Posted June 2001
Yemen - supporting the establishment of national FIVIMS
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Title: Task Force on Rural Development and Food Security |
The ACC Network affliated Thematic Group - known as the Task Force on Rural Development and Food Security - is noted for its strong collaboration with the Government: in fact the Group is co-chaired by the FAO Representative and the Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.
In 1999, the Task Force provided inputs for the reform of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MAI), known as the Aden Agenda, which targets field services, human resources and budgetary concerns. The agenda aims to improve the efficiency of the public services to agriculture, including restructuring public services and privatising some activities, in order to create sustainable and equitable growth from agriculture, particularly for the poor.
In the near future, the Thematic Group is to support the development of a national food insecurity and vulnerability information and mapping system (FIVIMS) in the country, in particular through the preparation of baseline data and sample participatory rural appraisal (PRA) questionnaires.
For further information, contact: FAO-YEM@field.fao.org