In the second phase (November 2001 - October 2004) of the Project training was delivered to the now fully staffed NAPC, an organizational structure was developed and a mid-term work-plan established.
In third phase (November 2004 - October 2007), the Project assisted in consolidating the work of the NAPC with a view to its future independence and sustainability.
To meet the long as well as short-term needs of decision-makers for in-depth and rigorous analysis for policy options on issues of relevance.
Including: The NAPC is divided into four different divisions, each with a specific mandate related to the subject of agricultural policy analysis in Syria.
These divisions are as follows: Trade Policy (TPD), Agro-Food (AFD), Rural Development (RDD) and Information and Communications (InfoCom).