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1 MONITORING & EVALUATION Clesensio Tizikara (FARA) Luciano Nass (Embrapa) 7 th Africa Agriculture Science Week Kigali, Rwanda, 14 th June 2016
2 Why focus on M&E? Essential to ensure quality and improve performance, including impacts; Need to use qualitative and quantitative indicators; Minimize risks and increase trust and accountability.
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4 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa The key question for process monitoring is are activities happening according to plan and, if not, what are the reasons? Progress made in implementing activities Status of Planned Activities Outputs and Outcomes Development of stakeholder capacity Project performance rating Key issues and Constraints faced during the implementing period, the exit strategies set up Lessons Learned to inform other projects and the next calls for proposals in the frame of MKTPlace
5 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: Sep-Oct 2014: 5 Projects ID Title Thematic area Africa Institution Country Validation of molecular-assisted selection for cassava mosaic disease and screening of cassava wild relatives as resistance sources for cassava brown streak virus Swine Improvement in Ethiopia through Socio-Economic and Production Characterization and the Development of a Production System Production and management options for improved smallholder goat profitability Development and sustainable breeding of local chicken for improved productivity under local alternative feed management system and health control Facilitating local level dairy innovation platforms for smallholder farmers Productivity Enhancing Technologies Productivity Enhancing Technologies Natural Resource Management Improvement Smallholder and Poverty-Alleviation Targeted Technologies Policy, Institutional and Market Strengthening and Knowledge Management National Crops Resources Uganda Research Institute EIAR, Debre Zeit Centre Université d Abomey-Calavi University of Buea PICO-Eastern Africa Ltd PICOTEAM Ethiopia Benin Brazilian Institution Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura Embrapa Hortaliças Embrapa Caprinos e Ovinos Cameroon Embrapa Pantanal Kenya Embrapa Gado de Leite
6 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: May-June 2015: 5 projects ID Title Lead Africa Institution Characterization, conservation and domestication of indigenous edible and medicinal mushrooms on agricultural residues Enhancing rice and maize production by small-holders using bacteria-plant extract bio-pesticide Improving livelihoods of smallholders through implementation of sustainable small ruminant improvement programs Species identification of root-knot nematodes (RKN) through improved diagnostic techniques aimed at durable resistance in vegetables grown in peri-urban systems in Africa Swidden Systems for Poverty Alleviation and Provision of Environmental Services CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra, Ghana University of Sciences Techniques and Technology, Bamako, Mali International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia IITA-Tanzania Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, Yaoundé, Cameroon (IRAD)
7 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: Apr-May 2016: 6 projects ID Project Title Africa Institution Country Brazilian Institution 1004 Exchange of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) varieties and hybrids between IITA and EMBRAPA - widening the genetic base for the development of new cultivars and direct use by farmers International Institute of Tropical Agriculture - IITA Tanzania Embrapa Cassava & Tropical Fruits 1079 Inoculation of efficient rhizobial strains as an approach to increase the pigeonpea production of smallholders in Uganda. National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Uganda Embrapa Semi- Arid 1301 Transfer of Embrapa On-Farm AM-fungi inoculum production technology to enhance rock phosphate use efficiency and crop production of smallholders in Africa University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako Mali Embrapa Maize & Sorghum 1314 Enhancing smallholder maize production through the promotion of Tilemsi rock phosphate combinated with phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing bacteria as P- fertilizer in Mali. University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako Mali Embrapa Maize & Sorghum 1531 Improving poultry production in Ethiopia through production system studies, breed characterization and implementation of improved practices Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) Ethiopia Embrapa Swine & Poultry 1705 High quality effective rhizobium inoculants for grain legumes in northern Ghana CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute Ghana Embrapa Agrobiology
8 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: Key Observations All projects became operational on the ground though with delayed disbursement of funds disparity between official and actual start date. Collaboration between African and Brazilian partners is highly appreciated and judged positive by African partners as mutually beneficial for both sides. However some Brazilian partners have found it difficult to visit Africa. Involvement of policy-makers very low in most projects. Important research outputs can be achieved with small investment provided it is properly managed.
9 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: Key Observations Most projects working with a diverse array of value chain actors generated high expectations that may neither be satisfied nor achieve a scale that can achieve meaningful impact. 2-year implementation period seems to be inadequate to generate research technologies and scale them out to end users. Some activities could not even be brought to final conclusion. Exit strategies not clear for some of the projects; not even discussed between partners. Some linked to other institutional initiatives/projects with secured funding to continue/develop further project activities therefore guaranteeing some continuity.
10 M&E Activities by FARA in Africa: Key Observations All projects became operational on the ground though with delayed disbursement of funds disparity between official and actual start date. The collaboration between African and Brazilian partners is highly appreciated and judged positive by African partners as mutually beneficial for both sides. However some Brazilian partners have found it difficult to visit Africa. Involvement of policy-makers very low in most projects. Important research outputs can be achieved with small investment provided it is properly managed. Most projects working with a diverse array of value chain actors have generated high expectations that may neither be satisfied in the current phase, nor achieve a scale that can achieve meaningful impact. The 2-year implementation period seems to be inadequate to generate research technologies and scale them out to end users. Some activities could not even be brought to final conclusion. Exit strategy is not clear for some of the projects. It is not even discussed between African and Brazilian partners. Some of them are linked to other institutional initiatives/projects with secured funding to continue/develop further project activities therefore guaranteeing some continuity.
11 Financed 82 projects in 23 countries (13 in Africa) pre 305 full in Brazil 35
12 M&E Impact Fund disbursement full vs. yearly Resources allocation flexibility from 10% to 30% Improvements in MKTPlace Fora
13 Thank you!
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