national food policy capacity strengthening programme (nfpcsp)
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National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP). Introducing the Research Grant Awardees and Future Activities. Nur A. Khondaker Research Grant Administrator NFPCSP, FAO. RDEC Conference Room, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka. December 5, 2007. Deadline to Submit - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP)
Introducing the Research Grant Awardees and Future
Activities
Nur A. KhondakerResearch Grant Administrator
NFPCSP, FAO
December 5, 2007
RDEC Conference Room, LGED, Agargaon, Dhaka
Scrutiny for Admissibility
• RGA examined the admissibility of each proposal as per set criteria in the Guidelines
Admissible and Non-Admissible • A list of the admissible and non-
admissible proposals was prepared along with their budget
Deadline to Submit• Up to 7 June 2007; Received 329
Research Proposals (177 PR, 95 CF and 57 Unclassified)
PR Research Proposals
Received: 177 Nos.
Admissible:51 Nos.
29 %
Status of PR Research Proposals
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CF Research Proposals
Received: 95 Nos.
Admissible:36 Nos.
38 %
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Main Reasons of Non-Admissible
1)Did not submit Required Number of Copies 2)Non-submission of Electronic Copy3)First page-Form-not within one page4)Endorsing authority and Declaration signed
by different persons5)Did not follow the prescribed format6)Did not follow the Budget line items7)Requested exceeding Budget limits8)Requested exceeding Time limits9)Institutions Submitted exceeding qualified
Number of proposals10)No budget for collaborators or more than
40 % budget for Collaborating institution.
CTA & RGA• Receive proposals• Administrative screening by RGA• Coordinate TAT scoring and finalize ranking
TAT
• Review & Scoring
3
RGP•Decision on grants
Research: - contracting- execution,- monitoring - dialog
Eliciting Research Proposals
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2
5
4
The Process of ApprovalThe Process of Approval
RESEARCH GRANT PANEL (RGP)
APPROVED THE RESEARCH
PROPOSALS ON SEPTEMEBR 11,
2007 IN THE SECOND RGP
MEETING WHERE ALL THE RGP
MEMBERS ATTENDED.
14-CF WinnersNo
Institution Research Title
1 Centre for Agriresearch and Sustainable Environment and Entrepreneurship Development
Community participation, local power structure and effective safetynet management in the vulnerable charlands of Bangladesh.
2 Centre for Agriresearch and Sustainable Environment and Entrepreneurship Development
Study the impact of intensive cropping on the long term degradation of natural resources in some selected agroecological regions of Bangladesh
3 Department of Public Administration, Jahangirnagar University
Transparency and accountability for ensuring food security in Bangladesh: a study on field institutions.
4 Agriculture Research Station, Pabna Problems and possibilities of production and consumption of safe foods
5 Department of farm power and machinery, BAU Integrated management of coastal zone for food security
6 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, DU Screening for nutritionally rich and low glycemic index Bangladeshi rice
varieties
7 Department of Agricultural Statistics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Spectre problems of food distribution systems and impact on household food security status in two southern islands in Bangladesh.
8 Department of Fisheries Management, BAU Development of tilapia marketing systems in Bangladesh: potential for
food supply.
9 Economic Research Group Food security for the poor: exploring policy options under alternative price regimes.
10 Department of Crop Botany, BAU Global warning and sea level rising: impact on Bangladesh agriculture and
food security
11 Planning and Evaluation Division, BARI Input marketing and management system in relation to food security in
coastal region of Bangladesh
12 Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University
Effects of environmental degradation on food security in the St. Martin's island of Bangladesh
13 Department of Botany, JU Homestead plant biodiversity in the southwestern coastal zone of Bangladesh: way forward to identification, utilization and conservation.
14 Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
Effects of using chemicals and hormones for cultivation and marketing of vegetables and banana
8-PR WinnersNo Institution Research Title1 Policy Resource Programme
of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Re-emergence of food insecurity in Bangladesh? Instability in food production and prices, nature of food markets, impact and policy.
2 Department of Agroforestry and Environment, BSMRAU
Impacts of anthropogenic activities on natural resources and food security in the coastal region of Bangladesh
3 Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Impact of paid employment and self employment on income and prospects of food security
4 Bureau of Socioeconomic Research and Training, BAU
Changing land use patterns and their impact on food security for farm households in Bangladesh
5 Center for Agriresearch and Sustainable Environment and Entrepreneurship
To study the implementation status and effectiveness of the new agricultural extension policy for technology adoption.
6 Bangladesh Rice Foundation Price stabilization, market integration and consumer welfare in Bangladesh
7 Consumers Association of Bangladesh
Institutionalization of healthy street food system in Bangladesh: a pilot study with three wards of Dhaka City Corporation as a model
8 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, BAU
Capacity strengthening of rural women in carrying out post harvest activities of vegetables and fruits towards food security
Research Areas
No. of proposals awarded % of
TotalCF PR Total
Area I (Availability) 2 2 4 18
Area II ( Physical & Social Access) 2 0 2 9
Area III (Economic Access)
2 3 5 23
Area IV (Utilization of Food & Nutrition)
2 1 3 14
Area V (Cross Cutting Issues)
6 2 8 36
Total 14 8 22 100
Awarded Research Proposals: Areas
Category of Institutions
No. of proposals awarded % of
TotalCF PR Total
University 9 3 12 55
Research Institutions
2 2 4 18
NGOs 3 3 6 27
Total 14 8 22 100
Category of Institutions
CF-Challenge Fund; PR – Programme Funded Research
Collaborations
No. of Proposals Awarded % of
TotalCF PR Total
Yes 7 4 11 50
No 7 4 11 50
Total 14 8 22 100
Collaboration of Institutions
CF-Challenge Fund; PR – Programme Funded Research
Research Proposals
No. Awarded % o Total
CF 14 93,18,540 26
PR 8 2,58,69,286 74
Total 22 3,51,87,826 100
Total Money Allocated
CF-Challenge Fund; PR – Programme Funded Research
After Approval• Briefing of the Winners
Briefed/Discussed Contents of the Letter of Agreement (LoA) for the CF and PR winners
• Preparation and Finalization of Contracts
Prepared LoA as per FAO standard Rules
• Signing of Contracts
Signed LoA with the Institutions, Early Oct,07
• Fund Release
First Installment (20%) released, research is going on…
Monitoring & Reporting
•Each research proposal will be monitored by two TAT members (1-National & 1- International).
• TAT members will visit the research institutions and will review progress
•Submit Technical and Financial Progress Report, in prescribed format, at Three months interval.
•Present Research results in workshop (s) time to time organized by FAO
Future Opportunities
a)Dialogue on the research results and
suggest policies for the implementation
of the National Food Policy
b)Next call for Proposals is expected at
the beginning of 2008 --- will be
announced in the leading daily
newspapers, project web site (
www.nfpcsp.org) etc.
Thank You Very Much