ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECT CONTRACT 685-I-00-06-00005-00 TA SK ORDER 5 FY 2013 ANNUAL REPORT OCTO BER 1, 2012 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 October 2013 This report is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of International Resources Group (IRG) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. ECONOMIC GROWTH PROJECT CONTRACT 685-I-00-06-00005-00 TASK ORDER 5 FY 2013 ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 1, 2012 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 October 2013 Submitted by International Resources Group (IRG) DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government Economic Growth Project FY 2013 Annual Report i CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Context .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Highlights FY2013 ................................................................................................................................................. 3 FY2013 Feed the Future Indicator Overview ................................................................................................... 6 Lessons Learned and Implications for FY2014 ................................................................................................ 7 TASK ORDER 5 RESULTS BY COMPONENT ...................................................................................................................... 9 1. Value Chains ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 Irrigated Rice .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Rainfed Rice .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Maize ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Millet ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2. Rural Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................... 19 3. Seed Sector Development .................................................................................................................................... 20 Foundation seed supply/ISRA .......................................................................................................................... 20 Seed certification framework/DISEM ............................................................................................................. 20 Seed multiplication networks ............................................................................................................................. 20 Seed processing services ..................................................................................................................................... 21 4. Access to Finance .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Highlights from 2013 .......................................................................................................................................... 22 Increase in Financial Support for Priority Value Chains ............................................................................... 23 Improving the Agricultural Financing Environment ..................................................................................... 24 Development and Adaptation of New Financial Products ........................................................................... 25 5. Market access and trade ....................................................................................................................................... 27 6. Agricultural Policy Reform .................................................................................................................................. 29 LOASP .................................................................................................................................................................. 29 PNIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Agricultural Statistics ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Fertilizer ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Organizational development - rice and maize value chains .......................................................................... 31 7. Institutional and Human Capacity Building ...................................................................................................... 32 Capacity-building Program for the Ministry of Agriculture .......................................................................... 32 ENSA Agribusiness Master’s degree ................................................................................................................ 32 Capacity-building for Private Agri-Food Value Chain Actors ...................................................................... 33 Seed sector development .................................................................................................................................... 33 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 1. Climate Change Adaptation ................................................................................................................................. 34 Economic Growth Project FY 2013 Annual Report ii 2. Gender .................................................................................................................................................................... 37 3. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) ....................................................................................................... 38 4. Communications ................................................................................................................................................... 40 5. Partnerships ............................................................................................................................................................ 42 Table 1 – USAID/PCE Partnerships Status ................................................................................................... 42 6. Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring (EMMP) ...................................................................................... 45 SMALL GRANTS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 47 MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ....................................................................................................................... 49 Table 2 – M&E FY 2013 Achievements and FY 2014 Goals ...................................................................... 51 ANNEX 1: PCE SUCCESS STORIES ...................................................................................................................................... 53 ANNEX 2 – FY12 TO5 Indicator Table .............................................................................................................................. 57 ANNEX 3 – PCE TRAINING ACTIVITY LIST .................................................................................................................... 75 ANNEX 4 – CONSULTANCIES ............................................................................................................................................... 77 Economic Growth Project FY 2013 Annual Report iii Acronyms ACEP Alliance de Crédit et d’Epargne pour la Production. AGRA Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa AIDF Africaine de l’Ingénierie du Développement et de la Formation AFD Agence Française de Développement ASSOLUCER Association de Lutte Contre l’Exode Rurale ANCAR Agence Nationale de Conseil Agricole et Rural APIX Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Grands Travaux BFPA Bureau de la Formation Professionnelle Agricole BDS Business Development Services BICIS: Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie du Sénégal BRS Banque Régionale de Solidarité BSAOP Bureau de Suivi et d’Appui aux Organisations de Paysannes CCBM Compagnie Commerciale Bara Mboup IPAR Institut de Prospective Agricole Rurale CEDEAO Communauté Economique des