Agriculture Project

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The Agriculture Project's objectives are to increase rural incomes and stimulate the rural economy through rural entrepreneurship. To achieve these objectives, the project focuses on improving factor productivity and competitiveness of agricultural products by providing assistance for the: a) privatization of rural lands; b) privatization and rehabilitation of select rural infrastructure; and c) improvement of human resources skills for entrepreneurship in rural areas; d) introduction of new farming technologies consistent with transformed private agriculture; and e) improvement in food quality. Project components include: i) land reform which includes national geodetic network; cadastral surveying; and state-owned rural lands disposal policy and institutional strengthening; ii) farm drainage rehabilitation; iii) land use management; iv) agricultural advisory services; v) food quality control and veterinary laboratory; and vi) project management.