1. Horticultural Cooperative
Greenhouse
Cooperative conference
Trellising System
Processing centre
Raisin House
Horticultural Cooperative
Development Project
HCDP in 2016 & 2017

2. Contents Project Background Project Objectives Project Outputs
Project Budget
Challenges
The way forward

3. Project Background
HCDP is to broadening the role of individual and cooperatives to that of a multi-stakeholder coordinative and controlling mechanism. The desired output will be an agro-based economically self – sufficient community in the targeted areas;
Based upon lessons learned, opportunities identified and priorities further articulated during the years (2009 – 2015), supported by a clear sector strategy and findings of AFD mission in November 2013 which concluded to center the project on the three expected results:
Enhance the project’s economic dimension and necessary “Business Oriented”;
Show commendable progress in enhancing governance in a limited number of cooperatives;
Validations of the existing technical options before disseminating and adding new activities;

4. Review of HCDP 2011-14 DCDA Capacity building
Supported regional DCDA offices
Cooperative capacity building
Facilitate cooperatives with irrigation system
Good agricultural practices for cooperatives
Market linkage for cooperatives

5. Project Objectives (Jan 2016 – Dec 2017)
To strengthen the capacity of Directorate of Agriculture Cooperatives Development (DACD) in the Head Quarter and in the three targeted provinces;
To create and support farmer organizations including cooperatives;
To support farmers in post-harvest management and standard quality produce; and
To perform value chain studies, market linkages and certification;

6. Project Outputs
Support for strengthening capacities of & preparing development projects for cooperatives;
Establish Cooperative Development Fund (CDF) & support to carry out development projects of cooperatives;
Implement a Program Providing Advisory Services for operations of DACD;
Redefine the mission & strengthen capacities of DACD;

7. Project Prioritization
Province
Districts
Kabul
Paghman, Mir Bacha Kot, Shakardara, Kalakan, Qarabagh, Istalif and Deh Sabz
Parwan
Charikar, Bagram, Jabal Siraj and Said Khail
Kapisa
Mahmood Raqi, Hesa Awal and Hesa Dowom
As a result, below intervention areas are identified;
Establishment of Fruits and Vegetables Processing Centers for Women
Promotion of Trellising System
Construction of Raisin Houses
Establishment of Green Houses

8. District Governor Office District office of MAIL
Documentations
Community Based Contracting Mechanism
Tri-partite Contracts – (DDAs, CDCs and MAIL)
Bi-partite Contracts – (DDAs and MAIL)
Forms (Identification – Project handover and Closure)
Project Selection Process
Community
DDAs
CDCs
District Governor Office
District office of MAIL
DAIL
MAIL
HCDP

9. Component 1: Support for strengthening capacities of & preparing development projects for cooperatives;..Ctd
Selection of VC and Beneficiaries & Promotion of Farmers’ Economic Organization
Value chain for grapes, tomatoes and cucumbers are analyzed and designed;
Training modules on Pre-harvest and Post-Harvest Management of grapes, tomatoes and cucumbers & Business Plans are developed;
Training modules on Pre-harvest and Post-Harvest Management of grapes, tomatoes and cucumbers and Business Plans for 175 lead farmers are delivered and developed;
Export standards for the products (fresh grapes, raisin, cucumbers and tomatoes) are developed.
Conduct twenty B2B meetings among input suppliers, producers, processors and wholesalers;
Promotional materials for input suppliers and processors are developed and provided;

10. Component 2: Implementation of FO Development Projects
Construction of Raisin Houses
37 Raisin Houses constructed in Deh Sabz district of Kabul
12 Raisin Houses constructed in Mahmood Raqi district of Kapisa

11. Establishment of Green Houses
30 Green Houses established in Chahar Asyab district of Kabul
13 Green Houses established in Paghman district of Kabul

12. Promotion of Vineyards into Trellising System
103 vineyards in Mirbachakot district of Kabul
120 vineyards in Bagram district of Parwan
120 vineyards in Charikar district of Parwan
83 vineyards in Mahmood Raqi district of Kapisa

13. Establishment of Fruit and Vegetable Processing Centers for Women
One Processing Center with 41 direct beneficiary in Paghman, Kabul
One Processing Center with 41 direct beneficiary in Said Khail, Parwan
One Processing Center with 41 direct beneficiary in Jabal Siraj, Parwan
One Processing Center with 41 direct beneficiary in Mahmood Raqi, Kapisa

14. Component 3: Implement a Program Providing Advisory Services for Operations
Provision of IT and office equipment for DACD central and provincial offices (provincial and district level)
Delivery of training modules on (Development of Business Plans, Cooperative Management, ToTs and Publicity) for DACD central and provincial staff;

15. Component 3: Implement a Program Providing Advisory Services for Operations
Conducting of awareness raising workshops on (project management and administration of Bi and Tri-partite contracts, roles and responsibilities of parties in implementation of CDFs and Establishment of Horticulture Cooperatives) for community members, DACD and DAIL staff;
Conducting the First National Conference of Afghanistan Agricultural Cooperatives

16. Component 4: Redefine the Mission & Strengthen Capacities of DACD
Review and upgrade DACD’s registration procedure; review agricultural cooperatives registration procedure and business plans;
Preparations for conducting the national workshop of the agricultural cooperatives;

17. Component 4: Redefine the Mission & Strengthen Capacities of DACD …ctd
Rehabilitation of DACD provincial offices; 10 provincial (central and district level) DACD offices technically surveyed and outsourced for rehabilitation;
Kabul, Kapisa and Parwan

18. Lengthy procurement and payments process (MOF procedures);
Challenges
Lengthy procurement and payments process (MOF procedures);
Capacity of private sector and poor quality of inputs in the market;
Mobilization of farmer beneficiaries for ensuring of 40% contribution in implementation of CDFs;
Existence of pests and diseases;
Capacity of local market and low income rate of producers;
Lack of QC and standardization mechanisms;
Poor coordination among stakeholders;

19. The Way Forward
Expediting the process of projects implementation through CDCs and DDAs;
Conducting the national conference of the agriculture cooperatives;
Establishment and capacity development of new cooperatives under the CDFs;

20. Thanks