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Ruralinvest is a toolkit developed for 16 years by FAO Investment Centre and it has been successfully tested and implemented in many developing countries of Latin America, Africa and Middle East.

In Mongolia

Ruralinvest toolkit is available in seven official languages of the United Nations and it has been translated into Mongolian for the first time.

Toolkit

RuralInvest is a “toolkit” to help prepare and evaluate small- and medium-size agricultural and rural investment projects and comprises online and inhouse training manuals, training materials and computer software.

Advantage

The advantage of this toolkit is that it gives the opportunity to develop and evaluate investment project and business plan in integrated form in short term.

Ruralinvest goal

The investment project of rural small and medium scale businesses

Defining

Define the current situation of the group or community, taking into account a range of aspects, including the location of the community, environmental and socioeconomic and cultural;

Preparing

Use this definition of the current situation to reach agreement on key problems and potentials faced by the community or group;

Developing

Develop a local development plan that defines priorities for action according to the needs of the applicants

Approving

Identify possible investments that would contribute to carrying out and achieving this plan.

Basic principles of Ruralinvest

participatory and interactive approach involving all stakeholders in project development and analysis;

To simplify the utilization for people with less experience and skill.

Provide sustainability of investment (financial, operational, environmental)

To have suitable model for processing income generating and non-income generation project.

To provide the opportunity of developing quality, comparative, definite, clear and integrated project.

Ruralinvest in Mongolia. Some statistics

Advantages of Ruralinvest

Completely reflect the calculation of project operation, cost, income, profit, financial and economic benefits.

The sequence and structure of writing project meet the standard of international finance institutions.

Calculate by hand not needed

Suitable for project which require small scale and medium investment.

Designated for all types of projects such as agriculture, industry, tourism, mining, infrastructure, service, governmenl and private sector, income generating and non-income generating projects.

Final project report is made with the help of special program.

WHY RURALINVEST?

Other methodologies:

By hand (for example Microsoft Excel)

High probability of error in calculation.
Difficult to provide interrelation
Difficult to insert the calculation into report
Limited opportunity for making changes to calculation.

By other softwares

Designated for large mega projects which require many billions of USD.
Designated for only one type of project (agro-industry)
Not simple to use, only professional people can use

By using Ruralinvest

RuralInvest toolkit

Establishing database of project and project investment, Working in group not depending on location
To perform complex economic and financial calculations in short time easily
To make correct and accurate evaluation on beginning, middle and final stages
Easy to compare and evaluate many types of projects by fitting them into one model
There are no other comprehensive methods suitable for small and medium scale project developers other than Ruralinvest.

Suitable investment projects

Income generating projects

Livestock husbandry, crop farming, fishery, forestry;
Agro-production, industry, tourism
Transport, establishing market, shop, warehouse;
Service businesses;

Investment project which support production

Building road, bridge, dam and channel
Establishing irrigation system

Environmental projects

Protecting water source
Planting tree, reforestation, establishing strip of trees;
Projects of agriculture, industry and tourism beneficial for the environment;

Social projects

Building school and hospital in rural area
Supplying portable drinking water, improving water hygiene and sanitation;
Veterinary service
Conducting disaster prevention program;

Others

Other types of projects;

TRAINERS ACCREDITED BY FAO

ERDENECHULUUN Tumur

Ruralinvest club founder

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Investment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

GANZORIG Gonchigsulmaa

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

CHOIJILSUREN Damiran

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

GANTOGOO Gombosuren

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

DULAMRAGCHAA Orosoo

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

TSERENDAVAA Tseren

Ruralinvest club coordinator

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

Amar Uuld

Marter trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Investment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

ENKH-AMGALAN Gurjav

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

AMARTUVSHIN Otgondemberel

Master trainer

Training of Master Trainers: RuralInvest – Business Proposal and Invetsment proposal development tool, FAO Investment Centre, August 2013, September 2014, April 2015

Partners

MONGOLIA!

After receiving training from FAO, we have included a module on Ruralinvest in our University (MULS) curriculum and have established a club to share experiences using the Tool.

http://www.fao.org/in-action/rural-invest/training/en/

ERDENECHULUUN Tumur

BRAZIL!

The RuralInvest training gave me the skills to analyze whether a business will be viable in 5, 10 or 15 years time.

http://www.fao.org/in-action/rural-invest/training/en/

Gabriel Alfonso Zimath

RWANDA!

