Aid for Trade6th Project Board Meeting

02 July 2015

Content:

I. Overall Results

II. Presentation of cost extension work plan

III. Project Board Review and Approval

Direct beneficiaries:

107 new jobs created

1,063 businesses, and

1,019 farmers supported

6,567 total of no. of beneficiaries supported indirectly

Overall results

“I thank the Government of Finland and UNDP for an invaluable support to Kosovo during the past years. As I said in our meeting today, the 'Aid for Trade Project' is highly appraised from MTI”, Ms. Hykmete Bajrami, PBM, 26.03.2015

“Aid for Trade continues to be a central pillar of Finland’s newly adopted development programme”, Mr. Ismo Kolehmainen, PBM, 06.11.2012

Overall results – O1

Support to Ministry of Trade and Industry

No. of participants

Study visits 21

International conferences 5

Trainings 26

Total 52

“Thank you for the support and assistance provided to Ministry of Trade and Industry and for the harmony between the project activities and the objectives of our Ministry”, Ms. Valbone Dushi, PBM, 10.12.2013

“Project’s achievements are satisfactory and work performed is appreciated”, Mr. Vesa Kotilainen, 11.06.2014

Overall results – O2

Support to Small and Micro EnterprisesNo. of

beneficiaries

Trainings, networking events, coaching 900

Local businesses promoted through tourism website 29

Online SEE B2B portal 134

Total 1,063

“The objective of the Strategy for SME's 2013-2017 is to support the businesses to increase their technical and managerial capacities and promote exports”, Ms. Valbone Dushi, PBM, 10.12.2013

“Lessons learned and the experience of the Aid for Trade project in the Economic Region South will assist MTI when proposing new projects to be extended to other regions in Kosovo”, Mr. Adnan Hoxha, PBM, 29.09.2014

Overall results - O3

Local businesses/farmers in the Economic Region South (ERS) and Mitrovicë/a region have improved and increased their productivity while generating income for families in rural areas

No. of beneficiaries

Direct investments 99

Beneficiaries of milk facilities 130

Trainings and direct coaching 606

Experience sharing events 103

Round-tables organized 81

Total 1,019

“MAFRD considers that it is important to continue supporting farmers through provision of trainings and other forms of advisory services and introducing technological and cultivation innovations”, Mr. Kapllan Halimi, PBM, 26.03.2015

Overall results - O3

“The representative of the Embassy of Finland agrees that there is a need to improve farmers’ lives, and to increase farm capacities.”, PBM, 26.03.2015

Investment/crop# of

farmers

Planted (m2)

% increas

e in family income

Avg. Net profit/ye

arfarmer

Total

Oregano (2000 m2): 6 12,000 20% € 1,000 € 6,000Greenhouses (200m2): 28 5,600 30-40% € 3,000 € 84,000Strawberries (1000 m2): 9 9,000 35-40% € 3,000 € 27,000Strawberries (2000 m2): 10 20,000 40-60% € 6,000 € 60,000Raspberry (1000 m2): 6 6,000 35-40% € 2,000 € 12,000Raspberry (2000 m2): 10 20,000 40-60% € 4,000 € 40,000Seedling incubators (12 m3): 2 35-40% €6,000 € 12,000

71 72,600€

241,000Milking machines 28 estimated EUR 1,000 of income per cow,

per season

14 analytical reports produced

5 assessments/action plans for MTI

5 guidelines/manuals for businesses

36 individual plans for businesses on environment produced, and

20 individual reports for businesses on quality management standards drafted

What more did we do?

“Promotion of sectors is not easy if there are no available data, but thanks to these sectorial studies, information is available and it helps a lot investors”, Head of KIESA, PBM, 29.09.2014

KIESA values the cooperation and project’s assistance in informing businesses and investors on the developments of potential sectors through sector profiles, on international trade topics and other important subjects related to exporting, such as international quality management standards and potential export markets, PBM, 26.03.2015

25 activities implemented

5 activities in partnership with local NGOs

7 Cooperated with 4 local and 3 international research companies

How did we do it?

“That the project is relevant in terms of the needs and potentials/resources of the key stakeholders and beneficiaries is corroborated by virtually all such stakeholders interviewed that are familiar with the project”, Mid-term review of the project, 20.10.2014

Whom did we target?

“UNDP’s counseling services and training sessions have been very beneficial and have increased local companies’ awareness for certified and eco-friendly practices, and has expanded their vision for furthering their trade beyond Kosovo’s borders”, Business Support Centre, Rahovec

“The information learned during the training sessions have improved our understanding of exporting strategies and taught us new methods that our company can use to help expand its customer base and export rate”, KAMILA Chocolate

“We had a homemade improvised incubator that was tended to by our family; the new incubator has strongly improved the quality of our seedlings, it has increased our production capacities, and it takes care of many issues such as temperature, humidity, and other things that my father and I struggled to find solutions for.” Bojan Jovanović, Leposaviq/ć

As a result of Aid for Trade’s direct support, coaching by IADK’s experts and participation in study trips, production capacities of Selami Haxhimustafa has increased by 30% this year.