Uzbekistan : Land Improvement Project
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 Details
-
Project Officer
Utami, Dewi N.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Uzbekistan -
Modality
-
Sector
- Agriculture, natural resources and rural development
Related Projects
| Project Name | Land Improvement Project | ||||
| Project Number | 37536-012 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Uzbekistan |
||||
| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
||||
| Source of Funding / Amount |
|
||||
| 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. |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 550,000.00 | 0.00 | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 850,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 513,348.09 |
Project Data Sheets (PDS) contain summary information on the project or program. Because the PDS is a work in progress, some information may not be included in its initial version but will be added as it becomes available. Information about proposed projects is tentative and indicative.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) recognizes that transparency and accountability are essential to development effectiveness. It establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced.
The Accountability Mechanism provides a forum where people adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects can voice and seek solutions to their problems and report alleged noncompliance of ADB's operational policies and procedures.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of, or reference to, a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation and Monitoring of Policy Reforms in the Agriculture Sector | TA Completion Reports | Jun 2009 |
| Implementation and Monitoring of Policy Reforms in Agriculture Sector | Consultants' Reports | May 2009 |
| Preparing the Land Improvement Project | Technical Assistance Reports | May 2004 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
None currently available.
Evaluation Documents See also: Independent Evaluation
None currently available.
Related Publications
None currently available.
The Access to Information Policy (AIP) establishes the disclosure requirements for documents and information ADB produces or requires to be produced in its operations to facilitate stakeholder participation in ADB's decision-making. For more information, refer to the Safeguard Policy Statement, Operations Manual F1, and Operations Manual L3.
Requests for information may also be directed to the InfoUnit.
Tenders
Contracts Awarded
Procurement Plan
None currently available.