1991-061992-02

ES

PP

99,000TC

P/JO

R/0153

Improvem

ent of Fruit Tree Planting M

aterialP

roduction1991-08

1992-041993-03

AG

PC

208,000TC

P/JO

R/0154

Vegetable S

eed Production

1991-091992-04

1992-07A

GP

S22,000

TCP

/JOR

/2251E

mergency A

ssistance to Farmers A

ffected byS

evere Snow

, Frost and Flood Dam

age1992-03

1993-041995-04

AG

PS

173,000JO

R/92/004/ /01/12

Strengthening Forest and R

angeM

anagement

1992-061992-06

1995-01FO

DO

312,495JO

R/92/01T/ /08/12

Agriculture S

ector Review

1992-081992-08

1993-03D

DFN

63,987TC

P/JO

R/1352

FAO

/WFP

Crop and Food S

upply Assessm

entM

ission1993-04

1993-051993-08

ES

CF

19,000TC

P/JO

R/2353

Fruit Tree Planting M

aterial Production (P

haseII)

1993-041993-05

1994-05A

GP

C211,947

TCP

/JOR

/2354E

mergency A

ssistance for Control of P

estedes P

etits Rum

inant (Ppr)

1993-091993-09

1995-09A

GA

H191,000

JOR

/94/01T/ /08/12Technical and V

ocational Training1994-01

1994-011995-01

ES

HD

27,250TC

P/JO

R/4451

Planning of D

airy Herd R

ecording System

1994-011994-10

1996-10A

GA

P209,500

TCP

/JOR

/4452Training in M

anagement of Forest and R

angeLands

1994-011994-03

1995-07FO

DO

209,615TC

P/JO

R/6611

Support to the S

heep Cooperative

1996-021996-03

1998-03A

GA

160,000TC

P/JO

R/5612

Food Control and P

esticides Analysis

Assessm

ent1996-07

1996-071996-09

ES

N20,500

TCP

/JOR

/6713S

trenghtening of Food Control

1997-021997-05

1999-01E

SN

S166,500

TCP

/JOR

/6714E

mergency A

ssistance to Sm

all Vegetable

Farmers A

ffected by Severe Frost

1997-061997-07

1998-01A

GP

332,000N

EC

P/JO

R/504/M

SC

Establishm

ent of a Date P

alm Tree P

lantation1997-09

To improve the overall health and nutrition of

the people of Geigra; C

reate jobs andincrease fam

ily income through the sale of

date palm fruit and palm

fiber products;increase the num

ber of wom

en engaged inproductive incom

e-generating schemes;

contribute to the development of w

omen as

comm

unity decision makers; protect the

existing environment and encourage w

aterpreservation; im

prove the overall quality of lifeof the citizens of G

reigra.

1997-101998-10

AG

PC

81,920

TCP

/JOR

/6715A

ssistance to Participatory E

xtension andTraining for O

live Production

1997-111998-01

2000-01S

DR

E243,000

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Symbol

TitleO

bjectivesEO

DN

TELTU

Total BudgetA

pproval Date


30

Projects A


Source: FP

MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

Sym

bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetTC

P/JO

R/8821

Assistance for E

nhancing Rural B

ankingS

ervices1998-02

1998-042000-04

AG

SF

302,478TC

P/JO

R/8922

Crop and Food S

upply Assessm

ent Mission

1999-051999-04

1999-07E

SC

G1,500

TCP

/JOR

/7922C

rop and Food Supply A

ssessment M

ission1999-05

1999-041999-07

ES

CG

64,000TC

P/JO

R/8923

Urban Food S

ecurity in the City of A

mm

an1999-07

1999-112001-07

AG

SF

113,500G

CP

/JOR

/015/LSF

Income Im

provement for R

ural Wom

en inE

astern Districts

2000-032000-03

2001-03TC

D67,800

TCP

/JOR

/9065A

ssistance to the Agricultural C

ensus and theO

n-going System

of Agricultural S

tatistics(recoded from

TCP

/JOR

/0065)

