To identify DACD’s key organizational, technical and functional capacity and assess the degree to which DACD structure and departments are aligned to deliver its mandates; To propose recommendations on how DACD can be effective and efficient; Develop capacity development plan for DACD based on the recommendations from the assessment.

Project Output:

• Technical capacity of DACD is assessed and recommendations on how DACD can be effective and efficient are proposed;
• Governance and management structures of DACD in 34 provinces of Afghanistan targeted provinces are assessed and operational functions are proposed;
• Operational policies, systems and procedures of DACD is reviewed and standard operating procedures are introduced;
• Current status of agriculture cooperatives’ functions are assessed and new mechanism for being business oriented agro-cooperatives is introduced;