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BRIDGE TO MARKETS 2

Monthly Progress Report August 2011

MARKETS II

Quarterly Progress Report July - September 2013

October 30, 2013 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Chemonics International Inc.

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.

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT MAXIMIZING AGRICULTURAL REVENUE AND KEY ENTERPRISES IN TARGETED STATES (MARKETS) II

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013 REPORT Contract No. AID-620-C-12-00001 Submitted to USAID/Nigeria October 30, 2013

MARKETS II JULY – SEPTEMBER 2013 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT 1

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... 2 ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................ 3 MARKETS II QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS ......................................................... 4 I. BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 7

II. PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS ..................................................................... 9 Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations

Strengthened .................................................................................................... 10 Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased .............................. 22

Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded ........... 23 Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened .......................... 25 Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased ................................................ 26 Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund ............................................. 28 Program Area 7: Program Modifier/Rapid Response Mechanism .................. 30

Cross-Cutting Issues ........................................................................................ 30

III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................. 34 IV. NEXT QUARTER ACTIVITIES AND RELATED TASKS .......................... 35

Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations

Strengthened .................................................................................................... 35

Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased .............................. 36 Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded ........... 37

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened .......................... 37 Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased ................................................ 37 Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund ............................................. 37

Cross-Cutting Issues ........................................................................................ 37

ANNEX I: PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE FOR JULY – SEPT 2013 ............ 39

ANNEX II: ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN 56 SUCCESS STORY: BUSINESS TRAINING EMPOWERS YOUTH ................. 62

SUCCESS STORY: FISH FARMERS LEARN FROM POND TRIAL .............. 63

MARKETS II JULY - SEPTEMBER 2013 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT 2

List of Tables

Table 1: Baseline values for annual expenditures on purchase or upgrading of assets (US$/household)9

Table 2: Level of household hunger in the hungry season .................................................................... 10

Table 3: Baseline values for total annual profit from MARKETS II supported value chains controlled

by women .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Table 4: FTF jobs created through FTF assistance during FY2013Q4 ................................................. 14

Table 5: Non-FTF jobs created through FTF assistance during FY2013Q4 ......................................... 15

Table 6: Gross Margin values from the baseline survey ....................................................................... 15

Table 7: Farmers trained on short-term agricultural sector productivity............................................... 16

Table 8: Public-Private Partnerships entered through of Implementation Agreements ........................ 17

Table 9: Number of rural households benefiting from USG assistance ................................................ 18

Table 10: Vulnerable households reached with NAEC, MEF and resilient activities .......................... 19

Table 11: Incremental sales for fast track activities .............................................................................. 19

Table 12: Baseline survey yield values for MARKETS II commodities (ton/ha) ................................. 21

Table 13: Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as a result of

USG assistance ...................................................................................................................................... 23

Table 14: Farmers and others who have applied new technologies or management practices ............. 24

Table 15: Number of farmers trained on CPP safe use practices .......................................................... 26

Table 16: Number of MSMEs receiving business development services ............................................. 27

Table 17: Number of subcontracts signed in FY2013 Q4 ..................................................................... 29

Table 18: Number of farmer organizations meeting pre-grants award criteria in FY2013 Q4 ............. 29


ACRONYMS

AAPI Accelerating Agricultural Productivity Improvement

ACI Africa Cocoa Initiative

ADP Agricultural Development Project

AMP Aba Malting Plant

ATA Agricultural Transformation Agenda

AETA Agricultural Extension Transformation Agenda

BoA Bank of Agriculture

CAFAN Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria

CAN Cocoa Association of Nigeria

CBN Central Bank of Nigeria

CCDI Centre for Cocoa Development Initiatives

CRIN Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria

DEC Development Exchange Centre

DEMAND Developing Market Alliances in the Niger Delta

FCT Federal Capital Territory

FMARD Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

FTF Feed the Future

GCL Grand Cereals Limited

GES Growth Enhancement Support

IAR Institute for Agricultural Research

IDIPR Ijebu Ode Initiative for Poverty Reduction

IFDC International Fertilizer Development Centre

LAPO Lift Above Poverty Organization

LASCAFAN Lagos State Catfish Association of Nigeria

LGA Local Government Area

MARKETS Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites

MEF Micro Enterprise Fundamentals

NAEC Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum

NCAM National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization

NCRI National Cereals Research Institute

NIRSAL Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending

NSPRI Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute

NYSC National Youth Service Corp

OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tools

PEPFAR President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief

PIND Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta

PMP Performance Monitoring Plan

POP Package of Practices

RFP Request for Proposals

SAM System for Awards Management

SCPZ Staple Crop Processing Zone

ToR Terms of Reference

ToT Training of Trainers

TTC Technology Transfer Center

UDP Urea Deep Placement

USAID United States Agency for International Development

UUFFA United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association

WCF World Cocoa Foundation


MARKETS II QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS

MARKETS II tests and introduces new technologies to networked farmers to reduce drudgery and

increase crop performance.

This quarter the USG wheel applicator was tested and compared

to the USG injector applicator and the USG manual application method.

EAs and Supervisors Trained on UDP

This quarter, MARKETS II trained extension agents (EAs) tasked

with monitoring and supervising farmer trial plots for Urea Deep

Placement (UDP) technology. The training, which was held at Awka

and attended by ADP staff and service providers from four states (

Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi and Enugu), focused on how to establish

UDP trial plots / technology transfer centers (TTC). Specific training

topics included advantages of Urea Super Granules (USG) and UDP,

UDP technology trial protocol for rice, setting up USG

demonstration plots, nursery preparation, transplanting, and water

management. At the conclusion of the training, printed copies of the

roles and responsibilities of the EAs in UDP technology

demonstration as well as trial plot activity log books were provided

to all participants.

Harvested Demonstration Ponds in Delta

In January 2013, PIND in collaboration with MARKETS II

established demonstration ponds in Warri, Delta state to showcase

best aquaculture practices to fish farmers through the use of correct

stocking density, quality fingerlings, proper feeding techniques, and

best management practices. The pilot demo trials were carried out

with eight ponds located on the farms of the United Ufuoma Fish

Farmers Association (UUFFA). During the reporting quarter, the

ponds were harvested under the monitoring of PIND, MARKETS II,

UUFFA, the ponds’ supervisor, farmers, and potential fish buyers.

An impact assessment is being conducted to evaluate the level of

adoption of best practices by the fish farmers.

Testing of USG Injector Applicator

Trials were held at a rice farm in Kura LGA to test the efficiency and

benefits of the Bangladesh-imported low cost USG manual

applicator, compared to the USG hand application method. The

manual injector applicator had a 90.92% application rate of one USG

per shot, 3.15% rate of more than two USG per shot, and a 5.93%

failed application with no USG shot. The by-hand method had a

95.18% successful application rate. Although the time needed to use

the manual injector applicator took slightly longer than the by-hand

method (8.74 minutes versus 6.92 minutes for a 21.6 sq. meter plot),

this may have been due to the learning process involved. It was

observed that there was a steady decrease in the time/duration taken

to apply the USG using the injector applicator after multiple uses.

Additionally, the injector applicator was noted to be less laborious

since it can be used while standing upright.


Farmers acknowledged during a results sharing workshop that they

were applying the improved practices that they learned.

Harvested fishes were sold under the supervision of UUFFA.

MARKETS II/e-Tranzact/LAPO Roll-out Mobile

Money Program

MARKETS II signed an implementation agreement with LAPO and

e-Tranzact on expanding mobile money and other agricultural data

sharing services to farmers, and commenced facilitating a pilot

program at three branches of Lift above Poverty Organization

(LAPO) in Lagos and Abuja. This quarter, thirty two staff members

from the three participating branches were trained on the mobile

platform, and staff registered for the program.

Direct Paddy Seeder Demo Plots Established

MARKETS II established a demo plot in Markurdi, Benue state

using the Direct Paddy Seeder technology. The demo will showcase

the effect of row planting with the seeder which is built to support

recommended rice plant spacing and minimize seed wastage

common in broadcasting. Depending on the outcome of the demo

plot, MARKETS II will replicate the demonstrations in additional

rice states.

MARKETS II Plans for FY 2013/2014

MARKETS II held a series of work planning meetings with

MARKETS II technical teams, USAID, PIND, and home office staff

to plan project activities for the 2013/2014 fiscal year. The first week

of planning consisted of drafting work plans for all seven commodity

areas and cross cutting components. During week two, MARKETS

II met with representatives of the Federal and State Ministries of

Agriculture, ADPs, ATA value chain teams, research institutes, input

suppliers, agro processors, farmer groups, financial institutions,

USAID, and other donor agencies to present the draft plan.

Presentations were made to stakeholders in specialized breakout

groups on planned activities for the five value chains and two sub

value chains. Participants provided feedback on the draft work plan,

and made suggestions on additional activities and partnerships to be

explored by MARKETS II along the areas of policy environment,

technology generation and transfer, agricultural finance, input

supply, post-harvest handling and agro processing, and output

market. The stakeholders’ forum was followed by two days of

revising the work plan to include the input of stakeholders, and then

a final day of team building with all MARKETS II staff.

For more information, contact: Harvey Schartup, Managing Director 23 Ona Crescent, off Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama Abuja, Nigeria Tel: +234 09 8707444 www.nigeriamarkets.org

http://www.nigeriamarkets.org/


ACTIVITY SUMMARY

Implementing Partners: Chemonics International Inc. (prime contractor); International

Fertilizer Development Center, Winrock International, Making Cents International, Diamond

Development Initiative, and ShoreBank International (subcontractors)

Activity Name: Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites

(MARKETS) II

Activity Objective: MARKETS II is a five year agriculture value chain project designed to

alleviate poverty and improve food security. MARKETS II, continuing the legacy of MARKETS

and BtM2, is providing technical support to value chain, credit, capacity building, household

strengthening, and youth and gender integration activities by focusing on improving rural

livelihoods through the expansion of economic opportunities in the agricultural sector and

increasing the competence of local partners. As part of the United States Government’s Feed the

Future Program, MARKETS II is promoting improved productivity, value-added processing,

technology adoption, and commercialized agriculture with the aim of increasing sales and jobs for

agriculture-related businesses.

USAID/Nigeria SO12: “Livelihoods in selected areas improved”

Life of activity (start and end dates): April 18, 2012 to April 16, 2017

Total estimated contract/agreement amount: $60,732,079

Obligations to date: $25,717,670

Current pipeline amount: $19,681,078*

Accrued Expenditures this quarter: $3,667,933

Activity cumulative accrued expenditures to date: $16,349,908

Estimated expenditures next quarter: $3,331,170

Report Submitted by: Harvey Schartup, COP. Submission Date: October 30, 2013

* Accrued expenditure to date and forecast through December 2013


I. BACKGROUND Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS) II is a five year

agricultural project designed to build on the successes of the previous private sector-led USAID-

funded MARKETS and BtM2 projects by strengthening agricultural competitiveness and food security

in Nigeria. The project is funded under the United States Government’s (USG) Feed the Future (FtF)

initiative.

For the first year, MARKETS II’s value chain efforts targeted four commodities; white sorghum, rice,

maize, and sesame in Kwara, Anambra, Ebonyi, Benue, Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa,

Kebbi, and Sokoto states. For subsequent project years, MARKETS II will support five value chains

(aquaculture, cassava, cocoa, rice, and sorghum) and two sub value chains (soybean and maize) to

increase incomes and sales and reduce food insecurity in eighteen states (Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto,

Bayelsa, Edo, Kwara, Niger, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Delta, Cross River, Oyo,

Rivers, Ondo, and Jigawa) and the FCT. Interventions include:

Modernize farmer agricultural practices through trainings on smallholder commercial farming,

and lead farmer-led field demonstrations to show the impact of using improved inputs,

sustainable agronomic practices, appropriate new technologies, postharvest techniques and

improved planning methods.

Build the capacities of private sector partners to facilitate farmers’ access to credit through

commercial banks and microfinance institutions, access to seed and fertilizer through private

sector dealers, and market linkages to agro processors and other established buyers.

Support the FMARD’s ATA and its staple crop processing zone plans and implementation

through collaboration and technical support.

Improve the capabilities of ADP extension and state agricultural ministry staff to support

smallholders in MARKETS II targeted states.

Scale up previous successes by supporting the development of a viable agricultural input

supplier network for the FMARD’s GES program and as profitable ongoing commercial

businesses, increase the number of outgrower activities with Nigerian and international

processors, build sustainable buyer-farmer linkages, and foster replication of these activities

by GoN, donors, and the private sector.

Maximize the MARKETS approach to unleash the potential of agriculture in the Niger Delta

Region in collaboration with the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta

(PIND).

MARKETS II addresses sector-wide value chain constraints by improving the capacity of the Nigerian

government to develop sound agricultural policies, bringing together value chain stakeholders to work

on increased productivity and to lobby for policy change, promoting a “farming as a business”

approach, and increasing access to seed, fertilizer, and credit through improved linkages. MARKETS

II is managed by Chemonics International Inc. Our international and local subcontractors provide the

following MARKETS II services:

International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) improves farmers’ access to quality agro-

inputs and to adopt more beneficial farm practices designed to increase productivity and return

nutrients to depleted soils. IFDC is also working in partnership with state and federal

governments to support the government of Nigeria on the national Growth Enhancement

Support (GES) scheme.

Making Cents International develops culturally-appropriate agricultural and small agri-

business training curricula to better reach semi-literate populations.

Winrock International provides technical expertise for the development and rehabilitation of

water and irrigation systems and promotes sustainable water and soil management.

ShoreBank International provides technical assistance to financial institutions to expand the

existing range of agricultural financial products. They improve bank lending, risk assessment,

and loan recovery capacity to increase smallholders’ and agribusinesses’ access to suitable and

timely credit at reasonable risk rates and profit margins for the banks.


Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) worked as a local subcontractor on MARKETS and

BtM2 projects, handling the outgrower schemes for white and yellow sorghum, rice and

sesame value chains under project supervision. DDI is expanding its range of services as a

local subcontractor on MARKETS II.


II. PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS

During the quarter, MARKETS II primary activities included:

Trained lead farmers on the safe use of crop protection products (CPP), and demonstrated step

by step precautionary measures using protective clothing.

Conducted training on basic aquaculture production and post-harvest processing techniques

for selected youth in Kwara state.

Conducted preseason training of trainers (ToT) workshops for lead rice, cassava, sorghum,

maize, and soybean farmers.

Organized green field day demonstrations for rice farmers in Kebbi, Kano, Kwara, Anambra,

Ebonyi, Benue, Enugu, and Niger states to showcase best agronomic practices.

Released APS No. 2 for “Grants Programs to Improve Agricultural Productivity for Small-

Holder Farmers and Processors in Niger, Benue, Kwara, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Anambra states,

and FCT – Nigeria”, and APS No. 3 which is a general APS covering activities across all

MARKETS II value chains and states.

Held internal work planning meetings with MARKETS II and Chemonics home office staff,

USAID, and PIND. Held a stakeholders’ meeting with partners and research institutes to

present the draft MARKETS II 2013/2014 work plan for their input.

