The influence of selected agricultural projects on agricultural market access and production change in the republic of Armenia

The Government of The Republic of Armenia considers agriculture as one of the important sectors in the country and operates number of strategies that are designed for agriculture and rural development. One of them is close cooperation with international development institutions, as they assist to agricultural development in country by means of agricultural based projects. This article is about the study of the four projects financed by four international institutions i.e. EU, FAO, ACDI/VOCA, and WB. These projects have been focused on the increase of crop production in farms, to gain more knowledge and experience on the agricultural and rural development fields, as well as to be more competitive. In frames of this research, questionnaire survey has been created which was tailored to project beneficiaries' circumstances. Using hierarchical multiple regression analysis it is illustrated that how variables like easiness to market access, agricultural production change and income change are affected by other variables.