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KOSOVO AGRICULTURAL GROWTH and RURAL OPPORTUNITIES ACTIVITY Quarterly Report: April 2017– June 2017 KOSOVO AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND RURAL OPPORTUNITIES ACTIVITY Quarterly Report: April 2017– June 2017 July July20172017 This Thispublication was produced for review by the United States Agency for for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech. Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development, USAID Contract Number, AID- 167-C-15-00001 Agricultural Growth and Rural Opportunities (AGRO) Activity. Prepared By: Tetra Tech 159 Bank Street, Suite 300 Burlington, VT 05401 Tel: 802-495-0282 Fax: 802-658-4247 Email: [email protected] Principal Contacts: Mark Wood, Chief of Party ([email protected]) Claudia LaLumia, Program Manager ([email protected]) Carol Chan, Deputy Program Manager ([email protected]) KOSOVO AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND RURAL OPPORTUNITIES ACTIVITY Quarterly Report: April 2017–June 2017 : Oct 2015 - Sept 2016 July 2017 DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government KOSOVO AGRO: FY17Q3 QUARTERLY REPORT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................ I ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 VALUE CHAINS ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 FRUIT VALUE CHAINS ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.1 Apples and Pear .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.2 Table Grapes ....................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1.3 Strawberries ........................................................................................................................................ 15 1.1.4 Raspberries .......................................................................................................................................... 18 1.1.5 Sour Cherries ...................................................................................................................................... 22 1.1.6 Blueberry .............................................................................................................................................. 28 1.2 VEGETABLE VALUE CHAIN .................................................................................................................................... 31 1.2.1 Peppers and Tomatoes ...................................................................................................................... 31 1.2.2 Gherkins and Cucumbers ................................................................................................................. 36 1.2.3 Lettuce .................................................................................................................................................. 39 1.2.4 Asparagus ............................................................................................................................................. 41 1.2.5 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAP) ............................................................................................ 44 1.2.6 Innovative Horticultural Value Chains ........................................................................................... 48 1.3 LIVESTOCK ............................................................................................................................................................. 52 2.0 CROSS-CUTTING ....................................................................................................................... 55 2.1 AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 55 2.2 AGRO-JOB CAREER CENTER ............................................................................................................................... 61 2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................... 63 2.3.1 Environmental Compliance for IIF Activities ................................................................................ 65 2.4 GENDER, YOUTH, CVE AND MINORITY INTEGRATION.................................................................................... 66 3.0 PERFORMANCE MONITORING PLAN (PMP) ....................................................................... 69 3.1 AGRO DASHBOARD ............................................................................................................................................ 69 3.1.1 Sales Performance .............................................................................................................................. 69 3.1.2 Number of Individuals Trained Indicator Performance: ............................................................. 69 3.1.3 Hectares under Improved Technologies ....................................................................................... 69 3.2 GPS LOCATION OF CROPS .................................................................................................................................. 70 3.3 PMP RESULTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 70 4.0 IIF GRANTS AND SUBCONTRACTS REPORT ..................................................................... 76 4.1 GRANTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 76 4.1.1 Activity Progress ................................................................................................................................. 76 4.2 SUBCONTRACTS .................................................................................................................................................... 79 4.2.1 Activity Progress ................................................................................................................................. 79 ANNEX I ............................................................................................................................................... 80 ANNEX II .............................................................................................................................................. 81 KOSOVO AGRO: FY17Q3 QUARTERLY REPORT i ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AGRO Agricultural Growth and Rural Opportunities Activity APC Agroproduct Commerce B2B Business to Business CC Collection Center CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CLA Collaborating Learning and Adopting CLE Contract Law Enforcement (Activity) COP Chief of Party COR Contracting Officer’s Representative CTA Chief Technical Advisor CVE Countering Violent Extremism DDD Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane DO Development Objective DQA Data Quality Assessment ePORT Electronic Program Observation, Reporting, and Tracking EU European Union FACTS Foreign Assistance Coordinating and Tracking System FTF Feed the Future GlobalGAP Global Good Agricultural Practice GEM Gender Empowerment Measure GHP Good Hygiene Practice GMP Good Manufacturing Practice GOK Government of Kosovo HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points IFC International Finance Corporation IIF Innovation and Incentive Fund IPM Integrated Pest Management IR Intermediate Result KAMP Kosovo Association of Milk Producers KCBS Kosovo Center for Business Support ii KOSOVO AGRO: FY17Q3 QUARTERLY REPORT KDPA Kosovo Dairy Processors Association KIESA Kosovo Investment and Enterprise Support Agency KSA Knowledge, Skills, Abilities LOP Life of Program M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAFRD Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development MIS Management Information System MOU Memorandum of Understanding MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry NGO Non-Governmental Organization NOA New Opportunities for Agriculture PePeKo Peme e Perime te Kosoves, or Fruits and Vegetables of Kosovo PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safe Use Action Plan PIRS Performance Indicator Reference Sheet PMP Performance Management Plan PPSE Promoting Private Sector Employment (Project) RF Results Framework SOW Scope of Work SoQ Standard of Quality SP Strategic Partner SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance TRMS Transparent Raw Milk Sampling USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government VC Value Chain WAEI Women’s Agricultural Empowerment Index WB World Bank KOSOVO AGRO: FY17Q3 QUARTERLY REPORT iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This quarterly report precisely follows the format of the Agricultural Growth and Rural Opportunities (AGRO) Activity annual work plan 2017. The report does not restate the strategy and background by value chain or provide a description of the activities to be undertaken. Under each value chain and under the project level
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