Year 5 Annual Progress Report October 1, 2018-September 30, 2019 Usaid’S Avansa Agrikultura Project
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YEAR 5 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT OCTOBER 1, 2018-SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT November 4, 2019 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. (Cardno) for USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project, contract number AID-472- C-15-00001. USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project YEAR 5 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT OCTOBER 1, 2018-SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT Submitted by: Cardno Emerging Markets USA, Ltd. Submitted to: USAID/Timor-Leste Contract No.: AID-472-C-15-00001 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. Draft: USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page i USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Table of Contents ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................. II HIGHLIGHTS: USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT IS BOOSTING LIVELIHOODS ............... 4 1. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. PROJECT GOALS AND VISION ................................................................................................................... 7 2. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES – OCTOBER 1, 2018 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 .................................... 8 2.1. SUB-PURPOSE 1 – IMPROVED ABILITY OF TIMORESE CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ........... 8 2.2. SUB-PURPOSE 2 – INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY OF SELECTED HORTICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS ................... 16 2.3. EMBEDDED THEMES ............................................................................................................................... 27 2.4. PROJECT LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3 2 3. COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH ACTIVITIES .............................................................. 33 3.1 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................... 34 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS .............................................................................................................. 39 5. PROJECT PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................................ 40 5.1. BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LOCAL OWNERSHIP ......................................................................... 40 5. ................................................................................................................................................................. 42 2. LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS ..................................................................................................................... 42 5.3. COLLABORATION, LEARNING, AND ADAPTATION (CLA) ............................................................................. 44 6. PROJECT OPERATIONS AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 47 6.1. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ................................................................................................................ 47 6.2. CATALYTIC GRANTS ............................................................................................................................... 47 7. PROJECT MONITORING PLAN ........................................................................................................... 50 7.1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 50 . ................................................................................................................................................................... 50 PROGRESS VERSUS PMEP ............................................................................................................................ 50 ANNEX 1: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT INDICATORS ................................................................... 51 ANNEX 2: PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS IN VALUE-ADDED PROCESSING AND FOOD PRESERVATION ........................................................................................................................................ 60 ANNEX 3: TRADITIONAL FOODS IN TIMOR-LESTE .............................................................................. 62 Draft: USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page i USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASHORTIL Horticulture Association of Timor-Leste BDS Business Development Services BSP Business Service Provider CBO Community-Based Organization CCA Climate Change Advisor CNEFP National Vocational Training Center of Tibar COP Chief of Party CRS Catholic Relief Services DAC Developing Agricultural Communities DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) EMMP Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan ENDIGO Employability and Income Generating Opportunities for Marginalized People FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GIZ German Society for International Cooperation HHs Households HIAM Hamutuk Ita Ajuda Malu Health (Local Health NGO) HWG Horticulture Working Group IEE Initial Environmental Examination IOM International Organization for Migration INDMO National Institute for the Development of Skilled Labor IPM Integrated Pest Management JICA Japanese Government International Development and Aid Agency KJFL Knua Juventude Fila Liman KONSSANTIL National Council on Food Security, Sovereignty and Nutrition in Timor Leste LBM Laledu Berrymatak MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries MA Market Access (Technical Access) MCIE Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Environment MDDW Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women MFI Micro Finance Institute MGA Millennium Green Agro Draft: USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page ii USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project MOH Ministry of Health MOE Ministry of Education MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises NDCC National Directorate for Climate Change Adaptation NGO Non-Governmental Organization NRM Natural Resource Management NSA Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture NWG Nutrition Working Group PDHJ The Office of the Provider for Human Rights and Justice PMEP Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan RAEBIA Resilient Agriculture and Economy through Biodiversity in Action SEPFOPE Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment Projects S&L Savings and Loan SALT Sloping Agricultural Land Technology SPS Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Standards T&E Training and Extension TWG Technical Working Group UNDP United Nations Development Program USG United States Government ZOI Zone of Influence Draft: USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page iii USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project HIGHLIGHTS: USAID’S AVANSA AGRIKULTURA PROJECT IS BOOSTING LIVELIHOODS Horticulture farming in Timor-Leste has flourished this year, and the lives of farming households have improved significantly as a result. USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project has helped raise incomes, develop a thriving horticulture sector, and improve nutritional outcomes. This Year 5 Annual Project Progress Report highlights key project achievements over the past year. USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page 4 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project Year 5 Highlights Partner farming households earn on average $2,454 annually, compared to $235 a year in the baseline year. 8,695 households benefit from the project’s initiatives. Focusing on youth, the project has trained 6,591 young people in life skills including entrepreneurship, agricultural production, natural resource management, and nutrition. To date, there has been a 90% reduction in moderate to severe hunger. A thriving input supply sector is developing. Input supply sales have grown from annual sales of $200,000 to $770,293. Over 32,000 farmers applied new technologies that are steadily improving productivity. The project introduced technologies that promote improved climate risk reduction and/or natural resource management on 3,376 hectares, thereby markedly improving farmers’ ability to manage water shortages and erosion. Women of reproductive age are consuming healthier food, with 83% percent now including five or more nutritious food groups in their diets. Four years ago, diets only included two groups, so women and their babies lacked the essential level of micronutrients. USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Annual Project Progress Report, Year 5 October 1, 2018 -September 30, 2019 Page 5 USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project International Women’s Day Workshop participants, Ainaro 1. BACKGROUND This is the fifth Annual Progress Report for USAID’s Avansa Agrikultura Project, a five and a half-year, $21.2 million program. Through this project, USAID is supporting increased economic activity and growth for Timorese citizens in targeted rural communities and municipalities. Cardno Emerging Markets