Madagascar programs / Madagascar agricultural export liberalization support project (MAELSP)
Interim evaluation of a program to help liberalize the export of Madagascar's traditional cash crops (coffee, cloves, and peppers) and establish a liberalized foreign exchange allocation system. DEC abstract (PD-ABB-314)
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22 facts shown; 1 unconfirmed link; 0 support mechanisms (not programs); 8 documents cite this program.
The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
Interim evaluation of a program to help liberalize the export of Madagascar's traditional cash crops (coffee, cloves, and peppers) and establish a liberalized foreign exchange allocation system. The evaluation covers the period 7/88-3/89. Export liberalization was officially decreed in 9/88, and information regarding this transition has been made available through an exporters' guide and newspapers. Although data are very limited, it is evident that private firms have been active in coffee purchasing and conditioning and have done reasonably well in exporting. Exporters believe that the quality of coffee is rising as the result of increased competition. However, the transition to liberalized coffee exportation has not been smooth and will take much longer than the 7-8 months originally estimated. The majority of exporters interviewed complained of the slowness of the transition and claimed that the public sector Marketing Board still controls much of the export quota as the result of previous sales agreements. Farmers are also confused about the new system and, although it appears that they are receiving increasingly higher prices, it is not clear whether these increases are the re
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABB-314 (1989). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Madagascar.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Operated in Madagascar, 1988 to 1993 8 sources
Scope: country: Madagascar. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abt Associates, Inc. | implementer | 1993 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| National Institute of Business Administration | implementer | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Madagascar | 1992 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Madagascar | 1988 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
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Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Trade and investment 61%; Agriculture: agribusiness, processing, marketing, agricultural finance 7%; Private sector competitiveness 6%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar agricultural export liberalization program : performance assessment | 1989 | PD-ABB-314 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government of the Republic of Madagascar | co signer | 1988 | Likely, not confirmed basis not stated; shown as likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| Madagascar | 1988 to 1993 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 8 sources |