SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter Date You Are First Accessing This Form 4/4/2016 Welcome Aqysta!

SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/4/2016 Welcome aQysta!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

For each aggregate number reported, please be sure to upload documentation to your Google Drive M&E folder, which has been shared with you by Stephen Simon and can be found at: http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-aqysta

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +31648647260 (Netherlands), +9779808751910 (Nepal) Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-aqysta. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

You will be asked to update these in specific sections of the survey. For each section of the survey, we have answered Frequently Asked Questions which can be viewed by sliding the "Show FAQ" button to the right, as in the example below.

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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MILESTONE Customer Satisfaction Score / User Feedback Survey FAQ

There are currently no Frequently Asked Questions for this milestone. If something is unclear about this milestone or section of the form, please email [email protected].

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many households/customers did you * How many households/customers ATTEMPT to survey? RESPONDED to your survey?

* Who did you survey? * What percentage of your overall total of households/customers did you survey?

* How did you collect survey feedback?

* Please summarize and describe the survey results. Not yet surveyed, as the pumps are just installed (24th March onwards), due to delay in the shipment of pumps caused by India-Nepal border blockade.

Additional Comments / Explanation of Results (if needed)

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Water Savings Milestones MILESTONE Net Pumping Power Delivered to the Food Value Chain Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many kWh of pumping power have you Comments / Explanation of Results delivered? In year 2 (without counting Y1) 595

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

Comments / Explanation of Results

Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? Yes

Roughly how many USD in non-SWFF sales did How many end-users/customers do your have you have during this past reporting period? outside the SWFF program? 5 3

Please provide 1-2 sentences of detail about your non-SWFF sales. Outside of our SWFF activities in Nepal, we have 5 pumps in Indonesia, 2 in Turkey, and 1 in Zambia running. Furthermore we have inquiries and leads from many other countries around the world.

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $125,000.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project. * How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 150,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Sales Revenue from selling of pumps Expenditures by project partners

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $150,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-aqysta) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? People associate 'machines' with 'men' . This means that men are involved in installation of pumps rather than women.

However, the beneficiaries are more women as women participate in farming activities more.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men?

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Women does the day-to-day farming activities, where as men are involved in decision making, initial preparation of the field and making use of machinery/technologies.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Yes, mostly men are the decision maker.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers?

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Both men and women are part of agricultural co-operatives.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) observations

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Negative Impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men)

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

Each reporting period SWFF collects data on your organization's progress towards scaling your innovation to new end-users. Please answer the questions below, specifically reflecting on your operations in Nepal. Scaling Questions Plan to Scale Innovation

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Plan to Scale 2 - An early plan is in place based on quantitative evidence. This may include a number of offers to purchase/adopt the innovation, and/or building on prior experience in similar settings.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 3 - There is enabling environment for promotion of the innovation. This can be in the form of laws, regulations, and administrative practices affecting the private sector and somewhat good application of those laws.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? The Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) of the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Government of Nepal puts specific focus on the priority to provide year-round irrigation facility by installing decentralized small-scale lift-irrigation systems to lift water from rivers and streams. Barsha pump fits perfectly within this strategy and after demonstrations of the technology the government has shown interest to scale the techonolgy around the country.

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Absorptive capacity is the ability for the innovation to meet any manufacturing needs close to where it is sold or implemented. The rating is based on the availability of skilled labor, material components, and equipment.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question. Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? Since we have a local manufacturing partner, whose staffs are trained in assembly and installation of the pumps, and parts are available int he facility. The parts are not yet locally produced though.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 2 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is probable given documented evidence. The evidence to support this may be the fact that you have reached “critical mass” of your product in the market and selling it at a reasonable price is probable.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? The purchase of parts have been gradually moving to the region of China, India and Nepal with some critical parts sourced in Europe. This has helped to reduce the costs of goods sold further. 20 pumps have been sold at NPR 194,500, which shows the willingness to pay for thet echnology at that price. The costs of goods sold and price is expected to go further down with increasing sales volume.

* What is your target market? The target market is small to mid-sized commercial farmers. We are currently approaching the market via organizations and projects working with these farmers, with such organizations paying for the pump. We are gradually moving towards selling the pumps to co-operatives and farmers, as the technology evidence is further established among the target group and financing mechanisms to purchase the pumps are established.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 25% This percentage of the commercial farmers have the purchasing ability to purchase the pumps (the investment required is less than the annual income generated by these farmers).

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? As with other renewable energy technologies, the Barsha pump is expensive to purchase in the beginning but much cheaper when costs are compared for the whole lifetime. Due to no operating costs involved (no fuel or electricity) and very little maintenance, the Barsha pumps are more cost-effective compared to diesel pumps where running costs and maintenance are the major factor.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 2 - Some testing of products/services has occurred and changes to product design have been validated by increased adoption among users. Futher design changes are planned in the short-term and customer feedback will continue to strongly influence short-term design changes.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? In Y1 of SWFF, the pumps were implemented in different circumstances (rivers,canals) in all five development regions of Nepal. Taking into account the feedback, the design has been changed to reduce weight, simplify assembly and installation, improve technical efficiency and reduce costs of the technology. Further changes in teh design and manufacturing process are currently being employed to improved the technology further incorporating the feedback from the customers. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary Year 2 was planned as a transition from demonstration of the technology in Nepal to commercial sales to organizations.The plan has worked well with the first batch of 20 pumps being sold out to 6 organizations before the pumps arrived to Nepal. Implementation of this new version of the technology has started from March, in collaboration with the buying organizations. Nepal entity and office of aQysta has been established for sales, implementation, localization and experimentation of the Barsha pump. Partnership with local manufacturing organization has been established for assembly and localization of the technology. Partnership agreement with a distribution organization has also been established. The Barsha pump has reached to the policy level of Nepal, with the Minister of Agriculture praising the technology, and the technology being incorporated in the government budget for the coming fiscal year. Despite more than 3 months delay in arrival of the shipment from the Netherlands to Nepal, the project has been progressing well and the technology diffusion can be seen happening. Key Activities - Manufacturing and Shipment of 20 pumps - Sales of 20 pumps, Letters of intent for further pumps - Implementation of 9 pumps (until end of March) - Establishment of aQysta Nepal office,with registered entity - Establish partnerships with manufacturing and distribution partners - Lobbying for inclusion of the Barsha pump in government policies - Participation in the SWFF event at the Amsterdam International Water Week - Participation in the Nepal Agricultural Mechanization Fair

Lessons Learned / Best Practices - 3 months delay in shipment due to India-Nepal border blockade: Need to prepare for unforeseen circumstances when working in developing countries' context, and in a project like ours, where there is little flexibility with budget, scope and timeline, it is sometimes difficult to achieve the milestones as completely external environment also affects the project's performance. - Partnerships with a broad range of organizations to pilot the technology instead of depending on one organization helps to demonstrate in broader area and also helps in disseminating the information faster.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors - Localization Partnership with Intertech - Distribution Partnership with NAFseed - Demonstration/Piloting partnership with the following organizations: 1. Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project (Acquire and pilot 7 pumps ) 2. High Value Agriculture Project(Acquire and pilot 1 pump) 3. ADRA (Acquire and pilot 4 pumps) 4. Heifer (Acquire and pilot 5 pumps) 5. ICIMOD (Acquire and pilot 3 pumps) 6. Ministry of Agricultural Development, Department of Agricultural Engineering. (Acquire and pilot 2 pumps)

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations In Nepal, many people(men) are going to the Middle-Eastern countries to work as laborer. This leaves women to do agriculture within the country, especially as smallholder farmers. Thus, when we implement Barsha pumps, mostly it is women who take advantage with irrigation facility. For instance, in one of the communities that we installed the pumps, there was only one man between 18 and 50 in the whole community of 70 households. The rest were all women, children and elderly. In this context, the innovation helps women as end users and helps them increase agricultural productivity. However, in installation of the pumps, generally men are involved for carrying the pump and placing it in the river. This is because of the general norm that men are more associated with machines than women. Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets In total, by the end of Y2, the target is to have 40 pumps installed. Half-way through the Y2, we have 16 pumps installed, with more being installed as this report is being prepared. There has been a delay than the originally planned schedule as the container shipment with 20 pumps was delayed by more than 3 months, due to the blockade in India-Nepal border.

The monsoon season will start in Nepal from June onwards, which will halt installations. Before June, a cumulative of 27 pumps will definitely be installed. Furthermore, 3 locally made pumps are planned to be installed,taking the cumulative number to 30. The diffciulty will be in importing the next batch of 10 pumps and having them installed with in Y2. This has been communicated prior to the SWFF team and we have requested to consider this extraordinary situation and grant an extension for the implementation.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices?

Environmental Monitoring

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* Name Pratap Thapa SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/28/2016 Welcome MetaMeta (Salt-tolerant Potatoes)!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] 0031644995010 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-metametapotato. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 110 At this point data is available of the amount of farmers growing the potatoes. Beneficiary numbers including, labourers (female/male) and consumers will be reported in the Annual Report.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 110 At this point data is available of the amount of farmers growing the potatoes. Beneficiary numbers including, labourers (female/male) and consumers will be reported in the Annual Report.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Water Savings Milestones MILESTONE Agricultural Water Consumption Reductions When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

 If you are collecting data from a comparison plot/farm or control group of customers, upload that data.  If you are comparing your results to past research or official sources, upload those papers or sources.  If you have calculations or data sets, please upload an Excel sheet, with summary tab. Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? For full data/ reference please find the raw and 65,492,000 summarised data in the google drive folder.This water saving calculation (full date in the yields excel), is based on the following given:- 6.364 hectare was effectively harvested and considered in these water saving calculations (hence not considered are: the area cropped by the Pakistan Potato Research (3ha); and the 1 hectare of farmer Fazal Shah that never germinated- An average of the water turns has been taken for the irrigation turns on plots in both Sindh (sandy soils) and Punjab (silt loam). This means that for half of the irrigation turns, brackish irrigation water was used (dS/m >0.85)- Sweet water savings in terms of not having to leach salt affected soils (total 6.34ha) before they are cultivated (7000m3/ha) has also been taken into consideration (ref. FAO, 1988).- The Potatoes were grown on 'marginal' soils with Ec values ranging from 1.1 to 35.7 (Ec test done using the saturated paste method)For the calculation of the water saving we consider the all the measured values for yield, Ec (of soil and water), applied water, cropping area. The amount of water applied has been calculated according to the following calculation:Applied water depth (at plot level) x number of irrigation turns x the cropping area.Now, knowing that half of this water is brackish, we consider water savings as amounting to half of this total amount, considering the irrigation schedule is combining brackish and sweet water in a ratio of 50/50.An important note applies here, namely, whereas the farmers have registered the amount of irrigation turns as well as the irrigation depths per turn, no data was collected on the conveyance efficiencies (i.e. how much of the water abstracted from source/ guided through canals is lost). Sweet water is conveyed through canals to farms and part of this conveyed water is lost to evaporation. Hence any reduction in not using sweet water ‘could’ also reduce the required amount to be conveyed, hence also any amount that would be lost due to evaporation (5% loss typically from lined canals). This however is not considered along since if the conveyed water would be used for other purposes (like domestic), the same conveyance losses would occur. Data Upload Reminder

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 147 Year 1: 16.2 tonYear 2: The total produce is known for 6.364 (out of 10) hectares, which is 131 metric tons of potatoes.In year two the following notes should be added to the total area and yield results.Whereas the overall yield productivity is 21 ton/ha (13 ton/ha in Sindh and 37 ton/ha in Punjab), which is above the potato yield productivity average in Pakistan of 20 ton/ha, the following are important considerations for the interpretation of the data.1. Particularly in Sindh the yields were lower due to fact that the potatoes had actually been growing on far too saline soils. Three out of four farmers had been using fields with Ec levels beyond 13.5 going up to 35. Their collective average yield was 10 ton/ha; whereas the farmer growing on soils with Ec at 7.7 (Habib Farm Hyderabad) achieved and average yield of 24 ton/ha.2. Particularly in Punjab Late Blight severely affected the total yield as farmers had to cut short the growing season. If this had not been the case yields could have even been higher in Punjab.Reasons why the Ec values were so high:1. Ec measurements of the soils at the start of the season (Aug/Sep 2015) and second measurements (Jan 2016) gave reasons to suggest that the initial measurements had not been carried out properly and could not be considered accurate.2. Some farmers had, after the initial soil analysis, changed the initial plots to (more degraded/saline) other plots.The Ec values were recompiled in June 2016 and have been added in the yield excel sheet.Ref. excel file: yields&irrigation_season 2015- 2016 (sheet summary2)

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? The potatoes are collected in standardized 120 kg bags.

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MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Potato (all 10 varieties) 5.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results Underneath a summary is given of the yield performance of the different varieties that have been trialled. We will compare the yields with the achieved annual average in Pakistan of 20 ton/ha (documentation pending).Considering the total yields (including those from very saline soils), the following varieties achieved an improved yield (not considering any special treatment either, such as the use of Ferti or Desaline): Miss Andes (1%); Achillies (1%); Diverse Zallingen (3%); Miss Mignonne (10%); Red Valentine (26%); Metro (36%); Focus Basic (36%); Focus (82%).Considering the yields that were achieved on soils with an Ec of 10 and less, the total potato yield increased by 65%. The following varieties achieved an improved yield (not considering any special treatment either, such as the use of Ferti or Desaline): Sante (14%); Festo (16%); Achillies (23%); Diverse Zallingen (24%); Miss Mignonne (24%); Miss Andes (27%); Focus Basic (49%); Red Valentine (58%); Metro (70%); Nr-291 (273%); and the Focus (392%).In summary, having achieved a total yield of 21 ton/ha versus a 20 ton/ha average a 5% increase in yield can be noted. This considering the Late Blight in Punjab and the very saline soils in Sindh can be considered an overall successful season with at least 7 out of 10 varietiesRef. excel file: yields&irrigation_season 2015-2016 (sheet summary2)

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from active comparison plots (control vs. treated)

Please ensure that the uploaded documentation for this milestone explicitly details the yield obtained and geographical size of all "control" and "treated" plots.

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes Data Upload Reminder

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 999,999,999.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of transportation/distribution costs of marketing

Comments / Explanation of Results

Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? Yes

Roughly how many USD in non-SWFF sales did How many end-users/customers do your have you have during this past reporting period? outside the SWFF program?

Please provide 1-2 sentences of detail about your non-SWFF sales.

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $174,485.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 117,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award See Excel sheets, costs include as well, among others, depreciation of equipment Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Data Upload Reminder

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $117,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

Data Upload Reminder

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-metametapotato) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Forthcoming

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Forthcoming

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Forthcoming

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Forthcoming

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? Forthcoming

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Forthcoming

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Forthcoming

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid

Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation

Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation

Whose tasks have been made easier in households

Changes in access to land

Level of women’s leadership in the community

How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved

Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff

Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men)

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. Forthcoming

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. Forthcoming Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Last year the Ministry of Trade of Pakistan has visited the Netherlands and brought into touch with the Salt Tolerant Potato innovation. Also, Salt Farm Texel received several high placed delegations with interests in Pakistan.

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? The second year has taught farmers in Punjab, as well as in Sindh how to develop salt tolerant agriculture

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 1 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is possible given documented evidence. The evidence to support this may include perception/market surveys, quotations from suppliers, comparisons with other alternatives etc.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? No purchases yet. Sales will occur after the seed potatoes are released out of the cold storage.

* What is your target market? Farmers having salt affected land

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 100% All farmers who are normally also involved in the potato business can afford the salt tolerant potato. Costs are not significant higher.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? Cost effective in the way that farmers having salt affected land are enabled to realize a good yield. A business case is being developed.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 1 - Some testing of products/services has occurred by changes to product design have not yet been implemented.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? Forthcoming Narrative Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary 1. October 18-28: All farmers in Punjab have planted the salt tolerant potatoes.2. November 6-12: All farmers in Sindh have planted the salt tolerant potatoes.3. 10 different varieties of salt tolerant potatoes were planted, including 'table' and 'french fries' potato varieties.4. 5 of the 10 varieties were also tested in Year 1, the other 5 varieties were tested for the first time.5. At least 3 of the 10 varieties are already on the potato list in Pakistan, which means that these varieties can be imported and sold without limitations. The other 7 varieties are still in the testing program of the Pakistani Seed Authority.6. This year we also tested the effects of the organic seaweed based fertilizers Desaline and Fertisaline.7. Late February-March: Start of the harvest of the salt tolerant potatoes.8. March 24, The Dutch Embassy organized a taste event in Islamabad, Pakistan. See following links: http://www.dawn.com/news/1247813/discussion-live-cooking- with-salt-tolerant-potatoes and http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=28_03_2016_152_0089: April 19, The first version of all yield data is ready.10. June Yields are very promising, not considering the very saline soils in Sindh and the severe effect of Late Blight on the crops in Punjab overall the yields came out 5% higher than the national average of 20ton/ha.

Key Activities 1. August-October: Selection of plots, selection of salt tolerant potato varieties to be grown, development of cropping plans.2. September-November: Shipping of salt tolerant potato varieties from The Netherlands to Pakistan (in addition to the locally sources varieties, including our own seed potatoes of Year 1).3. October-November: Planting of the salt tolerant potatoes by all selected farmers.4. October-March: Crop management (Irrigation, Fertigation, Pest control, Weeding, etc.) & Monitoring5. Feb-April: Harvest of all fields.6. April-June: Analysis and reporting of all collected data, including yield, fresh water savings and number and type of beneficiaries.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices - The import of the seed potatoes went much smoother as compared to last year, because of improved understanding of the import process and better contact with the custom authorities.- More frequent contact by phone and skype between consortium members made that mutual understanding improved- The soil analysis need to be improved and farmers should not be changing plots after the analysis have been carried out and plots have been selected for the trials.- all attempt should be made to have the seed potato from the Netherlands as early as possible, although the shipments are dependent on the harvesting in the Netherlands

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors - All consortium partners could meet each other during the Amsterdam International Water Week which enabled a detailed planning of Year 2.- Besides, consortium partners Salt Farm Texel and Jaffer Brothers met each other as well in Pakistan to discuss the business model in detail.- There is more frequent contact by phone and skype between consortium members which creates an improved mutual understanding.- The consortium is still in close touch with the Dutch Embassy in Pakistan. Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes

Engagement with USAID Missions The Dutch Embassy in Pakistan is in touch with the USAID mission in Pakistan

Gender Strategy and Observations Forthcoming

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress All data has been collected according plan.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets As the bulk of sales is set to start before the next growing season, the sales target have not been met yet.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Data analysis will be used to determine the most interesting potato varieties to be grown in Pakistan, based on high yields and available market for the potato variety (color, taste, size, etc.)

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* Name Frank van Steenbergen SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/9/2016 Welcome Reel Gardening!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +27117820661 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-reelgardening. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 58,581 736 people through seed tape units. 1644 through Large Household Boxes499 through Small windowsill Gardens1276 through kids get growing Gardens13725 Through School Gardens

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 29,290 It is estimated according to stats SA that 50% of the population is female. we have therefore used this estimation. However if looking at our sales directly to customers, we have far more female customers than male so this estimation is conservative.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? Total consumption of Reel Gardening per sum is 919,831,053 64,94 l compared to traditional consumption of 156,60 per l per sqm. This is calculated over the first six weeks of the gardens life as from this point onwards you can water directly with traditional methods.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 149,087 It has been worked out that one sqm produces 2,44 kg. we then assume a 40% failure rate.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? estimated number of vegetables harvested and then the average weight of vegetables used.

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 68.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor)

Comments / Explanation of Results

Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? Yes

Roughly how many USD in non-SWFF sales did How many end-users/customers do your have you have during this past reporting period? outside the SWFF program? 54,221 150

Please provide 1-2 sentences of detail about your non-SWFF sales. Sales direct to customers, sales through retail and sales to our corporate clients

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $249,730.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 500,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $500,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds from organizations that have not been spent or realized this year? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, and new awards/contracts.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? No

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? There are no gender specific problems. The problems encountered such as drought, lack of education, lack of commitment and lack of communication are the same across both genders.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Do not differ in the context we are working in.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Yes, in South African culture if a man is involved in the project he will naturally be the decision maker, otherwise it would usually be the oldest woman. Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No, access to the information is the same.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? We work with the Community workers programme, The principals and teachers, Other NGO'S and Church leaders.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Our on the ground knowledge of our projects.

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Positive impact How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Unsure Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling Each reporting period SWFF collects data on your organization's progress towards scaling your innovation to new end-users. Please answer the questions below, specifically reflecting on your operations in South Africa. Scaling Questions Plan to Scale Innovation

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Plan to Scale 3 - A matured plan is in place for scale. Such plan is informed by quantitative and qualitative analysis. This includes but not limited to all the things discussed in the above selections plus the following: the innovation tested successfully in several settings, evidence of increased demand for the innovation application, ability to supply the expansion in new market/area or close to signing an agreement(s) to scale innovation.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 4 - There is special emphasis to innovative solutions, such as specific incentives or special entities supporting their promotion. i.e. Ministry of Innovation etc.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals in companies in South Africa coupled with our positive impact on the BEE scorecard are promoting the support of Reel Gardening by corporate and government institutions.

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale. Absorptive capacity is the ability for the innovation to meet any manufacturing needs close to where it is sold or implemented. The rating is based on the availability of skilled labor, material components, and equipment.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 3 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is already occurring.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? Target market for purchase is middle to upper income consumer who is most likely able to purchase our product online. However our product is also given out in lower income environments were people are unable to access food and so they are also a target market but not from an income producing capacity but from a customer view point.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 75% If i look at our beneficiary numbers from 58 580 : 44 033 were able to purchase the product with 13 575 not being able to purchase the product.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? We are able to produce organic vegetables at 50% of the cost of purchasing them in the shops. Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 4.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 4 - Products/services have been throughly tested, customers select your product/service as a first choice, and design changes are likely to occur infrequently or as brand new product/service lines.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why?

Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary Reel Gardening has had a lot of learnings coming out of Year 1, the main being the perceived lack of value seen in the garden from the school point of view. The school gardens are often faceless and so they are everyones responsibility and no ones responsibility all at the same time which leads to an heightened level of failure. we therefore chose to focus more on activating the individual households and focusing on sales and re-sales which will eventually enable Reel Gardening to be a sustainable enterprise. We have chosen to nurture the relationships we have with the positive schools and nurture the relationships we have with the successful trainers, enabling the successful trainers to grow through more school who they bring on board and which they are passionate to see succeed. The school gardens will now only be implemented in schools who see the value of it and who have already shown the appreciation for it. We have worked closely with many partners over the past 6 months, crafting the Planting Revolution movement which we see as the critical element needed to activate the youth we so desperately are trying to get excited about Growing. This movement is set to kick off at the end of June and will be supported by SABC Education, Department of Education, The Nelson Mandela Family, The Nelson Mandela Foundation, African Alliance Media, Radio 5 Fm Young Blood Five and American Music Star Aloe Blacc. Its goal is to get 1 million children planting , and so our goal is to distribute 1 million household gardens through schools with a road show hosted by SABC Education and 5 fm. This will see Reel Gardening positively impacting 1 million people and becoming financially sustainable as a brand and company. Reel Gardening has also just received confirmation from a large retail chain called Food Lovers Market, that they will be stocking the planting revolution boxes in all 120 retail outlets nation wide which will see Reel Gardening making a profit off these sales which will enable us to donate household boxes to schools. This will be done in accordance with the Buy One Donate One model we choose to implement through the guidance of the TAF.

Key Activities Key Activity was the consultation with Innate Motion to craft the Planting Revolution movement. Understating the value of Reel Gardening as a Brand and then the need to activate a movement for the Brand to support. This maturity of approach has lead to large key partners offering support both in kind and monetary and enabling us to impact far more households and to get listed with a large local retailer and to begin conversations with Whole foods in the USA. This will all then enable us to implement our BOGO model which will see us supporting the lower income consumer through our upper income consumer. We also brought onboard a graphic design company and a social media company and have seen our sales increase 400% on the online store since activating our social media.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices we have learnt many lessons about parternships. We have better understood what is needed to activate and manage an agent network and a training network and we have learnt that these cannot be generally be the same person. We have also learnt that this cannot be outsourced as we have not yet designed the correct management framework.We have learnt to put our trainers at the centre of the schools programme should we want to expand on the schools it needs to be done through them. We have learnt to now design our programme for input. We are still learning how, but we have great partners who are helping us to learn. We have learnt that should we want this to scale then we need to design for loss of control, again we are using the same great partners to help us do this. We have learnt that we need to focus on making money in the upper income market and doing good in the lower income environment and need to have both a selling team and a giving team within Reel Gardening and they are equally as important. We have learnt that the story we tell is critical and our story is one of Growing Together, and teaching the next generation to be grounded. We have learnt that for this to grow sustainably and exponentially we need to make it cool and we need to design it so that it can grow without our hands on help and so this needs to be digital. We have learnt that people love using our product and this makes our team really happy.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors We have been working with Innate motion to help craft our brand and build the resilient link with Knorr that we so critically need for our work with Unilever to be a Win Win relationship. We have brought the Planting Revolution movement to life through the partnerships with African Alliance Media ( introduced to us through Reach Scale) who have brought SABC Eduction, Each One Teach One and The Nelson Mandela Family onboard. African Alliance Media will be activating the Planting Revolution through Roadshows across the country over the next twelve months, with the goal of teaching 1 million children to plant using the Reel Gardening tape. This will be sponsored by government and corporates both nationally and internationally. They have already hired and trained a Corporate CSR sales team of 5 people whom they pay.We have partnered with Food Lovers Market to stock the Planting Revolution Gardens in a Box in 120 stores nationally which will enable the sustainable re-purchsaes of our product post roadshow implementation. We have partnered with Aloe Blacc, who is currently writing a song to activate the planting revolution and this will be realised at the end of June. Aloe is passionate about spreading the news of Reel Gardening and he is connecting us with Whole Foods and Elon Musk when we are in Washington. We have partnered with Radio 5fm and Young Blood 5 who are one of the most popular radio stations in the whole of South Africa. They will be sharing stories of the planting revolution and enabling us to activate more customers through their many yearly events.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes Engagement with USAID Missions We have met with the Southern African mission with regard to what we would be looking for for help but we have not heard back from them. We have helped them with their PR articles which is Win Win as it helps our exposure too. We will continue to try and engage with them as we see the opportunities.

