NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SERVICES PROJECT

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The objective of the National Agricultural Services Project is to improve nationwide agricultural productivity and production, incomes of farmers and food security. The project comprises the following components: (a) institutional capacity building in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry (MAEF) to support the Agricultural Policy Coordination Office to carry out priority studies, rehabilitate office space, and implement a pilot operation to encourage MAEF employees to become private entrepreneurs; (b) agricultural extension; (c) agricultural research; and (d) livestock and animal health, including increased vaccination coverage, and improvements in animal production systems and livestock infrastructure.