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Washington London Johannesburg Ramallah Rio de Janeiro
USAID Agribusiness
PROJECT
USAID Agribusiness Project
Implemented by:
DAI, BAH and IRD
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Project Details
5 year project from Sept 28, 2007 – Sept 27, 2012
Implementing Partners: DAI, BAH, IRD, Training Resources Group, Michigan State University, QED Group
Total Value $24 million– Grants: $5.2 million
Project Locations:– Belgrade – Head office– Field offices in Novi Sad and Cacak
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USAID Agribusiness Activity:Objectives
Achieve and overall goal of rapid, sustained, and broad based economic growth in Serbia
Component 1 : Increasing competitiveness of Serbian agribusiness
Component 2: Assisting development of a sound enabling environment– Policy, finance, information
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Project Component 1: Increased efficiency and competitiveness of Serbian agribusiness
Subsector selection and analysis Strengthen Producer Organizations Improve Agribusiness Development Service
Delivery Enhance market access Improve access to financial services Strengthen business linkages
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Component 1: Cross Cutting
Develop a Youth Enterprise Program and Business Plan Competition
Establish a national 4H program and young farmer program
Establish an international volunteer program Gender activities Address environmental concerns Develop communications and media
– Help businesses with communications– Publicize USAID achievements
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Component 2: Improved Enabling Environment
Improve crop and livestock production estimates and market price information systems (public good)
Facilitate legal, policy, and regulatory reform
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Technical Approach
Value Chain (VC) Driven project – VC Analysis– Focus on a limited number of value chains with high
potential– Set a vision for the growth of the value chain– Work with private sector and government to address all
constraints Apply a Business Services Approach
– Identify and address market failures – Use market driven mechanisms and market enabling
tools– Employ once off investments to stimulate service
development
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Selected Sub-Sectors
Vegetables Livestock Dairy Tree Fruit Berries Mushrooms, Herbs, and Spices
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Grant Types
Investment Incentive Grants1. Producer Organization Grants
2. Enterprise Expansion Grants
3. Agribusiness Start-up Grants
4. Youth Enterprise Grant (from Youth Business Plan Competition)
5. Voucher for Services Grants
Enabling Grants1. Association Development and Strengthening
2. Association services to members
3. Public dissemination of information
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Youth Component
Youth Business Plan Competition Grants
4H and business curricula for ag schools
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Thank You