Alternative Development Program - Southwestern Region (ADP/SW)

Provinces	Farah, Hilmand, Nimroz, Uruzgan
Program	Alternative Development (Accelerating regional economic growth to provide licit alternatives to poppy production)
Dates	March 2008 - March 2011
Partner	Association For Rural Development, Inc. (ARD)
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ADP/SW aims to reduce the economic dependence of Farah, Uruzgan, Nimroz, and Hilmand on opium production, processing, and trade.  USAID will help communities identify and seize meaningful opportunities to increase incomes and create sustained jobs through the licit economy, while reinforcing the social and economic infrastructure on which these opportunities depend. The anticipated end results of the program include: 1) Improved infrastructure with significantly increased local employment opportunities for landless laborers; poor farmers; widows; and others susceptible to opium production, processing, or trade; and 2) Opportunities seized by these same groups to start or expand local businesses; work for growing local enterprises; or raise farm or firm revenue through a range of marketing, processing, and business development improvements.

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