Agriculture and Land Working Group Agendas

September 18, 2018

Agenda:

·         Welcoming speech of the Chairman of the WG and introduction of WG member

·         Presentations on Value Chain Development by GIZ

·         Presentation on Training on Value Chain Analysis by FAO

·         Discussion of presentations

·         Establishment of Agrarian Reform Secretariat

·         WG Meetings Schedule

May 23, 2018

Agenda:

·         Welcome

·         Round of Introduction incl.  main activities and upcoming events (max. 5 minutes each organization)

·         Presentation (USAID): Land Legislation- Regulations on developing land use right market

·         Presentation (USAID): Best practices of implementing registration of immovable property as a “single window” (20 min. both presentations)

·         Planning of next WG meeting: Agenda setting, time planning

August 31, 2017

Agenda:

·         Opening

·         Discussion of Table of Projects in Agriculture (see attachment)

·         Managing WG (strategy, frequency of meetings, topics to discuss on the next meetings)

·         Any other business

July 22, 2015

Agenda:

·         Updates on meetings to progress Agrarian and Land Reform efforts with GoT and discussion of possible next steps.

·         AOB

June 17, 2015

Agenda:

·         USAID LRFRP presentation of the Strategy household land plots

·         World Bank presentation on the upcoming Real Estate Registration Project (5 years)

March 5, 2015  

Agenda:

·         Agribusiness Business Investment Council (IC) session: what is planned, who is in charge (feedback from IC Secretariat)

·         Update on actions and priorities under agrarian reform – (feedback from Viorel Gutu, FAO Representative)

·         Discussion on how to accommodate and integrate similar DCC-Tajik Government efforts to avoid duplication

·         AoB

·         Value chains in agriculture

February 13, 2015 

Agenda:

·         Round of introductions

·         Development of Forestry Sector Strategy, FAO UN and GIZ

·         Introduce Agrarian Reform Secretariat — concept; timeframe; purpose, USAID, EU, FAO Development Forum review; next steps for Agrarian Reform, Multiple development partners & Agrarian Reform Secretariat

·         Other agenda items/announcements  

December 3, 2014 
Agenda:

·         Introduction of Participants (Name, role, organization)  

·         Presentation of Tajikistan Rural Advisory Services unofficial “roadmap” exercise prepared at the conference (conference participants, TBD)

·         Discussion of Rural Advisory Services conference outcomes (all) 

·         Short review of current agriculture advisory services project goals, geographic coverage, timelines being implemented in Tajikistan (various development partners)

·         Other business; plans for next meeting

Summary of Rural Advisory Services conference held in Bishkek last week:
On November 17 -21,development partners and government representatives from Tajikistan participated in the “Regional Conference on Rural Advisory Services (RAS) in Central Asia and South Caucasus” in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  The Global Forum on Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) hosted the conference where over one hundred participants from government representatives, local practitioners, international organizations and donors from around the region shared best practices, challenges and lessons learned from providing rural advisory services. Topics included presentations on the latest trends in RAS around the world as well as the current status of RAS in the countries from the region. Tajikistan was well represented at the conference, including a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, National Association of Dehkan Farms and various agricultural development projects providing RAS. More information here: http://www.g-fras.org/en/gfras/580-cac-conference.html

October 7, 2014

Agenda:

1. Update on registration discussion from last meeting in June

2. Update on status of inter-ministerial working group on land

3. Presentation and discussion: Establishing transaction rights (Rights of Alienation) 

   –    Update for Dehkan Farm Land

      –    Plan for engagement with Government of Tajikistan

   4. Other business