Gender Strategy and Observations We have a higher rate of adoption with females than males. We nurture this and use this as one of our key marketing strategies to moms who want to grow nutritious food for their children.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress We have had sever challenges with the partner who was hired to manage our training network. We have been working through these and it has lead to many valuable lessons but has hampered our progress which is frustrating.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets Majority of our milestones armoire than 10% below of our year end target however they are above 50% of the target so we are on track to reaching 100 % by year end.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Our most important data we collect is data around the performance of the product which we utilise to continually make the product more efficient.

Environmental Monitoring

Submission The SWFF program encourages you to upload photographs as evidence to Google Drive. However it is required that you ask all people who are identifiable in photographs for consent that their photograph be used by USAID, and maintain records of this within your organization.

Please confirm that you have received consent from all subjects of photographs by clicking "Yes" on the question below.

* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? Yes

The authorized representative of Reel Gardening (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

When clicking the "Submit" button, your entry will be locked for review by the SWFF M&E Specialist.

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* Name Claire Reid SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/3/2016 Welcome Practical Action!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] 0088 01716756348 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-practicalaction. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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3. If you cannot access your form, contact Steve Simon, SWFF M&E Specialist, at [email protected] for a link. Customer Adoption Milestones MILESTONE Adoption Number Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many individual households has your Comments / Explanation of Results innovation reached? The year 2 project implementation has stated in 450 October 1, 2015 and will continue till 30th September 2016. As per year two target and plan, a total of 450 beneficiaries' have been selected of which cent percent is female. The selection has followed step by step process to confirm the beneficiaries to run with the project operation. These steps of the selection are as follows; 1. Community identification and sandbar spot selection 2. Focus group discussions by applying different tools and techniques - Transect walk - Social and Resource Mapping - Focus Group Discussion (FGD): - Wealth ranking exercise to select the target HHs 4. Final beneficiaries selection 5. Baseline data collection 6. Provide training and field demonstration and support and service installation.

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 1,779 The total number of direct beneficiares in PY-2 is 450, multiplied by average family size i.e. 3.95 Thus the total stood 1779. Pls see the deatils Baseline tabular form report in M and E 01 folder.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 450 We have selected 450 female as our project beneficiaries deliberately as the male member used to migrate other areas in search of extra employment. However, time to time the male members come and join with them to run the heavy works i.e. pit digging, fertilizer transportation, guarding and harvest as and when necessary.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

Your organization has a milestone the specifically tracks the "number of farmers utilizing the innovation," in addition to reporting the overall adoption number.

In the questions above you have reported reaching 450 households:

* Is the number of households equal to the number of farmers that you have reached? Yes, the "household" number is equal to the number of farmers that our innovation reached.

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? From December 2015, a total of 16,470,000 Lt water 16,470,000 has used in 20 sandbar spots run by 20 water entrepreneurs. However, the saved amount will be calcilated end of the production cycle. This is incomplete document with the monthly data for water use. It will be finalised end of final harvest. However, relevant documents have been uploaded as available.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 316 A total of 596 farmers (Old-146 and New in PY-2- 450) in 20 sandbar spots have run squash production this year in total 10 ha land. The total production has stood at the end of production cycle 316 MT within 90 days (plantation to harvest November-January). Total sell reocrded 260.6 MT worth BDT 2605590 $33844. The squash has given early harvest, household consumption and sell opportunity to run their family without any deficit of cash flow before pumpkin harvest.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? The production has measured based on sell, consumption and distribution by the farmers in Kilogram. Pls see the complete report on squash production

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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* How many farmers received financing to Comments / Explanation of Results purchase your innovation? A total of 596 farmers (Old-150 and New-450) linked 450 with MFI directly. This year only 3 farmers have taken loan from implementing partner (UDPS) and the rest has contributed from own source. However, all the farmers are directly involve with savings scheme at partner's micro-credit programme. The rate of repayment/recovery found 100%

* What percentage of the farmers are on Comments / Explanation of Results schedule to repay their loans? Only 3 farmers have taken loan and paid 100% as 100.00 % per loan repayment schedule. Data Upload Reminder

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MILESTONE Increased annual income to farmers FAQ

There are currently no Frequently Asked Questions for this milestone. If something is unclear about this milestone or section of the form, please email [email protected].

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How much increased annual income have * How did you calculate the increased annual farmers earned as a result of using your income to farmers from using your innovation? innovation? Yet to finalised.

Comments / Further Explanation of Results (if needed) Please describe the type of financing your farmers receive, including typical loan sizes and the expected repayment period.

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Sales/Profit Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to product sales and profit margin, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

Your organization does not have sales or profit margin milestones. Click next to continue. Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $105,000.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 6,532.05

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $6,532.05 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes * What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 66,998.62 The leverage amount contributed by the farmers particularly for oraganic fertiliser, labour, transport, irrigation machine maintanence and fule cost.

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MILESTONE Partnerships FAQ

What is a partnership?

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-practicalaction) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? There is no barrier for women to trade their product to the market. However, the local context varies place to place and product to products. For example, women are actively engaged in marketing products such as eggs, chicken and vegetables from home and local markets. However, for bulk sell like pumpkin to extrenal buyers, women are not usually involve.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? We did not found any problem to date.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? There are specific role and responsibilities of women and men and their family members in sandbar cropping sysytem by practice. The role has clearly identified by geneder as follows'

Task Women Men Adoloscent Total%

1. Pit preparation 20% 70% 10% 100

2. Compost/fertiliser carrying 0% 100% 0% 100

3. Fertiliser application 40% 60% 0% 100

4. Seed sowing 40% 60% 0% 100

5. Irrigation managment 60% 20% 20% 100

6. Crop management 90% 10% 0% 100

7. Gaurding 40% 60% 0% 100

8. Harvesting 30% 50% 20% 100

9. Transportation from filed 20% 70% 10% 100

10. Storage 80% 20% 0% 100

11. Marketing 10% 90% 0% 100

12. Cash management 60% 40% 0% 100

13. Decision making 50% 50% 0% 100

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? In case of consumers level above 80% women made decisions what to buy from market, as the lead for household level food preparation. This is the cultural tradition in Bangladesh.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? Yes sometime it happen. Women are much aware about nutritional aspect of the products, as a result make their suggestions for their kids and family members. This has happen due to special emphasis on women to educuate them on nutrition knowledge for their own health and for the child helath. This has supported as national programme to boost up family nutrition. Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Producers associations (male and female) take lead for marketing the products. The leader of the association lead the deal with external buyers or market actors.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Participatory market system development is the key tool for pumpkin marketing. To run this smoothly, there are some need based survey, informal interview, focus group discussion, market visit and cell phone based information channeling are in place.

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Positive impact Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Positive impact Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. Actually, women in rural Bangladesh used to involve hugely in post harvest activities in agricultural production system. However, in this innovation, a higher number of women has willingly participating with the cropping system in the filed and with the post harvest activities. Additionally, adoloscent boys and girls are actively assisting their parents. Thus they are learning the process and making them confident to carryout the job in their future if needed.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. The family based venture has opended learning opportunity for their adoloscent boys and girls and making them confident to carryout the job in future if needed. Additionally, it is contributing hugely in shifting traditional pattern of gender role in development in the near future. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? The innovation has got new momentaum with the signing a formal MoU with Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute for its further expansion in other parts of the country. Additionally, pre-assessment of external export by PRAN will be an added value to the innovation for its further diversification and improvement.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? The recent formal MoU with Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, has brought the innovation in lime light for national level dissemination and to formulate pro poor policy to combat food insecurity and hunger in the country. Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? Actually, the inputs and opportunity and demand equally spreaded all location in the country. It can be implementaed anywhere in the country.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? There is a huge demand at local, regional and national market. The recent SNV market survey showed that 150,000 MT of pumpkin is required at local level (North-west part of Bangladesh). The national demand is around 500,000 MT. Addtionally, pumpkin is one out of 10 export comodities. Additionally, food processing company i.e. PRAN is installing pumpkin processing plant for its further diverified food.

Based on the price of your innovation compared to other alternatives in the market, profitability, availability of financing mechanisms or subsidizing for underserved target groups, What percentage of end- users/buyers in your target market can currently afford your innovation? * Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 0% Addressing the national demand around 1% with the current production amount.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? There is no alternative to compare with the innovation on the ground so far

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? The recent market assessment showed that, food processing companies are hugely using pumpkin as a major ingredient for tomato ketchup and sauces production Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary The river erosion affected displaced extreme poor communities in the project do not hold any assets within flood protection embankment. They suffer from extreme and multiple deprivation of food, income and employment, are at risk to disasters and face social and political exclusion. Women headed household, children and the persons with disability are the most vulnerable within the community. The grant from SWFF-USAID is contributing towards skills trainings; agricultural inputs; operational access and linkage to resource and services; promoting market based approach, developing community extension and service provision system in particular with water entrepreneurs and pumpkin producers, wider market linkages, and private sector engagement for long term sustainability of the project. The project is running its second year of the SWFF round-1 innovation. This year again is a successful year in terms of timely project delivery and achieving milestones in line of set targets. A total of 450 female farmers are actively engaged with pumpkin production in sandbar cropping system. The year has started with the systematic process of implementation, which included area selection, beneficiaries identification, organise training and field demonstration. The first three months of the production cycle has led by squash production aiming to generate rapid income for reinvestment and family consumption to meet regular demands, following pumpkin harvest at the end of 180 days production cycle.

This year has had a very potential year in exploring the innovation to high profile government officials from Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, followed by signing a formal MoU on technology dissemination in collaboration with DAE, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute for the economic review of the cropping model for future Govt. planning, Rheine Waal University, Berlin, and Haji Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur to explore future research potential to reinforce the sandbar production system Additionally, the project has a great influence in attracting international lead agencies like The World Bank. The concept has presented at the Tropetag Conference 2015 at Humboldt University in Berlin, The World Bank 17th Land and Poverty conference 13-18 March 2016 in Washington DC, during the reporting period.

Key Activities PY-2 has followed a systematic process in implementing the project on the ground since October 2015. The activities are as follows in chronological order;

1. Community Identification and sandbar spot selection: This activity was a part of resource selection based on the trend of the River course at community locations. A comprehensive survey has made by the team to find out suitable sandbar locations close to the communities on the flood protection embankments in two selected districts. A total of 15 suitable location for year two has been selected to run the project.

2. Beneficiaries selection: After identification of the suitable locations, a comprehensive survey has been conducted to select the beneficiaries by prefixed selection criteria through wealth ranking process to ensure optimum judgement to the beneficiaries and to avoid any community conflict.

3. Group formation: Just after completion of the selection, as per project design the beneficiaries were divided into groups (30 beneficiaries in a group, supported by one irrigation entrepreneur), followed by savings group for MFI linkage and linked with mobile banking system for financial transaction.

4. Land negotiation meeting: A total of two land negotiation meetings have been conducted in two districts with local government authorities in presence of local elites and beneficiaries, supported by resolution to ensure fuller operational access to the sandbar without any social conflict.

3. Organise training and filed preparation:

After the successful completion of the beneficiaries selection, and land negotiation the team has organised training and filed preparation i.e. pit digging, composting and seed sowing for technology demonstration by pre formed groups at each sandbar locations.

4. Selection of irrigation entrepreneurs: As a part of planned project activity, water entrepreneurs have been selected at each sandbar spots for each group (one water entrepreneur for 30 beneficiaries), followed by agreement signing, machine procurement, distribution.

5. Installation of Irrigation system:

End of initial formalities, installation of irrigation system was on board to ensure water supply on timely manner in each spots. There was three boring and thirty temporary water reservoirs have been installed in each spots to run the irrigation system. 6. Inter-cultural operation: These activities were a part of technological management of the cropping system, which includes top dressing of fertiliser, schedule irrigation (two days per week at initial stages, three days per week throughout the season), bee hives installation to boost up natural pollination, pheromone trap installation for biological control of pest, and day to day nursing.

7. Harvest of squash:

Within 60 days of the seed sowing in November 2015, squash harvest has been stared and has completed the cycle within 90 days till the end of January 2016. The production and sell has been recorded in a supplied format.

8. Organise marketing training:

The marketing trainings have been organised by group in each location. A total of 15 training sessions have been conducted to educate the beneficiaries on marketing aspect to deal with effective marketing to obtain maximum return and value addition to their products.

9. Formation of producer association:

A total of two producers associations have been formed in two district locations and has organised two workshop on marketing issues to deal with effective marketing.

10. Storage construction:

As per project design, a total of 450 low cost storage facilities at beneficiaries’ house have been installed.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices The key learning and observation of this year are as follows;

1. Land negotiation meeting can be focused at two levels i.e. at local government and local administration to influence transitional land use and distribution by the landless.

2. An effective and systematic market system needs to be placed at local level, regional, national and international level

3. More engagement with private sectors food processors and exporter needs to be reinforced further to add value to the innovation.

4. Crop diversification need to be prioritised for higher income, satisfy consumer’s choice and future improvement of the cropping system

5. A dedicated M and E team is highly required to document the project in right manner for future

6. Knowledge capture and management mechanism to influence others need to be prioritised

7. Policy advocacy and influencing agenda need to be considered for international dissemination of the innovation to benefit others living under the same conditions. 8. Very poor interest of beneficiaries have observed to take micro-credit, due to high interest rate and for the year (i.e. they need loan for six months, however, the credit agencies are claiming full year interest)

9. The project timeframe (Oct-Sept) found very challenging to address the seasonality due to regular cash flow.

10. Project should consider HR VS workload on a realistic manner.

11. Full time staff cost is highly required to run such comprehensive project for its quality.

12. Sufficient IT equipment is highly required both for partner and lead organisation to run the work properly

13. Adequate level of management cost is required both for partner and lead organisation to obtain management support for quality control.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors 1. The project has only one implementing partner on the ground is directly working with Practical Action team in the filed in implementing the project. Additionally, the partner is providing loan facilities to the beneficiaries as and when necessary.

2. The project is in process in building partnership with PRAN a national food processing company for external export and local use of pumpkin for value added products like Pumpkin chips.

3. For marketing the products, a local, regional and national level marketing network with the market actors have already been established. However, it needs to be more effective in coming days to ensure maximum profit of the producers to run the commercial model.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations The project is highly focused on gender aspect. Cent percent beneficiaries are women and efficiently implementing the project. However, support from male members is required time to time to do the hard and laborious works. The project has so far the best combination of gender involvement in specific roles and responsibilities. The major observations with the sandbar cropping system, a higher number of women is directly involve in the production cycle physically in the field and post-harvest management. By country practice, women are mostly involved with post-harvest activities. However, the sandbar cropping has added advantages to bring them in forward and in action to play higher role and responsibility with higher control. Thus the innovation is helping women empowerment to deal with productive activities and community managing role in their society. Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress 1. No earmarked staff for monitoring and evaluation is allocated

2. Communication is a great demand of the project; again the HR is not well addressed in line of the expectations we have to make the project more vibrant

3. Impact evaluation process should be prioritised in coming days and year

4. A framework based M and E should be highly perioritsed to capture lessons and document the project.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices?

Environmental Monitoring The project is so far the best example of climate change adaptation on the ground, addressing multiple aspects i.e. social-economic, geographical, ecological, bio-diversity and environmental factors.

However, it needs to be furnished with information and data from the relevant corners i.e. soil quality, water quality, product quality etc. Submission

Please confirm that you have received consent from all subjects of photographs by clicking "Yes" on the question below.

* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? No

The authorized representative of Practical Action (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

When clicking the "Submit" button, your entry will be locked for review by the SWFF M&E Specialist. Signature

* Name Nazmul Chowdhury SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/27/2016 Welcome SWAR!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +91-9848127794 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-swar. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

Try it! Show FAQ? >> Hidden Frequently Asked Questions Instructions for Saving and Resuming this Form

Most importantly, please note that all data entered into this form is autosaved as you navigate from page to page.

The "Save" button only needs to be used to generate a link to your partially-filled form, should you wish to pause and resume later.

To generate a link to come back to your form later..

1. Click the button at the lower right of any page within this survey.

2. Save the link generated, or email the link to yourself in the window that appears:

3. If you cannot access your form, contact Steve Simon, SWFF M&E Specialist, at [email protected] for a link. Customer Adoption Milestones MILESTONE Adoption Number FAQ

What is the definition of a household? How can we calculate female customers?

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many individual households has your Comments / Explanation of Results innovation reached? Peninsular South India is facing second successive 31 monsoon failure leading to severe drought and water shortage, further exasperated by prolonged heat wave this summer. In many areas household water is supplied by tankers and trains. SWAR outreach will increase with the onset of monsoon and have received business orders.

Our focus is to demonstrate the multiple applications of SWAR on growing a variety of fruit species (new, one- two years ago and adult fruit bearing trees facing moisture stress), on high value bio-diverse forest plantations and vegetable/flower cultivation. Target is early adopters practicing due diligence in farming and having ground water sources.

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 140 We enumerate the number of persons in the household dependent on the farm plus full time farm labor engaged as share cropper. In case enumeration is not done we take average household adult size as 4-5 customers.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 75 Enumerate number of adult females in household plus women workers engaged on farm work. Views of women are taken in selecting fruit tree species while women are the decision makers in vegetable cultivation.

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

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Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? Calculation on water saved is based on 10,601,384 requirements in drip systems as prescribed by the National Horticulture Mission of India vide its Precision Farming Department. To arrive at total savings note two aspects: 1. Scientists acknowledge excess water use & wastage in drip due to poor farmer practices, maintenance, leaks etc.2. To get the total water savings in SWAR note that drip saves 66% water compared to flood system, the predominant system of irrigation in India.

Review period is too short: one and half crop seasons in vegetables and crops. Also when fruit plants are young they require less water. Aim of right quantum of irrigation is fast plant growth and yield.

Picture is broad data on water savings. On the ground there are variations based on crop species and variety, season, soil type, plant age and even water availability. The reporting period is one of drought, acute water shortage and heat wave etc and most farmers are compelled to reduce water supply in drip also while our calculation is based on recommended water needs taken from www.ncpahindia.com Overall water use profile of SWAR compared to drip is: one third in fruit trees, one fourth in forestry species, one tenth in fruit bearing full grown adult trees facing moisture stress and half to one third in vegetables.

The study guided by Dr Ku and Dr Beverly is underway and attached are the initial findings. .

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield New Crops 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results SWAR saves water to bring more land under irrigation for additional production. This will be our measure to note percentage of yield increase. SWAR crop yield in fruits and in vegetables match yields in drip systems while using less water. Crops grown on these lands are rain fed groundnut or sorghum while new ones are fruit trees and vegetables. This shifts farmers to higher value and higher productivity and less risky food crops. SWAR reduces inputs cost on weeding and labor opportunity options leading to overall increase in small farmer incomes .Shift in land use causes no loss to farmers growing fruit trees because they grow rain fed crop until full canopy plant growth and this takes 3-4 years.

In tree crops, crop yield will take 3-4 years but proxy indicators of plant survival, growth, maturity etc indicate potential plant yield when the tree matures.

In vegetable cultivation yield data can be available but not provided as even one cycle is not completed.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from active comparison plots (control vs. treated)

Please ensure that the uploaded documentation for this milestone explicitly details the yield obtained and geographical size of all "control" and "treated" plots.

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No Data Upload Reminder

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Increased annual income to farmers Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How much increased annual income have * How did you calculate the increased annual farmers earned as a result of using your income to farmers from using your innovation? innovation? Data for annual is not available as project just finished six months. Some income has come in vegetables and starting in March 2016 and used for domestic purpose.

We calculate income increase using average yield multiplied by wholesale price of commodity as published by Indian Government and then reduce it from average income over last three years in the monsoon crop as reported by the farmer. In fruit tree plantations, incomes accrue in 3rd year and peaks from 6th year onwards. In first three years under plantations, farmer continues to grow the rain fed crop. A point to note is increase in asset value of the land this goes up three times at the least with fruit trees. The advantage: farmers can get more credit from private sources and banks for use to improve their quality of life, educate their children etc.

Comments / Further Explanation of Results (if needed) Currently the farmers pay and get SWAR installed.

Sales/Profit Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to product sales and profit margin, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Product Sales and Profit Margin Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What are your total product sales (in USD) for Comments / Explanation of Results the reporting period? Peak period of SWAR installation is during the 13,300.00 monsoon and that is yet to come. We introduced SWAR in select areas for multiple applications to demonstrate its value and ensued serving only due deligence paying farmers.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation?

Comments / Explanation of Results As market entry and product visibility is the focus for this year, sale price is currently negotiated. This is to help in price discovery for varying applications. No clear profit margin data is available but material costs are covered. Not reached profit margin stage but profit calculation will be based on procurement/product costs, labor to integrate system, transport, taxes, interest costs and marketing and management costs.Currently our pricing is on par with drip. This period aims to seek customer experience leading to price discovery that will help develop marketing and business plan. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No Data Upload Reminder

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 6,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners Value of time donated by outside technical experts Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $6,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-swar) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? No negative local beliefs.SWAR and its application have wide appeal among men and women. Among women SWAR reduces drudgery, provides leisure from chores in agriculture and vegetable cultivation provides access to nutritious food.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Potential customers are mostly impoverished family farms involving men and women and both are keen on our product for the income security and income increase, it offers.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Weeding is a tedious and risky task and undertaken only by women. With no water on the surface, weeds do not grow and is a big help to women. SWAR is an automated system of irrigation, work load is drastically reduced.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? On the purchase of the product both men and women are keen on the technology and its application. On cropping pattern adopted we see gender influence is active in decision making.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? We make it a point to present and discuss our product and its applications at the farm site and take inputs of women and workers to address their requirements maximize their gains.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? We do direct marketing involving no local organization. Under government projects, discussions are underway on using women collectives, workers federations and NGOs.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) In-depth interviews, observations and focused group discussions

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Positive impact Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Positive impact How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. We are working on ways to reduce drudgery of the work of women vide use of new tools.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. Women are coming forward to give their preferences and to actively participate in making their agriculture succeed. They now are moving to accquire cattle or small ruminants as they are able to obtain loan as their land asste value and social status is going up. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? Multiple departments have come forward on acceptance to support pilots and Govt. of India is showing some interest. Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Door keeping and ring fencing by markets competitors are addressed to an extent overcome by SWAR

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? We also held this position and hence rating as earlier provided is an incorrect reading of the ground situation and SWAR as a technology because it came a co-creator with farmers.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard. * Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 3 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is already occurring.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? We are now obtaining business from multiple sources especially from government while we earlier believed this to be time consuming.

* What is your target market? Small and poor Farmers in drought prone low rainfall areas of India with focus on Peninsular India

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 25% Absentee landowners are keen to install SWAR to grow fruit trees but accessing this market is not business wise easy because it is a thin and widely spread market. We hope that small scale vegetable cultivation should soon receive bank credit. 75% of Indian farmers are small and poor and need government intervention.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? On par with drip but offering much higher value and enhancing agriculture production and farmer incomes.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? ensuring adequate moisture spread at right places and in right times. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes. Executive Summary Got decent scale business order for pilot SWAR installation and will help a) reach SWAR to reach poor farmers b) other state governments to order pilot installations using AP as “precedence” and c) observation of SWAR working by farmers. It will take a year (installations begin during monsoon) and followed by impact assessment by government agencies.

Micro-Irrigation Project (MIP is national effort providing subsidies to farmers for drip) has accepted giving subsidies for SWAR on 40 pilot households. Will be later evaluated by agriculture scientists for empanel of SWAR for subsidies under MIP.

Acute water shortage in bore wells is leading to millions of adult fully grown fruit trees dying due to moisture stress. SWAR buyers demonstrate that it saves trees with rationed water.

Even with good monsoon, water situation will not dramatically improve as groundwater now tapped is from deep aquifers and need many monsoons to improve water level. Market for SWAR will exist despite good monsoon.

SWAR received print and video attention, creating a buzz in the community with many farmers keen to know the technology.

We have been able to reduce the costs of SWAR hardware. New partnerships have been forged.

The staff is trained on installation and service farmers while efforts are ongoing to build capacity on widening SWAR applications and developing its ecosystem.

Our idea to augment water resources harvesting rainwater on farm lands has gained attention of the government although it will take considerable time for them to respond on the ground.

