07ica-4933 - Promotion of sustainable model of agricultural coops in Cambodia, Laos PDR and Afghanistan
The project purposes are: 1. To consolidate the gains of earlier project interventions in Cambodia, Laos PDR. 2. To further continue appropriate project interventions aimed at market connectivity in Cambodia and Laos PDR to facilitate a process of creation and promotion of a self sustainable model of agricultural cooperatives in these countries. 3. To replicate the project approach and strategy in Afghanistan agricultural cooperatives. The expected results are: A. Cambodia 1. Value addition through agri-processing and marketing in target coops achieved 2. Internal credit/microfinance in target women coops introduced 3. Cooperative union at secondary and tertiary level for networking established. 4. Two new agricultural cooperatives for project interventions in the areas of business development planning, resource mobilization, improved agricultural activity, financial management, improved working systems introduced. 5. Comprehensive cooperative law found in place in the Decree on cooperatives 6. Policy to finance agricultural cooperatives by Agriculture Bank formulated. 7. Self-help groups of the poor men & women organised 8. Micro-finance and internal credit in target women coops introduced. 9. Membership and resources of the coops increased. B. Laos PDR 1. Decree on coops by the government enforced 2. Target groups transformed into agricultural cooperatives by adopting new be laws in accordance with Decree on coops 3. Policy to finance target groups by Agriculture Development Bank formulated 4. Project intervention regarding business development planning, improved agricultural productivity, financial management, development of infra structure, improved working methods in two newly adopted target groups introduced. C. Afghanistan 1. An efficient Training Institute in terms of updated training programmes, trained trainers and optimum infrastructure established. 2. 5 agricultural cooperatives as model cooperatives through project interventions for business development, planning, infrastructure development, improved working methods, improved agriculture productivity, financial management developed. 3. New training programmes and their curriculum developed. 4. Board members, managers of target cooperatives and concerned government officials trained 5. Self help groups of the poor organized. 6. The government motivated and influenced for an early enforcement of cooperative law 7. Bye laws and rules of business by target coops introduced in time with new cooperative law