Second Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project

The development objective of the Second Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project for Kazakhstan is to improve irrigation and drainage service delivery to support farmers in the project areas. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is rehabilitation and modernization of Irrigation and Drainage (I&D) systems infrastructure. The second component of the project is sustainable Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) of I&D systems. This component will support: modernizing and strengthening of on farm water management, and modernizing and strengthening of the MOM of the main irrigation and drainage system. The third component of the project is agricultural development. This component will support: strengthen farmer's capacity through: 1) improving farm management and land use; 2) supporting knowledge transfer on innovative agro-techniques; and 3) supporting agro cooperatives, including establishing and strengthening the enabling Farmers Services Centers (FSCs). The fourth component of the project is project management, technical assistance and training. The component will include operational support for the Project Management Unit (PMU) to be established within Committee of Water Resources (CWR).