Evaluation of the Georgia Food for Progress (FFPr) Project
AIR evaluated Land O'Lakes Food for Progress (FFPr) programming aimed at revolutionizing the dairy and beef sectors in Georgia. The project targeted, but was not limited to, five regions in the country: Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti, and Samegrelo Zemo Svaneti.
The project used a private-sector approach to increase productivity and profit for dairy- and beef-sector actors. The main goal was to increase agricultural productivity and expand the trade of agricultural products in the dairy and beef sectors. The project activities focused on enhancing income and productivity at the farmer level, as well as removing bottlenecks along dairy and beef value chains.
Methodologies
AIR's evaluation team employed a quantitative and qualitative performance evaluation approach to evaluate how Georgia FFPr's interventions contribute to a sustainable private-sector dairy- and beef-market system. In order to guide future phases of the project, the evaluation developed and presented hypotheses that were related to the project's relevance, impact, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability.
