On the 27th of February 2024, the Office of Programme Management organized a workshop centered on the formulation of the Annual Work Plan and Budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025. Chaired by the esteemed Programme Director of OPM, CARLEP-IFAD, the meeting was attended by 42 participants, including Regional Heads of ARDC-Wengkhar, RLDC-Kanglung, RAMCO-Mongar, as well as District Agriculture and Livestock sector heads. Also in attendance were Finance Officers, Koufuko International Limited, Focal Accountants and Economic Development and Marketing Officers from the six eastern districts. The primary objective of the meeting was to collaboratively devise the annual work plan and budget, aligning efforts with the overarching goal of CARLEP, which seeks to propel the transformation of subsistence-based rural agriculture into a sustainable, value-driven sector. This transformation is to be achieved through the promotion of climate-smart agricultural approaches and the fortification of community and local institution capacities. The meeting, convened at Wangchuk Hotel, commenced with an inaugural address by the Programme Director of CARLEP-IFAD.

Updated by Sonam Chophel (GKMO, CARLEP-IFAD)