Nicaragua programs / Nicaragua project 524-0301 · 1991–1993 · financial sector · Carana Corp.
Presented in two volumes, this review of Nicaragua's agricultural and agribusiness sector is intended to facilitate Nicaragua's transition from Sandinista policies to open markets and competitively determined economic development. DEC abstract (PN-ABK-399)
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
Presented in two volumes, this review of Nicaragua's agricultural and agribusiness sector is intended to facilitate Nicaragua's transition from Sandinista policies to open markets and competitively determined economic development. Volume I presents key issues in a format designed to facilitate discussion and development of a strategy. It is organized into four sections. Section 1 places agribusiness in the context of the macro- economic situation, posing, in terms of key indicators, the issues that Nicaraguan decisionmakers must consider in setting objectives. Section 2 reviews the principal constraints that limit investment and productivity. Section 3 profiles Nicaragua's major commodity systems -- corn, edible beans, rice, sorghum, poultry, coffee, cotton, bananas, and melon -- with a focus on markets, economics, outlooks, and issues. Section 4 presents the principal conclusions of the analysis. Volume II presents more detailed analyses and projections. It includes sections on current levels of protection and competitiveness, the structure of agribusiness and commodity systems, and farmer-land relations. Also present are statistical annexes that provide projections of agr
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABK-399 (1991). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Nicaragua.
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
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: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carana Corp. | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Sparks Companies, Inc. | implementer | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 45%; Energy (power, fuels, renewables, efficiency) 21%; Agriculture: agribusiness, processing, marketing, agricultural finance 16%
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final report : evaluation of USAID/Nicaragua economic support and recovery programs I, II, and III | 1991 | PD-ABJ-622 | linked as an evaluation of this program |
| Audit of the Nicaragua assistance program funded by Public Law 101-302 and fiscal year 1991 appropriations as of March 31, 1992 | 1993 | PD-ABF-567 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, 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.
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1992 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
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| USAID. Mission to Nicaragua | 1991 to 1992 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 3 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 1991 to 1993 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 4 sources |