1. A mission, comprising Messrs. Scott
Christiansen, International Program Leader and Mission Leader, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Ibrahim Shaqir,
International Affairs Specialist,
2. The International Workshop on Medicinal and
Aromatic Plants on 10 June 2003 was attended by approximately 150 participants,
including Sadok Korbi, Secretary of State for Scientific Research, the Governor
of Medénine Governorate, regional authorities from southern Tunisia, ICARDA,
USDA/ARS and a cross-section of stakeholders from universities, national
institutions, development agencies, non-governmental organizations, farmer
unions, cooperatives, professional associations and private sector physicians,
pharmacists, producers, laboratories and businesses concerned with essential
oils, plant extracts, essences, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products.
3. During last year’s Supervision Mission the
project management requested that the project be operational from 1 March 2002
to 28 February 2004, which was approved by a letter dated 10 April 2002 signed
by David Kincaid on behalf of Carol Kramer-LeBlanc, Director, Research and
Scientific Exchanges Division, International Cooperation and Development,
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the USDA. The project is now requesting a
no cost extension of activities until
4. The mission worked closely on 11 June 2003
with Mssrs. Mohamed Neffati, HMPP Manager and Director of Research and
Training, (Institut des Régions Arides
[IRA]), Hoceine Khatteli, Director General (IRA), Mohamed El-Mourid
(Coordinator, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas,
North African Regional Program [ICARDA/NARP]), project team members and
stakeholders to review progress to date (Appendix 1), plan upcoming project
activities (Appendix 2), and suggest recommendations for future work.
5. The Project Steering Committee met on 12 June
2003 to assess (1) progress towards addressing the Steering Committee
recommendations made during their first meeting on 28 December 2002; (2)
conclusions from the International Workshop on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants,
(3) project accomplishments over the past year (Appendix 1), (4) work plans for
the coming year (Appendix 2) and (5) options and the suggested schedule for
scaling up to a development project in 2005 (Appendix 3). The Steering
Committee approved the plan of work and the next steps for project development.
6. Major recommendations of the Steering
Committee (see member contacts in Appendix 5) were as follows:
·
The
project was commended for its steady progress and achievements, its
coordination and communication with stakeholders, the tripartite cooperation among
IRA, USDA and ICARDA.
·
There
was unanimity among the members of the Steering Committee to focus the
activities of the project on three main species of interest within southern
·
A
product chain approach should be implemented for the key species that takes
into consideration conservation, sustainable field production, post harvest
handling, transformation/processing, quality
control, packaging, certification, regulation and marketing.
·
The
Steering Committee recommended that IRA take leadership in research on herbal
and medicinal plants and to work through research networks to coordinate,
disseminate and communicate the results from other stakeholders.
·
It is
suggested to seek out opportunities for regional collaboration where ICARDA and
USDA take the lead.
·
The
Steering Committee encourages the linkages with the USDA, with the view to
transfer technology, develop human resources and to establish joint ventures.
7. Some members of the mission traveled to
8. Institution
de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur Agricole (IRESA) - The mission met President Abdelaziz Mougou and briefed
him on the findings of the mission and progress towards granting plant
collection access permission. Dr. Mougou
informed the mission that he is fully supportive of granting access for ARS;
however, the Tunisian Under Secretary of Environment (Within the Ministry of
Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources) is the responsible ministry for
granting access for pant collection. Therefore, the permission will have to be
granted by the Under Secretary of Environment; however, he does not anticipate
any problems. Dr. Mougou stressed the
beneficial exchange of expertise and scientists with
9. Institut
National de Recherche en Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts (INRGREF) – The
mission visited Director General Nejib Rejeb and discussed issues related to
natural resource management and the potential to build up cooperation in the
future. ARS, ICARDA, and INRGEF would like to cooperate in the following areas
of mutual interest: treated wastewater and reuse in agriculture; water
conservation and related technology; and water and soil salinity issues. INRGREF will develop two concept notes on the
use of saline water and wastewater reuse and quality.
10. Direction
Générale de la Production Agricole( DGPA)
The mission met with the Director of DGPA,
Dr. Abderrazak Daaloul, and briefed him
on the outcomes of the Steering Committee Meeting and the mission’s
findings. The meeting was also
attended by Mr. Bouhdida Mohamed, Director of Diversification in DGPA,
Ms. Ben Rejeb Afaf from the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of
International Cooperation and Dr. El Mourid from ICARDA.