2000-072000-07

2002-01E

SS

S110,679

TCP

/JOR

/0065A

ssistance to the Agricultural C

ensus and theO

n-going System

of Agricultural S

tatistics2000-07

2000-112002-10

ES

SS

41,241TC

P/JO

R/9066

Capacity B

uilding in Agricultural P

olicy andP

roject Planning (recoded from

TCP

/JOR

/0066)

2000-072000-08

2002-09TC

A100,429

TCP

/JOR

/0066C

apacity Building in A

gricultural Policy and

Project P

lanning2000-07

2000-102002-09

TCA

135,116TC

P/JO

R/9067

Strengthening the R

ange Departm

ent toIm

plement the N

ational Program

me for

Rangeland R

ehabilitation and Developm

ent(recoded from

TCP

/JOR

/0067)

2000-102001-01

2002-10A

GP

164,186

TCP

/JOR

/0067S

trengthening the Range D

epartment to

Implem

ent the National P

rogramm

e forR

angeland Rehabilitation and D

evelopment

2000-102001-01

2003-01A

GP

108,198

TFD-99/JO

R/002

Poultry raising

2000-11Train fifteen rural w

omen how

to raise poultryw

ithin their local comm

unity2001-03

2002-03TC

OS

8,860TFD

-99/JOR

/001G

oat raising2000-11

Train fifteen rural wom

en how to raise goat

within their local com

munity

2001-032002-03

TCO

S10,000

TCP

/JOR

/0068E

mergency A

nimal H

ealth Assistance to

Pastoral S

mall S

tockholders Affected by

Drought

2000-12The project aim

s at assisting the government

and small-scale stockow

ners of Jordan inprotecting their anim

als, stressed by therecurrent droughts, from

the spread andintroduction of diseases. The project w

ill focuson strengthening and supporting theveterinary service, to assist them

in gaining agreater understanding of the anim

al healthsituation prevalent in the country and com

batm

ajor diseases.

2001-042003-03

AG

AH

335,000

TCP

/JOR

/0169N

ational Plan for G

ender Mainstream

ing inR

ural and Agricultural D

evelopment

2001-032001-09

2003-08S

DW

W173,200

TFD-00/JO

R/001

Fruit tree integrated farms

2001-09A

ssist the target group in increasing theirincom

e and living standards through provisionof the costs necessary to establish integratedfarm

s that are to be managed in a

participatory manner

2001-122002-06

TCO

S7,605

TFD-00/JO

R/003

Goat raising

2001-09To train fifteen rural w

omen on how

to raisegoat w

ithin their local comm

unityTC

OS

10,000

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Symbol

TitleO

bjectivesEO

DN

TELTU

Total BudgetA

pproval Date


31

Projects A


Source: FP

MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

Sym

bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetTC

P/IN

T/0165Integrated P

roduction and Protection

Managem

ent (IPP

) of Greenhouse C

rops2001-12

The objective of the project is to promote the

adoption of integrated production andprotection m

anagement (IP

P) in greenhouse

crops aiming at healthy and high quality

produce, sustainable productivity and reduceduse of pesticides.

2002-042003-12

AG

PC

396,000

TFD-01/JO

R/003

Sham

i goat raising2002-01

Provide sufficient and healthy food for the

participating households2002-09

2003-09TC

OS

10,000TC

P/JO

R/2801

Formulation of the C

omponents of the S

pecialP

rogramm

e for Food Security (S

PFS

)2002-06

The objective of the project is to support theG

overnment of Jordan in the form

ulation ofthe S

PFS

Program

me C

omponents, through:

Providing adequate technical support and

orientation to enable the nationally recruitedand led N

ational Formulation Team

in itsprogram

me identification and form

ulation task;E

nsuring that programm

e documents

produced by the NFT (i.e. the N

ationalP

rogramm

e Docum

ent, NP

D, and the N

ationalP

rogramm

e of Operations, N

PO

) are in linew

ith general SP

FS guidelines and thus

provide the best tools towards successful

SP

FS im

plementation.

