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.- -- ---CLASSIFICA~.UO'J .. PROJECT EVALUAT:ON S!.;lyii\,lA3Y(loESi -- PART I Re~artSyrnn~l -- U4J I (2. Pll0~5CTNUMBER 5 MISSlOU/AIO~WOF ;CZ; I. PR0.rr:c.T TITLE 685-0247 I CSAID/-w ~~IC~~/PeaceCorps Reforestation Project '4. tvALunTlorr wf-9s?ntntE-m*r th* nun:.--7 nrqtnc.!ctr.: bv tn* rrporKi.?gvn:t r..)., ;~v#rcr.r .>f r\!O/\V Adtnlrls'.r~TI'.u CoGo. F lrcai Y wr, Lortrl :*s. a-lttning wI¶:, N& 1 mach $' Y -- .SSGULAR EVALUATION SPECiAL EVALC'.\TlG?; & KEY PROjECl I%I?L€I.;E:.~TATI~N OAlES 8. ESTI*A,%TCCI PROJECT 7. FCt7103 COVI9ED irY ivALUAT1qrJ FUNDING F'O~(rn0n'td~r.J Xav 1987 A Flnc 8. Flml C Flnrl 056 - A. Toui S 232, ?RCro,C. or 0bligtclo11 Inout TO (monrn/vr.) Equlvrlonl t rpactsd O*ltv*rv U-L 6. U.S. S hiGXZ~bi I;Y qU FY 232s. FYE a : Rsvlaw a ACTION oeclslorrs APPH-OVEO OY ~iss~ouoon AID,W OPCICEDIRECTOR 1 8. MAME OF C. OAT E hCTlOV A. Lht &clrlon@ rna:o: unrarolwo Inus; clc* cnero I~emrn*.elng tunh.1 6tu;lv. OFF IChR (NOTE: MI~I~Mmlrlons W~IIC~urtlcloaia AIDIW or rec1on.i ott;c* utlon vhbtu TO OE 1 ~ESPONSI~LL CO.HPLCfE3 p,,,=;ly wp. e1 eumsnc, t.~.drpram, SPAR. PI0,vrhleh hill oronnt ~rtrY*dm;lu*nt.) FOR ACTIOf* , (11 Continue current project activities under AFRICARE Management to DeC. 31, 1983 and provide funding by re-edarking the G40,000 remaining in the original grant, to Femit AFRICAXE to carry out project . re activities to Czcember, 1983. PIO/T already prepared by AID Project Manager, cleared by mission and submitted to AID/X. I I - (2) Project to be continue under P.L. 480 Title I11 funding for one year (FY 84) under the direct Daby Diallo management of Service des Eaux et ForEts. $21,000 have AID Froject been grated to the project by the title I11 committee. Xanager This mcney will be used to complete the annual bnCget and carry out pojest activities until December 1983. (3) The ivT?, progrzm introduced +a the projsct as an incentive has been well received but, needs to be carefully monitored. -. Implarr.antc~lonPlan 0CJ.. cri Nacvwork Flnsnclal Plan PIOlT 0t.o;Icw F r.m-or. 0P~O/C 9PfoIec, Asr~am*ant I -. -. 11. PfiCJFCf 0FFt;Efi AW9 HOST COUNTRY OR OTHEn RANKING PAR7:C:PAKTS 11. Miiri~n.'AIo~'/I O:!;;.? -- )5 APVROPRIATc (:dan;n EMTltlosl S~ansFlfu\ t A Chun K. Lai, Team Leader Zlie Joseph Sanbou, PAXFOB, BanCia d2 Issa Faye, Societ6 Terres Neuves David Sb& v .. rnl. rap+--- ~-. G aco / --.. - - --- - _ .-Ll&xcaqc e $4- - - .. -.. - . .-- -- -- . ADO: JBalis (in draft) PhY:SBea (in draft) .. i The evaluation concluded that the project should be funded for two - additional years under the PE.480 Title 111 Program (1984 and 1985), focusing - on "old" k511ages which demonstrate an interest in continuing reforestation C- activities and recruiting a few "new" villages. The involvement of "eace Corps volunteers should be continued. The project should make a greater use of locally available technologies and materials notably live and thorn fencing, hand-dug planting fioles, and seed collection at village level. The Project should encourage Private Sector participation by introducing the sale of surplus L seedlings and encourage individual woodlots where the interest for such ventures exists. Ovez the next two years TCVS should introduce "Ban-Aksuf", an energy r ;C. yaving AID-funded woodstove in the Project area. 14. --. Evaluation methodology The in-depth evaluation of this UP activity vas done in year 3. The - E evaluation is based on monthly reports and the information collected by the L GOS Forestry ijepartment, AFRICARE and Peace Corps personnel on all project activities, and project site visits by,the evaluation team. The interpretation of the activities and the quantitative summaries are difficult as the Project after ( . .la years has not reache,d the point of first harvest. Thus the benefits can only be projected. The guidelines for the evaluation took into account the specific techniques used in the implementation pian such as the number of trees which survived, nursery management, and transplanting techniques, water deficits , site characteristics, social and economic factors. The evaluation was done in May - July 1983 ty a three member joint American - Senegalese team. The ripoz-t ,was submitted to the GOS in July . .. and the findings and recmen- - dations were approved. 15. External Factors : None 16. Inputs: - Cumbersome administrative procedures caused delays in the start-up of nursery activities. The delay in the delivery of Froject inputs such as p I fenciug materials, tool! , watering catis, plastic pots and sseds initially played the Project. These delays led to the late preparation of nurseries and- the transplanting of premattire seedIings for certain species such as kad. - T!-.e role of the PCVS has been very positive id the dissemination of reforestation - techniques among villages. 