📋 Tender Overview
Project ID
230215
Thematic Priority
Advancing Economic Competitiveness
LocationUkraine
Project ManagerDorina NATI
Donor
Switzerland
Fund
EURO IDF - Special purpose convertible
Gender Marker1 (Limited expected contribution to GE)
The overall objective of the project is to promote of Ukraine’s economic development through Country’s integration into the regional and global trade, by strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure System serving the berries and nuts value chains and increasing SME’s competitiveness in terms of capacity to comply with market requirements. The project will further support strategic activities in the wood sector in view of meaningfully concluding the support provided under the first phase of the project. The project includes three outcomes that are aligned to the Global quality and standards programme (GQSP), to be implemented over a period of four years: Outcome 1: Strengthened QI institutions, by enhancing technical competence and sustainability of the Ukrainian National QI System serving the berries and nuts value chains, to offer QI services that better meet private sector needs. Outcome 2: Empowered the business sector, by promoting the competitiveness of SMEs operating in the berries and nuts value chains through their capacity to comply with international standards and technical regulations; and promoting job creation. Outcome 3: Promoted quality culture and a conducive policy framework by raising awareness on the importance and potential of quality and standards for the sustainable development of the berries and nuts value chains, especially in Ukraine
