Pre-core support to Georgian Farmers' Association Pre-core support to Georgian Farmers' Association Georgian Farmers' Association har ansökt om inledande kärnstöd från ambassaden med en budget på 1 633 000 SEK för följande verksamhet:

1) Genomföra en organisations- och kapacitets bedömning;
2) Utveckla en ny strategi för 2020-2024;
3) Följa upp och uppfylla rekommendationerna från granskningen av intern styrning och kontroll, genomfört av KPMG Georgia LLC i juli 2019.

Insatsen syftar till att förbättra GFA:s organisatoriska kapacitet, stärka systemen för intern styrning och kontroll och leda till en hållbar strategisk utveckling av organisationen.

Den totala budgeten av det inledande kärnstödet är 1 633 000 SEK för perioden 
1 november 2019 - 30 juni 2020, och ska följas upp med en dialog om fullt kärnstöd för implementeringen av den nya strategin senare under 2020. The Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA) has applied to the Embassy of Sweden for pre-core support with the funding of 1 633 000 SEK to implement the following:
 
1) Perform an organizational assessment; 
2) Develop a new 5 year strategic plan for the years 2020 - 2024; 
3) Follow up and implement the recommendations of the review of internal management and control systems conducted by the KPMG Georgia LLC in July 2019. 

The contribution aims at improving the organizational capacity, enhance the internal management and control systems and sustainable strategic development of GFA. 

The total amount of the pre-core support  is 1 633 000 SEK for the period 1 November 2019 - 30 June  2020, followed with a close dialogue on core-support for implementation of the new strategy later in 2020. GFA was founded in 2012 as a non-commercial, non-for-profit legal entity. Currently, the organization unites about 4,000 farmers across Georgia. GFA acts as a facilitator between the government and farmers and its mission is to develop the agricultural sector in Georgia and improve the conditions of Georgian farmers through bringing the farmers together and promoting their voice and visibility.
Throuch the pre-core support, the GFA is expected to have in place the assessment of the organization and be able to follow up and assess how they have evolved since the last organizational assessment conducted in 2016, which served effective for organizational and structural analysis and formation of its mandate. The assessment is a key component in development of the new 5 year strategic plan for 2020-2024, as the previous strategy expired in 2018. Without a strategic document the GFA will face difficulties of continued efficient operations and responding to the needs of its members. Moreover, the Embassy has directly procured a review of internal management and control, which was conducted during July 2019 by KPGM Georgia LLC. The pre-core support will also be aimed to support GFA in compliance and follow up with the recommendations of the abovementioned review.
Overall, at the end of the pre core support, the organization is expected to have:
1. Renewed organizational assessment document, which will serve as a basis for the new strategy development;2. New strategy developed;3. Improved internal and management systems, including financial systems. 
The intervention is expected to have positive impact on the GFA staff and its 4 000 members. The pre-core is expected to result in a core support in 2020, aimed at supporting the GFA with the implementation of the new strategy.