Project?Description_58_The?Sichuan?Market?Development?Project(SMD)?is?being?implemented?through?Fukangda?Health?International.?It?aims?toimprove?livelihoods?in?ethnic?Tibetan?communities?by?working?along?value?chainsthat?play?a?key?role?in?Tibetans’traditionallifestyle?or?which?offer?tangible?opportunities?for?increased?Tibetanparticipation.?SMD?helps?integrate?rural?Tibetans’businesses?into?formal?markets,?and?improve?their?livelihoods?in?a?sustainableway.?This?is?mainly?done?through?a?series?of?interventions?at?market,?firm,?andinvestment?levels?in?and?around?the?provincial?capital?of?Chengdu?in?Sichuan,as?well?as?in?the??provinces?of?Gansu,?Qinghai,?and?Yunnan.
