Islamic Republic of Pakistan the Project for Capacity Development of Agriculture Extension Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
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Islamic Republic of Pakistan National Agriculture Research Centre Directorate of Agriculture Extension, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Islamic Republic of Pakistan The Project for Capacity Development of Agriculture Extension Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Project Completion Report June 2017 Japan International Cooperation Agency Appropriate Agriculture International Co., LTD Islamic Republic of Pakistan The Project for Capacity Development of Agriculture Extension Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Project Completion Report Table of Contents Map List of Abbreviation Chapter 1 Outline of the Project ........................................................................................ 1 1-1. Background of the Project .................................................................................... 1 1-2. Objectives of the Project ...................................................................................... 1 1-3. Target Area of the Project .................................................................................... 2 1-4. Counterpart Organization ..................................................................................... 2 1-5. Revision from the Initial Plan ................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2 Project Activities ............................................................................................... 5 2-1. Activities for Output 1 ........................................................................................... 5 2-2. Activities for Output 2 ......................................................................................... 15 2-3. Activities for Output 3 ......................................................................................... 17 2-4. Activities for Output 4 ......................................................................................... 22 2-5. Other Activities ................................................................................................... 28 Chapter 3 Challenges and Countermeasures taken on Project Management .................. 32 Chapter 4: Achievement of Project .................................................................................. 36 4-1. Achievement of Output ...................................................................................... 36 4-2. Achievement of Project Purpose ........................................................................ 37 4-3. Impact of the Project .......................................................................................... 37 Chapter 5 Recommendation to Achieve Overall Goal of the Project ................................ 39 5-1. Capacity Building of AOs and FAs under the Project ............................................ 39 5-2. Recommendation .................................................................................................. 41 Appendix Appendix 1: PDM (Version 0, Version 1) Appendix 2: Work Flowchart Appendix 3: Detail Plan of Operation Appendix 4: Japanese Expert Dispatch Schedule Appendix 5: Joint Coordination Committee Meeting Minutes of Meeting Appendix 6: Other Activities 1) CUDBAS Workshop Result (February 2015) 2) List of Equipment for API-NARC 3) Example of Good Practices of Extension Activities by Trained FAs 4) Standard Curriculum Examples : AO Group 3, FA Group 10 (Session1), FA Group 10 (Session 2) 5) Monitoring Field Activities 6) Result of Field Works in FA Training 7) List of Equipment for KP Province Model Farm Service Centre 8) Result of Follow-Up Workshop 9) Learning from Study Visit to Gilgit-Baltistan by the Training Participants Tables and Figures Table 1-1: Target Division and Target Districts in KP Province .......................................... 2 Table 2-1: Working Group for Training Curriculum Development ....................................... 5 Table 2-2: Curriculum/ Module (Draft as of January 2015) ................................................ 6 Table 2-3: Curriculum/ Module for AO Training (as of March 2015) ................................... 8 Table 2-4: Curriculum/ Module for FA Training (as of March 2015) ................................... 8 Table 2-5: Extension Materials Produced by Project in Urdu ........................................... 10 Table 2-6: Project Newsletter .......................................................................................... 10 Table 2-7: Major Adjustment made to AO Training Curriculum ........................................ 11 Table 2-8: Standard Curriculum for AO Training .............................................................. 12 Table 2-9: Major Adjustment made to FA Training Curriculum......................................... 13 Table 2-10: Standard Curriculum for FA Training ............................................................ 14 Table 2-11: Group-wise AO Training General Information ............................................... 15 Table 2-12: District-wise Number of Participants for AO Training .................................... 15 Table 2-13: Result of Training based on Pre/Post Test by AO ......................................... 16 Table 2-14: Overall Training Course Evaluation by the Participants (AO) ........................ 16 Table 2-15: Group-wise FA Training General Information ................................................ 17 Table 2-16: District-wise Number of Participants for FA Training ..................................... 18 Table 2-17: Result of Training based on Pre/Post Test by FA ......................................... 18 Table 2-18: Overall Training Course Evaluation by the Participants (FA) ........................ 18 Table 2-19: Contents of Project Team Session for FA Training ....................................... 19 Table 2-20: Field Work carried out by FAs....................................................................... 19 Table 2-21: List of Tools for Agriculture Circle Office ....................................................... 22 Table 2-22: Project M&E Officers .................................................................................... 23 Table 2-23: Results of the Follow-Up of Field Work 2 ...................................................... 25 Table 2-24: Follow-Up Workshop .................................................................................... 26 Table 2-25: Feedback from the Participants at Follow-Up Workshop ............................... 26 Table 2-26: Schedule of Study Visit ................................................................................. 30 Table 2-27: List of Participants who Attended Training in Japan ...................................... 31 Table 3-1: Challenges and Countermeasures ................................................................. 32 Figure 1-1: Flow of Training (Initial Idea by the Project Team before the Project Started) .. 3 Figure 2-1: Flow of Training ............................................................................................... 7 Figure 2-2: Changes found in “Themes” of Extension Activities by FAs ........................... 24 Figure 2-3: Result of Self-Evaluation by the Trained AOs ................................................ 27 Figure 2-4: Result of Self-Evaluation by the Trained FAs ................................................ 27 Figure 5-1: Paradigm Shift through “Training including Practical Extension Activities” ..... 40 Box 2-1: Summary of the Result of FW1 Interview .......................................................... 20 Box 2-2: Characteristics of Crops and Themes for Field Works ....................................... 21 Box 2-3: Characteristics of Extension Methods for Field Work 2 ...................................... 21 Box 2-4: Comparison between Result of Action Plan and FW1/ FW2 .............................. 24 Box 2-5: Findings from Follow-Up of FW2 ....................................................................... 25 Box 5-1: Regular “Extension Activity” in KP Province ...................................................... 39 Box 5-2: Capacity Development of Extension Staff under the Project .............................. 39 Map Capital: Islamabad Target Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Abbreviation AO Agriculture Officer API Agriculture Poly-technique Institute ATI Agriculture Training Institute CUDBAS Curriculum Development Based on Vocational Ability Structure DDA District Director of Agriculture DoAE Directorate of Agriculture Extension FA Field Assistant FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FUWS Follow-Up Workshop FW Field Work GB Gilgit-Baltistan (Administrative Territory of Pakistan) IDP Internally Displaced People JCC Joint Coordination Committee JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MFSC Model Farm Service Centre NARC National Agriculture Research Centre PARC Pakistan Agriculture Research Council PDM Project Design Matrix R/D Record of Discussions SMS Subject Matter Specialist Islamic Republic of Pakistan The Project for Capacity Development of Agriculture Extension Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Project Completion Report Chapter 1 Outline of the Project 1-1. Background of the Project Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (hereinafter referred to as “KP”) province is located in the mountainous area of north-western Pakistan, which was rather left behind from development compared to other provinces. Agriculture is the main industry of the KP Province, but agriculture production and infrastructures