FATA Agriculture Cluster Meeting
Pakistan
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FATA Agriculture Cluster Meeting
Date:
Place:
Timing:
No. of Participants:
Participant Organizations:
12th May, 2011
FAO Office, Peshawar
1100 hrs
31
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Minutes of the Meeting
Agenda Points
Opening Remarks by
FDMA
Deliberations
 Mr. Farman Khilji from FDMA welcomed
everyone and thanks them for their
enthusiastic participation.
Action Points/Decisions
Role of Agriculture
Cluster in FATA
 Mr. Zahidullah from Agriculture FATA
department shared his view that although
many organizations working in FATA but
FATA directorate do not know that where
these organizations working. He said that
flow of information should be from
Agriculture
Department
to
FDMA,
Directorate Project and NGOs. They should
be interlinked. He said that FATA
development program is working from the
last five years for FATA. Strong linkages and
coordination mechanism have to be
developed among different stakeholders.
 Mr. Farman said that the focus is on Kharif
season related interventions which is from
15th June to 15th July for FATA. He added
that Cluster should be the overall body for
correspondence and coordination.
 Mr. Naimatullah and FAO mentioned that
needs have to be identified by Agriculture
and FATA secretariat and assessment will
be through NGOs.
 He explained that different funding
opportunities are available for FATA like
Concern International’s Rapid Fund,
Establish regular
communication between
FDMA, Line Ministries and
Cluster
In the first phase meeting
Ambassador Fund, possible upcoming EC with Concern Worldwide
funding in upcoming months fund etc. will be organized in the
NGOs have to explore these. As a cluster we last week of May.
have to organize a meeting with these
donors with the collaboration of FDMA and
NGOs representation.
 Assessment will be carried out in FATA for
identifying different needs.
Responsibilities of
different stakeholders
 Dr. Qazi Ziaur Rehman, Livestock Specialist have to be developed for a
shared that he has the information of the clear understanding of
NGOs that where they are working and will their roles in FATA
be shared with the Agriculture Cluster.
Agriculture Cluster.

Ms.
Naseem, Assistant Cluster
Coordinator gave a presentation on Role of
Agriculture Cluster in FATA. She gave an
overview of the FATA and said that it is the
most impoverished part of the nation,
despite being home to 2.4% of Pakistan's
population, it has only 1.5% of Pakistan's
economy and 97% agrarian and livelihood
largely based on agriculture and livestock.
 Most of the IDPs come from different
agencies in FATA and need assistance in
camps and in place of their return.
 Areas of high return and possibility for
immediate interventions with accessibility,
improved security, resources available for
agriculture (irrigated land, roads, markets)
are Mohmand, Orakzai, Bajaur and South
Waziristan.
 Urgent recovery needs for agriculture
sector are protection of livestock through
provision of water, and vaccinations (during
June-July); repair of animal shelters; and
distribution of crop input packages
including
vegetable/pulse
seeds;
cleaning/repair of watercourses.
 Task Force has to established for taking
any quick initiative in FATA agencies.
Discussion on reprioritization on PHRP
Appeal
NGOs working in FATA
AOB
Ms. Naseem highlighted areas on RePrioritization on PHRP Appeal and
Assistance for displaced families (new and
protracted Assistance to durable solutions
in areas of return and different
methodology and objectives.
Activities and funding requirements by
Agriculture cluster for IDPs and host
communities are
 Skills training (agriculture production,
livestock, etc.)
 Livestock protection (allocation of
area near camp, provision of water,
vaccinations (June-July, mostly by the
livestock department)
 Mobile vegetable plants/gardens (for
protracted IDPs)
For returnees/stayees communities:
 Crop and livestock input packages
 Skills trainings(Technical trainings in
cooperation with extension services,
eterprise development and linkages
to markets)
 Few NGOs who are working with FATA
shared their activities.
 CRD which is funded by GTZ working in
Khyber Agency for irrigation.
 PAIMAN working in Bajaur, Mohmand and
Khyber Agency.
 Asia Humanitarian Organization working in
Mohmand.
 JEN (Japan) have started working in DI Khan
for IDPs from Waziristan.
 Other
NGOs
also
shared
their
organization’s activities and presence.
 The issue of NOC process and ability to
secure one was raised. FDMA expressed its
willingness to facilitate the process.