Dr. Daaloul supported the idea of developing the next project in the
south and linking the effort to three existing development projects. His
directorate will be willing to contribute its support. A meeting will be called
between DGPA, Directorate of Funding and Professional Organizations (in charge
of the three projects in the south), IRA and ICARDA to agree on next steps to
start the proposal for the next project. He also informed the mission that the
medicinal and aromatic plants are strategic for
11. The mission is grateful to IRA, ICARDA and
their staff in Medénine and
12. Project objectives: The overall objective of the project is to
improve livelihoods in rural areas through sustainable use, conservation,
management, and marketing of herbal and medicinal plants in southern
(i)
Conserve, manage,
and sustainably use, both in situ and ex situ, medicinal, herbal
and aromatic plants in arid and semi-arid areas;
(ii)
Institutionally
strengthen collaborating partnerships to form a coalition of stakeholders, i.e.
scientific research institutes, extension services, universities, NGOs,
industry, etc. to add value to medicinal, herbal
and aromatic plants through processing, chemical analysis and marketing;
(iii)
Improve public
awareness of the importance of medicinal plants and build on traditional
knowledge and cultural heritage;
(iv)
Prepare a
national database on indigenous medicinal and herbal plants, starting with
southern
(v)
Strengthen plant
data base and disseminate research findings resulting from the project and
progress in product development by a) development of a project website b)
attendance of project scientists at national and international meetings, c)
participation of project scientists in exchange visits and scientific capacity
building efforts (e.g. graduate student and scientist postgraduate training)
and d) publication of research results generated from the project in
peer-reviewed scientific publications.
13.
Project description: The HMPP will permit project participants to test and validate widely
agreed-upon activities for commercialization and conservation of several key
species, i.e. allium, caper, rosemary and artemisia and a longer list of 10 or
so species that will be developed as “pipeline” or model species for future
work. In addition to developing
practical models of plant exploitation, the project will conduct an analysis of
the herbal and medicinal plant sector and develop a consortium of stakeholders
to define constraints and market opportunities. The current phase would last
until the end of 2004 (if an extension from
14.
Component 1: Socioeconomic analyses. The project
will provide for a social, economic, and market analysis at the international,
national and local level. The project team agreed to summarize existing
information and analyze current consumption and use, farming systems and
marketing channels for producing and selling herbal and medicinal plants. In addition, IRA scientists will assemble and
present GIS layers to characterize the climate (temperature, precipitation),
soils, topography, land tenure, demography and farming systems in the target
areas selected for the project.
15.
Component 2:
Genetic resources management. (a) Collect and conserve herbal and medicinal
plants by means of both ex-situ (short-term,
long-term, black box) and in-situ
methods for plant genetic resource conservation; (b) Develop a database modeled
after the USDA-ARS Genetic Resource Information System (GRIN), and (c) Multiply
and distribute plant materials that will enable them to be tested in practical
systems of production and to be used by researchers, (d) Evaluate genetic
diversity of selected herbal and medicinal plants in the region to establish a
database for long term monitoring of diversity and genetic erosion. GIS layers
will characterize the collection missions to date, including collection sites
and frequency of the herbal and medicinal target species found within the
relevant phyto-geographical zones.
Tables 1 and 2 show relevant species of interest in
16.
Component 3:
Institutional assessment and project partnership arrangements. The project
will include participation of partners for the following functions: (a) project
management and research (IRA); (b) agricultural association(s) that represent
farmers (UTAP); (c) extension agencies (CFRA, CRDA, IRA) (d) plant and food
science institutions; (e) pharmacists and other health professionals from the
university and private sector (f) marketers and exporters from the private
sector; and (g) development agencies. Table 3 attempts to more objectively
describe the relative level of involvement from stakeholders up to the present
time.
17.
Component 4:
Systems
of production. For each of the
target species, from each of the land tenure categories (i.e. private, common
and state lands) the project will provide for: (a) agronomic research and
extension (bulletins, farm notes, fiche
techniques); (b) extension ‘packages’ for product development and marketing
of the target species (collaboration with food scientists, chemists, vegetable
wholesalers for fresh or dry plant materials); and (c) conservation for each of
the species (inventory, in-situ and ex-situ monitoring, collection,
multiplication).
