Guinea Agricultural Support Project

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The objective of the Agriculture Sector Support Project for Guinea is to strengthen the capacity of selected sector institutions to support the effective implementation of the Recipient's National Agriculture and Food Security Investment Plan (PNIASA). There are three components to the project, the first component being strengthening of sector management capacities. This component aims at building the capacity of the sector ministries, as well as the capacity of the Chamber of Agriculture and other sector entities, with a medium to long-term objective of establishing a sound institutional environment in support of PNIASA implementation and laying the groundwork for the future preparation for a SWAp. It is expected to lead to an increase in PNIASA’s physical and financial execution rate, help mitigate mismanagement risks and minimize transaction costs. The second component is the analytical support to PNIASA implementation. The aim of this component is to create an enabling environment and establish the required preparedness conditions for selected PNIASA programs. Finally, the third component is the project management and coordination. Project activities will be coordinated by a small Operational Coordination Unit (COD) headed by a Coordinator Delegate (CD) and consisting of a small number of staff (8) including a financial expert, an accountant, a procurement specialist, a monitoring and evaluation specialist, an administrative assistant and two drivers and messengers.