Issues of access and security was raised:
FDMA mentioned that there
are certain agencies, such as Bajaur,
Mohamand, Orakzai and South Waziristan are
accessible and conducive to agriculture
programming.
FATA Department of
Agriculture will provide
relevant data about
present, baseline, and
other relevant data.
The need was expressed to
conduct a livelihoods
survey in FATA.
Partners are asked to
share information about
programming in FATA in
the sector with the Cluster
and coordinate with the
Government.
Annex Participant list
S.No
Name
Designation
Organization
Mob #
Email
1
Shama Asad
Program Coordinator
Rural Development Initiative(RID)
0314-9087122
Coordinator.rid@gmail.com
2
Farman Ali Khilji
AD (Ops & Relief)
FDMA
0321-5001661
farman@fdma.gov.pk
3
Sajjad Ahmad
NRM Specialist
Tarucci Project FATA Sect
0346-5585220
nrm.tarucci@fata.gov.pk
4
Sohrab Ali
CEO
Community Appraisal Program
0333-9687145
Caporganization.pk@gmail.com
(CAP)
5
Raza Muhammad Khan
Coordnat
Regional Program
Children first KP
0345-5029343
raza@kpk.childrenfirst.org.pk
6
Farhan Khan
Reporting Assistant
Roshni Development Org
0333-9259106
Farhan-basit-khan@yahoo.com
7
Syes Owais Ali Shah
M&E Officer
KADO Kohat
0300-3860300
Kado.organization@gmail.com
8
Pir Fahad Ali Shah
HCCA
Mass Comms (IOM)
0333-9868866
Fahad.cca@gmail.com
9
Sultan Sher
Emergency
IOM
0300-5006543
Mashrot_20@yahoo.com
Coordinator
10
Zahid ullah
DD dir Planning
Agriculture FATA
0344-9093645
agriefata@yahoo.com
11
Fazle-Rabbi
Director Agri Ext FATA
Agri FATA
0300-9599787
agriefata@yahoo.com
12
Dr.Qazi Zia ur Rehman
SVO
L&DD FATA
0333-9121644
Dr_qazizia@yahoo.com
13
Muhammad Asfandiyar
PC
PAIMAN ALUMNI TRUST
0300-5720644
Paiman_peshawar@yahoo.com
14
S.Razi ur Rehman
Society for Skills Trgs &
Manager M& E
Devlopment
0336-9155516
syedrazi@sstd.org.pk
15
Humayun Gul
CEO
PRDS
0346-7998404
Prds.pk@gmail.com
16
Amjad Khan
SIO
BEST
0344-5987168
Nice_face@yahoo.com
17
Mehran Ullah
PC
SHID
0346-9143029
shidngo@gmail.com
18
Mohammad Alam
Team Leader
Roshni Development Project(RDO)
0345-9129406
Rdo.fata.org@gmail.com
19
Ali Anwar
PC
BEST
0344-5332300
Alianwar79@gmail.com
20
Abdul Aziz
P.E
CERD
0342-2118878
ezaziz@msn.com
21
Shah Fahad
Agri Engr
CERD
0345-8963338
Fahad.yousafzay@gmail.com
22
Shahid Rauf Khattak
Social Mobilzier
Asia Humanitarian Org
0346-9249337
Info@aho.org.pk
23
Iqbal Sarwar
Coordination Officer
Aman Organization
0336-9183143
Iqbal_sarwar@gamil.com
24
Fazle Malik
Distt Coordinator
Aman Organziation
0333-9846441
fmafridipk@yahoo.com
25
Dr.Ghani Rahman
Livestock Specialist
FAO
0346-8544153
Ghani.rehman@fao.org
26
Amjad Ali
Regional Coordinator
FAO
0346-8544172
Amjad.swati@fao.org
27
M.Asif Kasi
28
Sarwat AFA
29
Program Manager
SSD
0300-3884119
asifkasi@hotmail.com
Program Support and
Donor Coorination Officer
SSD
0322-9116403
Sarwat224@hotmail.com
Naseem Aamir
Assistant Coordinator
FAO
0346-8544228
Naseem.khan@fao.org
30
Ruby Khan
Coordinator KP
FAO
0346-8544189
Ruby.khan@fao.org
31
Naimat Khan
Provincial Coordinator
FAO
0346-8544139
Naimat.khan@fao.org