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Agro-Food Division

Agro-Food Division. By Samir Grad Chief of Agro-Food Division National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC) December 13, 2005. Thematic Areas. Supply and demand analysis Commodity chains State of food and agriculture. Cadre. Samir Grad Basima Atiya Ahmed Sadiddin

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Agro-Food Division

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  1. Agro-Food Division By Samir Grad Chief of Agro-Food Division National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC) December 13, 2005

  2. Thematic Areas • Supply and demand analysis • Commodity chains • State of food and agriculture

  3. Cadre • Samir Grad • Basima Atiya • Ahmed Sadiddin • Moudad Karkout • Mahmoud Al-Shareef • Nouman Ammouri • Fayez Mansour

  4. Plan 2005 • Previous Commitments • SOFAS 2005 PR published • Cotton pricing report WP Intranet • Farming system report WP Intranet • Comparative advantages working papers • Olive oil completed • Wheat Final D • Tomatoes Final D • Meat Second D • Milk First D • Cotton and orange First D to be completed

  5. Plan 2005 • New Activities • Supply and demand study • Commodity bulletins: Qualitative • Sheep meat First D TA • Cotton First D DC • Wheat First D DC • Olive oil 60% • Commodity outlook Carry over • New comparative advantages studies • Sheep meat, pistachio, potato 2006 plan

  6. Plan 2005 • New Activities • Briefs • The need for coordination among concerned stakeholders regarding commodity chains and index numbers, published • The development of a model for the Syrian agricultural production system based on the farming system studies TA, DC • What’s going on with barley prices TA • The recent evolution of Syrian Agro-Industry Final D • New strategic winter crops for Syria First D DC • New strategic summer crops for Syria First D DC

  7. Plan 2005 • New Activities • Policy notes • State of oil seeds in Syria • State of food security in Syria • Events • Seminar on SOFAS • Training • Supply and demand course TA • Flash course on mathematical economics and econometric estimation Agr. Economist • Institutional management course ASCI • Supply and demand abroad TA • English course • Graduate training • Comparative advantages, shift to 2006 (CIRAD)

  8. Plan 2005 • New Activities • Internal seminars • Commodity chain review paper • Policy briefs and commodity bulletins

  9. Other Activities in 2005 • Working paper on agricultural investments

  10. Plan 2006 • Some delay in some tasks of 2005. • Implementing additional tasks. • Taking into account the discrepancies of 2005 plan to establish 2006 plan. • Balancing the time needed for 2006 plan on a just basis among division members. • Scientific guideline and fixed schedule.

  11. Plan 2006

  12. Plan 2006

  13. Recommendations • Supplementary training in mathematical programming. • Supplementary training in supply and demand analysis. • Supplementary surveys.

  14. Questions

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