Resettlement policy framework and specific resettlement action plan

Glossary

Ameliorative	Term used in the context of improving the drainage conditions of soils
Dehkan farm / Dehkan plot	In Uzbekistan, a dehkan farm is a family-based small-scale enterprise that produces and markets agricultural products; it uses family labor and cultivates a plot adjacent to the family home. Such a plot is locally referred to as ‘tomorka’ and is usually smaller than 0.1 ha. About 10 percent of households have additional dehkan plots, often outside, but close to, their communities. These additional dehkan plots (0.15-0.2 ha) are used for cultivation and/or for house construction. Dehkan plots (both tomorka and additional dehkan plots) are held for a lifetime and can be inherited. Dehkan farms may be registered as legal commercial agricultural entities; but there is no requirement of registration.
Dehkan farmer	1) Peasant, farmer; 2) in Uzbekistan this word means an owner of a dehkan plot
Horizontal drainage	An open or closed (buried) drain designed to lower the water table in the fields
Khokimiyat	Local authorities/government.
Makhalla	Territorial community, community of neighbors; In Uzbekistan, this word means an organ of self-governance of citizens.
Optimization of farms	The process triggered by the Decree “On Optimization of Cropping Areas and Enhancing Food Crop Production” and “Instruction On Constitution of a Special Committee (SC) in charge of developing proposals for optimization of farm plots” issued by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in October 2008. The key objective of the decree is to consolidate a large number of existing small (less than 10 ha) leasehold farms into sustainable (around 50 ha) agricultural enterprises and to improve the efficiency of irrigation.
Project districts	Administrative districts of Ferghana region (Baghdad, Rishtan and Altyarik) where the Project Area is located.
Project Area	Territory of nearly 67,000 hectares spanning approximately a half of irrigated land of the Project districts
Rural Assembly of Citizens (RAC)	A body of local self-governance in rural areas. One RAC consists of either one or several Makhallas.
Salinization	High salinity level in soil and/or water impeding plant growth, also the term mineralization is used
Shirkat	Agricultural cooperative
Uzgeocadastre	Land Registration office
Tomorka	Household garden plot
Vertical drainage	A system of deep wells designed to control the water table
Waterlogging	Lands with high water table, impeding soil aeration and plant growth