Under the Feed the Future framework, MARKETS II’s objectives fall under seven of the eight

intermediate result areas: 1) Improved agricultural productivity; 2) Expanding markets and trade; 3)

Increased private investment in agriculture and nutrition-related activities; 4) Increased agriculture

value chain on and off-farm jobs; 5) Increased resilience of vulnerable communities and households;

6) Improved access to diverse and quality food; and 7) Improved nutrition-related behaviors. To

achieve these FTF results, the USAID/Nigeria team set its development objectives, and into which

MARKETS II, with its objective of increasing smallholder income from agricultural development

promoted through enhanced private sector participation and investment, feeds.

Below are the project’s Feed the Future indicators and key results:

Custom: Annual expenditures on purchase or upgrading of assets1. FY2013 Target: 0. Actual to

date: 0

This Quarter’s Target2: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator has no target for this quarter.

The indicator which is used as proxy for income is expected to measure the overall project objective of

increased smallholder household income. The accumulation of wealth by a household over time is

evidence that they have increased income and this can be measured through an increase in purchase or

upgrade of productive assets. In order to accurately measure change in income status of farmers,

MARKETS II carried out a baseline survey which showed that farmers3 spent US $277.03 on purchase

or upgrading of assets for the year 2012 as shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Baseline

4 values for annual expenditures on purchase or upgrading of assets (US$/household)

Gendered household type Value of assets (US$)

Male and Female Adult 310.94

Female Adult only 155.21

Male Adult only 85.81

Weighted average 277.03

1 This custom indicator is used as a proxy for household income 2 This indicator is collected during baseline, mid-term and end-term surveys

3 Farmers not necessarily MARKETS II farmers 4 Baseline was carried out in March/April 2013


Custom: Level of household hunger in the hungry season5. FY2013 Target: 0. Actual to date: 0

This Quarter’s Target: 06. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator has no target for this quarter.

The indicator is expected to measure the Level of household hunger (food insufficiency) in the hungry

season. The interpretation of this indicator is that less hunger demonstrates that households have

enough income to purchase food if they need. In relation to MARKETS II, food insufficiency is

defined as inability of farmers to provide enough food to their household members so as to be able to

eat required number of meals in a day and also food that meets their own satisfaction as normal food.

In order to accurately measure the number of people reporting insufficient food during the year,

MARKETS II carried out a baseline survey which showed that 44.4% of the respondents reported

having experience insufficient food for their households in the last twelve months before survey. More

female respondents (48.5%) reported insufficient food than male respondents (42.9%) (Table 2)

Table 2: Level of household hunger in the hungry season

Gendered household type Percent

Male 42.9

Female 48.5

Average (total farmers) 44.4

Custom: Average total annual profit from MARKETS II supported value chains controlled by

women (USD)7. FY2013 Target: 0. Actual to date: 0

This Quarter’s Target: 08. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator has no target for this quarter.

The indicator is expected to measure increases in women’s income from agricultural value chains they

control. In order to accurately measure change in average total annual profit from MARKETS II

supported value chains controlled by women, MARKETS II carried out a baseline survey that

determined an average annual profit of US $9,942 as in Table 3.

Table 3: Baseline values for total annual profit from MARKETS II supported value chains controlled by

women

Commodity Annual profit (US$)

Maize 796.42

Cassava 1,862.24

Sorghum 329.82

Soybean 329.72

Cocoa 2,014.04

Rice 927.01

Aquaculture 3,683.06

Total 9,942.32

Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations Strengthened

Aquaculture

MARKETS II provides technical assistance to aquaculture associations in FCT, Delta, Osun, Bayelsa,

Ondo, Oyo, Kwara, Rivers, Lagos, and Cross River states. MARKETS II is exploring the potential of

extending support to other states like Sokoto. MARKETS II is also facilitating the supply of raw

materials for the development of locally produced fish feed by supporting the soybean and maize value

chains in Kaduna, Benue, Ondo, Oyo, and Niger states. MARKETS II conducted the following

activities this quarter:

5 This custom indicator is used as a proxy for household income 6 This indicator is collected during baseline, mid-term and end-term surveys 7 This indicator is to measure change in women’s income 8 This indicator is collected on annual basis during income survey and this will be collected and reported in April 2014 for FY2013


Organized training on basic aquaculture production techniques and best management practices

for clients (fish farmers) of Grand Cereals Limited (GCL) in Niger and Kogi states. The

training will improve the skills of fish farmers and increase the demand for GCL fish feed.


for selected youth in Kwara state. The training was aimed at stimulating the interest of young

people and equipping them with basic fish production skills.

Drafted and signed implementation agreements with aquaculture partners Durante Fish

Industries Limited, Grand Cereals Limited, CAFAN-Oyo, and CAFAN-Cross River for

2013/2014 activities.

Cassava

MARKETS II supports private and public sector partners and cassava farmers in Oyo, Cross River,

and Ondo states. The project will also extend its support to farmers and processors in the FCT and is

working with PIND to possibly expand cassava activities in Edo state. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Mobilized and registered cassava farmers in Oyo and Ondo states for the 2013/2014

outgrowers scheme.

Organized cassava PoP trainings for Extension Agents, Supervisors, Coordinators, and Lead

Coordinators involved in the FCT cassava value chain to strengthen their extension delivery

capacity.

Conducted preseason training for lead cassava farmers in Oyo, Ondo, and the FCT. Training

modules included farm size and ecology, land preparation, using the right tools, seed selection,

planting, fertilizer application, pest and weed management, integrated soil management, and

record keeping.

Trained FCT lead cassava farmers on the safe use of crop protection products (CPP), and

demonstrated step by step precautionary measures. These included the use of protective cover

cloth, hand gloves, nose mask, cap and boot, and the safe disposal of used agrochemical

containers.

Cocoa

MARKETS II supports private and public sector partners and 10,000 cocoa farmers in Oyo, Ondo, and

Cross River states. We will also explore Edo state for future cocoa project involvement. This quarter,

MARKETS II:

Carried out mobilization and registration of cocoa farmers in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River

states.

Facilitated cocoa PoP training for representatives of Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River ADPs,

service providers, and cocoa buyback partners Multi-Trex, Armajaro, and Yara Commodities

at Ondo state.

Negotiated and signed implementation agreements with Armajaro Nigeria Limited and the

Oyo and Ondo states’ ADPs, and with Yara Commodities Limited and the Ondo and Cross

River ADPs.

Rice

MARKETS II supports private sector partners and 36,600 rice farmers in the northern (Kano, Jigawa,

Sokoto, and Kebbi) and middle belt (Benue, Cross River, Enugu, Nigeria, FCT, Kwara, Ebonyi, and

Anambra) rice regions. MARKETS II conducted the following activities this quarter:

Organized UDP technology trainings for ADP Extension Agents and rice service providers

from Niger, Kwara, and Kebbi states. The training will improve their capacity to expand the

technology to farmers in their states.

Held green field day activities in Kwara, Anambra, Ebonyi, Benue, Enugu, and Niger states.

The demonstrations were an opportunity for the farmers to review what was learned at the pre-

season training, and to see the techniques in practice.

Conducted preseason ToT workshops for lead rice farmers in Sokoto and Kebbi states using

the MARKETS II rice PoP.


Organized green field days for rice farmers in Kebbi, Kano and Sokoto states to demonstrate

best agronomic practices.

Visited UMZA and POPULAR rice mills to discuss plans, readiness, and paddy purchase

capacity in preparation for buyback. UMZA is ready to purchase 40,000MT in the wet season

and 10,000MT in the dry season, and POPULAR plans to buy 60,000MT in the wet season

and 20,000MT in the dry season. Labana Rice Mill is in the final stages of setting up its mill,

and MARKETS II linked them to LAILA Agro Sack for packaging.

Attended monthly review meetings in Niger, Benue, and Kwara states with Extension Agents,

Supervisors and Service Providers to discuss the months’ implemented activities and events

for the coming month.

Carried out field visits to selected demonstration sites in Benue, Enugu and FCT to validate

the eligibility of selected plots.

Established contact with a potential new processing partner in Kwara state. The company,

Quarra Rice Mill, has a daily capacity of about 150MT/ha. According to the mill’s Managing

Director, the mill intends to provide farmers access to improved varieties of rice and a

guaranteed market for produced paddy.

Implementation agreements were signed with Jigawa State ADP (JARDA), Kano State ADP

(KNARDA), UMZA Rice Mill, POPULAR Rice Mills, Kwara State Agricultural

Development Programme (KWADP), and Kwara State Small Scale Rice Processors (KSSRP)

for the 2013/2014 outgrowers scheme.

White Sorghum

MARKETS II is continuing its technical assistance to private sector partner Aba Malting Plant (AMP),

in Abia state by facilitating the production and supply of quality and quantity sorghum to the firm

through capacity building support to 15,500 sorghum farmers in Kano and Kaduna states. This quarter,

MARKETS II:

Held preseason ToT workshops for 200 lead sorghum farmers in Kano state. Trained lead

farmers went on to step down the PoP training to other farmers in their groups.

Established demonstration plots to showcase the application of improved cultivation practices

to farmers.

Held sorghum green field day demonstrations for farmers in in Kaduna and Kano states.

Participants were taken through the learning points in batches of 30 farmers.

MARKETS II and IAR visited the farms established at Bakura by the sorghum hybrid project

to assess the performance of the CSR03H and CSR04H hybrids. No uniformity was observed

in the plants’ heights, there were more leaves, thick stem, bigger and long panicles, but

smaller grain size.

Maize

MARKETS II provides technical assistance and support to 14,000 farmers in Oyo and Kaduna states,

and is partnering with fish feed producers Grand Cereals Limited (GCL), Durante Industries, Feed

Tech, and Novum Limited on the maize value chain. MARKETS II conducted the following activities

this quarter:

Conducted green field day demonstrations at six locations in Kaduna state for maize lead

farmers. The field days were practical demonstrations of the best practices taught at the

preseason trainings.

Facilitated a meeting between Grand Cereals Limited (GCL) and the Kaduna State

Commissioner for Agriculture on the release of a 50,000MT capacity silo at Saminaka,

Kaduna state. The Commissioner for Agriculture requested GCL to submit a formal proposal

to the Kaduna State Government.

Conducted mobilization of maize farmers in Oyo state for the 2013/2014 outgrowers scheme.

Signed implementation agreements with NOVUM Associates and FEEDTECH for the

purchase of maize from networked farmers for fish feed production.


Soybean

Soybean is a new commodity area for MARKETS. This is a sub-value chain under aquaculture,

factoring in as a component for fish feed. MARKETS II works with 7,500 soybean farmers in Kaduna

(1,500), Benue (4,000), and Niger (2,000) states. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Conducted soybean preseason trainings in Benue and Niger states for lead farmers. The

training exposed lead farmers to best practices in soybean production using the new

MARKETS II soybean PoP.

Held green field demonstrations for lead farmers in Kaduna state. Buyback partners NOVUM

Associates and FEEDTECH attended the representations to show their commitment to

networked farmers.

Held monthly review meeting with ADP staff and Service Provider for soybean in Benue state

to review completed and future activities.

Signed implementation agreements with NOVUM Associates and FEEDTECH for the

purchase of soybean from networked farmers for fish feed production.

Business Development Services and Capacity Building

MARKETS II reports business development activities and efforts directed at building the capacities of

producers, local subcontractors and partners under this program area. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Met with the CEO of LAPO to explore sustainable institutional arrangements for delivering

the business enterprise training using NAEC. A concept note that outlined the framework for

collaborating with LAPO on linking business enterprise training to credit for aquaculture

farmers was developed by MARKETS II and approved by LAPO. Two stakeholders’ meetings

have been consequently organized in Benin and Warri with the objectives of (i) providing a

platform for LAPO to interact with aquaculture farmers and understand their business capacity

building and access to finance needs and (ii) giving LAPO an opportunity to introduce their

services and explain how interested farmers could access such services. The forum in Benin

was attended by members of the Edo Cooperative farmers Agency, and in Warri by

representatives of four fish farmers associations. The Edo Cooperative Farmers Development

Agency and LAPO have subsequently developed a draft memorandum of understanding

(MoU), while the Warri aquaculture associations agreed to hold further meetings with LAPO

to outline a similar agreement.

Conducted organizational capacity assessments of Liberty Fish Farmers Multipurpose

Cooperative Society and Ugboroke Progressive Fish Farmers Association (UPFFA) in

preparation for the scale-up of demonstration pond trials to other parts of Delta state.

PIND and Niger Delta

MARKETS II reports activities related to PIND and the Niger Delta under this program area. This

quarter, MARKETS II conducted the following activities:

Facilitated aquaculture PoP training for representatives of FCT, Delta, Jigawa, Edo, Cross

River, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, and Kwara ADPs and PIND staff at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state. The

revised PoP includes modules on positive risk taking, harvesting, transportation, processing,

managing feed, water management, disease control, and running a dynamic fingerlings

business.

In collaboration with PIND, concluded the first phase of demo pond trials established to

demonstrate aquaculture best practices for United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association

(UUFFA) in Warri, Delta state. The harvesting of the ponds was followed by a result sharing

workshop. During the workshop, attending farmers acknowledged applying improved

practices as a result of what they learned from the demo pond trials in the areas of stocking

density, drainage piping system, pond preparation techniques, quarantining, feeding by

biomass, water quality testing, grading/sampling technique, and record keeping. Other benefits

cited by farmers included troubleshooting (what to do during crises), linkage with other

stakeholders (hatchery owner, feed company, aquaculture consultant) in the aquaculture value

chain, and improved capacity through aquaculture-adapted NAEC training.


In preparation for the scale-up of demonstration ponds to other parts of Delta state, identified

additional clustered fish farmers groups, including Liberty Fish Farmers Multipurpose

Cooperative Society and Ugboroke Progressive Fish Farmers Association (UPFFA).

MARKET II carried out an organizational capacity assessment of the two associations using

the OCAT that focused on governance, administration, membership, financial management,

organizational, and program and project performance management.

In collaboration with PIND, followed up on the preliminary discussions held with Thai Farm,

the Edo State Ministry of Agriculture, and Edo State Cooperative Agency on the

establishment of cassava outgrowers scheme for Thai Farm in Edo State. Visits were made to

the 3,000ha of land released by the Edo State Government for the scheme. Discussions are

ongoing on funding for clearing the land.

MARKETS II and PIND paid a visit to Ugo-town in Edo state to carry out an initial

assessment of Lentus Food & Agro Limited towards developing a cassava outgrowers scheme

for the company.

MARKETS II facilitated meetings between LAPO, the Edo Cooperative Farmers Agency

(ECFA), and four fish farmers associations in Delta state to discuss the modalities for

accessing loan from LAPO.

Attended a meeting organized by PIND for all donor programs and implementing agencies in

the Niger Delta to facilitate better coordination of development activities in the region.

The report on end user and market analysis for catfish in the Niger Delta and the Lagos/Ibadan

axis was submitted within the quarter. In the coming quarter intervention points would be

developed in collaboration with PIND based on the recommendations made in the report.

The indicators associated with the program’s intermediate result of “producers’ capacity development

and organizations strengthened” are:

FTF 4.5-2: Number of jobs (FTE) attributed to FtF implementation. FY2013 Target: 500.

