IC Project Reporting Template - Project Title FAO support to COMESA trade facilitation programme

Sep 11, 2026

IC Project Reporting Template (not to exceed two pages) detailing the project profile, scope, relevance, outputs, and supporting technical materials. The submission captures recipient regions in Eastern Africa (COMESA countries), donor/resource partners (COMESA and EU), responsible personnel, project code, budget totaling 2,803,069 USD, and timing from 19-Jul-2019 to 18-Jan-2023. It outlines expected contributions to reducing border import/export delays and rejections, strengthening NPPOs through early warning and emergency response systems, and providing training resources for ePhyto, surveillance, PRA, and diagnostic inspection.

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Project Profile

Project Scope and Relevance to the IPPC and main outputs

Project Supporting Materials

To be filled in by the assigned IC

List project technical resources

Provide a list of project experts

Describe successes and challenges

List targeted beneficiaries

IC PROJECT REPORTING TEMPLATE AS PART OF THE STRATEGY AND PROCESS ON HOW THE IC REVIEWS AND ANALYSES ICD PROJECTS Project Title: FAO support to COMESA trade facilitation programme Reporter: Sarah Brunel IC Member in charge: Faith Ndunge Project Code (if applicable): GCP /INT/387/COM Submitted Date: 2019-10-17 IC PROJECT REPORTING TEMPLATE (NOT TO EXCEED TWO PAGE) | To be fi l led in by the submitter | 1. Project Profile | | | --- | --- | --- | | | Recipient Region(s)/ Countries | Eastern Africa (COMESA countries) | | | Donor/ Resource Partner | COMESA and EU | | | IC Representative (if applicable) | TBD | | | IPPC Secretariat Representation (if applicable) | Sarah Brunel | | | RPPO Representation (if applicable) | / | | | Collaboration / Participating Organizations | FAO unit for Food Safety | | | Project Budget (detailed funds and/or in-kind) | 2,803,069 USD in total, approx.
800.000 USD for phytosanitary activities, mostly for travels for training courses | | | Project Timing | 19-Jul-2019-18-Jan-2023 | | | 2. Project Scope and Relevance to the IPPC and main outputs (max 200 words) | | | | The project is expected to contribute to regional efforts to reduce costs, delays or rejections of food imports/exports at specific border posts and throughout the region and thereby enhance and make more efficient intra and extra-regional trade among the 21 member countries. It will deliver the following outputs:
- Creation of a regional networking platform for sharing information on risks to human health, plant health arising from trans-boundary pests and diseases
- National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) are strengthened including the design of an early warning and emergency response system. | | | | 3. Project Supporting Materials [e.g. hyperlinks] | | | | / | | | To be filled in by the
assigned IC | 4. List project technical resources (i.e. guides, training materials, tools) that could be useful and used by other
stakeholders | | | | - Training course on ePhyto
- Simulation kit on a pest (TBD)
- Training course on surveillance
- Training course on PRA
- Training course on diagnostic and inspection (TBD) | | --- | --- | | | 5. Provide a list of project experts that could be recommended to other stakeholders and describe why | | | TBD | | | 6. Describe successes and challenges that could be promoted for the benefit of other stakeholders | | | TBD | | | 7. List targeted beneficiaries [i.e. regions, countries, RPPOs, NPPOs and other institutions] | | | - NPPOs of COMESA countries |

FAQs

What is the purpose of this document and its expected length?

It is an IC project reporting template used to document an ICD/IC review and analysis of projects, and it must not exceed two pages.

Which project is being reported, and what are the key partners?

The project title is “FAO support to COMESA trade facilitation programme,” with COMESA and EU listed as the donor/resource partners, and FAO unit for Food Safety as a participating organization.

What outcomes and outputs does the project aim to deliver?

It targets reducing costs, delays, and rejections of food imports/exports and enhances intra- and extra-regional trade. Outputs include a regional networking platform for sharing health and plant health risk information and strengthening NPPOs with an early warning and emergency response system.

Sep 11, 2026

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