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Standard Project Report 2016
Bearing in mind that the last leg of transport through high mountainous terrain is done by the community, including
most often women, WFP ensures that rice, lentils and Super Cereal are packaged in mostly 25 kg bags and
vegetable oil in 4 litre canisters. For the nutrition programme in particular, Super Cereal is packaged in 3 kg bags so
that it is easier to be carried by the beneficiaries (pregnant and lactating women).
Post-delivery losses
The monitoring of the “best before use” date or the “expiry” date of food items through LESS helped to improve
commodity management. The control exercised by WFP's third party surveyors minimised losses and damages
during handling at the warehouses. Scheduled warehouse cleanings, stack rotations, inspection and control
fumigations also helped in this aspect. Furthermore, training provided on food quality management to WFP and
partner staff helped to improve quality control. As such, no significant losses were reported in the CP 200319, and
the PRRO 200787. Similarly, losses of Plumpy'Sup were at a minimum in the PRRO 200875, but there was a small
loss of other commodities which were earlier returned by the partners under the EMOP 200668, and carried forward
to the PRRO 200875. This food was disposed of, because of the damage caused by prolonged storage at the
partners' warehouses. WFP recovered the cost of the loss from the relevant partners.
As the EMOP 200668 ended in January 2016, only a small quantity of food was handled during the month and
losses were kept to a minimum. Similarly, minimal losses were reported for the IR-EMOP 200983. This was
achieved through the prompt delivery and distribution of the food and RUSF, the regular monitoring of expiry dates
of the food and the partners' improved capacity in food handling.
Annual Food Purchases for the Country (mt)
Commodity
Local
Regional/International
Total
Chickpeas 67 - 67
Iodised Salt 17 - 17
- 22 22
4,219 - 4,219
Split Peas 288 - 288
Sugar 200 132 332
32 68 100
137 - 137
Total 4,960 222 5,181
Percentage 95.7% 4.3%
Ready To Use Supplementary Food
Rice
Vegetable Oil
Wheat Soya Blend
Implementation of Evaluation Recommendations and Lessons
Learned
Monitoring activities in Nepal
WFP's country office in Nepal has operated a comprehensive internal monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and
reporting system that plays a critical role in ensuring accountability and achieving operational effectiveness. This is
done by measuring results against desired programme outputs and outcomes. WFP's internal monitoring strategy
outlines M&E activities and best approaches for all newly designed programmes focusing on the beneficiaries' own
Nepal, State of (NP)
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Single Country PRRO - 200787