Guizhou Rural Development Project

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The development objective of the Guizhou Rural Development Project for China is to demonstrate a model for agricultural sector restructuring and modernization, improved organizational arrangements, and strengthened public service delivery in the project counties of Guizhou province. The project comprises of four components. The first component, modernization of agricultural key commodity value chains will support the following activities: (i) farmer cooperative development; (ii) farmer cooperative development fund (CDF); (iii) value addition; (iv) market exploration and development; and (v) risk prevention and mitigation. The second component, public infrastructure and services will support: (a) construction of: (i) off-grade production road infrastructure, and (ii) tractor roads, field tracks, and foot paths; and (b) carrying out of public services in support of project farmer cooperatives. The third component will provide technical assistance and training to farmers and agricultural technicians, including preparation of training materials, review and improvement of investment proposals for key commodity value chains, training in safeguards awareness, and implementation training. The fourth component, project management, monitoring, and evaluation will strengthen the institutional capacity and capability of the county, municipality, and provincial project management offices to manage, implement, and monitor project activities; and carry out of policy advisory studies in the project counties.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

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Road, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Forest Products and Packaging, Raw Materials, Government