2014 – 2016: “ENPARD Ajara – Support to Agricultural Development”
2014 – 2016: ABCO in frame of Micro-Capital Grant Agreement take part in the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development in Georgia (ENPARD Ajara – Support to Agricultural Development). The project aims at promoting the sustainable market oriented practices of farming to support development of agriculture in Ajara Autonomous Republic, by supporting the creation and development of market oriented sustainable local farmer cooperatives. Activities include provision of target and assents (machinery, equipment) to identified cooperatives under ENPARD Ajara project for enhancing primary and secondary production, handling and transportation, as well as marketing of products produced by cooperatives. The expected results provide for enhanced capacities of producing and marketing of agriculture cooperatives farms in Ajara AR and establishing of good model of cooperative farm practice accessible for application all over the country. Activities to be implemented by ABCO in scope of the project within the selected municipalities of Ajara AR include: 1) Provision of capital costs grant and related support to the agriculture cooperatives from Ajara AR identified by means of the contest held by UNDP in 2014; 2) Support to farmers in creation and development of agriculture cooperatives; 3) Monitoring of the functioning and capacity development of the target cooperatives in using and service of the purchased equipment.