FY2013 Actual to date: 373

This Quarter’s Target: 200. This Quarter’s Actual: 57.57. In this indicator, MII tracks jobs created

that lasts for a period of not less than four weeks. A total of 57.57 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) jobs

were created during this reporting period (Table4). Most of these jobs were created to enhance Growth

enhancement Scheme (GES) activities in 14+FCT states. Due to the nature of details needed to report

such jobs, some states that participated in the GES are yet to finalize detailing those who worked and

will be reported in the next quarter.

Table 4: FTF jobs created through FTF assistance during FY2013Q4

State Commodity Male Female Total

Benue Soybeans 0.73 0.71 1.44

FCT Rice 13.09 0.48 13.57

Kebbi Rice 10.57 0 10.57

Kano Sorghum 1.59 0 1.59

Ondo GES 9.08 1.37 10.45

Oyo GES 12.3 6.35 18.65

Lagos GES 1.3 0 1.3

Total 48.66 8.91 57.57

CUSTOM: Number of new jobs created in the value chain. FY2013 Target: 5,000 (M: 2,500, F:

2,500). FY2013 Actual to date: 22,214 (M: 14,471, F: 7,643)

This Quarter’s Target: 3,000. This Quarter’s Actual: 20,132. During this reporting period, a total

of 20,132 jobs were created under the sorghum, maize, soybean and rice value chains as shown in

Table 5. About 64% (12,890) of those who benefitted from non-FTF jobs were males compared to


36% (7,242) females. The jobs were mainly on land clearing, land preparation, ridging and planting,

and organic manure application.

Table 5: Non-FTF jobs created through FTF assistance during FY2013Q4

State Commodity Male Female Adult Youth Rural Urban Total

Anambra Rice 41 33 54 20 74 0 74

Benue Soybeans 227 200 209 218 427 0 427

Ebonyi Rice 98 107 104 101 205 0 205

Enugu Rice 204 116 150 170 320 0 320

Niger Rice 334 2 82 252 336 0 336

Kwara Rice 7,526 5,099 5,996 6,629 12,625 0 12,625

Kano Rice 45 0 2 43 45 0 45

Kano Sorghum 152 3 41 59 155 0 155

Kaduna Soybeans 2,593 368 1,185 1,733 1,124 1,837 2,961

Kaduna Sorghum 175 6 126 55 181 0 181

Kaduna Maize 1,468 1,304 2,599 173 1,305 1,467 2,772

Kebbi Rice 27 4 4 27 29 2 31

Total

12,890 7,242 10,552 9,480 16,826 3,306 20,132

FTF 4.5-4: Gross Margin per unit of land for selected commodities. FY2013 Target: Maize

($955.0), Rice ($1,430), Sesame ($380.0) and Sorghum ($371.0). FY2013Actual9: Maize

($1,198.98), Rice ($1,076.11), Sesame ($423.02) and Sorghum ($401.43).

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 010

. This indicator has no target for this quarter.

The indicator is expected to measure the impact of the program on its beneficiaries especially the

profitability per unit area of land. In order to accurately measure change in gross margin for the

program beneficiaries, MARKETS II carried out a baseline survey that determined average gross

margins of the participants in the respective value chain commodities. This was occasioned by the fact

the MARKETS has ventured into new areas compared to places in which MARKETS and BtM2

programs were implemented. Results in Table 6 show the actual baseline values that will be used to

show the impact of the program.

Table 6: Gross Margin values from the baseline survey

Commodity Baseline values ($/ha)

Cassava 371.37

Cocoa 406.99

Fish (Aquaculture) 20,977.52

Maize 259.60

Rice 673.42

Soybean 252.72

Sorghum 178.32

FTF 4.5.2-7: Number of individuals who have received USG supported short-term agricultural

sector productivity or food security training disaggregated. FY2013 Target: 129,800 (M: 64,900,

F: 64,900). Actual to Date: 97,589 (M: 60,751, F: 36,838).

This Quarter’s Target: 119,200 (M: 59,600, F: 59,600). This Quarter’s Actual: 86,317 (M:

53,119, F: 33,198).

9 These figures were got from fast track activities (FY2012) cropping season and were reported in FY2013 (Q2) 10 The next values will be reported in FY2014 for FY2013 agricultural season


During this quarter, MARKETS II short-term agricultural sector productivity activities were step-

down trainings for farmers groups and lead farmer trainings through TOTs. A total of 86,317 farmers

were reached through short-term training as shown in Table 7. In FY2013, a total of 97,589 farmers

were reached with short-term agricultural training showing that the program achieved 75% of its

annual target. A total of 36,838 (37.7%) female farmers and 39,195 (40.2%) youth were trained in the

year. MARKETS II did not achieve its target due to late recruitment of service providers for the maize

value chain in Oyo state and the cassava value chain in FCT. Also, cassava outgrower activities in

Ondo and Oyo are being handled by MARKETS II staff who are in the process of networking

farmers. In all cocoa targeted states, networking of farmers is yet to be completed. It is estimated that

at least 15,000 farmers will be networked and reported in next quarter.

Table 7: Farmers trained on short-term agricultural sector productivity

Training Type Male Adult Male Youth Female Adult Female Youth TOTAL

Step down training (Rice) 14,653 12,269 9,573 7,096 43,591

Step down training (Maize) 5,047 2,589 2,350 2,462 12,448

Step down training (Sorghum) 5,670 2,519 4,044 2,891 15,124

Step down training (Soybean) 2,866 2,983 734 1,142 7,725

Green Field Days 1,384 648 844 515 3,391

UDP Introductory Training 161 10 11 1 183

UDP Trials 10 1 1 2 14

USG Application Training 22 18 19 6 65

Seed Cleaning Training 33 16 4 2 55

Transplanting Training 29 9 17 4 59

Harvest Training 20 0 0 0 20

Pre-Season TOT (Cassava) 247 31 131 35 444

Pre-Season TOT (Rice) 752 272 485 276 1,785

Pre-Season TOT (Sorghum) 168 51 95 83 397

Pre-Season TOT (Soybean) 541 100 304 71 1,016

Total 31,603 21,516 18,612 14,586 86,317

FTF 4.5.2-11: Number of food security private enterprises (for profit), producer organizations,

water user associations, women's groups, trade and business associations, and community-based

organizations (CBOs) receiving USG assistance. FY2013 Target: 5,400. FY2013 Actual to Date:

3,269

This Quarter’s Target: 3,150. This Quarter Actual: 912. In order to reach more farmers, the

program has relied on a farmer association approach using lead farmers to deliver trainings to the other

group members. A total of 912 farmer associations’ members benefited from MARKETS II activities,

in particular the rice, soybean, maize and sorghum value chain commodities. During the next reporting

period, more producer organizations will be recruited in areas of cocoa, aquaculture, and cassava to

enhance delivery of trainings and other group dynamic related trainings. The program worked with

3,269 producer groups against a target of 5,400, resulting in achieving 60.5% of the target. The

program did not achieve its annual target due to delayed recruitment of cassava, aquaculture, and

cocoa farmers. New farmer groups in these value chains will be reported in the next reporting period.

Also, the size of the producer group was expected to be an average of 24 member while the actual

average group membership was to 27, hence contributing to not reaching the 5,400 target groups.


FTF 4.5.2-27: Number of members of producer organizations and community based

organizations receiving USG assistance. FY2013 Target: 129,800 (M: 64,900, F: 64,900). FY2013

Actual to Date: 84,914 (M: 52,222; F: 36,692).

This Quarter’s Target: 65,800 (M: 32,900; F: 32,900). This Quarter’s Actual: 23,734 (M: 13,657;

F: 10,077). In this period, 22,397 new members of farmer organizations benefitted from MARKETS II

related activities, including trainings. Alongside these new farmers, a total of 61,180 continued to

benefit from step-down trainings during this period even though they had been reported in the

previous quarter. In this indicator, the program achieved 65.4% of its annual target as more value

chains are yet to conclude farmer networking.

FTF 4.5.2-12: Number of public-private partnerships formed as a result of FTF assistance.

FY2013 Target: 35. FY2013 Actual to Date: 69

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 9. A total for 9 PPPs were formed during the

reporting period for five value chain crop commodities including maize, rice, soybean, cassava, and

sorghum as in Table 8 below. In this indicator, the program has achieved 97.1% above its target. This

has been realized due to increased number of states that originally anticipated. Table 8: Public-Private Partnerships entered through of Implementation Agreements

Implementation Agreement Commodity

1 Kwara State Agricultural Development Programme ( KWADP) & Onyx Rice Mill & Kwara State Small

Scale Rice Processors

Rice

2 Fed Capital Territory Agricultural Development Programme (FCT ADP) & YABA Rural Cooperative

Foundation

Rice

3 Fed Capital Territory Agricultural Development Programme (FCT ADP) & YABA Rural Cooperative

Foundation

Cassava

4 Anambra State Development Programme (ASADEP) & Ebony Agro Industries Nigeria Ltd & Omor

Rice Millers Association ( ORMA)

Rice

5 Ebony State Agricultural Development Programme ( ESADEP) Ebony Agro Industries Nigeria Ltd &

Abakaliki Rice Millers Association & Ebonyi Rice World

Rice

6 Kaduna Agricultural Development Project (KADP) & Aba Malting Plant Ltd & Da All Green Seeds Ltd Sorghum

7 Durante Fish Industries Ltd Aquaculture

8 Ebony Agro-Industries Nigeria Limited & Enugu State Agricultural Development Programme

(ENADEP)

Rice

9 HULE & Sons Nigeria Limited & Benue State Agricultural Development Programme (BNARDA) Soybean

FTF 4.5.2-38: Value of new private sector investment in the agriculture sector or food chain

leveraged by FTF implementation (US$). FY2013 Target: $4, 500,000. FY2013 Actual to Date:

$52,519,077

This Quarter’s Target: $1,500,000.This Quarter’s Actual: $46,753,222. During the period under

review, a total of 1.8 million farmers purchased fertilizer at 50% price under the Growth Enhancement

Scheme (GES). Under this arrangement, farmers spent US $45,718,847 to acquire about 1.9 million

bags of NPK fertilizer and 1.7 million bags of urea fertilizer. Azemor Farms Limited, an aquaculture

partner with MARKETS II, purchased an extruder floating feed machine at US $21,875 and also

purchased new generators worth US $26,562.5. It was also reported during the same period that a total

of US $950,000 was invested by Ebonyi Agro Industries Ltd (US $200,000) and Tara Agro Rice

Industries Ltd (US $750,000). Ebony Agro Industries Ltd carried out upgrading of the rice mill and

installed 40Mt storage tanks for cleaned paddy, one new parboiling line, 2 fluid bed dryers with

furnace, and installed 80Mt storage tanks for dried parboiled paddy ready for milling. Tara Agro Rice

Mill has incurred costs in construction of rice milling machines.

As a means to address the need for mechanization, Alhaji Mustapha Sani, a MARKETS II networked

farmer from Gabasawa LGA in Kano State, has acquired a tractor in preparation to plant up to 10

hectares of the CSR-01 sorghum variety next planting season. The tractor is a Massey Ferguson 375 S


model with a market price of about US $31,250. Although the project has suggested the possibility of

hiring-out the machine to other farmers in the locality, the farmer is currently focused only on meeting

his own farm’s mechanization requirements. The program surpassed its target as a result of increased

farmer investment in the purchase of subsidized fertilizer by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and

Rural Development (FMARD).

FTF 4.5.2-13: Number of rural households benefitting directly from USG interventions. FY2013

Target: 205,824. FY2013 Actual to Date: 625,671

This Quarter’s Target: 100,000. This Quarter’s Actual: 189,021. During this reporting period, a

total of 23,247 households were reached through farmer networking along the value chain

commodities while 148,67011

households were reached through ICT during Growth Enhancement

Scheme (GES) activities (Table 9). Those reached through credit were 14, 634 households.

Table 9: Number of rural households benefiting from USG assistance

State Commodity MNF FNM FAM TOTAL

Anambra Rice 275 490 2419 3,184

Benue Soybean 524 240 3527 4,291

Cross River Rice 93 108 1,694 1,895

Ebonyi Rice 777 832 5268 6,877

Enugu Rice 818 87 95 1,000

FCT Cassava 54 114 2832 3,000

Niger Soybean 16 27 2957 3,000

Oyo Maize 2 0 1,335 1,337

Cross river Cocoa 0 1 1,132 1,133

Oyo Maize 2 0 1,335 1,337

Cross river Cocoa 0 1 1,132 1,133

Credit 1,547 2,369 10,718 14,634

ICT GES (SMS) 0 0 148,670 148,670

Total 4,106 4,268 180,647 189,021

FTF 4.5.2-14: Number of vulnerable households benefiting directly from USG assistance12

.

FY2013 Target: 14,000. FY2013 Actual to Date: 8,965.

This Quarter’s Target: 7,500. This Quarter’s Actual: 2,605. As part of the project activities to

improve the livelihood of the vulnerable groups, youth, women and the people living with disability,

MARKETS II has targeted vulnerable women groups and continues to work with female headed

households to build their capacity on agro related businesses. Through its Household Economic

Strengthening department, the program has targeted small-scale women processors as a way of

reaching more women as well as vulnerable populations. The program also reaches vulnerable groups

through its activities in the resilient states of Sokoto and Jigawa. During the period under review, a

total of 2,605 vulnerable households were reached by the program as indicated in Table 10. Although

the target was not achieved, the program is working towards reaching more vulnerable groups through

its resilient activities, including homestead gardening and small-scale drip irrigation activities. By the

11

This figure is a part of the 1,801,686 households reached through GES during FY2013. 12 In MARKETS II, vulnerable households include households from resilient states of Sokoto and Jigawa states, female headed households, and households

reached through household economic strengthening activities


end of FY2013, the program had achieved 64% of its target. The program didn’t achieve its annual

target due to the absence of PEPFAR activities that had been earmarked for partnership with

MARKETS, which was meant to target vulnerable households.

Table 10: Vulnerable households reached with NAEC, MEF and resilient activities

State Male no Female Female no Male Female and Male Total

Sokoto 0 0 257 257

Jigawa 19 11 233 263

Anambra 0 490 0 490

Benue 0 240 0 240

Cross River 0 114 0 114

Ebonyi 0 832 0 832

Enugu 0 87 0 87

FCT 0 114 0 114

Kaduna 0 53 0 53

Kano 0 16 0 16

Kebbi 0 76 0 76

Kwara 0 6 0 6

Niger 0 46 0 46

Ondo 0 5 0 5

Oyo 0 6 0 6

Total 19 2,096 490 2,605

FTF 4.5.2-23: Value of Incremental Sales (collected at farm-level) attributed to FTF

implementation (US$ million). FY2013 Target: $35,000,000. FY2013 Actual to Date:

$83,138,13813

This Quarter’s Target: $ 0. This Quarter’s Actual: $ 014

. MARKETS II reports on this indicator

once a year and expects to report FY2013 performance in APR FY2014. In FY2013, MARKETS

realized $83 million as incremental sales which was137% more than the target based on baseline

values as at March 2013 as required by FTF definition (Table 11). It can however be noted that based

on earlier projections using MARKETS baseline values, the incremental sales had been reported to be

$101 million. This was due to increase in productivity for maize and sorghum, improved prices for

maize, sorghum, rice, and sesame. The prices of these products were high as a result of improved

quality of produce recorded by farmers.

