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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Our project office in Tashkent

Our project is with ANZDEC of New Zealand and UBI Consulting for the Asian Development Bank (TA No. 4217-UZB). In 2000-01 Bastin helped design a $40 million loan project for the grains industry focused on wheat productivity improvement. His current work in 2006 is a Technical Assistance project to continue the furthering of reforms in the sector with a special focus on farm machinery and seeds. From a base in Tashkent the TA works in three focus areas up-country. The work program runs to December 2006. Bastin is the Team Leader managing a group of international and local specialists.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Wheat harvesting near Zomin, Djizzak, Uzbekistan


Our ADB Technical Assistance project has evaluated the financing, procurement and operation of 49 "Dominator 130"-type combine harvesters (manufactured by the CLAAS company of Germany) in three focus areas in central Uzbekistan. The evaluation included financing methods, ownership structures, the logistics of the harvest, technical operation of the harvesters themselves and the financial impact on those farmers and service enterprises borrowing to purchase the machines.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

New Projects

FoodWorks will start work in Pakistan for the Asian Development Bank under sub-contract to ANZDEC in October 2005. The project is a loan preparation assistance for coastal communities in Sindh (ADB TA 4525).