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Project Montenegro

17/01/11 - 31/08/11

Additional Support for Improving Statistics in Montenegro

Project South africa

01/01/11 - 23/09/12

Development of a M&E System for the Partnership for African Fisheries (PAF)

Project Central african republic

08/12/10 - 01/08/12

Identification and formulation of two 10 EDF programmes of budget support

Identification and formulation of two 10 EDF programmes of budget support and support to the NAO for the EDF

The overall objective was to improve the relevance and efficiency of aid within the context of the 10 EDF National Indicative Programme (NIP) and the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) for the budget support.

Two specific objectives were attained by the project :

1. Strengthen the capacity of the NAO for the EDF in aid programming, commitment, management and monitoring.

2. Support the implementation of thePRS et strengthen the Government capacity in public finance management by setting up a process of reform of public finances and macroeconomic stabilisation

A) Support in implementing the NIP

Institutional diagnostic: the consultants carried out an institutional analysis (i) of the current aid programmes, (ii) of the structures of support set up within the NAO in specific and, more in general, within the whole national administration, (iii) of the technical ministries involvement in the identification, programming and monitoring of past and future aid programmes and of their links with the NAO Support Unit (iv) of the implication of the services of the EU in its donor capacity. Organisational diagnostic:the following was analysed and assessed (i) the internal functioning of the NAO Support Unit, its responsibility, the coherence of its TOR in relation to its objectives, (ii) the procedures of control and technical and financial monitoring of projects under the supervision of the NAO Support Unit; (iii) the validation procedures for activities set up by the implementers together with the technical ministries involved in aid programmes; (iv) the procedures and functioning together with the EU services.

3.NAO needs assessment to allow the formulation and implementation of the 10 EDF programmes and to contribute to the process of programming for the 11 EDF. The consultants analysed: (i) aid programmes that will be active within 2009-2012 by sector of concentration (9 and 10 EDF financing); (ii) the institutional capacities of the technical ministries.

4.Proposals and recommendations. Various institutional options according to the diagnostics and needs assessments carried out were presented. These options took into account the need to create synergies among the various decision-makers in aid programming.The different administrative, technical and financial steps to be scheduled were highlighted. A work plan was presented together with a precise timetable, and organisational and functioning organigram to be set up for the 11 EDF and a description of the system.

B) Budget support programme

1. Macroeconomic analysis: macroeconomic constraints, poverty profile and evolution, situation of public finances, Government main objectifs on: macroeconomic and fiscal balance, poverty reduction and social context including budgetary aspects, public finance management, status of the economic reforms programme, sectors strategy, etc., contribution of the EU support; contribution of other donors providing budget support to CAR. 2. Public finances assessment. 3. Evaluation of the DSRP and its implementation. 4. Proposal for a set of indicators for the evaluation of variable disbursements: in line with the EU guidelines for budget support to fragile states

Project Zambia

01/12/10 - 18/10/11

Elaboration of a Management Plan for the Kafue Fishery

Project

01/12/10 - 01/12/11

Service contract for a Results Oriented Monitoring system of the implementation of projects and programmes of external aid financed by the European Union,

Project Congo, democratic republic of the

15/11/10 - 14/02/17

TA to the Trade Support Programme

Project Congo, democratic republic of the

10/11/10 - 17/01/11

Final evaluation of the REAFOR project - support to research in agriculture and forestry

Project Eritrea

10/11/10 - 12/10/10

TA to the MoA for Preparation of PE & Capacity Building in EC procedures

Project Afghanistan

08/11/10 - 31/12/15

Provision of Technical Assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock to contribute to strengthen the planting material and horticulture industry

PHDP II main tasks are to ensure continuity of the National Collection and enhance support to the nursery industry. In addition, the project is committed to foster positive changes in MAIL policy and structure and to support the development of the Afghanistan National Horticulture Development Organisation (ANHDO).

The overall objective of the project is: ‘To contribute to the improvement of rural livelihoods (food security and farm incomes) and thus to the overall economic recovery of Afghanistan’.

The project purpose is to enable the horticulture industry to respond profitably to domestic and export market demand.

The project comprises five components as listed below:

COMPONENT 1 – PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY REFORM

Result 1: Public (MAIL) and private (Afghanistan National Horticulture Development Organisation – ANHDO) sectors' institutional capacities are developed to regulate, control and further support an expanding horticulture industry:

Result 1.1: Public sector institutional capacity (MAIL) is strengthened;

Result 1.2: Private sector institutional and human resources capacity at ANHDO and ANNGO further enhanced;

COMPONENT 2 – NATIONAL VARIETY COLLECTIONS;

Result 2: The full range of Afghanistan’s fruit and nut tree crop varieties is maintained at PHD Centres, is catalogued and evaluated for the benefit of the Afghanistan horticulture industry;

COMPONENT 3 – NURSERY INDUSTRY

Result 3: The private sector fruit and nut nursery industry is profitable and provides sufficient healthy, true-to-type stocks to meet demands from growers for planting orchards;

COMPONENT 4 - TRAINING AND EXTENSION

Result 4: Extension services and skills training lead to adoption of improved planting material and best horticultural practices by nursery growers and orchards / vineyards owners.

COMPONENT 5 - HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER TASKS

Assistance provided to the Contracting Authority

Project management;

Liaison, synergies and complementarities.

Project Tunisia

01/11/10 - 30/05/11

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