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Description |
The long-term development goal of the Project is to increase the incomes of farmers in Chui Oblast. The immediate project objective is to increase farm productivity and profitability in selected areas. Within the Chui Oblast, the Project will focus initially on selected geographical areas that coincide with the boundaries of the former state and collective farms. While selection criteria are identified, participation will depend on the demand, capability, and willingness of individual enterprises. There are four components: (i) farm development, (ii) drainage and irrigation, (iii) development of private sector market and input supply services, and (iv) project management. The Project will provide on-the-job training and other training to increase the understanding and level of skills of farmers and enterpreneurs. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy |
The crop, livestock, and agro-industrial subsectors are continuing to experience substantial adjustments, partly in response to the ongoing reforms in the agriculture sector. The sector reforms are continuing and progress in their effective implementation has been variable across the regions. The result is that agriculture, despite the upturn in recent years, is underperforming as many of the farms and agroprocessing facilities are not operating efficiently and are not financially viable. A concentrated and coordinated focus on key constraints at farm level to bring together and enhance the impact of ongoing and planned investment projects will be adopted. A regional/area focussed approach will ensure the effective coordination of the Project with other activities. The challenge of the Project is to integrate the various supporting initiatives into a coordinated agriculture development program aimed at clearly supporting the key investment needs and related linkages between public sector investment and private sector initiatives.
ADB's country operational strategy emphasizes (i) support for the Government's reform activities and strengthening of its development management; (ii) encouraging the creation of a new structure for output and capacity by the private sector through investment and job creation; and (iii) arresting the rapid deterioration in the long-term potential of the country by investing in physical infrastructure and human resource development, and also by selective interventions to protect and rehabilitate the environment. Within this strategic framework, ADB's program in agriculture requires an integrated mix of policy reform, capacity building, and selective key investments. The Project focuses on investment with some capacity building. The Project is consistent with the country operational strategy and ADB's strategic development objective of economic growth. The Project also meets the operational priorities of the Government.
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