2002-122003-12

TCIE

118,754

TCP

/JOR

/2902A

ssistance to Agricultural C

ensus and the On-

going System

of Agricultural S

tatistics - Phase

II

2002-10The overall objective of the assistance is tostrengthen the food and agricultural statisticssystem

so that policy and administrative

decisions aimed at increasing agricultural

production and ensuring food security arebased on reliable and up-to-date inform

ation.The objective of the P

hase II is to facilitatecom

pletion of the remaining activities in line

with the original project agreem

ent and, more

in particular, as this relates to theachievem

ent of the following objectives:

Improve and upgrade the current system

fordata collection in the agriculture sector tom

eet the priority needs of the data users (user-driven system

); Contribute to strengthening

the national capacity for data collection,processing and analysis of the agriculturesector.

2003-022004-03

ES

SS

90,091

TCP

/JOR

/2903A

ssistance to Restructuring Livestock H

ealthand P

roduction Delivery S

ystem in R

uralJordan

2002-12The objective of the assistance is to supportthe G

overnment in the reorganization of the

national animal health delivery system

and,specifically, to: Facilitate public sectordevelopm

ent and reorganization to includeprivate sector delivery of com

munity-based

animal health and extension services; and

Legalize delivery of these services byC

omm

unity Anim

al Health and E

xtensionW

orkers (CA

HE

Ws).

2003-092005-05

AG

AH

295,156

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Symbol

TitleO

bjectivesEO

DN

TELTU

Total BudgetA

pproval Date


32

Projects A


Source: FP

MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

Sym

bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetTC

P/R

AB

/2902M

anagement of the P

each Fruit Fly(B

actrocera zonata) in the Middle E

ast andN

orth Africa

2002-12 A

ssist the Ministries of A

griculture in Egypt,

Iran, Saudi A

rabia and Yem

en in assessingthe current pest geographical distribution andin elim

inating populations from specific areas;

Assist in identifying and strengthening specific

phytosanitary measures to be im

plemented, in

order to prevent the introduction and spread ofthe pest to the non-infested countries in theM

iddle East and in N

orth Africa; Train

government and industry personnel in

surveillance and managem

ent techniques forP

each Fruit Fly; Train phytosanitary officersin P

est Risk A

nalysis with special em

phasison the identification of pathw

ays for entry ofthe P

each Fruit Fly and managem

ent optionsfor risk m

itigation; Review

and updatephytosanitary legislation of the participatingcountries in order to ensure that adequatelegal fram

eworks are in place to perm

it theim

plementation of phytosanitary options and

activities required to achieve the objectives;E

stablishment of a national and regional

vigilance (surveillance) system w

hich utilizes atrapping netw

ork for early detection of thepest; P

reparation, in each country, of anE

mergency R

esponse capability to eliminate

B. zonata outbreaks and prevent its

establishment and spread.

2002-122004-11

AG

PP

376,000

TCP

/RA

B/2903

Support to C

AE

U for the Form

ulation of aR

egional Program

me for Food S

ecurity2003-03

The overall objective of this project is to assistthe C

AE

U S

ecretariat and mem

ber countriesin the form

ulation of a Regional P

rogramm

efor Food S

ecurity (RP

FS), including regional

and national components, as w

ell as in thestrengthening of capacities at the C

AE

US

ecretariat and in mem

ber countries to ensurea successful and sustainable im

plementation

of the RP

FS. M

ore specifically the project will

aim to: Form

ulate the RP

FS together w

ith aset of readily available bankable developm

entprojects at country and regional levels fordonor funding, w

ith the view to enable the

CA

EU

Secretariat to m

obilize and secureresources for the im

plementation of the R

PFS

;S

trengthen the capacities in the CA

EU

Secretariat and m

ember countries in: R

NE

Rproject/program

me identification, form

ulation,appraisal, m

onitoring and evaluation; foodstandards and C

OD

EX

Alim

entarius; andagricultural trade issues including W

TOnegotiations on agriculture, E

uro-Med Free

Trade Area and intra-regional trade.

