Mitigation Table for FAO Safeguards 3: Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Risk Progress on Risk Description Mitigation Action (s) Classification Indicators mitigation in the project action Obtain clearance from HQ Technical Technical Unit for technical specifications of specifications To be seed to be purchased. In case of form per completed purchase of Seed that has been species and during progress treated it also requires technical variety cleared report The project will provide clearance from the competent by HQ technical assorted vegetable seeds technical unit in FAO unit. which will be imported from traders trained on FAOs’ neighbouring country by local technical specification requirements Local traders traders using voucher scheme and are required to produce are trained and To be in untreated form. certification documents for aware of the completed vegetable seeds (i.e. Phytosanitary quality Importing of during progress FAO will be not responsible for certificate, seed testing documents requirements of seeds for report Moderate the seed imported to the etc.) before distribution to the seed requested cultivation country. beneficiaries. by FAO only FAO will be responsible for the quality of the seed distributed Results of by local dealers that will have quality of seed FAO will sample and test seed from to meet the technical from samples local traders in order to guarantee specifications provided by taken at the quality of seed delivered to To be FAO. distribution farmers. FAO will use an completed point fulfil the independent service provider that during progress technical will sample and test quality of seed report requirements. in a laboratory cleared by HQ Results technical unit. endorsed by HQ Technical unit.
Mitigation Table for FAO Safeguards 3: Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Risk Classification Risk Description in the project Mitigation Action (s) Indicators Progress on mitigation action Importing of seeds for cultivation only Moderate The project will provide assorted vegetable seeds which will be imported from neighbouring country by local traders using voucher scheme in untreated form. FAO will be not responsible for the seed imported to the country. FAO will be responsible for the quality of the seed distributed by local dealers that will have to meet the technical specifications provided by FAO. Obtain clearance from HQ Technical Unit for technical specifications of seed to be purchased. In case of purchase of Seed that has been treated it also requires technical clearance from the competent technical unit in FAO Technical specifications form per species and variety cleared by HQ technical unit. To be completed during progress report traders trained on FAOs’ technical specification requirements and are required to produce certification documents for vegetable seeds (i.e. Phytosanitary certificate, seed testing documents etc.) before distribution to the beneficiaries. Local traders are trained and aware of the quality requirements of seed requested by FAO To be completed during progress report FAO will sample and test seed from local traders in order to guarantee the quality of seed delivered to farmers. FAO will use an independent service provider that will sample and test quality of seed in a laboratory cleared by HQ technical unit. Results of quality of seed from samples taken at distribution point fulfil the technical requirements. Results endorsed by HQ Technical unit. To be completed during progress report