Global project 938-0266 · 1987–1989 · agriculture · Africare, Inc.

Africare has completed the third year of a (now) 5-year program to enhance the level and quality of programming of small-scale agribusiness in Niger, Mali, Senegal, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. During this third year, nine new major agribusiness projects were brought on line and project expenditures were brought more closely in line with those anticipated in the project proposal. An evaluation of the program was completed early in the year and while the findings were positive and encouraging, a number of recommendations were made. Africare has addressed those which could be attended to under the resource configuration of this last year of the first phase. Other measures - including a program-wide Agribusiness Strategy Meeting and the strengthening of reinforcement of project- and national-level training have been provided for in a 2-year project extension. One of the most important themes to arise thus far is the dire need for regular follow-up and rapid remedial training for enterprise managers in relevant technical areas and business management. It is apparent that although many of the agribusiness projects have been completed from the point of view of direct project fund disburseme

Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAZ-002 (1988). The source's own text.