1. Overall coordination and governance. The overall coordination of the project activities will be carried out by
MOA. The MOA will approve the project’s annual work plans and budgets. At the regional level, the project will carry out
periodic consultations with farmers, other private sector, and local government to provide general feedback mechanism
on project implementation and identify the emerging priorities. These consultations will provide input into the planning
of activities at the regional level and would be an important mechanism for ensuring citizen and stakeholder engagement
in the project area.
2. Project Implementation Unit. A PIU will be established within UZAIFSA to facilitate day-to-day coordination of the
project implementation
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. UZAIFSA has already established capacity for fiduciary and project facilitation experience
through its long experience implementing donor programs. Established in 1998 under the Ministry of Agriculture and
Water Resources to implement agriculture and rural investment projects, UZAIFSA has acted as an executing agency for
projects financed by ADB, IFAD, and WB. As part of the re-organization and reform of the MOA in early 2018, UZAIFSA
was administratively shifted to the Cabinet of Ministers. In October 2019, it was moved to MOA to become an agency to
implement agricultural projects financed by IFIs. At the regional level, UZAIFSA is administratively located within regional
hokimiyats structure with dedicated staff in regional UZAIFSA offices.
3. To establish the PIU, UZAIFSA will utilize its Tashkent and regional offices. Additional technical staff would be hired
for the project, including: (i) project coordinator; (ii) coordinators for all components; (iii) engineer; (iv) financial
management specialist and accountant officer; (v) several procurement specialists; (vi) environmental safeguards
specialist; (vii) social safeguards specialist; (viii) occupational health and labor safety specialist; (ix) communication and
HR specialist; and (x) M&E specialist. Additional staff will be recruited at national and regional levels as needed.