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FEED THE FUTURE AGRICULTURE POLICY SUPPORT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (APRIL – JUNE 2017) FISCAL YEAR 2017, QUARTER 3 July, 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was prepared by Chemonics International Inc. FEED THE FUTURE AGRICULTURE POLICY SUPPORT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (APRIL – JUNE 2017) FISCAL YEAR 2017, QUARTER 3 Contract No. 641-C-14-00001 Cover Photo: Closing ceremony of the training that the Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana provided to MoFA staff on project planning, policy cycle and policy planning, monitoring and evaluation, and policy analysis, at Legon in May 2017. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government. CONTENTS Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... 1 A. Progress By Component ................................................................................................. 3 A1. Component 1: Policy Formation and Implementation ....................................... 3 A2. Component 2: Policy Research ......................................................................... 8 A3. Component 3: Policy Advocacy ...................................................................... 10 B. Assessment of the Validity and Efficacy of Progress Against the Objectives and Results in FY4 Q3 ................................................................................................................ 14 C. Planned Activities for Next Quarter by Component ....................................................... 16 D. Progress on Gender and Environmental Compliance..................................................... 17 D1. Gender .......................................................................................................... 17 D2. Environmental Compliance ............................................................................ 17 E. Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................... 18 F. Operations and Finance ............................................................................................... 19 F1. Operations ..................................................................................................... 19 F2. Grants ........................................................................................................... 19 F3. Finance .......................................................................................................... 20 Annex I. Performance Indicator Tracking Table (PITT) – FY4 Q3 Quarterly Report .............. 21 Annex II. Policy Reform Activities and Linkages to Key Results Areas as of FY4 Q3 ............. 25 Annex III. APSP Current Grants Activities .......................................................................... 30 Annex IV. Regional and District Coverage Of USAID/Ghana FtF APSP Implementation Activities ............................................................................................................. 31 Annex V. Abstracts of Policy Research Studies .................................................................. 33 Annex VI. Snapshots ............................................................................................................ Annex VII. Situational Analysis of Agriculture Marketing in Ghana ...................................... ii i AGRICULTURE POLICY SUPPORT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (APRIL-JUNE 2017) ACRONYMS AAK Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese ACAT Advocacy Capacity Assessment Tool ACDEP Association of Church-based Development Projects ACET African Center for Economic Transformation ADVANCE II Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement Project AGD Attorney General’s Department AE Agriculture Extension AEAs Agriculture Extension Agents AFSTA African Seed Trade Association Africa LEAD Africa Leadership Training & Capacity Building Program AGRA Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa AgSLM Agriculture Sustainable Land Management APPDF Agriculture Public-Private Dialogue Forum APR Agricultural Sector Progress Report APSP Agriculture Policy Support Project ASWG Agriculture Sector Working Group ATTP Agriculture Technology Transfer Project BUSAC Business Sector Advocacy Challenge CAADP Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program CCC Collaborative Circle of Chiefs of Party CAPI Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing CD Chief Director CEO Chief Executive Officer CEPA Center for Policy Analysis CiCOL Civil Society Coalition on Land CLIP Community Life Improvement Project CLMC Community Land Management Committees COP Chief of Party COR Contract Officer’s Representative CORAF/WECAD West and Central African Council for Agricultural `Research and Development CREAT Centre for Research in Efficient Agriculture Technology CRI Crops Research Institute CRIS Centre for Rural Improvement Services CSIR Council for Scientific & Industrial Research CSO Civil Society Organization CSZ Coastal Savannah Zone CTS Commodity Trading System DCS Directorate of Crop Services DP Development Partner DUS Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EG Economic Growth EPDRA Evangelical Presbyterian Development and Relief Agency FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FASDEP II Food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy II FBO Farmer Based Organization FIS Farmer Innovation Systems FMSL Farm Management Services Limited FSTZ Forest Savannah Transition Zone FtF Feed the Future FTFMS Feed the Future Monitoring System FY Fiscal Year ii AGRICULTURE POLICY SUPPORT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (APRIL-JUNE 2017) GAPS Ghana Agriculture Production Surveys GARDJA Ghana Agriculture and Rural Development Journalist Association GASIP Ghana Agriculture Sector Investment Program GIBA Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association GIDA Ghana Irrigation Development Authority GIMPA Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration GIRSAL Ghana Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending GiZ German Development Co-operation GLDB Grains and Legumes Development Board GLM Generalized Linear Model GSID Ghana Seeds Inspection Division GSSP Ghana Strategic Support Program GSZ Guinea Savannah Zone GTLC Ghana Trade and Livelihoods Coalition GoG Government of Ghana GPS Global Positioning System HAG Hunger Alliance of Ghana IATs Improved Agricultural Technologies IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute IGF Internally Generated Fund IP Implementing Partner ISSER Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research ISU Iowa State University IT Information Technology JSR Joint Sector Review KEEA Komenda-Elmina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipality KRA Key Result Area LCS Lands Commission Secretariat LOA Length of Activity MAASI Mobilizing for Action Toward Agriculture Sector Improvement M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAFAP Monitoring and Analyzing Food and Agricultural Policies MDA Ministries, Departments, and Agencies MED Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate MEST Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology METASIP Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan METSS Monitoring, Evaluation, and Technical Support Services MLGRD Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development MLNR Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources MoAP Market Oriented Agriculture Program MoF Ministry of Finance MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture MoTI Ministry of Trade and Industry MTPE Mid-Term Performance Evaluation NAFCO National Food Buffer Stock Company NARI National Agriculture Research Institution NASTAG National Seed Trade Association of Ghana Netright Network for Women’s Rights NGGA Northern Ghana Governance Activity NGO Non-Governmental Organization NSA Non-State Actor NSC National Seed Council NSP National Seed Plan NQPR National Quarantine Pest List OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool iii AGRICULTURE POLICY SUPPORT PROJECT QUARTERLY REPORT (APRIL-JUNE 2017) OPV Open-Pollinated Variety PAS Presbyterian Agriculture Services PCU Programme Coordination Unit PCM&E Policy Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation PU Policy Unit PFAG Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana PFJ Planting for Food and Jobs PITT Performance Indicator Tracking Table PMP Performance Management Plan PPBD Policy Planning and Budget Directorate PPP Public-Private Partnerships PPRSD Plant Protection Regulatory Services Directorate MED Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate RADs Regional Agricultural Departments RADU Regional Agriculture Development Unit RFA Request for Applications SADA Savannah Accelerated Development Authority SAKSS Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System SARI Savannah Agriculture Research Institute SC Steering Committee SLM Sustainable Land Management SMIFS Seed Market Industry Framework Study SRID Statistics Research and Information Directorate SSTP Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership STEPRI Science, Technology and Policy Research Institute STTA Short Term Technical Assistance TOR Terms of Reference TVRC Technical Variety Release Committee UCC University of Cape Coast UDS University for Development Studies US United States USAID United States Agency for International Development UoG University of Ghana USG United States Government UPA Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture VCU Value for Cultivation and Use VPS Virtual Private Server WASP West Africa Seed Program WIAD Women in Agriculture