Fruit drying approuch (Kamolidin Abdulloev)

Saving harvest of the orchards through drying (Tayikistán)

Пешгирии талафоти мева таввасути қоқкунӣ

Descripción

Gardeners in different ways store apples, pears, pomegranates, grapes and nuts for winter, but the main part of the harvest used for the animals. Proposed approach help land users to save all the harvest using drying methods.

People usually used fresh fruits and store it in a different way for the winter. Therefore, to preserve freshness and juiciness, apples and granates reserved them in jars.There are many opportunities for drying fruits in Safedshahrak village of Lohuti jamoat. The village has more than 10 hectares of orchards. The village is located far from the district center at a distance of 18 km, in the north-east part of the district and at an altitude of 1300 m. The climate is humid and with abundant rainfall. Local people are mainly engaged in growing potatoes, gardening and livestock breeding. Industrial enterprises do not function in the district. A small number of women study at Medical College and a vocational technical school or attend a special high and secondary schools in Dushanbe to get any skills. However, working places are only available in the central district hospital and general education schools for 5-6% of the total number of qualified women.

The project provides small-scale grants at the village level for groups of households to implement rural production and land management investments, as well as related small-scale infrastructure investments.Villages will prioritize investments based on a fixed budget for each type of rural investment, determined by the number of households
The CIG established in Safedshahrak village, which consisted of 25 members, and they recognize their work on drying fruits as an advantage in the first place. With the support of the project, the CIG was purchased and installed tools and equipment for drying fruit, and put production into operation.
Abdukodir Gozaev, a head of CIG, made all preparations for the construction of a warehouse for drying fruits, organized work on harvesting and drying fruit according to the plan. As a result, the rural people collected 60 tons of fresh fruit, which were dried. There are 3.5 tons of dried apples, 3.5 tons of cherries, 1 ton of rose hips and 0.5 tons of plums in the group's warehouse. Collected products were sold, and the sale profit was TJS 21950 (2,488$). The CIG head paid to the population from the funds received after the sale. In the future, he intends to prepare special boxes and sell them with packed dried fruit. This type of activity will give the opportunity to adapt their products to market requirements

Lugar

Lugar: Jamoat Lohuti, Safedshahrak village, Kulob Region, Khovaling District, Tayikistán

Georreferencia de sitios seleccionados
  • 69.85845, 38.284

Dato de inicio: 2016

Año de conclusión: 2017

Tipo de Enfoque
The head of CIG with their production (Kamolidin Abdulloev)

Metas del Enfoque y entorno facilitador

Propósitos/ objetivos principales del Enfoque
Supporting gardeners to improve the management of the orchards and to save their harvest using drying fruit approach, by this way to raise the household income
Condiciones que facilitan la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Normas y valores sociales/ culturales/ religiosos: None
  • Disponibilidad/ acceso a recursos y servicios financieros : None
  • Entorno institucional: None
Condiciones que impiden la implementación de la/s Tecnología/s aplicadas bajo el Enfoque
  • Normas y valores sociales/ culturales/ religiosos: People usually used fresh fruits or stored apples, pears, grapes and nuts for winter only as the juice and did not drying them. Duirng the season gardenners lost thousands tons of the fruits that were the main part of their harvest As the result of the project there were appeared an opportunity to save all the harvest from their orchards and additionaly have income from that
  • Disponibilidad/ acceso a recursos y servicios financieros : Gardeners used only fresh fruits and did not use the main part of their harvest as a result, the rural people collected 60 tons of fresh fruit, which were dried. There are 3.5 tons of dried apples, 3.5 tons of cherries, 1 ton of rose hips and 0.5 tons of plums in the group's warehouse. Collected products were sold and have a good profit. The CIG head paid to the CIG Members (local Land Users) from the funds received after the sale. In the future, he intends to prepare special boxes and sell them with packed dried fruit. This type of activity will give the opportunity to adapt their products to market requirements.
  • Entorno institucional: As the result of the project established the Common Interest Group that will manage and maintain the approach in future
  • Conocimiento de MST, acceso a apoyo técnico: Lack of knowledge on SLM approaches and technologies There was organised different type of SLM relative trainings on behalf of the project during the approach implementation

