Monthly Report – July 2017

MONTHLY REPORT – JULY 2017 FEED THE FUTURE MALI CEREAL VALUE CHAIN PROJECT CONTRACT NUMBER AID-688-C-13-00002 COR USAID: CHARLES DAVIS CHIEF OF PARTY: RICHARD COOK ii DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. iii CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...............................................................................................................................................7 IR1: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN IRRIGATED AND DRYLAND SYSTEMS IMPROVED ..............................................7 PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF THE RICE VALUE CHAIN ........................................................................................................... 7 PRODUCER TRAINING ON TECHNOLOGIES AND GOOD RICE PRODUCTION PRACTICES............................................................................. 7 FUSCOCYNCOOPERATIVE TRAINING IN TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION (SRI) AND GOOD RICE PRODUCTION PRACTICES, INCLUDING THE EROSION CONTROL AND SOIL FERTILITY TECHNIQUES IN TIMBUKTU ................................................................................................................ 7 PRODUCER TRAINING ON IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, HYGIENE, AND SANITATION OF IRRIGATION WATER AND THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDES IN VIPS .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 EVALUATION OF RICE DEMONSTRATION PLOT YIELDS FOR OFF- SEASON PRODUCTION .......................................................................... 8 CAT MEMBER TRAINING ON TECHNOLOGIES AND GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PRACTICES .......................................................... 8 TRAINING OF PRODUCERS ON THE EXTENSION OF SRI TECHNOLOGIES AND GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PRACTICES ........................ 8 PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MILLET/SORGHUM VALUE CHAINS ............................................................................................ 8 PRODUCER TRAINING IN IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES AND GOOD MILLET PRODUCTION PRACTICES BY CVC COACHES AND TECHNICAL SERVICE PARTNERS IN MILLET ZONES ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 PRODUCER TRAINING ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDES IN MILLET AREAS ................................................................................... 9 PRODUCER TRAINING ON EROSION CONTROL AND SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ................................................................. 9 PRODUCER AND CAT TRAINING ON RAINFALL DATA COLLECTION ...................................................................................................... 9 DISSEMINATION OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL LIME ............................................................................................. 9 FACILITATE POS ACCESS TO INPUTS IN SIKASSO AND ALATONA ........................................................................................................ 9 DEMO PLOTS ESTABLISHMENT IN SEASON .................................................................................................................................. 10 IR2: MARKETS AND TRADE EXPANDED ..................................................................................................................... 10 POS SUPPORT THE BULK SALE OF MILLET ................................................................................................................................... 10 FOLLOW-UP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN USADF AND THE FINKOLO GANADOUGOU UNION OF WOMEN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO STOREHOUSES ..................................................................................................................................... 10 ESTIMATED FUNDING REQUIREMENTS (INPUTS, MARKETING, EQUIPMENT) FOR THE CROP YEAR 2017-2018 ........................................ 11 DEVELOPMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF LOAN APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCING FERTILIZER TO BANKS AND IMF BY FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 IR3. RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED ...................................................... 11 PRODUCER TRAINING ON THE CROP ASSOCIATION MILLET/COWPEA OR SORGHUM/COWPEA ............................................................ 11 IR4. LOCAL CAPACITIES AND SYSTEM STRENGTHENED .............................................................................................. 11 CAT TRAINING ON THE USE OF POSTERS .................................................................................................................................... 11 TRAINING OF NEW PO LEADERS ON THE SMFM MODULES. .......................................................................................................... 12 MONITORING AND EVALUATION .............................................................................................................................. 12 REVIEW AND APPROPRIATION SESSION ON THE PROJECT’S INDICATOR ............................................................................................. 12 SPECIALISTS’ TRAINING ON DATA ENTRY IN SHAREPOINT .............................................................................................................. 12 GENDER ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 PRODUCTION OF SKETCHES TO RAISE WOMEN AWARENESS ........................................................................................................... 12 iv COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION .................................................................................................................... 13 USAID-FUNDED PROJECT PLATFORM MEETING IN THE MOPTI REGION ........................................................................................... 13 v ACRONYM LIST AECOM AECOM Technology Corporation AVRDC World Vegetable Center BDS/Sikasso Business Development Service/Sikasso BOA Bank of Africa CAT Community Agri-business Team COFERSA Convergence des Femmes pour la Sécurité Alimentaire CPC Coopératives de Producteurs de Coton CRS Catholic Relief Service CVECA/ON Caisses Villagéoises d’Epargnes et de Crédit Agricoles/Office du Niger CVC DIGNAFRIC Digne Afrique NGO DRA Direction Régional de l’Agriculture DRS-CES Direction Régionale Service social et économique FASCO Foire Agricole et Commerciale d Sikasso FFSWE Finance for Food Security and Women Entrepreneurs FtF Feed the Future GAP Good Agricultural Practices IFDC International Fertilizer Development Center L4G Livestock for Growth MCCAA Mali Climate Change Adaptation Activity M4 PO’s Self-diagnosis tool (Sell more for more) ME Monitoring and Evaluation ORM Office Riz de Mopti OHADA Organisation pour l’Harmonisation En Afrique du Droit des Affaires P4P Projet Achat pour le progrès PFP Program for Professional Training PO Organisation Paysanne (Producer Organization) SAFER Salon de la Femme Rurale SRI Système de Riziculture Intensif VIP Village Irrigated Perimeter WFP World Food Program vi EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The month of July is devoted to farming for a majority of CVC supported producers, and accordingly, program highlights for the month focus on capacity building, especially strengthening the capacity of coaches to train and advise cooperative members in best production practices; selecting cooperative members to manage demonstration plots1 as a platform to: (i) provide a “continuous” learning opportunity for PO members2, (ii) facilitate the dissemination of new production technologies, and (iii) serve as a focal point for expanding and diversifying commercial linkages with private sector input providers. These linkages will ensure access to the latest, quality inputs over the medium and long term. The second major effort focused on improving program management by strengthening the CVC M&E system through a focus on: (i) continuing to organize, verify, and update data in the CVC database, (ii) selecting a consulting firm to implement the 2017 annual survey that is slated to begin the first week of August and (iii) periodic training and discussions with the entire CVC M&E and technical team to ensure that the team understands CVC program indicators, what each indicator is intended to measure in terms of program performance and accordingly, and what specific types of data must be collected. With a view towards the final year, FY18, CVC collective management (ACDI/VOCA, Nyeta Conseils, and GForce) elaborated a the strategy for the development of an annual workplan intended to maximize the achievement of CVC objectives by the project assistance completion date (PACD). IR1: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN IRRIGATED AND DRYLAND SYSTEMS IMPROVED Production and productivity of the rice value chain Producer training on technologies and good rice production practices From June 15 to 26, CVC trained 2,326 producers, including 490 women (48%) from Djenné, Mopti, and Youwarou in the Mopti region on improved technologies and good rice production practices. In addition, public sector technical services (DRA and ORM) and the project developed and began implementing a strategic plan for the diffusion of

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