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Titre : PROMOTING VALUE CHAINS - WESTERN AFGHANISTAN

Pays : Afghanistan

Durée : Sep 2017 – Sep 2020

Descriptif
Promoting Value Chains–West (VC–W) strengthens the capabilities of micro, small, and medium-sized private enterprises to effectively link Afghan farmers to domestic and international markets. The project improves the quality of production, marketing, and after-sales service of wheat, high-value crops, and livestock in Badghis, Farah, Herat, and Nimroz Provinces. VC–W also trains staff at the Provincial Directorates of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (P/DAIL) on sustainable value chain development and management.

Activités _* Establish close partnerships with the private sector, the government, and non-governmental organizations through public-private partnerships * Facilitate and stimulate agribusiness development for local entrepreneurs, especially female entrepreneurs, through a project innovation fund * Train farmers and businesses on post-harvest, processing, and marketing to add value to agricultural produces * Build a network and create a directory of input suppliers and service providers linked with the Chambers of Commerce in target provinces * Link farmers with traders, and traders with domestic and international markets * Build the capacity of agribusinesses to comply with international market requirements

Budget  : $19 million

Agence de Développement International du Gouvernement des Etats Unis (USAID)