Innovation for Rural Prosperity Ethiopia Evaluation Report – October 2017 Rachel Rose – iDE Global Research and Evaluation Specialist Meaza Nega – iDE Ethiopia Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator Bethlehem Gelanew – iDE Ethiopia Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Ethiopia | IRP Evaluation Report | Page 2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Study Design ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Sampling .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Gender ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Implementation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Limitations............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Agricultural Production ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Productivity per square meter ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Square meters under target crop cultivation .................................................................................................................... 9 Treatment group comparisons ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Gender group comparisons ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Land and Water Use ................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Water source .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Irrigation ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Knowledge ................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Agricultural awareness ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Knowledge ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Environmental Awareness ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Knowledge ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Additional crops grown ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Gender ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Supply Chain ............................................................................................................................................................................. 15 Access to inputs ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Access to markets ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Buyers ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Market information .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Credit ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Income ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Net income ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Standardized income .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 Treatment group comparisons ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Gender group comparisons ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Costs ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 PPI ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Conclusion and Key Findings................................................................................................................................................. 22 Appendix A: PMF Indicator Table .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Appendix B: Endline Survey instrument ............................................................................................................................... 26 26 Ethiopia | IRP Evaluation Report | Page 3 TABLES Table 1: Original baseline and completed endline sample distribution, by kebele......................................................... 5 Table 2: Final sample distribution, by woreda ...................................................................................................................... 6 Table 3: Percentage of female impacted households, by treatment ............................................................................... 6 Table 4: Kilograms harvested per square meter of cultivated land .................................................................................. 8 Table 5: Irrigated land under cultivation (m2), during dry season ..................................................................................... 9 Table 6: Endline indicator comparisons for agriculture, by treatment groups ............................................................. 10 Table 7: Endline indicator comparisons for agriculture, by gender group ..................................................................... 10 Table 8: Primary water source, all seasons......................................................................................................................... 11 Table 9: Percent of households using lifting method, Dry season ................................................................................. 11 Table 10: Access to lifting technology, dry season ........................................................................................................... 12 Table 11: Method of water application to fields, dry season ........................................................................................... 12 Table 12: Farm business knowledge retention .................................................................................................................. 13 Table 13: IPM key principles knowledge retention ............................................................................................................ 13 Table 14: Safe application of pesticides knowledge retention .......................................................................................