2003-032004-12

TCA

R287,000

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DN

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MIS

as at 20 Jan 2011

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bolTitle

Approval D

ateO

bjectivesE

OD

NTE

LTUTotal B

udgetG

TFS/R

EM

/070/ITAR

egional Integrated Pest M

anagement (IP

M)

Program

me in the M

iddle Eastern C

ountries2003-12

The project will w

ork in six countries of theN

ear East R

egion that share specific prioritieson Integrated P

est Managem

ent (IPM

). Theproject w

ill address a range of priorities of theS

pecial Program

me for Food S

ecurity (SP

FS)

in particular: Reduced environm

entaldegradation; U

se of comm

unity participatoryprocesses; R

egional, national and localow

nership; Attention to policy and funding

constraints; and Cost-effective crop

production. The project will strengthen the

capability of Governm

ent agencies, NG

Os

and farming com

munities of the six countries

to plan, organize and implem

ent programs at

local level, which w

ill support comm

unity-based IP

M. The IP

M strategies aim

to reducepesticide use. This w

ill contribute to theprotection of farm

ing comm

unities, theirenvironm

ent and consumers, and to

expansion of local and export markets for high

value crops in line with the E

U standards and

rules for international trade. The project will

provide technical assistance, facilitateexchanges of expertise and im

plement pilot

activities in the field. For its implem

entation,the project w

ill form and build on partnerships

among com

munities (their m

embers and

organizations), relevant NG

Os, G

overnment

units/departments, research and university

institutions and, other (FAO

) projects. Thesepartnerships w

ill merge in a forum

fordiscussion at national and regional level.

2004-042011-12

AG

PP

7,609,370

TCP

/JOR

/2904H

ome G

ardening for Better Fam

ily Nutrition

and Income in U

pland Areas in S

upport of theS

PFS

2003-12The overall objective of the project is to assistthe M

inistry of Agriculture in Jordan to

generate an integrated approach to home

garden improvem

ent through the promotion of

low-cost, ecologically sound crop and sm

allanim

al husbandry systems as a strategy for

enhancing the nutritional status and improving

income of fam

ilies in the rural upland areas.The project w

ill directly support the SP

FSintensification and diversification com

ponents,serving as an entry point for the launching ofthe P

rogramm

e.

2004-022005-12

AG

PC

208,234

TCP

/JOR

/2901Form

ulation of the Com

ponents of the Special

Program

me for Food S

ecurity(S

PFS

)(Recoded from

project TCP

/JOR

/2801)

2003-12The objective of the project is to support theG

overnment of Jordan in the form

ulation ofthe S

PFS

Program

me C

omponents, through:

Providing adequate technical support and

orientation to enable the nationally recruitedand led N

ational Formulation Team

in itsprogram

me identification and form

ulation task;E

nsuring that programm

e documents

produced by the NFT (i.e. the N

ationalP

rogramm

e Docum

ent, NP

D, and the N

ationalP

rogramm

e of Operations, N

PO

) are in linew

ith general SP

FS guidelines and thus

provide the best tools towards successful

SP

FS im

plementation.

2004-012004-08

TCIE

37,702

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ssistance for the Processing of R

egionalTrade S

tatistics of Agricultural Trade

Com

modities

2004-01D

evelopment O

bjective: The development

objective is to assist AO

AD

in obtainingrelevant statistical inform

ation in support totheir priority policies concerning theachievem

ent of Arab food security and an

eventual Arab com

mon m

arket and tariffagreem

ents among their m

ember countries

within the W

TO fram

ework. Im

mediate

Objectives: The im

mediate objective of the

assistance is to build and strengthen thecapacities of A

OA

D in establishing a

sustainable and technically up-dated systemof trade data covering its m

ember countries.

