1. Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan Oxfam GB Director Barbara Stockington Visiting a cotton field in Khatlon Tajikistan

11. Improving transmission by reducing entrepreneurial risk: “trampolines” Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan Risks are shocks and stresses either external or internal to the HH; vulnerability is the HH’s capacity to withstand or cope with these A Social Risk Management Framework as a means of reducing risk and vulnerability, covers covariate and idiosyncratic risk; covers prevention, mitigation and coping. Covers different policy levels, stressing that even the highest level policies (fiscal, investment….), and sector-based policies (e.g. agriculture) can combine growth and protection

12. Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan The PROBLEM TREE: ‘ The issue of cotton and overcoming poverty’ CAUSES EFFECTS MAIN PROBLEM low income emigration Malnutrition Food security low access to education difficult social situation of “widows” poor health poverty plots too small water losses in irrigation low quality of seeds Dekhan farm depth status no adequate technical skills

19. Question: What are profitable crops for farmers to grow? Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan

21. Question: What are major import crops; can they be replaced by local production? Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan

24. EC TACIS SITAF Model Development Establishing an Agriculture Extension System in Tajikistan Prepared by: Peter Pichler, CPM Tajikistan