1. Aid for Trade 6 th Project Board Meeting 02 July 2015

2. Content: I.Overall Results II.Presentation of cost extension work plan III.Project Board Review and Approval

3. Direct beneficiaries: 107new jobs created 1,063businesses, and 1,019farmers supported 6,567total of no. of beneficiaries supported indirectly Overall results “I thank the Government of Finland and UNDP for an invaluable support to Kosovo during the past years. As I said in our meeting today, the 'Aid for Trade Project' is highly appraised from MTI”, Ms. Hykmete Bajrami, PBM, 26.03.2015 “Aid for Trade continues to be a central pillar of Finland’s newly adopted development programme”, Mr. Ismo Kolehmainen, PBM, 06.11.2012

4. Overall results – O1 Support to Ministry of Trade and Industry No. of participants Study visits 21 International conferences5 Trainings26 Total52 “Thank you for the support and assistance provided to Ministry of Trade and Industry and for the harmony between the project activities and the objectives of our Ministry”, Ms. Valbone Dushi, PBM, 10.12.2013 “Project’s achievements are satisfactory and work performed is appreciated”, Mr. Vesa Kotilainen, 11.06.2014

5. Overall results – O2 Support to Small and Micro Enterprises No. of beneficiaries Trainings, networking events, coaching 900 Local businesses promoted through tourism website 29 Online SEE B2B portal134 Total1,063 “The objective of the Strategy for SME's 2013-2017 is to support the businesses to increase their technical and managerial capacities and promote exports”, Ms. Valbone Dushi, PBM, 10.12.2013 “Lessons learned and the experience of the Aid for Trade project in the Economic Region South will assist MTI when proposing new projects to be extended to other regions in Kosovo”, Mr. Adnan Hoxha, PBM, 29.09.2014

6. Overall results - O3 Local businesses/farmers in the Economic Region South (ERS) and Mitrovicë/a region have improved and increased their productivity while generating income for families in rural areas No. of beneficiaries Direct investments 99 Beneficiaries of milk facilities 130 Trainings and direct coaching606 Experience sharing events103 Round-tables organized81 Total1,019 “MAFRD considers that it is important to continue supporting farmers through provision of trainings and other forms of advisory services and introducing technological and cultivation innovations”, Mr. Kapllan Halimi, PBM, 26.03.2015

7. Overall results - O3 “The representative of the Embassy of Finland agrees that there is a need to improve farmers’ lives, and to increase farm capacities.”, PBM, 26.03.2015 Investment/crop # of farmer s Planted (m 2 ) % increase in family income Avg. Net profit/year farmer Total Oregano (2000 m 2 ):612,00020%€ 1,000€ 6,000 Greenhouses (200m 2 ):285,60030-40%€ 3,000€ 84,000 Strawberries (1000 m 2 ):99,00035-40%€ 3,000€ 27,000 Strawberries (2000 m 2 ):1020,00040-60%€ 6,000€ 60,000 Raspberry (1000 m 2 ):66,00035-40%€ 2,000€ 12,000 Raspberry (2000 m 2 ):1020,00040-60%€ 4,000€ 40,000 Seedling incubators (12 m 3 ):235-40%€6,000€ 12,000 7172,600€ 241,000 Milking machines28 estimated EUR 1,000 of income per cow, per season

8. 14analytical reports produced 5 assessments/action plans for MTI 5guidelines/manuals for businesses 36individual plans for businesses on environment produced, and 20 individual reports for businesses on quality management standards drafted What more did we do? “Promotion of sectors is not easy if there are no available data, but thanks to these sectorial studies, information is available and it helps a lot investors”, Head of KIESA, PBM, 29.09.2014 KIESA values the cooperation and project’s assistance in informing businesses and investors on the developments of potential sectors through sector profiles, on international trade topics and other important subjects related to exporting, such as international quality management standards and potential export markets, PBM, 26.03.2015

9. 25activities implemented 5activities in partnership with local NGOs 7Cooperated with 4 local and 3 international research companies How did we do it? “That the project is relevant in terms of the needs and potentials/resources of the key stakeholders and beneficiaries is corroborated by virtually all such stakeholders interviewed that are familiar with the project”, Mid-term review of the project, 20.10.2014

10. Whom did we target? “UNDP’s counseling services and training sessions have been very beneficial and have increased local companies’ awareness for certified and eco-friendly practices, and has expanded their vision for furthering their trade beyond Kosovo’s borders”, Business Support Centre, Rahovec “The information learned during the training sessions have improved our understanding of exporting strategies and taught us new methods that our company can use to help expand its customer base and export rate”, KAMILA Chocolate “We had a homemade improvised incubator that was tended to by our family; the new incubator has strongly improved the quality of our seedlings, it has increased our production capacities, and it takes care of many issues such as temperature, humidity, and other things that my father and I struggled to find solutions for.” Bojan Jovanović, Leposaviq/ć As a result of Aid for Trade’s direct support, coaching by IADK’s experts and participation in study trips, production capacities of Selami Haxhimustafa has increased by 30% this year.