International Development Grant
Horticulture Development
Project Number: CA-3-Z020896001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $10,163,427.00
Start Date: March 31, 2008
End Date: December 31, 2013
Duration: 5.8 years
Project Description
This project aims to strengthen the capacity of 5 000 smallholder farmers in the regions of Crimea and Zaporizhzhia to engage profitably competitively and sustainably in the production processing and marketing of high-value horticulture commodities. Farmers in these two regions are faced with a range of constraints that inhibit their access to markets and lead to a significant percentage of the population living in poverty. The project involves partnering with lead farmers local farmer associations and agriculture extension services to deliver technical training and other agriculture support services designed to improve production and facilitate access to markets for smallholder farmers. The project also implies working with credit unions in both regions in order to give horticulture producers of these rural regions better access to loans.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results as of July 2013 include: 6 887 small horticulture farmers improved their technical and business management skills exceeding the target of 5 000. Greater collaboration among farmers through market consolidation and clustering practices led to economies of scale in areas such as product marketing equipment leasing and technical services. This contributed to a 26% increase in participating smallholder farmers’ income since 2008 who now earn an average of $4 000 annually through the cultivation of high-value crops. The use of more modern agriculture technology and practices by small horticulture farmers has also led to an increase in production with 8 592 000 kg of produce sold for $9 032 236 in 2012-13. The reported volume increase was just short of the target of 20% from the previous year.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Mennonite Economic DevelopmentAssociates of Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
EGM Europe Arctic Middle East and Magh
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP