Economic Development
To increase agricultural production, USAID trains farmers in modern technologies and management of water and irrigation networks. USAID also supports companies working on food processing, packaging, and marketing. Agricultural production assistance has already benefited 281,000 people (5 percent of the country’s farmers). USAID-supported members of 52 water users associations and four federations now have increased capacity to prepare and implement water distribution plans.
In the energy sector, USAID assists with regulatory and institutional requirements and helps reduce operational and management inefficiencies, with the ultimate objective of closer economic integration among Central Asian Republics and between Central and South Asia.
To facilitate regional trade and Tajikistan’s accession to the World Trade Organization, USAID helps reduce trade barriers, introduce a customs automation processing system, and expand access to market information. Assistance also aims to improve the handling of budgetary and macroeconomic issues, tax administration, monetary policy, and banking supervision. Other programs help to increase the capacity of the government to introduce progressive land legislation and policies and to implement land reforms.
Programs
Project Name | Duration | Overview | Partners | USAID Contact |
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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 |
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 |
Land Reform | 10/2009 - 01/2013 |
The project helps develop and implement market-driven land policies and legislations as well as promoting transparent processes for farm restructuring of farms. The project conducts... |
Chemonics International in Tajikistan | Suhrob Tursunov |
Productive Agriculture | 09/2009 - 09/2014 |
The project helps farmers increase production and processing of agricultural products in Western Khatlon, around Dushanbe, and the Sughd Region. This work aims to address the basic needs of... |
ACDI/VOCA | Suhrob Tursunov |
Regional Community Connections Project | 09/2012 - 09/2015 |
Community Connections Project is a cultural and professional exchange visitor program whose broad public... |
World Learning | Rabiga Baytokova |
Regional Economic Cooperation Project | 10/2011 - 09/2013 |
The project includes beneficiaries from Afghanistan and performs the following trade facilitation activities: |
Chemonics International | Svetlana Golovatskaya |