18.
Component 5:
Training
and regional cooperation. The project will provide (a) training to meet
project objectives, (b) country-to- country exchange of experience; (c)
workshops focusing on special issues; and (d) coordination, planning and
reporting meetings.
19.
Component 6:
Project Management. A Project Management Unit (PMU) will be
established to provide for: (a) planning, implementation and reporting; (b)
financial management; (c) coordination among the stakeholders (d) a periodic
gathering of the Steering Committee members which will be composed of members
from IRA (Director General and Project Manager), ICARDA (NARP Regional
Coordinator), USDA (International Program Leader, Office of International
Research Programs), and additional delegates from Tunisia (Appendix 5).
20.
Project cost and financing: The
total project cost is estimated at about USD $250,000 (TD 371,500).
Approximately half the funds remain as of
21.
Next
phase of the project: A project will be prepared by linking to three
development projects in southern Tunisia that will finance the production
components of herbal and medicinal plants complemented by a request of USD$5
million from GEF to address conservation, institution and capacity building,
understanding of indigenous knowledge and elements of the national strategy for
herbal and medicinal plants.
22. List of acronyms: Appendix 4
23. Contacts and addresses: Appendix 5.
Table 1: Biodiversity in
o
Acacia raddiana
o
Ajuga iva (L.) Scherb.
o
Agropyrum repens
o
Allium cepa L.
o
Allium porrum L.
o
Allium roseum L.
o
Allium sativum L.
o
Aloe vera L.
o
Ammi visnaga (L) Lam
o
Amygdalus communis
o
Anacyclus clavatus (Desf.)
Pers.
o
Anagyris foetida L.
o
Anethum graveolens L.
o
Anthriscus silvestris Hoffm.
o
Apium gravelens L.
o
Arbutus unedo L.
o
Arisarum vulgare Targ - Tozz
o
Artemisia absinthium L.
o
Artemisia herba alba Asso.
o
Artemisia campestris L.
o
Artemisia arborescens L.
o
Artemisia vulgaris
o
Arthrophytum schimittianum
(Opm) Maire et Weill.
o
Arthrophutum scoparium (Pom)
Iljin
o
Arundo donax L.
o
Asparagus officinalis L.
o
Asphodelus microcarpus Viv
o
Asteriscus pygmaeus Coss
o
Astragalus armatus Willd
o
Atractylis gummifer L.
o
Atriplex halimus
o
Avena sativa L.
o
Beta vulgaris L.
o
Borago officinalis
o
Brassica napus L.
o
Brassica oleracea L.
o
Calendula arvensis L.
o
Calycotme villosa Link
o
Capparis spinosa L.
o
Capsella bursa Pastoris
o
Capsicum annuum L.
o
Carthamus tinctorius L.
o
Carum carvi L.
o
Centaurea calcitrapa L.
o
Centaurium umbellatum (Gilib.)
Beck
o
Ceratonia siliqua L.
o
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
o
Chenopodium murale L.
o
Cicer arietimum L.
o
Cichorium inthybus L.
o
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
o
Citrullus colocynthus (L.)
Schrader
o
Citrus limon L.
o
Citrus medica var vulgaris
o
Cistus monspelliensis L.
o
Citrus aurantium var amara
o
Citrus paradisi Macfad yen
o
Cleome arabica L.
o
Clematis flammula L.
o
Convolvulus arvensis
o
Coriandrum sativum L.
o
Crataegus azarolus L.
(Syn. : Crataegus ruscinonensis Gren. et Blanc)
o
Crataegus oxyacanthus L.
o
Cucumus sativus L.
o
Cucurbuta pepo L.
o
Cuminum cyminum L.
o
Cupressus cympervirens
o
Cydonia vulgaris Persoon
o
Cynara cardunculus L.
o
Cynara scolymus L.
o
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers
o
Cynomorium coccineum L.
o
Cytinus hypocistis L.
o
Datura metel L.
o
Datura stramonium L.
o
Daucus carota L. ssp sativus
(Hoffm) Arcangeli
o
Diplotaxis harra (Forsk.)
