Economic Development

Building the Foundations for a Strong Economy:

Economic policy reforms to strengthen fiscal management, tax administration, and decentralization;
Improvements of regulatory and administrative environment for business;
Reduction of trade barriers and expanded access to market information;
Strengthening of agricultural productivity;
Land market development.

Since 2006, USAID’s work in Kazakhstan’s economic growth sector is co-funded by the Government of Kazakhstan under the $40 million joint Program for Economic Development.

Programs

Project Name	Duration	Overview	Partners	USAID Contact
Agricultural Linkages (AgLinks)	10/2011 - 02/2015	To increase agricultural production and productivity in Uzbekistan, the project: Provides training to 5 agrofirms and 5 water users associations in Namangan, Ferghana, and...	Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)	Alexander Kalashnikov
Agriculture Technology Program	09/2010 - 09/2014	Through this project, USAID supports the profitability of private farmers working in two important sectors of the agricultural economy of Turkmenistan. Activities include:	Weidemann Associates	Serdar Yagmurov
Central Asian Energy Efficiency Support Program	09/2011 - 09/2013	USAID’s Central Asian Energy Efficiency Support Program (CAEESP) aims to assist in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity and emissions by stimulating investment in energy efficiency technologies...	ICF International	Sergey Yelkin
Economic Policy Reform Project "REFORMA"	09/2011 - 10/2014	Supporting economic reforms aimed at improving livelihoods by: Addressing business environment improvement issues Strengthening and increasing human and institutional capacity...	Deloitte Consulting, LLP	Daniyar Ilebaev
Energy Efficiency	11/2010 - 10/2013	This project promotes energy efficiency measures in Dushanbe’s residential sector. The project will demonstrate the potential for available energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for...	Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)	Daler Asrorov
Family Farming	09/2010 - 09/2014	The project will work to mitigate food insecurity in select rural communities where 35-50 percent of residents suffer from the lack of food security. To increase access to food in these...	Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)	Charles Specht
Farmer-to-Farmer	09/2008 - 09/2013	The program pairs local farmers with international volunteers to establish economically viable farming. Volunteers provide short-term practical technical assistance in such areas as agribusiness,...	CNFA, Inc.	Suhrob Tursunov in Tajikistan and Alexander Kalashnikov in Uzbekistan
Junior Achievement’s Organizational Development and Capacity Building Project in Turkmenistan	01/2009 - 12/2012	Program provides opportunities for young people in Turkmenistan to acquire practical skills in economics and entrepreneurship that would help them to improve quality of lives and foster economic...	Junior Achievement Worldwide	Serdar Yagmurov
Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security	09/2012 - 09/2014	The goal of the project is to catalyze the process of adaptation in Kazakhstan’s wheat sector, while also opening a regional dialogue around the challenges of climate change to...	United Nations Development Programme	Ashley King
Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Developemnt Project	09/2010 - 01/2014	The project strengthens the agro-input sector and food security in the country. In cooperation with the Association of Agri-businessmen of Kyrgyzstan and other local service providers, the project...	IFDC	Daniyar Ilebaev

Last Updated: 02-15-2013