NTU International A/S has been awarded the Technical Assistance for the Aspire Agricultural Services for Resilience (ASPIRE-AT) Programme
๐ก๐ง๐จ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐/๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐ง) ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ
With a budget of โฌ4.5 million and a duration of 48 months, this TA project will support the ASPIRE-AT Secretariat and Cambodian government partners in strengthening a more competitive, sustainable and inclusive agri-food sector.
The technical assistance forms part of the wider ASPIRE-AT investment programme, through which the EIB is supporting Cambodiaโs green recovery by strengthening agricultural value chains, facilitating agricultural trade and improving the enabling environment for agricultural development.
Building on NTU Internationalโs experience in agricultural policy, institutional reform and capacity development, the assignment will focus on:
โข Strengthening the institutional and implementation capacities of government bodies and programme stakeholders through technical advice, training and knowledge development
โข Improving the enabling environment for competitive agricultural value chains, trade and market access
โข Strengthening food-safety, sanitary and phytosanitary systems, certification capacities and agricultural quality infrastructure, including laboratories and plant-health facilities
โข Supporting agricultural value chains and improved access to domestic and international markets for smallholders, producer organisations and agri-enterprises
โข Promoting sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural development, improved agricultural practices and stronger rural livelihoods
โข Supporting agricultural technical centres, centres of excellence and enabling market and transport infrastructure
The wider ASPIRE-AT programme represents approximately โฌ147 million of investment, including โฌ75 million of EIB financing, and is co-financed with IFAD. It aims to enable smallholder farmers and rural workers to benefit from inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth driven by stronger domestic and export markets.
This assignment further strengthens NTU Internationalโs experience in helping governments translate agricultural development priorities into stronger institutions, improved food-safety and SPS systems, competitive agricultural markets and sustainable opportunities for rural communities.
Read more about the ASPIRE-AT project on the EIB webpage:
https://lnkd.in/e5k7kF2W