Table 11: Incremental sales for fast track activities

Baseline value Target Actual

Maize 10,000,000 20,336,012

Baseline sales 5,203,48815 5,203,488 5,203,488

Reporting year sales 15,203,488 25,539,500

Volume of sales (mt) 17,030 35,716

Rice 15,000,000 46,534,124

Baseline sales 10,200,00016 10,200,000 10,200,000


13

These figures were got from fast track activities (FY2012) cropping season and were reported in FY2013 (Q2). However, based on FTF definition, a new

baseline value has been adopted following the completion of MARKETS II baseline survey that was undertaken in march 2013 14

The next values will be reported in FY2014 for FY2013 agricultural season 15

Baseline values from MARKETS II baseline survey carried out in March 2013 16

Baseline values from MARKETS II baseline survey carried out in March 2013



Sorghum 10,000,000 12,486,227

Baseline sales 5,313,77317 5,313,773 5,313,773



Sesame 3,781,775

Baseline sales 2,198,225 2,198,225

Reporting year sales 5,980,000


Total Incremental sales 35,000,000 83,138,138

Total Baseline sales 22,915,486 22,915,486

Total Reporting year sales 106,053,624

Total Volume of sales (mt) 136,094 139,863

FTF 4.5.1-27: Score, in percent, of combined key areas of organization capacity amongst USG

direct and indirect local implementing partners. FY2013 Target: 0. FY2013 Actual to Date: 019

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator is measured on an annual basis

hence there was no target for the period. In this quarter, MARKETS II finalized the revisions of Group

Dynamics and Leadership course and repackaged it in a user-friendly format for effective capacity

building of project partner groups and associations.

CUSTOM: Public funds leveraged for agriculture and rural development ($). FY2013 Target:

$4,500,000. FY2013 Actual to Date: $ 55,218,574

This Quarter’s Target: $1,125,000. This Quarter’s Actual: $ 46,385,948. The government of

Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development provided a subsidy to

rural farmers in which over 1.8 million farmers benefitted from the fifteen states where MARKETS II

supported GES Supply Chain Management. FMARD contributed a total of $46,385,948 to cover cost

of seed and fertilizer given to farmers during the period under review. Also, through deployment of

ADP staff, FMARD further made contributions in terms of staff salaries. The project surpassed its

target due mainly to increased funding and engaging more states to participate in the GES program

than initially anticipated by the project. This indicator surpassed its target due to the Government

intervention in the MARKETS II states reaching a large number of farmers.

CUSTOM: Increased productivity of commodities. FY2013 Target (ton/ha): Maize (5.09), Rice

(4.83), Sesame (0.75) and Sorghum (2.14). FY2013 Actual20

(ton/ha): Maize 5.08, Rice (4.0),

Sesame (0.66) and Sorghum (2.32).

This Quarter’s Target and Actual: MARKETS II reports on this indicator once a year and expects

to report FY13 performance in April 2014. This indicator has no target for this quarter. The indicator

is expected to measure the impact of the program on its beneficiaries especially change in production

per unit area of land. In order to accurately measure change in productivity for the program

beneficiaries, MARKETS II carried out a baseline survey that determined average yields of the

participants in the respective value chain commodities. This was occasioned by the fact that

MARKETS II has ventured into new areas compared to areas in which MARKETS and BtM2

programs were implemented. Results in Table 12 show the actual baseline values that will be used to

show the impact of the program

17

Baseline values from MARKETS II baseline survey carried out in March 2013 18

Baseline values for MARKETS II period 19 This assessment is carried out using OCAT methodology and is administered annually 20 These figures were got from fast track activities (FY2012) cropping season and were reported in FY2013 (Q2)


Table 12: Baseline survey yield values for MARKETS II commodities (ton/ha)

Type of Value chain Male Female Total

Maize 1.36 1.15 1.31

Cassava 11.07 11.50 11.18

Sorghum 1.12 0.98 1.08

Soybean 1.08 0.84 1.01

Cocoa 0.40 0.34 0.40

Rice 2.61 2.48 2.58

Aquaculture 9.63 11.60 10.45

GNDR (2): Proportion of female participants in USG-assisted programs designed to increase

access to productive economic resources (assets, credit, income or employment): FY2013 Target:

0.5. FY2013 Actual to Date: 0.379 This Quarter’s Target: 0.5. This Quarter’s Actual: 0.385. The program has decided to consider

women with less than 1 ha of land to be networked into the program as the size of land has been

problematic for many women. During the quarter under review, MARKETS II trained a total of

33,198 female farmers translating into 38.5% of all beneficiaries trained. In terms of the annual

indicator target, of all farmers trained, 37.9% are women. GNDR (3): Proportion of females who report increased self-efficacy at the conclusion of USG

supported training/programming21

: FY2013 Target: 0. Actual to Date: 0.

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator had no target for this quarter.

With a project target of empowering women, it is expected that after trainings, female farmers will be

more confident in themselves and their abilities. An increase in self-efficacy will be used to show an

improvement in self-belief among women regarding their roles and responsibilities in the society.

GNDR (4): Proportion of target population reporting increased agreement with the concept that

males and females should have equal access to social, economic, and political opportunities22

:

FY2013 Target: 0. Actual to Date: 0.

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator had no target for this quarter. It

is meant to show the impact of the program in building the capacity of its beneficiaries on gender

equality. Therefore it will be used to evaluate whether male and female beneficiaries have equal access

to social, economic, and political opportunities after being trained by MARKETS II.

Outstanding data for FY2013 Q3 The following sets of information were received after FY2013 Q3 reporting period and have since

been updated for Q3.

Number of vulnerable Households benefitting from FTF assistance

MNF FNM FAM CNA ALL

16 0 52 0 68

21 This assessment is carried during baseline, mid-term and end-term of the project 22 This assessment is carried out using OCAT methodology and is administered during baseline, mid-term and end-term of the project


Number of farmers benefitting from short-term agriculture sector productivity

M - Adult M - Youth F - Adult F - Youth ALL

180 25 76 20 301

Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased

MARKETS II works with smallholder farmers, producer associations, financial institutions, private

sector input suppliers, federal and state governments, and public and private sector extension services

to improve smallholder access to inputs through private sector distribution networks. This quarter,

MARKETS II:

Organized trainings to introduce the Urea Deep Placement (UDP) technology to agro input

suppliers, extension agents and ADP staff in Jigawa, Kano, Niger, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Benue

states.

Facilitated the establishment of UDP wet season trial sites in Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi,

Benue, Niger, Kwara and Kebbi states to serve as learning centers for rice farmers.

Conducted agro inputs dealer surveys in Benue, Kwara, Niger and the FCT to determine the

presence of dealers and link them to networked farmers in the respective local government

areas. Farmers’ input demands and locations were also compiled and sent to input suppliers in

Kebbi state, resulting in the sale of about 105MT of USG.

The wet season Growth Enhancement Support (GES) activities are coming to a close. The

scheme was divided into the generic and value chain GES; the generic GES involved all

registered farmers who had a minimum of one hectare of land and used fertilizers and seeds on

their farms, while the value chain GES involved farmers in specific value chains. By the end

of August 2013, about 1,801,686 farmers were reported by Cellulant as having benefited from

the generic GES. Reconciliation of IFDC field figures with that of Cellulant’s online figures is

ongoing; the final results will be made available on conclusion.

Established demonstration plots in Kano and Kaduna states to test USG on maize and white

sorghum and determine crop yield responses.

Tested the USG injector applicator on UDP rice demonstration plots in Kano and Niger states.

The efficiency of the applicator was compared to the manual application of USG. Factors

considered were the labor, cost, and time requirements of applying USG to a definite field

size. It was observed that the manual method of application, while more stressful and labor

intensive, was more time efficient than the injector applicator. This may have been due to the

learning process involved; it was observed that there was a steady decrease in the

time/duration taken to apply the USG using the injector applicator.

Commenced the mobilization and registration of farmers in twelve target states for expanding

the UDP and other technologies. Registered farmers will also be trained on group dynamics.

The UDP trainings administered to extension agents will help to boost farmers’ access to

UDP-related information. Additional outreach strategies like developing a UDP training video

which technical staff, extension agents, and village promoters could show to farmers on

mobile phones, tablets or at community viewing centers are also being explored.

Conducted a trial of the USG wheel applicator in Kebbi state. It was observed that the wheel

applicator has a larger storage capacity but releases USG at every 55cm interval; contrary to

the standard 40cm interval required between rice stands. Compared to the USG wheel

applicator, the USG injector applicator has a smaller USG storage capacity but is applied at

the farmers’ discretion with greater interval accuracy.

Established a demo plot of 20 square meters in Markurdi, Benue state using the Direct Paddy

Seeder. The demo plot will showcase the effect of row planting with the technology.

The indicators under Program Area 2 are cross cutting and captured in other program areas of this

report


Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded

MARKETS II supports the generation of new locally produced technology or adaption of new

technology to the local context. The project also focuses its efforts on the dissemination of proven

technologies to smallholders and agribusinesses in support of increased and more efficient agriculture

including improved varieties of target crops, promoting sustainable soil and water management

practices, and better methods in post-harvest handling. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Organized Urea Deep Placement (UDP) technology trainings for agro input suppliers,

extension agents, and ADP staff in the North and Middle Belt regions.

Established UDP wet season demonstration plots in Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Benue, Niger,

Kwara, and Kebbi states, and a trial site in Kano and Kaduna states to test USG on maize and

white sorghum.

Established a trial plot in Benue state using the Direct Paddy Seeder.

Tested the USG injector applicator and the USG wheel applicators on UDP rice Farmers in

Kebbi, Kano, and Niger states.

Organized training on basic aquaculture production and post-harvest processing techniques for

selected youth in Kwara state.

Conducted preseason training of trainers (ToT) workshops for lead rice, cassava, sorghum,

maize, cocoa, and soybean farmers using the MARKETS II value chain PoPs.

Demonstrated the motorcycle water pump technology to additional farmers in the North.

Organized green field days for lead maize, rice and white sorghum farmers to demonstrate

improved cultivation techniques.

The indicators associated with the MARKET II intermediate result of technology generation and

deployment expanded are shown below.

FTF4.5.2-2: Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as a

result of USG assistance. FY2013 Target 289,260 Ha (M: 144,630ha, F: 144,630 Ha). FY2013

Actual to Date: 316,042 Ha

This Quarter’s Target: 240,000ha. This Quarter’s Actual: 220,468 Ha. During the period under

review, a total of 220,468 ha were under improved technologies, including seed, pest management,

and soil related interventions as reported in Table 13. For FY2013, the project surpassed its target by

9.3%. The hectares of land under improved technologies are summarized in Table 13 below. The

values for hectares of land are still to be validated during annual cost, yield, and income survey slated

to start in October 2013.

Table 13: Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as a result of USG

assistance

FY2012 Fy2013 Q4 FY2013

Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual

Total 69,500 90,189 240,000 220,468 289,260 316,042

Technology type

crop genetics 90,189 120,000 32,997 129,800 118,484

pest management 60,000 96,759 64,900 99,843

soil-related 60,000 90,712 90,860 94,133

irrigation 0 0 3,700 3,582

New/Continuing

New 69,500 90,189 40,000 33,894 289,260 111,279

Continuing 80,000 186,574 204,763

Sex

Male 48,650 60,037 60,000 136,941 144,630 200,880

Female 20,850 30,152 60,000 83,527 144,630 115,162

Age


Youth 20,850 27,057 36,000 93,705 86,778 129,090

Adult 48,650 63,132 84,000 126,763 202,482 186,952

FTF 4.5.2-5: Number of farmers and others who have applied new technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance. FY2013 Target: 129,800 (M: 64,900, F: 64,900). Actual to

Date: 393,459 (M: 237,076, F: 156,383)

This Quarter’s Target: 67,500 (M: 33,750, F: 33,750). This Quarter’s Actual: 174,387 (M:

103,791, F: 70,596). A total of 25,717 farmers working with the program applied improved seed

technologies promoted by MARKETS II (Table 14). Within the same period, 148,670 farmers were

exposed to ICT and eventually applied (SMS) to redeem their inputs that were given at subsidized

rates by the government of Nigeria through Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

(FMARD). The program has enabled 403,243 farmers to apply new technologies during the FY2013

translating to over 200% more than the target. The increase was as a result of the GES activity in

which MARKETS II enabled over 300,000 farmers to apply ICT in redeeming GES products.

Table 14: Farmers and others who have applied new technologies or management practices

Type of farmer Male Adult Male Youth Female Adult Female Youth TOTAL

Anambra (Rice) 1,289 437 1,060 398 3,184

Benue (Soybean) 2,448 991 552 300 4,291

Cross River (Rice) 942 301 445 207 1895

Ebonyi (Rice) 2,001 1,287 2,272 1,317 6,877

Enugu (Rice) 331 202 323 144 1,000

FCT (Rice) 448 1,052 565 935 3,000

Niger (Soybean) 321 1,909 93 677 3,000

Cross River (Cocoa) 634 499 0 1133

Oyo (Maize) 885 57 354 41 1337

Farmers redeeming through ICT (GES) 56,657 31,599 45,520 14,894 148,670

Total 65,956 37,835 51,683 18,913 174,387

FTF 4.5.2-39: Number of technologies or management practices in one of the following phases of

development as a result of USG assistance. FY2013 Target: Phase two: under field testing (4),

Phase three: under field testing (8). Actual to Date: Phase two: under field testing (9), Phase

three: made available for transfer (9)

This Quarter’s Target: Phase two: under field testing (2), Phase three: under field testing (8).

This Quarter’s Actual: Phase two: under field testing (7), Phase three: under field testing (9). In

order disseminate certain technologies for transfer, the program embarked on testing such technologies

in the demo farms established for respective value chains. During the period under review, seven

technologies were tested including UDP applicators for rice, inoculant in soybean, briquetted NPK for

maize and sorghum, jab planter for maize, row planter for maize, fish net as bird traps for rice, and

hybrid sorghum seed (CSR-03-H, CSR-04-H). Demonstration of the Direct Paddy Seeder across the

Middle Belt is still ongoing especially in Cross River state and there are signs of an unprecedented

acceptance from farmers, describing it as simple, durable, time saving with precision seed rate, and

affordable. It was observed at various training venues that farmers struggle to have a feel of the new

technology and therefore requested that MARKETS II make the machine available for them to

purchase. During the next quarter, other technologies have been earmarked to be tested for cassava,

cocoa, and aquaculture value chains in the South-South region. Based on annual target for this

indicator, the program surpassed its target for technologies under field testing by 50%.

