Feed the Future Agriculture and Land Governance Activity

Objective

As part of the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, the Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance (ALG) Activity takes a market-systems approach to accelerate agriculture-led growth, deepen resilience among vulnerable populations, enhance land tenure security, and improve nutrition in rural communities of Khatlon Province.

Approach

ALG implements an inclusive market-systems approach to strengthen Tajikistan’s agricultural systems by engaging with private sector actors to develop and expand market opportunities and collaborates with the government and civil society to drive systemic reforms in the enabling environment for agriculture and land reforms. To facilitate sustainable and long-term agriculture-led growth, the ALG works to: 

Enhance productive agriculture systems by 1) strengthening market linkages from farmgate to domestic and foreign markets, 2) increasing the private sector supply and demand of business development services, and 3) piloting private sector-led extension advisory services to build the capacity of farmers in the 12 districts of western Khatlon in the selected value chains of stone fruits, early vegetables, melons, and grapes. 

Facilitate improved dietary and nutrition behaviors by increasing the availability of diverse nutritious foods through increased production in garden plots and improved dietary adequacy through community-level nutrition education and information campaigns.

Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable smallholders by promoting on- and off-farm economic opportunities enabling women, youth, and other vulnerable groups to diversify and intensify market-linked production and diversify risk and increase opportunities to earn off-farm income, conserve natural resources, build capacity to accumulate and protect assets, and increase household savings.

Improve the enabling environment by supporting the Government of Tajikistan to improve land tenure security and promote inclusive agricultural policy reforms. Building demand for and supply of governance services and engaging public and private sector actors in the design, review, and implementation of policies.

The Feed the Future Tajikistan Agriculture and Land Governance Activity will continue its intervention in the 12 districts of the Khatlon Province (J. Balkhi, Dusti, Jayhun, A. Jomi, Khuroson, Kushoniyon, Nosiri Khisrav, Qubodiyon, Levakant, Shahritus, Vakhsh, and Yovon). 

Results Achieved to Date

• 160,718 individuals have participated in food security programs.
• 16,193 individuals have applied improved agriculture management practices or technologies.
• 7,171 of hectares of land under improved management practices or technologies.
• 465 individuals have completed workforce development programs.
• 13 pieces of land tenure/property rights legislation have been proposed and/or adopted.
• 3,149 adults received documented land tenure rights with USG assistance.
• 5,394 individuals have participated in USG-assisted micro-finance or lending programs
• $372,000 of new private sector capital investment has been leveraged.
• $56,000 in annual sales of producers and firms receiving USG assistance.