Zambia programs / Zambia project 611-0214 · 1988–1996 · agriculture · Ronco Consulting Corp.
Summarizes attached evaluation (XD-ABM-717-A) of a project component (2/91-9/94) to distribute hammermills for the Government of Zambia, and train millers in their maintenance. DEC abstract (PD-ABM-717)
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
Summarizes attached evaluation (XD-ABM-717-A) of a project component (2/91-9/94) to distribute hammermills for the Government of Zambia, and train millers in their maintenance. The component was implemented by SIDO, a parastatal for small-scale industry, and by Village Industry Services (VIS), an NGO. The project involved distribution of about 1,580 hammermills for maize processing, along with training of 785 millers (30% of whom were women). Procurement of the mills and financing of their purchase by the mill operators was funded by the host government, and was not part of the USAID effort. The hammermills, which are now plentiful and well distributed throughout rural Zambia, improve the quality of life of small farmers by reducing the time spent hand grinding maize, improving nutrition (because milled maize is readily available and cheaper now), and providing an alternate source of income. Some 87% of hammermill owners report that their mills are profitable. The NGO component broke down as the project became politicized and VIS proved unable to manage USAID's funds properly. USAID withdrew its support from VIS and thus this important element for sustainability was lost. None
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABM-717 (1996). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Zambia.
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 Zambia, 1988 to 1996 7 sources
Scope: country: Zambia. 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronco Consulting Corp. | implementer | 1991 to 1992 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Agricultural Cooperative Development International (ACDI) | 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
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: agribusiness, processing, marketing, agricultural finance 74%; Private sector competitiveness 10%; Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 5%
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-term evaluation of the Zambia agribusiness and management support (ZAMS) project (611-0214) | 1992 | PD-ABE-277 | evaluation-stage document (eval midterm, weak classifier) |
| Zambia agribusiness and management support project (611-0214) : evaluation report | 1995 | XD-ABM-717-A | linked as an evaluation of this program |
| Zambia agribusiness and management support (Hammermill component) | 1996 | PD-ABM-717 | evaluation-stage document (eval final, 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
| Abt Associates, Inc. | implementer | 1993 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government of the Republic of Zambia | co signer | 1988 | Likely, not confirmed basis not stated; shown as likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| 1992 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Zambia | 1991 to 1993 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Uganda | 1992 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Mission to Zambia | 1988 to 1996 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1988 to 1996 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 8 sources |
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