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Transition to High-Value Agriculture 2013-2018, Baseline and Interim Evaluation

Moldova, 2013 - 2018
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Supplement to Evaluation of the Transition to High- Value Agriculture Project in Moldova: Baseline Findings from the 2013– 2014 Farm Operator Survey
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Author(s) Evan Borkum, Seth B. Morgan, Jane Fortson, Alex Johann, and Kenneth Fortson
Date 2015-10-23
Country Moldova
Contributor(s) Mathematica Policy Research
Table of contents APPENDIX D SMALL AND MEDIUM FARM QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................. D.1
APPENDIX E LARGE FARM QUESTIONNAIRE ..................................................................................... E.1
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Evaluation of the Transition to High-Value Agriculture Project in Moldova: Baseline Findings from the 2013–2014 Farm Operator Survey
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Author(s) Evan Borkum, Seth B. Morgan, Jane Fortson, Alexander Johann, and Kenneth Fortson
Date 2015-10-23
Country Moldova
Table of contents I INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1
A. The THVA project ...................................................................................................................... 3
B. Targeted CIS areas ................................................................................................................... 5
C. Evaluation design ...................................................................................................................... 6
D. Moldova Farm Operator Survey .............................................................................................. 13
II HOUSEHOLD, FARM, AND PLOT CHARACTERISTICS............................................................. 19
A. Household and farm operator characteristics.......................................................................... 20
B. Large-farm characteristics ....................................................................................................... 22
C. Cultivated area and plot characteristics .................................................................................. 24
III AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FARM PROFITS, AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME.................... 29
A. Agricultural production and sales ............................................................................................ 30
B. Other dimensions of agricultural production and sales ........................................................... 37
C. Agricultural profits and household income .............................................................................. 48
D. Plot-level production and revenues ......................................................................................... 56
IV IRRIGATION PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCE WITH WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS............ 61
A. Irrigation practices ................................................................................................................... 62
B. Experiences with water user associations............................................................................... 65
V TRAINING PARTICIPATION ......................................................................................................... 67
VI PRACTICE USE............................................................................................................................. 73
VII AGRICULTURAL CREDIT............................................................................................................. 79
A. Loan applications..................................................................................................................... 79
B. Loan characteristics................................................................................................................. 81
VIII BORDER AREA ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................... 85
A. Farm and plot characteristics .................................................................................................... 85
B. Cultivation, farm labor, and agricultural profits .......................................................................... 88
C. Irrigation use.............................................................................................................................. 91
D. Summary of border area analysis ............................................................................................. 93
IX GENDER ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................... 95
A. Gender roles............................................................................................................................ 96
B. Farm characteristics by gender of farm operator .................................................................... 98
C. Differences between same-farm male and female respondents........................................... 100
X CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 105
A. Summary of findings.............................................................................................................. 105
B. Updated minimum detectable impacts .................................................................................. 107
C. Plans for future data collection and reporting........................................................................ 109
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................... 112
APPENDIX A. PROGRAM LOGIC............................................................................................................A.1
APPENDIX B. TECHNICAL APPENDIX...................................................................................................B.1
APPENDIX C. MONITORING AND EVALUATION INDICATORS...........................................................C.1
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Evaluation Design for the Transition to High-Value Agriculture Project in Moldova
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Author(s) Evan Borkum, Jane Fortson, and Candace Miller
Date 2015-10-21
Country Moldova
Table of contents I INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1
II OVERVIEW OF THE THVA PROJECT ........................................................................................... 3
A. Overview of project activities and program logic ....................................................................... 3
B. Targeted CIS areas ................................................................................................................... 8
C. Economic rate of return ........................................................................................................... 10
III LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................................. 11
A. Water user associations .......................................................................................................... 11
B. Irrigation infrastructure improvements ..................................................................................... 13
C. Farmer training and other efforts to expand market opportunities .......................................... 14
D. Agricultural finance .................................................................................................................. 16
E. Contribution of the THVA evaluation ....................................................................................... 16
IV EVALUATION DESIGN .................................................................................................................. 17
A. Research questions ................................................................................................................. 17
B. Impact evaluation component.................................................................................................. 22
1. Matched comparison group design ................................................................................... 22
2. Analysis approach ............................................................................................................. 26
3. Data sources ..................................................................................................................... 28
4. Sample size and statistical power ..................................................................................... 33
5. Updating the project ERR ................................................................................................. 37
C. Performance evaluation component ........................................................................................ 38
1. Existing qualitative data .................................................................................................... 38
2. Additional qualitative data collection plans ....................................................................... 42
3. Quantitative data from borrowers ...................................................................................... 47
4. Administrative data ............................................................................................................ 49
5. Document review .............................................................................................................. 50
V CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 51
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 54
APPENDIX A. SELECTION OF COMPARISON CIS AREAS ................................................................... A.1
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The Access to Agricultural Finance Credit Program in Moldova: Findings from an End-of-Compact Analysis
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Author(s) Evan Borkum, Irina Cheban, Jane Fortson, Alexander Johann, and Seth B. Morgan
Date 2016-12-27
Country Moldova
Contributor(s) Mathematica Policy Research
Table of contents ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................XI
I INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1
A. The Access to Agricultural Finance activity............................................................................... 3
B. Data sources.............................................................................................................................. 7
II BENEFICIARY CHARACTERISTICS, LOANS, AND INVESTMENTS ......................................... 11
A. Beneficiary enterprise characteristics, financial status, and investments prior to AAF........... 11
B. Characteristics of AAF loans and investments........................................................................ 19
C. Awareness of and experiences with the AAF credit program ................................................. 25
D. Investments after AAF loan receipt ......................................................................................... 27
III THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT MARKET AND ROLE OF AAF................................................... 31
A. The agricultural credit market environment during the AAF credit program ........................... 31
B. Role of AAF ............................................................................................................................. 37
IV CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 41
A. Summary of findings................................................................................................................ 41
B. Plans for future data collection ................................................................................................ 42
REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................ 43
APPENDIX A. ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL FINANCE SURVEY........................................................A.1
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Interim Evaluation Report Package
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Country Moldova
Description This folder contains the following documents: (i) Interim Lessons Learned, (ii) Interim MCC Response, and (iii) Interim Report.
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Technical documents
Evaluation Brief: Removing Barriers to High-Value Agriculture in Moldova
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