Meeting Minutes of 4th Provincial Agriculture and Food Security Working Group KP
On 23rd June 2011 at Civil Secretariat Peshawar
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Agenda of the Meeting
Review of Last meeting minutes
Coordination among IPs and Agriculture Deptt
Technical Inputs of Agriculture Extension to Implementing Partners(IP)
Update on Detailed Livelihood Assessment
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The meeting started with the formal introduction of the verses of Holy Quran. Mr.Israr Additional
Secretary Agriculture and livestock welcome the participants at the meeting venue of his office and
introduce new colleagues.
Review of the last meeting minutes
Two changes were made in the last meeting minutes. Annex last meeting minutes.
Coordination among IPs and Agriculture Deptt
Mr.Israr mentioned that some NGOs are directly corresponding with government officials at their
personal level and not coordinating with department. Due to this actual farmer is not benefitting.
So, he requested that if any NGO working in any area/UC they have to coordinate their activities
with concerned EDO or Directorate General or Agriculture deptt so, that department can extend it
support. By this mean they can avail the facilities of the department like warehouses in which
organizations can store their food ration, seed etc.
WFP have signed MOU with the ministry of agriculture and that’s why they can avail services
provided by government.
He further stressed that he was directed by DG that organization have to share the data with them.
Technical Inputs of Agri Extension to IPs:
Government has fully support with those organizations that coordinate their activities with
respective EDO.
Update on Detailed Livelihood Assessment
Ms.Ruby Khan explained that in 28 districts the DLA started in which 9000 HHQs will be filled. In KP
the DLA is going to be conducted in 10 districts namely Peshawar, shangla, kohistan, Upper Dir,
Lower Dir, Tank, DI Khan, swat, Charsadda and Nowshera.
Ms.Ruby further informed the members that Female enumerator is required in some of the districts
where FAO don’t have any female to fill female Household Questionnaire and Focal Group
discussion.
In this regard PVDP NGO nominated two females for district Nowshera and seed organization
nominated two ladies for DI Khan.
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Mr. Israr Sb present the Monsoon contingency plan KP. In the presentation he gave an overview of
the July 2010 flood damages and mentioned that crop damages area is 121,500 hectares, the
number of water courses is 1,790, Household Stocks of Food, Seed & Feed is Rs 6,721.600 million,
Agriculture machinery damages is of Rs 85.400 million, Govt Buildings/Infrastructure Rs 247.200
million, Large Animals 724,000, Small Animal 67,800, Poultry Perished 621,300,.
PRE FLOODS PREPARATIONS:
 Protection of Department’s Assets/Machinery and property
 Plugging in Water Entry Points to Research Stations
 Protection of wheat, Rice and Vegetables seed stocks Stocked in Agril: Department
stores/Research Stations
 Construction of protection bunds by soil conservation
 Protection of Agriculture Tube wells-Awareness of Farmers through Agricultural Field Staff
 Carrying out quick survey and appraisal of Agricultural crops through local Extension Staff
 Other Flood Damages mitigation measures including briefing training and awareness of staff
and farmers for Floods Preparations (Schedule is being prepared)
 Mobilization and Placement plan will be issued prior to the monsoon and will be widely
publicized
MOBILIZATION DURING FLOODS (EMERGENCY)
 Mobilization and Placement Plan will be issued prior to the advent of Monsoon.
 Besides placing of human resource for floods duties, all available assets/resources including
infrastructure and machinery will be made available to PDMA for provision of emergency
relief and shelter to all flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 Placing public announcement system at vulnerable places for early warnings to farmers
 Publication of leaflets containing instructions for minimizing losses and doable actions by
farmers for self help and seeking help.
Coordination with Humanitarian Agencies
 In this regards the deptt: is already holding regular meetings with FAO, WFP, and local as
well as International NGOs on monthly basis to assist and Evaluate the Progress of Early
Recovery Projects.
 In this regard a meeting is already Scheduled on June 23, 2011, with Donor Agencies and
comprehensive plan will be discussed and prepared
AVAILABLE RESOURCES:
 Mobile Veterinary Clinics 2 in each Districts
 Mobile Veterinary Camps can also be established
POST FLOODS RELIEF & REHABILITAION
 Rehabilitation of land for cultivation-Land Leveling and removal of Silt
 Rehabilitation of Orchards
 Rehabilitation of Agriculture Tube wells
 Rehabilitation of Water courses/De-silting
 Provision of Veterinary services, feed and fodder to the affected livestock
 Provision of Agricultural Inputs to farmers
 Rehabilitation of damaged assets and property of the deptt
Annex: Attendance Sheet
S.No Name
1
Javed Shah
2
M.Ibrahim
Khan
3
Abdullah
4
Jamaluddin
Khan
5
Bakht
Muhammad
Designation Organization Contact
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Liaison
ACTED
0301Officer
8526617
Emergency CWS-P/A
0300Response
9596367
Coordinator
Project
Almubarak
0312Manager
Welfare
6294617
International
Society
IM&
ERWG UNDP 0345Coordinator
9021000
Officer
Chairman
Sahara
0345Welfare
9032266
Email
Javed.shah@acted.org
Ibrahim.khan@cwspa.org.pk
Almubarak.society@gmail.com
Jamaluddin.khan@undp.org
Sahara.malakand@gmail.com
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Mahajabeen
Qazi
Khalida
Malik
Mohammad
Bashir
Shahid
Qureshi
Aamer
Durrani
Shah Fahad
12
Zubair
13
Jerome
Cahyo
Zohaib
Hassan
Kamran
Khan
Foundation
FAO
16
Faizan Khan
17
Umar
Zaman
Khattack
Syeda Abida
Naqvi
Ruby Khan
Provincial
Coordinator
ER Program
Coordinator
Program
Asst
Team
Leader
AID PM
Specialist
Agriculture
Engineer
Livelihood
Program
Manager
Country
Rep
Project
Manager
Asst
Program
Coordinator
MKTG
Facilitator
KPK Team
Leader
Livelihood
P.C
Livelihood
AFS SWG
Muhammad
Israr
Ahmad Said
Additional
Secretary
CPO
Agri Deptt
Abdur
Rashid
Abid
Bangash
PPO
Agri Deptt
P.M Seed
SEED
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8
9
10
14
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Annex: Last meeting minutes;
WFP
WFP
Oxfam GB
USAID
Pesahwar
CERD
Peshawar
Solidar
Switzerland
Solidar
Switzerland
I-LAP
I-LAP
Khwendo
Kor
Islamic
Relief
Pakistan
PVDP
FAO
Agri Deptt
03468544125
03008541689
03339223363
03319344184
03008508980
03458963338
03469691009
Mahjabeen.qazi@fao.org
03085259412
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Jerome@solidarswitzerland.org.pk
askpk@ilappk.org
Khalida.malik@wfp.org
Mohammad.bashir@wfp.org
Qureshi.sn@gmail.com
adurrani@usaid.gov
Fahad.yousafzay@gmail.com
zubair@solidarswitzerland.org.pk
kknuml@gmail.com
0300faizankhan@khwendokor.org.pk
5967256
0345Umar.zaman@irp.org.pk
8535248
0322Abida_93@yahoo.com
5415925
0346Ruby.khan@fao.org
8544189
Misrar04@gmail.com
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9137207
0345Abdul.ppo@gmail.com
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0345abidraza@seed.org.pk
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