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.

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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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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