Joint Review Meeting evaluates FTPP’s progress
Online, 3 July 2024 – The progress of the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programmes (FTPP) was reviewed at the 7th Joint Review Meeting, held on 3 July 2024. Participants including high-level officers from FAO REU, FAO SEC, FAO-Türkiye and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry exchanged ideas on the operational, completed and forthcoming projects of the FTPP.
During the meeting, following the opening remarks, operational specialists briefed the participants on the status of current projects while experts provided insights into pipeline projects. The meeting then continued with presentations on two selected projects: “Enhancing the Capacity of the Turkish International Forestry Training Centre” and “Leaving No One Behind”. The meeting concluded with a question-and-answer session.
About the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programmes
The objectives of the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programmes are to provide support to ensure food security, rural poverty reduction and sustainable forest management; combat desertification; and preserve ecosystems in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and other countries of mutual interest.
Established in 2007, the first phase of the FAO-Türkiye Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture (FTPP) has benefited from trust fund contributions totalling USD 10 million, financed by the Government of Türkiye and represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. During the first phase of the programme, 28 projects were implemented in 16 countries between 2009 and 2015.
In 2014, Türkiye and FAO commenced the second phase of the FTPP along with the first phase of the FAO-Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme (FTFP) with additional funding of USD 20 million, bringing Türkiye’s total contribution to USD 30 million.