Agro-Food Division

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Agro-Food Division

• By
• Samir Grad

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Contents

• Staff
• Mission
• Objectives
• Strategy
• Outputs
• Theme Teams
• 2005 Work Plan
• Challenges
• Expected Improvements
• Needs

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Staff

• Haitham Al-Ashkar Coordinator
• Basima Atiya
• Mahmoud Al-Shareef
• Samir Grad
• Moudad Karkout
• Ahmad Sadiddin

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MISSION Background

• Maximizing the effectiveness of the NAPC
• Recognizing the importance of Agro-food sector

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Objectives

• Identifying, analyzing and understanding
  Agro-food Sector
• Providing recommendations and scenarios to policy
  makers
• Promoting awareness and dialogue

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Strategy

• Providing comprehensive information (Syrian AF)
• Understanding and investigating commodity systems
  
• Monitoring and assessing the impact of existing
  and prospective macro and micro policies

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Outputs

• Periodical Reports
• Working Papers
• Policy Briefs
• Policy Notes
• Special Studies

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Theme Teams
Basima Atiya Ahmad Sadiddin Production
Moudad Karkout Mahmoud Al Shareef Agro-industry
Samir Grad Haitham Al Ashkar Consumption
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2005 Work Plan
Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug July Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan Month Activity
FE   SOFAS
Rv, FE,E, S   CAS FS
                New CAS
                Supply and Demand Study
  FE Briefs
    Working Papres
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Current Reports Status

• Farming System Ready for publishing
• Cotton Report To be revised by management
• Comparative Advantage Reports
• Wheat Being revised by Agricultural Economist
  (AE)
• Olive Oil To be revised by AE
• Tomato Being revised by AE
• Meat Edited by AF
• Milk To be edited
• Orange Postponed
• Cotton Postponed

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Challenges

• Pending (FE)
• Others (MSOFAS, NAPC tasks)
• Human Resources (limited)
• Workload

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Expected Improvements

• SOFAS Modelling
• More Decision Tools
• Factor analysis
• Supply utilization accounts
• Commodity chain analysis
• Supply and demand analysis
• Nutrition Analysis
• More Specialization

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Needs

• Training (advanced) Economics and English
• Specialized Software
• New Cadre
• Technician
• Translation

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Thanks for Your AttentionQuestions
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