DUSHANBE (TCA) — Ceremonies marking the completion of two projects funded by the government of Japan as part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) took place in Khovaling district of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province, Avesta news agency reported on March 8.
According to the Japanese Embassy in Dushanbe, the ceremonies were attended by Chargé d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Tajikistan Takashi Kamada and the head of the Khovaling district.
The first ceremony marked the completion of the Project to provide agricultural machinery to six villages of the Khovaling district took place in the Lokhuti village. As part of the project, the Japanese side allocated over US $99 thousand to local administration for the purchase of agricultural machines to help improve the district’s agricultural sector. The new machinery, including a combine harvester, has helped farmers in the six villages to gather harvests in time and reduce harvest losses.
The second ceremony marked the completion of the Project to improve an irrigation canal in Sari Osiyob rural community. The government of Japan allocated more than US $118 thousand to the Khovaling district administration for the rehabilitation of the canal to help develop local agriculture and improve the lives of local residents.
Chargé d’Affaires Takashi Kamada said at the ceremonies that Japanese Grass-root Grant Projects demonstrate the friendship and cooperation between the peoples of Tajikistan and Japan.
