Interview Questions

General
MAFWE Direct Payments: Perica Ivanoski
1. Are most famers aware of the newly introduced CGAP and its content? What
information do farmers have about CGAP, how could this be improved? Is access to
information different between low and high income farmers?
2. What are some of the biggest barriers and issues for farmers to qualify for CGAP? How
about for low income farmers specifically? And women farmers?
3. Given that the CGAP requirements are fairly new and that adherence to CGAP is
currently low, what could help low income farmers adequately apply and respond to
CGAP requirements? What types of assistance would they need?
4. What do you think could be some of the impacts to low income farmers in particular as
CGAP is more enforced e.g. losing subsidies, moving out of farming, lack of compliance,
adaptation?
5. What are your expectations for adaption by low income farmers to CGAP in the short-
term and long-term?
6. How could this program be improved? What are concrete recommendations for the
sector?
MAFWE Rural Development: Gjorgi Bozinov
1. What is their understanding of farmers current knowledge and awareness of the rural
development program?
2. What are some of the biggest barriers and issues for farmers to qualify for NPARD? How
about for low income farmers specifically? And women farmers?
3. Given that disbursements of NPARD funds continue to be low, what could be used as
motivating factors to help low income farmers adequately apply and respond to NPARD
requirements? What types of assistance would they need? How would you make the
NPARD particularly more attractive to low income farmers?
4. Given that there are additional benefits for female farmers, why is the application level
still low? How can this be improved so that they can take advantage of these special
funds?
5. What do you think could be some of the impacts to low income farmers in particular as
NPARD become a larger focus of agriculture support e.g. losing subsidies, moving out of
farming, innovation?
6. What are your expectations for absorption for NPARD funds in the short-term and long-
term?
7. How could these programs be improved? What are concrete recommendations for the
sector?
NEA Advisory Services: Vesna Ivanovska
1. What is your role in the agriculture sector?
2. What kinds of services do you provide?
3. What do you think low income farmers need from the NEA to be able to access NPARD
funds and to be CGAP compliant? Same? More? Different?
4. What are some of your challenges in providing services to low income farmers? And
women farmers?
5. How could these programs be improved? What are concrete recommendations for the
sector?
AFPRZ Direct Payments and Rural Development: Valentina Gjosevska
1. What do you think farmers need from the Paying Agency to be efficient and compliant?
Same? More? Different?
2. What are some of your barriers and challenges in the process of providing services to
low-income farmers? And women?
3. According to your experience, what is the most efficient channel for sharing information
with farmers?
1. What are the most significant barriers for farmers during the application process on the
national Support Programs? How about for low income farmers specifically? And
women farmers?
4.
5. Given the policy changes in the sector, how will your agency take on its new
responsibilities?
6. How could these programs be improved? What are concrete recommendations for the
sector?