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• Y. K. Karki; D. P. Yadav; K. Tiwari; M. N. Poudel;
• R. K. Thapa; R. K. Shrestha, Dilli KC; T. Adhikari;
• A. Beath, A.C. Wee

Kathmandu, Nepal February 2010

Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade (PACT, Nepal)

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• 1. Background

 Project seeks to improve the competitiveness

• f smallholder farmers and the agribusiness

sector in selected commodity value chains.

 Components: 1.

Agriculture and Rural Business Development;

2.

Support for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Facilities and Food Quality Management;

3.

Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation.

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• 2. Results Chain

Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Long-term Outcomes

• $6 million;
• 20 staff & 20

consultants;

• Assist value-

chain participants in formulating proposals and select recipients to receive grants for value chain development

• Improve

nutritional status

• f villagers in

affected areas;

• Reduce incidence
• f poverty among

value chain participants;

• Increase income
• f value chain

participants

• Increased

productivity of select commodities;

• Increased

production of select commodities;

• Increase sales

volume of select commodities

• Grants awarded

to successful applicants (value chain participants) for sub-projects in technology and infrastructure

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• 3. Primary Research Questions

 What is impact of grants on:

 use of new agricultural

technologies?;

 agricultural productivity and

production?;

 commercialization of agriculture?;  income levels and poverty of

recipients?

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• 4. Outcome Indicators

 Production, productivity and sales volume of

basket of ~20 high-value crops;

 Use of new technology in production and

processing;

 Diversification of crops under cultivation;  Share of output exported;  Profit margin of value chain participants;  Income of value chain participants;

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• 5. Identification Strategy/Method

 Intervention: grants to qualified

applicants in various sectors (thematic areas);

 Treatment Group: grant recipients;  Control Group: unsuccessful eligible

applicants;

 Assignment Mechanism: randomly

select 140 successful applicants from 280 top-scoring applicants;

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• 6. Sample and data

 Sample: 280 top-scoring grant applicants;  Survey Structure: per group applicant interview

(10 farmers, 3 traders, 2 processors, and 10 randomly-selected villagers); and focus group discussion (cooperatives for individual applicants, individual interview of applicant);

 Data Collection Timeline:  Baseline survey: A4 top 280 scoring applications

are identified (but B4 selection of grant recipients);

 Mid-term follow-up survey: 2 years A4 grant

receipt;

 Final follow-up survey: 4 years A4 grant receipt.

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• 7. Time Frame/Work Plan

Activity Time Recruitment of Principal Investigator and team October 2010 Delivery of Inception Report January 2011

• Admin. of Baseline Survey

April - July 2011 Midterm Followup Survey June 2013 Final Follow-Up Survey, Analysis & Dissemination 2015-16

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• 8. Sources of Financing

 Principal Investigator & Consultants:

DIME, SIEF, WB TFs, & Academic Funding.

 Survey Costs: Project M&E Budget

Thank you for your kind attention.