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Integrated Industrial Development Programme |
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| Challenge |
To reinvigorate economic growth through increased competitiveness, trade facilitation and regional integration and improve the productivity of the agro-based industries through linkages with industry.
| Objectives |
The Integrated Programme is focused on four industrial sub-sectors and aims to strengthen the country's connections to global trade and investment flows. Specific objectives of the interventions are to increase productivity and develop productive capacities in areas with high export potential, to mobilize resources, create an enabling business environment at domestic level, facilitate trade and promote private sector investment and technology flows.
| Programme Components |
The four individual Components of the Integrated Programme are designed in matrix form to cater for specific sectoral development needs with cross-sectoral interventions in investment and technology promotion, metrology and standards and SME development.
COMPONENT I: LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS
This Component is designed to increase the contribution of the leather sector to the overall economy by enhancing competitiveness and market access. Starting with a sectoral analysis and competitiveness benchmarking to identify an industry strategy and policy, measures planned also include capacity-building in leather industry training institutions, upgrading of selected production facilities and promotion of cleaner production practices. A comprehensive investment and export promotion strategy will be formulated for the leather sectors and e-commerce capacity (internet sales facility) developed. (Current Planning Figure: US$1,589,500).
COMPONENT II: FISH INDUSTRY
Support measures to the fish industry for improved regional and international market access focus on expanding capacities in food safety, quality assurance and post-catch handling to adapt regulatory and institutional standards to international requirements to eliminate the risk of an international boycott. This Component also provides for the formulation of appropriate investment and export strategies and the development of commercial partnerships (Current Planning Figure: US$839,000).
COMPONENT III: APICULTURE (BEEKEEPING)
Activities are planned to develop beekeeping and market quality honey as a viable source of income in rural areas. These include a sectoral study and survey to form the basis of a strategy and policy, measures to strengthen the institutional infrastructure to promote honey production (training, technical services, quality assurance, financing, marketing), assistance to selected enterprises to establish integrated operations and a national apiculture promotion programme. (Current Planning Figure: US$994,000).
COMPONENT IV: DAIRY
In an effort to improve milk production and the marketability of dairy products in selected areas, pilot centers are to be established for milk collection, processing and marketing, accompanied by the formulation of a marketing strategy and dairy product promotion programmes. (Current Planning Figure: US$410,000).
CONTACT: Alexander Varghese, E-mail: A.Varghese@unido.org