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1. ACF Abkhazia

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2. ACF International

• Founded in France in 1979
• Nongovernmental, non-political, nonconfessional, non-profit organisation
• More than 6,000+ professionals work in over 40
countries.
Present in the Abkhazia since 1994
Local Staff: 15
Expatriate staff: 1
Office in Gal and Sukhum

3. Sectors of interventions

Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
Nutrition
Main donors: EU,Sida, Unicef, UNDP,
UNHCR

4. Food security and livelihood intervention

Project: Strengthening Livelihoods of Farming
Communities in Gal District
• Duration: 10 June 2013 –10 June 2015
• Donor: EU/ENPI
• Location: 4 communities in Gali district:
Papinrkhua , V. Barjap, Otoba I, Makhunjra

5. Overall Objective: To contribute to sustainable socio-economic development of conflict affected rural communities in eastern Abkhazia. Specific Objective: Economic self-reliance improved amongst farmers in Gal District.

6. Result 1: Farmers in target area have enhanced knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture Outputs Result 1: - 3 new ATCs established and 1 ATC strengthened (3 + 1) - A total of 105 persons trained

1. Criteria for establishment of ATC
•Local agronomic knowledge
• Commitment
• Land availability
• and infrastructure

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8. 2. Teaching process

Trainees selection criteria
• age (18-55), family size, unemployment
in the family, past experience, access to
land, motivation, low income.
ATC
Status
Number of trainees per year
2013
15
2014
15
Makhunjia
15
15
Otobaia I
Z. Bargebi
15
-
15
15
45
60
Saberio
Total per year
Total
New
Old
105

9. Training curriculum

• The curriculum is consisted over 240
hours, during a period of 6 months (5
days a week for 2hrs = 10 hours per
week), with approximately 60% of
theoretical work and 40% practical.
• Baseline, midline and final exam ware
delivered during the 6 month

10. Main achievements of the result 1

• 100% of ATCs (3 new and 1 existing) operational as
sustainable entities with an expanded teaching
curriculum, by end of project
• 240 training sessions held in ATCs, 105 of students
with attendance rate from 80-100%
• 90% of trainees successfully graduate from ATCs by
end of project (average mark 13 / 15)
• 90% of trainees continue to use new techniques and
livelihood resilience measures in their farming
• # of persons attending presentation of
capitalisation document, having access to it and
providing feedback (will be done in future)

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12. Result 2: Farmers in target communities have increased production and marketing capacities Outputs Result 2: - At least 34 ATC trainees - farmers received start-up grants - At least 6 business and marketing training sessions conducted for potential applic

Result 2: Farmers in target communities have
increased production and marketing capacities
Outputs Result 2:
- At least 34 ATC trainees - farmers received startup grants
- At least 6 business and marketing training
sessions conducted for potential applicants

13. 1. Graduates’ business plan Selection criteria

Quality of the proposal
Market oriented/income generation
Experience of group members
Sustainability
Employment
Contribution
Facilities/land
Type of the activities: Greenhouse, cattle, goat, sheep,
chicken breeding, beekeeping, integrated gardening,
hazelnut processing, land cultivation etc.

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15. 2. Trainings for granted graduates

Business plan writing
Accountancy
Marketing
Agro business management

16. Main achievements of the result 2

• 75% of grantees' households show increased
income (related to grant) by end of project
• 60% of supported small agri-businesses are
sustainable at the end of project, or have
fulfilled benchmarks for development set in
their business plans for the period (for those
granted in the second phase)
• 34 of people attending business training
sessions and demonstrating improved
knowledge upon completion

17. Result 3: Target communities have improved access to agriculture related community-based services Outputs Result 3: - 4 Community Associations established - Up to 20 CA members trained in relevant business, group management and technical skills during 2 w

Result 3: Target communities have improved
access to agriculture related community-based
services
Outputs Result 3:
- 4 Community Associations established
- Up to 20 CA members trained in relevant business, group
management and technical skills during 2 workshops
1. Steps of establishment of CA
• Introduction of CA concept
• participatory identification of needs by
community
• Proposal development

18. 2. Trainings for CA members

Business plan writing
Accountancy
Marketing
Agro business management

19. Main achievements of the result 3

• 20 CA members attending trainings and apply
the knowledge and skills in practice by end of
project
• XX of services rendered by CAs; XX of individual
users of services
• 75% of CAs generating sustainable income from
provision of agro-related services to
communities
• 45% of residents in target communities that
report improvement in access to priority
services (delivered through CA)

20. Result 4: Key stakeholders in agriculture field have enhanced capacity to support local farmers Outputs Result 4: - Gali veterinarian department has improved material and technical resources to provide services to farmers - Capitalisation document on ATC

Result 4: Key stakeholders in agriculture field have
enhanced capacity to support local farmers
Outputs Result 4:
- Gali veterinarian department has improved
material and technical resources to provide
services to farmers
- Capitalisation document on ATC concept
produced and shared
- 2 round tables on sustainable agriculture
organized
-One study tour abroad organized

21. Nine different type of the equipments were delivered to gali vet department

•Nine different type of the
equipments were delivered
to gali vet department
•Trainings on veterinary
care were delivered for
ATC trainees

22. ATC capitalization

Objective of the capitalisation: To understand
the success factors and lessons learnt from the
ATC approach implemented in Abkhazia and
assess its potential for its replication in rural
development context.

23. Expected results:

• What happened? - The positive and negative
outcomes and results of the ATC are analysed.
• How did it happen? - The methodologies of
implementation and steps that were taken and
critically analysed.
• Why did this happen? - The internal and
external factors influencing the curse of the
events are described.
• The lessons learnt and best practices are
identified and described and
• Recommendations for the reliability of the
strategy are developed.

24. 1st round table

Aim of the round table:
• To enhance the coordination through information and experience
sharing between different stakeholders involved in the agriculture
sector
• To identify further project activities of INGOs/LNGOs, that could
match the strategy and priorities of the agricultural sector

25. Study tour

The objectives of the study tour were following:
• Introduction innovative technologies and
equipment promotion,
• Experience sharing and creating new business
contacts
• Introduction new scientific developments
including elite plant seeds, breeding animals,
fertilizers, etc.
• Preparation of second round tables in Abkhazia

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27. Main achievement of the result 4

• 435 interventions made by Gali
veterinarian department / 647 farmers
served
• 28 participants at round tables and
capitalisation document presentation;
• 9 people participating in study tour; 9
participants with positive feedback

28. Future planning

• Focus on supporting economic recovery and development through
businesses and services related to agriculture, market access and
value chains
• Support to sustainable agriculture and specialized training for
marketable skills in agriculture and capacity building of agriculture
practitioners
• Increase livelihood support to women and youth
• Integrate Disaster Risk Reduction approach to agriculture
interventions, in collaboration with local authorities, to safeguard
development initiatives and investments from hazards
• Further support to Agriculture Training Centres to deliver training
and extension of services in consultation with the Ministry of
Agriculture
• Promote the concept of Community Associations and support them
to deliver community-based agriculture related services

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Thanks!