Our Economic Growth Program In
Pakistan Focuses On Private Sector Development, Especially In Agriculture And
Related Industries. We Are Boosting Agricultural Productivity By Increasing
Irrigation, Helping Manage Water Supplies, And Introducing Improved Technologies
And Management Practices. We Also Help Agribusinesses And Other Small And
Medium-Sized Enterprises Access Financing, Form Institutional Links, And Tap
Into More Lucrative Markets.
Our Work With Women Micro-Entrepreneurs Emphasizes The Development Of
Sustainable Home-Based Businesses, Mainly In Dairy, Textiles, And Horticulture.
We Provide Training To Employees In Many Other Sectors, Such As Dairy And
Government, And We Cooperate With Government And Private Sector Entities At All
Levels To Promote A Business-Enabling Environment. We Are Also Helping Improve
Pakistan's Trade Relationship With Its Neighbors.
Goal :
Increase Employment And Incomes For 250,000 Farmer Households (Representing Two
Million Pakistanis) By Irrigating One Million Acres Of Land And Connecting Small
Farmers To Major Agribusinesses.
Results
USAID Has Trained 70,000 Women Micro Entrepreneurs From Punjab And Sindh In
Basic Financial Literacy And Enterprise Management Training.
USAID Is Helping Increase Exports Of Pakistani Mangos And Other Crops.
The U.S. Is Supporting Implementation Of The 2010 Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit
Trade Agreement, Which Includes Rehabilitated Border Infrastructure And New
Management Techniques To Reduce Transit Time.
U.S.-Funded Livelihoods Activities Supported Over 600,000 Families Following The
August 2009 Internally Displaced Persons Crisis And 2010 Flood. After The 2010
Floods, Agriculture Assistance Reached Over 500,000 Households Providing
Superior Seeds And Other Support, Dramatically Increasing Farmers’ Wheat Yields
60% Above The National Average.