Agro-Food Division
By
Samir Grad
Chief of Agro-Food Division
National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC)
December 13, 2005
Thematic Areas
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Supply and demand analysis
Commodity chains
State of food and agriculture
Cadre
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Samir Grad
Basima Atiya
Ahmed Sadiddin
Moudad Karkout
Mahmoud Al-Shareef
Nouman Ammouri
Fayez Mansour
Plan 2005
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Previous Commitments
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SOFAS 2005
PR published
Cotton pricing report WP Intranet
Farming system report WP Intranet
Comparative advantages working papers
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Olive oil
Wheat
Tomatoes
Meat
Milk
Cotton and orange
completed
Final D
Final D
Second D
First D
First D to be completed
Plan 2005
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New Activities
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Supply and demand study
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Commodity bulletins: Qualitative
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Sheep meat
Cotton
Wheat
Olive oil
Commodity outlook
First D
First D
First D
60%
TA
DC
DC
Carry over
New comparative advantages studies
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Sheep meat, pistachio, potato
2006 plan
Plan 2005
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New Activities
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Briefs
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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
Plan 2005
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New Activities
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Policy notes
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Events
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State of oil seeds in Syria
State of food security in Syria
Seminar on SOFAS
Training
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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)
Plan 2005
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New Activities
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Internal seminars
Commodity chain
review paper
 Policy briefs and commodity bulletins
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Other Activities in 2005
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Working paper on agricultural investments
Plan 2006
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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.
Plan 2006
Name of Output
Typology
SOFAS 2007
SOFAS 2007
7 Suboutputs
Final report
Comparative
Advantage
3 Working Papers
(Sheep Meat
Pistachio
Potato)
Comp. Adv.
Comp. Adv.
Study Suboutp.
Study
Responsibility
All members,IU
Samir,light, CO
Basima,
Mahmoud,
Nouman,
Light, Current
Mahmoud, Curr.
Basima, light,
Curr.
Plan 2006
Name of Output
Typology
Responsibility
Supply & demand
Study Suboutp.
Ahmed, CO
Supply & demand
Study
Samir, CO
Bulletins
Commodity Outlook
4 WP Suboutput
(Tomato, Citrus,
Poultry, barley)
All members
Heavy support
Citrus (CO)
4 Working Papers
For bulletins
All members
Current except
Citrus
Heavy support
Recommendations
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Supplementary training in mathematical
programming.
Supplementary training in supply and
demand analysis.
Supplementary surveys.
Questions