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July 2015 | Vol. XI No.5 Japan International Cooperation Agency Participants of the “Community Entrepreneurial Capacity & Rural Enterprise Development Training Program” JICA schemes Grant Aid ODA Loan Technical Cooperation Projects Training Programmes Development Studies Emergency Disaster Relief Follow-up Cooperation Volunteers Program JICA target areas in Bhutan Agriculture and Rural Development Infrastructure Development Local Governance Social Services Development (health, education and IT) JICA members in Bhutan as of May 2015 JICA office staff: 19 (8 Internationals; 11 Nationals) Experts: 2 Senior Volunteers: 17 JOCVs: 9 Minutes of Meeting signed for the Integrated Horticulture Promotion Project JICA Bhutan Newsletter is a monthly newsletter published by the JICA Bhutan Office and updated electronically on the JICA Bhutan website. It serves to better link all JICA Bhutan partners by offering briefs and current news on different sectors of JICA and the RGoB. It is for information purposes only and is not an official document. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of JICA. To join our e-mail based subscription, please contact at <[email protected]>. Your comments and feedback are welcome. The second group of 15 participants for the Country Focused Training for the project “Community Entrepreneurial Capacity and Rural Enterprise Development training program” attended the training course in Japan and Thailand from 25 June to 23 July 1015. In Japan they learnt about the Concept of Community Capacity Development for Local Economic Development(OVOP). After the course in Japan, the group moved to Thailand to understand the Concept and attended the Ministerial Integration scheme of One Tambon One Product (OTOP) Implementation Framework in Thailand. The participants are expected to use their knowledge and skills to develop regional programs for the promotion of small scale rural business enterprises. The Department of Cottage and Small Industries is the implementing agency for the project and participants comprised of central government, local government, business development service providers and community enterprises/groups. The Ministry of Agriculture & Forests the mission for detailed planning survey on IHPP signed the Minutes of Meeting on July 14 at Thimphu From 28 June to 15 July, 2015 JICA dispatched a detailed planning survey team headed by Mr. Masahiro Tawa, Deputy Director General of Agriculture and Rural Development for the Technical Cooperation project on Integrated Horticulture promotion for the west & central region. The main purpose of the mission was: (1) to collect the detailed information related to the framework of the project (2) to discuss on the concrete framework of the project, including each component of the PDM and Plan of Operation (3) to sign the MoM including the draft R/D (4) to conduct the preliminary evaluation from the 5 evaluation criteria.
