GAP (Southeast Anatolia Project) Rural Development Project

Under this project Agrin was the national and key member of the Consortium leaded by SOFRECO of France. Agrin provided long and short term local experts for implementation and supervision of 86 grant beneficiary projects, as well as capacity building in the region.
Major services provided:
•    Organize dissemination meetings
•    Provision of intensive PCM and grant scheme training programs for potential beneficiaries, as well as provision of assistance on project preparation, through the “help desks” established in 9 provinces
•    Training and development needs analysis for stakeholders, including NGOs, SMEs, public sector and private sector
•    Preparation of training documents and organization of trainings, workshops, seminars
•    Organization and management of training programs on project management, procurement business management, marketing, training of trainers, capacity building, time management, and technical issue related to agricultural production.
•    Establishment of Management Information System (MIS) and a comprehensive web site
•    Provision of advice on procurement, as well as supervision of procurement
•    Monitoring and evaluation of beneficiary projects
•    Provision of technical advisory services on various issues related to beneficiary projects (marketing, business management, sustainability, forming groups (cooperatives/unions), improved farming techniques etc.)
•    Ensure project visibility
•    Contribute preparation of periodical reports

Long term experts:
•    Two rural development experts
•    Training coordinator
•    Livestock and monitoring
•    Crop production and monitoring

Short term experts:
•    PCM/grant scheme
•    Procurement
•    Business management
•    Marketing
•    M&E
•    IT/MIS
•    Public relations
•    Micro-credit
•    Sociologist
•    Farmers Group Forming
•    Horticulture
•    Green house
•    Bee keeping
•    Fodder crops and range management
•    Veterinary services