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TA 4217: Furthering Reforms in the Grain SectorExecuting Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources Contact: Abdulla Fayzullaev, Director General TA Amount (US$'000): 600.00 The total cost of the TA is estimated at $600,000 equivalent, of which $400,000 equivalent will be provided by ADB on a grant basis. The remaining $200,000 equivalent will be financed by the Government through in-kind contributions. Objectives and Scope:The TA aims to advance the transformation of agricultural sector policies of Uzbekistan, particularly in the grain sector policies, towards the market system. The TA activities will cover two components. The first will facilitate private sector investment in the agricultural sector. The component will be implemented in districts of Kuyi-Chirchik (Tashkent), Zamin (Djizak), and Katakurgan (Samarkand) that will benefit from the planned reduction of State involvement in wheat seed production, farm input supply, provision of machinery rental, and agro-processing. The second TA component will assist the policy makers, particularly in MAWR, MOF, and MOE, to evaluate the wheat sub-sector policies with a view to (i) stabilize wheat prices due to the introduction of market mechanisms in the sub-sector, (ii) identify options to secure wheat supply to Uzbekistan's population that would be less costly alternatives to the present wheat self sufficiency program, and (iii) ensure equitable sharing of the costs of grain security program pursued by the country. Envisaged outputs of the TA are (i) realistic and viable business plans by potential investors for investments in agro-enterprises in the three pilot districts, for credit consideration by commercial finance institutions, (ii) greater understanding of local and Central governments of the positive role of private sector in agriculture, (iii) greater awareness among policy planners of market mechanisms available to stabilize grain prices and production, and (iv) recommended action plan for the Government to improve the grain sector policies. Consulting Services: The TA will provide of 12 person-months of international consultant input from one business planning expert-team leader (6 person-months), one agro-consulting management specialist (2 person-months), and one grain policy expert (4 person-months). In addition, 15 person-months of domestic consultant input will be provided comprising one financial analyst (6 person-months), one legal expert (3 person-months), and a business management advisor (6 person-months). Except for the international grain policy expert, all international and domestic inputs will be allocated for the first TA component. For the first component, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will select and engage a suitably qualified firm of international consultants with domestic associates, to provide services in accordance with the attached terms of reference (TOR). The quality- and cost-based selection (QCBS) method and simplified technical proposal format will be used. For the second component, a qualified grain policy expert will be engaged through an individual consultant contract, following ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The consultants will procure equipment in accordance with ADB's ADB's Guidelines for Procurement . Project Processing Stage: Approved by the Bank on 14 November 2003. Recruitment of Consultants: The short listing is tentatively scheduled in September 2005. Expression of interest is open until 31 August 2005. Expression of interest should be sent by fax or email to project officer by 31 August 2005. Project Officer: Rustam Abdukayumov, Portfolio Management Officer Uzbekistan Resident Mission East and Central Asia Department Email: rabdukayumov@adb.org Fax: 99871-1207923 |
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