Participación y roles de las partes interesadas involucradas

Partes interesadas involucradas en el Enfoque y sus roles
¿Qué partes interesadas/ entidades implementadoras estuvieron involucradas en el Enfoque? Especifique las partes interesadas Describa los roles de las partes interesadas
usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales Gardeners (CIG Members) Local land users prioritized investments based on a fixed budget for each type of rural investment determined by the number of households. Within a plan of action, participants decided on the allocation of investments to groups of households using rules that limit the funding for any one household.
especialistas MST/consejeros agrícolas Reprezentatives from the project parners and government institutions Reprezentaives from the facilitating organisations and professors (as TOT trainers) from the Institutions and academies involved during the trainings
gobierno local Hukumat and jamoat reprezentatives Jamoat representatives were involved in Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) that was used as the main pre-assessment mechanism to analyze the socio-economic and environmental situation in the selected pilots, The RRC(Rayon Review Committee) will consider the combination of proposed sub-projects within the overall context of the rayon and project. The committee will review and accept proposals that meet project guidelines and provide clearance to the IG for the release of project funding to the accounts of relevant CIGs.
Involucramiento de los usuarios locales de tierras/ comunidades locales en las distintas fases del Enfoque
ninguno
pasivo
apoyo externo
interactivo
auto-movilización
planificación
x
Project beneficiaries (CIG Members) interviewed and consulted during the social assessment conducted in the project design process which then influenced project approaches.
implementación
x
During the Participatory and Community Action Planning Villagers (CIG Members) made grant allocation decisions. After the supporting CIGs proposals, they had managed grant funds and purchased needed materials and products individually
monitoreo y evaluación
x
active participation of the local land users during the monitoring process
Flujograma

Step by step implementation and key actors in the process

Autor: ELMARL POM
La toma de decisiones en la selección de Tecnología MST

Las decisiones fueron tomadas por

  • solamente usuarios de tierras (autoiniciativa)
  • principalmente usuarios de tierras con el apoyo de especialistas MST
  • todos los actores relevantes, como parte de un enfoque participativo
  • principalmente por especialistas MST en consulta con usuarios de tierras
  • solo por especialistas MST
  • por políticos/ líderes

La toma de decisiones se basa en

  • la evaluación de conocimiento MST bien documentado (la toma de decisiones se basa en evidencia)
  • hallazgos de investigaciones
  • la experiencia personal y opiniones (no documentadas)
  • Project initial phases

Apoyo técnico, fortalecimiento institucional y gestión del conocimiento

Las siguientes actividades o servicios fueron parte del enfoque
Construcción de capacidades/ capacitación
Se proporcionó capacitación a las siguientes partes interesadas
  • usuarios de tierras
  • personal de campo/ consejeros
Forma de capacitación
  • en el contexto de trabajo
  • de agricultor a agricultor
  • áreas de demostración
  • reuniones públicas
  • cursos
Temas avanzados

Financial management, reporting, subproject/approach management and technical, SLM reletive trainings

Servicio de asesoría
Se proporcionó servicio de asesoría
  • en los campos de los usuarios de tierras
  • en centros permanentes
Jamoat (agronomist, ecologist and other specialists) advise CIG Members
Fortalecimiento institucional
Se fortalecieron/ establecieron instituciones
  • no
  • sí, un poco
  • sí, moderadamente
  • sí, mucho
en el siguiente nivel
  • local
  • regional
  • nacional
Describa la institución, los roles y las responsabilidades, miembros, etc.
The Common Interest Groups formed in the villages on behalf households and enhanced their knowledge. And the project provides small-scale grants at the village level for groups of households (CIG) to implement rural production and land management investments, as well as related small-scale infrastructure investments. Villages will prioritize investments based on a fixed budget for each type of rural investment, determined by the number of households.
Tipo de apoyo
  • financiero
  • construcción de capacidades/ entrenamiento
  • equipo
Detalles adicionales
Project-financed grants to CIGs for each investment under categories of rural production and land management investments, as well as related small-scale infrastructure investments that will not exceed US$7,000 and will require a match of 25% in beneficiary contributions which may be in cash or in-kind
Monitoreo y evaluación
environmental aspects, management of the investments, and other social and economic issues

