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Mozambique ICT , Y3 Annual Report A New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Project funded by USAID’s Feed the Future, UK Aid, and IFAD. Mozambique New Alliance ICT Extension Activity EXTENSÃO MULTIMÉDIA Cooperative Agreement No. AID-0AA-A-16-00003 Annual Report [October 2017 - September 2018] Submitted: October 31, 2018 Page 1 of 34 A New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Project funded by USAID’s Feed the Future, UK Aid, and IFAD. Contents List of acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Major impacts or accomplishments over reporting period ................................................................ 8 Second batch of agricultural content uploaded on the 321-system .............................................. 8 Figure 1. No. of farmers engaging with 321 Service (season 2017/18) .................................. 8 Table 1. No of farmers engaging with 321 Service Subtopic .................................................. 9 Dynamic information updated on the 321 Service platform .......................................................... 9 Table 2. List of private sector firms who promoted product and services though the 321- agriculture platform during Year 3. ........................................................................................ 9 Support and training given to radio stations ................................................................................ 10 Table 3. Number of radio technicians trained, and equipment provided per station ......... 10 MoU signed with radio stations .................................................................................................... 11 Radio Programs broadcasted with interactivity elements............................................................ 11 Table 4. Breakdown of community radio stations’ agricultural radio programs .................. 13 Table 4.1 Breakdown of radio programs in additional stations, using content developed for Angonia, Macequece stations ............................................................................................... 13 Community Listeners Groups (CLGs) ............................................................................................ 14 Interaction with radio programs through the ULIZA platform ..................................................... 14 Table 5. List of CLGs formed during Y3 ................................................................................. 15 Table 6. Total number of interactions on ULIZA platform .................................................... 15 Video production and screening ................................................................................................... 16 Table 7. Agrodelears’ TV screen locations ............................................................................ 17 Figure 2. Video shows in the rural communities .................................................................. 17 Table 8. Number of farmers benefiting from video screenings in the rural communities ... 18 Table 8A. Number of farmers who watched video through TV screens in the agrodealer storage. ................................................................................................................................. 18 Marketing ICT enabled services .................................................................................................... 19 Figure 3. Road shows in the rural communities ................................................................... 19 Figure 4. Number of beneficiaries engaging with 321 after SMS alert ................................. 20 Summary of collaboration with other new alliance stakeholders and how activities are consistent with the SSTP road map .................................................................................................................... 21 Collaboration with SSTP program ................................................................................................. 21 Page 2 of 34 A New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Project funded by USAID’s Feed the Future, UK Aid, and IFAD. Collaboration with other partners ................................................................................................ 21 Discuss the major implementation problems and deviations from expectations for performance indicators in MEL Plan ....................................................................................................................... 22 Survey sample ............................................................................................................................... 22 Table 8. Estimate of population within survey area/radio station coverage area ............... 22 Table 9. N0 of farmers interviewed per District ................................................................... 23 Key findings ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Indicator 1.1: Number of farmers with access to one or more ICT channels .................................. 23 Radio Programs ............................................................................................................................. 23 321 Service Platform ..................................................................................................................... 23 Indicator 1.2: Number of farmers using ICT services ....................................................................... 23 Radio programs ............................................................................................................................. 24 321 Service Platform ..................................................................................................................... 24 Indicator 1.3: Number of farmers who have applied SSTP technologies or management practices .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Indicator 1.4: Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as a result of USG assistance .................................................................................................................... 25 Indicator 1.5: Number of farmers who have received donor supported short-term agricultural sector productivity training or food security training (optional). ..................................................... 25 Indicator 2.1: Percentage of costs of ICT-enabled services covered by non-donor sources ........... 25 Table 11. ICT Performance indicators (target vs actual Y3) .................................................. 25 Table 11. ICT Performance indicators (Explanations) ........................................................... 27 Challenges and Lessons Learned........................................................................................................... 30 Radio programs ................................................................................................................................. 30 Update of GAPs ................................................................................................................................. 30 Marketing of ICT services .................................................................................................................. 31 Planned Activities to Project Close ....................................................................................................... 31 Appendix 1. Success story .................................................................................................................... 33 Figure 5. Video sessions in Teterrene community in Meconta District, Nampula. .............. 34 Page 3 of 34 A New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Project funded by USAID’s Feed the Future, UK Aid, and IFAD. List of acronyms AGRA Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa CLGs Community listening groups CLUSA Cooperative League of the United States of America DNEA National Directorate for Agrarian Extension FRI Farm Radio International FAW Fall Army Worm HNI Human Networks International ICT Information and Communication Technologies IVR Interactive Voice Response MASA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security RAMA-BC (CSA) Climate Smart Agriculture- Beira Corridor RAMA-NC (CSA) Climate Smart Agriculture- Nacala Corridor SSTP Scaling Seeds and Technology Partnership PRC Participatory Radio Campaign Page 4 of 34 A New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Project funded by USAID’s Feed the Future, UK Aid, and IFAD. Executive summary This report provides details of the implementation progress achieved by the Extensão Multimédia Project during its third year, covering the October 2017 to September 2018 agricultural season in Mozambique. The Project continues to provide agricultural extension services through the 321 Service and participatory radio programs, in addition to the dissemination of agricultural extension information through instructional videos. During this period the project carried out the following activities: • Through the 321 Service, the project broadcasted new agricultural
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