| ID: | 86228 |
|---|---|
| Country: | Tajikistan |
| Title: | Tajikistan - Community-based Agricultural Support Project (CASP) - October 2023 |
| Description: |
Khosiat Allyarova, 58 years old, learned the art of weaving from her mother and is now passing the traditional knowledge on to her two daughters-in-law and other young women in the village. Khosiat lives in Mohinav Village in the Dusti district of southwestern Tajikistan’s Khatlon Region. With the income the Village Organization earned from their agricultural machinery and contributions paid into the village organization’s budget by the women’s income generating groups, it was able to sponsor a group of women set up an income-generating activity weaving traditional rugs. The village organization bought yarn and tools and paid young men from the community to craft the weaving looms. It takes Khosiat about 15 days to make one cotton rug. The women weavers use the rugs in their own homes, but also sell them, earning about somoni 300 per rug (US$30). “I like weaving. We do this activity during our leisure time. When we don’t have other chores to do, we gather, and visit and weave. Khosiat was also selected by CASP to participate in the women’s income generating group for peanut production. 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: | 2.32 MB; 4500 x 3001 pixels; 381 x 254 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1191 x 794 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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