| Project Name | Preparing the Livestock Value Chain Development Project | ||||
| Project Number | 52110-002 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Uzbekistan |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Livestock Finance / Small and medium enterprise finance and leasing |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The proposed project will enhance livestock value chains. It will provide investment finance through eligible PFIs to increase the volume and improve the quality and safety of commercially-oriented livestock production and processing. It will also provide finance for commercial fodder and feed production and for the establishment or expansion and/or improvement of private sector service providers, notably veterinary services, in support of government policy. The project will build the capacity of PFIs in livestock-related credit policy, product development, procedures, outreach strategy, and in the identification, appraisal, and management of livestock sector lending. It will provide training, and technical support to help build the capacity of SVC to identify, monitor, and control livestock disease risks. The project also will enhance the capacity of selected private sector service providers as a demonstration of best practices. The project management office based in the Rural Restructuring Agency will oversee implementation activities, including monitoring of relending; compliance for safeguards, gender, and financial covenants; and financial auditing. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Around 40% of agricultural GDP is generated from livestock. The sector has experienced steady growth in recent years in both animal numbers and production. Production in 2017 amounted to 2.3 million tons of meat, 10.1 million tons of milk, and 6.6 billion eggs. Livestock numbers are projected to continue to increase over the period 2017 2020. In spite of increasing domestic output, Uzbekistan is a net importer of meat and milk, reflecting the government's aim of improving standards of human nutrition. The government regards national self-sufficiency as a means of improving the population's access to livestock products. | ||||
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
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| Consulting Services | The TRTA will require consulting services of six individual consultants to prepare the investment feasibility study (Output 1): (i) Team Leader/Agricultural Economist (international), (ii) Livestock Specialists (international and national), (iii) Bank Financial Analysis and Financial Management Specialist (national), (iv) Environmental and Social Management Specialist (international) and (v) Social and Gender Specialist (national). These six consultants and/or additional expertise may be required for implementation startup support (Output 2). The actual inputs for these consultants and possible additional experts will be determined by the loan fact-finding mission to ensure practical and cost-effective use of resources and will utilize allocated person months for implementation startup support. ADB will engage the consultants following the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and its associated project administration instructions and/or staff instructions. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Bui, Giap Minh |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Agency for Implementation of Projects in the Field of Agro-Industry and Food Security (AIFSA) 1A, Block "A", Lazbak Street, Tashkent, 100000 Republic of Uzbekistan Tashkent |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 05 Sep 2018 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 26 Jan 2020 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Sep 2018 | 25 Sep 2018 | 25 Sep 2018 | 30 Nov 2020 | 05 Sep 2023 | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 312,944.33 |