Boiss
o
Ecbalium elaterium (L.)
Richard
o
Echinops spinosis Tarra
o
Ephedra alata ssp.
o
Erica arborea L.
o
Erica multiflora L.
o
Erigeron canadensisi L.
o
Erodium cicutarium (L.)
L'Hérit.
o
Ervum lens L.
o
Eucalyptus globulus
o
Euphorbia calyptrata Coss. et
DR
o Euphorbia helioscopia L.
o Ferula communis L.
o Ficus carica L
o Foeniculum vulgare Mill
o Fumaria capreolata L.
o Fumaria officinalis
o Geranium robertianum L.
o Globularia alypum L
o Glycyrrhiza glabra L
o Heliantus annus L
o
Hordeum vulgare L.
o
Hypericum perforatum L.
o
Hyoscyamus albus L.
o
Jasminum fruticans
o
Juglans regia L.
o
Juncus sp
o
Juniperus communis
o
Juniperus oxycedrus L.
o
Juniperus phoenicea L.
o
Lactuca sativa L.
o
Laurus nobilis L.
o
Lavandula officinalis L.
o
Lavandula multifida L.
o Lavandula Stoechas L.
o Lawsonia inermis L.
o Lepidium sativum L.
o
Linum usitatissimum L.
o
Lycium europaeum L.
o
Malva sylvestris L.
o
Mandrogora autumnalis Bertl
o Marrubium vulgare L.
o Matricaria chamomilla
o Medicago sativa L.
o Meliloutus officinalis (L)
Pallas
o Melissa officinalis
o Mentha piperita
o Mentha pulegium
o Mentha rotundifolia L.
o Mentha spicata L.
o Mercurialis annua L.
o Mespilus germanica L.
o Myrtus communis L.
o Nerium oleander L.
o Nicotiana gluaca R.C Garham
o
Nigelle damascena
o
Nigella Sativa L.
o Olea europaea L.
o
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.)
Mill.
o Orchis L sp
o Origanum glandilosum Desf
o Origanum majorana L.
o Ocimum basilicum L.
o Papaver rhoeas L.
o Parietaria officinalis L.
o Peganum harmala L.
o Pergularia tomentosa L.
o Periploca laevigata Aiton
o Petroselinum crispum
(Miller) A.W.Hill
o Petroselinum sativum
o Petroselinum crispum
(Miller) A.W.Hill
o Petroselinum sativum
o Pinpinella anisum L.
o Pinus halepensis Miller
o Pinus pinaster Soland
o Pinus sylvestris
o Pistacia atlantica Desf
o Pistacia lentiscus L.
o Pistacia terebinthus L.
o Pituranthos scoparius
Benthma - Hooker
o Plantago albicans L
o Polygonum equisetiforme
sbith.sm
o Portulaca oleracea L.
o Prunus amygdalus batsh
o Prunus persica (L) batsh
o Pteridium aquilinum (L) khm
o Punica granatum L
o
Quercus coccifera L
o
Quercus ilex L.
o Quercus suber L
o Retama raetam webb
o Reseda alba L
o Rhamnus alatermus L.
o Rhus oxyacantha L.
o Rhus tripartitum(Ucria) D.C
o
Ricinus communis L.
o
Rosa canina L.
o
o Rosmarinus officinalis L.
o Rubia tinctorium L.
o Rubus ulmifolius Schott
o Ruscus aculeatus L.
o Ruta chalepensis L.
o Ruta
o Salvia officinalis
o Salvia sclarea
o
Sambucus nigra L.
o
Satureja montana
o
Scorzonera undulata Vahl
o
Sesamum indicum De Candolle
o
Silybum marianum (L.) Gartner
o
Smilax aspera L.
o
Solanum nigrum L.
o
Solanum sodomeum L.
o
Solanum tuberosum L.
o
Sonchus oleraceus L.
o
Suaeda mollis (Desf)
o
Tamarix gallica L.
o
Teucrium polium L.
o
Thymelea microphylla Coss. et
Dur.
o
Thymus capitatus (L.) Hoffm.
et Link.
o
Thymus hirtus willd ssp
algeriensis Boiss et Rout
o
Thymus serpylium
o
Thymus vulgaris
o
Trigonella foenum graecum L.
o Urginea maritima (L.) Bak
o Urtica dioica L.
o Urtica sp
o Vaccinum myrtullus L.
o Verbascum sinuatum L.
o
Vicia faba L. (Syn. : Faba
vulgaris Moench).
o
Viola odorata
o
Vitis vinifera L.
o Zea mays L.
o Ziziphus lotus (L.) Desf
o Zygophyllum cornutum Coss.
