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Agricultural Value Chains (Avc) Activity AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS (AVC) ACTIVITY FY 2018 – QUARTER 2 - REPORT January - March 2018 April 2018 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI Global, Ltd. AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINES (AVC) FY 2018 - QUARTER 2 - REPORT JANUARY – MARCH 2018 Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) - Uzbekistan #104-A Kichik Beshog’och Street Tashkent, Uzbekistan 100025 For the U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Contract No. AID-176-C-15-00001 April 2018 The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. ACRONYMS AAI Andijan Agricultural Institute ADB Asian Development Bank AVC Agricultural Value Chains Activity (2015-18) (USAID) B2B Business-to-Business CIS Commonwealth of Independent States COP Chief of Party DAI DAI Global, Ltd. DIAL Digital Impact Alliance EU European Union FE Farm Enterprise F&V Fruit and Vegetable FY Fiscal Year G&A General and Administrative GAP Good Agricultural Practices GCCA Global Cold Chain Alliance GDF Gold Dried Fruit GEF Global Environment Facility GOU Government of Uzbekistan HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point HCFC Hydro-chloro-flouro-carbons ICA Independent Consulting Agreement (DAI Global) ICT Information and Communication Technology IFC International Finance Corporation IM Instant Messaging IR Intermediate Result ISO International Standards Organization LLC Limited Liability Company LULST Latvian University for Life Sciences and Technology MAWR Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (Uzbekistan) MASHAV Israeli Agency for International Development (in Hebrew) MOU Memorandum of Understanding mt Metric ton MSU Michigan State University NEP National Exchange Program ODC Other Direct Costs OH Overhead OSU Ohio State University PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe Use Action Plan RDCS Regional Development Cooperation Strategy (USAID) SAI Samarkand Agrarian Institute TCPC Tissue Culture Production Complex TSAU Tashkent State Agrarian University (Uzbekistan) UE Unitary Enterprise UK United Kingdom ULO Ultra-Low Oxygen UNDP United Nations Development Program USAID United States Agency for International Development UV Ultraviolet UZS Uzbek Soum VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol VRI Vegetable Research Institute (Uzbekistan) CONTENTS A. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 1 Project Goals and Objectives .......................................................................................... 1 Project Components ....................................................................................................... 1 Georgraphic and Commodity Focus ............................................................................... 1 B. ADMINISTRATIVE .......................................................................................................... 2 Personnel ........................................................................................................................ 2 Other .............................................................................................................................. 2 C. PROJECT ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENTS ............................................................ 3 COMPONENT 1: IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND VOLUME OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ............ 3 Task 1.A. Improve On-Farm Productivity ......................................................................... 3 Task 1.B. Increase the Quality and Availability of Agricultural Inputs ............................... 5 COMPONENT 2: IMPROVE POST-HARVEST HANDLING AND PRODUCTION .................................. 7 Task 2.A. Facilitate the Advancement of Cold Storage Practices .................................... 7 Task 2.B. Utilize Post-Harvest Production to Reach New Markets................................... 9 COMPONENT 3: FACILITATE MARKET LINKAGES .....................................................................11 Task 3.A. Create New Linkages in the Domestic Market ............................................... 11 Task 3.B. Create Market Linkages with New Foreign Markets ....................................... 12 COMPONENT 4: LINK EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND ................14 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DONOR PROGRAMS ................................................................18 WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................................18 D. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES ........................................................... 20 Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................. 20 Communications and Outreach ..................................................................................... 21 E. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ................................................................................ 23 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 23 Mitigation ....................................................................................................................... 23 Issue(s) ........................................................................................................................ 23 F. FINANCE…………………………………………………………………………………………..24 Disbursements .............................................................................................................. 24 Commitments ................................................................................................................ 24 Obligations .................................................................................................................... 24 Issue(s) ......................................................................................................................... 24 0 A. BACKGROUND 1. Project Goals and Objectives USAID’s Agricultural Value Chain (AVC) Activity supports Development Objective #1 under the Regional Development Cooperation Strategy (RDCS) – Expanded Diverse and Competitive Trade and Markets. Specifically, the Activity contributes to Intermediate Result (IR) 1.1 – A More Diverse Private Sector, and IR 1.2 – Enhanced Agricultural Competitiveness and Food Security. In support of this Development Objective, the AVC Activity seeks to: (1) create employment opportunities; (2) improve incomes; (3) increase fruit yield and quality; (4) increase packed and processed output; (5) increase targeted fruit and vegetable exports; (6) link USAID’s producers and processors to international markets; (7) strengthen relationships between educational institutions and the private sector. 2. Project Components AVC is organized into four Components, linked by cross-cutting themes, all targeted at economic actors along select fruit and vegetable (F&V) value chains. The mandate of each Component is: Component 1: improve the quality and volume of agricultural production; Component 2: improve post-harvest handling and production; Component 3: facilitate market linkages; and Component 4: link educational institutions with private sector demand. 3. Geographic and Commodity Focus AVC will work in 33 districts across 12 of the 13 provinces of Uzbekistan with activities in at least one district of each province plus the city of Tashkent. A grand total of 34 geographic entities are covered by AVC representing significant geographic expansion since the original AgLinks (2008-11) and AgLinks Plus (2011-2015) projects. # Province Districts AL ALP AVC Total 1 Samarkand Taylok Payarik Samarkand Urgut Bulungur 3 5 5 2 Namangan Pop Turakurgan Uychi Kosonsoy Chortok Yangikurgan 2 6 6 3 Ferghana Kuvasoy Ferghana Kuva Altyaryk 1 4 4 4 Tashkent Ohangaran Bustonlik Zangiata Parkent Kibray 5 5 5 Andijan Andijan Bulokboshi Hujaobad Marhamat Jalakuduk Kurgantepa 5 6 6 Bukhara Jondor 1 1 7 Karakalpakstan Nukus 0 1 8 Jizzakh Bakhmal 0 1 9 Kashkadarya Kitab 0 1 10 Navoi Khatirchi 0 1 City Tashkent plus 11 Syrdarya Syrdarya 0 1 12 Khorezm Bogot 0 1 Sub-Totals 6 26 33 34 Table 1: AVC Geographic Focus by Province, including Tashkent City Although it is generally agreed AVC will focus on edible horticulture, the signed MOU did not designate specific crops for project activities. Project expertise embodied in its staff and accumulated knowledge over the previous projects is greatest in stone fruits, pome fruits and grapes which is extended to vegetables and gourds (melons) under AVC. 1 B. ADMINISTRATIVE 1. Personnel With no signed AVC contract extension by the end of this quarter the Field Office was required, under Uzbek labor law, to provide two months’ written notice to all local staff of the end of their existing contracts. Once an extension contract is signed then the field project can provide new labor contracts to the local staff. If the local labor contracts are not signed by end May 2018 then all local labor will be released. 2. Other No other notable administrative issues were encountered this quarter. 2 C. PROJECT ACTIVITIES UNDER COMPONENTS The 2nd quarter of the USAID fiscal year marks the beginning of the horticultural production season with a focus on preparations for improved performance in 2018. 1. Component #1: Improve Quality & Volume of Agricultural Production a. Improve On-Farm Productivity Spring Orchard and Vineyard Design, Installation, and Management. During
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