28/01/23
Landell Mills Ltd in association with Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation (Heriot Watt University) undertook a short assignment to assist the UK Joint Assistance Unit gain an appreciation of the food production and distribution sectors in Russia and review the activities of other donors in order to develop its own objectives and plans for providing assistance to the food sector.
Issues included price liberalisation, production subsidies and directed credit, land reform, farm restructuring and privatisation, input supply including extension and credit and food distribution (including wholesale & retail markets). The research findings were summarised at a seminar attended by ODA consultancy groups and commercial companies in the food business
Pilot Regional Privatisation Project – Industrial Component (Gas Analysers & Other Products)
This study examined ANALITPRIBOR, the largest producer of gas analysis instrumentation within the Confederation of Independent States supplying the key industries such as gas and oil industry, ferrous metals industry, automotive industry and others. Its present share of the market at the time of the study was around 70%, but the disintegration of COMECON had reduced the exports to only 2-3% of the whole production capacity. The plant operated on the principle of self-sufficiency, subcontracting only a very small part of its assemblies and components. The total workforce numbered 3200 employees. The principal conclusions included:
Model Privatisation of St. Petersburg Agrarian University Experimental & Training Farm
As lead company of a Consortium of British Companies, Landell Mills Ltd, in cooperation with the St. Petersburg Agrarian University implemented the privatisation of a 1200 hectare farm and providing on-farm expertise to transform the farm into a viable commercial operation. Landell Mills Ltd secured the interest of a number of British companies and institutions in long-term investment.
The project increased women small business owners’ knowledge of employment issues (recruitment, employment incentives, training, and productivity) to help them hire new employees and contribute to the reduction of unemployment in Warminsko-Mazurskie.
The project comprised of three phases:
This project addressed the need to protect the agricultural sector from the entry of new pests, to contain the further spread of pests with limited distribution in Indonesia as well as the protection of markets through adherence to Indonesia’s obligations under international trade agreements
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