“I am not a economist by background, but after the RuralInvest training in 2015 I became really interested in using the tool”

http://www.fao.org/in-action/rural-invest/training/en/

Hodari Ngorero

RURALINVEST Toolkit

ВИДЕО ХИЧЭЭЛ:


Units of Production and Units of Sale	Cycles of Production and Blocks	Understanding Reports

LESSON 1: A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING RURAL INVESTMENTS

Identifying project idea by participatory method (combination of theory and practice)
Selecting priority actions (combination of theory and practice)

LESSON 2: PREPARING, EVALUATING AND ANALYZING PROJECT PROFILE OF INCOME GENERATING AND NON-INCOME GENERATING PROJECT USING RURALINVEST PROGRAM

Putting the idea into paper and preparing project proposal (completing the model table on paper)
Preparing and evaluating project proposal using Ruralinvest program
Analyzing and evaluating the developed project proposal by many versions using Ruralinvest program.
To compare previous and new activities and to define benefit of additional investment when investing for expanding the previous activities (using the program)

LESSON 3: PREPARING, EVALUATING AND ANALYZING OF INCOME GENERATING AND NON-INCOME GENERATING DETAILED PROJECT USING RURALINVEST PROGRAM

Developing integrated project and business plan using Ruralinvest software
Analyzing and evaluating developed detailed project and business plan
To compare previous and new activities and to define benefit of additional investment when investing for expanding the previous activities (using the program)

LESSON 4: MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF RURALINVEST PROPOSALS AND PROJECTS

Monitoring and evaluating implementation of project profile and detailed project during investment and implementation phase

Click here to online RURALINVEST software

By participating in the training, gain skills for identifying investment idea and select priority project proposals and actions.

Gain the skills of putting the selected idea into paper, preparing and evaluating project proposal.

Gain skills of developing project proposal and preparing, evaluating and analysing integrated project.

Gain skills of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of project proposal and detailed project.

Gain skills of developing and evaluating investment project and business plan by project profile and detailed form.

By participating in the training, experts from governmental, non governmental organisations and international organisations which finance projects will learn the skills of evaluating the received project applications.

BASIC COURSE PACKAGE


Course level	Course duration	Introduction	E-Lesson	Handbook 1	Handbook 2	Handbook 3	Software
Introduction	1 -3 hours	✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Beginner course: participatory method	40 hours	✘	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘
Intermediate course: participatory method, preparing small scale investment project	40 hours	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Advanced course: developing detailed investment project and program processing	56 hours	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

SPECIAL COURSE PACKAGE


Course level	Course duration	Introduction	E-Lesson	Handbook 1	Handbook 2	Handbook 3	Software
Master trainer course	–	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bachelor course (selective)	6 credit hours	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

RuralInvest

Begin

Ruralinvest is a toolkit developed for 16 years by FAO Investment Centre and it has been successfully tested and implemented in many developing countries of Latin America, Africa and Middle East.

In Mongolia

Ruralinvest toolkit is available in seven official languages of the United Nations and it has been translated into Mongolian for the first time.

Toolkit

RuralInvest is a “toolkit” to help prepare and evaluate small- and medium-size agricultural and rural investment projects and comprises online and inhouse training manuals, training materials and computer software.

Advantage

The advantage of this toolkit is that it gives the opportunity to develop and evaluate investment project and business plan in integrated form in short term.

Ruralinvest goal

The investment project of rural small and medium scale businesses

Defining

Define the current situation of the group or community, taking into account a range of aspects, including the location of the community, environmental and socioeconomic and cultural;

Preparing

Use this definition of the current situation to reach agreement on key problems and potentials faced by the community or group;

Developing

Develop a local development plan that defines priorities for action according to the needs of the applicants

Approving

Identify possible investments that would contribute to carrying out and achieving this plan.

Basic principles of Ruralinvest

participatory and interactive approach involving all stakeholders in project development and analysis;

To simplify the utilization for people with less experience and skill.

Provide sustainability of investment (financial, operational, environmental)

To have suitable model for processing income generating and non-income generation project.

To provide the opportunity of developing quality, comparative, definite, clear and integrated project.

Ruralinvest in Mongolia. Some statistics

Advantages of Ruralinvest

WHY RURALINVEST?

Suitable investment projects

TRAINERS ACCREDITED BY FAO

Ruralinvest club founder

Master trainer

Master trainer

Master trainer

Master trainer

Ruralinvest club coordinator

Marter trainer

Master trainer

Master trainer

Partners

MONGOLIA!

ERDENECHULUUN Tumur

BRAZIL!

Gabriel Alfonso Zimath

RWANDA!

Hodari Ngorero

RURALINVEST Toolkit

Putting the idea into paper and preparing project proposal (completing the model table on paper)

Preparing and evaluating project proposal using Ruralinvest program

Analyzing and evaluating the developed project proposal by many versions using Ruralinvest program.

Developing integrated project and business plan using Ruralinvest software

Analyzing and evaluating developed detailed project and business plan

Monitoring and evaluating implementation of project profile and detailed project during investment and implementation phase

By participating in the training, gain skills for identifying investment idea and select priority project proposals and actions.

Gain the skills of putting the selected idea into paper, preparing and evaluating project proposal.

Gain skills of developing project proposal and preparing, evaluating and analysing integrated project.

Gain skills of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of project proposal and detailed project.

Gain skills of developing and evaluating investment project and business plan by project profile and detailed form.

By participating in the training, experts from governmental, non governmental organisations and international organisations which finance projects will learn the skills of evaluating the received project applications.