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Loan 2314 and Grant 0073: Southern Agriculture Area Development Project

Kyrgyz Republic has received a loan and a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Southern Agriculture Area Development Project. The loan and grant were approved 29 January 2007.

Project Loan: The Project focuses on the lowest level of government, that is, aiyl okmotu,. The Project will
  1. provide support for agricultural and legal advisory services by improving the capacity, technical scope, quality, and outreach of existing advisory serviced providers; facilitating access to existing legal services; and increasing the availability of and access to credit by farmers;
  2. increase and improve contractual arrangements between farmers and agribusiness for input, supply, machinery services, and wholesale and processing enterprises; improve agribusiness performance; increase the availability of and access to appropriate financing facilities for agribusiness; and increase public investment in physical market infrastructure;
  3. develop water user associations further and rehabilitate irrigation and drainage systems; and
  4. support a holistic and participatory approach to the sustainable use of pasture lands and the improvement of orchard management.

Grant:
The grant component will improve the agricultural knowledge and capacity of farmers; prepare plans, maps and invest in pastures; prepare plans and invest in orchards; and procure international and national consultants for farm development, agribusiness advisory services, irrigation and drainage rehabilitation, orchard management, and project management.

Procurement:
All ADB-financed procurement will follow ADB's Procurement Guidelines. ADB will finance the procurement of vehicles, materials and equipment. Contracts for civil works valued at US$ 1 million equivalent or more and contracts for goods and services valued at US$0.5 million equivalent or more, will be procured through International Competitive Bidding.

Consulting Services:
The Project will provide 2,655 person-months of consulting services consisting of 96 person-months of international consultants and 2,559 person-months of national consultants. The international and national consultants will be recruited in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

Interested bidders from ADB's member countries who wish obtain additional information may contact:
Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Processing Industry
Contact Person: Mr. Sooronbai Jeenbekov
Minister
96 A, Kievskaya Street
Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyz Republic
Tel.: 62 36 33
Fax: 62 36 32
  

  

 

 

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