During the period under review, MARKETS II made available a total of eight technologies for transfer

to the farmers. These include: (1) improved seeds for rice, sorghum, maize, and soybean; (2)

Integrated pest management (IPM); (3) Alternate wet and drying method (AWD) irrigation

technologies during dry season rice production; (4) Fertilizer Deep Placement (PDP) technology; (6)


recommended seed spacing in maize, rice and soybean; (7) Fertilizer application (punch and burry);

(8) Multi-crop threshers; and (9) System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in rice cultivation. This involves

transplanting young seedlings at two weeks, incorporation of organic matter, UDP, and alternate wet

and drying system.

FTF 4.5.2-28: Number of food security private enterprises (for profit), producer organizations,

water user associations, women's groups, trade and business associations, and community-based

organizations (CBOs) applied new technologies or management practices as a result of USG

assistance. FY2013 Target: 5,400. Actual to Date: 3,269

This Quarter’s Target: 3,150. This Quarter’s Actual: 912. MARKETS II has embarked on

empowering the producer organizations working with the program. During the period under review,

the program started conducting group dynamics and leadership trainings that would improve the

governance and management of these groups. Having an annual target of 5,400 producer groups, the

program worked with 3,128 during the FY 2013 resulting into 60.5% of the target. The program did

not achieve its annual target due to delayed recruitment of cassava, aquaculture, and cocoa farmers.

New farmer groups in these value chains will be reported in the next reporting period.

CUSTOM: Number of farmers exposed to ICT technology (e- banking, Fertilizer Voucher

Program (FVP) through Cellulant, Growth Enhancement Scheme (SMS technology), mobile

banking). FY2013 Target: 250,000. FY2013 Actual to Date: 304,108

This Quarter’s Target: 130,000. This Quarter’s Actual: 139,207. Through MARKETS II’s

contribution to the GES program, 139,207 farmers benefitted from the GES program by redeeming

their inputs through the application of mobile technology. In this case, the famers, after receiving SMS

on their phones, visited the redemption centers and collected their inputs after successfully interacting

with Cellulant via SMS. In total, the program had targeted 250,000 farmers to be reached by ICT

during the GES operations in FY2013 and based on this target, the program reached 304,108 through

application of SMS to redeem inputs during GES resulting into 21.6% more than the target.

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened MARKETS II supports the development and dissemination of innovative and appropriate soil and

water best practices and the adoption of stress-tolerant varieties at the farmer-level. MARKETS II also

supports the use of small-scale irrigation systems and the provision of operations and maintenance

training. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Demonstrated the motorcycle water pump technology to staff of the Federal Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and additional farmers in Kaduna state.

Identified locations where demonstration plots will be established for showcasing the drip

irrigation technology for vegetable cultivation.

Key indicators associated with this program area include:

FTF 4.5.1-28: Hectares under new or improved/rehabilitated irrigation. FY2013 Target: 3,700.

FY2013 Actual to Date: 3,582

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. The period under review falls in the wet season

that allows farmers to produce their crops through rain fed agriculture hence there was no target for

irrigation in this quarter. However, in order to prepare for dry season crop production, the program

demonstrated use of the motorcycle irrigation pump that would be used during the dry season. This is

part of a wider strategy of MARKETS II to introduce low cost technologies aimed at improving

farmer’s agricultural productivity. The program achieved 96.8% of its annual target.


CUSTOM: Number of sites reporting proper waste disposal practices23

. FY2013 Target: 40.

FY2013 Actual to Date: 0

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. This indicator had no target for this quarter.

This indicator is dependent on the farmers receiving training on CPP use, which is contingent on a

MARKETS II approved PERSUAP. The approval came towards the end of the reporting quarter. See

in Annex II MARKETS II environmental activities table.

CUSTOM: Number of farmers trained on CPP safe use practices24

. FY2013Target: 10,000.

FY2013 Actual to Date: 1,623

This Quarter’s Target: 3,000. This Quarter’s Actual: 1,623. A total of 1,623 lead farmers

benefitted from the Crop Protection Products (CPP) safe use practices training (Table15). This

indicator was dependent on approval of PERSUAP which was received towards the end of this

reporting period, hence not reaching the target.

Table 15: Number of farmers trained on CPP safe use practices

State Male Adult Male Youth Female Adult Female Youth TOTAL

Benue 411 59 96 33 599

Cross River 23 3 11 3 40

Ebonyi 89 39 64 67 259

FCT 74 20 43 7 144

Niger 117 25 118 21 281

Kwara 190 30 67 13 300

Total 904 176 399 144 1,623

CUSTOM: Number of farmers applying CPP safe use practices. FY2013Target25

: 5,000. FY2013

Actual to Date: 0

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0.

This indicator had no target for this quarter. This indicator is dependent on the farmers receiving

training on CPP use which started this quarter. The application of CPP safe use practices will be

monitored and reported during the next reporting period.

Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased

MARKETS II works on enhancing the capacities of commercial banks, microfinance institutions

(MFI), and microfinance banks (MFB) to increase lending to the rural and agricultural sectors.

MARKETS II creates linkages between networked farmers in all value chains and financial institution

partners for small expansion and mechanization loans. MARKETS II is also piloting a mobile money

program with stakeholders. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Met with the management of Jaíz, Union, Unity, Wema, and Diamonds banks on the proposed

training on agricultural lending, curriculum content, and budget for a cost share. Unity Bank

agreed to the 50% proposed cost share and asked to be trained in October 2013, Diamond

bank equally agreed to the cost share with trainings to be held in Lagos, Abuja, and Owerri in

Oct/Nov 2013. Discussions are ongoing with other banks.

Subsequent to the implementation agreement signed with LAPO and e-Tranzact on expanding

mobile money and other agricultural data sharing services to farmers, a pilot program has

commenced at three branches of LAPO. This quarter, thirty two staff members across the

three branches were trained on implementation of mobile money and other agric data sharing

23 This indicator is dependent on the approval of PERSUAP as it deals with disposal and use of pesticides/chemicals. 24

This indicator is dependent on the approval of PERSUAP as it deals with disposal and use of pesticides/chemicals. 25 This indicator is dependent on the approval of PERSUAP as it deals with disposal and use of pesticides/chemicals.


services, and participating staff members registered. Towards the end of the quarter,

MARKETS II monitored the disbursement of N3,000 into the mobile money wallet of forty

selected LAPO staff members. The program will be expanded in the coming quarter.

Held several meetings with Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to identify possible areas of

collaboration; especially on gender and youth initiatives. The bank is in the process of being

privatized, and the Federal Government has recently approved the sum of NGN15billion as

funds to be loaned at single digit interest rates. These are expected to improve access to

finance for farmers and agribusinesses in Nigeria.

Met with LAPO and BoA to discuss access to finance for eligible cocoa and cassava farmers

in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River states. MARKETS II met with cocoa and cassava farmer

groups on the loan application process and the banks’ requirements.

Commenced collaborative discussions with Technoserve, a contractor also working towards

facilitating loans for cocoa farmers, on ways of coordinating credit activities to prevent

incidences of farmers taking parallel loans.

As a follow up on the meetings held between MARKETS II, PIND and LAPO in the Niger

Delta on an access to finance scheme integrating NAEC, MARKETS II facilitated a

stakeholders meeting with LAPO, aquaculture farmers groups, and Edo State Cooperative

Agency to discuss proposed activities and individual needs.

Sensitized newly mobilized cassava farmers in Oyo state on the modalities for accessing

credit. Union bank and BoA were at the various mobilization locations in Oyo to educate

farmers on the necessary requirements to access loans.

Collected quarterly performance data from financial institution partners.

The indicators associated with the project’s intermediate result of access to finance are shown below.

FTF 4.5.2-29: Value of agricultural and rural loans ($). FY2013 Target: $7M. FY2013 Actual to

Date: $14,335,875 (M: $3,547,106, F: 10,788,770)

This Quarter’s Target: $1,750,000. This Quarter’s Actual: $6,807,521 (M: $2,111,643, F:

$4,696,059). During the reporting period, farmers and other rural households received a total of US$

6,807,521 as loan from the microfinance institutions and commercial banks that MARKETS II has

partnered to work with. MARKETS II met with the banks yet to be trained on agricultural lending to

plan for the trainings which will occur next quarter.

FTF 4.5.2-37: Number of MSMEs receiving business development services from USG assisted

sources. FY2013Target: 115,000 (M: 57,500. F: 57,500). FY2013 Actual to Date: 158,555 (M:

57,945, F: 100,610)

This Quarter’s Target: 62,300 (M: 37,000, F:25,300).. This Quarter’s Actual: 40,352 (M: 15,830,

F: 24,522). As reported in Table 16, the program through its interventions reached 40,352 rural

MSMEs with business development services.

Table 16: Number of MSMEs receiving business development services

Type of farmer Male Adult Male Youth Female Adult Female Youth TOTAL

Anambra (Rice) 1,289 437 1,060 398 3,184

Benue (Soybean) 2,448 991 552 300 4,291

Cross River (Rice) 857 178 424 115 1,574

Ebonyi (Rice) 2,001 1,287 2,272 1,317 6,877

Enugu (Rice) 331 202 323 144 1,000

FCT (Rice) 448 1,052 565 935 3,000

Niger (Soybean) 321 1,909 93 677 3,000

Cross River (Cocoa) 634 499 0 1,133

Oyo (Maize) 885 57 354 41 1,337

Credit 174 121 9,339 5,001 14,635


Total 9,473 6,357 15,502 9,0209 40,352

FTF 4.5.2-30: Number of MSMEs, including farmers, receiving USG assistance to access loans.

FY2013 Target: 25,000 (M: 2,500, F: 22,500). FY2013 Actual to Date: 49,072 (M: 567, F:

48,405)

This Quarter’s Target: 10,000 (M: 500, F: 9,500). This Quarter’s Actual: 14,635 (M:295,

F: 14,340). MARKETS II this quarter targeted 10,000 MSMEs to benefit from access to loans during

the period. The loans were to be issued by partner banks and microfinance institutions to enable

benefiicaries expand their economic activities. During the period, 14,635 farmers and others in the

rural areas received loans from the financial institutions.

Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund

The MARKETS II Grants and Subcontract Fund (GSF) supports innovative applications within the

selected value chains that will enhance productivity, increase efficiency, and improve prospects for

producers and agribusinesses. This quarter, MARKETS II:

MARKETS II held a “Getting to Grants” workshop for farmer groups interested in submitting

concept papers for Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 1. MARKETS II outlined the

objectives of the grants program, the types of activities that can be funded under APS No.1,

the features of a complete concept paper, the eligibility requirements for receiving grants, and

what to expect during the grants evaluation process. A total of 117 Expressions of Interests

were received in response to APS No. 1. After technical evaluations by an appointed

committee, eight farmer groups were selected for pre-award responsibility determination.

From the pre-award visits, three groups were selected - Kiru II Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative:

a tractor with implements, Anguwar Makama Danlawal Farmers’ Cooperative Society

(AMDFCS): a tractor with implements, and Anguwan Akawu Multipurpose Cooperative

Society (AAMCS): a multipurpose threshing machine. It was concluded that if the grants are

approved, each of the three groups will also receive capacity building on setting-up internal

control systems, basic book keeping and documentation, having a functional bank account,

fund control and basic financial management, and the operation and maintenance of their

tractor and other assets. The other five groups were identified for various capacity building

and smaller grants support. Marina Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society: a water pump

machine and be trained on financial management and business development; Kiru Dargo

Women Rice Producers: will be trained and linked to Kiru II Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative

Society for coaching; Tondi Gada Women Multipurpose: five water pumps; Zamare Women

Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative: a power tiller and multi-crop thresher; and Farfajiya Rice

Farmers Association with over 200 members will be monitored for cohesiveness over the next

six months before they would be eligible for grant.

APS No. 2 and call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for “Grants Program for Improvements

in Agricultural Productivity for Small-Holder Farmers and Processors in Niger, Benue,

Kwara, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Anambra states, and FCT – Nigeria” was published in the

Guardian and This Day newspapers in September 2013. Farmers are being sensitized on the

EOI in the Middle Belt region during the ongoing in-season trainings/green field days. Thus

far a total of 56 EOIs have been received. A grants workshop will be scheduled in the coming

quarter for potential grantees.

APS No. 3 was released in the last week of the quarter. This is a general APS open for

activities across all MARKETS II value chains and states. .

Six subcontracts were fully executed for the following activities: training of 3,000 cassava out

growers in the FCT, training of 2,000 rice out growers in Cross River State, provision of

technical support to 6,000 cocoa out growers in Ondo State, provision of technical support to

3,000 cocoa out growers in Oyo State, provision of technical support to 1,000 cocoa out

growers in Cross River State, and training of 1,000 maize out growers in Oyo State.

Nine subcontracts were modified as a result of the 2-week MARKETS II work plan with

activities as follows: training of 1,500 soybean out growers in Kaduna state, MARKETS II


website re-designing and hosting services, training of 6,900 rice out growers in Benue state,

training of 4,000 rice out growers in FCT, training of 5,000 rice out growers in Kwara state,

training of 4000 rice out growers in Niger state, training of 3,000 cassava out growers in FCT,

training of 2,000 rice out growers in Cross River state, and provision of technical support to

1,000 cocoa out growers in Cross River state.

Two requests for proposals (RFPs) were issued as follows: RFP 035 for the training of 3,000

cocoa out growers in Oyo state, and RFP 037 for the training of 1,000 maize out growers in

Oyo state.

Facilitated a subcontractors’ roundtable to receive feedback from service providers on field

activities. Representatives of the firms spoke about what was working well, challenges, and

suggestions for improving performance. Their contributions are being taken into consideration

in finalizing the 2013/2014 project work plan.

Diamond Development Initiative (DDI)’s time and materials subcontract was modified to take

out Kebbi from its list of states because it is not a Northern state. The requirement to network

500 sorghum farmers in Kwara state was removed, while the total number of sorghum farmers

in Kaduna state increased to 10,500. DDI also submitted progress reports and invoices

covering the periods 1 June, 2013 (ii) 1st – 31st July, 2013 and (iii) 1st -31st August, 2013.

The reports were reviewed and approved, and all three invoices processed and paid during the

quarter.

The program intermediate results indicators associated with project’s grants and subcontract fund

activities are below:

Custom: Number of Beneficiaries under the Grants and Subcontracts Fund. FY2013 Target: 35.

FY2013 Actual to Date: 36.

This Quarter’s Target: 5. This Quarter’s Actual: 6. A total 6 subcontracts were fully executed and

work is in progress. These included subcontracts for rice, cocoa, and maize as indicated in Table 17. In

total, during the FY2013, 36 subcontracts have been fully executed surpassing the target by 2.9%

Table 17: Number of subcontracts signed in FY2013 Q4

Activity Title Service Provider

Training 3,000 Cassava out growers in FCT State NANTS

Training of 2,000 Rice out growers in Cross River State REMIF REMS

Provision of Technical support to 6,000 Cocoa out growers in Ondo State Conservation Alliance

Provision of Technical support to 3,000 Cocoa out growers in Oyo State Conservation Alliance

Provision of Technical support to 1,000 Cocoa out growers in Cross River State Farming World (FAWARD)

Training of 1,000 Maize out growers in Oyo State Pricewell Agrext Consults

Limited

In order to initiate the grants process, MARKETS through its Grants and subcontracts unit released 3

sets of APS targeting different regions during this reporting period. The review of concept papers

submitted by applicants in response to APS No. 1 was the major activity during the quarter under

review. A total of 117 Expressions of interest (EOIs) were received and acknowledged. However,

only 12 concept papers were properly completed and these were evaluated by the Technical

Evaluation Committee (TEC) in two separate meetings during the quarter. Eight (8) groups (out of the

12) were recommended for ‘pre-award responsibility determination’ by TEC (Table 18).

