Comoros-Pilot Agricultural Services Project

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The objectives of the Pilot Agricultural Services Project are to produce replicable service systems and support the strengthening of the capacity to implement its agricultural strategy. The project, to be implemented over a three year period, will contain two components. The agricultural services component will include: a) testing private sector delivery of extension services; b) converting the country's research establishment into a depository/ clearing house of agricultural technical information adapted to Comorian conditions'; and c) improving information access through training, media, and support to farmer organizations. The planning and monitoring support component will support the planning division, providing for computers, office equipment, staff training, and sector specific studies including: a rural finance study, a land tenure feasibility study, and an agricultural baseline study.