Capacity Building in Agriculture (Financed by the Special Fund)
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Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 31241-01 31 January 2007 MONGOLIA: Capacity Building in Agriculture (Financed by the Special Fund) Prepared by Agrarwirtschaftliche Beratung Gottingen GmbH (ABG) Oberdorf 30, 37136 Landolfshausen, Germany For Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Mongolia This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. Capacity Building in Agriculture ------ Project Completion Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PROJECT SYNOPSIS...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 OUTPUTS AND ACTIVITIES.......................................................................................................................... 3 2. SUMMARY........................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. PROGRESS SINCE PROJECT START......................................................................................................... 7 3.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 COOPERATIVE TRAINING COMPONENT ...................................................................................................... 7 Output 1: Training programmes and materials are developed...................................................................... 7 Output 2: Staff at the Co-operative Training Centre, including 60 trainers and business consultants and 20 auditors and accountants, are trained................................................................................ 9 Output 3: The facilities of the training center in Ulaanbaatar are improved and provincial co-operative training centers in the capitals of the four western provinces are set-up..................................... 16 3.3 PASTURE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT ..................................................................................................... 19 Output 4: Current winter and summer pasture uses are identified, information on the use of wells and data on inoperative wells are collected........................................................................................ 19 Output 5: Feasibility analysis regarding the design and establishment of local grazing associations, district pasture co-management units and provincial pasture co-management committees able to advise the governor on formulating land management plans are made........................... 25 Output 6: Land management plans for selected areas are made................................................................. 29 Output 7: Chosen herder groups are trained in new pasture management and the sustainable use of wells, provincial and district staff involved in land management have been trained................... 35 3.4 COOPERATION WITH COUNTERPARTS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL .............................................................. 40 3.5 COOPERATION WITH COUNTERPARTS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.................................................................... 41 3.6 COOPERATION WITH ASDP AND OTHER PROJECTS................................................................................... 42 4. PROJECT COORDINATION ....................................................................................................................... 44 4.1 MANAGEMENT BY CONTRACTOR............................................................................................................. 44 4.2 MANAGEMENT BY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY........................................................................................ 44 4.3 MONITORING AND EVALUATION BY MOFA............................................................................................. 45 4.4 PROJECT MID-TERM REVIEW BY ADB .................................................................................................... 46 5. SUSTAINABILITY......................................................................................................................................... 46 5.1 SUSTAINABILITY OF COOPERATIVE TRAINING CENTRES.......................................................................... 46 Mongolian Cooperative Training and Information Centre: ........................................................................ 46 Provincial Cooperative Training and Information Centres......................................................................... 53 5.2 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PASTURE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT ............................................................. 53 6. ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................................... 556 ANNEX 1. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF “COOPERATIVE TRAINERS AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS TRAINING”..... 56 ANNEX 2. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF “COOPERATIVE ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS” TRAINING.................... 58 ANNEX 3. MAP OF HERDERS GROUP BOUNDARIES............................................................................................ 59 ANNEX 4. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF “NATIONAL PASTURELAND SEMINAR” .................................................... 60 - 2 - Capacity Building in Agriculture ------ Project Completion Report 1. PROJECT SYNOPSIS 1.1 Objectives The objectives of the TA component on co-operative training are to train co-operative advisory staff who will then provide assistance to co-operatives on how to improve their activities, and to improve the institutional set-up for providing increased advice to co- operatives. The objectives of the TA component on sustainable pasture management are to support the implementation of the 1995 Land Law and to test pilot alternative approaches for improving grazing patterns based on pasture co-management arrangements between government staff and herder groups. 1.2 Outputs and activities Output 1: Training programs and materials are developed z develop a training program and materials for the training of co-operative trainers and business consultants z develop a training program and materials for the training of co-operative auditors and accountants Output 2: Staff at the Co-operative Training Centre, including 60 trainers and business consultants and 20 auditors and accountants, are trained z select trainees from Ulaanbaatar z assist in selecting trainees participating in the training of co-operative trainers and business consultants, auditors and accountants, who will then work as co-operative trainers and business consultants for co-operatives in the four western provinces under the ASDP component on co-operative development z in the first year (2002), conduct a 20-day training course for about 20 trainees from Ulaanbaatar and 20 trainees from the four western provinces z in the second year (2003), conduct a 20-day training course for another 20 trainees from the four western provinces z set up a work program for the domestic Trainer of Co-operative Trainers and Business Consultants z provide follow-up assistance to the trained co-operative trainers and business consultants as required Output 3: The facilities of the training center in Ulaanbaatar are improved and provincial co- operative training centers in the capitals of the four western provinces are set-up z assist the training center in Ulaanbaatar to find a new location z refurbish or, if needed, design a new business plan for the training center in Ulaanbaatar, including a service package offering a clear and realistic income forecast z design and implement a training campaign for the training center in Ulaanbaatar z make the training center running and achieve an increase in self-financing z advise the management of the training center on all management topics z identify a sustainable organizational structure for the training centers in the provinces, including a service package and practical income generating z elaborate business plans for the training centers in the provinces z define and purchase the equipment needed for the training centers in the provinces - 3 - Capacity Building in Agriculture ------ Project Completion Report z select and train management staff and trainers z design and implement training campaigns for the training centers z assist in the overall strategy and the day-to-day management of the training centers z create links between the national and the regional training centers Output 4: Current winter and summer pasture uses are identified, information on the use of wells and data on inoperative wells are collected. z assess the available information on existing land resources, land uses, and the allocation of land rights in pasture areas in the four western provinces, including (a) current winter, spring, soummer and autumn pasture uses, (b) the use of wells and data on dysfunctional wells, (c) the allocation of possession rights to winter camps and pasture land (and possibly also to small plots under the Green Revolution Program, in connection with the ASDP component of the Green Revolution Program), and the issuance of contracts and certificates z assess additional information gathering needs to ensure a sufficient inventory Output 5: Feasibility analysis regarding the design and establishment