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Although there clearly was a commitment to change in relation to most tranche conditions, there was back-tracking on the initial commitment to divest state-owned enterprises. However, after considerable reflection and reconsideration of options over the program period, all state-owned enterprises were successfully divested, and the benefits of this - significantly better operations and financial performance of the ongoing enterprises, and cost savings for those wound up - are increasingly appreciated.

Project Number: 34380-013
Project Name: Agriculture Sector Development Program
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Market-level compensation is necessary to attract and retain competent staff at the PMU and PIUs.

Project Number: 35496-013
Project Name: Western Uzbekistan Rural Water Supply Project
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Close coordination between the district governments, the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) and assessment institute for agricultural technologies (AIATs), and the village heads from the start of the project is crucial in ensuring their continuous support after project implementation to sustain the benefits gained from the project.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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The project targeted a large number of districts (18) in four different provinces. The geographical spread meant that a decentralized training model was essential. Project staff deployed in the provinces and districts needed to be skilled to a level commensurate with the requirements of the project - i.e., agricultural commercialization and diversification. MAFF provided this training and skills development centrally but enabled provincial and district extension staff to provide training and back-up support to the farmer households.

Project Number: 34380-013
Project Name: Agriculture Sector Development Program
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The salaries of PMU and PIU staff should be comparable with prevailing market rates to prevent the high turnover of PMU and PIU staff.

Project Number: 38074-013
Project Name: Kashkadarya and Navoi Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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Longer lead times (up to 2 years) should be allowed for the complex legal and administrative processes required to amend Acts of Parliament. Similarly, completing major civil works within 1-1/2 years is unrealistic.

Project Number: 34318-013
Project Name: Aquatic Resource Development and Quality Improvement Project
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RWSSP2 will only support the rehabilitation of non-functioning community ponds, rather than the construction of new ponds;

Project Number: 34382-022
Project Name: Tonle Sap Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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The PPMS report was prepared but not comprehensive. The project performance monitoring system (PPMS) should include all the technical and socioeconomic indicators that are essential to monitor the project's outcome and impact.

Project Number: 38074-013
Project Name: Kashkadarya and Navoi Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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It was not until the establishment of working groups for each of the tranche conditions in late 2005, under the initiative of the program support unit (PSU), that ownership of the process became more localized. There were delays in the development of work plans and budgets, and the consequent disbursement of funds to the working groups caused a delay in meeting tranche conditions. However, resolving difficulties and obstacles was made easier by empowering the working groups to come up with their own ideas and solutions through internal processes.

Project Number: 34380-013
Project Name: Agriculture Sector Development Program
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Consultants should be fielded early in the project implementation period.

Project Number: 35496-013
Project Name: Western Uzbekistan Rural Water Supply Project
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The mobilization of farmer groups is most effective with the active participation of village facilitators (50% of whom were women) who are village residents or respected village leaders (e.g., religious leaders), and the successful involvement of a consortium between a national nongovernment organization or NGO, local NGOs, and other civil society organizations.

Project Number: 34112-013
Project Name: Poor Farmers' Income Improvement Through Innovation Project
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New activities such as vegetable growing, mushroom growing, pig fattening, chicken raising, and fish farming are more profitable than traditional paddy production and have had high adoption rates. However, for most of the targeted farmer households these new activities will be supplementary to paddy cultivation rather than a substitute for it. This is because most smallholders' paddy production is for own consumption rather than for sale.

Project Number: 34380-013
Project Name: Agriculture Sector Development Program
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The project management unit (PMU) and project implementation units (PIUs) should be staffed and consultants recruited in a timely manner to carry out the necessary work at an early stage, such as the preparation of subproject appraisal reports (SARs), land acquisition and involuntary resettlement plans (LARPs), detailed designs, and bid documents; the selection of contractors; and coordination with government agencies and other stakeholders.

Project Number: 38074-013
Project Name: Kashkadarya and Navoi Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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For this project, engaging and training in-house or contracted staff of the implementing agency for social mobilization was more sustainable than recruiting outside nongovernment organizations (NGOs).

Project Number: 34318-013
Project Name: Aquatic Resource Development and Quality Improvement Project
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To maximize cost effectiveness, the first emphasis of RWSSP2 is the rehabilitation of wells in disrepair;

Project Number: 34382-022
Project Name: Tonle Sap Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project
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