Key Activities Key activities were: review and take steps on multiple fronts: technology performance, relationships with clients, government and scientific community and clarify outcomes with partners. Presentation to and get government officials, scientists and farmers on field visits to SWAR farms. Get business from multiple agencies. Negotiate and persuade Micro-irrigation Project (promoters and providers of govt. subsidies to drip irrigation) for support for SWAR field trials. Media management has got good results and over 10 newspapers and videos are published or broadcast. We trained our staff on SWAR installation, gender, agriculture and how to deal and understand farmers and the lower level bureaucracies. Our effort to get the eco-system expertise is on course but will take time. An efficient administration system and data collection and analysis capabilities is in place to meet multiple USAID requirements. Next four months focus will be on installations and build farmer capacity to succeed on their ambition. We then bring business, marketing and human resource manpower to work and deliver on our submission to SWFF. CEC is prepared on a pathway to meet organizational goal and strategic goalposts.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices Have been a hectic period and the early lessons are: farmers will think several times and take time before they accept a new technology. Improving soil, especially in the lands of poor farmers will take long time and requiring farmer investment and enabling environment like bank loan etc. On “Best Practice” we believe it is how to locate our moisture server outlet where most needed so as to have good plant growth. We have good idea of low hanging business opportunity fruits. Our approach to networks is based on commonality of purpose and strength based partnership that focus on scope and opportunity for value addition and is task specific. An aspect to consider is the lead time needed for farmer acceptance of new technologies and government response is time consuming and process driven. Weather and rainfall has its own market impact. So we need re-examine roll out plan.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors We continue to get services on demand from our partners as working earlier. Our field and their priorities led to some slack but they are well informed. Meta Meta is still working on getting the demonstration started soon while Basix is working on how they could market SWAR. IIT Mumbai contribution on clay features is obtained and compelted. CIPET is giving us the ways to reduce costs. These aspects will be deepened in the coming months. In recent months we focussed on finding the expertise to increase the applications side of SWAR and improve its attendant eco-system to give high value to the farmer.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations Being a development organization with most of us actively engaged in gender issues, the fact of SWAR emerging as in response to the conditions of womens and seeing their enthusiasm they have adapted happily to our innovation. Gender gap is reducing because SWAR empowers woman be it in their work, income or family. On marketing we need time to give our observations as we have some ideas and engaged in discussions on how to involve them as entreprenuers.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress Widely spread markets and issues of road access and connectivity to farms pose a challenge in data collection. For now we have collected monitoring data but as the business size grows and markets widen we must have a cost efficient system in place. We believe we have reasonably populated on the business model but need specific data in early time to develop a business plan.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Data and feedback is collected on SWAR performance and farmer feedback and satisfaction are attended to as priority. In some instances we observe trends and ways to tackle them are developed in consultation with experts and the solution is field tested. Costing data, especailly those involving local sourcing are examined Information of cold calls for purchase or installation delays are noted. Staff performance, creativity, engagement with farmers and learning is used to enhance staff capabilities and performance. We consider many external studies to take decision on applications side of SWAR and enhance value of our product services to the farmer. .

Environmental Monitoring SWAR brings value to improve the environment and has no negative impact. Submission

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* Name Santana Gopal Komandur SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/9/2016 Welcome World Hope!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

For each aggregate number reported, please be sure to upload documentation to your Google Drive M&E folder, which has been shared with you by Stephen Simon and can be found at: www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-worldhope

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] 7039239414 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-worldhope. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 2,975 5 household members per farmer

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 226 Beneficiary lists submitted by customers.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? 267,051 in Sierra Leone this reporting period 372,814 372,814 in Mozambique this reporting period Data Upload Reminder

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 98 98 MT in Mozambique .229 MT in Sierra Leone

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? scales

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MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Sold Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were Comments / Explanation of Results GROWN? 98 MT Mozambique 98 .229 MT Sierra Leone 100% produce sold

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? scales

* How many metric tons of produce were SOLD? Comments / Explanation of Results 98 98 MT Mozambique .229 MT Sierra Leone 100% produce sold

* How did you determine the volume of produce * How did you determine the price of produce sold? sold? Surveys Surveys Farmer logs Farmer logs

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? -121.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs to train users to use the innovation costs of marketing costs of transportation/distribution costs of personnel NOT directly involved in production rent,office expense, utilities, etc.

Comments / Explanation of Results Our gross profit margin for Mozambique is 42% and for Sierra Leone is 54%. However, when we deduct our actual operating expenses including all of the items listed above, the profit margin becomes -57% in Mozambique and -229% in Sierra Leone. We are not at the breakeven point for sales yet this year, largely due to a longer than expected wait for glazing to arrive in both countries. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

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* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $20,930.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 20,539.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Expenditures by project partners

MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $20,539.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Most vegetable sellers in the two countries are women, and women make up the majority of our customers. However, it would appear that men are more likely to farm independently and at a profit, and are able to purchase the greenhouses with fewer installment payments, whereas women are farming as part of cooperatives and need to purchase greenhouses on a cost recovery basis.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? The women tend to be smallholders/associations and they has less agricultural experience and smaller networks compared to men. They need more ganging support and reassurance. Even if they are on track, they prefer to have positive feedback on a more regular basis. The majority of male farmers we work with are experienced mid-sized farmers and don't need ongoing support.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Women work in greenhouses alongside their chores/household duties and are not as able to commit as much time as men to the farming.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? The majority of the greenhouses we are selling on a cost-recovery basis are women / mother support groups. Over the last three months, we have ramped up full-cost sales and there we have a mix of male/female decision-makers. More data is needed for deeper insights.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Women participate in farming cooperatives and are fairly easy to access. What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) observations by staff, talking with female customers

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Positive impact Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Unsure Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Negative Impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Unsure

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. Women make up the majority of beneficiaries. However, the applicant pool for recent hires in sales and agronomy has been very skewed toward men, so our women/men ratio of employees has gotten worse. We haven't been collecting data in a systematic way on the impact of the innovation on women, and can't speak to the positive or negative impacts in most cases. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? We are seeing an uptick in demand. A consortium of NGOs in Sierra Leone is writing 30 greenhouses into a grant proposal to scale them in a national project. Secondary schools with ag programs are also building greenhouses into their budgets. In Mozambique, ACDI/VOCA has purchased 4 for their projects with an intent to expand if they are successful.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why?

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country. * Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? We are still buying all materials locally except the glazing, which is imported.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? We have raised the price in both countries to $1000 make sure that the business is sustainable. We have had sold 12 greenhouses and have orders for more.

* What is your target market? We have three targets- professional farmers and schools who can pay upfront or in a few installments and make an ROI in 1-2 crop cycles, NGOs who work with vulnerable groups, and individual vulnerable farming groups who pay back loans over 2 years.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 75% 3/4 of our sales are targeted at NGOs, professional farmers, and other institutions (schools) who can afford the technology. The other 1/4 are vulnerable groups who need to pay on a cost recovery basis.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? The nearest cost of well constructed greenhouses is $5000, which is unaffordable to all but a very few farmers we are targeting.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? Our product offering has only changed with respect to the higher quality of the insect mesh to prevent rust damage. Our services in terms of farmer training and agronomy support are still being tested. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary Greenhouses Revolutionizing Output (GRO) aims to enhance the capacity of farmers to produce vegetables using less water through innovative, affordable greenhouses. The focus of Year 2 has been streamlining processes and networking widely to gain access to new distribution channels. GRO created a set of online data collection tools that document all aspects of sales and support, from the ranking of potential customers’ likelihood of success to the documentation of every interaction with farmers receiving after sales support. GRO also conducted a market study in Sierra Leone, mapping the flow of vegetables from growers to markets, and created a training tool to assist inexperienced growers. GRO staff met with a wide range of potential customers including large international NGOs, hotels, and educational institutions. The new links are starting to pay off, with customers like Radisson, ActionAid, ACDI/VOCA, World Vision, and Makeni University showing interest and placing orders.

GRO constructed 12 new greenhouses this reporting period and continued to measure customer yields. Two farmers in Mozambique who used greenhouses to start seedlings sold 96,000 kg of tomatoes and cabbage, at a value of over $20,000 USD. Most crop yields were more modest, and there were a number of farmers who lost crops to poor organization of labor among cooperatives, pests, and lack of water due to broken well pumps. GRO and USAID will be supplying additional agronomy expertise in the second half of year two. GRO is also now targeting farmers more likely to be successful as potential customers until reliable solutions to the crop losses of the vulnerable groups can be found.

Key Activities • Altered the water savings data collection model to include actual water used inside the greenhouse versus outside • Conducted a vegetable market study in Sierra Leone • Constructed greenhouses for World Vision International, ACDI/VOCA, and Food Resources Bank • Developed online data collection tools for the field to document all aspects of the GRO business • Met with over 20 NGOs, ministries and schools to explain the GRO product • Finalized a training module for starting seedlings and growing plants in the greenhouse • Separated project costs from other organizational costs and M&E costs in order to calculate Cost of Goods Sold, Net Income, and Profit Margin • Hired a new business development manager in Mozambique • Included greenhouses in grant proposals to pilot their use in Cambodia

Lessons Learned / Best Practices One way to avoid having to provide costly ongoing support to customers is to sell to NGOs with agriculture programs who can provide that support to their clients instead.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors World Hope International is actively engaging with other NGOs working in the agriculture sector to include greenhouses in existing and potential projects. The latest example is a consortium including Oxfam, Care, World Vision, and BRAC that is working on a proposal that will scale GRO greenhouses nationwide in Sierra Leone. The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone is scheduled to visit a GRO greenhouse in May. WHI has also written greenhouses into two proposals for Cambodia- one for the U.S. Department of State and one for the Coca-Cola Foundation.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes

Engagement with USAID Missions WHI has engaged with the USAID Mission to Sierra Leone/Guinea on the GRO project in the context of general meetings to explain WHI's work in Sierra Leone.

Gender Strategy and Observations Gender roles have led to a majority of our customers being women, as women tend to be the growers and sellers of vegetables. Because they also tend to have less agronomy expertise than our male customers, we have adapted our service strategy to include more training, trouble shooting, and follow up. A challenge is that our business needs to have some customers who are better farmers who can afford to pay back the greenhouses quickly, so we're targeting mid-size farms, which tend to be led by men.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress We do not have an M&E plan in place to monitor the role and impact of gender in this project, so are unable to quality data on gender. Our current knowledge is limited to staff observations. Also, we haven't reached 25% of greenhouses for the water savings calculations yet. We currently have complete data for 2 greenhouses each in Sierra Leone and Mozambique. Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets 1. We are behind on greenhouse building, having built 12 instead of the anticipated 30 by now. This is due to lack of glazing material, which only arrived by ship last week in Sierra Leone and this week in Mozambique. We have preassembled kits and trained extra carpenters to make up for lost time. 2. We exceeded our volume of produce sold annual target by a significant amount because of two particularly successful farmers who transplanted greenhouse seedlings into large outdoor farms. 3. We are behind on hectares cultivated because of the glazing issue. 4. We are behind on cost sharing as there are a number of large expenses that have been incurred in the field but had not been booked into the accounting system at headquarters yet by the time of this report. 5. We are behind on profit margin. Our gross profit margins are good because we raised the price, but when all operational expenses have been included, the project will lose money until all the greenhouses targeted for the year have been sold. 6. We are behind on water savings. This will be improved as more greenhouses are put into operation, but we may have to revisit the target set last year now that we have more robust data.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Looking at harvest yields tells us which farmers need additional support. Water savings is useful information to share with potential customers and in environment-related grant proposals. Analyzing the profit margin tells us how many greenhouses we will need to sell to break even.

Environmental Monitoring We have an environmental monitoring policy and procedure now to ensure that no endangered wood species are used to construct our greenhouses. We know all the types of wood currently available in the two countries that we work in, have documented that these species are not on the endangered species list, and have a routine in place to check with the appropriate Ministry annually on any changes to wood imports and sales in the two countries. Submission

Please confirm that you have received consent from all subjects of photographs by clicking "Yes" on the question below. * Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? No

The authorized representative of World Hope (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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* Name Alison Padget SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/27/2016 Welcome Aquaponics!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +256752859475 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-wgi. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 1,920 During the field assignment, we discovered an average household size of 7 among the respondents engaged. However, the national statistic gives an average household size of 6 persons in the project districts. For this analysis,we used the national statistical average for the project districts, which is 6 persons per households. this gives a total customer coverage of 1920.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 161 Ten women were considered for each village during FGDs; Two villages in the district make up to 20. Total for four villages is 80 women; Household face- to- face interviews encountered 61 women out of 120; and two women were in the Kampala Capital City Authority staff meetings. This gives a total of 161 female customers/beneficiaries.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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MILESTONE Proportion of poor households reached by your innovation Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What criteria do you use to define a household as a "poor household?" -National poverty index statistics were used to select the project districts. This was accompanied by assessing the income levels; number of meals a household can afford per day; and the value of disposable assets during the baseline survey. Therefore, a household was considered as being poor, if they are living on less than $2.0 per day. If they are living on more than $2.0 but less than $4.42 per day, they would be classified as insecure. The insecure households are those which are not entirely poor, but can easily slide into poverty as a result of shock such as drought, famine, floods, insecurity, land slides and loss of capital. Based on this criteria, all customers/beneficiaries in Kamuli District were classified as poor and the remaining in the three project districts (Kampala, Hoima & Adjumani) classified as insecure. For purposes of this project, these two categories (poor & insecure) were considered as potential customers/beneficiaries.

* How many poor households exist in the area of *What is the data source for this "poor your SWFF project implementation? household" population estimate? 208,458 Uganda National Population and Housing Census 2014; and the baseline survey

* How many poor households did you reach with Comments / Explanation of Results your SWFF innovation? These households were reached through individual 320 and focus group discussions in the project districts. In addition, Radio talk shows on aquaponics were conducted in Hoima district, suggesting that this number could be greater. We were unable to clearly quantify the impact of radio talk shows.

Proportion of Poor Households Reached (auto-calculation) 0.15 %

Is this calculated "Proportion of Poor Households Reached" correct? Yes

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Water Savings Milestones MILESTONE Total Volume of Water Reallocated to the Food Value Chain When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results reallocated to the food value chain? The Aquaponic demonstration units are still in their 0 establishment phase at the respective project sites. i.e structural set up of Aquaponics demo units; and the introduction of fish fry and crop beds. The apparent project lag is attributed to the need to overcome bureaucratic clearances at the respective project districts.The electioneering process also had toll on project implementation.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 Aquaponics units in establishment phase as previously described.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? Not applicable at this stage Data Upload Reminder

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No

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* How many farmers received financing to Comments / Explanation of Results purchase your innovation? Other than the farmers where the aquaponics 0 demonstration units are being established, none has received financing to purchase the aquaponics unit.

* What percentage of the farmers are on Comments / Explanation of Results schedule to repay their loans? None of the potential customers/beneficiaries have 0.00 % solicited any loans to finance aquaponics projects. It is possible that they may choose to use own capital/savings to finance the project.

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* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 89.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor)

Comments / Explanation of Results The profit margin was based on the cost-benefit ratio of 1.89 for the entire life of the project. However, this is likely to reduce when training, marketing, transportation/distribution and cost of personnel not directly involved in production is factored into the profit margin. We shall factor these parameters into the profit margin going forward. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 8,546.00 * How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $8,546.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-wgi) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Apart from Lung Fish (Proteptorus aethopicus) which is not eaten by a majority of women in the multiple ethnic groups in Uganda, there are generally no cultural barriers or beliefs that hamper the sale or promotion of fish products. Women do not eat Lung Fish because of associating it with having breasts. The Balaro (i.e. Bahima & Basongora) pastoralists do not eat fish because they believe that doing so would destroy the udders of cows. In such communities, it would be difficult to sell or promote fish products.

Fishing is considered a preserve for men, while fish cleaning is often done by women. However, women are not allowed to handle fish while they are in their menstrual periods, because its believed that by doing so, it could cause the drowning of fishermen to the lake. These practices and beliefs could discourage women participating in aquaponics.

Fish eating is generally/broadly a common practice among the majority of the population. Likewise, the hortcultural crops grown in aquaponics units are common on the menu. This therefore makes it easy to sell or promote aquaponics products to the wider population.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? -Generally, both men and women identified access to fish fry and fish feed as a major challenge especially in rural areas; -They identified the need for training on how to manage the aquaponics units. - They identified capital as limiting factor to the adoption of aquaponics projects, including the high cost, high interest rates, and the long duration it takes to access credit/loans from financial institutions. -Majority of the people in urban areas are in rented premises with insufficient space and freedoms to engage in aquaponics projects.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? -As cited above, men are responsible for fishing in the lake, while women are responsible for the cleaning and dressing of fish at the shore. -Men are responsible for clearing the land and the women assist the men in digging the land. Then later, the women sow the seeds/seedlings. Together, they harvest the crop and the men usually take the produce to the market. However, these practices vary from tribe- to-tribe.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Yes;Men are the decision makers in male-headed households and the reverse is true in female-headed households.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? All gender (Women, Men, Youth, Elderly and Disabled)

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Surveys (structured & unstructured), Face-to-face interviews, Focus group discussions, formal & informal meetings, interactive radio talk shows, Literature review, and observations. .

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. -There is a deliberate gender segregation and focus during data collection and participation in the project.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. Very high interest in aquaponics project by all gender. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Plan to Scale 1 - An initial plan is in place based largely on anecdotal evidence. This may be evaluation of “promises” of offers to purchase/adopt the innovation, internal assessment of market uptake such as site visit, discussions with other donors/players to scale, successful lab results, etc

* If the rating changed, why? -It has changed because we have had customer/beneficiary engagements that have promised to adopt the innovation. In addition,Aquaponics demonstration sites have been identified and established.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Fish policy and Act; water policy and Act; environmental policy and Act; agriculture policy and Act; Trade policy and Act among others Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? The underemployed men, women and youth in urban; peri-urban and rural areas not in traditional fishing villages.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. The start-up cost of the innovation in first year is 25% $1000. Many of the alternative farming activities may not offer a cost-benefit ratio of 1.89 as offered by the innovation. Aquaponics is a new innovation not widely understood, a reason why a lower adoption rate has been considered.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? The innovation offers a 1.89 cost-benefit ratio.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 1 - Some testing of products/services has occurred by changes to product design have not yet been implemented.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? A cost-benefit analysis of different aquaponics design options was conducted and it revealed that the original design option was suitable for subsistence farming. Commercialization of the innovation required alternative designs which have now been adopted for promotion. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary As a result of WGI-SWFF, interventions, Aquaponics is increasingly becoming popular in the project districts. This is evidenced by the feedback and interest the project has received from the potential customers/ beneficiaries through the media and telephone calls.

The project has achieved buy-in from the local governments in the selected project districts and putting in place the Aquaponics demonstration on selected sites in the project districts and initiated awareness raising with communities living in and in proximity to the demonstration sites.

After assessing the survival of different fish species in new and experienced management systems, the project agreed to encourage customers/ beneficiaries to start with Catfish (Clarius gariepinus) instead of Tilapia (Oreochromis spp) and first gain experience managing the units before they shift to Tilapia the most preferred fish.

Going forward, the project will be monitoring progress and performance of the various demonstration units and the adopters. Key Activities -Conducted reconnaissance field survey in the four project districts (i.e Kampala, Hoima, Adjumani & Kamuli) to understand the social, economic, environmental and political dynamics and identify, in a participatory manner with local government officials, the potential sites for the Aquaponics demonstrations before going in to implement the project; -Conducted baseline survey in all the project districts to establish the benchmark information as basis for subsequent Monitoring and Evaluation. During the baseline face-to-face interviews using structured and unstructured questionnaire guides was conducted. - Undertook a feasibility and cost-benefit analysis for different Aquaponics design options and zeroed on designs suitable for commercialization and application in the urban, peri-urban and rural areas. -The ongoing awareness raising that involves radio talk shows, face-to-face engagements and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with potential customers/beneficiaries; -Aquaponics demonstration units have been established in respective project districts and will be fully operational with in the next 6 months.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices -It is important to first introduce the innovation to the local government officials before going in to implement it. This is important for project/innovation buy-in and to seek clearance from the local administration; -It is important to undertake a reconnaissance field exercise among the community where the innovation is going to be introduced to enable them understand it, seek their buy-in, and to understand the social, economic, environmental, and political dynamics before the innovation is implemented. The information generated will help in adjusting the innovation to fit the needs of the customer/beneficiary community./ -Political events can undermine project implementation. during project planning and implementation, such events must be avoided; -Participation of the beneficiaries/customers in project implementation enhances, project buy-in, security, ownership and sustainability. -The adoption of Aquaponics is greater outside traditional fishing villages.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors -WGI has held meetings with UNFAO Uganda-based staff and discussed the possibility of supporting the Aquaponics project, FAO pledged to provide technical support to the project since it is in line with the organisation's mission of promoting farming; -WGI has held a meeting with Abi-Trust (the local based agricultural funding entity) with the possibility to support fish farming going forward. WGI has been advised to submit a proposal in this regard. -WGI has held meeting with UNHCR officials with the possibility of promoting Aquaponics among the refugee communities in Uganda. -WGI has held meeting with Kampala Capital City Authority officials with the possibility of having joint actions to promote Aquaponics in urban and peri-urban areas;

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes Engagement with USAID Missions -WGI has held informal discussions with USAID-Uganda Mission staff on SWFF-USAID's support for Aquaponics farming in Uganda; -Formal meetings with USAID Uganda Mission staff

Gender Strategy and Observations -WGI focuses deliberately on underemployed women, housewives, girl-child, disabled (physically handicapped) for the adoption of Aquaponics. Women are more likely to adopt and remain committed to the Aquaponics project than men; -Emphasis is put on establishing Aquaponics units in the female-headed households whenever it is practically possible to do so. This intended to overcome the traditional tendency of marginalizing women, youth and the disabled. -WGI is an equal opportunity employer that focuses on gender equality and equity.Although the staff gender mix at WGI fluctuates from year-to-year, there is a fair balance between the genders among the staff. -Segregation by gender during data collection is the norm; unique information is obtained that would otherwise not be possible in a collective arrangement. In addition, gender specific planning is easily realized;

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress -Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) is embedded at inception of any project of WGI. The process is tailored to the vision mission and goals or "raison d' etre" of the organisation. It articulates processes, roles and responsibilities of actor(s), partners and stakeholders. WGI has an PME system that is initiated and coordinated by staff. It begins with identification of a problem/intervention/initiative or context analysis and aims to achieve efficient implementation of a project; reached intended target/ beneficiaries and achieve objectives. This is achieved through a participatory monitoring of the use of project inputs; effectiveness of project implementation process; production of outputs; assess project impacts on target communities/ beneficiaries; effectiveness of project outputs in producing the intended short and long-term outcomes/impacts; assess extent to which the impacts are attributed to a project; extract lessons and best practice for future projects; provide guidelines for modification of project design; and generate adequate data for evaluation of project impact; -At the WGI office level, the project will be monitored on day-to-day basis for purposes of identifying implementation gaps/challenges in order to purge them. Quarterly and mid-year progress and success reviews of the project will be made at the WGI office level. An annual monitoring exercise of the project that includes field evaluations of the progress, failures and successes will be done by both WGI staff, SWFF and independent evaluators appointed by SWFF. A mid-term (at 1.5 years) and end-of-project (at 3 years) monitoring of the project will be conducted by WGI and an Independent Evaluator. Each year, an audit of the financial performance of the project will be conducted by independent auditors appointed by the project funder (SWFF). Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? -Evaluation of effectiveness of project design, Aquaponics design options and in the realization of project effect, impact and outcomes; -The data is used to draw inferences, lessons learnt and for reporting purposes; -Identifying additional intervention options and research areas;

Environmental Monitoring During environment monitoring we do the following; -Provide site specific environmental conditions, plant and animal resources, water resources and condition, human population characteristics; land use; soil; ecosystem condition and air quality including maps; relevant to the scope and potential impact to the project; -Evaluate the impacts of the environment on the project in respect to geography; topography; vegetation; climate; rainfall; temperature; drainage; catchment; pests and diseases; demography; soil characteristics & distribution; water availability, access & demand; farming systems; and poverty; -Evaluate the impact of the project on the environment in respect to geography; topography; vegetation; climate; rainfall; temperature; drainage; catchment; pests and diseases; demography; soil characteristics & distribution; water availability, access & demand; farming systems; and poverty; - A checklist is used to assess the severity and significance of the impacts; Submission

Please confirm that you have received consent from all subjects of photographs by clicking "Yes" on the question below.

* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? No

The authorized representative of Aquaponics (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

When clicking the "Submit" button, your entry will be locked for review by the SWFF M&E Specialist. Signature

* Name Henry Bazira SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/14/2016 Welcome EcoRangers!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +27 (0)21-799-8655 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-csa. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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And 115 restoration workers clearing dense alien vegetation: CSA Ward 21 clearers: 52 (payroll per month loaded) ERS Ward 7 clearers: 63 (Signed wage payout sheet loaded)

In Kruger to Canyons: K2C-Buffelshoek: 8 ecorangers

Additionally, the project is benefiting 53 ecorangers focused on predator-livestock and wetland restoration/erosion control: CSA Steinkopf ecorangers: 12 (payroll per month loaded) San Park Ecorangers: 12 (payroll per month loaded) CSA Leliefontein ecorangers: 27 (payroll per month loaded) BRC ecorangers: 2 (payroll per month loaded)

Finally, 27 communal livestock sellers benefited directly from 1 auction held in this first six months: (Mafube Auction, 9 March 2016): 27 (Seller Id copies and livestock ownership certificate, seller/vendors list loaded)

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 255 Employed individuals are only allowed to be one person per household as per Department of Environmental Affairs contracts with the implementer. (see kmz loaded for ecoranger localities)

Livestock sellers - ownership certificate of sellers (loaded) confirm separate house address/details for each person on the vendors/sellers list. (see KMZ. files loaded for locations - Mafube Auction)

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. Employees: 105 ERS Ward 7 (38 Females) CSA Ward 21 (27 females) CSA Ward 14 (2 females) K2C (6 Females) CSA Leliefontein (16 females) CSA Steinkopf (6 Females)

LIMA Sellers at mafube (10 out of 27 stock owners are female)

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? See kmz files under "Ha of land" files for clearing 100,575 and grazing management areas and XLS with calculations and referenced scientific articles on water reductions under "Total volume of water reallocated to food chain" Note: Ecoranger bushclearing (K2C) and erosion management around wetlands and general improved rangeland management in Namakwa have not been calculated due to lack of robust methods. But 560 ha of wetland restoration in Namaqualand is surely having a water benefit in this semi-arid shrubland which increases livestock resilience for food provision to these communities.

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MILESTONE Total Volume of Water Reallocated to the Food Value Chain When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results reallocated to the food value chain? s above, water not used by alien infestation is 100,575 otherwise now reallocated to the ecosystem and then also to the food value chain ito grazing.

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. Geographic Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to the amount of land improved as a result of your innovation. MILESTONE Hectares of Delta, Estuarine, or Agricultural Lands in Production Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many total hectares of land have been Comments / Explanation of Results improved as a result of your innovation? Localities can be found under KMZ files under Ha of 29,669 Agricultural land folder. The breakdown of the total ha is as follows:

Mzimvubu: 11,266ha under active rotational grazing 700ha under rotational rest

Namakwa: 17,143 ha of rangeland and 560 ha of wetland actively restored.

K2C: Herders still in training so mapped areas included in folder but not active yet.

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation?

Comments / Explanation of Results The first six months was focused on further developing the business model and preparing for the establishment of the new social enterprise. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 793,383.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Grant funding Value of time donated by outside technical experts

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $793,383.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes

* What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 250,000.00 This is grant funding from SWITCH Africa Green to invest in governance development.

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-csa) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Traditionally cattle/livestock is owned by men only, but women are owning livestock more and more currently through inheritance of herds and cultural changes. Generally though, women still do have less livestock and wealth than men. Regarding herding, the nature of the work makes it difficult for women to be incorporated as it is outdoors and in some cases fairly extreme. Culturally men are required to look after livestock and women tend to cropping practices. As such, women are benefiting by reduction of loss of their crops to livestock damage however this is not something the project has yet measured in the Mzimvubu site. However, in our other sites, where cultural norms are less stringent we have 8 women employed in the livestock management and over 80 in the restoration clearing teams.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Access to finance - this is the same for all, but women, having less livestock to sell have more difficulty to get cash to grow herds or a separate business. Access to livestock essentials (animal health products, supplements etc) - same for all, but as above. Herding and grazing management of livestock - women generally rely on sharing services of a herder with other livestock owners who have bigger herds of animals to make it cost effective. Knowledge concerning livestock and management - with women fairly 'new' to owning livestock they generally lack in knowledge as it was always the men's responsibility.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Women tend to cropping, men to livestock traditionally.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Not particularly - women are finding selling at the open auction very welcoming as previously the tradional way of negotiating deals/sales of livestock was overshadowed by men. With the auction model, they have the say and make the decision on selling or not on their own livestock.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? Generally livestock committee/associations are lead by men and most meetings and training occur with these entitities, so less information would get through to women perhaps. It is, however, always open to all but culturally not always as common for women to attend livestock matters.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? See above. It does differ from region to region - women lead in the Namakwa district

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Social surveys,

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Positive impact How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. The Meat Naturally concept is empowering women as mentioned by linking them directly to market to make decisions outside of the sometimes prohibitive cultural context. Despite the social norms, overall, 52% of every government funded project and 35% of all of the people involved in the project, including management are women.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 4.00 in this regard.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Though their is widespread support in government, Treasury's shrinking budget has delayed budget decisions and contracting of IAs that can impact the project

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 4.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? Not sure what a 4 is??

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? Implementing Agents/Farmers associations, government programmes, and buyers of sustainable meat.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 25% Government and buyers can definitely afford, but it is about changing minds...

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? For 3 of our 4 business units we are price competitive. However, for market access, we may require government subsidisation to provide the service. Fortunately policy pressure is on our side as there is big pressure in the country to bring "small-scale" farmers into the supply chain. This will be further explored in the next six months.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? We have continued to operate and refine the model across all 4 business units. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary The last six months were characterised by parallel processes of 1) ongoing delivery of Meat Naturally as a conservation initiative under CSA; 2) growing our network and consolidation of stakeholder support; and 3) development of our business plan and legal establishment. The Meat Naturally/Ecoranger initiative is now operational on nearly 30,000 ha of land with significant interest by local farmers on neighboring lands that will help us to meet our targets. In terms of beneficiaries, over the last six months 255 people have benefited directly through wages or sales income from our grazing management, traceabiity, and market access system. This system was profiled in several industry and government events and was shared with The Nature Conservancy in Kenya as an opportunity to partner and bring communal farmer beneficiaries from the livestock farming communities they are working with in Kenya and Tanzania. Several meetings were held with DEA and progress was made on securing a formal MOU. Finally, from October to March the CSA project team supported a group of students from UCLA to undertake a business planning process which refined the business model and led to the approval by the CSA board to establish Meat Naturally Pty. Legal process of registration was also completed.

Key Activities *Ecoranger oversight *Grazing planning *One auction for partner LIMA *Launch of the UCPP Meat Naturally Rangeland Restoration Toolkit *Networking and screening of potential IAs *Government engagement *Business planning and set up

Lessons Learned / Best Practices Lots!! Each discussion and month given that it was a drought year has taught us new lessons. Most ideas/lessons are captured in the published tool-kit which was launched in Feb 2016.

http://umzimvubu.org/rangeland-toolkit/

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors This initiatitve takes a ONE HEALTH approach which is completely interdisciplinary in terms of its integrated efforts to benefit the health of the ecosystem, the health of livestock, and ultimately the health of people. As per the meeting reports uploaded, our engagements ranged from policy makers to potential IAs to research institutions, to local farming groups. As the business was still not established, parnterships were negotiated in hypothetical terms and the next six months will be used to consolidate these into formal relationships. Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations Women are traditionally not very active in livestock farming. But, now they are a group that is benefiting significantly from the project in the following wasy: 1) Employment in restoration teams at 52% based on government requirements 2) Livestock management support when they have inherited a herd and lack interest/knowledge on management techniques to avoid disease and generate an animal with condition to reproduce and sell 3) Income from sales of their livestock 4) Ability to participate in meetings that prioritise clearing efforts related to natural springs that will benefit them 5) Ability to grow crops again without fear of livestock damage and with greater reliability of water availability.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress YES! We need social scientists and health scientists to help us quantify the food security, disease reduction (particularly diarrhea), and climate resilience and mitigation benefits of the project.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Auction data always guides us as does our data on rates of clearing success. It helps us understand how long a similar stand of dense aliens on a similar slope may take us so we don't underestimate clearing times.

Environmental Monitoring All our EM is directed at ensuring we understand the complexities of environmental impacts as well as social. Submission

The authorized representative of EcoRangers (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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* Name Sarah Frazee SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/11/2016 Welcome MFodder!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +254712159643 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-csdes. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 800 The average household size is 4.These has been seen in the farm visits made by m fodder staff

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 101 we managed to engage 37 female beneficiaries in 37 households and the average number of other female beneficiary in the household are 3

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results reallocated to the food value chain? The number of water reallocated are based on 61 778,223 households utilizing hydroponic fodder in the last 6 months.Calculations have been uploaded

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 1,365 1365Tonnes of hydroponic fodder was grown.the tabulation was based on 10 hydroponic unit serving 200 households.The fodder calculated were those that were purchased and utilized by the farmers

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? The produce was weighed in terms of hydroponic mat size.One mat size is equivalent to 10kgs

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Number of Farmers Financed for Innovator Systems Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Earlier in this form you reported that 200 households and 800 individuals/customers have been reached by your innovation. * How many farmers received financing to Comments / Explanation of Results purchase your innovation? The farmers receive are input and feed purchase 8 loans and they range from 50 to 100USD.They repayment period is 6 months to 1 year

* What percentage of the farmers are on Comments / Explanation of Results schedule to repay their loans? The Innovation is still at at younger stage and so 20.00 % many farmers are very speculative when providing funding information.Most had copies of there financing details but were unwilling to provide for documentation

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Sales/Profit Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to product sales and profit margin, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Product Sales and Profit Margin Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What are your total product sales (in USD) for Comments / Explanation of Results the reporting period? during the pilot period which is still the reporting 120.00 period. We had 200 farmers who were charged 0.03USD per sms for 20 demonstration days

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 70.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor)

Comments / Explanation of Results M-fodder is currently not fully economically placed because it has not yet been launched nationally.The results seen above were collected from the pilot which managed to engage 200 farmers.Whereas if m fodder was a fully launched automated system,the results would be different since it would engage thousands of farmers Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 25,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award Value of time donated by outside technical experts

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $25,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-csdes) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? There is a general belief that women cannot use or try a new technology unless it is approved by their husbands(men)who might not be necessarily practicing agriculture.This has somehow hindered the absorption of the innovation

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? The needs identified by women include availability of fodder for their cattle,market for the their product and availability for extension services Men identified land fragmentation and increase in livestock feed as their main concern

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? In terms of agricultural practices, men usually engage in administrative and decision making aspects but few go to the farms but most of the time women are ones who deal with all aspects involving agricultural production in the farms

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Gender greatly influences because men are the majority of the decision makers.Once men decide that the m fodder should be used then the women will try it but if they reject a product women will follow suit.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? The access for information is same for both men and women

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Both men and women participate in the local networks and most these organizations are led by men unless it is exclusively a women organization

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) We have managed to participate in farmer focus groups,intervies and surveys using questionnaires Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Positive impact How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 2 - There is limited support to the promotion of the innovation i.e. there is strong legal framework surrounding intellectual property rights but barriers to competition, establishing, operating and closing a business still exist.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Currently there are extension policies available that promote mfodder as an extension innovation .These policies promotes extension services for farmers in all media including digital medium like mobile phones and mass media.Farmer to farmer engagement policies also promotes mfodder awareness and farmer focus discussion meetings

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? M fodder in collaboration with hydroponic partner has expansive skills largely in the hydroponic and mobile sms industry. With the data collected, interaction with potential customers and experience gained from the pilot project the capacity to be absorbed is high Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 3 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is already occurring.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? Currently for now the hydroponic producers are paying 5USD for being connected but most purchases are occurring between the livestock keepers and the hydroponic producers

* What is your target market? The target market are livestock dairy keepers, poultry famers and pig farmers, hydroponic fodder producers and agro dealers

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 75% The only cost that subscribers pay is 0.03USD per SMS.This cost is affordable to most of the smallholder livestock keepers

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? The innovation is cost effective in the sense that the charges are affordable and can enable the smallholder farmer to use and still make profits when selling or purchasing fodder

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? The product testing that has occured has largely involved utilization of hydroponic fodder.All elements of the fodder including,nutritional value,digestibility,affodability and its impact on livestock production have been tested

Because you are implementing your project in more than one country, please briefly describe how the following scaling aspects differ in your areas of implementation outside of Kenya.

 Plan to scale  Policy environment  Absorptive capacity  Cost to provide your product/approach  Affordability to customers  Customer/beneficiary feebback

Description of scaling outside of your main country of implementation: Since we have been working within small localities, it’s not easy for now to describe the aspects above unless we have system running national wide. Once the system is running we can be able to see all those aspects from a national perspective and be able relate it with a potential new country Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary M fodder has so far a managed to work with its current pilot project targeting majorly farmers in Githunguri area in Kenya. Furthermore, the innovation has managed to carry out scooping activities for the potential of utilization of m-fodder in the acquisition of fodder in the Northern parts of Kenya namely; Isiolo and Marsabit and the eastern part of Kibwezi in Kenya. Moreover, M-fodder has engaged the government officials from Marsabit county which resulted to partnership arrangements for the innovation to be displayed at the Northen Kenya cultural festival for the government major officials including the Kenyan president on 16th of May 2016. In the next reporting period, the major focus for m-fodder includes 3 elements: First,launcing of m-fodder system nationaly:This is important as it will enable all the potential users to access the system from any part of the country and make data collection ,reporting and business modeling easier and faster, Secondly, creating intensive farmer awareness: It involves meeting with livestock farmer groups mainly targeting major dairy farmer co-operatives and showcasing the innovation and its potential benefits Lastly, carrying out capacity building activities in the areas with the highest potential customers: The major themes would be on hydroponic production and importance and the essence of utilizing the innovation.Finally, m-fodder plans to review all the feedback from the current and potential customers and major stakeholders

Key Activities The major activities during the reporting period are: Stakeholder’s inception meeting Partnership meeting Scooping activities for potential for m fodder in Kibwezi Kenya USAID m fodder visits at Githunguri in Kenya Procurement meetings and budgeting activities for purchase of m fodder equipment Scooping activities for potential for m fodder in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, Kenya Farm visits meetings and demonstrations in the outskirts of Githunguri, Kenya

Lessons Learned / Best Practices The major lessons learnt is basically is that the institution m fodder used for reception funding has been a major challenge. An academic institution largely focused in research has a good way of managing financing However, this has been detrimental to m fodder in the sense that bureaucracy has slowed down the progression as a potential business entity. Being an academic institution the business side of m fodder is clearly not being seen and has been treated as a research project. This has affected it ability to progress and meet set milestones. My recommendation is that USAID should engage local missions to facilitate, disburse, monitor and manage funds for smaller and scaling up innovations and projects

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors M-fodder has engaged with Hydroponic Kenya technologies in ensuring that all factors pertaining to hydroponic farming are clearly stipulated and monitored. As m fodder engages farmers in the technological part,the hydroponic Kenya technologies provides expertise in capacity building,scooping activities and advisory services.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations The gender role has manifested in all the 4 aspects.The male gender plays a vital role decision making.The gender determines its adaptation ,adoption and absorption of this technology. The innovation has impacted gender inequality by enabling mutual co-operation and bringing all gender together during processes like farmers focus group discussions, interviews and stakeholders meetings.This activities have made all genders to mutually co-operate and make all inclusive decisions and opinions Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress Since m fodder is still at the pilot stage we have not yet included the techniques that were stipulated since we are currently dealing with slightly small number of farmers and hence data collection and monitoring is done by farmers in co-collaboration with m fodder partner,that is ,Hydroponic Kenya technologies

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets The results are below 10% because we are still operating on small localities since we are still on the system that we were using before the reporting period started.We are still in the procurement stages of purchasing the larger m fodder system.This new system was supposed to enables m fodder to achieve the target milestones

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? We are using the data we are collecting now to foresee the input and data we will expect once we upscale from pilot to a national wide m fodder system

Environmental Monitoring Since m fodder is technology based more emphasis was put on technological part and hence no enviromental impact examinations were carried out Submission

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* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? Yes

The authorized representative of MFodder (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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* Name ELVIS OUMA SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/12/2016 Welcome GreenHeat!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +256702506434 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-greenheat. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 1,899 This total includes beneficiaries in three institutions i.e. 2 schools with a combined total of 1523 and an orphanage home of 45 beneficiaries. The households (27) have an average of 12.3 persons per household, this data was collected during the customer profiling (baseline) before installation of the SST technology.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 1,148 St. Thereza Girls' Primary school has a population of 1000 girls while Lweza Primary school has 280 girls. During the baseline (customer) data collection, beneficiary households had a combine 200 females.

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? This volume of water is saved by 30 clients, 213,707 however, the dates of installation of the Slurry Separation Technology vary. Refer to the uploaded files. Data forms from specific clients has been uploaded too.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Maize

Comments / Explanation of Results Data from crop yields will be available after the growing season in three months' time.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from active comparison plots (control vs. treated)

Please ensure that the uploaded documentation for this milestone explicitly details the yield obtained and geographical size of all "control" and "treated" plots.

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We are to purchase a GPS instrument, the coordinates in the Client form (Attached) has google coordinates. These coordinates give a general view, however, some specific villages coordinates would not be found.

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No

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Your organization does not have any Farmer Financial milestones. Please click the "Next" button to continue reporting your results. Sales/Profit Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to product sales and profit margin, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Product Sales and Profit Margin Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What are your total product sales (in USD) for Comments / Explanation of Results the reporting period? Our clients agreed to pay Uganda shillings 15,000.00 1,620,000 per SST system on a hire purchase arrangement. Under, this arrangement clients deposit small amounts of money. The hire purchase payment period is one year. All our clients should have paid up for the technology by end of the year. Because the US dollar destabilizes the local currency, our clients preferred a fixed exchange rate of 3240 shilling per dollar. This exchange rate applies to already signed up clients.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 20.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of marketing costs of transportation/distribution

Comments / Explanation of Results The cost involves the following; materials e.g. separation materials and filters, installation, transportation, sales and marketing. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales. * Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 25,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners

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* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes

* What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 100,000.00 This is a grant from US African Development Foundation. Under this grant, we are to install 20 SST systems and 20 biogas digesters in a water stress region of Eastern Uganda. We have not yet scanned the signed agreement, however, this can be scanned and uploaded onto the folder.

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-greenheat) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? No local belief exist that make it easier or difficult for us to sell our technology. However, their gaps in the decision making process. Our slurry-separation technological innovation dramatically shrinks this gender gap by (1) vastly reducing the need for additional freshwater collection for the biogas system by women and (2) yielding a dry fertilizer that women farmers can more easily transport.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? When promoting biogas systems, men tout their clean energy and fertilizer benefits but fail to realize that system installations present an additional burden of water collection that will fall almost entirely on women. Use of biogas digester results in a substantial increase of household workload between one to five hours a day primarily through collection of extra water required by the biogas digester. This extra water is mainly collected by women and children. With installation of a SST system, men realize that women’s water collection time is reduced. Additionally, the fertilizer produced without the SST technology is a liquid slurry that is heavy and difficult to transport for women farmers.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Because of women’s primary responsibility and traditional role for the provision of food, caregivers in the household, and tasks related to that, reduction of water needs, increasing food production and cooking energy interventions address some of women’s main households needs.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? In the biogas and agricultural sectors, significant gaps exist in the levels of decision making and participation between men and women. The leaders of institutions and households that could benefit from installation of biogas systems and SST technology (the innovation) are overwhelmingly men. At the same time, more than 70% of farmers are women.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Our partner, W2E who are primary responsible for end-education and training is led by a woman. We have not yet signed an informal network at this stage of project implementation. What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Client baseline survey and interviews

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

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* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? Households and institutions with biogas digesters and new biogas clients.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 75% Our clients preferred to pay for the innovation on a hire purchase basis. This was the preferred payment option by clients with existing biogas digesters. We also decided to have the SST system on all our new biogas digester clients.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? No alternatives exist at the moment. Biogas owners have to either choose our innovation to save water or they have to carry fresh water over a long distance.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

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Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 3 - Multiple rounds of products/services testing have occurred and the current design is that which is expected to be sold to large numbers of customers, though minor design changes may still be anticipated in the short-term.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? The solar powered Slurry Separation Technology (SST) would not be successful since the solar panels would be used for generation of light at homes. This systems also has a water pump and battery. The battery would easily be stolen (since it can be sold to car dealers). Also delays in importing solar panels and custom clearance would be a challenge. The current SST system being installed does not need solar panels, pump and battery.

Because you are implementing your project in more than one country, please briefly describe how the following scaling aspects differ in your areas of implementation outside of Uganda.

 Plan to scale  Policy environment  Absorptive capacity  Cost to provide your product/approach  Affordability to customers  Customer/beneficiary feebback

Description of scaling outside of your main country of implementation: Currently we are operating in Uganda. We have not yet implemented outside Uganda. Narrative

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Executive Summary In the last 6 months Green Heat has installed 30 slurry separation technology reaching 1,899 beneficiaries with 213,707 litres of water recycled. However, collection of water and fertilizer data is difficult; litres of water have to be measured every day. Current clients preferred a hire purchase payment method, this gives the SST technology time to realise and accru savings for water and fertilizer , thus freeing up finance for the clients to begin making payments. Green Heat developed new distribution channels for the SST systems, we are working with local biogas installation company who will distribute our innovation. This partnership will close the customer gap. This distribution channel will also enable us further upscale our innovation. Our slurry separation innovation dramatically shrinks this gender gap by (1) vastly reducing the need for additional freshwater collection for the biogas system by women and (2) yielding a dry fertilizer that women farmers can more easily transport. Finally, Green Heat finds that the TA facility provides focused and useful information that helps them accelerate. The progress that has taken Green Heat 3 months with support from the TA facility would normally take 3-4 years without TA assistance.

Key Activities Green Heat Uganda Ltd offer innovative and cost effective one stop waste management solutions. Our value revolves around ‘waste management at the source of generation’. Green Heat use simple technologies and methodologies to generate biogas and slurry separation technologies. Green Heat aspires to be the partner of choice for green energy products and services in the region. With the SST technology, aim to install more digesters in water stress areas of Eastern and Northern Uganda. In the last 6 months Green Heat has installed 30 SST systems to 30 customers reaching 1,899 beneficiaries. Trained staff on design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of the SST technology. Worked with W2E to train 30 customers on use of the SST technology and fertilizer application. Clients are seeing the saved water since they recycle water from the digester. In partnership with W2E, collected water recycled and fertilizer (solid) generated by the SST clients. 213,707 litres of water have been recycled by the installed 30 SST systems – these systems will save 807,000 litres of water over a period of a year. Over 120 tons of fertilizer has been applied on farm land. Develop end-user materials for dissemination of the SST technology Two partnerships have been signed one with a local distributor, (who is involved in biogas digester construction) and the other with M&E partner, W2E. Acceleration by the TA facility: A business plan focusing on the SST technology is being developed as well as communication tools, sales, marketing, branding and investor readiness.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices Technological challenge: Our major lesson learned in the past 6 months is implementation of a technology that has components with alternative uses at households. For example, the solar powered Slurry Separation Technology (SST) was installed in November 2015. Clients used the solar panels for generating light and batteries would easily be sold to car dealers. Provision of light would compete with powering the SST system. We quickly addressed this issue with a gravity flow SST system. The current SST system being installed does not need solar panels, pump and battery. We are entirely working with local supplies.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors Our partnership strategy reflects the synergies that can emerge when research is commercialized and scaled through the private sector with input from end-users. W2E will continue to support with (1) iterative technology development, (2) quantitative performance assessments, and (3) benchmark monitoring and evaluation. In partnership with W2E, collected water saved and fertilizer (solid) generated by the SST clients. 213,707 litres of water have been recycled by the installed 30 SST systems .We are working on the end-user and troubleshooting manual for the SST system.

Green Heat developed new distribution channels. The distribution channel is: SST Manufacturer (Green Heat) to Agent (other biogas system installation companies) and then Customer. We have a signed MoU with Tusk Engineers who is one of the biogas installation company in Uganda, through this MoU, we will be able to further up-scale our SST technology.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations When promoting biogas systems, men tout their clean energy and fertilizer benefits but fail to realize that system installations present an additional burden of water collection that will fall almost entirely on women. Use of biogas digester results in substantial increase of household workload, between one to five hours a day primarily through collection of extra water required by the biogas digester. This extra water is mainly collected by women and children. With installation of a SST system, men realize that women’s water collection time is reduced. Additionally, the fertilizer produced without the SST technology is a liquid slurry that is heavy and difficult to transport for women farmers. Because of women’s primary responsibility and traditional role for the provision of food, caregivers in the household, and tasks related to that, reduction of water needs, increasing food production and cooking energy interventions address some of women’s main households needs. Our slurry-separation technological innovation dramatically shrinks this gender gap by (1) vastly reducing the need for additional freshwater collection for the biogas system by women and (2) yielding a dry fertilizer that women farmers can more easily transport. Our partner, W2E who are primary responsible for end-education and training is led by a woman.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress Collection of water and fertilizer data is difficult; litres of water have to be measured every day. However, we recently found a cheap digital water metre to help measure water saved by the SST technology. We purchased 5 units (of the water metre) these will be attached to 5 SST systems, that way we will investigate cumulative water saved by the SST over a period of time. These 5 units will also be tested for durability under the tropical climate before we can commit to bulk purchases. However, our clients may not want to pay additional cost for the water metre though – we may end up installing water metres on selected SST system which will monitor over a period of time. As we plan to expand our distribution partners, we fore see more training requirement beyond our staff to ensure quality installation of the SST system. The signed up distributor has requested for end-user training material in at least 4 local languages – this is a good initiative, however, we need time to develop the content of the material before we can translate them into local languages.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? We want to make fact sheets to use for showing others the SST system performance focusing on water recycled and solid fertilizer. These fact sheets will also be presented to SNV, who are leading biogas installation in Africa.

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* Name Vianney Tumwesige SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/14/2016 Welcome ICU - Tunisia!

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What is the definition of a household?

