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Rural Livelihoods Improvement Project in Kratie, Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri Independent Office Independent Office of Evaluation of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval Independent Office of Evaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Independent Office Independent Office of Evaluation of Evaluation Kingdom of Cambodia Independent O ce of Evaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development International Fund for Agricultural Development Rural Livelihoods Improvement Project in Kratie, Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation PROJECT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Bureau indépendant Ocina de Evaluación de l’évaluation Independiente Bureau indépendant de l’évaluation Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Fonds international de développement agricole Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italie Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Roma, Italia Téléphone: +39 06 54591 - Télécopie: +39 06 5043463 Tel: (+39) 06 54591 - Fax: (+39) 06 5043463 Courriel: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation Correo electrónico: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Independent Office Bureau indépendant of Evaluation de l’évaluation Independent O ce of Evaluation Bureau indépendant de l’évaluation International Fund for Agricultural Development Fonds international de développement agricole Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italy Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Rome, Italie Tel: +39 06 54591 - Fax: +39 06 5043463 Téléphone: +39 06 54591 - Télécopie: +39 06 5043463 E-mail: [email protected] Courriel: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation IFAD internal www.youtube.c printing servicesom/IFADevaluation Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Oficina de Evaluación Independiente Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola Via Paolo di Dono, 44 - 00142 Roma, Italia Tel: (+39) 06 54591 - Fax: (+39) 06 5043463 Correo electrónico: [email protected] www.ifad.org/evaluation www.twitter.com/IFADeval www.youtube.com/IFADevaluation Kingdom of Cambodia Rural Livelihoods Improvement Project in Kratie, Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri Project Performance Evaluation November 2017 Report No. 4548-KH Document of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Photos of activities supported by the Rural Livelihoods Improvement Project in Kratie, Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri (RULIP) Front cover: Dann Yanna, a Kuoy (indigenous) widow living in the Preah Vihear province, has struggled as the sole bread winner for her two children. Her vegetable garden planted with a variety of vegetables including morning glory, mung bean, cucumber and cabbage next to her house with the land area of 20m x20m helped her secure nutritious food and additional income for her family. Through RULIP and its livelihoods improvement group, she received the training on vegetable production. Thanks to her neighbour who owns a deep water well and agreed to let her use water to irrigate her vegetables, she has been able to grow them all year round and sell almost every day as part of her main source of income. Preah Me Village, Preah Me commune, Thbeng Mean Chey district, Preah Vihear. Back cover: The leader of an agricultural cooperative explaining the financial status in Thuoy Tum village with Krueng (indigenous) people, Cha Ung commune, O-Chum district in Ratanakiri province. This agricultural cooperative was formed by merging members of a livelihoods improvement group, a most vulnerable family group, and a farming systems improvement group. When the evaluation team met the cooperative, there were 50 members, of which 11 women (right); Meeting with the members of the management of the Samaky PhonPichBory (agricultural cooperative), Bos village, Phnom Penh commune, Kulen district, Preah Vihear province. The cooperative was formed by merging six livelihood improvement groups and two most vulnerable family groups. The membership grew from 165 to 277 at the time of the evaluation mission. About half of the members have arrangements through the agricultural cooperative to supply organic rice to an agribusiness company (Amru rice) (left). ©IFAD/Fumiko Nakai This report is a product of staff of the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD and the findings and conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of IFAD Member States or the representatives to its Executive Board. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations “developed” and “developing” countries are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process. All rights reserved. ©2017 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Preface The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) conducted a project performance evaluation of the Rural Livelihoods Improvement Project in Kratie, Preah Vihear and Ratanakiri in the Kingdom of Cambodia, which was implemented between 2007 and 2014. The project was designed at a time when close to half of the country's population suffered from poverty. The project sought to assist poor rural households in improving their agricultural production by supporting extension services and training in improved agricultural technologies, mainly related to rice, poultry, vegetables and cassava, coupled with group revolving funds. The project was implemented through a decentralized approach, which also supported the Government’s policy on "decentralization and deconcentration". The project contributed to the adoption of improved agricultural techniques by the targeted poor rural households and to improving agricultural productivity and production. The project had a strong poverty focus, and gender issues were effectively integrated based on good collaboration between partners at national and provincial levels. The group revolving funds helped ease the cash flow of beneficiary households and contributed to building social capital among members, even though its importance as a source of finance for the target group declined due to increased availability of microfinance services in rural areas. There are good growth prospects for the agricultural cooperatives that emerged from the groups managing the revolving fund in Preah Vihear, also due to growing market opportunities for organic rice and other support initiatives. On the other hand, the benefits realized in terms of improved agricultural production were less than expected, due to, among other factors, weaknesses in the approach of extension services and training of farmers. Despite the emphasis on "demand-driven" services, the approach was largely based on standard packages, especially in the initial years. The areas with a high proportion of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities faced additional challenges due to low literacy rates, language issues and remoteness. Adjustments were made after the mid-term review, including efforts to be more responsive to farmers' needs and to tailor the training delivery approach. In general, however, there was insufficient consideration of farmers' capacity, their access to resources, and the conditions required for them to take up improved technologies (for example, access to water and availability of labour). The evaluation highlights the importance of devising differentiated approaches based on sound analysis of the target group, and on training and agricultural support services that are commensurate with farmers’ resources and conditions. This project performance evaluation was conducted by Fumiko Nakai, IOE Senior Evaluation Officer and lead evaluator, with contributions from Franklina Mantila and Pou Sovann, IOE consultants, and Shijie Yang, IOE Evaluation Analyst, who was responsible for quantitative data analysis in relation to rural poverty impact and economic and financial analysis. The peer reviewer was Fabrizio Felloni, IOE Deputy Director. Laure Vidaud, Evaluation Assistant, provided administrative support. IOE is grateful to IFAD’s Asia and the Pacific Division, the Royal Government of Cambodia – in particular the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the Provincial Departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Women's Affairs in all three project provinces – for their insights at various stages of the evaluation process
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