AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT

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The Agricultural Support Services Project aims to develop, on a pilot basis, organizational structures for producers that represent their needs and interests; and improve the institutional capacity and quality of agricultural services delivered by public and private institutions and producer organizations; and improve the flow of information for all stakeholders. The project consists of five components: 1) This component will support capacity building for producers organizations (both local and national) and inter-professional organizations to improve market access and provide, manage, and finance services to their members. 2) This component will support public, cooperative, and private services that deliver producer services focused on increasing quality, value added, and market access. 3) This component will support public, cooperative, and private services that deliver producer services to livestock producers, with particular focus on improving quality of services and their sustainability through progressive transfer and cost recovery. 4) This component will aim at protecting Tunisian produce from plant diseases and predators, and at protecting consumers from pesticide residues, and thereby increasing the value and market access of produce. 5) This component will maximize the coverage, reliability, and availability of statistics and information for all parties making choices affecting the sector. It will also support project management.