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What is the definition of a household? How can we calculate female customers? Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many individual households has your Comments / Explanation of Results innovation reached? At this moment the BD is set in 3 demonstration 14 plots (installed by the project) and under installation in a forth plot. All these plots are belonging to private citizens (4). One additional demo plot is under discussion for the agricultural research station of INRGREF in Nabeul. Once the demonstration plots will be fully operating many open days will be organized on the areas reaching many potential costumers.

According to the data provided by Dr. Chahbani on the sales of the BD since the project started and untill march 2016, the amount of sales is 7470 (see file in drive - total product sales). Following the parameter on the AWP (financial milestone n.3) we assume 500 BD units sold per farmer so we can say at an average of 14 farmers adopted the BD.

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 56 Statistics on 2015 show that the average number of family member in Tunisia is 4.05 persons (see AWP also). Based on this assumption we can assume that the innovation reached 56 beneficiaries for each costumer recorded (14).

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 50 In total, with the on farm field days we realized and assumptions about the composition of a Tunisian family of 4 people (2 male and 2 female) we reached 50. we had 17/50 in Gafsa, 5/20 in Nabeul who attended the events as farmers, irrigation experts and researchers. The money saved by water and power consumption reduction can improve the monthly family income with an improvement of the usually weaker family members.

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? Currently, as we explained in the 0 customers/adoptions section, we are in the demo installation phase. We installed the BD in a plot since the end of March and at the moment the data are not still reliable because of the limited amount of time. Moreover, the project team is working on defining a tailored protocol for irrigation (timing and quantities of watering in the area/district) for each farmer in order to evaluate and compare the data on water use based on the same criteria but customized on different type of land (depending on the location), rainfall, type and number of crops. The irrigation protocols will also the base for calculating the water need/waste reduction on each single field/investment (see the attached protocol as example). The protocols are important, from a technical point of view, in order to demonstrate the efficiency of BD and could be considered as "user manual" for the costumer. Due to our encouragement to farmers in changing their traditional irrigation method and in investing in a new (often unknown) device, it is then fundamental that protocols respond to the field needs and should be ready when a farmer shows his interest on the new irrigation system.

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Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield olive trees 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results The harvesting period for olives trees in Tunisia it's usually mid-November/end January. Moreover, in order to record data according to a scientific protocol, the demonstration plots and the trees that have been equipped with BD should be kept under examination for at least three years. However, all the farmers who accepted to install the BD, experts and other farmers in visit on the demo plots stated and agreed that this year the most important result could be visible on the general health of the tree; the increase in crop yield it will be clear from November/December 2016. In the case of shift from drip irrigation system to BD irrigation system and according to the irrigation protocol adopted on each field, an expected result could be to have the same crop yield BUT with about 50% less of water and power required.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from past research/field trials

Crop 2 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield citrus fruits (orange, lemon, sweet lemon) 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results The harvesting period for fruits as oranges and lemons in Tunisia starts usually in December untill March. Moreover, in order to record data according to a scientific protocol the demonstration plots and the trees that have been equipped with BD, should be kept under examination for at least three years. Also in this case, all the farmers involved in demonstration plots, experts and other farmers in visit on the plots confirmed and agreed that this year the most important result will be on the general health of the tree; the increase in crop yield it will be clear from December 2016. In the case of shift from drip irrigation system to BD irrigation system and according to the irrigation protocol adopted on each field, an expected result could be to have the same crop yield BUT with 50% less of water and power required.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from past research/field trials

Crop 3 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield pistacchio trees 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results The harvesting period for pistachio fruits in Tunisia is September/October. According to the farmer experience, the harvesting period may start before the end of the first year project but the increase in crop yield it will be clear from December 2016. We started working on this crop because a farmer who participated in an informative session about the BD in Gafsa expressed his interest in creating a demo plot in the area partially investing on the BD purchase by himself. Then, in order to also have some data available in October about crop yield, we decided to establish a demo plot welcoming the farmer initiative of investing on the BD purchase and installation and his need to face water scarcity in his field. However, before the harvesting, it will be possible to verify an improvement of the health of the plant. In the case of shift from drip irrigation system to BD irrigation system and according to the irrigation protocol adopted on the field, an expected result could be the same crop yield BUT with 50% less of water and power required.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from past research/field trials

Crop 4 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield cocumber plant 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results The harvesting period for this crop in Tunisia is from January to July. In our case, a farmer expressed his interest in having is greenhouse equipped with BD to make a comparison with another greenhouse he owns where conventional drip irrigation system is used to irrigate. Then, we equipped a greenhouse in Mahdia region, centre of Tunisia, at the end of March 2016 and the first harvesting for this greenhouse is expected for the end of May/beginning of June. We decided to install the BD in a greenhouse in order to have some data on crop yield when comparing the greenhouse equipped with BD with the green house equipped only with drip irrigation system. At the moment, the growing crop and the amount of water used is under control.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from past research/field trials

* In at least one of the crops above, you calculated the crop yield increase from past research/field trials. Please either briefly explain below, or upload the relevant documentation to Google Drive. Dr. Chahbani, the inventor and producer of the BD, has run different trials and research in the past years In Tunisia and Algeria. In particular, the documents about a trial on tomatoes crop in greenhouses in Algeria and another on olive crops in Tunisia and water consumption has been realized and these are the top conclusions (see files in Google Drive - folder on Percentage increase in crop yield): 1. diffuser irrigation with 50% of water needs provides a yield 2 times the yield of drip irrigation with mulch film and 50% of the water needs, 2. diffuser irrigation with 50% of water needs provides a yield 3,5 times the yield of drip irrigation with mulch and 100% of the water needs, 3. diffuser irrigation with 100% of water needs provides a yield 2,8 times the yield of drip irrigation with mulch and 100% of the water needs

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Geographic Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to the amount of land improved as a result of your innovation. MILESTONE Hectares of Delta, Estuarine, or Agricultural Lands in Production Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many total hectares of land have been Comments / Explanation of Results improved as a result of your innovation? The exact amount is indicated in the Excel file in 4 Drive (hectars of land). To date, the land already under improvement as a result of the installation of the BD is 2.025: 1ha in Nabeul, 1 ha in Gafsa and 0.025 in Mahdia. This last is a greenhouse, then it is reasonable to estimate that the soil surface equipped has a productivity much more extended than 0.025ha in open field, because it is an intensive crop. However, it does not exist any formula that allow us to convert this surface with correspondent in open field in terms of surface. Currently we are in the phase of equipment of another 1.5 ha in Beni Khalled and 0.25ha in Nabeul (see document in Drive - Hectars of land). The number of hectares are currently linked to the demonstration plots. An installation of a minor plot in a research station and a partnership in Nabeul is under discussion.

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What are your total product sales (in USD) for Comments / Explanation of Results the reporting period? The amount of the product sales is calculated as: 21,737.99 7470 (5170 by customers + 2300 by SWFF for demo plots - see details in Excel in Drive Product sales).

The price in Tunisian dinars slightly changes based on transportation costs and quantity sold. (4TDN for wholesale; 5.50TDN for retail quantity without transportation. The price has little changes according to quantities sold) for details about sales see file Product sales in Drive.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 30.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of transportation/distribution

Comments / Explanation of Results The profit margin is calculated taking into consideration the production costs: raw material and packaging, staff salaries, fixed costs (telephones, electricity, car insurance, local transportation, factory rent and office rent, etc .. ), social security, interest on credits, taxes, amortization of machinery and molds, etc . The cost of production is about 3 TND . The wholesale price for Tunisia is 4 TDN. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

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* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 16,232.40

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award

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* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-burrieddiffuser) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

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If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? At the local level we have a context that makes it more difficult for women to be involved in decision as investing in new innovation or managing an investment plan. However, women are often involved in agricultural production and activities together with men. Thus, although it will not be easy to have women directly investing in BD installation, it is more feasible to reach women as people involved in following up the installation and in growing production on the field. Women are also involved especially in harvesting.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Locally, the access to credit and the property of land is not equitably distributed between men and women. This limited us in approaching women as potential customers. At the moment we cannot report women as potential costumer. Moreover, due to relevant national issues (political and security) often wome promotion in employment and gender issues are considered as secondary.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Men mainly take care of relations with intermediaries and retailers who can sell their products, and decide about which crop to invest in and grow. Women are mainly involved in field activities and operations such as harvesting and in some case look after a field and take part in the transformation process of agricultural products (creation of perfume, jam).

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Unfortunately yes. As we mentioned before, women do not have full capacity to influence the decision making process within the household about investments in production activities. Then, we tried at least to involve women in a team who travels for the installation of the BD in different locations in Tunisia. Unfortunately, we had to abort the idea because it is not yet socially accepted that a group of women moves for business independently in different places.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No, the way we spread information about the BD is the same for women and men. All the details (description, installation requirements, videos, photos..) are available on Chahtech's website. Moreover, when on farm field days are organized we always try to invite women and discuss with them about their involvement in agriculture and feedbacks. In an of farm field day in Gafsa in March 2016, out of 50 people attending 17 were women.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? In order to scale up the innovation in the local and national market, we mainly contact organizations and network of enterprises and retailers. Those, in Tunisia, are mainly lead by men. However, women could also be found in enterprises and networks working mainly as administrative personnel. What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Feedback on the field and during the events, daily practice, meetings and experience in the country

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Positive impact Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Unsure Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Unsure Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Unsure

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Staging and Scaling

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* If the rating changed, why? The rating changed mainly because thanks to the visibility and the demo plots created in the framework of the SWFF initiative it was possible to disseminate information about the advantages in terms of costs reduction(energy and water) and increase in crop yield thanks to past trials. The informative events and the site visites to demo plots realised thanks to SWFF funding allowed Chahtech and ICU to build up new connections with vendors and famers who could contribute to spread the innovation at national level. The TAF accelleration service is also contributing to continue scaling this plan. currently we report "verbal promises" by interested farmers.

Policy Environment

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Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Currently, the BD is still under evaluation by the Ministry of Agriculture for a possible subsidy as other irrigation devise in Tunisia. Unfortunately, the inventor received no follow up on the process. Thanks to the events and visibility ensured by the SWFF programme, we are advocating on local authorities in order to achieve political and economic support on the BD.

Absorptive Capacity

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Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question. Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? Nothing to report or change

Affordability/Sales

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Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? At this moment and with a strong support of image H2O we are testing the market, building a demand for BD and set customers services (for instance planning investments,installations): we are still in a testing stage.

* What is your target market? First step is targeting large farmer in order to spread knowledge about the BD and to launch a constant production and BD selling. This will help to set services, analyse and reduce costs and target small farmer also in the second part of the project.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 25% Our estimation is of 25%. The lack of governmental subsidies limit the willingness to pay for an innovative product especially for small holder farmers who cannot afford to buy the current price point of the BD. To have affordable data on market opportunities and customers willingness to switch from conventional drip irrigation to the BD, ICU and Chahtech are currently working with Imagine H2O in drafting and conduct a proper and professional survey to identify the correct price point and financial capacity and willingness to buy for the target market.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? In order to deal with water scarcity and increase water availability there are different solutions for an irrigation system: sprinkle irrigation and drip irrigation. Besides its market widespread application the key point is the efficiency of each method. Typically surface irrigation is the least efficient, followed by sprinkle and drip irrigation. Other important aspects to consider are: the implementation of each system, the maintenance cost and finally also how highly skilled a farmer must be to use it. Trials were carried out by Chahtech SA in the past, which proved BD efficiency compared to drip irrigation system. These are some conclusions: In a greenhouse 1000 pepper plants irrigated with BD (500 plants with 50% of water needs and 500 with 100%). In another greenhouse, 1000 pepper plants irrigated with drip (500 plants with 50 % of water needs and 500 with 100%). 12 peppers receiving 50% of water with BD produced 382 kg while the ones with 50% drip had a production of 103 kg, it means that the BD produced 3.7 times more than what the drip produced. 112 peppers receiving 100% water with BD produced 716 kg while with 100% drip the production was of 141 kg, this means that the BD produced 5 times more than what was produced with drip irrigation. Moreover, the BD technique requires lower maintenance work and uses less fertilizer compared to a conventional drip irrigation system. This allows the reduction of production costs and limits ground water pollution. Some documents on water saving and crop yiald have been shared by Chahtech (see Drive - percentage increase in crop yield).

Therefore, other technical solutions available on the market, often are less efficient and sustainable environmentally, and more costly on the long run.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

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Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 1 - Some testing of products/services has occurred by changes to product design have not yet been implemented.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? No changes have been made to the design of the product. Demo plots are ongoing and feedback from farmers will be used if necessary to modify/improve the product. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes. Executive Summary The Buried Diffuser (BD) is an underground water irrigation patented device invented by Dr. Chahbani who funded the Chahtech S.A. in Djerba, Tunisia. The BD that has good potential to be spread on the Tunisian market because of its benefits in terms of savings (water, energy, fertilizer). However, the product is often unknown to farmers and retailers. Chahtech S.A. currently does not supply a costumer service to assist farmers or customers in the installation phase. Moreover, the enterprise has a limited and not constant production because of limited amount of units sold. Consequently, this slow the production chain and availability of the product when a customer is willing to purchase. Thanks to the SWFF project, the installation (setting) of the foreseen demonstration plots clearly showed that in order to raise the interest of the market on this innovation and reach a massive BD selling: - the demonstration plots must have comply with some requirements in terms of size, owner's reliability and an irrigation system properly installed (quality and timing); - the installation of the BD has to be done in a professional and quick way with direct involvement of farmers/customers. Following this evidence we are finalizing a partnership with an enterprise that could follow the customer in all the installation phase. This collaboration is aimed to create and implement a new service that will be ready and scalable to face the BD local market demand. Another result gained from concrete experience on the plots is the improvement and speed up of installation process thanks to a slight change in the production chain: the BD comes out of the factory more simpler to be assembled (two connecting plastic parts are assembled in the factory and not on the field any more).

Key Activities ICU in partnership with Chahtech S.A. has developed and implemented project activities. In particular, to date: - 3 informative events with practical demonstration of BD installation have been held in February-March 2016; - 3 pilot farms have been equipped with about 1200 BD in Nabeul, Gafsa and Mahdia Governorates and about 1500 BD will be shortly installed in Beni Khalled and Nabeul. In Sfax a one-tree installation has been realized after invitation and interest by a farmer to test the product. - Following installation tests and try, a partnership with a Tunisian enterprise specialized in irrigation systems is almost concluded and discussions with wholesalers, local farmers associations and agricultural research organisations have been started to evaluate possible other partnerships to spread the BD.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices The experience of these first months working directly on the ground with farmers showed that, the involvement, feedback and discussion with farmers is the best way to evaluate their needs and, if needed, to change strategy or methodology to lead to a success. This is what we have done when proposing to Chahtech S.A. to assemble two parts of the BD in the factory because farmers on the ground found it difficult to do or it was demanding too much time. This period has been then an interesting moment to involve the owner of the demonstration plots directly on the installation process. The difficulties that we coped allowed us to step ahead on planning a marketing strategy. Engagement of Partners and Other Actors At this moment the number of formal partnership is limited (see file in Drive - Partnerships) but we report a positive interest by farmers owners of the demonstration plots, potential customers and wholesalers. We will discuss the best form of partnership to be created with these partners and finalize them in the comings weeks.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations As reported in the gender section our activities are mainly business and market oriented. in Tunisia, the social local context limit the involvement of female in our activities because activities such as marketing and decision about which product to use is men driven. However, we suppose that women could be involved in the adaptation stage meaning that they could contribute in collecting data. We can find women, although a limited number, in agricultural research centres. Women are mainly involved in field activities and operations such as harvesting and in some case look after a field and take part in the transformation process of agricultural products. Development, adaptation, marketing and adoption of a new product are mostly led and managed by men. The women contribution is limited but we have no assumptions to think that women are negatively affected by BD use. On the contrary, the BD once installed will reduce and easy the work of supervision and follow up of crop production and irrigation system by women. Indeed, once installed, BD will require no maintenance. However once the demonstration plots will be fully operating,females could be involved, as a group or single woman, as key persons to follow up on the plot results.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress So far there are two main challenges that could affect the availability of data on some milestone of the project: 1) the harvesting period for the largest quantity of the crop (olives and citrus) will start in November so it will be difficult to have reliable data on crop yield within the first year. We will report about the plant health and try to collect as more data as possible on food production for the months following the first year. However, there is a remote opportunity that weather conditions affect the production period and then anticipate the crop yield. 2) Another challenge will be to encourage farmers to change their irrigation methods during the production period. In Tunisia, usually farmers do preparations works and decide to invest on a new product modifying their crop production during the months of January/February, following the harvesting period. It will not be easy to convince farmers to invest in a limited amount of time on a new, often unknown product.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? The main quantity of data is about BD performances, crops needs and local market requirements. We are using these data in order to plan the best way to propose a good product supported by an installation services that can encourage and speed up the spread of the product. Feedback from farmers are also considered as key information to drive the activities to the best results. Besides SWFF milestone, we consider also very important farmers and customers objectives and needs on the field.

Environmental Monitoring

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* Name Giovanni Diana SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/5/2016 Welcome ICU - Jordan!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +96265697983 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-groasis. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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What is the definition of a household? How can we calculate female customers? Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many individual households has your Comments / Explanation of Results innovation reached? In this first phase, 5 demo sites have been set up, 5 these are the following (including a brief description): - SERMIG in Madaba (a school for kids with special needs); - NCARE experimental station in Ramtha (National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension); - NCARE in Maro (see above); - NCARE in Sharhabeel (see above); - Aboud and Laura Hijazi in Amman (private urban gardners).

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 37 Individuals actively involved (i.e.: planting, monitoring, taking care, etc.) in each demo-site are given below: - SERMIG: 15 people (agronomist, worker, 3 teachers, 10 students); - NCARE Ramtha: 7 (3 engineers, 4 workers); - NCARE Maro: 7 (3 engineers, 4 workers); - NCARE Sharhabeel: 5 (1 engineer, 4 workers); - Aboud Hijazi: 3 (family members).

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 6 Female individuals of the above mentioned groups: - SERMIG Madaba: 3; - NCARE Ramtha: 1; - NCARE Maro: 1; - Aboud Hijazi: 1.

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? Actual water consumption has been recorded in 60 each demo-site for the transplanted seedlings. Total water used without the innovation is 2490 litres, while total water used with the innovation is 2430.4 litres. The margin is still low as most of the water used with the innovation is in the transplanting phase. In addition, further adjustment is required and recommended in the vegetable/annual crop sector.

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MILESTONE Total Increase in Installed Water Storage Capacity When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation * How did you calculate the amount of water stored? stored? 1,072 5 Growboxxes + 62 Waterboxxes each storing 16 litres at first time of transplanting = 1072 litres in total

Additional Comments / Explanation of Results (if needed) Also, target achieved so far are lower than expected due to the fact that biodegradable waterboxx were not available in the monitoring period.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 Most transplanting are tree crops, therefore they will enter into production after 3-5 years only. However, we used the innovation also to plant annual crops (1 Waterboxx with Cucumbers, 1 with Strawberries, 1 mix Cucumber and Strawberry, 6 with Tomatoes), and we expect to harvest in the coming months.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? NA

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MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Cucumber, Strawberry, Tomato 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results No crop produce have been harvested so far. We expect to do that in the coming months.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

Crop 2 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Olive, Carob, Eucalyptus, Cedar 0.00 % Comments / Explanation of Results No crop produce have been harvested so far. We expect to do that in the coming years.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from active comparison plots (control vs. treated)

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 5.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of transportation/distribution

Comments / Explanation of Results Transportation here refers to importing the product from the Netherlands.

Further documentation for supporting the above statements is going to be provided as soon by Desert Tulip, the officiale distributor and retailer of the Groasis Technology in Jordan. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales. * Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? Yes

Roughly how many USD in non-SWFF sales did How many end-users/customers do your have you have during this past reporting period? outside the SWFF program? 2,260 1

Please provide 1-2 sentences of detail about your non-SWFF sales. Sales to Jordan Oil Shale Company, use to establish a green fence with Eucalyptus spp. trees in the Eastern Desert of Jordan. The product is used in the same way as the SWFF Customers, only for different purposes (shading, landscape management, not for food/forage production).

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 12,696.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award Data Upload Reminder

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $12,696.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships FAQ

What is a partnership?

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at http://bit.ly/reportingfolder-groasis) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? In rural areas it is difficult by a stranger man to approach a woman.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Lack of water for tree establishment, and lack of financial resources for investing in agricultural activity both experienced by men and women.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Probably, men are more commercial farmers, while majority of women farm to provide food/small income to household. Our innovation has the positive aspect that can be adopted both by commercial farmers and individual households with a small garden.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? Probably yes, according to the size of potential purchasing.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? Access to information about our product is thorough internet, website and facebook pages, and thorough specialized magazine where maybe the education and income play a more important role than just gender itself.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Usually male farmers. What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Interviews

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. Potentially, impact on gender equality would be better achieved within urban areas and gardners community.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. As mentioned above, the use of groasis technology in urban gardens seems great: it is a tool that can be easily used by a family with a small backyard garden (i.e.: you don't need thousands of hectares to be able to use/benefit from the innovation). It yields not only a produce (fresh vegetables), but also gives possibility to spend time gardening with the family, it reduces time and energy/fuel costs for shopping those vegetables that could be grown at home, it provides support to plant during period where no irrigation is possible (in Jordan water arrives at homes once a week, therefore usually gardens are inundated once in a week, i.e. more than necessary water is distributed by the gardener 'to be in the safe side'. The box needs only a refill, if empty; water stays in the box over a 2-3 week period, so fmaily can go on holidays without worrying for their healthy homegardens). Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? Various stakeholders have been requesting more info on the Groasis innovation. POtentially, the demand it could rise. To date, a committment to buy 200 waterboxxes has been made by a jordanian environmentalist group.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? Policy and legal framework is not always easy to understand, even from national jordanians. There is a lack of motivation for innovation.

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard. * Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? Industrial areas or other production methods are being studied (e.g. 3D printing) for possible production closer to where the innovation is used.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? Purchases occuring so far are made by few actors in big numbers. Probably, trying to sell the product to more people with a fewer units per buyer would yield better results.

* What is your target market? Customer segment identification is still an ongoing process as new breakthorughs and developments in the design of Groasis technology are taking occurring.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 25% During project implementation only 1 commitment of purchase has been expressed. Other installation of the innovation occurred thanks to the SWFF support.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? This depends on the local situation: are other alternatives available? Is there an irrigation system already in place? If the answer is yes, probably the innovation would be regarded as too expensive. By september 2016, hopefully a new version of the innovation will be available at a reduced price (made of recylced paper). We'll be looking at the reaction of our current and potential customers by then. Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 1 - Some testing of products/services has occurred by changes to product design have not yet been implemented.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? Testing on paper version of the box is taking place in Jordan and coordinate by Groasis mother company also in other 36 countries. In Jordan, established demo-sites will be used as testing ground for the innovation and will provide the best advertisement and communication tool for the Groasis Innovation. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary SWFF related activities have stimulated a great search for development and positive impact at economic, social and environmental levels. Sixty-two Waterboxxes and five Growboxxes have been used to set up 12 trials in 5 demo-sites, using 8 plant species (5 tree species: Wild almond, Olive, Eucalyptus, Carob, Cedar, and 3 annual vegetable crops: Cucumber, Tomato and Strawberry). In the following semester, the early feedback of the selected demo-sites will allow the establishment of additional 3,000 Waterboxxes throughout Jordan with additional plant species being used. This will serve to showcase the impact of the innovation and to leverage public and private efforts towards a more sustainable agriculture, increasing crop diversity and functional design of agro-ecosystems. Although some breakthroughs in innovation design development delayed the initially planned activities, the progress made so far and the level of engagement of partners and stakeholders has been impressive. We look positively at the coming months, feeling that it will exponentially grow bigger the attention and the involvement that we received from a few highly committed individuals, which has been mostly granted due to the strategic partnerships set up between ICU, a non-profit NGO with a strong technical background in agricultural project management, research and innovation, DT, a for-profit private company active in the sector of sustainable agricultural supplies and developments, and NCARE, a governmental institution within the Ministry of Agriculture with several research stations throughout the Country.

