IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016
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IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Component Data .................................................................................................... 1 2. Executive Summary ............................................................................................... 2 3. Project Area ........................................................................................................... 3 4. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 6 5. Human Resources .................................................................................................. 8 6. Administration and Management ...........................................................................14 7. Main Activities Description...................................................................................17 8. Progress towards objectives...................................................................................29 9. Achievement of Outputs ........................................................................................37 10. Strategic Issues .....................................................................................................55 11. Risk Analysis and Mitigation ................................................................................59 12. Budget and Expenditure ........................................................................................61 Table Table-1: Status of the Manpower in IFMC ................................................................................. 8 Table-2: Database records ....................................................................................................... 15 Table-3: Knowledge level of participating farmers in IFM FFS ............................................... 30 Table-4: Practice of knowledge gain from IFM FFS ................................................................ 30 Table-5: Changes of production rate after IFMC intervention .................................................. 31 Table-6: Control over income by the female members of the HH ............................................. 31 Table 7. Capacity building activities for IFM-FFS implementation under IFMC ...................... 38 Table 8. Number of FFS and farmers coverage by IFMC region .............................................. 42 Table-9: DAE Officials trained ............................................................................................... 46 Table-10: FOs established ...................................................................................................... 48 Table-11: FO Leaders and Focal Persons trained ..................................................................... 49 Table-12: Financial target and achievement as of June 30, 2016 as per ADP allocation (Figure in Lac Taka) ................................................................................................................................ 61 Table- 13: Financial target and achievement as of June 30, 2016 as per DPP (Lac Taka) .......... 62 Table-14: Cumulative Expenditure in Danish Kroner, including Embassy Payments ................ 62 Annexes Annex 1: Success Stories......................................................................................................... 63 Annex 2: Annual work plan 2015-2016 ................................................................................... 72 Annex 3: Details budget and expenditure for 2015-2016 .......................................................... 74 ii IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 iii IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 ABBREVIATIONS AAO - Assistant Agriculture Officer ABDC - Agri-business Development Component (ABDC) ACDO - Assistant Community Development Officer ADP - Annual Development Plan AEO - Agriculture Extension Officer AESA - Agro-Ecological System Analysis AFSP - Agriculture and Food Security Project AGEP - Agricultural Growth and Employment Programme AM&EO - Assistant Monitoring & Evaluation Officer APD - Assistant Project Director ASPS II - Agricultural Sector Support Programme, Phase II AWP&B - Annual Work Plan and Budget BADC - Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation BBT - Ballot Box Test BDT - Bangladeshi Taka BEFTN - Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network BFP - Business Focal Person CDO - Community Development Officer CMU - Component Management Unit CSC - Component Steering Committee DAE - Department of Agricultural Extension Danida - Danish International Development Agency DG - Director General DKK - Danish Kroner DLS - Department of Livestock Services DoF - Department of Fisheries DPA - Development Project Aid DPD - Deputy Project Director DPP - Development Project Proforma DT - Departmental Trainer EC - Executive Committee ECNEC - Executive Committee of the National Economic Council EoD - Embassy of Denmark FBF - Farmer Business Facilitator FBS - Farmer Business School FF - Farmer Facilitator FFS - Farmer Field Schools FGD - Focus Group Discussion FMA - Farm Management Analysis FO - Farmer Organisation GoB - Government of Bangladesh HC - Horticulture Center iv IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 HVC - High Value Crop IA - Internal Auditor ICM - Integrated Crop Management ICT - Information Communication Technology IDA - Institutional Development Adviser IDO - Institutional Development Officer IFM - Integrated Farm Management IFMC - Integrated Farm Management Component IMED - Internal Monitoring and Evaluation Department IPM - Integrated Pest Management M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation M&EO - Monitoring & Evaluation Officer MF - Master Facilitator MFI - Micro Finance Institution MIS - Management Information System MLT - Market Linkage Training MoA - Ministry of Agriculture MoU - Memorandum of Understanding MT - Master Trainer NA - National Adviser NATA - National Agriculture Training Academy NGO - Non Government Organization PD - Project Director PIC - Project Implementation Committee PM&E - Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation QA - Quality Assurance R&P - Review & Planning RDPP - Revised Development Project Profoma RFLDC - Regional Fishery and Livestock Development Component, ASPS-II RIC - Regional IFMC Coordinator RTC - Regional Technical Coordinator SAAO - Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer SAPPO - Sub-Assistant Plant Protection Officer SLL - Season Long Learning SL-TOT - Season Long Training of Trainers SMS - Subject Matter Specialist T&E - Training & Extension TA - Technical Assistant TNA - Training Need Assessment ToT - Training of Trainers UAO - Upazila Agriculture Office UFO - Upazila Fishery Officer ULO - Upazila Livestock Officer v IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 1. Component Data Country : Bangladesh Name of Program : Agricultural Growth and Employment Program. (AGEP) Name of Component : Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC) Executing Agency : Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Sponsoring Ministry : Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Component Period : July 2013 to June 2018 Date of Approval of ECNEC : 19 January 2014 Administrative Approval from MoA: 12 February 2014 Estimated cost of the Project : i) Total : 43,200.00 million BDT (300 million DKK) ii) GOB : 10,800.00 million BDT (75 million DKK) iii) DPA : 32,400.00 million BDT (225 million DKK) Project Area: 61 Districts and 373 Upazila (Excludes 3 Hill Districts). Project Director : Danida Senior Adviser : Md. Iqbal Rilla Norslund Telephone No. 9121847 (Ext. 102) Telephone No. 9121847 (Ext. 101) Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] 1 IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 2. Executive Summary This is the third annual Progress Report of the Integrated Farm Management Component (IFMC) covering the period July 2015 to June 2016. The report covers the third full year of component implementation and the middle period of the project which is planned to run until mid-2018. Staff, Regional and district offices. Monitoring and data collection systems. During the year Steering committee met xx as well as xx meetings of the Project Implementation Committee chaired by the DG DAE. Review. Joint and Special monitoring teams of GOB also visited activities and made recommendations for improvement. During the reporting period xx IFM FFS were implemented in 371 Upazilas of 61 districts. The FFS were facilitated by xx project trained Farmer Facilitators (FFs) who all received regular refresher courses and participated in review and planning workshops at the start of each FFS seasons. xx DAE officers received xx training in IFM FFS and from all IFMC Upazilas DAE officers received crash course, refresher courses, orientation courses and participated in review and planning workshops to build capacity and ensure quality monitoring of FFS activities. A total of xx farmers participated in IFM FFS during the reporting period, of which x% were female. FO implementation, by DAE market linkage activities. Scale up. This report contains a detailed description of major activities in Chapter 6 for those not familiar with IFMC, as well as a number of case studies and success stories in the annexes which give a more in-depth picture of the impact of IFMC activities from the point of view of beneficiaries. 2 IFMC Annual Report 2015-2016 3. Project Area Region District Upazila Region District Upazila (Nos.) (Nos.) Barisal Barguna 5 Noakhali 9 Barisal 10 Brahmanbaria 7 Bhola 7 Chandpur 8 Jhalokathi 4 Comilla 11 Patuakhali 7 Khulna Bagerhat 8 Pirojpur 7 Chuadanga 4 Faridpur 7 Jessore 7 Gopalganj 5 Jhenaidha 6 Madaripur 4 Khulna 7 Rajbari 5 Kushtia 5 Shariatpur