Deadline: 21-Nov-22
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the Private Sector Extension Support Program, which will provide support to agriculture extension and advisory service providers in Uzbekistan.
The program will provide up to 200 million soums in training and equipment to each finalist to help extension providers meet the growing needs of agribusinesses. Agricultural extension and advisory services support the transfer and dissemination of agricultural technologies and best practices among farmers and agribusinesses.
The program is seeking concept papers focused on creating new or improved extension/advisory services which will enhance applicants’ abilities to provide support to agribusiness. Alternatively, the program will consider requests for capacity building training for providers of extension/advisory services.
Under this program, select extension/advisory service providers will be eligible to receive capacity building through equipment and/or training.
- Illustrative examples of extension/advisory service areas include, but are not limited to:
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- Finance and accounting
- Post-harvest handling, cold storage
- Agriculture machinization
- Agronomy
- Veterinary medicine
- Irrigation
- Aquaculture
- Animal feed
- Plant Nutrition
- Marketing/branding
Focus Areas
- The USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (hereinafter, the “Project”) focuses on:
- Increasing the competitiveness of agribusinesses by introducing new value-added technologies and management practices in the production, postharvest handling, processing, and marketing of agricultural commodities;
- Empowering women and youth with the skills and knowledge to obtain skilled jobs within agribusinesses and launch their own agribusinesses;
- Linking agricultural educational institutions with the private sector to improve curricula and target academic research to meet the needs of agribusinesses;
- Strengthening and diversifying private and public sector agriculture extension services; and (5) designing and improving policies to promote the growth and development of Uzbekistan’s agricultural sector.
Funding Information
- The Project seeks concept papers that request funding from the Agribusiness Development Fund of up to UZS 200,000,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be registered Uzbek entrepreneurs and/or private sector enterprises formally constituted, recognized by, and in good standing with appropriate Uzbek authorities, and compliant with all applicable civil and fiscal regulations. Applications from for-profit and not-for-profit business associations and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will also be considered.
- Government entities, including parastatal and quasi-government organizations, are not eligible under this Announcement.
For more information, visit https://uz.usembassy.gov/agribusiness-support-program/