Attachment_J.16_Other_USAID_Activities.docx

Attachment J.16

I. afghanistan value chainS – High Value CROPS (AVC – HVC)

AUGUST 2018 – AUGUST 2023 $54 MILLION

OVERVIEW

Afghanistan Value Chains – High Value Crops (AVC-HVC) is a 5-year, $54.9 million market-oriented activity that will operate throughout the country, with regional offices in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, and Kandahar. AVC-HVC supports U.S. and Afghan government economic development objectives by promoting sustainable agriculture-led economic growth, in line with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's National Comprehensive Agricultural Development Priority Program. The high value crops (HVC) sector contributes significantly towards Afghan economic growth and employment.

Building upon past U.S. Government investments in agricultural productivity, AVC-HVC represents USAID’s shift towards private-sector and agriculture-led economic growth by building the capacity of individual high value crop related enterprises to be profitable and competitive. The activity will focus on these ‘anchor firms’ and provide them with business development services and advice, driving profits and employment in a sector that supports approximately 80 percent of the Afghan population. Recognizing the important role that women and youth play in high value crops, AVC-HVC will integrate them directly into its business services, generating opportunities for them to be active, decision-making participants at all levels of the value chain.

Expected results include:

· Strengthening vertical and horizontal business relationships within the HVC value chain, including the establishment of sophisticated supply chain management systems for progressive agro-processors and exporters.

· Increasing competitiveness and commercial viability of HVC-related agribusinesses through teaching business skills, management, market analysis, and access to finance.

· Enhancing firms’ ability to achieve market requirements and standards.

· Expanding reach of Afghan HVC products in export markets.

II. AFGHANISTAN VALUE CHAINS – LIVESTOCK (AVC-L)

JUNE 2018 – JUNE 2023

$55 Million

OVERVIEW

Afghanistan Value Chains – Livestock (AVC-L) is a 5-year, $55.7 million market-oriented program that will operate throughout the country, with regional offices in Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, and Kandahar. AVC-L supports U.S. and Afghan Government economic development objectives by promoting sustainable agriculture-led economic growth, in line with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock's National Comprehensive Agricultural Development Priority Program. The livestock sector contributes significantly towards Afghan economic growth and employment.

Building upon past U.S. Government investments in agricultural productivity, AVC-L represents USAID’s shift towards private-sector and agriculture-led economic growth by building the capacity of individual livestock-related enterprises to be profitable and competitive. The activity will focus on these ‘anchor firms’ and provide them with business development services and advice, driving profits and employment in a sector that supports approximately 80% of the Afghan population. Recognizing the important role that women and youth play in livestock, AVC-L will integrate them directly into its business services, generating opportunities for them to be active, decision-making participants at all levels of the value chain.

Expected outcomes include:

· Improving livestock feed and forage availability through the private sector; especially woman and youth-owned businesses;

· Catalyzing improved vertical and horizontal business relationships within the livestock value chain;

· Improving competitiveness and commercial viability of livestock-related agribusinesses through teaching business skills, management, market analysis, and access to finance;

· Promoting private-sector improved breeding and genetics of Afghan livestock;

· Promoting private-sector extension and veterinary services;

· Improving food safety and service delivery of livestock-related agribusinesses;

III. The Goldozi Project April 2018 – April 2022

$9.7 MILLION

OVERVIEW

The Goldozi Project ("Goldozi" is Dari for "Embroidery") is a four-year, $9.7 million activity to be implemented by FHI 360. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the skills of and access to market information for 15,000 vulnerable women embroiderers in and around Kabul, thereby increasing the commercial and export potential of their products. This tested approach will also create a class of over 500 trained and certified sales agents who are equipped with new skills and access to market insights; connect them to embroiderers and other actors along the value chain, from input suppliers to retail and export markets; and build and promote a strong brand that advertises the authenticity and ethical production of its product lines.

Expected outcomes include:

· Generating revenue and sustainable jobs

· Establishing a certified skills curriculum and course for sales agents

· Establishing training providers for the Goldozi certificate course

· Linking sales agents and embroiderers

· Supporting trade promotion and exports for embroidered products

· Developing the Goldozi brand

· Launching a domestic marketing and outreach campaign

· Launching a global marketing and outreach campaign

· Creating market linkages