The purpose of this project is for the selected Recipient to establish a Sustainable Economic Observatory (SEO), an independent research center, to strengthen civil society, private sector, and other stakeholdersÂ’ participation and engagement at both the national and local level.
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Recipient will address GOG rural development priorities and selected Millennium Development Goals through the advancement of policies and programs related to the following topics:
1) food security; 2) agriculture sector development; 3) environment, climate change, and biodiversity conservation; and 4) competitiveness and the business enabling environment.