FAO Technical Cooperation Programme

 

Guidelines

 

Technical Cooperation Department - July 2006

 

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Table of Contents


PART ONE - OVERVIEW


I. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TCP

II. TYPES AND CATEGORIES OF TCP SUPPORT

III. TCP CRITERIA

" Purpose and application of the TCP criteria
" Table 1: the TCP Criteria

IV. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN TCP PROCESSES

" Government ownership
" Participation and partnership at country level
" Who does what in FAO
" Overall management of the TCP


PART TWO - TCP PROJECT CYCLE


I. COUNTRY PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS AND TCP PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

" National priority setting
" Identification of TCP ideas and formulation of project outlines
" Co-financing
" Non-duplication

II. SUBMISSION OF OFFICIAL REQUESTS

III. PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPROVAL

" Appraisal
" Finalization, review and clearances
" Approval

IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION

" Start-up
" Government's and national stakeholders' contribution
" FAO contribution
" Monitoring
" Revisions
" Reporting
" Project closure

V. FOLLOW-UP

VI. EVALUATION, INSPECTION AND AUDIT


ANNEXES

1 Format of project outline

2 Format of project agreement

3 TCP general provisions (FPC 2005/02)

4 TCP Facility (FPC 2006/02)

5 Procedure for revision of TCP projects (FPC 2006/01)

6 Reimbursement of FAO TSS services in TCP Projects (FPC 2005/01)