More detailed understanding of legal requirements for and better supervision of arrangements for the establishment and operation of project-financed assets by private- sector entities is necessary to remove the risk that such assets may not operate effectively or operate in ways not intended._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Expecting farmer organizations to want to operate such facilities as seed cleaning plants, as the proposal of the major change in scope and implementation arrangements did, was overly optimistic. Moreover, proactively promoting expressions of interest solely from farmer organizations as opposed to other entities would have been a conflict of interest. _x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_More emphasis is required on the establishment and operation of project implementation and safeguards monitoring to ensure effective implementation and facilitate project evaluation.
Sustainable Cotton Subsector Project