The proposed project will provide investment finance through the branch network of Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC (ACC). It will increase the volume of financial resources available for commercially oriented livestock production and processing. It will also provide finance for commercial fodder and feed production. Through an attached technical assistance, the project will build the capacity of ACC in livestock-related credit policy; product development; procedures; outreach strategy; and in the identification, appraisal, and management of livestock sector lending. The project management office, based in ACC, will oversee implementation activities, including monitoring of relending; compliance for safeguards, gender, and financial covenants and financial auditing.
| Project Name | Livestock Value Chain Development | ||||
| Project Number | 53069-001 | ||||
| Country | Kazakhstan |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Agro-industry, marketing, and trade - Livestock |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The proposed project will provide investment finance through the branch network of Agrarian Credit Corporation JSC (ACC). It will increase the volume of financial resources available for commercially oriented livestock production and processing. It will also provide finance for commercial fodder and feed production. Through an attached technical assistance, the project will build the capacity of ACC in livestock-related credit policy; product development; procedures; outreach strategy; and in the identification, appraisal, and management of livestock sector lending. The project management office, based in ACC, will oversee implementation activities, including monitoring of relending; compliance for safeguards, gender, and financial covenants and financial auditing. The project will have two outputs: (i) access to finance in the livestock sector increased, and (ii) capacity of ACC improved. The project outcome is livestock sector in Kazakhstan improved. The project impact is competitiveness of agro-industrial products increased. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Agriculture production is dominated by cereals, leguminous crops and oil seeds (23.0% of total agricultural output), dairy (18.0%), beef cattle and buffalo (11.0%), sheep and goats (4.5%), poultry (4.3%) and horses (3.6%). Despite its high potential, Kazakhstan remains a net importer of agricultural products. Contributing factors include low enterprise productivity and profitability, weak agricultural support system, environmental constraints, land tenure issues and poorly structured state support programs. About 60.0% of meat and 77.0% of milk produced is on household plots. Women make up 29.0% of the workforce in agriculture, and 64.0% of rural women are self-employed. This is mostly in activities directly related to agriculture. The livestock sector can become market-driven and more profitable once (i) affordable finance for investment in processing facilities is available, (ii) producers' access to land and finance improves, (iii) adequate technical and management training is provided, and (iv) output marketing opportunities become more competitive. The proposed Livestock Value Chain Development Project will focus on the finance aspect noted in (i) and (ii). Access to financial resources is essential for commercially oriented livestock production, processing and for commercial fodder and feed production. |
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| Impact | Competitiveness of agro-industrial products increased | ||||
| Outcome | Livestock sector in Kazakhstan improved. | ||||
| Outputs | Access to finance in the livestock sector increased Capacity of ACC improved |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | FI |
| Involuntary Resettlement | FI |
| Indigenous Peoples | FI |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Woldring, Hans Siewert |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, CWRD |
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| Concept Clearance | 28 Jul 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 01 Jul 2020 to 09 Jul 2021 |
| MRM | 18 Aug 2021 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Jul 2020 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Livestock Value Chain Development Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Jul 2020 |
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