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Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture Sesame Marketing and Export (SESAME) Project FY 2016 Food for Progress Burkina Faso Midterm Evaluation June 2019 Agreement Number: FCC-686-2016/005-00 | September 2016 – September 2021 | Implemented by Lutheran World Relief This publication was produced at the request of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was prepared independently by the Center for Studies, Research and Training on Economic and Social Development (CERFORDES). FY 2016 Food for Progress Burkina Faso Sesame Marketing and Export (SESAME) Project Program: Food for Progress Agreement Number: FCC-686-2016/005-00 Funding Year: Fiscal Year 2016 Project Duration: FY 2016- FY 2021 Implemented by: Lutheran World Relief Evaluation Authored by: Center for Studies, Research and Training on Economic and Social Development (CERFORDES) DISCLAIMER: This publication was produced at the request of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was prepared by an independent third-party evaluation firm. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Agriculture or the United States Government. Accessibility Note: An accessible version of this document can be made available by contacting [email protected] Burkina Faso Food for Progress Project Sesame Marketing and Export (SESAME) Project Mid-Term Evaluation June 2019 The Sesame Marketing and Exports Project (SESAME) implemented through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress program under cooperative agreement number FCC-686-2016/005-00, is a 5 year, $24 million project implemented by Lutheran World Relief (LWR) with the support of its partners Afrique Verte and Nitidae in Burkina Faso. The project will assist people directly and indirectly by working with farmers, agricultural cooperatives, buyers and others to meet high quality standards of the sesame export market as well as enhance marketing efforts. The SESAME Project aims to address challenges met by sesame farmers by improving agricultural practices and strengthening the farmer cooperatives, focusing on the regions in the Est, Boucle de Mouhoun, Hauts-Bassins and Cascades. It envisions an increase in production and exports of high-quality sesame by creating a hub of information and communication technologies (ICT) enabling information and transaction flows that will build capacity of targeted producers, unions and exporters as well as assist them with access to financial services. The SESAME Project is also creating sustainable partnerships between buyers, sellers and unions to ensure long-term impact beyond the life of the project. In compliance with USDA’s M&E policy, this midterm evaluation will “critically and objectively review and take stock of the project’s implementing experience and environment, assess whether targeted beneficiaries are receiving services as expected, assess to what extent the project is on track to achieve its stated goals and objectives, review the results frameworks and assumptions, document initial lessons learned, and discuss necessary modifications or mid- course corrections that may be necessary to effectively and efficiently meet the stated goals and objectives.” The midterm will be a process and outcome evaluation, examining both administrative and programmatic aspects of SESAME through the lens of five evaluation criteria. Agreement Number: FCC-686-2016/005-00 | September 2016 – September 2021 | Implemented by Lutheran World Relief This publication was produced at the request of the United States Department of Agriculture. It was prepared independently by the Center for Studies, Research and Training on Economic and Social Development (CERFORDES) and authored by Dr. Yaro Yacouba 2 1. Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. 4 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 6 2. MID-TERM EVALUATION OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 7 2.1 Project Challenges .......................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Project Activities ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.3 Project Beneficiaries....................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Goal of the Mid-Term Evaluation ................................................................................................... 8 2.5 Purpose and Scope of the Mid-Term Evaluation ........................................................................... 8 3. METHODOLOGY OF THE EVALUATION .............................................................................................. 8 3.1 Inception Meeting .......................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Sampling of Producers ................................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Data Collection Tools.................................................................................................................... 10 3.5 Recruitment and Training of Data Collection Agents ................................................................... 10 3.6 Organization of Teams in the Field .............................................................................................. 11 3.7 Data Collection ............................................................................................................................. 11 3.8 Data Processing and Analysis and Reporting ............................................................................... 13 3.9 Difficulties Encountered ............................................................................................................... 13 3.10 Limitations .................................................................................................................................. 13 4. ANALYSIS OF THE MID-TERM EVALUATION RESULTS ..................................................................... 14 4.1 Relevance ..................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Management Effectiveness .......................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Program Effectiveness .................................................................................................................. 21 4.4 Efficiency ...................................................................................................................................... 38 4.5 Impact of the project or changes made on beneficiaries ............................................................ 41 4.6 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................ 44 4.7 Lessons Learned and Project Follow Up Prospects ...................................................................... 44 5. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................. 45 6. RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 45 6.1 Adjustment of the project’s relevance to the current country context ....................................... 45 6.2 Effectiveness for better project monitoring and evaluation ........................................................ 46 6.3 Increased impact of implementation ........................................................................................... 46 6.4 Efficiency in financial and programmatic management ............................................................... 46 6.5 Sustainability through project achievements and partnership .................................................... 47 7. ANNEXES.......................................................................................................................................... 48 1 Acronyms and Abbreviations AAT Agricultural Advisor-Trainer ABNORM Burkina Faso Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Quality ANASEB National Association of Sesame Traders and Exporters APEX Export Promotion Agency ATS/B Association of Men and Women Sesame Transformers CERFODES Center for Studies, Research and Training on Economic and Social Development CNFA Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture CNFPA National Center for Training and Artisanal Production COP Chief of Party DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DGC General Directorate for Trade DGPER General Directorate for the Promotion of Rural Economy DGPV General Directorate of Plant Production DGRIEP General Directorate for Research on Educational and Pedagogical Innovations DPAAHA Provincial
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