1a REVITALIZING THE DAIRY SECTOR IN SERBIA: POST CONFLICT COMPARATIVE STUDY Hayden Aaronson Economic Advisor, Technical Services Unit Mercy Corps November 15, 2007

2 CONFLICT SUMMARY Kosovo Status Undecided NATO Bombing –1999 Croatian & Bosnian Wars –

3 Humanitarian Impact HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF CONFLICT Total Casualties – 112,700 Serbian Refugees – 524,000 Kosovar Serbian IDPs – 126,000 Kosovar Albanian IDPs – 850,000

4 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CONFLICT $7 -$10 Billion in Economic Losses Second Highest Ever Recorded Inflation Herd Size Decrease by 50% Decrease in One-Third of Dairy Processing Capacity

5 COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION THROUGH DEMOCRATIC ACTION $200 million/6 years 5 Implementing Partners Community & Economic Development ( )

6 AMAP POST-CONFLICT CASE STUDY Case Study Question Examined 2 Areas of Impact - Economic - Social In the post-war context of Serbia, did dairy processor-led interventions achieve greater impact than farmer-led interventions?

7 Global Enabling Environment Local/ National Enabling Environment Financial (cross cutting) Credit & Accounting Financial (cross cutting) Credit & Accounting Sector-specific providers Processing Equipment Packaging & Labeling Distribution Sector-specific providers Processing Equipment Packaging & Labeling Distribution Cross-cutting providers Raw Materials Marketing & Distribution Equipment Cross-cutting providers Raw Materials Marketing & Distribution Equipment Producers – Dairy Farmers Input Suppliers Veterinarians, Feed Components, Crop Inputs, Farm Machinery & Implements, Milking Equipment, Equipment Repair Input Suppliers Veterinarians, Feed Components, Crop Inputs, Farm Machinery & Implements, Milking Equipment, Equipment Repair Farmers Markets On Farm Processed Dairy Products Farmers Markets On Farm Processed Dairy Products Distributors & Wholesalers Processors 1-30 ton/day Fluid Milk Value Added Dairy Products Processors 1-30 ton/day Fluid Milk Value Added Dairy Products Regional Export Markets Milk Collection Dairy Subsector Map Retail Outlets Non-Retail Market Outlets

8a COMPARATIVE STUDY Farmer Interventions - Livestock Donations - Equipment Donations - Technical Assistance Dairy Processor Interventions - Equipment Grants - Quality Certification Training - Trade Promotion

9 INTERVENTION GROUPS Southern Serbia Context Two Time Periods (Post-Conflict) (Development) Ethnic Majority & Ethnic Minority Regions

10 Dairy Field Research DAIRY FIELD RESEARCH Interview Summary Market Chain (MC) Actors Farmer (6 MC Groups) Dairy Processor (6 MC Groups) Total (14 MC Groups) Farmers11 22 Dairies6612 End Market Buyers 5611 Total Interviews

11a Field Research Findings

12 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA Economic IndicatorsSocial Indicators End Market Buyer SalesValue Chain Relationships Processing CapacityEmbedded Services Change in Raw Milk Supply Number of Raw Milk Suppliers

13 % Change In End Market Sales Market Chain GroupsFarmerDairy Processor %65% %55% END MARKET BUYER INTERVIEWS

14 DAIRY PROCESSOR INTERVIEWS Market Chain GroupsFarmerDairy Processor %157% %76% Dairy Processing Capacity Increase

15 Dairies Perceived Change In Raw Milk Supply DAIRY PROCESSOR INTERVIEWS Market Chain Groups Farmer Dairy Processor

16 Market Chain Groups Farmer Dairy Processor % (2120 ) 122% (830 ) % (2301) 83% (1520) DAIRY PROCESSOR INTERVIEWS Number of Raw Milk Suppliers

17 DAIRY PROCESSOR INTERVIEWS Dairies’ Market Chain Relationships (1=Very Poor,5=Excellent) Market Chain Groups Farmer Dairy Processor Ethnic Albanian Farmers End Markets Input Suppliers

18 Market Chain GroupsFarmerDairy Processor Types of Embedded Services Offered by Dairies Advanced Paymentsx Payment in Hard Currency x Additional Premiumsxx Livestock Purchasexx Bulk Supply Purchasesxx Procurement of Milking Equipment xx Bank Loan Guaranteesxx Association Formation x DAIRY PROCESSOR INTERVIEWS

19 Dairy Herd Size Increase Market Chain GroupsFarmerDairy Processor %6% %114% FARMER INTERVIEWS

20 Processor Interventions Achieved Greater Hard Economic Targets than Farmer Interventions from Policy Reform along with Investments in Processing Capacity Fueled Production and Sales Market Demand had Greater Pull Effect than the Push Effect of Farmer Investments AMAP CASE STUDY CONCLUSIONS

21 Post-Conflict Assistance Achieved Stronger Results Several Years After Initial Investments Not One Size Fits All Programming Lack of Coordination Among USAID Partners BIGGER PICTURE CONCLUSIONS

22 AFTER ACTION REVIEW Post Conflict Strategies Lacked Comprehensive Value Chain Approach Global Enabling Environment National Enabling Environment Financial (cross cutting) Input Suppliers Sector specific providers Cross-cutting providers x Producers Wholesalers Exporters National Retailers Processors Global Retailers

23a THANK YOU! Please visit for seminar presentations and papers Hayden Aaronson November 15, 2007