Project Description
The project will focus on addressing the main regulatory and policy constraints that adversely affect the performance of the agribusiness sector throughout the value chain/s with the objective of catalyzing investment. The project will work in two components:
Component 1: streamline regulatory framework in agribusiness
• Streamline input market regulations through harmonization of seed variety development and quality control legislation.
• Improve the regulatory framework on post-harvest infrastructure through reducing the cumbersome regulatory requirements in opening and operating cold storage and warehouses.
• Improve the regulatory framework on food safety and standards by upgrading and harmonizing food product standards and introducing modern food safety process certification systems.
• Regulatory framework for contract farming through establishing an effective regulatory framework, ensuring enforceability from processors and producers.
Component 2: strengthening investment facilitation supports
• Strengthening institutional support to implement agri-sector specific investment facilitation strategy to ensure effective coordination among stakeholders aimed at strengthening investment facilitation efforts.
• Investment facilitation and attracting investors through developing value proposition for identified opportunities and mechanism for effective investor outreach.