17. Outputs I. --1981 Rainy Season: 40,572 trees were planted in eightvillages in the Bdey ancl ~iou;bel Departments as follows: . Bambey Departmnt (4 villages) 29,820 trees Eucalup tus 8,300 trees Acacia Holocericea 19,453 Acacia tortilis 1,950 Leuceana . -37 Total ............ z%z?2 . Diourbel Department (4villages) 10,752 Kad 3,600 Eucalup tus 3,215 Acacia holocericea 2,150 Cashew 272 Nem 190 Leucema 50 Paw-paw 810 Pfaqgo -465 Total ............. wmllrrr10 752 , .The 32 hectare: Ndiemane plantation had a very poor survival rate. The main causes of mortality were late planting, small seedling size, lack of protection against livestock and termites, and lack of proper weeding after pianting. However, seedlings distributed to individuals for'private planting had a better survival rate and grev better. m XI. 1982 Rainy Season: The number of villages participating in the village woodlots program increased to twenty. The sunrival rate improved substantially (65 X) and nost of the mortality can be attributed to the late installation of - the "Australian" fencing (large mesh wire). Temites were a causal factor on the survival rate. Nurseries were established in each of the participating - villages. 11.5 hectares wdre planted with eucalyptus and prosopis. 6695 trees were planted;.and 2301 trees survived with a survival race of 34 X. The kad specie - was planted in 92 crop fields (77.68 ha) and the sumival rate was good (65 XI. 111. 1983 Rainy Season Campaign: 35 villages are involved in the current - campaign. The characteristics of this pzar's ~Iurseryefforts is the diversi- - fication of species and the broad experfaentation with indigenous tree species. 38,359 seedlings were produced in the village nurseries. Training sessions were organized for 36 village nurserymen. One of the objectives of the 1983 - campaign is to find a more cost-effective and timely protection scheme for the village woodlots. The "Australian" fencing has been replaced witk barbed wire and run-palm posts reinforced with natural fencing materials provided by the villagers, mainly euphorbia 'balsamifera and thorn branches (mainly kad) . Grand total projected for 1983 plantP to10119: 21.11 ha of village woodlots (10,411 trees) 7.4 ha of woodlot replant in^ (1,766 trees) 276.0. ha of kad plrrntatious (27,592 trees) 10.0 ha of kad rc~lanting(1,036 trees) 314.51 ha 18/19 Purpose and Goals The purpose of the project is to undertake cornunity forestry activities in 40 participating villages in the Diourbel Region of Senegal, namely: woodlots, - agro-forestry, windbreaks and fn~ittrees. Mast progress indicators have been made in introducirig. fuelwood pr~ductiontechniques in the progress area. The foundation has been laid to enable benefi$iary villagers to undertake reforestation activities on their own, especially with training and nurseries 6 provided at each village. L= - 20. Beneficiaries: '- !he direct benefits produced by the project by the fifth to seventh year will be firewood and wood construction materials that the village organizat:ions will 2- harvest and keep for personal consumption or sell on the local market,, There are - other benefits such as fodder from acacia and the regeneration of soils with the -. kad trees. -- . -. -.---- - Indirect benefits could include related employment opportunities, consumer savings, trlinsport savings and commercial activities. Those individuals who will , be involved in the construction of the energy-saving woodstoves will also benefit from the project . -. - 21. Unplanned Effects : None 22. Lessons learned: In the selection of species, the performance of Eucalyptus Camaldulensis planted in i981 snd 1982 indicates that this species is unsuitable for most parts of Diourbel Region. Prosopis JuliLlora is &he most drought resfstant species in , - this region where there is an insufficient rainfallaveraging 300 ma per annum. Motivation has been noted among some villagers. Some r'armers were willing to commit themselves to onerous tasks. Villagers are acutely aware of the lack of fuel and construction wood in the region. This has been an ever present conFern since the 1973 drought. Tho protection of woodlots by building fences remains unresolve3 costwise. It was found that, the fencicg system used thus far in the project is not economically feasible . Tne fuelwood crisis coupled with the increasing pressure brought about by soil degradatfon dueffand use practices have clearly forced people to c~mbinereforestation to farming practices in order to increase agricultural production. However, it: i is the SERERE farmers who have adopted the new agro forestry methods. I' Seedlings distributed for individual planting had the best overall suzvival rate due to protection, care, and watering. Finally the role of religion as a motivating factor represents an asset to I- mobilize land and human resources. 23. Special Commants or Remarks: none 24.