17 MOFA follows up on the implementation status of the response actions for the recommendations provided in third-party evaluations. The following presents the implementation status (as of July 2019) of actions in response to the main recommendations obtained from third-party evaluations for FY 2017. Full evaluation reports are available here:Follow-up of MOFA Third-Party Evaluation Results for FY 2017Country Assistance Evaluation of India Recommendations It was recommended to define future strategies based on the comprehensive results in the forest resource management sector and to assist in agriculture focused on increasing productivity and value addition. Furthermore, it should be considered to implement environmental and disaster management education and to strengthen cooperation in air pollution control. Because assistance in the area of “supporting sustainable and inclusive growth” is not as visible as other large-scale infrastructure development projects, creative PR should be employed. Necessary personnel should be assigned to JICA India Office to promote cooperation with local NGOs and private sector as well as to support Japanese companies doing business in India. Considerations based on inclusiveness and sustainability in the infrastructure development sector should be referred in the next revision of the Country Assistance Policy for India. Implementation status of response measures Based on the requests from the Government of India as well as the Country Assistance Policy, the implementation of yen loan projects was decided in FY 2018, including “Project for Sustainable Catchment Forest Management in Tripura” to support sustainable forest management and livelihood enhancement activities and “Project for the Dairy Development” to help upgrade cold chains (low temperature-controlled supply chains). Japan formed training program in Japan, such as “Sustainable Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation” to share lessons learned and experiences along with knowledge and technology based on Japan’s assistance in the forest sector to stakeholders in each state of India. In addition to press release, Japanese Embassy is striving for PR by vigorously utilizing Embassy’s Facebook and opportunities of Ambassador’s interviews. JICA is making efforts to further enhance PR through announcing projects on the international days in addition to launching its Facebook in 2019. Pertaining to expansion of JICA office, the possibility of assigning additional personnel to reinforce SMEs and SDGs business support is under consideration. Japan is also considering setting up a point of contact to strengthen cooperation with local NGOs. Japan is carefully examining the timing and description of the next revision of Country Assistance Policy.Project for Dairy Development:Milk collection center. Many dairy farmers sell fresh milk to a cooperative daily.Photo provided by JICASustainable Catchment Forest Management Project in Tripura:Livelihood enhancement activity for the local residents (weaving)Photo provided by JICA
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