South Sudan – JICA – Comprehensive Agriculture Management
Plan Project – JIN Corporation
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| Bob Lindley in South Sudan |
FoodWorks has recently successfully completed the so-called “third
dispatch” for the CAMP project. We have been working on this project since
August 2012 providing fisheries and livestock expertise (Robert Lindley, Jerry
Turnbull and Justen Smith) to prepare a multi-sector management plan and
related policies.
The lead company was originally the International Development
Centre of Japan (IDCJ) and then when the civil war forced a general retreat to
Entebbe and security became a major concern the JIN Corporation took over.
The project is on-going. We wait to see what the next steps might be for FoodWorks.
For more information contact:
Robert Lindley
rhlindley@foodworks.ag
Cambodia – Ministry of Economics and Finance (Asian Development Bank Loan) – Climate-resilient Rice Commercialization Support Programme - NIRAS (Denmark)
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| Rice paddy field in Cambodia |
This $100 million program started in November 2014 and will continue
for 6 years. FoodWorks played a part in
the original bid and with NIRAS and CamConsult and our consortium won against
fierce competition. Unlike many loans, not only does the Ministry of Economics
and Finance (MEF) administer the funds, but in this case manages the project
directly. It does so through a Project Management Office under the auspices of
the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) and implements the components via
separate National and Provincial Implementing Offices. The geographic focus is
the major rice growing areas of Battambang, Prey Veng and Kompong Thom.
FoodWorks has taken the lead on the policy program element but is also helping with public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements (Geoff Quartermaine Bastin and Pradeep Patnaik). For policy the challenge is to take responsibility for ensuring compliance with ADB loan conditions. This includes establishing a modern regulatory environment for the rice seed industry, developing a law for the use of agricultural land, and putting in place plant protection and sanitary/phyto-sanitary (SPS) arrangements.
Related to climate change, we have a requirement to draft a
National Action Plan to Combat Land Degradation. This NAP is a requirement of
the UN Convention to Combat Desertification to which Cambodia is a signatory.
The country is held to be one of those most at risk from climate change given
that 80% of rice cultivation depends on the annual floods arising from the Ton
Le Sap water body.
For PPP and the general business development aspects of the
rice sector, we have a number of sub-projects to bring to private investment.
These include seed farms and drying and storage facilities. We are also
assisting other experts with market studies for the value chain.
For more information contact:
Geoff Quartermaine Bastin
gqb@foodworks.ag