2004-012005-11

ES

SB

152,144

TCP

/RA

B/3002

Strengthening capacities for agricultural

marketing adjustm

ent to the changing nationaland international trade environm

ents

2004-03The prim

ary objective of the project is toenhance the capacity of agricultural m

arketinginstitutions to introduce required m

arketingim

provements that facilitate im

provedperform

ance and adaptation to the changingnational and international trade environm

ents.This w

ould be achieved through the following

imm

ediate objectives: Strengthened

understanding and institutional capacities ofthe concerned public and private m

arketinginstitutions to adapt to the changing nationaland international trade environm

ent; Mem

bercountries better able to form

ulate and adoptthe required m

arketing policies andprocedures to facilitate better perform

ance ofm

arketing institutions and increase theirflexibility to adjust to the changing tradeenvironm

ent; Staff trained in selected

marketing fields essential for im

provedperform

ance and adaptability to change.

2004-032005-12

AG

SF

310,342

TCP

/RA

B/3003

Improving the training capacity of the A

rabInsitute for Forestry and R

ange2004-04

The objective of the project is to strengthenthe training capacities of A

IFR, through

Improved teaching and education techniques

of the lecturers; Technically updated andenriched curricula, corresponding to thecurrent needs of A

OA

D countries, including

recent policy development in forestry, range

managem

ent, environment and biodiversity

conservation.

2004-092005-12

FON

P208,789

TFD-03/JO

R/002

Dairy P

roducts Processing at A

leis Area/

Tafeileh Governorate

2004-111. A

ssist the targeted families to obtain

additional income. 2. D

evelop rural wom

enrole in their com

munities. 3. H

elp rural wom

enin acquiring the necessary skills to act

independently in the future.

2004-122005-12

TCO

S9,874

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National drought m

itigation strategy2005-05

The overall objective of this project is toprovide assistance for the country to base itsdrought prevention, m

itigation, preparednessand response m

easures on a consistent andcoherent national drought plan. It is an FA

Ocontribution to strengthen the short-, m

edium-

and long - term drought m

anagement capacity

in the country. A direct output of this

assistance is to strengthen institutionalcapacity in drought early w

arning, droughtm

onitoring and impacts assessm

ent. Thestakeholders of this project w

ould refer togovernm

ent institutions, non-government

organizations, farmers, representatives of civil

society and donors that play a key role indrought m

anagement. S

pecifically the main

objectives of this assistance are to: Help the

Governm

ent in formulating a com

prehensiveand integrated N

ational Strategy &

Action

Plan on D

rought Managem

ent and Mitigation

for the Agricultural S

ector; Strengthen co-

ordination mechanism

s for drought responseby various stakeholders; S

trengtheninstitutional capacity in drought early w

arning,preparedness and response to affected areasand people, especially for the m

ore vulnerableand food insecure households; Train staff inconcerned institutions on the droughtm

anagement, preparedness and m

itigationissues.

2005-082007-04

NR

L229,000

TCP

/RA

B/3005

Em

ergency assistance for early detection andprevention of avian influenza in the M

iddleE

ast regionEm

ergency preparedness forhighly pathogenic avian influenza in theM

iddle East R

egion

2005-10The prim

ary objective of the proposed projectis to strengthen the capacity for generatingand sharing H

PA

I disease intelligence andusing this to m

ount emergency preparedness

planning against the eventuality of HP

AI being

introduced into the region, specifically inrelation to m

igration of and trade in wild birds.

