ASDP Basket Fund - Ministry Of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives

Annex A - Terms of Reference for ASDP BasketFund Steering CommitteeIn addition, the ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee will establish workinggroups/sub-committees on specific issues, as required (e.g. audit). The activities ofthese sub-committees will be governed by the Steering Committee’s rules andprinciples.Also, the ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee may on occasion require specialists,academics and/or representatives from other sectors to attend meetings as presenters,advisers or observers. Such meetings will be agreed in advance by the members.ResponsibilitiesThe primary responsibilities of the ASDP Basket Fund Steering Committee will be to:• Review and approve its Terms of Reference, and update and modify themwhen necessary• Oversee the operations of the ASDP Secretariat• Institute and regularly review ASDP mechanisms for planning, management,monitoring, evaluation and funding• Ensure that the basket fund’s resources are utilized to finance initiativesspecified in the programme document• Review and comment on consolidated district budgets and plans; the centralministries MTEFs; and supporting projects for the implementation of theASDP• Examine and approve the basket fund and implementing institutions’ periodicreports• Authorise the release of funds from the ASDP holding account to thedevelopment exchequer based on quarterly technical and financial reports• Discuss and agree any changes in the agriculture formula for LocalGovernment Authority (LGA) allocations, modifications in the annualassessment criteria, identify LGAs which qualify for the grants, and issuespertaining to the rules of eligible investments, and cost sharing arrangementsGovernment of the United Republic of TanzaniaA3