Tracking Progress - One Reform at a Time

Reform: Agricultural Development (2017-04-30)

The reform is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture in the framework of the "Agriculture Development Strategy of Georgia, 2015-2020".

According to the Government

STRATEGY FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA 2015-2020

The government’s formal progress (at the input and output level) in the target reform area is measured through a survey covering the following four dimensions:

  1. Institutional Setup
  2. Capacity Building
  3. Infrastructure & Budgeting
  4. Legislation & Regulations

The sets of indicators are designed to track progress on each dimension towards the system envisioned in the reform strategy. They cover all fundamental actions that have to be executed to create an optimal environment that will help achieve all reform objectives. Completion of all actions indicates achievement of the desired policy framework.

The sets of indicators captured by the questionnaires are used to measure distance from the stated reform objective on a scale from 0% (no action has taken place) to 100% (all desired systems are fully implemented, monitored and evaluated).

The questionnaires are filled out twice a year through face-to-face interviews with representatives of all agencies involved in the implementation of a particular reform.

According to the Stakeholders

The stakeholders acknowledged important steps taken by the GoG, but emphasized insufficient progress in outcomes. However, this is understandable because of the specifics of this sector. The effective land reform can accelerate agricultural development.

Each reform is evaluated, twice per year, by a group of stakeholders – at least 15 individuals not affiliated with the responsible agency, but directly affected by the reform.

The entire group of stakeholders are convened at ISET in order to review the results of the government survey, as well as objective data and information about reform outcomes, which are collected and analysed by the Project Team.

Each member of the group provides an anonymous quantitative assessment of the reform by answering the following questions:

1. What is your assessment of Georgia’s current performance in this area of reform?

2. Is the economic reform agenda progressing as expected?

3. Is the reform likely to deliver adequate results?

The total score for each reform is calculated as a simple average of individual assessments.

The overall assessment of the reform process is automatically provided through the ReforVerdict – a summary score, derived as a weighted average of scores assigned to each reform. The ReforVerdict score is adjusted on a monthly basis, following monthly stakeholder meetings.

  • Lika Shavgulidze

    EUGeorgia.info

  • Nino Zambakhidze

    Georgian Farmers' Association

  • Gaga Abashidze

    Bio Product Company

  • Levan Dadiani

    OXFAM

  • Nana Kashakashvili

    GIPA

  • Giorgi Nanobashvili

    UNDP

  • Irakli Chikava

    Agro Solutions

  • Simon Appleby

    Georgian Agribusiness Group

  • Andrei Maximov

    Maximov &P artners LLC

  • Otar Konjaria

    Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia

  • Davit Kirvalidze

    Prime Minister's Office

  • Giorgi Glonti

    CARE

  • Irakli Kasrashvili

    Mercy Corps

  • Shalva Pipia

    Rural and Agricultural Policy and Development Institute

  • Shota Gongladze

    TBC Bank

  • Gvantsa Meladze

    Export Development Association

  • Kote Kobakhidze

    UNDP

  • Kateryna Poberezhna

    FAO

Outcomes

Objective and quantitative data reflects reform outcomes to be used as a proxy for reform effectiveness.