To accomplish this objective, secondary

objectives will entail: G

enerating anunderstanding of m

igratory bird movem

entinto and w

ithin the region and the potential fortheir contact w

ith domestic poultry B

uildingpublic aw

areness of the issues relating to therisks S

trengthening HP

AI field surveillance

and laboratory support for diagnosisE

stablishing information and technology

network linkages w

ith other regions (GLE

WS

and OFFLU

) in the global system for H

PA

Isurveillance.

2005-112007-10

AG

AH

400,000

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Support to forest policy and strategy for sector

development

2006-02This project aim

s at supporting the ForestryD

irectorate (FD) in the form

ulation of a newforestry developm

ent policy, with the related

strategy, in consultation with all interested

stakeholders in the forestry sector, for asustainable forest m

anagement and

biodiversity conservation. The project alsoaim

s at strengthening capacities within the

forestry sector, with a view

to building theenabling technical and institutionalenvironm

ent that would be propitious to the

larger forestry investment program

mes that

are scheduled by the Governm

ent of Jordan.

2006-052008-09

FOM

162,000

TCP

/JOR

/3102D

evelopment of a N

ational Agricultural

Information S

ystem (N

AIS

)2006-10

The objective of the project is to strengthenthe capacity of the M

inistry of Agriculture to

establish an effective and efficient information

system that w

ill support agriculturaldevelopm

ent and ensure food security inJordan, based on the needs and dem

ands ofits stakeholders and integrating the variousresources in the M

OA

2007-092009-12

KC

EFD

156,349

GC

P /R

AB

/004/SW

IR

egional Initiative for Obsolete P

esticideM

anagement - S

yria, Jordan and Lebanon2007-06

To design a full scale project with the follow

ingD

evelopment O

bjective : Elim

ination of thecritical health and environm

ental riskpresented by existing obsolete pesticidestockpiles and preventing recurrence ofsim

ilar problems in the future.

2007-052011-05

AG

PP

938,539

GC

P /R

EM

/071/MU

LM

arine Resources P

rogramm

e in the Red S

ea2007-10

The longer-term objective: prom

otion anddevelopm

ent of responsible fisheriesm

anagement in the region; m

edium-Term

Objective: The m

edium-term

objective is toenable the fisheries institutions of theparticipating governm

ents to carry outim

proved assessment and m

onitoring within

the sub-region of the status of the artisanalfisheries resources; their im

proved capabilityw

ill allow for continuous adaptation and

improvem

ent, as appropriate, of optimum

managem

ent strategies; Imm

ediateO

bjectives: Establish a reliable and updated

information base on the state of fishery

resources and the fisheries sector (vessels,fishing effort, w

ork force, etc.) to supportfisheries m

anagement in the region; D

evelopnational institutional capacities to undertakeall activities related to fishing policy planning,strategic planning, operational m

anagement

and marine resource surveys and analysis;

and Develop and institutionalise the skills,

capacities and procedures used in all aspectsof fisheries m

anagement

2008-072013-06

FIRF

3,200,000

OS

RO

/RA

B/701/S

WE

Support for the control and prevention of

Highly P

athogenic Influenza (HP

AI) in M

iddleE

ast and North A

frica. Extension of

Cooperation A

greement: S

econdA

mm

endement to S

ida A0000174 and S

idaA

0000180

2007-11S

weden w

ill continue the support according tothe original agreem

ents for 20072008 Thevalidity of the agreem

ents on cooperation (asm

entioned above) is extended to Decem

ber31, 2008.

2007-112010-06

AG

AH

2,452,234

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trengthening capacities towards the

establishment of a regional platform

for thedetection of genetically m

odified organisms

2008-07establishing a regional m

echanism for sharing

experiences, expertise and know-how

andharm

onizing laboratory procedures,standards, and techniques of G

MO

detection;training relevant officers and technicians atnational level in the subject, and developing aplatform

for information sharing and

networking am

ongst technical staff in GM

Os

detection laboratories.

