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Book (series)Evaluation of the project “Promoting Value Chains – Western Afghanistan
Project code: GCP/AFG/089/USA
2022Also available in:
No results found.This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development with a total budget of USD 19 million. The project was initiated in September 2017 and completed in December 2021. The objective of this project was to promote inclusive growth and job creation in the agricultural sector. It aimed to achieve this by strengthening the capabilities of the producers and private enterprises and linking Afghan farmers to provincial, national and international markets. The evaluation found that the Project created an enabling environment that promoted active engagement between producers, processors, traders, input suppliers and markets. the participating private producers have reported sales of an estimated USD 54 million and generated approximately 650 full-time jobs, 46 per cent of them female, in the three years of its operation. This was 405 per cent above the Project’s target. The evaluation recommends FAO to develop clear protocols on how to sustain engagement with the private sector in Afghanistan and while supporting a commodity supply chain, some support needs to be directed to farmers to help improve quality standards and increase productivity to meet national and international market demands and standards. -
ProjectTechnical Cooperation Project to Support Local Suppliers Capacity Development and Promotion of E-Commerce for Agricultural Value Chains in Rwanda - TCP/RWA/3706 2022
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No results found.Increasing agricultural productivity is one the main drivers of poverty reduction in Rwanda Agricultural transformation, especially through competitive value chain development, is expected to boost productivity in both formal and informal sectors With this transformation, there is great potential to increase commercialization of agriculture production, increase self employment in small on and off farm businesses, and achieve significant poverty reduction through targeted support to value chain development The Government of Rwanda, through the fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4 promotes the ‘Made in Rwanda’ campaign, in support of export markets In line with the Domestic Market Recapturing Strategy ( the Government is working to unleash the potential of sectors, in particular Agro processing, to help transform agriculture through competitive value chain development The Rwanda Development Board ( responsible for private sector investment, coordinates efforts in investment promotion The RDB is also responsible for overall private sector investments in market linkages and supports public private dialogue mechanisms and value chain platforms in collaboration with private sector federations to address key challenges in private sector development. -
Book (stand-alone)Impact assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to food value chains in the Lori and Tavush regions
Final report
2023Also available in:
No results found.The aim of the Impact assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to food value chains in the Lori and Tavush regions – Final report is to understand the situation of agricultural and rural development after a few waves of the COVID-19 pandemic to identify key problems and challenges that food value chain actors faced due to the pandemic in the Lori and Tavush regions and to develop a set of proposals and recommendations to address them.
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