Geographic Scope
Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sector
Social Sectors
Project Period
2022-2027
Client
USAID
Services Value
USD 24 Million
Associated Firms
Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF)
J.E. Austin Associates, Inc.
Project Scope
USAID’s Economic Recovery and Development Activity (ERDA) is a $24 million, five-year (2022-2027) activity designed to expand environmentally sustainable, socially equitable and climate resilient economic opportunities in the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province by strengthening and modernizing the agriculture sector and promoting on and off farm Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The activity will promote sustainable economic growth by improving agriculture sector capacity and supporting allied MSMEs in the non-agriculture sectors. Additionally, the activity will leverage planned public sector development initiatives and will support policy reforms to create an enabling environment for private sector investments in high economic-growth potential sectors. The activity will provide targeted technical assistance to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) to maximize the impact of planned public sector economic growth initiatives in the NMDs and, in doing so, build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in the region.
AiD Pvt. Ltd., is leading the consortium of national and international partners in delivering the ERDA.
Services
The AiD-led consortium has been commissioned by the USAID to implement the 5-year project in the NMDs with the ultimate goal of increasing economic opportunities in the Af-Pak border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The three key focus areas of ERDA are as follows:
- Component 1: Agriculture sector capacity enhanced and modernized through strengthening of agriculture production resources;
- Component 2: Micro- and small businesses promoted by strengthening MSMEs in both farm and non-farm sectors;
- Component 3: Improved business enabling environment through policy reforms and technical assistance to the GoKP.
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