2008-122011-03

AG

PS

413,000

GC

P /IN

T/079/EC

Soaring Food P

roducts` Prices N

eedsassessm

ent and Responses

2008-09To encourage a positive inputs supplyresponse of farm

ers in developing countries inthe short to m

edium term

in the context oftheir sustainable developm

ent

2008-082009-04

TCE

SD

673,856

UN

JP/JO

R/015/S

PA

Adaptation to C

limate C

hange to Sustain

Jordan`s MD

G A

chievements (M

DG

F-1646)2009-02

To develop Jordans key government and civil

society counterparts capacity to adapt toclim

ate change threats to health, foodsecurity, productivity, and hum

an securityunder the conditions of severe w

ater scarcity

2009-102012-09

NR

LW827,667

TCP

/JOR

/3201S

ustainable agricultural production throughthe prom

otion of conservation agriculture2009-05

The proposed project aims at introducing

direct planting practices and cover/foragecrops, increasing w

ater use-efficiency underrainfed agriculture and building the capacity ofthe national agricultural research andextension for the prom

otion of conservationagriculture practices. This includes appliedand participatory research and extensionapproaches. A

t the end of the projectconservation agriculture system

s should beadapted to conditions in different parts of thecountry and applied by an increasing num

berof farm

ers. An expected positive side effect is

a closer collaboration of stakeholders of theagricultural sector, prim

arily regional (Arab

Center for the S

tudies of Arid Zones and D

ryLands [A

CS

AD

]) and national (the National

Center for A

griculural Research and

Extension [N

CA

RE

]) research institutes,farm

ers, and farm service providers.

2009-092011-08

AG

PC

270,500

TCP

/JOR

/3202D

evelopment of a N

ational Agricultural

Information S

ystem (N

AIS

) - Phase II of TC

P/

JOR

/3102

2010-02The objective of the project is to strengthenthe capacity of the M

inistry of Agriculture to

establish an effective and efficient information

system that w

ill support agriculturaldevelopm

ent and ensure food security inJordan, based on the needs and dem

ands ofits stakeholders and integrating the variousresources in the M

OA

.

2010-022011-04

KC

EFD

113,000

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upport to policy consultation and actions toboost sustainable use of w

ater and energyresources for agricultural production andlivelihood im

provement in the N

ear East and

North A

frica Region in the context of clim

atechange

2010-04To address food and energy security in theN

ear East and N

orth Africa region through a

convergent approach which integrates four

critical resource factors - water, energy,

technology and knowledge considering the

actual and forecasted scenarios for climate

change as the premise and fram

ework for

action marking clearly the heterogeneity in the

region and the challenge of mobilizing its

resources. Integration of these factorsprovides the foundation for the developm

entand preparedness of countries in the region toface the challenges of w

ater scarcity, foodsecurity and clim

ate change.

2010-042011-12

NR

LW436,000

TCP

/RA

B/3301

Managem

ent of the Invasive Plant S

olanumelaeagnifolium

in the Near E

ast2010-08

The project outcome w

ill be the establishment

of a systematic approach leading to the

effective managem

ent and prevention of theintroduction of the m

ost invasive Solanum

elaeagnifolium (S

ilver leaf nightshade) intoIraq, Jordan, Lebanon and S

yria therebypreventing its spread to non-affected areasand m

inimizing the likelihood of negative

impacts on the environm

ent, economy and

society. This will be achieved through the

strengthening of the quarantine and pestcontrol system

s.

2010-092012-07

AG

PM

389,000

UN

FA/R

EM

/073/WH

OD

emonstration of S

ustainable Alternatives to

DD

T and Strengthening of N

ational Vector

Control C

apabilities in Middle E

ast and North

Africa - (C

omponent #3: C

ollection,repackaging and disposal of obsolete publichealth and agricultural P

OP

s)

2010-10To rem

ove obsolete DD

T from the three

countries and to dispose of it in anenvironm

entally sound manner

2010-102012-10

AG

PM

D400,000

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