SOUTH KARAKALPAKSTAN WATER RESOURCES MGMT IMPROVEMENT

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The objectives of the South Karakalpakstan Water Resources Management Improvement Project for Uzbekistan are to restore irrigation and improve water management in the project area in a sustainable and financially efficient manner. The project comprises three components. The first component, Modernization of the Irrigation Network, aims to restore the irrigated area in South Karakalpakstan in a financially efficient manner. The second component, Modernization of Agriculture, will invest in improving irrigated agricultural production in the project area so that farmers take full advantage of improved water management by strengthening capacities, promoting crop intensification and diversification, investing in cotton harvest mechanization and conducting outreach and information dissemination. Lastly, the third component, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, will Strengthen the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Project Implementation Unit's capacity for project management, monitoring and evaluation (including procurement and financial management) through the provision of goods, consultant services, training, and financing of incremental operating costs.