1,500 local producers and entrepreneurs in the promoted value chains and export sectors and their employees with fair representation of all ethnic groups and vulnerable population, such as youth and women.

Local cooperatives, business associations, lead firms and advisory service providers.

Municipal, district and province administrations and councils.

SDC Contribution to the ongoing GIZ Programme co-financed by BMZ will focus on improving competitiveness of local producers and entrepreneurs by ensuring the availability of agri-business enabling market systems in selected value chains in southern regions with 2 outcomes:

1. Local producers and entrepreneurs from the projects’ regions are increasingly competitive in the local and/or regional and/or global markets;

and

2. Inclusive and enabling agri-business market systems (regulatory and services) in the selected value chains in the project regions are available.

Risultati principali attesi:  

1) Members of formal and/or informal organisations/networks structures in the project regions have increased their operational efficiency.

2) Quality and safety standards are applied by local producers and entrepreneurs.

3) Intra-regional and inner-regional dialogue platforms between the public and private sector are operational.

4) Demand-driven value chain related services are permanently accessible in the project regions.

5) The financial services required to produce, process and market fruits and vegetables are permanently available to local producers and entrepreneurs.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

During phase I, thanks to Swiss contribution in Jalal Abad province in the early vegetable and plum value chains:

• 966 jobs were created (mainly seasonal); 597 agricultural producers have substantially increased their income; 136 micro, small and medium enterprises have increased their revenue by at least 30%

• Profitable business for service brigades put in place;

• Internal control systems put in place;

• Marketing and standard requirements introduced for exporting to the neighbouring countries and Europe.

• 85% of the food processing MSMEs now fulfil food safety requirements;

• In the plum value chain, a traceability system was successfully used for production and marketing the plums.

• Local producers were certified with ISO22000:2005.

Swiss-funded: Bai Alai Project (Helvetas and AKF), Voice and Accountability(DPI) and Public Service Improvement Project (Helvetas/DPI). Small Business Initiative Programme (EBRD), Financial Inclusion (IFC).

AKF subsidiaries First MicroFinance Company and the Accelerator for Prosperity).

EU-BMZ co-funded: Integrated Rural Development Project

Fase 2 01.03.2021 - 31.05.2023   (Active)