governance structure plan at country level in cambodia, lao pdr and vietnam

FAO IPM Project Coordination and Governance Structure Plan at Country

Level in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam

Jan Willem Ketelaar

CTA and Team Leader

FAO Asia IPM/Pesticide Risk Reduction Programme

India

Bhutan

Pakistan

FFS Programmes in 90 countries

FAO-IPM Asian Member Countries

Cambodia • Operational since: 1993

• Implementing agency: GDA – MAFF

• Partners: PDAs, International and local NGOs (e.g., Handicap International, CEDAC, etc.)

• FFS implemented: >7,500 FFS

• Farmers trained: 150,000 farmers (30% ♀)

• Trainers active: 500 Government (40 % ♀); 2,700 Farmers (35% ♀)

Lao PDR • Implementing agency: PPC – DOA, PAFO, DAFO • Crop focus: rice, vegetables, fruits • Current focus: Community Education

for Pesticide Risk Reduction • Active in Sayabouly, Phongsaly,

LuangNamtha, Oudomxay, Xiengkhouang, Vientiane Province & Capital, Champasak

• Partners: International and local NGOs (e.g., Oxfam Belgium, SEARICE, Field Alliance, NALDE, SAEDA)

• FFS implemented: 793 • Farmers trained: 23,615 (14% ♀)

Vietnam

• Operational since: 1992 • Implementing agency: PPD – MARD • Partners: Universities, mass

organizations, International and local NGOs (e.g., Oxfam, SCF, CARE, World Vision, etc.)

• FFS implemented: 37,752 • Farmers trained: 1,132,654 (40 %♀) • Trainers active: 2,546 Government

(43 % ♀); 3,585 Farmers (41 % ♀)

Project Activities in all 3 countries (2014-16)

3 Annual (wet season) cycles of SRI training and action research:

PRA-Baseline survey

Curriculum Development

Training of Trainers

Farmers Field Schools/FPAR

Participatory Action Research

Training related M&E

Field days, Farmer Congresses

National Workshop & Local policy development

Location Project Field Training and Action Research Activities

• 3 Provinces (3 districts) in Lao PDR

• 3 Provinces (3 districts) in Cambodia

• 2 Provinces (3 districts) in Vietnam

Programme development and administrative support by PMU (hosted by FAO-IPM office) and FAO Country Representations, in support of Local Management Units established at Provincial Departments of Agriculture Offices

FAO-IPM Office Architecture in Support of EU-AIT-SRI project

• FAO Regional Office at RAP in Bangkok

• Staffed by 2 Professional Staff and 2 administrative/IT support staff (part-time)

• Cambodia: Phnom Penh, FAOR & PMU located at GDA

• 1 national training assistant, 1 administrative & 1 driver (part-time)

• Lao PDR: Vientiane, FAOR & PMU located at PPC-DOA

• 1 national training assistant, 1 administrative & 1 driver (part-time)

• Vietnam: Hanoi, FAOR & PMU located at Van Phuc,

• 1 national training assistant, administrative & 1 driver (part-time)

FAO Regional Tasks & Responsibilities • Regional coordination & networking with other

implementing partners and national counterparts and other project stakeholders

• Coordination of national country project intervention strategies

• Technical assistance for curriculum development, training/action research implementation

• Ensure functional linkages to other FAO supported initiatives and informing policy processes

• Documentation (progress reports, activity reports, terminal statement)

• Overall administrative and financial management for the FAO contribution

Expectations by end of Inception Workshop

• Country representatives better aware about global and national SRI concepts, principles practices and local initiatives

• Country representatives oriented towards goals, partners, implement arrangements for EU-AIT-SRI project

• Informal agreements at country level to engage in project implementation

• Key elements of country implementation strategy, partner roles and responsibilities and workplans identified

For more Information on FAO’s

Involvement in IPM Farmer Training in South & Southeast Asia:

Email: vegetable-IPM@fao.org Website:

http://www.vegetableipmasia.org/