The World Bank approved a grant of 22 million U.S. dollars Wednesday for the Tajikistan Agriculture Commercialization Project.

Agriculture plays a major role in economic growth and poverty reduction in Tajikistan, where it accounts for 23 percent of GDP and 48 percent of employment.

The bank said the project was aimed at increasing the commercialization of farm and agribusiness products by improving the performance of selected value chains and strengthening productive partnerships through increased access to finance and training.

It would also build the government's capacity for policy and regulatory reforms and support market research and analysis, and modernize education in the area of commercial agribusiness, it said. Endi

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