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Project Progress Report 2018 (Jan – Dec 2018) The Project for Enhancing Agriculture Production through Irrigation System Improvement and Strengthening Institutional Capacity (OSRO/AFG/502/JCA) Project Progress Report 2018 (Jan – Dec 2018) Jan 2019 i Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. iii A. OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 1 A.1 PROJECT PROFILE (FPMIS) ........................................................................................................... 1 A.2 FINANCIAL DATA in US$ (FPMIS)................................................................................................... 2 A.3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 2 B. PROGRESS REPORTING ...................................................................................................................... 6 B.1 WORK PLAN and BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................ 6 a) Work plan status ......................................................................................................................... 6 b) Budget status (FPMIS) (if not available yet, please annex the budget) ................................. 15 B.2 PROJECT RESULTS TRACKING .................................................................................................. 17 C. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED ............................................................. 18 C.1 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS/STRENGTHS ............................................................................................ 18 C.2 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND ACTIONS TAKEN ............................................................... 18 D. FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 19 Annexes: 1 Project Financial Report 22 2 Progress during the Reporting Period Compared to Overall Targets 23 3 Details of Contracts Awarded for Rice Irrigation Rehabilitation during 2018 26 4 Schematic Diagrams of Output 1 Target Area 28 5 Details of Water Accounting Trainings Conducted So Far 29 6 Irrigation Schemes Identified by the Project 30 7 Irrigation Schemes Diagnosed by the Project 36 8 Irrigation Schemes Designed by the Project 39 9 Irrigation Schemes Rehabilitated by the Project 41 10 Irrigation Association Related Activities 44 11 Details of O&M Trainings Conducted under Output 1 46 12 Details of PMS Training 49 13 Mini-tuber Production Details 50 14 Details of Capacity Development Program under Output 3 51 15 Work Plan for 2019 52 ii Acronyms and Abbreviations AED Agriculture Extension Directorate, MAIL AIRD Afghanistan Institute of Rural Development, MRRD ANDS Afghanistan National Development Strategy ANSCU Afghanistan National Seed Companies’ Union APR Agriculture Prospects Report ARIA Agriculture Research Institute of Afghanistan, MAIL BOQ Bill of Quantity CDIS Capacity Development of Irrigation Directorate of MAIL (funded by JICA) CDC Community Development Council CPF Country Programming Framework CTA Chief Technical Advisor DAIL Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FFS Farmer Field School GDP Gross Domestic Product IA Irrigation Association ID Irrigation Department ISE Improved Seed Enterprise JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LTO Lead Technical Officer LTU Lead Technical Unit MAIL Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock MEW Ministry of Energy and Water MRRD Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development NRVA National Rural Vulnerability Assessment NPC National Project Coordinator NSB National Seed Board O&M Operation and Maintenance OFWM On farm Water Management (a World Bank Project within MAIL) OJT On-the-Job Training PBS Pre-basic Seed PMS Peace (Japan) Medical Services PSC Project Steering Committee RAP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, FAO RIPA The Project for Rice Based Agriculture Development in Afghanistan SO Strategic Objective SCD Seed Certification Directorate TPS True Potato Seed USAID United States Agency for International Development VRC Variety Release Committee iii The project for enhancing agriculture production through irrigation Project Progress Report, Jan – Dec 2018 system improvement and strengthening institutional capacity A. OVERVIEW A.1 PROJECT PROFILE (FPMIS) Country The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Project Symbol OSRO/AFG/502/JCA Project Title The project for enhancing agriculture production through irrigation system improvement and strengthening institutional capacity Resource Partner JICA Reporting Period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2018 Actual EOD 1 Apr 2016 Actual NTE 31 Dec 2019 Budget Holder (name) Rajendra Aryal Lead Technical Officer (name) Puspa Raj Khanal Chief Technical Advisor (name) Suman Sijapati Funding Liaison Officer (FLO) Supriya Gugnani / Angela Hinrichs / Mirela Hasibra Implementing Partners (List): Peace (Japan) Medical Services Contribution to Programmatic Framework Indicate the title of each higher-level result to which the project contributes Organizational Outcome: Output 5.4.1 Improving Organizational Outcome capacities of national authorities and stakeholders for emergency preparedness to reduce the impact of crisis Countries in the Asia Pacific address water scarcity in agriculture and strengthen their capacities to improve the Regional Priority Area/Results water productivity of agricultural systems and water management for enhancing. The project contributes to the second and third priority Country Programming Framework areas of the CPF “Support to Better Water and Irrigation Outcome Management” and “Support to Agricultural Policies and Institutional Capacity Building”. This project directly contributes to FAO’s strategic UNDAF Outcome objectives SO5: “Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crisis” 1 The project for enhancing agriculture production through irrigation Project Progress Report, Jan – Dec 2018 system improvement and strengthening institutional capacity A.2 FINANCIAL DATA in US$ (FPMIS)1 (as at: 31st December 2018) Budget USD 13,094,763 Cash received USD 13,094,348 Delivery USD 10,901,441 (provisional) A.3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Overview of progress towards expected results The extent to which outputs are being achieved The project has three outputs, which have been stated as follows: Output 1: Irrigation systems rehabilitated covering 9,000 ha in rice growing areas of Kunduz, Takhar and Baghlan provinces Output 2: PMS irrigation method disseminated, and government staff and farmers trained on PMS approach through construction of Training Center Output 3: Basic mechanisms and capacities for production of high-quality virus free potato seeds are established During this reporting period from 1st January to 31st December 2018, the project has carried out the activities pertaining to all three outputs. The achievements from these activities were monitored based on defined indicators set out for the project. They indicate that the stipulated targets of all three outputs have also been significantly achieved. The progress during the reporting period against the earlier stipulated targets are presented in Annex 2. The weekly project staff meetings were held every Sunday morning to review on what was achieved during the week and to share what has been planned for the current week. Additionally, service meetings were held with FAOR every Monday in which the progresses of the various projects under FAO Afghanistan were discussed. Moreover, close consultation was carried out with the representatives of the concerned government ministries, namely: MAIL, MEW and MRRD to maintain necessary coordination. Similarly, close collaboration was maintained with the implementing partner - Peace Medical Services (PMS) through regular meetings for the effective implementation of the stipulated activities within the timeframe. Likewise, close linkage was maintained with JICA to assure timely monitoring and reporting to the donor agency to ensure that the activities are carried out as per their desires. Hence, the project has been carrying out all necessary activities directed towards achieving its output. 1 Data is identical to that available in Data warehouse (DWH). 2 The project for enhancing agriculture production through irrigation Project Progress Report, Jan – Dec 2018 system improvement and strengthening institutional capacity A brief outline of the key programmatic achievements during the period has been outlined below: Output 1: During this period, the Project Team awarded 11 new contracts for the rehabilitation of the remaining schemes. After conducting community meetings with farmers, DAIL offices, River Basin offices and governmental officials, the Purchase Requests (PR) were submitting to the Procurement Unit for the procurement of these irrigation rehabilitation works. The details of the contract awarded during the year 2018 has been attached as Annex 3 to this report. The Project Team also continued the exercise of mapping of the target area and refining the schematic maps of related River Basins and Sub-basins. Refinements were brought in displaying the position, linkages and key technical data of the irrigation schemes in the schematic maps. During this reporting period, the Project team mainly focused on
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