DUSHANBE, June 13, Asia-Plus — A seminar on business-planning was conducted by International Finance Corporation (IFC) Tajikistan in cooperation with Fayzobod branch of the Microloan Foundation in the Fayzobod district on June 13.
The seminar is part of the Southern Tajikistan Agribusiness Supply Chains Development Project, Muhiddin Tojiyev, public relations assistant, IFC Co Tajikistan, said in an interview with Asia-Plus.
According to him, the seminar participants included 20 local entrepreneurs and representatives of farming units dealing with production of milk products.
The main objective of the seminar, conducted by specialist in development of dehqan (peasant) farms Ms. Rangina Nazriyeva, was to train them in drawing business plans and explain them significance of business-plan for development of farming units.
The Southern Tajikistan Agribusiness Supply Chains Development Project helps to diversify the agricultural base in southern Tajikistan away from cotton, by working to strengthen tomato and milk supply chains in the region. The project will help local farming units improve productivity, management skills and product quality, and works with local processors to provide a market for their output. It works with farms and processors to develop contract models that provide incentives for quality, volume and timely delivery, and with local banks to develop systems of managing farm risk and mentoring farms to create a sustainable farm credit system.