Table 2: List of species with high priority for the project
|
Scientific
name |
Research by IRA |
Economic interest in the
project zone: Matmata Mts. |
National
interest (export) |
|
Allium roseum L. |
x |
x |
|
|
Artemisia
herba alba Asso.
(1) |
x
|
x |
x |
|
Artemisia
campestris L. |
x |
|
|
|
Capparis
spinosa L. |
x |
x |
x |
|
Ephedra alata ssp. |
x |
|
|
|
Globularia
alypum L |
x |
|
|
|
Juniperus
phoenicea L. |
x |
x |
|
|
Laurus
nobilis L. |
|
|
x |
|
Matricaria
chamomilla |
x |
|
|
|
Myrtus
communis L. |
|
|
x |
|
Periploca
laevigata Aiton |
x |
x |
|
|
Pistacia
atlantica Desf |
x |
|
|
|
Rhus tripartitum(Ucria) D.C |
x |
x |
|
|
Rosmarinus
officinalis L. |
x |
x |
x |
|
Ruta chalepensis L. |
|
x |
|
|
Thymus
capitatus (L.) Hoffm. et Link. |
x |
x |
x |
|
Thymus
vulgaris |
x |
x |
x |
(1) Protected by national law because of its overexploitation and genetic erosion
Table 3: Contribution of
stakeholders in the project – Codes: (PM) Contribution to preparation of
meetings; (I) Provided information or documentation; (AM) Attendance at
meetings; (M) Participation on missions; (T) Contribution to training at IRA;
(R) Conduct of research; (S) Studies of local, national and international
projects on HMP; (C) Collection of germplasm.
|
Partners |
Type of activity |
|||||||||
|
PM |
I |
AM |
M |
T |
R |
S |
C |
|||
|
Faculties
and Institutes of Research |
FS
Gafsa |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FS
Gabès |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
||
|
FS
Monastir |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
||
|
FS
Tunis |
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
||
|
FP
Monastir |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
||
|
FM
Monastir |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
ESHE Chott Meriem |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
ESA
Kef |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
INSAT |
|
|
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
||
|
I
SB Monastir |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
INAT |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
|
||
|
INRAT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
INREGREF |
|
|
X |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
||
|
INRAP |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
INRST |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Development
Agencies |
Central Offices |
DGPA |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
DGF |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
BNG |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
AVFA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
ONAGRI |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
CEPEX |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Regional Offices |
CRDA |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
CFRA |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Offices (ODS) |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
NGOs |
AJZ |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
ACRP
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADD Beni Khédache |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APB
Beni Khédache |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
A
M T Tataouine |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ADPPCC Tamezret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASNAPED
Douiret |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APM
Hammem –Soussse |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASO
Chénini |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Socio-professional
Organisations |
UTAP |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coopérative de néroli –Nabeul |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GICA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chambre Syndicale des producteurs d’huiles essentielles |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Donors |
Banques (BNA) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fond de promotion de l’emploi 21-21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organismes internationaux (FIDA, Banque Mondiale, GEF…) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industry,
Labs and Private Sector Businesses |
IDEAL FOOD |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
|
KAMY CERINA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ajennet Tounes |
|
|
|
X |
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AROMAT |
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SCHEDAN |
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KIPROFA |
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SAPIA |
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Businessmen
and Exporters |
Société internationale import export et commerce
internationale |
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Société
Bouselmi export |
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Pharmacists
and Physicians |
AMOR
Kamel |
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GODCHA
Mohamed |
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SAIDI
Salaheddine |
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X |
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Herbalists |
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Appendix 1.