Table 18: Number of farmer organizations meeting pre-grants award criteria in FY2013 Q4

Farmer Group State

1 Kiru II Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited Kano

2 Kiru Dargo Women Rice Producers Commercial Cooperative Society Kano


3 Anguwan Akawu Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Ikara (AAMCS) Kaduna

4 Anguwar Makama Danlawal Farmers’ Cooperative Society (AMDFCS) Kaduna

5 Marina Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Kaduna

6 Tondi Gada Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society Kebbi

7 Zamare Women Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative Association Kebbi

8 Farfajiya Rice Farmers Association, Jega Kebbi

Custom: Amount of grants and subcontract funds awarded in millions ($). FY2013 Target: $

3,300,000. FY2013 Actual to Date: $ 930,443.

This Quarter’s Target: $825,000. This Quarter’s Actual: $333,378. Through the grants and

subcontract fund, MARKETS II utilized $333,378 to pay 12 sub-contractors: SG 2000, Inforcert,

ABC, EGALF, DDI and MRC. Other subcontractors included REMS, NANTS, DEVASS,

Conservation Alliance Nigeria, Pricewell Agrext Consults Ltd, and Farming World & Rural

Development. The program did not meet its intended target due to the recruitment process of grantees

that took longer than anticipated. With more farmer organizations showing interest in grants, the

program will be able to report higher amounts disbursed during the next reporting period.

Program Area 7: Program Modifier/Rapid Response Mechanism Although no indicators are attached to this program area, MARKETS II will track and report all

activities funded through this mechanism. For the quarter April – June 2013 there are no activities to

be reported under this program area.

Cross-Cutting Issues

MARKETS II’s Gender, Youth, and Vulnerable Groups activities, communications, capacity

building/external relations, environmental compliance, and M&E activities are reported in this section.

Gender, Youth, and Vulnerable Groups Integration / Economic Strengthening

In addition to setting contractual targets with our local service providers for youth and gender

participation, MARKETS II:

Held meetings with OXFAM, Population Council, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to

determine areas of collaboration for the design and implementation of youth programs. The

meeting with Population Council explored innovations and technologies to support young

women in agricultural enterprise, and discussed the organization’s 2nd

Girl Effect University

and Safe Spaces workshop. The meeting with OXFAM looked at small scale youth agri-

enterpreneurs and discussed possible areas of support to promote youth involvement in

agriculture. The meeting with CRS explored how both organizations could collaborate in

CRS’ resilient states of Sokoto, Kebbi, and Jigawa under its Strengthening Vulnerable

Households project.


for selected youth in Kwara state.

Met with the Gender and Youth Department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Development to define possible areas of partnership to support women’s participation in

specific value chain activities.

Identified a list of women and youth small scale processor groups in soybean and rice for a

rapid needs assessment. The assessment will to help determine possible support for women

and youth who are not involved in production but are actively engaged in other parts of the

value chain.

Identified vulnerable women groups in Sokoto and Jigawa states for training on dry season

farming and drip irrigation technology.


Attended workshops on women and youth organized by UNIDO in Abuja for stakeholders in

West Africa, and by Making Cents International in Washington DC on youth economic

opportunities.

Collaborations Activities recorded under this indicator include supporting the Federal Government’s Agricultural

Transformation Agenda (ATA) and Staple Crop Processing Zone activities, cultivating other

partnerships, and general external relations. This quarter, MARKETS II:

Organized a mechanization/technology roundtable for 50 participants from ten research

institutes and development organizations to discuss technology gaps along the value chain,

research, and innovations. NRCRI and IITA revealed that a high yielding six month-maturity

cassava variety has been released. NSPRI said that they had perfected a device that could store

cassava stem and root for six months and three months respectively. IAR has developed

sorghum threshing machine and maize sheller powered by a 7HP engine. NCAM disclosed

that the center had developed a seed treatment drum, cassava lifter for harvesting cassava,

semi-automatic planter, and cassava peeling machine. MARKETS II is examining these and

other technologies/devices for effectiveness in addressing technology gaps for small scale

farmers. The forum also provided opportunity for scientists and researchers working in similar

areas to consider collaborations and leverage on progress/findings.

Hired nine consultants to work on the Staple Crop Processing Zone, and have completed their

assignments under the direction of UNIDO. The Master Plan is being finalized and will be

submitted to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for review and adoption by

the Nigerian government.

Participated in the weekly meetings of the committee on Growth Enhancement Support (GES)

scheme for updates on implementation.

Contributed to the identification of projects to be allocated parts of the proceeds of the rice

levy. Over N75 billion has so far been collected as levy on rice imports, and the government

of Nigeria has appropriated N55 billion as funding support to agricultural development. Funds

were proposed for the following areas: increased production, infrastructure, mechanization

and land development, infrastructural strengthening, farm and non-farm job creation for

women and youth, and policy support for the agricultural transformation agenda. It was

decided that a meeting will be convened with the governors of various states to facilitate

ownership and commitment by the states.

Participated in a meeting of civil society organizations (CSO) funded by the UNDP/FMARD

project. The objective of the meeting was to provide an update to CSOs on the ATA and

membership of the New Alliance for Food Security. Inroads were also made in developing a

strategic framework and action plan for increased CSO participation in agriculture

development.

Attended the 19th Nigerian Economic Summit which held in Abuja with the theme ‘Growing

Agriculture as a Business to Diversity Nigeria’s Economy’. The following policies towards

advancing the sector were announced at the summit: (i) government has set up a committee to

present a proposal to National Economic Council on access to land (ii) the President has

approved N15 Billion for Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to lend to farmers in 2013 (iii) BOA will

be privatized (iv) Ministry of Finance has been granted permission to establish Nigeria

Development Bank for low interest loan, and (v) President has approved the privatization of

Commodity Exchange.

Met with representatives of the Federal and State Ministries of Agriculture, ADPs, ATA value

chain teams, research institutes, input suppliers, agro processors, farmer groups, financial

institutions, USAID, and other donor agencies to present the MARKETS II draft 2013/14

work plan. Planned activities for the five value chains and two sub value chains were

presented to participants in breakout groups. Stakeholders gave their feedback on the draft

work plan, and made suggestions on additional activities and partnerships to be explored by

MARKETS II along the areas of policy environment, technology generation and transfer,


agricultural finance, input supply, post-harvest handling and agro processing, and output

market.

Attended the Cocoa Corporation Workshop organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture

and Rural Development (FMARD) and facilitated by Technoserve. Stakeholders in the cocoa

industry consisting of farmers, input suppliers, traders, exporters, processors, banks,

development partners, and academic institutions were in attendance to lend a voice to the

proposed establishment of the Cocoa Corporation of Nigeria.

Took a visit to IITA and toured its facilities and fabrications. A number of areas of

collaboration were identified for continued discussion. This led to another meeting with

representatives of IITA to explore various areas of intervention and research. Presentations

made by IITA included themes on cassava processing technologies, cassava peels for fish

feed, cocoa, soybean, soil analysis, Aflatoxin in fish feeds, and its Youth Agripreneur

component.

Met with the ATA rice team to prepare for the 2013/2014 dry season rice production. It was

decided that there will be a collaborative revision of training materials, work on

standardization and mapping of rice farms, and joint visits of three integrated millers - UMZA,

MIKAP and Ebony Agro - in advance of the millers’ meeting with the FMARD Minister.

Held meetings with IFAD and its Community-Based Natural Resource Management

Programme (CBNRMP), National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria, GEMS 3 project, and

ATA fisheries department on collaborations.

Communications

MARKETS II drafted a project one pager for submission to USAID.

MARKETS II selected and submitted activity photos and captions to the Feed the Future

photo contest.

MARKETS II continued working on the project website with contracted web design firm.

Environmental Compliance

MARKETS II trained soybean farmers in Niger state on the safe use of agrochemicals.

Farmers were advised to adhere to guidelines on dosage, mixing, application, and post

application handling and disposal; highlighting some of the effects of inappropriate usage and

handling. In each of the six training locations in the state, MARKETS II demonstrated the

proper use and handling of a knapsack sprayer and the use of protective clothing - face cap,

eye protector, nose and mouth shield, hand gloves, boots, and an ‘overall’ wear that covers the

body. This prevents ingestion, inhalation and other forms of contact with the chemical.

Farmers were also advised not to use the container of the chemical for food or drink, and

warned of the danger of leaving a used container in the field for passersby to pick up.

Conducted environmental reviews of rice processing partners Mikap Nigeria and Onyx

Ventures. MARKETS II discovered that Onyx discharges its effluent through a pipe to nearby

farms, and MIKAP discharges through a pipe into an open gutter that runs into the river

Benue. MARKETS II made recommendations to the companies and developed reports that

were signed by both organizations.

Conducted training for FCT lead cassava farmers on the safe use of crop protection products

(CPP), and step by step precautionary measures demonstrated. These included the use of

protective cover cloth, hand gloves, nose mask, cap and boot, and the safe disposal of used

agrochemical containers.

* Please see Annex II for EMMP table and Q4 activities by activity area.

Monitoring and Evaluation

In preparation of the upcoming cost, yield, and income survey for FY2013 cropping season,

the data collection tool was revised, and selected farmers’ lists randomized and sent to service

providers for the survey.

Conducted a pre-survey training for extension agents, supervisors, and service providers in

Kano and Kaduna states.


Provided capacity building support to service providers, extension agents and their supervisors

on MARKETS II’s monitoring and evaluation reporting requirements, placing emphasis on

the importance of proper data capturing.

Prepared data collection tool for needs assessment of small scale processors to be held in the

coming quarter.

Validated demonstration plots in the FCT using the GPS device.

Trained MARKETS II technical staff, service providers, and extension agents on GIS/GPS.

Revised MARKETS II’s data collection methodology and reporting templates based on the

DQA recommendations, and submitted an official report to USAID.

Commenced finalizing the baseline survey report to be submitted to USAID in the next

quarter.

Presented MARKETS II’s reporting methodology at a Brown Bag Forum held by NMEMs for

USAID IPs.

Finalized and submitted the revised Performance Management Plan (PMP) to USAID.

Updated the Performance Reporting Systems with data for Quarter 3.

Updated the TraiNet reporting system with training data for FY2013.

Produced GIS Maps of MARKETS II value chains and states.


III. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Security

During the quarter, MARKETS II developed a security Standard Operating Procedures manual and an

Emergency Action Plan for regional offices. MARKETS II also purchased emergency supplies for the

Abuja office safe room, and updated and tested satellite phones. The security team continued to keep

abreast of the security situation in project states and updated staff accordingly.

Staffing

MARKETS II filled additional positions this quarter. Two Credit Specialists; one for the North and

one for the Middle Belt, joined the project. Other hires were a Grants and Subcontracts Officer, a

Household Economics Strengthening Specialist, and two M&E officers for the Abuja office.


IV. NEXT QUARTER ACTIVITIES AND RELATED TASKS

October – December 2013 Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations Strengthened

Aquaculture

Activities for next quarter include:

Identify new fish farmer groups in Sokoto state and the FCT for possible intervention, and

conduct rapid assessments of the groups.

Organize training for farmer associations on floating cage culture of Tilapia.

Organize demonstration of the motorcycle-mounted water pumping system for aquaculture

farmers.

Meet with AFFAN-Kwara on developing a grant proposal for aquaculture starter kits for

youth.

Cassava


Supervise the establishment of demonstration plots in Ondo, Oyo, and Cross River states.

Monitor step down of pre and in-season trainings by lead farmers to other farmers in the

outgrowers scheme.

Organize harvest and post-harvest training of trainers (ToT) workshops for cassava lead

farmers.

Organize field days for lead farmers.

Organize group dynamics and leadership training for cassava group leaders.

Develop concept note for investigating appropriate cassava intermediate processing

technologies and carry out study.

Facilitate meetings with processors and farmers on buyback timeline and pricing.

Cocoa


Monitor step down of pre and in-season trainings by lead farmers to other farmers in the

outgrower scheme.

Rice


Conduct brown field day demonstrations and trainings on post-harvest handling of rice in

Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Benue, Cross River, Enugu, Nigeria, FCT, Kwara, Ebonyi, and

Anambra states.

Train women groups on light screening box for rice seed in Kano state.

Attend monthly states’ review meetings with stakeholders.

Facilitate meetings with processors and farmers on buyback modalities.

Draft terms of reference (ToR) for the dry season rice value chain training and management of

outgrowers.

Mobilize farmers for the dry season rice production in Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, and

Niger states.

Facilitate meetings with processors and farmers on buyback timeline and pricing, and monitor

the buyback process.

White Sorghum


Conduct brown field days and postharvest trainings for sorghum lead farmers in Kaduna and

Kano states.




Maize


Organize brown field day and post-harvest training of trainers (ToT) workshops for maize lead

farmers in Kaduna and Oyo states.

Monitor step down of preseason and in-season trainings by lead farmers to other farmers in

Oyo state

Supervise the establishment of demonstration plots Oyo state.



Soybean


Conduct brown field day demonstrations and trainings on post-harvest handling of soybean.

Attend monthly states’ review meetings with stakeholders.



Business Development Services and Capacity Building

Train Extension Agents and identified farmer and women processing groups on group

dynamics and leadership skills.

Train youth from selected states on contract spraying.

Conduct rapid assessment of aquaculture groups in Bayelsa and Rivers states.

Facilitate roundtable with service providers on identifying and reporting success stories.

PIND and Niger Delta

In collaboration with PIND, commence the scale up of demo pond trials in Delta state

and selection of stakeholders (farmers groups, feed companies, hatchery houses,

technical specialists, etc.).

Conduct technical assessment of hatchery houses in the Niger Delta for infrastructure

upgrading.

In collaboration with PIND, continue discussions with the Edo state government on

land clearing for the 3,000ha of land allocated for a cassava outgrowers scheme with

Thai Farm, and discuss farmers’ mobilization with Edo State Cooperative Agency.

Develop and sign implementation agreements with identified partners and ADPs in the

Niger Delta region.

Mobilize farmers for newly identified cassava partners Lentus Food & Agro Limited,

and Idaewor Farms Limited in Edo state.

Identify financial institution partners and facilitate access to loan for fish

farmers/market actors in the aquaculture and cassava value chains. Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased Activities for next quarter include:

Mobilization and register farmers for UDP technology training.

Establish UDP demonstration plots in selected states.

Carry out mapping of agro dealers to farmers in by local government area (LGA).

Commence preparation for the dry season GES in 15 targeted states.


Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded Activities for next quarter:

Hold training for youth contract sprayers using the approved PERSUAP.

Organize demonstration of the motorcycle-mounted water pumping system for aquaculture

farmers.

Organize training for MARKETS II technical staff on soil sampling techniques.