Key Activities From the beginning of the project implementation period, different activities have been performed. The main ones are reported as follows: • participation to SWFF programm week in Amsterdam; • two public meetings for the purpose of showcasing the Groasis Waterboxx Technology and its potential for adoption in different pedoclimatic conditions in Jordan. The first meeting has been held on November 25th, 2015 at the National Centre for Agricultural Research and Extension HQ in Baq’a, with approximately 20 participants among NCARE Researchers and Extension Agents. The second was held on December 3rd, 2015 at a regional workshop on Innovation, ICT and Environment at the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), in Ramtha; • regular meetings and e-mail/skype contacts among ICU, as coordinator, NCARE, DT and GROASIS to decide implementation strategy. These led to: o a cooperation agreement signed between ICU and NCARE for the implementation of SWFF related activities with regard to the establishment of 10 demo-sites in order to test the Groasis Waterboxx against conventional planting methods with different plant species and different environmental/soil conditions (see annex); o a letter of agreement signed between ICU and DT for the purchase of Groasis Tech items, performance of installation and monitoring services, achievement of shared targets and milestones, based on developments of the Groasis Technology (see annex); • a number field activitities, including the establishment and monitoring of 12 trials at 5 demo sites, as specified in the previous pages of this survey and here under briefly reported: o at SERMIG school in Madaba (see success story annexed), o at 3 different NCARE experimental station in Ramtha, Maro and Sharhabeel, o at 1 private urban garden in Amman.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices One of the main challenges during this period was realizing that the commercial production of the Growboxx (a biodegradable version of the Waterboxx made of recylced paper) has been delayed from January 2016 to September 2016. The origin of this delay is a great breakthrough in the development of the design of the innovation (see annex). On one hand, this is giving a great chance to achieve a greater impact on securing water for food production. On the other side, such delay has been reflected in a general delay in targets achievements. Additional delays caused by bureaucratic and transaction procedures added to the existing. In order to mitigate the risk of not achieving the targets to which we are committed, a recent call with the inventor of Groasis and DT allowed depicting the following strategy: since most of the targets are linked to the successful installation of 3000 trees with the Groasis Technology, the project partners are committed to bring to Jordan 3000 Boxxes, be they plastic if recycled paper are not available yet. Calculations on environmental footprint allowed estimating the impact at the same level. Providing the plastic waterboxxes are used in the following years for new tree establishment, this could allow a far greater impact by the SWFF-support innovation action in Jordan.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors As explained above, cooperation agreement and letter of agreement have been signed with DT and NCARE. In addition, an agreement on use of equipment provided by the SWFF project and field activities to be implemented by partner institution/end-users have been proposed to the customers that cooperate in the set up of the demo-sites (see annex).

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No Gender Strategy and Observations Observations and notes on gender related issues have not shown evidence of innovation impact on gender inequality. We will commit to further focus on this aspect in the coming period.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress This is being achieved with constant interactions with partners and demo-site managers. It is time consuming, but we believe that a scientific sound monitoring and record keeping will be the best advertisement programme showcasing the performance of Groasis innovation in Jordan.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Same importance.

Environmental Monitoring All environmental impacts have been positive, so far. Submission

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* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? Yes

The authorized representative of ICU - Jordan (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

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* Name Giovanni Diana SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/22/2016 Welcome Ignitia!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +233502677297 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-ignitia. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 0 Same as households, we can begin counting when we begin the service for rainy season this year (of which the start date will vary by country/region).

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 0 We will be able to start counting this along with the other customers when our service begins for this year.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 Farming activities have not started for this year, we will have a full count of this number late in Q4 of this year.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? predicted: self-reporting with spot checks where possible

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Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Maize 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results There have been no crops grown so far this year.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above? Data from past research/field trials

* In at least one of the crops above, you calculated the crop yield increase from past research/field trials. Please either briefly explain below, or upload the relevant documentation to Google Drive. Predicted: we will use self reporting from farmers and either comparison plots, or collect data from farmers now to compare last year with this year.

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? -83.00 % costs to train users to use the innovation costs of marketing costs of transportation/distribution costs of personnel NOT directly involved in production

Comments / Explanation of Results past cost to develop product not included since this is treated as sunken cost, only operational dev costs Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds FAQ

There are currently no Frequently Asked Questions for this milestone. If something is unclear about this milestone or section of the form, please email [email protected].

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $125,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 150,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners Internal expenditures by our organization

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $150,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds from organizations that have not been spent or realized this year? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, and new awards/contracts.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes * What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 7,000.00 As an Imagine H2O finalist we received a cash prize.

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MILESTONE Partnerships FAQ

What is a partnership?

Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-ignitia) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Women are rarely the decision makers in the household, nor do they control the financial resources, so this could mean some potential difficulty in making sure that our innovation reaches women as much as men. However, women are often in charge of agriculture for the home (vegetables, grains for eating) and so would have just as great a need/motivation to use our service. Both men and women own phones equally, though exact numbers are hard to get ahold of as MNOs don't often release this data due to privacy issues.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? Both men and women equally are affected by the weather, and as both men and women do agriculture, both have indicated< the same need to be able to predict the rain and to time their activities accordingly.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Men are typically responsible for cash crop farming and women for subsistence/household agriculture.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? If there is only one phone in the household, it will most often be the man that decides, but as mobile phone penetration is actually over 100% in Ghana (and close to or over 100% in the rest of West Africa), we do not see this affecting our work greatly.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? Women generally have less access to information, and in general the literacy rates are lower among women, which makes raising awareness of our product among them more difficult than it would be for men. However, being an ICT product that is essentially "gender-blind" (the mobile network operators aren't allowed to disclose the gender of our subscriber), means that we don't suffer from additional gender biases beyond those that are already present in society.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? Both men and women participate in local organizations and gatherings. This can either be church, or simply market days. They are typically led by men, but everyone attends.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Talking with local NGOs and Development agencies, random phone surveys of subscribers, and 3rd party studies on the state of tech adaptation and gender in Ghana.

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Positive impact Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Positive impact Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Positive impact Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. We have done most of the research on the impact of our product as a whole, and have simply noted the gender of the respondent, and made generalizations from there. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? West Africa is generally a difficult policy environment due to inefficiency, incapacity, and corrpution. There are also increasingly restrictive laws that are being instated in various countries that require a certain % local ownership to work with MNOs.

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 4.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 3 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available locally in multiple locations throughout the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? There is no option "4.00" to click, I am also not sure what that measn, but as an ICT product this is a difficult question to answer.

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 3 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is already occurring.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? Both NGOs and small scale farmers are paying for the service, or will pay at the start of the season.

* What is your target market? BoP, small-scale farmers.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 100% The pricing is a total of 1-2% of a farmers inputs during the season, and is paid in very small micropayments from the existing mobile phone credit - the small daily payment allows even the poorest to find the money. In addition, the cost savings can be immediate beyond end of season yield increase. When farmers buy pesticide, fertilizer, rent equipment or labor, they can't recoup the losses in the event of a negative weather event - the immediate savings on those costs allows for money to be spent elsewhere.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? The additional cost for the farmer is marginal, and even though other weather information is provided for free - farmers either don't have access to it, or they do, and it is essentially useless due to it's inaccuracy. So being able to actually act on highly accurate weather information for a minimal cost makes our innovation incredibly cost-effective.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 3.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? We are currently testing our French language product in Mali and Senegal for comprehension with our NGO partners Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary We will start sending forecasts in the month of May to Ghana and Senegal, and in June to Mali and potentially Nigeria. We have supported this launch with extensive partnership and marketing research during the last six months. This has resulted in 5+ new marketing channels we are looking to pursue and 4 new NGO projects, plus the expansion of many of our existing projects. The next six months will be busy implementing these new projects (FAO Ghana, WFP Senegal, GIZ Nigeria, World Vision Mali), as well as making sure the new technical integration we prepared for MTN Ghana and Orange Mali functions smoothly. Everything from our end, specifically the geographical expansion of our model, has been calibrated and several successful tests have been carried out.

We are also about to make a few key new hires which will help make sure the operations and processes to support our rapid expansion are in place. We now have another Field Coordinator/Trainer for Ghana and Nigeria, and will be hiring an Operations Manager and Business Developer for West Africa. We are also busy preparing things to help raise our awareness internationally such as the Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Award, the World Meteorological Expo, and the Agricultural Innovation Summit. We are also going to be filmed by the BBC Tech for Arabic, which should help bring us additional attention and press.

Key Activities Partnership building/business development with NGOs to enter new markets Finalised contract negotiation and delivery schedule with MNOs Expanded model geography to include Mali, Senegal and Nigeria Marketing ideas/channels prototyped to expand customer acquisition HR/recruitment drive to find key new hires

Lessons Learned / Best Practices We are learning a lot through the rapid prototyping of our marketing ideas some of the best ways to reach our rural BoP customers. This is a nut that hasn't been cracked by anyone really successfully, so our progress is heartening. One of the key things we have learned is that the best way to find out what works is just to get out in the field and test it out, rather than spending a lot of time thinking and designing first. What we think will work doesn't always match up with what the results from our trials indicate. One key finding this has showed us is that multiple touch points/channels is just as important as getting the right marketing channels down. We are also learning that recruitment is a long and difficult process, especially as a start up in an emerging market. Finding talent that will relocate to West Africa and work for modest salary is a challenge, and this is before we even know if they will be a good "fit" for the team.

Lastly, a best practice is to start six months early and expect every project in West Africa to take twice as long as expected. There is simply not the infrastructure, the processes in place, or the culture a lot of the time to make things happen quickly.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors We have designed projects with the World Food Programme in Senegal, the Food and Agriculture Organization in Ghana and others. These are all new partners and we are working with them to get these pilot programmes off and running for further expansion this season and in the coming years.

We are negotiating with Orange to start services in other West African countries after the successful signing of the contract in Mali, and are approaching multiple MNOs in Ghana to potentially expand our reach.

We are also beginning to approach international agriculture input businesses to see how we might collaborate both with the CSR departments and within their distribution channels.

Lastly, we are considering working with PlanetIQ to see how private satellite data could improve our model and forecasts.

Note: some of the partnerships are in the beginning stages and will be added to the partnerships list once a contract or MOU is signed.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes

Engagement with USAID Missions Currently in discussion with ADVANCE II, will update SWFF as that potential partnership progresses.

Gender Strategy and Observations Gender has not has a strong influence on the development of our innovation, but it has influenced our marketing strategies. We are specifically designing strategies that would reach women and promote their adoption of the service. Two ways that we are hoping to make this happen is through our collaboration with the market ladies, who could both benefit from and promote our service. They network predominately among women and are powerful figures in the community. We are also focusing on creating dramas to promote awareness of our product. These would be distributed both via IVR and Radio and would target a female audience. Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress We have the majority of our plans in place to successfully collect data throughout and at the end of the season. This has been both designing our own strategies and writing the M&E requirements into our partnership agreements. We train the extension officers at the beginning of the season to train the farmers on our service, we then use these same officers to collect data and do in-person and over-the-phone surveys to get both quantitative and qualitative feedback.

We are designing our M&E around self-reported feedback and are suspecting that it will be challenging to ensure data integrity. For all data that we will be collecting ourselves we will be arranging spot-checks to make sure that the self reporting is as accurate as possible.

We are also deciding how best to arrange the comparison for the % yield increase. We will either compare it to yields from last year for the farmers (as reported in the spring), collect the data through the Yale/IPA study, or collect data from comparable farmers through random phone survey.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets The season hasn't started yet.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? We use the farmer feedback from last year to a) modify our service, including when we send out the messages (earlier, and starting earlier in the year), and b) to modify our marketing efforts. By talking with the farmers to get information on how and when they use our service we are able to better determine the specific value and promote that to other farmers. Our data last year on the number of female farmers has also raised our awareness about the need for female-specific marketing channels.

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* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? No

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* Name Lizzie Merrill SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 4/22/2016 Welcome ICU - Peru!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +39 06 93938367 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-irrigationscheduling. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 562 We approached 9 producer's associations for a total of 562 members that are interested in the innovation, and 4 agroindustries in order to reach a larger number of associations in the region.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 0 We can't put a number of women that benefited of the innovation for now. Once we will install the innovation between the above mentioned potencial clients, we will have a list with the detail of how many men and women will be benefited for each association.

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? As of now we cannot measure this indicator, 0 considering that we could not sell any product yet.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 As of now we cannot measure this indicator, considering that we could not sell any product yet.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? Once will we hace clients, we will conduct a survey on the production volume of the last campaign, and then - after a whole campaign will be managed with the use of the innovation - we will compare the data collect with the two surveys

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MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield

Comments / Explanation of Results

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation?

Comments / Explanation of Results

Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 25,713.21

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Expenditures by project partners

MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $25,713.21 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-irrigationscheduling) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships". Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Our target is composed by farmer’s associations. Men compose these associations in the majority. The women usually take an active part in the sowing and harvesting but they don’t have much participation where usually the member is the man. However, this context doesn’t affect our work because we will sell the innovation to the association, so both men and women will take advantage of it as household.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? We don’t register any problem related with the gender because our target is associations and not individuals.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Women are mostly dedicated to the house management and child growth. They are involved in the agricultural activities mainly in the sowing and harvesting phases. Men are mostly dedicated ot productive activities, so they have in charge the agricultural work, including soil management, use of equipment in the land, chose of the irrigation method to be used and use of the technology.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? As of now we don’t register any issue related with gender in the decision making process.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? We contact the president of the association. He (is generally a man) convenes an assembly in which we ask about type of irrigation, # of hectares, # of members and explain the product we are proposing. These assemblies are open to all the members and its family members and we had a good participation of the women. Once we will have the product installed and the information provided, this will be accessible to all members through the web, the station, and text message, without any difference between men and women.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? The institutional network we are in contact with is composed by: - Public authorities like Ministry of Agriculture at national and regional level, National Authority of Water; - Associations that have as scope the management of water resources in a given area; - Farmer’s associations. These institutions are usually led by men but we have various women taking part of the administration and decision making processes.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) We have used surveys, direct interviews and focus groups, mainly in order to identify the # of women and men in each association already contacted.

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Unsure Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Unsure Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Unsure Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Unsure

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above. We selected unsure for all the possibile impact dimensions, because we didn't apply any innovation yet. Although we are sure to produce positive impact at least on benefits from additional income earned from the innovation and immediate benefits from the innovation. Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? Because we have farmer's associations that are interested in adopt the innovation and we check this through site visits

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why?

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard. * Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 1 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location in neighboring countries.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 0 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is highly unlikely given documented evidence. This may be based on evidence that the cost of the product is too high.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? Farmer's Associations

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 0%

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives?

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question. Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback 1 - Some testing of products/services has occurred by changes to product design have not yet been implemented.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? Our ex partner RITEC did calibration tests on the climate station and - after a 3-months trial - the results weren't satisfying, so they needed to recalibrate the climate station Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary In these first semester, we identified various institutions that are interested in the technology and in the goal of the project: The Ministry of Agriculture, the bank specialized in rural credit Agrobanco, the Water Management Association of Chancay basin (Lambayeque), the Institute for Water Promotion and Management, the Agricultural University “La Molina”, the Catholic University “Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo” (Lambayeque), the Regional Institute of Water Resources (Piura). We have already signed a partnership with 3 of them and we are looking to sing the other partnerships in the next months. The goal of these partnerships is to have more facilities in contacting the potential clients considering the relevance of these institutions in the Peruvian agricultural sector. Through our personnel in the field we are conducting a baseline in Lambayeqye region of all farmer’s associations by visiting them, knowing theirs irrigation systems, their composition, and the type of cultivation. As of now we have reached 9 associations (562) that are potential clients plus 4 agro industries in the area. On the other hand at the beginning of April our technological partner informed us that he was unable to provide the equipment and the service agreed because of internal management problems. This situation had paralysed project sales planned for the next months. We started to search other possible technological partners. We contacted 5 companies, we received 2 complete technical and economical proposals, and we choose for the one of the Chilean company WiseCoon. On April 29, we submitted to USAID the information on new partner, the revised budget and AWP, with some considerations on project times and execution.

Key Activities - Identification of strategic partnerships in order to reach more clients. Thanks to this activities we have learned more about the political, social, economic and legal context of the Peru irrigation management, we all these actor learned about our technology, the Project and its goals. It has also allowed us to have a database of contacts that can lead us to identify potential clients of our technology.

- Implementation of a baseline of potential clients in Lamabayeque region. We hired an agronomist of the Lambayeque region with specialization in irrigation and with knowledge of the field. He contacted 9 association for a total of 562 persons and 2,219 ha and 4 agro industries for a total of 898 ha interested in the technology.

- Identification of a new technological provider. After the notification of our ex partner on the impossibility to continue the work with us, we contacted 5 companies: TIPSAC, SOLITEC, TECHLAB, LASTEM – PROVIENTO y WISECONN. We finally decided to implement a partnership with Chilean company WISECONN because it is the one that offer the technology that we are interested to provide to farmers sin the beginning of the project, it is specialized in agriculture and irrigation, it is somehow present in the Peruvian market having some agro industries as clients, at the same time it is a start-up, developed its own technology, and finally it is from Peru neighbor country.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices In this first months we learned that: - Most associations that have mechanized irrigation have a few members (much less than 50 person initially estimated); - The average of 5ha per person with mechanized irrigation system may be less than 5ha in the associations; - Bigger associations are interested in the technology but don’t have mechanized irrigation yet; - Various company are interested in the innovation because they have mechanized irrigation but don’t have a efficient control on water usage. Due to this situation we are analyzing: - The possibility of helping interested associations in getting mechanized irrigation systems that is the base for the implementation of our innovation; - The inclusion as target of small and local agro industries in order to spread the innovation in the are with actors that are a reference point for the farmers.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors The profile of the organizations contacted has been very diverse, from authorities, lenders, national platforms and local authorities. In this way we made known our technology in a wide range of actors and thus these can collaborate with us in approaching potential clients, diffusion of technology and, above all, institutional support required to get into the market. We contacted the followuing organizations: - The National Agricultural University “La Molina” (LAMOLINA).- This public University is a strong point of reference in Peru in the rural sector at educational and technological level. They have good research centers. We signed a partnership in order to publicize the project, to measure project indicators and impact in the field, to implement together to new future projects. - The Catholic University “Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo” (USAT).- This private University is located in the initial project area, they have good agricultural research centers. We signed a partnership in order to publicize the project, to measure project indicators and impact in the field, to implement together to new future projects. - Institute for Water Promotion and Management (IPROGA).- It a platform of public and private institution created for an exchange of knowledge on water resources. We singed a partnership in order to realize activities of promotion of our technology, search together possible clients, and search for future projects - Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI).- This public body proposed us to sign a partnership based on international cooperation in order to identify possible activities do to together. The partnership will be signed in the next months. - AGROBANCO.- Is it a public-private management credit institution, specialized in the rural sector. They were interested in giving credit to farmers in order to access to the new technology, but the change in our technological partner slowed the process. In the next month we will contact them again presenting the new technology and related costs considering our new technological provider. - National Authority of Water (ANA).- The institution seek to coordinate the use of water resources in Peru. The idea is that they can provide us information on farmer’s associations. This institution facilitated us the contact with the Association of user in the Chancay River basin – Lambayeqye and the Institute for Water Promotion and Management (IPROGA). - Association of user in the Chancay River basin – Lambayeqye.- Water management is organized in Peru considering the natural water basins. In the project are the most relevant basin is the Chancay – Lambayeque one. We started the process of a partnership with the Associacion of User because our porject is totally in line with thier priorities. The partnership will be singed in the next months. - Regional Institute for Support in the Water Resources Management (IRAGER).- This is a platform created to give technical support to different actors related with water management in the Piura region. We intend t signed an partnership agreement in order to jointly proposed the project to farmer’s associations in the area and organize promotion activities on water resources management.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations We cannot give any additional observation at this point, considering that we didn’t install the product yet.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress We cannot give any additional observation at this point, considering that we didn’t install the product yet.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? As of now we are collecting data on potential clients and this is leading us to make slight changes in target geographic area and type of clients as described in the lessons learned paragraph.

Environmental Monitoring Not applicable. Submission

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* Name Giovanni Diana SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 6/23/2016 Welcome Waterpads!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

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* Email * Phone [email protected] 0031736238206 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 4 No yield data is available, hence also not the amount of consumers that have bought/received crops that have been produced using waterpads. Will be reported in year report.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 0 Same as above. This is pending the congregated data on daily labourers as well as. Also as no yield data is available, hence also not the amount of consumers that have bought/received crops that have been produced using waterpads. Will be reported in year report.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

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However in January – March 2016, research trials have been carried out in Tandojam, Pakistan at the Sindh Faculty of Agriculture. The trial was carried out with citrus (lemon) seedlings (12 plants of 1 year old) that were set in planting pits with soils mixed with Crystal SAP, Powder SAP, with waterpads at the bottom of the pit, and with a reference crop. Of the trials waterpads saplings performed the best with the largest increase in foliage, stem size and height. Putting the numbers next to each other, the reference crop vs crop with Waterpads: 31.12 % reduction in the amount of water applied; 53 % higher rate of leaves growing; 158% higher rate of stem size development; 471% higher rate in plant height These higher rate should also be seen in context of plant growth stage, the results of this trial span a period of one month with plants of 1 year old, i.e. will the waterpads continue to be as an important water saver over longer spans of time. Although in terms of water saved during maturation the results are still considerable.

The results (powerpoint presentation and thesis) are uploaded to the google drive folder ‘Agricultural Water Consumption’

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MILESTONE Total Increase in Installed Water Storage Capacity When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation * How did you calculate the amount of water stored? stored? 325 In total currently 241 pots (see reporting excel) were installed with all the farmers. Each pot contains an average of 13.5 grams of polymers that can at least absorb 100 times its own weight. Hence storage created and used is 100 x 0,0135 x 241 = 325.35 litres

Additional Comments / Explanation of Results (if needed) Although the scientific backing of the absorbing capacity of the polymers is pending. The polymer that is used (Broadleaf P4) claims at least a 100 times its own weight in absorbing capacity. Find in the google drive about_broadleaf- p4_broadleafp4.com document or link to the website of producer http://broadleafp4.com/

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 no yield data available yet

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce?

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MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Green pepper, Alev

Comments / Explanation of Results no yields yet

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

Crop 2 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Cucumber, Nur F1

Comments / Explanation of Results no yields yet

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

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However at this moment 0.0067ha is being cropped using waterpads (i.e. 67m2), and the intention is to scale in the coming winter season to 1ha. (reference. excel file farmers_crops_beneficiaries_reporting.xls)

The calculation of 67m2 is done as follows: Currently only 4 farmers with 241 pots in total are carrying out the demonstration trials. In the 4 different greenhouses this entails 4 different drip lines are used at a spacing of 70cm and spacing between pots at 40cm.

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 0.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of transportation/distribution

Comments / Explanation of Results Our first price calculation has not included the tremendous additional costs of the first import from Spain. Due to the huge delay at Turkish customs (shipment from Aguilas, Spain on 30 March – Arrival in Urfa. Hence our margin considering these additional unforeseen prices is 0%. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

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* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 19,840.39

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award MetaMeta Anatolia has also filed for subsidy of several costs incurred by MetaMeta Anatolia as part of this project. We expect that hence a several out of pocket costs can be leveraged, through this means although the extent and approval is still pending. Subsidies for certain costs are disbursed by KOSGEB (http://kosgeb.gov.tr), the Turkish Small – Medium Industry Development Organisation.

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $19,840.39 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-waterpads) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Yes, there are several comments received from farmers. First of all as waterpads will reduce the amount of irrigation and fertigation turns, women who are most of time spending their time in greenhouse will have more spare time for themselves. Besides that waterpads will increase their yield and that means their life standards will be developed.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? none (as of yet)

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? In greenhouse horticulture in an around Urfa, women play a very important role of caring (pruning, cutting, hooking and harvesting fruit, etc.). Typically the installation of lines, drippers and the application of pesticides is carried out by men.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? The patriarchal system has always been more prevalent in country side in Turkey entailing that very much decisions with regards to investments, cropping patterns and sales are made by men.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? As of yet, there is no difference, although this may play up when outreach, training and marketing of the waterpads will start.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? GAP Administration kicked off a good agricultural practices dissemination in GAP region (9 cities in South- eastern part of Turkey). Before submitting Watepads project proposal to SWFF grant program, GAP administration indicated that they will support our project in GAP region with their agricultural engineers for starting demonstrations, organizing field days and gathering with farmers. With the help of the GAP Administration we can share the benefit of waterpads not only by demonstrations but also meeting with engineers and sharing knowledge.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) Key informant semi-structured interview

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Unsure Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Positive impact Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Unsure Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Unsure

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. Already reported also is the role of Syrian refugees. Particularly Syrian women have found ample opportunity in working in the greenhouse sector. Besides which their expertise in roping (see also http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/thewaterblog) for the cultivation of pepper plants has proven beneficial for plant growth and a good-learn for local farmers.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? Following the initial demonstration trials (enthousiasm of farmers); the positive research results acquired in Pakistan; as well as the attendance of an agricultural fair (during which a list of interested buyers was compiled), significant base has been established to assume the sales of the waterpads in the coming summer season of 2017.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why?

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 1 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location in neighboring countries.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

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Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market? (small) horticulture farmers growing in or outside greenhouses in open soils or substrates; (fruit/nut) tree nurseries; refugee camps and urban gardeners combined with mobile growing units

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 0% This still needs to be ascertained (part of the business plan that is being developed, first draft 15 July)

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? This still needs to be ascertained (part of the business plan that is being developed, first draft 15 July) Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why?

Narrative

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Executive Summary During the past 8 months of the project (November 2015 to June 2016), the waterpads project has been able to demonstrate its potential in Turkey and at research sites in Pakistan, Yemen and Egypt. Whereas for the latter two locations experiences and results are pending the demonstrations with four farmers in Urfa and the research carried out at Sindh Agriculture University (Pakistan) have shown that water and nutrient savings can go hand in hand with yield increases (results in Turkey pending). Unfortunately the first large batch of waterpads came too late for this year’s summer season in Urfa as a cause of which further demonstrations and sales could not kick-off in Urfa nor in Ethiopia. However in the past months talks with Harran University (dr. Selçuk SÖYLEMEZ) have led to drafting an MoU for thorough scientific research on using the waterpads in open soil and substrates combined with extensive farmer demonstration. Furthermore with several farmers agreements are being reached to carry out trials during the coming winter season, which will require heating of greenhouse though. Following these demonstrations considerable sales are expected for the next summer season starting in February/ March 2017. In Ethiopia the coming dry season (starting in September) will be used to start demonstrations trials with tree nursery and horticulture organisations, a local potential retailer has been identified as well as two demonstration trial sites (SMART Water centre in Mekelle, and the Eco-Hub in Gambella) as well as that the waterpads will be part of road water harvesting project in which livelihoods of communities living along feeder roads are supported. Talks with UNHCR are ongoing on the introduction of mobile growing units in refugee camps along the Syrian border. Whereas UNHCR certainly positive in the idea, the sensitivities concerning any activities in and around the camps as well as the bureaucracy have dissipated progress. Following Eid, talks will be continued and with high hopes of establishing an MoU within the coming months and first mobile growing units implemented before the end of the year. Important to note that almost all of the local farmers (including those carrying out the trials) are employing Syrian refugees. One of the farmers we are collaborating with has even learned a new method of wiring to guide the growth of greenpeppers.

