Land Improvement Project

Uzbekistan: Land Improvement Project

Project Name

Project Number

37536-012

Country / Economy

Uzbekistan

Project Status

Closed

Project Type / Modality of Assistance

Technical Assistance

Source of Funding / Amount

TA 4343-UZB: Land Improvement Project
Technical Assistance Special Fund	US$ 550,000.00

Strategic Agendas

Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth

Drivers of Change

Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
Knowledge solutions

Sector / Subsector

Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Land-based natural resources management

Gender

Gender equity

Description

The objective of the TA is to prepare a feasibility study for the Land Improvement Project. The broad goal of the ensuing investment Project will be to improve the rural living standards and reduce poverty in the Project areas. The Project purposes will be to improve productivity of irrigated agriculture and increase farm incomes of rural communities through low-cost land reclamation, and improved land and water management.

Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy

Impact

Provided in TA Paper

Project Outcome
Description of Outcome	Provided in TA Paper
Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
Description of Project Outputs	Provided in TA Paper
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Geographical Location

Safeguard Categories
Environment	B
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples

Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
Environmental Aspects
Involuntary Resettlement
Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
During Project Design
During Project Implementation

Business Opportunities
Consulting Services	Consultants will be recruited through an international consulting firm, following the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The selection of the firm will follow ADB's quality and cost-based selection method. The TA will require a total of 15 person-months (pm) international consultants inputs: drainage engineering/land reclamation/team leader (6 pm), soil management/land improvement (1 pm), water control and measurement structures (1 pm), agricultural economy (3 pm), on-farm technologies/crop diversification (1 pm), water users/institutional development (1 pm), water sector policy (1 pm), environmental assessment (1 pm); and a total of 50 person-months domestic consultants inputs: irrigation-drainage engineering (14 pm), water resources management (2 pm), civil engineering (3 pm), electrical-mechanical engineering (2 pm), geohydrology (2 pm), land use/land tenure practices (2 pm), on-farm soil and water management (3 pm), agronomy (3 pm), agricultural economy (4 pm), water users/institutional development (3 pm), rural sociology (4 pm), povertry and gender assessment (2 pm), project impact evaluation (2 pm), and environmental assessment (4 pm).
Procurement	None.

Business Opportunities

Consulting Services

Consultants will be recruited through an international consulting firm, following the ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants. The selection of the firm will follow ADB's quality and cost-based selection method.

The TA will require a total of 15 person-months (pm) international consultants inputs: drainage engineering/land reclamation/team leader (6 pm), soil management/land improvement (1 pm), water control and measurement structures (1 pm), agricultural economy (3 pm), on-farm technologies/crop diversification (1 pm), water users/institutional development (1 pm), water sector policy (1 pm), environmental assessment (1 pm); and a total of 50 person-months domestic consultants inputs: irrigation-drainage engineering (14 pm), water resources management (2 pm), civil engineering (3 pm), electrical-mechanical engineering (2 pm), geohydrology (2 pm), land use/land tenure practices (2 pm), on-farm soil and water management (3 pm), agronomy (3 pm), agricultural economy (4 pm), water users/institutional development (3 pm), rural sociology (4 pm), povertry and gender assessment (2 pm), project impact evaluation (2 pm), and environmental assessment (4 pm).

Procurement

None.

Responsible ADB Officer	Utami, Dewi N.
Responsible ADB Department	Central and West Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division	Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division, CWRD
Executing Agencies	Ministry of Water Resources 4, Navoi Street Tashkent, 100004 Republic of Uzbekistan

Timetable
Concept Clearance	10 Mar 2003
Fact Finding	29 Feb 2004 to 16 Mar 2004
MRM	-
Approval	31 May 2004
Last Review Mission	-
PDS Creation Date	18 Oct 2006
Last PDS Update	07 Mar 2006

TA 4343-UZB

Milestones
Approval	Signing Date	Effectivity Date	Closing
Approval	Signing Date	Effectivity Date	Original	Revised	Actual
31 May 2004	30 Sep 2004	30 Sep 2004	31 Mar 2005	30 Mar 2006	31 May 2006

Financing Plan/TA Utilization							Cumulative Disbursements
ADB	Cofinancing	Counterpart				Total	Date	Amount
ADB	Cofinancing	Gov	Beneficiaries	Project Sponsor	Others	Total	Date	Amount
550,000.00	0.00	300,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	850,000.00	17 Jun 2022	513,348.09

Project Page	https://www.adb.org//projects/37536-012/main
Request for Information	http://www.adb.org/forms/request-information-form?subject=37536-012
Date Generated	06 June 2023

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