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I INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 1
A. The THVA project ...................................................................................................................... 3
B. Targeted CIS areas ................................................................................................................... 5
C. Evaluation design ...................................................................................................................... 6
D. Moldova Farm Operator Survey .............................................................................................. 13
II HOUSEHOLD, FARM, AND PLOT CHARACTERISTICS............................................................. 19
A. Household and farm operator characteristics.......................................................................... 20
B. Large-farm characteristics ....................................................................................................... 22
C. Cultivated area and plot characteristics .................................................................................. 24
III AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, FARM PROFITS, AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME.................... 29
A. Agricultural production and sales ............................................................................................ 30
B. Other dimensions of agricultural production and sales ........................................................... 37
C. Agricultural profits and household income .............................................................................. 48
D. Plot-level production and revenues ......................................................................................... 56
IV IRRIGATION PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCE WITH WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS............ 61
A. Irrigation practices ................................................................................................................... 62
B. Experiences with water user associations............................................................................... 65
V TRAINING PARTICIPATION ......................................................................................................... 67
VI PRACTICE USE............................................................................................................................. 73
VII AGRICULTURAL CREDIT............................................................................................................. 79
A. Loan applications..................................................................................................................... 79
B. Loan characteristics................................................................................................................. 81
VIII BORDER AREA ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................... 85
A. Farm and plot characteristics .................................................................................................... 85
B. Cultivation, farm labor, and agricultural profits .......................................................................... 88
C. Irrigation use.............................................................................................................................. 91
D. Summary of border area analysis ............................................................................................. 93
IX GENDER ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................... 95
A. Gender roles............................................................................................................................ 96
B. Farm characteristics by gender of farm operator .................................................................... 98
C. Differences between same-farm male and female respondents........................................... 100
X CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 105
A. Summary of findings.............................................................................................................. 105
B. Updated minimum detectable impacts .................................................................................. 107
C. Plans for future data collection and reporting........................................................................ 109
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................... 112
APPENDIX A. PROGRAM LOGIC............................................................................................................A.1
APPENDIX B. TECHNICAL APPENDIX...................................................................................................B.1
APPENDIX C. MONITORING AND EVALUATION INDICATORS...........................................................C.1 |
