An overview of FAO: Its Programme and Priorities

1. An overview of FAO: Its Programme and Priorities Office of Support to Decentralization (OSD)

3. FAO: theHistoricalContext - 1945 The Food and Agriculture Organization is born out of the idea of freedom from want... Freedom from want... means the conquest of hunger and the attainment of the ordinary needs of a decent, self-respecting life… Knowledge about better production methods, better processing and distribution, and better use of foods is available and can be spread fairly readily. How to get it put into practice on the necessary scale is the problem...

4. FAO: Thehistoricalcontext Post WWII • Creation of theOrganization and definition of itsobjectives 1950/1960 • Havingcompletedthereconstruction in Europe, FAO’s mandate aquires a global dimension 1970/1980 • Food crises and thenumber of actorsincrease 1990/2000 • Theinternationalcontextchangessubtantially and so doesthecompetitivepressureonlessdeveloped and developingcountries

5. Today • Over 870 millions people live a conditions of food insecurity • Over 800 millions of these live in countries where FAO implements most of its projects • 75% of the world poor live of agriculture • The World Bank devotes between 13% and 17% of its investments to this sector

6. As a result, FAO continues to: • Disseminate scientific information • To develop specific projects. In 2010, the National Programmes for Food Security should reach almost 80 million people • To underline the importance of agriculture as a development tool • To play a lead role for those organization working to fight hunger both in the private and public sector

7. Mandate • Contributeto the growthof world economy • Raiselevelsoffood security • Increaseagriculturalproductivity • Better the livesofruralpopulations

8. Three global goals • Reducinghunger • Social development • Sustainable management ofnaturalresources

9. Food security Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. 1996, World Food Summit

10. The four dimensions of food security • PhysicalAVAILABILITY of food • Economical and physical ACCESStofood • FoodUTILIZATION • STABILITYof the other three dimensions over time • For food security objectives to be realized, all four dimensions must be fulfilled simultaneously. An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Security

11. FAO’s Planning Framework 2014-15 • Planning Framework • Results chain • Member Global Goals Strategic Framework 10-15 Years • Strategic Objectives Core Functions & Functional Objectives Medium-term plan 4-Years Programme of Work and Budget 2-Years • Impact Focus Areas • Organizational results Unit results (BUDGETS) Strategic Planning Operational Planning Products/activities (BUDGETED) Workplans

12. FAO strategic objectives 2014-17 • Contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition • Increase and improve provision of goods and service from agriculture , forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner • Reduce rural poverty • Enable more inclusive and efficient agriculture and food system at local, national and international levels • Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crisis • Additional objective: Technical quality, knowledge and services

13. FAO Governing Bodies The Governing Bodies ensure that FAO's vision and policies are carried out in an effective and transparent way so that the Organization fully complies with its mandate to help build a world without hunger.

14. FAO Governing bodies • Conference (191 members) • Determines policy and approves the Programme of Work and Budget • Reviews the Strategic Framework and Medium Term Plan • Adopts the rules of the Organization • Reviews the State of Food and Agriculture • Council (49 members) • Draws up agenda for the Conference • Recommendations to the Conference on: • Programme of Work and Budget • Budget level • Reviews programme and budgetary matters • Regional Conferences • New Governing bodies • Regional priorities

15. Funding Howis FAO funded? The total FAO Budget plannedfor 2012-13 is USD 2.4 billion. Ofthisamount, 42 percentcomesfromassessedcontributionspaidbymembercountries, while 58 percentwillbemobilizedthroughvoluntarycontribitionsfromMembers and otherpartners.

16. Howdoes FAO allocate itsassessed and voluntarycontributions? FAO'soverallprogrammeof work isfundedbyassessed and voluntarycontributions. The assessedcontributions are Membercountries' contributions, set at the biennial FAO Conference. The FAO regular budget for the 2012-13 bienniumis USD 1,005.6 million.ThevoluntarycontributionsprovidedbyMembers and otherpartnerssupporttechnical and emergency (includingrehabilitation) assistancetogovernmentsforclearlydefinedpurposeslinkedto the resultsframework, aswellasdirectsupportto FAO'score work. The voluntary contributions are expected to reach approximately USD 1,4 billion in 2012-13.
This overall budget covers core technical work, cooperation and partnerships, leading to Food and Agriculture Outcomes; Core Functions; the Country Office Network; and Capital, Security and Administration expenditure. 

