Programme Steering Committee (PSC)

The Programme Steering Committee (PSC) members consist of Heads of NARES and/or relevant Departments of participating countries, SAC, IFPRI, SDF, and IFAD (the latter two as observers), chaired by Heads of NARES on a rotation basis and co-chaired by the Director of SAC and Director of IFPRI-South Asia Office. The PSC will monitor the progress of the project based on M&E data generated and other available information and will advise on specific issues brought to its attention. It will meet annually to review the progress of project activities and provide overall guidance on project implementation.

The PSC will oversee the progress of programme implementation, provide strategic and policy guidance, give suggestions and guidance on implementation and review progress, approve AWPB, and supervise the audit process.

Project Steering Committee (PSC) Members of the Project Consortium for Scalingup Climate
Smart Agriculture in South Asia from the SAARC Member States and other Stakeholders

List of PSC members

Country Name/Designation Address Tel no. /Email
Afghanistan

Ms. Najibed Ataei

Director

Agriculture Research Institute

Ministry of Agriculture,

Irrigation and Livestock

+93 704792760

najibeh.ataei@mail.gov.af

 

Bangladesh

 

Dr. Nazmun Nahar Karim

Executive Chairman

Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council

Farmgate, Dhaka

+88 01715 013033

nazmun.karim@barc.gov.bd

ec-barc@barc.gov.bd

Bhutan

 

Mr. Yonten Gyamtsho

Director

Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

yontengyamtsho@moaf.gov.bt

+975 17998400

India

 

Dr. Himanshu Pathak

Director

ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, India.

+91 02112 254055

+91 9437579257

director.niasm@icar.gov.in

hpathak.iari@gmail.com

Maldives

 

Mr. Ali Amir

Director

Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Welfare

Phone + 960 7787254

ali.amir@agriculture.gov.mv

Nepal

 

Dr. Prakash Kumar Sanjel

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

+ 977 9841277459

sanjel55@gmail.com

 

Pakistan

Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali

Chairman

 

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

P.O. Box -1031, Plot No. 20, G-5/1, Islamabad

+92-51- 9245652

+92-300-5565569

chairman@parc.gov.pk 

dr.gmali5@gmail.com

Sri Lanka

Mr. R.A.C.J. Perera

Assistant Director of Agriculture (Research)

Field Crop Research and Development Institute (FCRDI)

Mahailluppallama, Sri Lanka

+ 94 25 2249123

+ 94 75 9749188

chamilapere@yahoo.com

 

SAC

Dr. Md. Harunur Rashid

Director

 

SAARC Agriculture Centre

Dhaka, Bangladesh

+8802 55027712

director@sac.org.bd

SAARC Secretariat

Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed

Director (ARD)

SAARC Secretariat

Kathmandu, Nepal

+977 9802311066

dirban@saarc-sec.org

IFPRI

Dr. Shahidur Rashid

Director for South Asia

 

IFPRI, South Asia,

New Delhi, India

+91 9599257814

s.rashid@cgiar.org

 

SAC

Dr. Raza Ullah Khan

Regional Programme Coordinator

Member Secretary

Project Coordination Unit

C-SUCSeS Project, SAC

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

+880 1759 112820

razahasan9@gmail.com

sps_nrm@sac.org.bd

IFAD

(Observer)

Mr. Abdel Karim Sma

Lead Regional Economist

Ms. Liliana Miro Quesada

Regional Specialist for Asia and The Pacific

Asia and Pacific Division

IFAD, Rome, Italy

a.sma@ifad.org

l.miroquesada@ifad.org

 

SDF

(Observer)

Mr. Satya Shiva Saswat

OIC, SDF, Bhutan.

Ms. Rinzi Pem

Assistant Director

Social Window, SDF.

SAARC Development Fund

Thimphu, Bhutan

saswat@sdfsec.org

rinzi@sdfsec.org

+975 17652535

 

Introduction

Background

Goal & Objective

Component & Activities

Outcomes & Outputs

List of Officials

Organization Framework

Programme Coordination Unit

Target Group of the Programme

Recipient & Donor