Key Activities 1. Contract signing between MetaMeta and Waterpads on the development of the waterpads production / distribution businessplan in Turkey by Waterpads 2. January – March 2016, research trials carried out in Tandojam, Pakistan at the Sindh Faculty of Agriculture. 3. In the week of the Thursday 3rd of March, MetaMeta Anatolia is represented at the Agricultural Fair in Urfa. Besides the Barsha pump and Waterpads took a prominent place in the stall of MetaMeta and significant attention was received by visitors of the fair. 4. In the week Friday 19th of March, the MetaMeta Anatolia team has been busy in installing the first demonstration trials with 4 farmers in Karali and Altin localities Sanliurfa province. The trials consisted of the planting pots with cocopeat and with both green pepper and cucumber. Photos of the farmers and GPS locations are attached in the google drive. 5. Shipment of the first years batch of waterpads on 30th March. 9th of May the Shipment of Waterpads and cocopeat block cutting machine arrives in Urfa at MetaMeta Anatolia office 6. In the week of the 2nd of June the first harvest of green peppers 7. 27th of June a Magazine article in ‘Modern Tarim’ (in Turkey)

Lessons Learned / Best Practices - The first production of the waterpads was delayed as the producer had run out of inputs (polymers). Lesson learned is: 1. filing an order as early as possible; 2. Signing delay liability contract with producer to avoid any undue expenses from our side. - The first shipment of the waterpads from Spain was severly delayed (4-5 weeks) due to the fact that a ‘constructed’ cocopeat shaving machine had been added to the 5 pallet shipment to Turkey. The cocopeat machine had not been accompanied with the right shipment documents (producer and exporter at fault) and was therefore together with the entire shipment detained at the dryport customs in Turkey for four weeks. Our lesson learned is that: 1. Double check if shipment documents are complete, accurate and according to standards of receiving country; 2. Do not mix different produce in one shipment, if speed is required then make sure the shipment consists of 1 set of items.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors - UNHCR in Urfa - Harran University in Urfa

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations At this point in the project, the impact on the work load of women working in greenhouses is that time can be reduced with regards to watering the plants. Further analysis of benefits will follow in the annual report, further detail can be found in the gender reporting section. Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress None so far

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets The following milestones have not yet been met (underneath each milestone the divergence and expected completion is reflected upon).: - Expected adoption Due to the late arrival of the waterpads, we could not cover the 1 hectare of area under cultivation with waterpads. However we expect that with the coming (winter)season and the demonstration trials planned in Turkey and Ethiopia this target can be met in 2016. - Hectare of land under cultivation using waterpads Due to the late arrival of the waterpads, we could not cover the 1 hectare of area under cultivation with waterpads. However we expect that with the coming (winter)season and the demonstration trials planned in Turkey and Ethiopia this target can be met in 2016. - Agricultural water consumption reduction Whereas 1 hectare of area under cultivation using the waterpads is expected to be achieved the total amount of waterpads (and polymers) will be less than what was anticipated initially. i.e. rather than having 1ha of waterpads produced and implemented, 1 ha. with approximately 4000m2 of waterpads is being implemented. - Total increase in installed water storage Whereas 1 hectare of area under cultivation using the waterpads is expected to be achieved the total amount of waterpads (and polymers) will be less than what was anticipated initially. i.e. rather than having 1ha of waterpads produced and implemented, 1 ha. with approximately 4000m2 of waterpads is being implemented. - Increase in crop yields dry lands cultivation It is expected that this can be achieved although certainly the harvests will not be before the end of this first project year. - Volume of produce grown It is expected that this can be achieved although certainly the harvests will not be before the end of this first project year. - Number of partnerships Certainly achievable - Total matching funds Certainly achievable - Leveraging of funds through SWFF global and regional partnerships Certainly achievable - Total product sales Not achievable, although amount of sales have started, the waterpads require a longer period (i.e. at least a full season) of demonstration/ trials. Whereas some of the waterpads can be bought through matching funds from other projects and programmes of MetaMeta, hence also some of the sales, the bulk of the waterpads will be required to complete the demonstrations. An innovationas such needs to prove itself to the farmers. Based on the current experiences, sales are certainly envisioned in the next summer season though. - Profit margin Not achievable, follows from the above How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? Data is used to: fine tune product and services, i.e. for the compilation of comprehensive product packages with other suppliers and retailers.

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* Name Frank van Steenbergen SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/4/2016 Welcome SunCulture!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

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* Email * Phone [email protected] 0723155021 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 386 The beneficiaries are still the number that have adopted the innovation. Production have not commenced.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 148 148 beneficiaries which makes 38.3% of the total number of GSLA members

* How do you sell to customers? Direct relationship with customers/individuals

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? This will be calculated once the agro solar irrigation 0 kits are installed.

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results 0 To be calculated once the actual production starts.

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce? N/A

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Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield N/A

Comments / Explanation of Results The production have not commenced and is anticipated to start begging of June 2016.

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How can we create a map of our sites using Google Maps? Show FAQ? >> Show Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many total hectares of land have been Comments / Explanation of Results improved as a result of your innovation? To be calculated once installation and production 0 begins

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results The profit margin will be calculated once production is realized. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

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* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $25,000.00 of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 6,660.03

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Data Upload Reminder

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $6,660.03 of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-irksunculture) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? Negative attitudes towards women and limited access to resources by women put them at a disadvantaged position since they do not own land and other important asset they can use as collateral to acquire financing, this makes it difficult for women to individually acquire the technology to improve their production. The project addresses this by facilitating access to finance through the GSLA model, this is critical issues that affect women and will enable them pull their resources together to benefit from economies of scale.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? - Challenges in financing sources to acquire the kits due to the high poverty levels in the target community. - The technology being a new approach in the area, the farmers would prefer seeing it work before taking risk of investing the limited resources they have in the technology. - Most banks require a guarantee fund to enable them work with the farmers due to their risky nature and lack of collateral.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? Due to the different gender roles between women and men, women have to balance between reproductive and productive roles that make them disadvantaged compared to men. Women are also responsible in household choirs unlike men.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? - Culturally the men have a lot of influence in key decision making among the community we are working with. This is because the men have access to resources and information. But this have been changing over time as there is a lot being done to empower women as decision makers. - Land ownership also come in when it come utilization. There is close consultation on how and what to use for.

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? No. - IRK is in close contact to all our customers and the information access is uniform as the mode is the same across. - IRK stress on gender inclusiveness in all our programmings.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? The local organizations we work with are the farmers groups which are composed of farmers. This groups are led by farmers themselves; they select their own leadership and have own by-laws which have been guided in developing them.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) In-depth discussions

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Unsure Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Positive impact How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Positive impact Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Positive impact Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Positive impact

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. N/A

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Plan to Scale

* If the rating changed, why? 1

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why? 2

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why? 2

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? 0

* What is your target market? Small scale farmers in Mandera County

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 0%

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? AgroSolar is cost effective as it saves about 80% of the water used in furrow irrigation; the systems deliver water and fertilizer directly to crop roots, resulting in yield gains of over 300%, as well as produce quality improvement due to stability of input supply. The benefit over current practice diesel water pumping with furrow irrigation is $13,947 per acre annually generated from yield improvement, fuel/labor and fertilizer cost savings.

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard. * Detailed Ratings - Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? 2 Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary The project so far has implemented the following interventions; project launch, Sensitization of stakeholders (farmers, government, service providers and financial institutions), Mobilization and formation of Groups Savings and Loans Associations (GSLAs), linking farmers to service providers (technology developers & financial institutions) and establishment of partnership with relevant stakeholders. The project is implemented in partnership with Sunculture, the County government (department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Cooperatives) and financial institutions. The project has signed MoUs with some partners as discussions are ongoing on levels of engagements with others. Currently, 19 GSLAs have been mobilized and formed with membership of 386 farmers - 148 women & 238 male (20 -25 farmers per GSLA). These groups have registered their members and are currently mobilizing savings to enable the group to access financing from the commercial financial institutions. The project staffs are sensitizing the GSLAs on the financing model as well as the agro solar technology. In addition to targeting farmers in groups, the innovation has attracted individual farmers who are interested to acquire the agro solar kit. So far the project has 2 individual farmers who are ready to acquire the irrigation kit. 10 GSLAs have already started savings and are having engagement with the financial institutions on how they can access the credit facility to acquire the agro solar kit.

Key Activities 1. Sensitization on the innovation involving government officials, service providers, farmers, financial institutions and traders: Sensitization brief meetings have been done with the relevant stakeholders including: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), County department of agriculture, Irrigation & Cooperative and Financial institutions (Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), National bank, Equity & First community Bank). Further the sensitization has been done to 17 locations reaching out to 425 farmers. These farmers were mobilized through the local administration. Individual farmers were also included reaching out to 20 farmers who showed the interest of the innovation. 2. Mobilization and formation of GSLAs: 19 GSLAs (386 farmers have been formed, registered & sign MoUs, trained on development of rules & procedures of the group. The groups are currently mobilizing savings to enable them access credit from financial institutions. IRK staff are guiding the groups to ensure they are well established and able to operate independently. 11 GSLAs are to be formed in the month of May. 3. Training of lead farmers on small plot horticulture: TOR for the training have been developed. Development of training manual is ongoing. The project will be training lead farmers who will be expected to provide extension services to other farmers in the project. The training will also involve the Sub County agriculture office and agriculture extension officer. 4. Sale of 90 Agro Solar Irrigation Kits: 2 farmers are ready to procure & install the agro solar kit with other 10 groups of farmers (10 GSLAs) who are on engagements with financial institutions on how to access the credit facility. 5. Linking Farmers to Financial Institutions: 3 Financial institutions have been sensitized on the project. IRK have a signed MOU with First Community Bank and a commitment letter with KCB. The farmers in GSLAs have now been linked to these banks and currently 10 GSLAs are having engagements with the financial institutions.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices The innovation is new and unique in Mandera and the farmers’ and this has triggered farmers and stakeholders’ interest. The mobilization and knowledge that is at the level of understanding of the stakeholders with regard to the technology is very critical in ensuring that farmers make informed choices. Most farmers are risk averse and will rather wait for others to try anew innovation before they can fully venture into the same enterprise. This helps in building the confidence and enhances adoption. Financing is a very critical component of the project in ensuring success and adoption due to the fact that the targeted farmers are smallholders and do not have the benefit of access to adequate finances needed to acquire the technology. Financial institutions are willing to work with the farmers, however majority of the smallholder farmers do not meet the bank financing requirement hence making the process long as it entails building their capacity to meet the minimum requirement through mobilization of savings to secure bank loans. Financial institutions would most easily finance the smallholder farmers if a guarantee fund for the groups was available to caution them from any risk since majority of the farmers do not have collateral to secure the credit facilities.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors The project is working in partnership with SunCulture, a company based in Kenya that sells Agro Solar irrigation kits, Sunculture is offering technical advice to IRK and the farmers by offering sales and marketing information with regard to the technology. IRK is also engaging financial institutions by linking them to farmers for business engagement, currently IRK has existing agreement with the sharia compliant financial institution; First Community Bank (FCB) in a different programme (micro finance Programme), however IRK is taking advantage of this existing partnership by linking farmer groups to FCB for possible financing. IRK and Sunculture has also had preliminary and already have a letter of commitment. IRK has established and maintained strong partnerships and networks with the National and Mandera County Government. IRK also cooperates effectively with Line Governmental Ministries at the county levels in Mandera, with an existing MOUs with the Ministry of Agriculture. The project has also so far partnered with 19 GSLAs through signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a commitment of their participation in the project

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations Although the actual implementation of the projects is in the initial stages, the project is gender sensitive and the technology is easy to operate without requirement a lot of man power and the women can easily operate it by just turning a button. The project has also engaged women in the decision making platform in the GSLAs by taking active leadership roles in the GSLAs. However IRK will continue to implement the project in cognizant of the negative attitudes towards women and limitation in capacity for them to access innovative technologies that can transform their lives. The project will deliberately seek to address this gap by working towards facilitating access to finance and markets for produce, critical issues that affect women.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress On mobilization and sensitization, the project is getting personal details of all the farmers reached. we are further taking note of the specific details of the farmers who have interest on the kit like:- Farm size in acres, Gender, Location, Group names. Household Economic Assessment survey will be conducted soon which which will capture information including number of beneficiaries, GPS of beneficiary households, and demographic characteristics of all the beneficiaries. MfieldWork, a web-based platform for data collection, storage and analysis and mobile phones will be used for collecting data.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? No

Environmental Monitoring The project has and will ensure that the activities implemented in the project do not negatively impact on the environment. The preferred technology for the project will take advantage of the abundantly cheap clean solar energy as a source of power to pump in the irrigation water. IRK are sensitizing the stakeholders and farmers the importance of utilizing clean energy as a way of reducing the emissions from the currently used diesel pumps thereby contributing to climate change mitigation. The project is also aiming to reduce the utilization of water for irrigation making it available for other use. Submission

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* Name Andrew Chemoiywo SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/2/2016 Welcome Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] 2066171489 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-ast. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 115 In addition to the farmers in Kheri, AST has executed a distribution contract with INOCTEC. INCOTEC has purchased BioEnsure and has been provided to seed companies throughout the US and India for trial purpose.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 0 This is still to be determined. AST has a plan to reach females to become seed treater and distributors of the BioEnsure product. We currently are seeking funds to execute the plan.

* How do you sell to customers? Through third parties (i.e., retailers/distributors)

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below.

Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Bajra (pearl millet) 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results Not planted yet.

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

Crop 2 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Mung Bean 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results Not planted yet

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

Crop 3 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield Guar 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results not planted yet

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

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* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? No

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

Your organization does not have any Farmer Financial milestones. Please click the "Next" button to continue reporting your results. Sales/Profit Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to product sales and profit margin, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Product Sales and Profit Margin Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What are your total product sales (in USD) for Comments / Explanation of Results the reporting period? We have signed an international distribution 50,000.00 agreement with Incotec. They have agreed to purchase a minimum of 100,000 units (a unit is approximately a 50 LB bag) of BioEnsure Corn. They have purchased the product from us and then are giving it to there customers for the 2016 growing season. * What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 80.00 % costs to produce the innovation (parts/labor) costs of transportation/distribution

Comments / Explanation of Results We use standard GAAP accounting practices in assuming cost of goods sold. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? Yes

Roughly how many USD in non-SWFF sales did How many end-users/customers do your have you have during this past reporting period? outside the SWFF program? 50,000

Please provide 1-2 sentences of detail about your non-SWFF sales. We have not sold our product to the SWFF farmers, we are giving it to them free of charge this year.

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $71,614.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project. * How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 1,150,000.00

* How have you met the matching funds requirement?

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $1,150,000.00 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes

* What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 1,100,000.00 Additional investment into AST

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-ast) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

For a video walkthrough of how to fill out the Excel sheet visit

Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men? In regards to our SWFF project, we found it very difficult to engage with any women on our trip to India. When we arrived to teach them about our product, only men came to the meeting. When we went to farmers homes, the women would go to the back of the house and not engage with us. In regards to our US operations, this is less of a problem however, most of the workers in the industry are male.

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men? The problems that are product are trying to fix are universal.

In India, all of the farmers that we spoke with are family farms and the men were in charge.

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men? In our lab, we are equal parts men and women. Responsibilities are given on merit, not gender.

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product? No

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers? It would appear as if the answer is yes. When we went to the villages in India, only the men were engaged with us.

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks? In India, it is dominated by men. We hire local people from the village to help, so far they have been men. The participates at our gathering have been men as well.

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.) observations

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid Unsure Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation Unsure Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation Unsure Whose tasks have been made easier in households Unsure Changes in access to land Unsure Level of women’s leadership in the community Unsure How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved Unsure Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff Unsure Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men) Unsure

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here. AST has a plan to empower women by making them AST distribution partner and seed treaters at the village level. We will have to seek additional funds to accomplish this.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

SWFF measures your plan to scale your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanations and choose the one that best describes your innovation.

Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why? We are now generating revenues for the first time.

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 0 - There is inhibition to the innovation introduced. There is no law, policy or regulation that supports the innovation or there are laws that inhibit the implementation or scale of the innovation.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why?

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 2 - Skilled labor, tech components, and equipment are all available in at least one location inside the country.

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 2.00 in this regard.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why?

* What is your target market?

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. 75% We are creating a model in which farmers pay per kg of seeds treated. They are familar with this model and it is used in the villages for other services such as milling floor. We spoke with the local farmer about a potential selling price of around 20 rupees per kg. They can afford this price and AST can still make a profit at this price.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? There are no other seed treatments on the market that make the claims that AST does with BioEnsure in regards to providing abiotic stress help. The alternative is to have less or potential no yield Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? We are continuing to increase the number of hectares being tested every year. Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary AST 2016 Mid-Year report for the period November 3, 2015 to May 9, 2016 AST has been working with poor rural farmers in the providence of Rajasthan, India to conduct a large scale testing of BioEnsure. Currently we have 91 farmers signed up to participate in the study and we are hoping to have over 100 committed to the study. None of these farmers have irrigations systems and are dependent on the rains from the monsoon to grow their crops. The three primary crops that will be tested are bajra, mung bean and guar. AST has begun the process of establishing AST India Private Ltd which will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies, LLC. AST has also executed an agreement with INCOTEC for BioEnsure Corn and is now generating revenues for the first time. This is a global agreement and we have shipped BioEnsure Corn to INCOTEC both in the US and in India for distribution. Additionally, AST has secured more outside investment bring in additionally $1.1 M during this period.

Key Activities Key activates: Coordinate the farmers for the trials - recruitment, training, testing design and more

Had a small seed treater manufactured for the trial

Import product for the trial

Started the process of creating the entry: AST India Private Ltd

Located space to open AST India Private Ltd which will be a manufacturing facility

Generated Revenues Brought in an additional $1.1 M of investment dollars

Lessons Learned / Best Practices It was very difficult to accomplish all of these goals because we didn't receive any funding for USAID until the fourth month of the fiscal year. Not knowing if the funding would actually come in put us in a very difficult position and we ultimately had to make the decision to move forward with the project even though we didn’t have the funds to do so at the time. This caused unnecessary hardship and jeopardized our whole project.

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors In January AST executed the BioEnsure Corn agreement with INCOTEC which is a global agreement. Since that time we have be training INCOTEC sales team in all locations including: India, South America, Europe and North America. INCOTEC has taken this information and begun the sales cycle with seed companies large and small in all of the locations mentioned above. Additionally, our R&D departments are working together to create a new product line in which we combine our products for easier use and to increase shelf life.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? No

Gender Strategy and Observations No evidence of this yet.

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress We have hired a local person to help translate and coordinate our field trials with the locals in village. A protocol has been set up to treat, store and then collect the data.

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? No

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices? All of the data that we create we feel is important and is used for marketing and sales for AST. The last two years of data collect from India lead to the decision to open up a subsidiary in India. Environmental Monitoring

Submission

Please confirm that you have received consent from all subjects of photographs by clicking "Yes" on the question below.

* Have you received consent from all identifiable people in photographs shared with the SWFF program? No

The authorized representative of Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies (who signed the SWFF award and assumes legal responsibility for the agreement) should sign below and type their first and last name prior to submitting this form. In doing so, you confirm that all entered data is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

When clicking the "Submit" button, your entry will be locked for review by the SWFF M&E Specialist.

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* Name Zachery Gray SWFF 2016 Semi-Annual Report Enter date you are first accessing this form 5/9/2016 Welcome FutureWater!

Over the following 12 survey pages you will report your aggregate progress against the milestone targets agreed upon in your award.

Please enter the email and phone number of the legally responsibe representative of your organization, in the SWFF program.

* Email * Phone [email protected] +31317460050 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year Two award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-futurewater. When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

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To generate a link to come back to your form later..

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3. If you cannot access your form, contact Steve Simon, SWFF M&E Specialist, at [email protected] for a link. Customer Adoption Milestones MILESTONE Adoption Number Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many individual households has your Comments / Explanation of Results innovation reached? • Based on official information and names provided 1,963 by the Regadios (the governmental irrigation organizations) a total of 2,837 farmers have access to our services. • Since not all farmers who have access are actually using our services, the Flying Sensors Operators have counted the farmers adopting our services. Based on this the number of farmers benefitting from the ThirdEye services is 1,019 in Xai-Xai and 544 in Chokwé, making 1,963 farmers in total (see Appendix 9). • Since May 2016, farmers in Xai-Xai are paying for the service through the regadio (RBL). The amount they are paying is $ 0,85 per farmer per month, for 7 remaining months in year two (see contract in Appendix 2). • A proposal has been submitted to HICEP to pay the same amount, but this proposal could not be signed before the end of this progress period (see proposal in Appendix 1).

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total. 9,815 • Since 15-Apr-2015 farmers are receiving information from the ThirdEye services. • An example of a farmers’ advisory form is attached (Appendix 7) • Based on official information and names provided by the Regadios (the governmental irrigation organizations) a total of 14,185 beneficiaries have access to our services (2,837 farmers x 5 persons per household ). • Since not all households who have access to our service are actually using our services, the Flying Sensors Operators have counted the households adopting our services. Based on this the number of people benefitting from the ThirdEye services is 9,815 (1,963 famers x 5 persons per household), see Appendix 9.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers. 3,386 • Based on the database of land owners from the Regadio of Chockwe the percentage of female farmers in the area is 34.5% (Appendix 10). However, there are much more women working in the field. We will collect information on the number of female beneficiaries later this year.

* How do you sell to customers? Both

Your organization has a milestone the specifically tracks the "number of farmers utilizing the innovation," in addition to reporting the overall adoption number.

In the questions above you have reported reaching 1,963 households:

* Is the number of households equal to the number of farmers that you have reached? Yes, the "household" number is equal to the number of farmers that our innovation reached.

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MILESTONE Operators Trained / Products in Operation Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many operators have you trained? Comments / Explanation of Results 14 • In total 14 Flying Sensor Operators have been trained so far. In Apr-2015 five Flying Sensor Operators were trained (attached training manual in Appendix 13 and certificate in Appendix 14) and received certificates: Eládio Chambe (m) and Oswaldo Cossa (m) in Xai-Xai and Domingos Covane (m), Augusto Tsambo (m) and Nelson Cossa (m) in Chokwé (certificate template and photos attached). In Jul-2015 two more Flying Sensor Operators were trained: Nordino J. Fijamo (m) in Chokwé and Fernando Machuza (m) in Xai- Xai. In Apr-2016 seven operators were trained: Euclides Ricardo Juliano (m), Dalton Jonas Munguambe (m), Dercio Roberto Chissaque (m) and Leopaula Chau (f) in Xai-Xai and Milton-Paulau (m), Vania (f) and Baptisto (m) in Chokwé. Of these candidates Euclides, Dalton, Dercio, Milton-Paulau and Baptisto will receive certificates and will start working for the ThirdEye project from May. Declaration of per diem compensation payment for the trainees can be found in Appendix 15. • In the Chokwé Area two Flying Sensor Operators have been trained and are working daily on the ThirdEye project. These operators are working in the area: o Canal Esquerdo: Nordino J. Fijamo o Block D5A: Nordino J. Fijamo o Block D5B: Nelson Cossa o Block D12: Nordino J. Fijamo • 3 new operators will start working in Chokwé from 10 May 2016. • In March 2016, one of the operators in Xai-Xai sadly passed away. One other operator in Xai-Xai moved to Japan to do an internship. This opportunity was given to him partly because of his extensive training and work on the ThirdEye project. The operator was very well-trained and was well underway in becoming a manager within the project. The regular service was rested after this and new operators had to be found and trained. • From 10 May 2016 3 new operators will start working on a regular basis in the Xai-Xai area.

You have reported reaching 9,815 total customers/individuals with your innovation.

* Does the number above include these trained operators? No

* How many products are currently in operation? Comments / Explanation of Results 8 • So far 8 Flying Sensors including spare parts, equipment, laptops, tablets, cases and software have been supplied. These are all used on a daily basis (see Appendix 12 for the signed receipts). • Two more Flying Sensors will be deployed in Jul- 2015. • In Jun-2015 a motorbike was purchased for operational field work, which is currently being used in Chokwé. • In Mar-2016 a second motorbike was purchased. • A printer was supplied to the operators in order to print advisory forms and another will be taken into service in Jul-2016.

