Involving Farmers : Social Assessment in the Estonia Agriculture Project

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-08-13T15:35:58Z
dc.date2012-08-13T15:35:58Z
dc.date1996-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:37:13Z
dc.descriptionCountries in transition from centrally planned to market economies face several challenges when planning investments. These include a lack of information about beneficiary groups, particularly those in rural areas; and the collapse of institutions maintained by the state prior to transition. During preparation of the Estonia Agriculture Project, the government sought World Bank technical assistance to undertake a social assessment (SA) to fill information gaps and initiate a process of building new local level institutions. The SA was divided into three phases, with the overall objective of building institutional capacity at both the local and the national level. Phase I has been completed. It has enabled the government to assess farmers' commitment to rehabilitation of field drainage systems, and their willingness to form farmer-managed Land and Water Associations and to share costs and assume responsibilities for operation and maintenance. Since regaining independence in 1991, Estonia has stabilized its macroeconomic situation and moved rapidly towards a market economy. Living standards, which declined dramatically in 1992 and 1993, have begun to rise in urban areas where enterprises have been privatized and industrial production has begun to revive. However, similar results have not materialized in rural areas. Estonia has the potential to be competitive in agriculture if certain constraints are overcome. The Agriculture Project, as the first Bank-supported operation, is expected to address some of these, principally the rehabilitation of field drainage systems.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/02/2824804/involving-farmers-social-assessment-estonia-agriculture-project
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11637
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/11637
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407522
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationSocial Development Notes; No. 19
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCONTRACTORS
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectENGINEERS
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMOA
dc.subjectRESEARCH METHODS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FARMERS GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PLANNING
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY GROUPS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE APPROACH
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFARM LANDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.titleInvolving Farmers : Social Assessment in the Estonia Agriculture Project

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