Train women on the use of drip irrigation technology for vegetable cultivation.

Develop concept note on the development of improved brood stock of Clarias for networked

aquaculture farmers, and organize meeting with relevant stakeholders to develop intervention

plans on the improved brood stock program.


Facilitate the linkage of farmers to improved varieties of cassava, maize and cocoa, and other

inputs such as tractors, and approved chemicals and fertilizers;

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened Planned activities for next quarter:

Train women on the use of drip irrigation technology for vegetable cultivation.

Demonstrate the use of motorcycle-mounted water pumping device for aquaculture.

Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased Activities for next quarter include:

Training on agric. lending for Diamond, Unity, and Jaíz banks.

Diagnostic assessment of Union Bank’s agric. lending desk.

Finalize and sign implementation agreement with Women Development Microfinance Bank.

Facilitate credit across all value chains.

Facilitate credit for women groups, youth, and agro input dealers through BoA and

Development Exchange Centre (DEC).

Monitor of mobile money initiative with eTranzact and LAPO.

Loan recovery visits with BoA to defaulting cassava farmers.

Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund

Submit the first technical evaluation committee’s recommendations to USAID on the groups

selected for grant award.

Facilitate third technical evaluation committee meeting for selection of eligible grantees that

submitted concept papers in response to APS No. 1.

Facilitate pre-award grant workshop for potential grantees from the Middle Belt region.

Review and evaluate concept papers from APS Nos. 2 and 3.

Conduct pre-award responsibility determination visit to selected applicants for APS Nos. 1, 2

and 3.

Release APS No. 4 for the South-West region.

Review and approve received deliverables, and process payment.

Cross-Cutting Issues Gender, Youth, and Vulnerable Groups Integration / Economic Strengthening

Conduct rapid needs assessment of women and youth small scale processors in four sample

states of Benue, Kano, Kaduna and Niger.

Develop strategies to support women and youth small scale processors.

Train women in Sokoto and Jigawa on dry season vegetable farming using drip irrigation.

Meet with Jigawa and Kebbi state governments on their youth in agriculture programs and

possible partnership.

Train youth contract sprayers in selected states using the approved PERSUAP.


Meet with the Gender and Youth Department of FMARD to develop a plan for partnership to

support women and youth in agri-business.


Meet with Mercy Corps to define potential areas of support with the identified women bee

pollinators group.

Attend 2nd Girl Effect University Workshop organized by Population Council and Girl Hub

Nigeria.

Collaborations


Organize steering committee meeting with research institutes.

Attend state stakeholders review meetings.

Produce quarterly updates with research institutes.

Undertake joint field visit with ATA

Collaborate with ATA teams and provide support where needed.

Attend weekly Growth Enhancement Support (GES) meetings with the FMARD Minister and

stakeholders.

Communications

Commence developing intranet system for MARKETS II.

Obtain internal and USAID approvals for MARKETS II website.

Finalize and launch new MARKETS II website.

Environmental Compliance Activity for next quarter:

Train networked farmers on approved pesticides and usage.

Conduct trainings for youth contract sprayers in target states.

Carry out environmental review of agro processing partners.

Monitoring and evaluation

Conduct pre-survey training for Enumerators and Supervisors in Niger, Kano, and Enugu

states.

Supervise the cost, yield, and income survey for 2013 cropping season.

Conduct spatial mapping of demonstration plots, partners, processors, agro-dealers, and value

chains by state.

Conduct internal DQA of data collected by our service providers.

Continue to build the capacity of service providers and extension agents on M&E reporting

requirements.


ANNEX I: PERFORMANCE DATA TABLE FOR JULY – SEPT 2013

Indicator / Disaggregation Baseline Value

FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP

Target Actual Target -Q4(FY 2013) Actual –Q4 (FY2013) Target FY 2013 Actual – as at FY

2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

IMPACT

Custom: Annual expenditures on

purchase or upgrading of assets (US$) 277.0 420

Gendered Household Type 277.0 420

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM) 155.2

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF) 85.8

Male and Female Adults (M&F) 310.9

Child No Adults (CNA)

Custom: Level of household hunger in the

hungry season (%) 44.4 40.0

Sex 44.4 40.0

Male 42.9

Female 48.5

4.5(2): Number of jobs attributed to FTF

implementation 0 40 0 0 58 500 373 4,040 373

Location 0 40 0 58 500 373 4,040 373

Urban 0 0 0 17 17 17

Rural 0 40 0 41 500 356 4,040 356

New/Continuing 0 40 58 500 373 4,000 373

New 0 40 0 0 58 500 373 4,040 373

Continuing 0 0 0 0 0

Sex of job-holder 0 40 58 500 373 4,040 373

Male 0 20 0 0 49 250 335 2,020 335

Female 0 20 0 0 9 250 38 2,020 38

4.5(16): Gross margin per unit of land,

kilogram, or animal of selected product

(crops/animals selected vary by country)

Cassava 371 811 0 0 896

Hectares planted 2,666 1,752

Male 2,082 1,354

Female 584 398



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Total Production (MT) 29,758 42,546

Male 23,046 33,119

Female 6,711 9,427

Value of Sales (USD) 1,260,095 2,745,918

Male 769,196 2,161,123

Female 490,899 584,795

Quantity of Sales (MT) 9,860 38,513

Male 6,019 29,807

Female 3,841 8,706

Purchased input costs (USD) 270,185 1,612,052

Male 218,775 1,251,479

Female 51,410 360,573

Cocoa 407 0 0 530

Hectares planted 699

Male 661

Female 38

Total Production (MT) 279

Male 266

Female 13

Value of Sales (USD) 386,897

Male 371,025

Female 15,872

Quantity of Sales (MT) 202

Male 194

Female 8

Purchased input costs (USD) 102,541

Male 100,767

Female 1,774

Fish (Aquaculture) 20,978 563,762 0 0 4,641

Hectares utilized 54 26

Male 26 25

Female 28 2

Total Production (MT) 579 12,092



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Male 255 10,987

Female 324 1,105


Male 591,176 37,610,225

Female 582,248 3,557,800

Quantity of Sales (MT) 525 10,905

Male 264 9,888

Female 260 1,017

Purchased input costs (USD) 32,247 30,715,490

Male 10,804 18,356,168

Female 21,443 12,359,322

Maize 260 904 0 0 955 1,199 1,200

Hectares planted 4,160 6,587 15,065

Male 3,050 5,159 11,413

Female 1,110 1,428 3,652

Total Production (MT) 4,981 31,936 76,212

Male 3,700 25,000 57,293

Female 1,280 6,936 18,919

Value of Sales (USD) 1,444,920 9,324,076 26,540,311

Male 1,050,877 7,255,897 19,951,791

Female 394,042 2,068,179 6,588,520

Quantity of Sales (MT) 4,111 28,881 67,945

Male 2,990 22,500 51,231

Female 1,121 6,381 16,713

Purchased input costs (USD) 365,052 4,353,229 8,477,358

Male 287,985 3,456,588 5,536,937

Female 77,067 896,641 2,940,420

Rice 673 1,422 0 0 1,430 1,076 1,400

Hectares planted 932 17,299 40,555

Male 719 14,235 27,669

Female 213 3,064 12,886


Male 1,876 68,091 111,657



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Female 528 14,674 49,516

Value of Sales (USD) 794,360 34,745,360 64,218,487

Male 617,428 29,524,828 44,696,685

Female 176,932 5,220,533 19,521,802


Male 1,725 62,643 104,659

Female 494 13,060 45,388


Male 139,155 11,296,672 12,590,478

Female 27,684 2,090,733 7,985,738

Sesame 1,195 0 0 380 423

Hectares planted 4,399 8,915

Male 3,461 6,157

Female 938 2,758

Total Production (MT) 5,949 5,911

Male 4,637 4,064

Female 1,312 1,848


Male 4,904,391 4,120,744

Female 1,372,519 1,862,029

Quantity of Sales (MT) 5,805 5,862

Male 4,545 4,034

Female 1,260 1,828

Purchased input costs (USD) 1,176,887 2,211,512

Male 924,889 1,543,672

Female 251,998 667,840

Soybean 253 0 0 430

Hectares planted 774

Male 585

Female 189

Total Production (MT) 794

Male 634

Female 159



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Value of Sales (USD) 259,491

Male 200,687

Female 58,804

Quantity of Sales (MT) 541

Male 419

Female 123

Purchased input costs (USD) 63,825

Male 47,554

Female 16,270

Sorghum 178 338 0 0 371 401 420

Hectares planted 2,399 10,452 25,093

Male 1,787 9,061 16,182

Female 613 1,391 8,911


Male 2,002 19,230 38,352

Female 600 2,730 19,960

Value of Sales (USD) 626,620 7,389,434 18,877,165

Male 491,642 6,432,715 12,449,177

Female 134,978 956,719 6,427,988


Male 1,539 18,932 32,224

Female 422 2,928 16,297


Male 160,793 3,448,664 6,136,711

Female 38,010 445,898 2,667,288

4.5.2(2): Number of hectares under

improved technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance

0 69,500 90,189 240,000 220,468 289,260 316,042 1,278,300 406,231

Technology type 0 69,500 90,189 240,000 220,468 289,260 316,042 1,278,300 406,231

crop genetics 0 90,189 120,000 32,997 129,800 118,484 600,000 208,673

pest management 0 60,000 96,759 64,900 99,843 270,250 99,843

disease management 0 0 0



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

soil-related 0 60,000 90,712 90,860 94,133 379,350 94,133

irrigation 0 0 0 3,700 3,582 28,700 3,582

water management 0 0

post-harvest handling and storage 0 0

climate mitigation or adaptation 0 0

other 0 0

total w/one or more improved

technology 0 69,500 90,189 120,000 120,949 289,260 126,192 1,278,300 216,381

Disaggregates Not Available 0 0

New/Continuing 0 69,500 90,189 120,000 220,468 289,260 316,042 1,278,300 406,231

New 0 69,500 90,189 40,000 33,894 289,260 111,279 1,278,300 201,468

Continuing 80,000 186,574 204,763 204,763

Sex 0 69,500 90,189 120,000 220,468 289,260 316,042 1,255,300 406,231

Male 0 48,650 60,037 60,000 136,941 144,630 200,880 641,550 260,917

Female 0 20,850 30,152 60,000 83,527 144,630 115,162 613,750 145,314

Age 0 69,500 90,189 120,000 220,468 289,260 316,042 1,255,300 406,231

Youth 0 20,850 27,057 36,000 93,705 86,778 129,090 376,590 156,146

Adult 0 48,650 63,132 84,000 126,763 202,482 186,952 878,710 250,085

4.5.1(28): Hectares under new or

improved/rehabilitated irrigation 0 0 0 3,700 3,582 18,700 3,582

Sex 0 0 3,700 3,582 18,700 3,582

Male 0 0 2,590 1,532 13,090 1,532

Female 0 0 1,110 2,050 5,610 2,050

Disaggregates Not Available 0

4.5.2(5): Number of farmers and others

who have applied new technologies or

management practices as a result of USG

assistance

0 69,500 64,491 62,300 174,387 129,800 403,243 600,000 467,734

Duration 0 69,500 64,491 62,300 174,387 129,800 403,243 600,000 467,734

New 0 69,500 64,491 46,100 174,387 129,800 380,658 600,000 445,149

Continuing 16,200 0 22,585 22,585

Sex 0 69,500 64,491 62,300 174,387 129,800 403,243 600,000 467,734

Male 0 48,650 42,385 37,300 103,791 64,900 241,930 313,900 284,315



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Female 0 20,850 22,106 25,000 70,596 64,900 161,313 286,100 183,419

Age 69,500 64,491 62,300 174,387 129,800 403,243 600,000 467,734

Youth 20,850 20,566 29,400 56,748 38,940 148,100 180,000 168,666

Adult 48,650 43,925 32,900 117,639 90,860 255,143 420,000 299,068

4.5.2(7): Number of individuals who have

received USG supported short-term

agricultural sector productivity or food

security training

0 69,500 64,819 10,600 86,317 129,800 97,589 600,000 162,408

Type of individual 0 69,500 64,819 10,600 86,317 129,800 97,589 600,000 162,408

Producers 0 69,500 64,819 9,300 86,179 129,800 96,188 600,000 161,007

People in government 360 85 443 443

People in private sector firms 670 48 711 711

People in civil society 270 5 247 247

Sex 0 69,500 64,819 10,600 86,317 129,800 97,589 600,000 162,408

Male 0 48,650 42,385 5,300 53,119 64,900 60,751 313,900 103,136

Female 0 20,850 22,434 5,300 33,198 64,900 36,838 286,100 59,272

Age 69500 64,819 10,600 86,317 129,800 97,589 600,000 162,408

Youth 20,612 3,180 36,102 38,940 39,195 180,000 59,807

Adult 44,207 7,420 50,215 90,860 58,394 420,000 102,601

4.5.2(39): Number of technologies or

management practices in one of the

following phases of development as a

result of USG assistance

0 10 16 12 18 40 18

Phase of development 0 10 16 12 18 40 18

Phase 1: Under research 0 0

Phase 2: Under field testing 0 2 7 4 9 10 9

Phase 3: Made available for transfer 0 8 9 8 9 30 9



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

4.5.2(11): Number of food security private

enterprises (for profit), producers

organizations, water users associations,

women's groups, trade and business

associations, and community-based

organizations (CBOs) receiving USG

assistance

0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

Type of organization 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

Private enterprises (for profit) 0

Producers organizations 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

Water users associations 0

Women's groups 0

Trade and business associations 0

Community-based organizations

(CBOs) 0


New/Continuing 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

New 0 2,000 2,181 1,600 753 5,400 2,438 25,000 4,619

Continuing 650 159 831 831

4.5.2(27) Number of members of

producer organizations and community

based organizations receiving USG

assistance

0 69,500 64,819 64,000 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

New/Continuing 69,500 64,819 64,000 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

New 45,000 17,625 129,800 61,518 600,000 61,518

Continuing 19,000 6,109 23,396 23,396

Type of organization 0 69,500 64,819 65,800 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

Producer organization 0 69,500 64,819 65,800 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

Non-producer-organization CBO 0

Sex 64,819 65,800 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

Male 42,385 32,900 13,657 64,900 52,222 300,000 94,607

Female 22,434 32,900 10,077 64,900 32,692 300,000 55,126

Age 0 69,500 64,819 64,000 23,734 129,800 84,914 600,000 149,733

Youth 19,446 25,000 10,004 38,940 33,054 180,000 52,500



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Adult 45,373 39,000 13,730 90,860 51,860 420,000 97,233

