0 Annual Report FY16 VEGA Farmer-to-Farmer Special Program Support Project Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-13-00053 Report on Activities during FY2016 (October 1, 2015-September 30, 2016) Submitted by: Laura Alexander October 29, 2016 Tel: 202-367-9986 E-Mail:
[email protected] Page 1 of 91 Contents I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Summary of Implementation Experience and Major Accomplishments ................................................... 3 Sub-Award Management ................................................................................................................................. 3 Farmer-to-Farmer Small Grants Awarded in 2015 ...................................................................................... 3 Farmer-to-Farmer 2016 Small Grants Competition and Awards ................................................................ 6 Farmer-to-Farmer Program Development Projects (PDPs) ......................................................................... 8 Mission Buy-ins ............................................................................................................................................ 11 Knowledge Management ............................................................................................................................... 11 Communications ...........................................................................................................................................