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved? • Water productivity is expressed in kg yield over m3 1,201,187,988 water consumed. Data on yields as well as water consumption will be collected from farmers before and after receiving ThirdEye service, both within the ThirdEye service area and outside this area, in May and September of this year. The difference between before and after, and making use or not making use of the service indicates the change in water productivity. An outline for the questionnaires can be found in Appendix 4. • In year one 129 farmers have been interviewed in Xai-Xai in relation to their business and the ThirdEye service (Questionnaire in Appendix 5). The results of these questionnaires can be found in Appendix 6. Since it is a time consuming activity to collect information and most of the farmers are illiterate (mostly due to their high age), only part of the farmers were interviewed. Farmers in Xai-Xai declared that they expect their profit to increase by an average of 193 Mtc/year due to an increase in crop yield from the ThirdEye service. Average water costs per farmer are 500 Mtc/year, which means a water reduction of 39% has been achieved. • In year one 19 farmers have been interviewed in Chokwé in relation to their business and the ThirdEye service (Questionnaire in Appendix 5). The results of these questionnaires can be found in Appendix 6. Since it is a time consuming activity to collect information and most of the farmers are illiterate (mostly due to their high age), only part of the farmers were interviewed. Data Upload Reminder

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Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. Geographic Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to the amount of land improved as a result of your innovation. MILESTONE Hectares of Delta, Estuarine, or Agricultural Lands in Production Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many total hectares of land have been Comments / Explanation of Results improved as a result of your innovation? • In year one the ThirdEye service was carried out 900 over 660 ha. In year two the total area where the ThirdEye service was implemented was 900 ha so far. We are increasing this area to more than 1000 ha in May due to the addition of newly trained operators. • The Regadio layout in Xai-Xai is based on blocks and sub-blocks: 5 Blocks, each Block consists of 15 Sub-block, each SubBlock is 15 ha. The average area of a farmer’s parcel in Xai-Xai is 0.38 ha and in Chokwé 0,31 ha. • In Xai-Xai the farmers that are served on a regular basis are in Block 1 (all 12 SubBlocks); Block 2 (SubBlocks 1-6) and Block 3 (SubBlocks 1-6). • In Chokwé the service area consists of Block D5A, D5B and D12. • Area covered on a monthly basis in Xai-Xai is 388 ha: o Block_01: 202 ha o Block_02: 92 ha o Block_03: 94 ha • Area covered on a monthly basis in Chokwé is 512 ha: o Canal Esquerdo, Zona 2A &B: 1600x900 m = 144 ha o Block D5A: 400x2000 m = 80 ha o Block D5B: 800x600 m = 48 ha o Block D12: 2400x1000 m = 240 ha • Maps of the different service areas can be found in Appendix 11. • Furthermore, we have conducted several flights at commercial farmers to increase the ThirdEye service area. These farmers were very enthusiastic and we made proposals to offer them information on a regular basis. These proposals were not yet signed before the end of this reporting period. The proposals can be found in Appendix 1. All of these farms had an area of around 350 ha. A table of these flights can be found in Appendix 21.

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites? Yes

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Farmer Financial Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to farmer income and micro-credit/farmer financing provided, depending on the nature of your SWFF project.

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation? 0.00 %

Comments / Explanation of Results No profit has been made so far. Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

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* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program? No

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Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $83,463.00 of matching funds during Year Two of your project. * How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date? 57,961.42

* How have you met the matching funds requirement? Expenditures by project partners Internal salaries for staff dedicated to award Internal resources (non-salary) dedicated to the award

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MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $57,961.42 of matching funds you have reported in Year Two of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? Yes

* What is the USD value of that additional * Please provide detail about the additional leverage? leverage. 345,375.00 • Project ‘Water Allocation Models for the Umbeluzi basin’ for ARA-Sul Mozambique: $ 47,000 • Project ‘Water Allocation Model for Incomati River Basin’ for ARA-Sul Mozambique/ Wetterskip Fryslân: $ 54,000 • Project ‘Training in Water Resources Modelling to Support Decision Making for ARAs’ for Nuffic Mozambique, in Beira, Nampula and Pemba: $ 65,000 • Project ‘Flying Sensors information for a more sustainable water and energy economy’ for RVO: $ 55,000 • Project ‘Training in Water Resources Modelling to Support Decision Making for ARA-Sul’ for Nuffic Mozambique, in Maputo: $ 75,000 • Project ‘Flying Sensors for Ultra-High Resolution Flood Risk Identification at Local Scales’ for The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and the UK Department for International Developments (DFID): $ 49,375 • All contracts can be found in Appendix 3.

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MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at www.bit.ly/reportingfolder-futurewater) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".

Please edit this Excel sheet each reporting period so that there is one row created for each partner that remains active with your project.

If any of your matching funds/leverage were contributed by your partners, please assign the relevant USD amount to Column P, "Cost share or other leverage amount (USD)."

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Gender

Are there any local context/beliefs that make is easy/difficult to sell your products equitably between women and men?

What different problems/needs are identified by your potential customers, depending on whether they are women or men?

With respect to agricultural practices/techniques in your local context, how do day-to-day responsibilities differ (if at all) between women and men?

Does gender influence who is the decision-maker about whether to purchase your product?

Does access to information about your product differ among your potential women/men customers?

Who participates in the local organizations or informal networks through which you could market your product? Who leads these organizations and networks?

What types of methods have you used to be able to answer the questions above? (examples include surveys, in-depth interviews, focus groups, etc.)

Please rate the impact your innovation has had on gender equity in the following dimensions. How much of women's work is unpaid

Who receives immediate benefits from the innovation

Who benefits from additional income earned from the innovation

Whose tasks have been made easier in households

Changes in access to land

Level of women’s leadership in the community

How many women / men are employed in your organization, and how this has evolved

Problems / opportunities to recruit a gender-balanced staff

Who makes decisions / informs your project (women/men)

If there is another kind of gender-related impact you would like to report, please write it here.

If possible, please provide some detail about the impacts you have noted above.

Staging and Scaling

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Your innovation was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* If the rating changed, why?

Policy Environment

SWFF measures the hosting country's policy environment in each reporting period using a 0-4 rating scale. Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's local policy environment was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Policy Environment 1 - There is a process in place dealing with the respective innovations but the administration of these policies is weak or completely inexistent.

* Describe policies promoting adoption of your inovation. If the rating changed, why?

Absorptive Capacity

SWFF measures the absorptive capacity of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your organization's absorptive capacity was previously rated a 0.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Absorptive Capacity 0 - Skilled labor, tech components, or equipment are not available outside of a specialized location..

* Describe the absorptive capacity. If the rating changed, why?

Affordability/Sales

SWFF measures the sales and affordability of your innovation in each reporting period using a 0-3 rating scale.

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Your innovation's cost was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Detailed Ratings - Affordability/Sales 3 - Selling the product/service at a reasonable cost is already occurring.

* Describe purchases occurring. If the rating changed, why? This year we have started selling the service to regadios and commercial farmers. So far we have a signed agreement with one regadio for a reasonable cost.

* What is your target market? Smallscale farmers, complemented by some largescale/commercial farmers who are used to leverage money to keep the service affordable for smallscale farmers.

* Percentage of buyers who can currently afford * Please explain the rationale/evidence behind innovation: the percentage chosen. An earlier conducted survey by the ThirdEye team 100% and the information collected by SNV Mozambique showed low willingness to pay for the ThirdEye service. Farmers are willing to pay $0.40 per ha per month. Cost are $1 per month. By making commercial farmers pay the difference, on average, all smallscale farmers can afford the innovation.

How cost-effective is your innovation in comparison to the alternatives? An example: We submitted a proposal to a commercial farmer (AgriSul) for $6000. With this payment he will receive images and advice once a month, till the end of the year. This same farmers once ordered an airplane to make one single NDVI image of his field for $40,000. This means that this alternative is almost 50 times more cost-effective (based on 7 months/images).

Customer/Beneficiary Feedback

SWFF measures the degree to which you have modified your innovation in response to user feedback in each reporting period using a 0-4 scale.

Please read the ratings explanation and then answer each question.

Your innovation's customer/beneficiary testing and feedback was previously rated a 1.00 in this regard.

* Describe product testing that has occurred. If the rating changed, why? A variety of activities were needed to resolve some technical challenges. Most importantly: selection of the most suitable platform, modifying sensors to NIR, simplify operational imagery mosaicing software, and development of farmer advisory form. In year two we further refined the ThirdEye system. An example of this refinement is the adoption of a new flight mission system which is much easier to use and more user friendly. First, the flights were planned on a laptop with the use of software which required extensive training. Now, the missions are made on a tablet, which is much easier, faster and has a brighter screen, making it better visible in the Mozambican sun. Moreover, the flying sensor itself was upgraded to the newest generation, having the advantage of i) a much longer range, ii) longer endurance, iii) geo- referenced images, and iv) live video streaming. Additionally we developed ‘Tablet Mapping’, a tool for easier management of data on maps (Appendix 19, page 11). Narrative

Please complete your narrative in the following boxes.

Executive Summary • The ThirdEye project provides advisory services to farmers in Mozambique using Flying Sensors (drones). The major strengths of the project are: these famers do not receive any extension services so far; Flying Sensors provide information on crop status outside the human eye, so crop stress can be detected 10 days in advance; farmers compare and discuss their crop status and crop management; all information is collected and processed locally; a viable business model is expected. • This is the semi-annual progress report of year two covering the period 3-Nov-2015 to 30-Apr-2016. • Achievement of milestones is in line with expectations: o Total product sales of $ 6,000. o Total leveraged amount of $ 345,375. o Farmers estimate a water consumption reduction of 39%. o A total of 15,785 beneficiaries have access to our services. o The number of people benefitting from the ThirdEye services is 12,515. o The Flying Sensor information is currently collected over 900 ha. o 8 Flying Sensors have been supplied and are all used on a daily basis. o 14 Operators have been trained and obtained their accreditation. • Key activities in the first year of the project were on administration, missions, regulations, PR, and technical challenges. In year two business development was added to this. • Many activities to ensure Engagement of Partners and Other Actors have been undertaken resulting in about twelve active partners familiar and supporting the ThirdEye project. • USAID Engagement has been very active. There were many administrative interactions, support to bring the activities to scale in Mozambique, Skype sessions and a field visit in March 2016. • The regular service was rested for 2 months in Xai-Xai as one of the operators sadly passed away, while one other moved to Japan. From 10 May 2016 2 new operators will start working on a regular basis in the Xai-Xai area. No other problems were encountered during the project so far. Therefore no revisions to the indicators or targets are needed. • Main lesson learned is to explain the benefits of Flying Sensor information better. Best example is the creation of new tertiary channels as a result of ThirdEye information. • Important Future Activities: (i) serving more farmers by deploying two more Flying Sensors, working together with some large-scale farmers, and fine-tune the mosaicing process; (ii) more active PR based on what has been achieved and can be showed, (iii) gathering proof of milestone, (iv) improve the extension service, (v) increase partnerships, (vi) business development, and (vii) expanding ThirdEye services by networking, PR and proposal writing. • Five Risks/Issues and Mitigation have been defined: convince farmers about the benefits of ThirdEye, prepare for paid services, change of regulations, safety in Mozambique and resignation of flying sensor operators

Key Activities CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES:

• The ThirdEye project started on 2-Nov-2014 and in year one the key activities were focused on (i) administration, (ii) missions, (iii) regulations, (iv) PR, (v) technical. In year two business development was added to this. • Administration: In year one it was a complex process to get used to the USAID administrative procedures. Despite being experienced with undertaking contracts for many donors and clients (e.g. World Bank, ADB, African Union, Nile Basin Initiative, Mekong River Commission, DGIS, Shell, among many others), the USAID process was quite demanding. Time and resource expenditures on this were substantially. Administrative procedures were more streamlined in year two. • Missions: A total of twelve missions have been undertaken: o 15 Nov - 26 Nov 2014: Project leader Peter Droogers was in Maputo and Xai-Xai for organizational work. o 15 Nov – 12 Dec 2014: Project manager Jan van Til was in Maputo, Pequenos Libombos, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for organizational work. o 8 Mar – 11 Mar 2015: Project leader Peter Droogers was in Abu Dhabi for the Innovations in Agriculture Conference. o 5 Apr – 25 Apr 2015: Project manager Jan van Til was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 2 Jun – 2 Sep 2015: Team manager Sam van Til was in Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 9 Aug – 11 Aug 2015: Project leader Peter Droogers was in Maputo and organized a symposium to present some of the preliminary results and discuss potentials for the future with stakeholders (for flyer see Appendix 17) o 2 Sep – 22 Sep 2015: Project manager Jan van Til was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 7 Nov – 30 Nov 2015: Project manager Jan van Til was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 26 Feb – 25 Mar 2016: Project manager Jan van Til was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 3 Mar – 13 Mar 2016: Project manager Martijn de Klerk was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for field work, business development and the USAID site visit. o 26 Feb – 25 May 2016: Operational Manager Sam van Til was in Xai-Xai and Chokwé for training and field work. o 26 Feb – 25 May 2016: Agricultural Business Developer Jelle van den Akker was in Maputo, Xai-Xai and Chokwé for business development, training and field work. • Regulations. In year one interactions with Cenacarta have been extensive to work on the regulations for the use of Flying Sensors. Cenacarta has been very resourceful and helpful but was also hindered by ignorance on the topic. Finally all was resolved and Cenacarta obtained clearance from the Ministry of Defence and they were informed by Civil Aviation Authority that there are currently no regulations. • PR and dissemination. In year one we launched our website (www.thirdeyewater.com), made a flyer (Appendix 18), presentations, and organized a symposium (flyer in Appendix 17). In year two we gave several presentations to local partners, made a project description to be submitted with proposals (Appendix 19) and created a Twitter account (@ThirdEyeWater) which was also added to our website. We are still working on news articles in Mozambican and Dutch newspapers and a documentary about the project. • Technical. A variety of activities were needed to resolve some technical challenges. Most importantly: selection of the most suitable platform, modifying sensors to NIR, simplify operational imagery mosaicing software, and development of farmer advisory form. In year two we further refined the ThirdEye system. An example of this refinement is the adoption of a new flight mission system which is much easier to use and more user friendly. First, the flights were planned on a laptop with the use of software which required extensive training. Now, the missions are made on a tablet, which is much easier, faster and has a brighter screen, making it better visible in the Mozambican sun. Moreover, the flying sensor itself was upgraded to the newest generation, having the advantage of i) a much longer range, ii) longer endurance, iii) geo- referenced images, and iv) live video streaming. Additionally we developed ‘Tablet Mapping’, a tool for easier management of data on maps (Appendix 19, page 11) • Operations. Since July 2015 flights were performed on a regular basis and well documented in Xai-Xai and Chokwé. The ThirdEye activities that operators deliver consists of: a. flight mission, b. processing and c. consultancy (resulting in advisory reports for each subblock). This work is scheduled on a basis of 3 rounds a month, each round serving 1/3rd of the total area of smallholder farmers in the operator’s area. An example of the Operational Flight Schedule is shown in Appendix. Flight images and pictures from consultancy sessions have to be sent to Operational Manager Sam van Til for revision and approval. Only when Sam van Til approves the documentation the round is considered successful and payment to the operator is made. • Business development: In year one no concrete attention was given to business development. In year two lots of activities have been undertaken to create a framework for a sustainable business in the near future. First, Agricultural Business Developer Jelle van den Akker was added to the team. His role is to find potential commercial clients in Mozambique, making it possible to use payment from these clients to keep helping smallholder farmers, whose willingness to pay is quite low. For this reason, four proposals have made over the past weeks, of which one has been signed to date (see Appendix 2). Moreover, he is studying different business models and thinking about ways to make the ThirdEye service profitable in the future. Secondly, SNV was asked to help with business development by reviewing Jelle van den Akker’s work and coming up with methods to set up a ThirdEye business in Mozambique.

FUTURE ACTIVITIES (I miss that part in this new system): • Serving more farmers. This will be achieved by: o Deploying two more Flying Sensors. This will be done in Jul-2015. o Expanding the service area in Xai-Xai to the whole of Namphonzene (from 388 ha to 902 ha, and from 1019 farmers to 1820 farmers) o Working together with some large-scale commercial farmers. o Streamlining the mosaicing process. • More active PR based on what has been achieved and can be showed. o News articles in Dutch and Mozambican newspapers o Short documentary about the project o Website • Gathering proof of milestones o Collect information on yields o Survey between farmers (outline in Appendix 4) o Better registration of undertaken flights • Improve the extension service o New Flying Sensors can cover larger area, saving time and making more time available for improved extension service to farmers. o Registration of extension service results with our new tool ‘Tablet Mapping’, a tool for easier management of data on maps. Results from previous rounds can also be compared with this tool (Appendix 19, page 11). o Improve the way the consultancy is conveyed to the farmers, by i) addressing the sub-block farmers, ii) training sub-block chiefs and iii) stressing on focus points like maintenance and digging of tertiary channels. • Increase partnerships o Actively approaching commercial farmers, decision makers, additional donors, universities o Agreements with established partners • Business development o Internal business models report, including revenue streams, stakeholder analysis, willingness to pay inquiry, etc. (draft version in Appendix 20) o Further elaboration of business models by SNV o Generating more income from regadios and commercial farmers o Exploring bundling of other Flying Sensor services. • Expanding ThirdEye services o In country: networking o Other countries: PR and proposal writing.

Lessons Learned / Best Practices • Lessons Learned: o Keep explaining the main benefits of the ThirdEye approach: . Using NIR so crop stress is detected two weeks earlier . Farmers start to interact to compare their crop performance and management . Peddle about best practices • Best Practices: o Tertiary channels in Xai-Xai . Because of ThirdEye farmers in Namphonzene are creating and maintaining tertiary channels. RBL was trying to convince farmers for a longer period of time, without success. ThirdEye pictures showed a difference in crop stress close to and far away from the channels, which convinced farmers to make tertiary channels. Before, fields in the middle were rain fed and the amount of groundwater was low. . Benefits of the tertiary channels are: Improved drainage, higher groundwater table, flood irrigation of fields is possible, and less crop stress leading to higher yields. o Bundling with other services . Services like land and water use monitoring can be bundles with existing ThirdEye services . Ideal for land and water managers

Engagement of Partners and Other Actors During the first and second year quite substantial time has been spend on the engagement of partners and other actors. The important ones are: • World Hope: another SWFF awardee in Mozambique. • Regadio Baia Limpopo (Xai-Xai): water management and farmers advisory. • HICEP Hydraulica Chokwé EP, part of Regadio de Chokwé: Responsible for irrigation water allocation. • WE-Consult (Maputo): Consultancy & Administration. • ARA SUL (Administrção Regional de Águas): Water management in Southern Mozambique • Dutch Embassy • INIR (Instittuto Nacional de Irrigação, Ministério de Agricultura). Supporter of the ThirdEye concepts. • USAID. Mozambique Office. • SNV, MZ office. Support in further business development. • ISPG (High Polytechnic Institute of Gaza) • WeRobotics • UCM (Universitade Cathólica de Moçambique)

Written statements of these partners can be found in Appendix 16.

Have you engaged with USAID Missions? Yes

Engagement with USAID Missions • Many interactions with USAID USA have taken place: o SWFF event in Amsterdam in November 2015 o USAID site visit in Mozambique in March 2016, which was really useful for the ThirdEye team. Ku McMahan’s constructive criticism and interest really have our project a push forward. o Skype sessions • Interactions with USAID Mozambique: o 2-Dec-2014. Meetings with Timothy Born (director) and Isabel Alvez (liaison person). . Explained project. . Support of USAID mission was emphasized. o 10-Mar-2015. Meeting with Mrs. Karelyn Cruz . Explained details and goals of ThirdEye project. . Full support from USAID mission was assured. o 24-Apr-2015. Mrs. Isabel Alves and Mrs.Surendra Bhatta-Feed . Explained details and goals of ThirdEye project. . Potential to expand to 4 northern provinces of MZ, comprising smallholder farmers spread over about 20 districts. Starting somewhere in September 2015. o 10-Aug-2015 Peter met USAID-MZ at the occasion of the small conference organized by FutureWater in Maputo.

Gender Strategy and Observations

Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic Challenges and Progress

Are any of your milestones above or below by 10% of the target? Yes

Divergence from Targets The amount of drones is 20% less than the target and the total product sales are below target as well by 20%. The amount of drones and product sales will increase during the rest of the year, so no problems are foreseen in reaching the targets at the end of this year.

How do you use data that you are collecting in your current decision-making practices?

Environmental Monitoring

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* Email * Phone [email protected] 111111 Please answer all questions that follow reflecting cumulative progress made in the FIRST 6 MONTHS of your Year One award. Google Drive and Form Tutorial

Your "M&E" folder can be found at . When you open your "M&E" folder you will see:

 a separate GREEN folder for each milestone  a BLUE folder containing data from past program years  an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships"

Try it! Show FAQ? >> Hidden Frequently Asked Questions Instructions for Saving and Resuming this Form

Most importantly, please note that all data entered into this form is autosaved as you navigate from page to page.

The "Save" button only needs to be used to generate a link to your partially-filled form, should you wish to pause and resume later.

To generate a link to come back to your form later..

1. Click the button at the lower right of any page within this survey.

2. Save the link generated, or email the link to yourself in the window that appears:

* How many customers/beneficiaries have you Explain how you calculated your reached? customer/individual total.

* How many female customers/beneficiaries Explain how you calculated the number of have you reached? female customers.

* How do you sell to customers?

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MILESTONE Proportion of poor households reached by your innovation Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * What criteria do you use to define a household as a "poor household?"

* How many poor households exist in the area of *What is the data source for this "poor your SWFF project implementation? household" population estimate?

* How many poor households did you reach with Comments / Explanation of Results your SWFF innovation?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs MILESTONE Customer Satisfaction Score / User Feedback Survey Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many households/customers did you * How many households/customers ATTEMPT to survey? RESPONDED to your survey?

* Who did you survey? * What percentage of your overall total of households/customers did you survey?

* How did you collect survey feedback?

* Please summarize and describe the survey results.

Additional Comments / Explanation of Results (if needed)

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Operators Trained / Products in Operation Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many operators have you trained? Comments / Explanation of Results

You have reported reaching total customers/individuals with your innovation.

* Does the number above include these trained operators?

* How many products are currently in operation? Comments / Explanation of Results

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Retailers Using the Product Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many retailers are selling your product? * How many retailers are using the Rainmaker app?

Comments / Explanation of Results

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results saved?

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Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation Comments / Explanation of Results reallocated to the food value chain?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Total Increase in Installed Water Storage Capacity When deciding what evidence to upload, follow the guidance provided on your water indicators by Dr. Ku McMahan and Dr. Beverly McIntyre.

Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many liters of water has your innovation * How did you calculate the amount of water stored? stored?

Additional Comments / Explanation of Results (if needed)

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

Crop/Produce Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to increased crop yield and crop volume produced or sold, depending on the nature of your SWFF project. MILESTONE Total Volume of Produce Grown Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of produce were grown? Comments / Explanation of Results

* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce?

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* What method(s) were used to weigh the produce?

* How many metric tons of produce were SOLD? Comments / Explanation of Results

* How did you determine the volume of produce * How did you determine the price of produce sold? sold?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Percentage Increase in Crop Yields Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Please detail the percentage of crop-yield increase below. Click the button below to add an entry for each type of crop you have data for.

Crop 1 * Crop Name * Percentage increase in crop yield

Comments / Explanation of Results

* In the last 6-months, how did you calculate the crop-yield increase above?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Total Volume of Seeds Produced Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How many metric tons of seeds were Comments / Explanation of Results produced?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

* Did you collect GPS data for your project sites?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

* How many farmers received financing to Comments / Explanation of Results purchase your innovation? Please describe the type of financing your farmers receive, including typical loan sizes and the expected repayment period.

* What percentage of the farmers are on Comments / Explanation of Results schedule to repay their loans?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Repayment Rate by Farmers Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Earlier in this form you reported that households and individuals/customers have been reached by your innovation.

* What percentage of the farmers are on Comments / Explanation of Results schedule to repay their loans?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs MILESTONE Increased annual income to farmers Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions * How much increased annual income have * How did you calculate the increased annual farmers earned as a result of using your income to farmers from using your innovation? innovation?

Comments / Further Explanation of Results (if needed) Please describe the type of financing your farmers receive, including typical loan sizes and the expected repayment period.

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

* What is your profit margin on your * What costs are factored into your profit margin product/approach? calculation?

Comments / Explanation of Results

Outside-SWFF We would like to know a little more about your business success outside of SWFF, to understand the context that your company/organization is operating in.

You DO NOT have to upload any documentation/evidence for outside-SWFF sales.

* Do you have sales of your innovation outside of the SWFF program?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

Matching Funds/Partnerships Milestones In this section you will report on the milestones related to matching funds, leverage, and partnerships. MILESTONE Matching Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions As stipulated by the budget approved with your award, your organization is responsible for committing $ of matching funds during Year One of your project.

* How much of the matching funds requirement have you met to-date?

* How have you met the matching funds requirement?

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Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Leveraged Funds Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Not counting the $ of matching funds you have reported in Year One of your project, did you receive other outside funds/contributions from outside organizations? Some examples include investments, cash, loans, new awards/contracts, and future promises of in-kind support.

* Do you have additional leverage/funds that you can report? No

Data Upload Reminder

Please remember to upload relevant backup documents to Google Drive.You can find a complete list of suggested backup documentation for each SWFF milestone at:www.bit.ly/SWFFmilestonedocs

MILESTONE Partnerships Show FAQ? >> Hide Frequently Asked Questions Questions Partnerships Excel Needs to be Updated

In the main M&E folder of your Google Drive (located at ) you will find an Excel sheet labeled "Partnerships".