List of Acronymns
ACRP Association de Conservation et de Réhabilitation du patrimoine Beni
Khédache
ADD Association du Développement Durable de Beni
Khédache
ADPPCC Association du Développement et de
la Protection du Patrimoine Culturel et Cultural de la région de Tamezret
AJZ Association de Jeunes de
Zammour
AMT Association Mémoire de la Terre Tataouine
APB Association de Préservation de la Biodiversité -Beni Khédache
APIA Agence de Promotion des Investissements Agricoles
APM Association de plantes médicinales à Hammem
–Soussse
ARS
Agricultural Research Service (USDA)
ASO Association de Sauvegarde de l’Oasis de
Chénini
ASNAPED Association Sauvegarde de la nature
et de Protection de l’environnement à Douiret
AVFA Agence de la Vulgarisation et de la Formation Agricoles
BNA Banque Nationale Agricole
BNG Banque Nationale de Gènes
CEPEX Centre de Promotion d’Exportations
CFRA Centre de formation et de Recyclage
Agricole
CRDA Commissariat Régionale de
Développement Agricole
DGF Direction Générale des Forêts
DGPA Direction Générale de la Production Agricole
ESA Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture
ESHE Ecole Supérieure d’Horticulture et d’Elevage
FM Faculté de Médecine
FP Faculté de pharmacie
FS Faculté de sciences
GEF Global Environment Facility
GICA Groupement des Industries de Conserves Alimentaires
GIS
Geographic Information System
GRIN Genetic
Resource Information Network (USDA-ARS)
HMPP Herbal
and Medicinal Plants Project
ICD
International Cooperation and Development (USDA)
INAT Institut National Agronomique de
Tunisie
INRAP Institut National de Recherche et d’Analyses
Physico-chimiques
INRGREF Institut National de Recherche en
Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts
INRAT Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie
INRST Institut National de Recherche
Scientifique et Technique
INSAT Institut Supérieur des Sciences Appliqués et des Technologies
IRA Institut des Régions Arides
IRESA Institution de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur Agricole
ISB Institut Supérieur de
Biotechnologie
IUCN
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
MAERH Ministère de l'Agriculture, de
l’Environnement et Ressources Hydrauliques
MEDUSA
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Plants of the Mediterranean Region
(Network)
NAL National
Agricultural Library
NARP
NPLG
National Plant Germplasm Laboratory (USDA-ARS)
ODS Office de Développement de Sud
OIRP Office
of International Research Programs (USDA-ARS)
ONAGRI Observatoire Nationale de l’Agriculture
ONG Organisations non gouvernementales
PAD Project Appraisal
Document
PDF-A
Project Development Facility Block A Grant (GEF)
PMU Project
Management Unit
RSED
Research and Scientific Exchange Division (USDA-FAS-ICD)
TD Tunisian
Dinars
TOR Terms of
Reference
USD
USDA United
States Department of Agriculture
UTAP Union Tunisienne pour l’Agriculture
et la Pêche
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Action |
Comments
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1)
Confirm short-
and long-list of target species |
Keep the existing list but
open the list by taking into account the results of the national economic
study and the socio-economic findings. Provide an updated list with global
conservation needs (Tables 1 and 2) with a comment that the list will be
modified/localized/regionalized based on inputs after circulation. Step 1:
Table 2 will be distributed to stakeholders. Step 2: Decide on national priorities
for the development project. Step 3: Implement actions in the GEF project. |
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2)
Develop
justification and 1 paragraph abstract for all stakeholders |
The project has made good
progress on assembling a national inventory of the sector. Table 3 documents the
relative level of inputs to the project contributed by interested
organizations (as information or research results). |
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3)
Provide fiche
techniques for the model plants |
Rosemary and caper are
completed; Artemisia herba-alba; Allium
roseum (limited information available); and Juniperus |
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4)
Visit relevant
activities in the north of |
Project team visited
universities (Le Kef, Monastir), private companies (Vergers de Ouzra),
national research institutes (INAT, INRAT) and development agencies (DGF,
DGPA). |
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5) Local studies |
Fully accomplished; report
by |
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6) National studies |
Fully accomplished and
report received; Glossy report by |
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7) International studies |
Journal article combining
the two reports above. Christiansen and Simon will help to organize a journal
paper. International study: Shaqir to
provide terms of reference for the international marketing study. El-Mourid will
provide a relevant paper he is aware of from |
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8)
Order capital
equipment |
Mitsubishi Pajero, laptop
and projector purchased in 2002. |