1. USAID’s AGRIBUSINESS PROJECT (Pakistan)
Project Presentation

2. Project Summary
Project : USAID’s Agribusiness Project Coop. Agreement No. : AID-391-A Duration : 5 years Date of Commencement : 09th November 2011 Investment : USD 89.4 million Private Sector Leverage : USD 320 millions

3. Project Goal and Objectives
Overall Goal
To support improved conditions for broad-based economic growth, create employment opportunities and contribute to poverty alleviation through increase in competitiveness of horticulture and livestock value chains in partnership with all stakeholders
Specific Objectives
To strengthen the capacity in horticulture and livestock value chains to increase sales to domestic and foreign markets;
To strengthen the capacity of smallholders and farmer enterprises to operate autonomously and effectively; and
To increase agriculture efficiency and productivity through adoption of new farming techniques and technological innovation among targeted beneficiaries.

4. Project Approach: Value Chain Wide Interventions
Inputs
Seeds
Fertilizer
Plant Protection
Services
Credit
Farm Production
Landless, Small-holders, Large & Corporate Farms engaged in cultivation and post harvest practices
Output Markets
Storage
Packaging
Transport
Primary & Secondary Processing
Constraints may occur at any point in the value chain and interventions should identify and address all weak points to be effective
Markets / Consumers drive the Value Chain

5. Project Approach: Sub-Sector Prioritizing and Clustering
Sub-sector prioritization
Identification of sub-sector which offer greatest potential, for;
Income and Employment generation;
Commercialization and export orientation;
Women empowerment and benefiting underserved; and,
Economic development and Poverty alleviation.
Geographical Clustering
For focusing investment and interventions;
Facilitating synergies; and,
Support holistic industry development; and,
Ease of logistics and generating critical mass.

6. Map of Project Regions

7. Map Showing Project Clusters

8. Project Components Component One Component Two
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
International Technical Assistance & Program Support (International subcontractor)
International Markets Linkages Program (International subcontractor)
Kisan Field Schools (KFS) Program
On-going Capacity Building, Training & Awareness Program
(a) Participatory / Preparatory Program
(b) International Compliance Certification Program
(c) International market Access Program (IMAP)
(d) Capacity Building of BDSPs
(e) Technical & Managerial Trainings
(f ) Value Chain Platforms (VCP)
Component Two
Partnership Window Cost-Sharing Grants
On-Farm Production Grants - A
Farmer Enterprise Groups Formation & Grant Support
On-Farm Production Grants - B
Agriculture Associations & Cooperatives Formation & Grant Support
On-Farm Production Grants - C
Individual Farmers / Corporate Farming
On-Farm Production Grants - D
Private Sector Extension Services / R & D
Off-Farm / Enterprise Development Grants - A
Challenge Grants
Off-Farm / Enterprise Development Grants - B
Lead Company Grants

9. Project Outputs
Farm and enterprise productivity improved through technical assistance programs targeting 62,500 farmers and 2,500 agribusinesses; and
Leverage USD 320 million by the private sector through the provision of:
cost sharing support to 45,000 Farmer Enterprise Group members
100 associations and cooperatives, 250 individual and corporate farmers
40 R&D and extension providers
140 SMEs and 8 Lead companies.

10. Project Outcomes/Impacts
Competitiveness of value chains in horticulture and livestock enhanced.
Creation of 1.3 million employment opportunities
Income enhanced by 20%, of the USG assisted beneficiaries
Sales increased by 40%, of the USG assisted agribusinesses

11. Out-Put based Activities
Progress Update
Objective-1 (S-IR 1.1.1): Strengthened Market Linkages in Selected Value Chains
Out-Put based Activities
Target
Progress Update
Technical Assistance under Export, Quality Assurance and Food- Safety Compliance Certifications Program
10 enterprises assisted
19 enterprises to get certifications
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support under International Markets Access Program (IMAP)
Participation of 10 enterprises planned for World Food Moscow (17-28 Sept 2012)
Launch of Stakeholders Participatory Programs
26 studies
PRHA/LA and baseline studies already initiated
Programmatic Environmental Assessment
Countrywide
Public consultations for scoping exercises completed
Development and Operation of Value Chain Platforms (VCPs) / Sector Working Groups / Forums
2 VCPs established
2 VCPs established;
2 VCP establishment in process
Selection & mobilization of International Firm for International Market Linkages Program
Firm(s) contracted
RFP developed. Advertisement published on11th August 2012 in Economist and Devex

12. Out-Put based Activities
Progress Update
Objective-2 (S-IR 1.1.2): Strengthened Capacity of Smallholders & Farmer Enterprises
Out-Put based Activities
Progress Update
Technical & Managerial Trainings
7 international training held, 13 planned in Aug-October
Organization of Kisan Field Schools in Selected Value Chains:
Concept approved by AOR (21st May). RFPs issued to FAO on 18th July 2012
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building of BDS Providers
EoIs evaluated. Application are being invited for shortlisted BDSPs
Formation of Farmer Enterprise Groups (FEGs) (On-Farm Grants)
(i) Proposal evaluation completed. Contract for 3 NGOs sent for approval to USAID
(ii) Support to 277 existing FEGs under Previous Project being finalized
Matching-Grant to Associations, Cooperatives and Farm Service Centres (On-Farm Grants)
Applications received and RFPs will be issued to 20 Associations, Cooperatives and Farm Service Centres in the month of September 2012

13. Out-Put based Activities
Progress Update
Objective-3 (S-IR 1.1.3): Improved Technological Innovation
Out-Put based Activities
Progress Update
Matching-Grant Support to Farmers & Enterprises (On-Farm Grants)
Grants approved by GEC for 89 milk chilling units and 82 solar dryers
Agriculture extension/research service development in private sector
EoIs being evaluated. RFP will be issued to 3 shortlisted organizations
Matching-Grant Support to Enterprises (Off-Farm Grants)
EoIs under evaluation.
Signing of contract with CNFA for provision of technical assistance
Contract signed on 1st February 2012

14. Activities Pictures
USAID team during visit to pickles production project , supported by UAP, being implemented by women farmer enterprise group in Islamabad
Training on British Retail Consortium 3rd Party Auditor-Food Safety Issue 6, Karachi
Project Orientation Workshop at Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Karachi
First dialogue of UAP and AKRSP staff with a women FEG in Gilgit Baltistan.

15. Activities Pictures
Consul General Nina Fite presenting Certificates to the participants of GlobalGAP-Livestock workshop
Dr. William Patterson, Director, EG & A, USAID addressing at closing ceremony of Training Workshop on GlobalGAP
US Ambassador viewing UAP-beneficiaries’ products displayed at UAP stall at Dawn Agri Expo in karachi
USAID Mission Director and other officials during MoU being signed with Sindh Enterprise Development Fund
Field consultation in Gadap, Karachi
Group work during Scoping Exercise for Environmental Assessment in Gilgit Baltistan

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