Financiamiento y apoyo material externo

Presupuesto anual en dólares americanos para el componente MST
  • < 2,000
  • 2,000-10,000
  • 10,000-100,000
  • 100,000-1,000,000
  • > 1,000,000
Precise annual budget: n.d.
GEF/PPCR through WB
Los siguientes servicios o incentivos fueron proporcionados a los usuarios de las tierras
  • Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras
  • Subsidios para insumos específicos
  • Crédito
  • Otros incentivos o instrumentos
Apoyo financiero/material proporcionado a los usuarios de tierras
The project financed investments in three categories that are expected to improve household assets and sustainable land management, and build climate resilience, The CIGs prepared proposals for investments that included basic data on beneficiaries and funding requirements, the objectives and the issue/opportunity that is being addressed, description of the investment and activities (including a work plan and budget), summary of environmental, economic and social feasibility and sustainability measures, and a brief monitoring and evaluation plan. Project financed grants to the CIGs that not exceed US$7,000 and will require a match of 25% in beneficiary contributions which may be in cash or in-kind. The grants disbursed in tranches directly to beneficiaries or groups to their own bank account
Otros incentivos o instrumentos

Study tours, competition farmer to farmer

Análisis de impacto y comentarios de conclusión

Impactos del Enfoque
No
Sí, un poco
Sí, moderadamente
Sí, mucho
¿El Enfoque empoderó a los usuarios locales de tierras, mejoró el involucramiento de las partes interesadas?

As a result, the rural people collected 60 tons of fresh fruit, which were dried. There are 3.5 tons of dried apples, 3.5 tons of cherries, 1 ton of rose hips and 0.5 tons of plums in the group's warehouse. Collected products were sold, in the local market. Local land users paid to their members from the funds received after the sale.

x
¿El Enfoque mejoró el conocimiento y capacidades de los usuarios para implementar MST?

A big bunch of the training and meetings had been organized with the CIG (local land users) that will give them an opportunity to manage and maintain on hand approach

x
Motivación principal del usuario de la tierra para implementar MST
Sostenibilidad de las actividades del Enfoque
¿Pueden los usuarios de tierras sostener lo que se implementó mediante el Enfoque (sin apoyo externo)?

The local land user from the beginning did all the activities individually after the training that was provided by the project. made grant allocation decisions, also CIGs managed grant funds and bought inputs. Maintaining actions are in place

Conclusiones y lecciones aprendidas

Fortalezas: perspectiva del usuario de tierras
  • The head of CIG is the specialist and knows all the details of the activity that help them better manage and maitain an approach
  • The building and the local materials that was used during the project belonged to the CIG members and it gives them opportunity to implement such project
Fortalezas: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clave
  • Being in a group(CIG), gives opportunity to do desicions together and expanding approach in the plan
  • Capacity building events that was organised during the approach, new technologies, new knowledges and so on
  • Good cooperation with the jamoat
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: perspectiva del usuario de tierrascómo sobreponerse
Debilidades/ desventajas/ riesgos: punto de vista del compilador o de otra persona recurso clavecómo sobreponerse
  • Market, value chance, preparation of the business plans and other reletive knowledges they need Other coming projects or local hukumat needs to support them

Referencias

Compilador
  • Kamolidin Abdulloev
Editors
Revisado por
  • Farrukh Nazarmavloev
Fecha de la implementación: 6 de julio de 2018
Últimas actualización: 29 de julio de 2018
Personas de referencia
Descripción completa en la base de datos de WOCAT
Datos MST vinculados
La documentación fue facilitada por
Institución Proyecto
Referencias claves
  • ELMARL Annual Report 2017:
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