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Project Presentation

Empowered Rural Women for Sustainable Agriculture in the South Caucasus

Tbilisi, February 20, 2014


Goal:

• to contribute to the empowerment of the rural population in the trans-boundary region of Armenia and Georgia, especially of women, and to their increased awareness about the importance of sustainable agriculture in the South Caucasus.

Aims of the project are:

1. to create additional income sources for farmers by establishing cheese production cooperatives;

2. to support the engagement of women in tackling environmental and agricultural issues in their communities.

Objectives

Balichi/Kazreti RWC, 22.11.2013


Key data & partnersFunding: Austrian Development Agency

Project Management: Hilfswerk Austria International

Project coordination:

in Georgia: CENN

in Armenia: “Green Lane” Agricultural Assistance NGO

Duration: 2 years (June, 2013 – May, 2015)

Budget: EUR 183,800

Target regions:

in Georgia: Kvemo Kartli, Bolnisi municipality

In Armenia: Shirak marz, Amassia municipality


Target areas of the Project

Georgia, Kvemo Kartli, Bolnisi municipality • Akaurta• Balichi • Disveli• Kveshi• Rachisubani • Ratevani • Tandzia

Armenia, Shirak marz, Amassia municipality

• Aregnadem• Amasia• Byurakn• Gtashen• Meghrashat• Voghchi


Project activitiesRural Women Councils (RWCs):

• Mobilization of RWCs;• Tailor-made trainings for RWC members on

agricultural and environmental issues;• Training of Trainers (ToT);• Study visits and experience exchange;• Round table meetings and coaching;• Support for the development of strategies

for problem solving, projects and local action plans, advocacy, cooperation with local authorities and media etc.

Organization of a transboundary fair:

• Presentation of project results• Cross-activity exchange

Cheese production cooperatives:

• Assessment of farmers’ and market needs;• Tailor-made trainings for local farmers on

sustainable agriculture and cooperation;• Study visits and practical demonstration

sessions;• Organizational support for the founding of

dairy / cheese production cooperatives;• Workshops on local value chains;• Establishment of pilot production sites;• Organization and start of the pilot

production;• Marketing of the products.


Assessment of farmers’ and market needsDisveli, 12.08.2013 Disveli, 12.08.2013

Ratevani, 12.08.2013 Ratevani, 12.08.2013


Assessment of farmers’ and market needs

Key Problems of local communities in target regions

• Land fragmentation and lack of cooperation;

• Lack of knowledge of modern methods of sustainable agriculture management;

• Low capacity;

• Animal husbandry management issues: veterinary/disease control, genetic stock, poor grazing management and availability of animal feed;

• Extremely low yields;

• Seasonality of dairy processing;

• Lack of agricultural know-how;

• Food safety issues.

Ratevani, 12.08.2013 Ratevani, 12.08.2013 Ratevani, 12.08.2013


Key problems of local communities in target regions

• Poor infrastructure: drinking water, irrigation system, gas, roads;

• High unemployment rate;

• Weak civil society and lack of joint initiatives;

• Low public environmental awareness;

• Gender inequality.

Assessment of farmers and market needsDisveli, 15.08.2013

Akaurta, 18.09.2013


Expected Results

The project aims to attain 4 main results:

Result 1: Rural Women Councils (RWCs) in trans-boundary communities are established and their capacities and skills strengthened.

Result 2: Cheese production cooperatives in trans-boundary communities established and their capacities and skills strengthened.

Result 3: Cheese from trans-boundary production cooperatives become available in local markets and both countries’ capitals/centers and income from cheese producers increased.

Result 4: Local agricultural and environmental problems are commonly identified and jointly solved with the participation of RWCs, local authorities and the wider community.


Rural Women Councils (RWCs):

32 women

• Akaurta

• Balichi/Kazreti

• Disveli

Achievements

‒ Mobilization of women and establishment of RWCs

‒ Tailor-made training on Leadership for RWC members (13 Balichi/Kazreti RWC members trained)

‒ Workshop on problem identification and coalition building (10 RWC members attended)

Informational event, Kazreti, 15.08.2013

RWC meeting, Disveli, 18.09.2013 Leadership training for RWC, Ratevani, 16.01.2014


Cheese productio

n cooperati

ve

• Disveli

Achievements

‒ Mobilization of farmers (meetings, multi-stakeholder roundtables on agriculture and rural development);

‒ Needs assessment;‒ Tailor-made training for farmers on principles of

cooperation (25 farmers were trained);‒ Establishing of cooperation with Rural Economic

Development (RED) Programme supported by Denmark and Switzerland (leveraged co-investment in amount of EUR 59,113 and bank financing - FIAB/SELF of EUR 21,888)

Informational meeting, Ratevani, 12.08.2013

Training on principles of cooperation, Disveli, 8.02.2014

Stakeholders’meeting, Bolnisi, 15.10.2013


Achievements

Cooperation with Rural Economic Development Programme (RED) foresees from the RED site:• Co-investment of EUR 59,113 for equipment purchase;• Bank Financing - FIAB/SELF of EUR 21,888 for dairy building construction

The project foresees construction and renovation of the production site, purchase of equipment for cheese production, building capacity of the beneficiaries by provision of trainings on topics related to agriculture, commercialization and gender.

Cheese factory site, Disveli, 10.12.2013 Cheese factory Santa, RED assistance

Thank you

ARMENIACENN

16 Heratsi Str.0025, Yerevan

t/f+37410 57 57 [email protected]

HEAD OFFICE

GEORGIACENN

27, Betlemi Str.0105, Tbilisi

t +99532 275 19 03 / 04f +99532 275 19 05

[email protected]

www.cenn.org

AZERBAIJANCENN

124/128, Gara Garaev AveAZ1119, Baku

t +99412 4394113, +99412 4743004

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