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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS Diyarbakır Batman Siirt Development Project IFAD Loan No 718 –TR 2010 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT MARCH 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 6 1.1.1. Project Area .......................................................................................................... 6 1.1.2.Project Target Group ............................................................................................. 7 1.1.3.Objectives of the Project ....................................................................................... 7 1.1.4. Components of the Project ................................................................................... 7 1.1.4.1. Component A – Village Development Program ................................................. 7 1.1.4.2. Component B – Rural Economic Growth ........................................................... 8 1.1.4.3. Component C – Capacity Building for Employment .......................................... 8 SECTION 2 ....................................................................................................................... 9 2.1. Activities Realized in 2010 by Components ............................................................. 9 2.1.1. Component A – Village Improvement Program ................................................... 9 2.1.1.1. Component A1: Awareness Raising ................................................................... 9 2.1.1.2. Component A2: Farmers’ Education and Training............................................. 9 2.1.1.3. Component A3: Village Improvement Infrastructure ...................................... 15 2.1.2. Component B – Rural Economic Growth .......................................................... 17 2.1.2.1 Component B2: Contributory Grants ................................................................ 17 2.1.3. Component C – Capacity Building for Employment ........................................... 21 2.1.4.Component D - Project Organisation and Management ..................................... 22 2.2 Developments about the Issues Stated in Mission Report in September 2010 ..... 24 2.3 Justification for Activities not Realized in 2010 ...................................................... 28 SECTION 3 ..................................................................................................................... 30 3.1. FINANCING, COST AND EXPENDITURES OF THE PROJECT ..................................... 30 TABLE INDEX Table 1: Farmers Trainings and Courses in 2010 (General)……………………………………………………………………………10 Table 2: Farmers Trainings and Courses in 2010 (Farmers Distribution by Provinces)…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………….…………11 Table 3: Technical Personnel Trainings and Courses in 2010 (General)…………………………………….……………………11 Table 4: Technical Personnel Trainings and Courses in 2010 (Technical Personnel Distribution by Provinces)...........................................................................................................................................12 Table 5: Farmers Trainings and Courses in 2010 (General)……………………………………………………………….……………12 Table 6: List of Office Furniture and Technical Equipment for Farmer Training Centre in Batman…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................13 Table 7: Demonstrations in 2010 (General)…………………………………………………………………………….……………………..14 Table 8: Procurement of Tools and Equipment for Demonstration Activities ………………..……..……………………….14 Table 9: Animal Ponds (HİS) and a Water Storage Tank Investments in 2011………………………………………………...16 Table 10: Irrigation Systems Investments in 2011.......................................... …………….………………………………….16 Table 11: 2009 Diyarbakır Grant Programme (Individual Investments)..………………………………………………………..18 Table 12: 2009 Batman Grant Programme (Individual Investments)………………………………………………………………18 Table 13: 2009 Siirt Grant Programme (Individual Investments)……………………………………………..……………………..18 Table 14: 2009 Individual Programme (General)……………………………………………………………..................................19 Table 15: Disbursed Grants by Amount (2009 Individual Grant Programme)......................…………………………….19 Table 16: 2009 Diyarbakır Economic Investment Grant Programme ………………………………………………………………19 Table 17: 2009 Diyarbakır Economic Investment Grant Programme ………………………………………………………………20 Table 18: On-going Economic Investments ….…………………………………………..…………………………… ……………………..20 Table 19: 2010 Diyarbakır Agricultural Irrigation and Production Grant Programme and Grant Programme (Economic Investments)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21 Table 20: Vocational Trainings in 2010………………………………………………………………………….…….…………………….…...22 Table 21: List of Staff of Project Management Units at center and Project Provinces……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………....23 Table 22: DBSDP PMU Office IT Equipment in 2010………………………………………………………………………………….…….24 Table 23: Source of Finance and Investment Cost of Project………………………………....………………………………..……..29 Table 24: Summary of Expenditures by Loan Categories and by Financiers (2008-2010 Cumulative) ................29 Table 25: Summary of Expenditures by Expenditure Categories and by Financiers for 2010 ………………………….30 Table 26: Summary of Expenditures by Components and by Loan Categories for 2010 ………………………………….30 ANNEX: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES ABBREVIATIONS RA Regional Administrator DBSDP Diyarbakır Batman Siirt Development Project SHW State Hydraulic Works F/PO Finance/Procurement Officer IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development AP Animal Ponds SPA Special Provincial Administration PFE Provincial Field Engineer PDA Provincial Directorate of Agriculture BDS Business Development Specialist M&E Monitoring and Evaluation GICGC Guidelines for Implementation of the Contributory Grant Co-financing CPMU/MARA Central Project Management Unit/MARA PA Program Administrator PAU Project Administration Unit PMU Project Management Unit PIM Project Implementation Manuel PSA Program Support Associate (UNDP/CO) SIP Strategic Investment Program TEDAŞ Turkish Electricity Distribution Corporation MARA Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs GDAPD General Directorate of Agricultural Production and Development SCM Supply Chain Management NRDS National Rural Development Strategy UNDP United Nations Development Program UNDP/CO UNDP/Turkey Country Office (Ankara) AWPB Annual Work Plan and Budget SECTION 1 1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION [m1] 1. Project has been implemented by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, General Directorate of Agricultural Production and Development. UNDP supports program management in terms of helping for fund flow, accountancy and provision of goods and services for implementation of the project and also will provide 752.000 USD financing as a grant for the first 5 years during project implementation. 2. Project has been included in 2006 investment program by 22.11.2006 dated and 2006/87 numbered decision of Higher Planning Council. “Loan Agreement” was signed on 5 March 2007 between the financing institution IFAD and Undersecretariat of Treasury on behalf of GoT and adopted by the Cabinet on 14 May 2007 . 3. “Grant Agreement” has been signed on 19 June 2007 between the Treasury and UNDP. 4. “Service Agreement” has been signed on 6 September 2007 between our Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNDP. 5. Project has been come into force on 19 December 2007 after fulfilling necessary conditions and closing date as 30 June 2013 and completion date as 31 December 2012 have been determined by IFAD. 1.1.1. Project Area 6. Project area consists of Diyarbakır, Batman and Siirt Provinces of South-eastern Anatolia. 7. The climate is harsh with severely cold winters and hot dry summers. Rainfall ranges from about 200-700 mm. At Diyarbakır the average January temperature at nights is -24°C and maximum temperature in July and August can reach 46°C. The growing season is short. 8. Total agricultural land of three provinces in the Project area is 994,869 ha, forest area is 473,376 ha and pasture land is 451,764 ha. Total land is 2,430,362 ha. 9. The most important potential natural resource in the Project provinces in GAP region is water potential of watershed of Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. Also, natural resources such as petroleum, copper, marble seam with colored streak, forest, pastures and culture and tourism resources exist in the region. Rich and high quality marble reserves in Diyarbakır are attractive considered commercially. 1.1.2.Project Target Group 10. Primary target groups would be poorer rural men, women and youth population living in the project provinces. Secondary target groups would be new or established rural businesses identified as sustainably profitable and having economic advantage. 1.1.3.Objectives of the Project 11. Main objective of the Project is to improve economic and social status of the poor people living in rural areas in accordance with Turkey’s national rural development strategies, plans and programs. Project’s primary objectives are to; a) Improve the quality of life of population and economic efficiencies of agricultural enterprises being poor due to current production and employment patterns in poor rural villages in the Project area, b) Develop both on- and off-farm income