1. FCOMAIL Date of Establishment: July 2002 Funding Source: French Government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2. MANDATE Working with Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock ( MAIL) in Afghanistan through:
Liaising
Management Support
Technical Assistance
Programs and Project Development

3. Liaising
Liaised all programs/projects affairs between MAIL, AFD (Kabul & HQ), French Embassy, ADEPTA and AFD-funded projects.
Arranged some national, regional and provincial events
Participated in all meetings, conferences and seminars etc. arranged/administered by MAIL

4. Management Support Provided coordination support for:
No-Objection-Letters (NOLs)
Assisted with hiring and recruitments of national and international staffs and advisors; MAIL and FCOMAIL by means of ToRs development, interviews etc.
Oversight of the budget allocations and executions for on and off budgets projects funding by AFD

5. Technical Assistance
Drafted ToRs for Advisors/Technical Assistants for different office and field missions,
Assisted with all advisors in their assignments ,
Facilitated on and off-budget projects procedures and due expenditures being funded by AFD

6. Technical Assistance…
Strengthened institutional & human resource capacity of MAIL through training initiatives
Regulated on-job training to MAIL and AFD funded project staff
Facilitated deployment of short-term technical assistants to MAIL

7. Programs and Project Development
Provided, proposals, concept-notes and different papers for FCOMAIL and national priority programs/projects of MAIL
Developed and regularly updated standard AFD reporting templates and formats
Undertook M&E of on-going AFD projects
Facilitated yearly internal audit of AFD projects
Nov. 24, 2015

8. Programs and Project Development…
Assisted AFD to perform pre-feasibility studies for new projects
Identified and designed new projects
Provided support and facilities to undertake baseline surveys
Implemented pilot projects
Delivered services in socio-economics analysis

10. Area of Activities,

11. FCOMAIL off budget projects & Status
Kapisa-Sorobi Development Project (KSDP)
Completed
Kabul Farmers’ Market (KFM
Suspended
English Language Program (ELP)
1st phase completed, 2nd phase in 2016
Panjsher Agriculture Development Program
Survey and Feasibility Study is done, now working on Project Design
Cashmere Project
In pipeline
Cooperative Institute
Grape Value Chain Study (GVCS)
Nov. 24, 2015

12. FCOMAIL 2002 - 2006 Performed the following activities:
Supporting agriculture extension units
Supporting of MAIL and DAIL offices, Agriculture faculties, Institutes and H.S
Agriculture research and seed multiplication
Supporting horticulture sectors
Capacity building of MAIL staff, Agriculture faculty students and farmers
Nov. 24, 2015

14. FCOMAIL 2007 - 2015 Performed the following activities:
Apiculture improvement and development
Agriculture research and seed multiplication ( wheat, Cotton, potatoes etc,)
Fish farming improvement and development
Animal husbandry and artificial insemination
Poultry programs
Supported agriculture cooperatives
Supported MAIL, DAIL offices and state farms
Supported horticulture programs
Capacity building of MAIL staff, Agriculture faculty students and farmers
Nov. 24, 2015

15. Agriculture Research and Seed Multiplication Activities

16. Agriculture Research and Seed Multiplication
15 varieties of wheat experimented in 7 different agro-ecological zones, 8 of them released after experimentation at National level, and 6 new varieties under adoptability testing in Panjshir Province.
4 varieties of potatoes, namely: LOANE, YONA, SERVAE, and AMANY are recently shipped from France by FCOMAIL and experimenting in Kabul, Panjshir and Bamyan provinces

17. Apiculture Development Project Activities
Establishing of apiculture cooperative in North-East provinces
Provision of tools and equipment for beekeepers
2000 Kg of wax imported from France
2543 beekeepers were trained on:
Beekeeping management
Beekeeping Pest and Diseases Control
Wintering
Creation of market for Afghan Honey
2 beekeeping cooperatives established in Nijrab and Surobi districts
Continued technical and in-kind support to beekeepers
12 faculty students trained
32 MAIL technical staff trained

19. FCOMAIL On budget projects & Status
North, North-East Agricultural Support project(NEASP)
In progress
HORTICULTURE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT(HCDP)
Beekeeping Development Project (BDP)

20. MANDATE for 2016 and Beyond Continue to Work with Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock ( MAIL) in Afghanistan through:
Liaising
Management Support
Technical Assistance
Help in Programs and Project Development, also
Will directly Implement and Manage some Projects

21. Programs and Project Development
Will prepare proposals, concept-notes and participate in national priority programs/projects development for MAIL
Will regularly update standard AFD reporting templates and formats
Will Undertook M&E of on-going and off-budget funding by AFD
Will Facilitated all AFD projects
Will Expand its organizational structure to fit the future needs, and modernize the required faculties and administrative procedures
Nov. 24, 2015

22. Thank you for your attention!
25 April 2015