DUSHANBE, September 24, 2012, Asia-Plus  -- In a report released at an international conference on Tajikistan’s agricultural reform in Dushanbe, Murodali Alimardon, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of agriculture, revealed on September 24 that Tajikistan is experiencing shortage of financial and human resources for carrying out the agricultural reform.

“While carrying out the agricultural reform, the government of Tajikistan and its partners for development have been facing a shortage of money and highly qualified specialists,” said Tajik senior official.  “Three years have past but the reform has not yet been completed.  The government, however, intends to successfully complete the reform in the coming years.”

For this, the government jointly with partners for development should work out a mechanism that would promote attraction of both international and local investments, Alimardon noted.

The deputy prime minister, in particular, offers to allocate funds for further implementation of the agricultural reform from the national budget.

Besides, he proposes to set up a commission for implementation of the agricultural reform program.  The commission members would include senior representatives from the government and partners for development.

Alimardon also proposes to establish the fund for keeping and distributing funds provided by the government for implementation of the agricultural reform.

He also offers to set up a special center at the vice-premier in charge of agriculture.  Highly qualified specialists on technical, legal and political issues will work this center.  “To provide this center with highly qualified specialists and technical equipment we will need assistance of donors,” the deputy prime minister noted.

We will recall that government’s decree on reforming the country’s agrarian sector was adopted in June 2009.