| ID: | 85930 |
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| Country: | Tajikistan |
| Title: | Tajikistan - Community-based Agricultural Support Project (CASP) - October 2023 |
| Description: |
Muhabbat Mahmudova (left), Toji Rahmanova (center, group leader) and Shoira Roziqqova (right) live in Ghazantarak Village located in Devashtich District in northern Tajikistan’s Sugd Region. They are members of the Ghazantarak Village Organization and are three of the 15 members of a women’s income generating group (WIGG) for sheep breeding established by the CASP project. Each member of the group received 3 sheep, as well as training on livestock husbandry and marketing. They have been caring for their sheep, all of which have reproduced. The women employee Shuhrat Kasimov from May to October, each women individually paying him 30 somoni (US$3) per head per month to take the sheep to pasture for grazing. Life was very hard for the women and their neighbours before. They did not have access to clean drinking water in their homes, instead queuing for up to five hours each day to collect water from one of the community taps. In 2022, CASP drilled two water wells and laid 18 km of pipe to bring clean drinking water to every household in the village. Now, they have easy access to water for their household needs, and can also use the water for their sheep and to irrigate their household garden plots. They look forward to the completion of the irrigation system that is currently under construction (due for completion in late 2023). “Lately we don’t get much rain here and we don’t get a good yield from our rainfed fields. Once we have irrigation, we will be able to double our income,” said Muhabbat. The women supplement their farming income by doing embroidery work, sewing and weaving that they sell. The women shear their sheep in the spring and use the wool to weave rugs and winter socks. They also use the sheep’s manure to make fuel briquettes for winter and fertilizer for their garden plots. The Community-based Agriculture Support Project (CASP) stimulates inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction in rural Tajikistan. Its activities help communities and dehkan (smallholder) family farmers access productive infrastructure and services, leading to sustainable agricultural production, equitable income-generating opportunities, and improved living standards. CASP works with village organizations (VOs) to develop community-driven action plans that define their own improvement initiatives. Village-level participation in decision making is critical to the success of these plans and helps establish a sense of community ownership and cohesion. |
| Size: | 4.45 MB; 5001 x 3334 pixels; 423 x 282 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1323 x 882 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Didor Sadulloev |
| Copyright: | © IFAD/ Didor Sadulloev |
| Categories: | New from Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia |
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