Southeast Europe & CIS
Armenia
SDC has two projects in Armenia that follow the M4P approach, one in the dairy/livestock sector and another one in the horticulture sector. For more information visit SDC's South Caucasus website.
Livestock development in Southeastern Armenia
Applying an M4P approach, the overall project objective is the strengthening of the livestock sector and the increase of income opportunities for farmers, focusing on the dairy and meat value chains. The focal area of the intervention is Syunik Marz in the rural Southeast of Armenia. The project is implemented by the Armenian NGO, Strategic Development Agency (SDA).
More information can be found on the programme's section on the M4P Hub.
| Developing markets for dairy production through service development and PPP in rural Armenia November 2008 Author: The Springfield Centre This case study explains the M4P approach and illustrates how it can be practically applied. It describes the interventions of the project namely working with mild processors and building rural services for farmers. | |
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The horticulture promotion project in the Meghri region "M4 Meghri"
This M4P project intends to develop a dynamic horticulture agribusiness sector that generates sustainable and broad-based employment and income. In particular, the project supports small-scale producers of fig, pomegranate and persimmon in the Meghri region. It is implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in collaboration with the Armenian NGO Shen.
Georgia
Market Alliances against Poverty
The project follows an M4P approach and aims at strengthening the value chain for dairy and meat products, improving the quality of milk and increase production. Small livestock producers are expected to improve access to markets, information, services and technologies and increase their incomes. The project is implemented in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region by Mercy Corps International and local sub-contracting partners.
More information can be found on the programme's section on the M4P Hub website.
South Caucasus Region
The Swiss Cooperation Office South Caucasus has also developed a Outcome Monitoring Concept for the domain Economic Development and Employment.
| Outcome Monitoring Concept SDC South Caucasus November 2007 Author: Beka Tagauri and Harald Bekkers This outcome monitoring concept provides guidelines on 1) meausring in quantitative terms the aggregated outcome of Swiss interventions in the field of E&I, 2) assessing and describe in qulaitative terms the achievements of rural development projects applying the M4P approach. It provides tools on how to develop a log frames, result chains and outcome "calculations", or on how to do reporting when using the M4P approach | |
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