17. Organigramme

18. Forestry Department (FO) • Development, maintenance and sustainable utilization of forests • Integrating resource management with industrial processing, including contributions towards food security • Development of forestry to reconcile social, protection and production factors

19. Fisheries Department (FI) • Promotion of Responsible Fisheries Management at the Global, Regional and National Levels • Increased Contribution of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Food Security • Global Monitoring and Strategic Analysis of Fisheries Resources

20. Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department (AG) • Animal and plant production • Plant and animal protection (EMPRES) • Conservation of genetic resources • Nutrition and consumer protection

21. Economic and Social Department (ES) • Policy assistance • International negotiations and deliberations • Policy analysis • Mainstreaming of gender and population issues

22. Natural Resources Department (NR) • Sustainable livelihoods, people's participation • Agrarian transformation and institutional reform • Natural resource monitoring and management. • Coordination of UNCED follow-up (Agenda 21)

23. Technical Cooperation Department (TC) • Operational activities of the Organization, including emergencies. • Oversight of the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) • Processing requests for assistance from Member Countries • Monitoring of the Field Programme

24. Corporate Services Department (CS) • Human resources management • Staff development • Financial services • Administrative services • Procurement

25. FAO around the world FAO ispresent in over 130 countries • 5 Regional Offices • 9 Sub-Regional Offices • 5 Liaison Offices • 75 Country Offices • 36 Countries with multiple accreditation • 1 Partnership and Liaison Office • 2 FAO Offices for information/liaison with CPLP (in Portugal) and with Spain • 4 countries in which the host country agreement is currently being renegotiated

26. Howdoes FAO operate? • Fieldprojects: Toincrease the leveloffood security and fightruralpoverty • Neutral Forum : Todiscuss and agree on normsfor the agriculturalsector • Policy assistance : Toprovide policy advice on technical and social issuestomembersgovernments • Information : Tocollect, elaborate and disseminate statistical data on world agriculture

27. a. Field Programme Toaddress the realneedsofruralcommunities, FAO can count on : • Staff in 131 countries • Competences on a global scale • International experts • Specializedskills • Actionmechanisms

28. Distribution of projects FAO fieldprogrammebyregion, 2010

29. Project funding Extrabudgetary resources Central budget From the Organisation (Regular Programme) Frombilateral and multilateraldonors Funds90% of projects Funds10% of projects TCP, SPFS GCP, UTF

30. FAO works alongside other partners in the wake of natural catastrophes or other man-made emergencies. Emergency FAO doesnotprovidefoodaid Ithelpsruralpopulationstorestartfood production followinganemergency

31. A vital function FAO providestechnicalassistancetoaffectedcommunities so that… Emergenciesdon’tbecomelargescalecatastrophes Assistanceisaimed at re-establishingthe local foodproduction and reduce dependenceonfoodaid

32. b. Neutral Forum Macrodimension:Debate at the policy level Microdimension: Methodologies and techniques • Tripanosomiasisprogramme • Rotterdam convention on tradeofPesticides(1998, revised in 2011) • International treaty on GeneticResourcesforfood and agriculture(2004) • Code ofconductforresponsiblefisheries • Codexalimentarius

33. c. Policy assistance • Capacity building • Collecting, analysing and disseminating information on country, regional and global developments in agriculture • Formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of strategies for sustainable agriculture, rural development and food security • Mobilization of funds for projects and programmes within developing countries

34. d. Information Technical Information • Knowledge Forum • Library • Technicalpublications • Countryprofiles Countrybriefs Awarenessraisingcampaigns Specialinitiatives Public Information

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36. Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Food Production Social Development

37. Anyquestions?

38. Reference material • FAO at work 2008/2009 “Hunger and crisis” • The State of Food and Agriculture 2009 • The State of Food and Agriculture 2012 • The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010 • FAO Reform, a vision for the twenty-first century • FAO: The challenge of renewal: • The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Organizations, Vol.1, No 1 ( Feb., 1947) pp.121-123. • World development report 2008: Agriculture for development