1. NAMES: DR. IMELDA NALUKENGE LECTURER/CONSULTANTANT DEPT. OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & AGRIBUSINESS, MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, UGANDA PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

2. BASELINE SURVEY OF IMPACT OF OUTGROWER SCHEME ON ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF FARMERS OF FRESH FRUITS & VEGETABLES  MAIRYE (Farm Fresh) Fresh Fruits & vegetable exporting firm introduced an Out- growers scheme  Baseline survey funded by CORDAID CURRENT WORK

3. BASELINE VARIABLES 1.Production: - Acreage per farmer - Yield of fruits & vegs - Quality of products 2.Organization & Access to services to support the production process: -Number of farmer’s organizations - marketing & access to better markets - Extension services - Credit services - input supply - to market information -Quality compliance information -varieties & agronomic practices

4. BASELINE VARIABLES 3. Economic factors - access to factors:labor, water - Income from fruits & Vegetables - Prices for the products - competition issues 4. Quality standards - EUREP-GAP & other food safety and quality controls (whether farmers get access to information and their reactions and debates)

5. Contractual arrangements  willingness to enter contracts  understanding of the contracting process