Agribusiness Development Activity Sample Clauses

Agribusiness Development Activity. Services will be demand-driven and designed to meet specific needs of the targeted beneficiaries in the Watershed Areas. As farmers in the Watershed Areas increase their commercial activities, their ability to pay for services will increase. This will enable the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries to maintain the research and extension services provided to agricultural producers. The Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries will implement a “fee for services” policy, charging fees for training, quality inspections, and certifications. During the Compact Term, farmers who adopt drip irrigation will receive both the training and credit necessary for successful adoption and sustained use of the new technology. The Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries will initially manage the packing sheds funded by MCC Funding, but management plans will be developed with the ownership and management of such entities being transferred to the private sector by the end of the Watershed Project. The Government shall ensure that the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries develops a plan, acceptable to MCC, for the sustainability after the Compact Term of the activities undertaken in Agribusiness Development Activity, and the development of such plan shall be a condition precedent to certain MCC Disbursements. Under this Project Activity, technical assistance will be provided to assist in the development of such sustainability plans, including mechanisms for the collection of fees for services described above and pursuant to Section 6 below, which will also identify ways to increase private sector participation in the delivery of services and in the entire agricultural value chain.