Resilient Agri-food Clusters Development Project

The objective of the Resilient Agri-food Clusters Development Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to increase productivity and climate resilience of selected agri-food clusters and in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. There are four components to the project, the first component being investment for agri-food clusters development. This component would support investment loans in each selected agri-food cluster by financing producers and productive partnerships among producers and aggregators and processors engaged in production and value addition. The second component is the strengthening institutions and systems. This component will be implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry (MoWRAPI) to support the two agri-food clusters: (i) dairy cluster in Chui and Jalal-Abad oblasts; and (ii) horticulture cluster in Naryn and Jalal-Abad oblasts. This component includes three subcomponents: training and capacity building of agri-food clusters, seed system improvement, and improved livestock breeding and information management system. The third component is the operational support and project management. This component will support project implementation, including developing a centralized project monitoring and evaluation system that is adopted by the CLMU and ABCC and regional implementation units, a communication and citizen engagement strategy, compliance with environment and social standards and fiduciary requirements, training, and incremental operating costs. Finally, the fourth component is the contingent emergency response component. The project will include a zero-dollar component that would provide support in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, including climate-related disasters, to reallocate project funds to support emergency response. This component would draw from the uncommitted credit/grant resources under the project from other components to cover emergency...