Evaluation of the USAID-Kosovo SME and Agriculture - Economic ...

Development Associates, Inc.Targets ActualIntervention Units Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2Extension services Training programs 2 2 4 4Surveys 1 1 1 1Media articles 30 60 47 42(brochures, newspaper)Field demonstrations 10 30 40 360 bReports of projectdemonstrations trials2 3(Actual-- Project Life)Input availability Fertilizer +8% +20% 43%Seeds 15% 15% 64%Pesticides (CPPs) 5% 15% 67%Farm production (Kosovo wide) Avg. wheat yield +15% +10% +29%Farm income increase tofarmers using IFDCtechnologies (wheat and maize)Net income increase toKODAA dealersNet income increases to flourmillers (SHMK)Net income increases to poultryAvg. maize yield +25% +20% +25%Avg. potato yield +5% +15% +76%Avg. egg production +90%$ 0.9 M 2.4 M 2.45 M c$ 0.5 M 1.0 M 7.0 M$ 4.8 M$ 5.6 Mproducers (SHPUK)New investment $ 15 MAssociation-- dues and services $ 125,000 125,000 250,000Association—grants received $ 50,000 50,000 227,000Agribusiness equity $ 125,000 500,000 2 MAgribusiness credit $ 500,000 1 M 16 MCost sharing by associations for $ 187,200 334,600 10.9 Mprojecta. Association of Kosovar Agribusiness (AKA) umbrella agribusiness advocacy association founded by members ofKODAA, SHMK, and SHPUK. Later three additional trade associations joined AKA, bringing total membership to+3,000.b. Includes on-farm demonstrations (320) conducted with MAFRD.c. Euros to dollar ≅ 1:1.34 IFDC reportsEvaluation of the USAID/Kosovo SME 84 May 2004and Agriculture/Agribusiness ProgramsVolume I