Within Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir Marzes (IADAAM) project a focus group training was conducted by Anna Sargsyan, Projects Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Strategic Development Agency NGO.
The main goal of the training was to prepare the participants – two consultants selected from the IADAAM AEST team, Aram Zakaryan and Narek Avetisyan – as focus group survey moderators. During the training, the techniques and methodology for conducting a farmer needs assessment were presented, as well as practical skills for organizing and conducting a group survey.
The trained moderators selected from the AEST team will subsequently conduct focus group surveys aimed at in-depth study of farmers’ needs and problems.
This initiative is an important prerequisite for increasing the targeting and effectiveness of IADAAM program interventions.
Irrigated Agriculture Development in Ararat and Armavir marzes (IADAAM) project, financed through the European Union (EU) with implementation by the French Development Agency (AFD) is an integrated initiative aimed at transforming irrigated agriculture in Armenia.
Within IADAAM project a technical assistance component is implemented jointly by Agriconsulting Europe S.A, Avenue Consulting Group, Strategic Development Agency NGO and 3R Strategy LLC consortium and aims to provide institutional support to the Ministry of Economy (MoE) in the formulation of agricultural policies and reforms in priority areas, provide technical support to the MoE in the implementing project activities, ensure communication and reporting for the IADAAM project.