rural growth programme
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RGP Steering Committee Meeting, 16 June 2010TRANSCRIPT
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Rural Growth ProgrammeRural Growth Programme
RGP Steering Committee Meeting, 16 June 2010
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Current situation Current situation Economic transition period Financial crisis Lower export opportunities Reduced volume of remittances Low agriculture productivity
The Political Context Law on public self-action (2008) New law on local self-governance (2009) Law on local state power (2004) Law on gender equality (2005) Food and vegetable strategy (2010)
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Trust Fund Trust Fund
• Support to implementation of DDPs • Focusing on economic development based on
agreed criteria • Open tendering process • Cost sharing from state and non-state funds • Transparency and accountability
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Target areas Target areas
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RGP PurposeRGP Purpose Goal: To improve the local
environment for economic growth, income generation and employment creation in Sughd region, northern Tajikistan
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RGP ComponentsRGP ComponentsRural economic development through improved:
Local Planning• Target: Government,
private sector, civil society
• Focus: Impl. & monit. of plans in line with NDS/PRS
Business Advisory/Extension services• Target: Producers, farmers, MSMEs
• Focus: Appropriate, professional, and sustainable services
Vocational Training• Target: Unemployed,
migrants, women
• Focus: Meeting regional & int’l demands
Micro Finance Services• Target: Producers,
farmers, MSMEs, poor, women
• Focus: Variety of products and services
Business Associations• Target: Member
focused associations
• Focus: Adequate and responsive services
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Competitive Advantage Competitive Advantage
. Governance• Advantage: Close partner of national government
• Activities: Strengthen capacities of governance system and support to local economic development
Micro Finance• Advantage: Experience and leader in
promoting private sector and microfinance development
• Activities: Expand services and ensure micro-meso-macro linkages
Advantage: Link betw
een field
experience & policy-m
aking processes
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Other RGP PartnersOther RGP Partners
• Ministries and State Agencies (MEDT, MoA, MoLSP, State Investment Committee, etc )
• IOM – Labour migration components;• All Hukumats and 60% of Jamoats in Soughd oblast;• Business and Dekhan Farms Associations;• Micro-finance Institutions (MLF,MLO,MDO);• Extension service agents;• MSMEs;• NGOs (on competitive basis);
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RGP Coverage AreasRGP Coverage Areas
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BeneficiariesBeneficiaries
• Direct: Smallholder farmers, entrepreneurs, business associations, extension service agents, VTIs, MFIs;
• Indirect: rural population of Soughd oblast, especially women;
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Approx. 30% of the population
Poorest region in Tajikistan Significant industry and trade
potential
Sughd Oblast incorporates: o Zeravshan Valleyo Ferghana Valleyo Cross-border trade and development
Opportunity to apply ABD
comprehensively: o Governance: Oblast and national linkageso Private Sector: value-chain/value-adding
aspectso Micro-Finance: MLFs development, fund
sizeo Cross-Cutting issues: incl. Conflict resolution
etc.
Proposed RGP Implementation Zones:
UNDP & DFID: Ayni and Khujand Area Offices, covering Sughd Oblast (i.e. Zeravshan/Ferghana Valleys), expanding from 3 Hukomats/24 to 14 Hukomats/60% of Jamoats;
UNDP Area Offices
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Why Soughd?Why Soughd?
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RGP Outputs & Lead AgenciesRGP Outputs & Lead Agencies
Good Governance
Private Sector Development
Microfinance
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BudgetBudget
Total budget = $ 18.7 Million
DFID
$ 12 Million
UNDP
$ 3 MillionGTZ
$ 3.7 Million
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Activities – Good GovernanceActivities – Good Governance
• Strengthening the capacity for development planning, implementation and monitoring
• Public sector reforms• Private sector and civil society participation• Supporting infrastructure and government
transactional services
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Activities – Business/AgricultureActivities – Business/Agriculture
• MSME promotion along the value chain, particularly in the F&V sector
• Training and advisory services for businesswomen
• Developing agricultural extension services
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Activities – Private SectorActivities – Private Sector
• Development of the business associations and their apex institutions
• Strengthening Associations of Dekhan Farmers (ADF)
• Private sector and civil society participation• Supporting infrastructure and government
transactional services
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Activities – Vocational TrainingActivities – Vocational Training
• Support to local vocational training scheme• Labour migration rights and policies
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Activities – Micro and Rural FinanceActivities – Micro and Rural Finance
• Linking MSMEs in F&V sector to financial services
• Micro-financial Institutions (MFIs) Development