The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the launch of a new five-year Market Driven Rural Development (MDRD) project in Tajikistan worth $19 million, Interfax reports citing the US Embassy in Dushanbe.
The funds will be used to accelerate growth in the agricultural sector by providing inclusive access to economic opportunities in rural communities across the country.
"The MDRD project will support improving the competitiveness and resilience of Tajikistan's agricultural sector by establishing links between farmers and agribusinesses and encouraging close and beneficial cooperation along the entire value chain," the report said.
"This project is consistent with the goals of the Tajik government's new agri-food policy and sustainable development agenda and will help transform the country's economic base from an agrarian to agro-industrial," U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Manuel Micaller said in a statement.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
May 12, 2023