4.5.2 (42) Number of private enterprises,

producers organizations, water users

associations, women’s groups, trade and

business associations and community-

based organizations (CBOs) that applied

new technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance

0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

New/Continuing 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

New 0 2,000 2,181 1,800 753 5,400 2,663 25,000 4,844

Continuing 450 159 606 606

Type of organization 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

Private enterprises (for profit) 0

Producers organizations 0 2,000 2,181 2,250 912 5,400 3,269 25,000 5,450

Water users associations 0

Women's groups 0

Trade and business associations 0

Community-based organizations

(CBOs) 0

4.5.2(12): Number of public-private

partnerships formed as a result of FTF

assistance

0 30 14 0 10 35 69 205 83

Agricultural production 0 25 14 0 10 30 61 180 75

Agricultural post harvest transformation 0

Nutrition 0

Multi-focus 0

Other (Financial) 0 5 0 0 0 5 8 25 8

4.5.2(38): Value of new private sector

investment in the agriculture sector or

food chain leveraged by FTF

implementation

0 2,466,773 1,500,000 46,721,972 4,500,000 52,519,077 25,250,000 54,985,850



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

4.5.2(13): Number of rural households

benefiting directly from USG

interventions

0 101,000 65,808 200,000 189,021 300,000 625,671 900,000 691,479

New/Continuing 0 101,000 65,808 200,000 189,021 300,000 625,671 900,000 691,479

New 0 101,000 65,808 200,000 189,021 300,000 535,142 900,000 600,950

Continuing 0 0 90,529 90,529

Gendered Household Type 0 101,000 63,828 0 189,021 300,000 625,671 900,000 689,499

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM) 3,135 3,447 12,494 15,629

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF) 35,904 4,926 109,700 145,604

Male and Female Adults (M&F) 26,646 180,648 503,444 530,090

Child No Adults (CNA) 123 0 33 156

4.5.2(14): Number of vulnerable

households benefiting directly from USG

assistance

0 1,800 8,837 6,500 2,605 14,000 8,965 71,856 17,802

New/Continuing 0 1,800 8,837 6,500 2,605 14,000 8,965 71,856 17,802

New 0 1,800 8,837 4,620 2,605 14,000 7,141 71,856 15,978

Continuing 1,880 0 1,824 1,824


Gendered Household Type 0 1,800 8,837 6,500 2,605 14,000 8,965 71,856 17,802

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM) 4,081 1,990 2,096 3,777 7,858

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF) 0 620 19 696 696

Male and Female Adults (M&F) 4,735 3,800 490 4,404 9,139

Child No Adults (CNA) 21 90 0 88 109

4.5.2(23): Value of incremental sales

(collected at farm-level) attributed to FTF

implementation

35,000,000 83,138,138 426,000,000 83,138,138

Total Baseline sales 60,097,518 22,915,486 476,003,442 22,915,486

Total Reporting year sales 106,053,624 902,003,442 106,053,624

Total Volume of sales (mt) 136,094 139,863 139,863

Aquaculture 0 16,000,000 0

Baseline sales 12,928,504 26,726,971 0

Reporting year sales 0 42,726,971 0



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Volume of sales (mt) 5,267 0

Cassava 0 52,000,000 0

Baseline sales 2,446,824 93,040,378 0



Cocoa 0 36,000,000 0

Baseline sales 21,002,320 59,547,588 0



Maize 10,000,000 20,336,012 80,000,000 20,336,012

Baseline sales 5,203,488 5,203,488 5,203,488 26,017,440 5,203,488

Reporting year sales 15,203,488 25,539,500 106,017,440 25,539,500

Volume of sales (mt) 17,030 35,716 178,579,200 35,716

Rice 15,000,000 46,534,124 121,000,000 46,534,124

Baseline sales 10,200,000 10,200,000 10,200,000 51,000,000 10,200,000


Volume of sales (mt) 42,134 71,064 111,456,000 71,064

Soybean 0 36,000,000 0

Baseline sales 804,384 0 59,037,966 0



Sorghum 10,000,000 12,486,227 85,000,000 12,486,227

Baseline sales 5,313,773 5,313,773 5,313,773 160,633,099 5,313,773


Volume of sales (mt) 16,330 27,172 27,172

Sesame 3,781,775

Baseline sales 2,198,225 2,198,225



4.5.2(29): Value of Agricultural and Rural

Loans 0 40,000,000 4,745,495 1,750,000 6,807,521 7,000,000 14,335,875 60,000,000 19,081,370

Type of loan recipient 0 40,000,000 4,745,495 1,750,000 6,807,521 7,000,000 14,335,875 60,000,000 19,081,370

Producers 4,745,495 1,750,000 6,807,521 7,000,000 14,335,875 60,000,000 19,081,370



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Local traders/assemblers 0

Wholesalers/processors 0 40,000,000 0

Others 0

Sex of recipient 0 40,000,000 4,745,495 1,750,000 6,807,521 7,000,000 14,335,875 60,000,000 19,081,370

Male 39,288 525,000 2,111,463 2,100,000 3,547,106 18,000,000 3,586,393

Female 4,706,207 1,225,000 4,696,059 4,900,000 10,788,770 42,000,000 15,494,977

Joint 0

n/a 0 40,000,000 0

4.5.2(37): Number of MSMEs, including

farmers, receiving business development

services from USG assisted sources

0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Size 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Micro

Small 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Medium 0

MSME Type 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Agricultural producer 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Input supplier 0

Trader 0

Output processor 0

Non-agriculture 0

Sex of owner/producer 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Male 42,385 37,000 15,830 57,500 55,980 330,506 98,365

Female 22,434 25,300 24,522 57,500 102,575 330,506 125,009

Joint 0

Age 0 159,100 64,819 62,300 40,352 115,000 158,555 661,012 223,374

Youth 19,446 29,400 15,377 34,500 57,945 198,304 77,391

Adult 45,373 32,900 24,975 80,500 100,610 462,708 145,983

4.5.2(30): Number of MSMEs, including

farmers, receiving USG assistance to

access loans

0 20,000 30,268 10,000 14,635 25,000 49,072 108,000 79,340

Size 0 20,000 30,268 10,000 14,635 25,000 49,072 108,000 79,340

Micro 0 0



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Small 0 20,000 30,268 10,000 14,635 25,000 49,072 108,000 60,335

Medium 0

Sex of owner/producer 0 20,000 30,268 10,000 14,635 25,000 49,072 108,000 79,340

Male 0 2,000 118 500 295 2,500 567 12,800 685

Female 0 18,000 30,150 9,500 14,340 22,500 48,505 115,200 78,655

Joint 0

N/A 0

Age 0 20000 30,268 10,000 14,635 25000 49,072 108000 79,340

Youth 9,080 3,000 5,122 7,500 15,453 32,400 24,533

Adult 21,188 7,000 9,513 17,500 33,619 75,600 54,807

CBLD(5): Score, in percent, of combined

key areas of organization capacity

amongst USG direct and indirect local

implementing partners

0.771 0.923 0

Numerator: the total number of points

scored 543 650 0

Denominator: the total number of points

possible 704 704 0

Custom: Average total annual profit from

MARKETS II supported value chains

controlled by women (USD)

9,942 10,936 12,925 0

Custom: Number of new jobs created in

the value chain (includes jobs lasting less

than 4 weeks)

0 0 768 3,000 20,132 5,000 22,214 45,000 22,982

Location 0 0 768 3,000 20,132 5,000 22,214 45,000 22,982

Urban 0 0 500 3,306 3,306 3,306

Rural 0 768 2,500 16,826 5,000 18,908 45,000 19,676

New/Continuing 0 0 768 3,000 20,132 5,000 22,214 45,000 22,982

New 0 768 3,000 20,132 5,000 22,214 45,000 22,982

Continuing 0 0

Sex of job-holder 0 0 768 3,000 20,132 5,000 22,214 45,000 22,982

Male 0 575 2,000 12,890 2,500 14,571 22,500 15,146

Female 0 193 1,000 7,242 2,500 7,643 22,500 7,836



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

GNDR (2): Proportion of female

participants in USG-assisted programs

designed to increase access to productive

economic resources (assets, credit,

income or employment)

0 0.300 0.346 0.500 0.385 0.500 0.379 0.500 0.366

Numerator:the number of females from

program participants 0 20,850 22,434 64,900 33,198 64,900 36,742 300,000 59,176

Denominator: the total number of male

and female participants in the programs 0 69,500 64,819 129,800 86,317 129,800 96,985 600,000 161,804

GNDR (3): Proportion of females who

report increased self-efficacy at the

conclusion of USG supported

training/programming

0 0.60 0

Numerator: the number of women whose

scores have improved over time 0 138 0

Denominator: the total number of women

who participated in the relevant

training/programming.

0 230 0

GNDR (4): Proportion of target

population reporting increased

agreement with the concept that males

and females should have equal access to

social, economic, and political

opportunities

0 0.500 0

Numerator:the number of persons in the

target group whose scores on the equal

opportunity survey have increased over time

0 245 0

Denominator: the total number of persons

who participated in the relevant

training/programming

0 490 0

Custom: Public funds leveraged for

agriculture and rural development ($) 0 4,500,000.00 4,481,353 1,125,000 46,385,948 4,500,000 55,218,574 46,500,000 59,699,927



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Custom: Value of incremental sales

(processor and agro-input level)

attributed to FTF implementation ($)

0 100,000,000 90,024,413 50,000,000 90,024,413 118,700,000 90,024,413

Small-scale processor level 0 0 0 0 0 3,250,000 0

Baseline sales

Reporting year sales

Volume of sales (MT)

Agro-input level 0 100,000,000 90,024,413 50,000,000 90,024,413 115,450,000 90,024,413

Baseline sales 41,876,611


Volume of sales (MT)

Custom: Number of beneficiaries under

the Grants and Subcontracts Fund 0 5 5 30 6 35 36 159 41

Custom: Amount of funds disbursed ($) 0 480,000.00 245,574 825,000 333,378 3,300,000 930,443 10,000,000 1,176,017

Custom: Number of sites reporting

proper waste disposal practices 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 100 0

Custom: Number of farmers trained on

CPP safe use practices 0 0 0 1,623 10,000 1,623 60,000 1,623

Sex 0 0 1,623 10,000 1,623 60,000 1,623

Male 0 0 1,080 5,000 1,080 30,000 1,080

Female 0 0 543 5,000 543 30,000 543

Age 0 0 1,623 10,000 1,623 60,000 1,623

Youth 0 0 320 3,000 320 18,000 320

Adult 0 0 1,303 7,000 1,303 42,000 1,303

Custom: Number of farmers applying

CPP safe use practices 0 0 0 0 5,000 0 35,000 0

Sex 0 0 0 0 5,000 0 35,000 0

Male 0 0 2,500 0 17,500 0

Female 0 0 2,500 0 17,500 0

Age 0 0 0 5,000 0 5,000 0

Youth 0 0 2,500 0 2,500 0

Adult 0 0 2,500 0 2,500 0



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Custom: Number of farmers exposed to

ICT technology (e- banking, FVP through

cellulant, SMS technology, mobile

banking)

0 0 0 170,000 139,207 100,000 304,108 300,000 304,108

Sex 0 0 170,000 139,207 100,000 304,108 300,000 304,108

Male 0 0 100,000 83,525 50,000 182,466 150,000 182,466

Female 0 0 70,000 55,682 50,000 121,642 150,000 121,642

Age 0 0 170,000 139,207 100,000 304,108 300,000 304,108

Youth 0 0 50,000 41,762 30,000 91,232 90,000 91,232

Adult 0 0 120,000 97,445 70,000 212,876 210,000 212,876

Custom: Increase in productivity (yields)

of value chain commodities (Ton/ha)

Cassava 11.18 0 23.54

Male 11.07 0

Female 11.50 0

Cocoa 0.40 0 0.60

Male 0.40 0

Female 0.34 0

Fish (Aquaculture) 10.45 0 13.73

Male 9.63 0

Female 11.60 0

Maize 1.31 0 5.09 5.08 5.00

Male 1.36 0

Female 1.15 0

Rice 2.58 0 4.83 4.00 4.78

Male 2.61 0

Female 2.48 0

Soybean 1.01 0 1.20

Male 1.08 0

Female 0.84 0

Sorghum 1.08 0 2.14 2.32 2.43

Male 1.12 0

Female 0.98 0



FY2012 FY 2013 Q3 FY 2013 LOP


2013 thru Q4 Target

Actual (April

2012-FY2013

thru Q3)

Sesame 0 0.75 0.66

Male 0

Female 0


ANNEX II: ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN (EMMP) FOR QUARTER 4

Activity Title: Nigeria MARKETS II

Implementing Partner: Chemonics International

Activities in the SO 12 IEE that received a “Categorical Exclusion” are not included in the EMMP as they have no physical intervention or no direct effect on

the environment. These activities include technical assistance, training and education, analyses, studies, workshops, institutional strengthening,

communications, and information exchange activities.

Activity Mitigation measure(s) Monitoring Indictor(s) Monitoring and

Reporting Frequency Person(s) Responsible

Remarks

MARKETS II activities

and interventions to assist

partners with improved

milling and processing

technologies for selected

commodities

Cautions are taken to

prevent environmental

damage through effluent

disposal by conducting

training and information

dissemination on proper

disposal of solid and liquid

waste

Field activity reporting to

assure that good practices

are followed and to permit

adaptation of the program

as needed.

Monitoring will be on a

continuous basis and

observations will be

included in all trip reports

submitted by MARKETS

II staff. It will be reported

on a quarterly basis to

USAID COR

Regional Office Managers

and value chain advisors

During the quarter,

MARKETS II conducted

monitoring visits to rice

processing partners’ mills

- Labana Rice Mill,

UMZA Rice Mill, Popular

Farms, MIKAP Nigeria,

and Onyx Multiventures -

that had previously been

trained on effluent

disposal. Before the

training, Labana Rice Mill

had no plans in place for

effluent disposal. During

these environmental

review visits, MARKETS

II discovered that the

company had installed an

effluent plant. UMZA has

also installed an effluent

collection tank where

water is collected, treated

and discharged into

surrounding farmlands,




Remarks

and Popular Farms an

effluent treatment plant

that uses reverse osmosis

to recycle effluent water

and return to boiler for

steam generation. Onyx

discharges its effluent

through a pipe to nearby

farms, and MIKAP

discharges through a pipe

into an open gutter that

runs into the river Benue.

Recommendations were

made for improvement to

the companies and the

accurate disposal methods

commended.


and interventions that lead

to the dissemination of

improved crop and

aquaculture technologies

Existing Nigerian laws,

regulations and policies be

ascertained and followed

prior to dissemination, and

that adequate field testing

be conducted prior to

dissemination. Cautions

are taken to prevent

dissemination of stress,

disease or insect resistant

varieties outside

designated areas and

agricultural technologies

for planting are not

Field activity reporting to




as needed.








USAID COR

Agriculture Production

Specialist and for field

monitoring Regional

Office Managers.

MARKETS II is

promoting only tested and

recognized seed varieties

that are approved by the

governing bodies and

suitable for the country.

MARKETS II is

promoting dry season rice,

and conducted irrigation

trainings for 3,500 farmers

in areas already under

government irrigation

schemes.




Remarks

damaging to the

environment and do not

lead to soil erosion and/or

degradation

Trained 50,000 rice

farmers on water

management, irrigation

scheduling, and water

control using bunds.


and interventions with

farmers and other partners

to increase crop

production

Monitor the impact of

activities on land use to

ensure that expansion of

crop area does not lead to

land degradation,

destruction of forest or

other adverse impacts

Field activity oversight to




as needed.








USAID COR

Regional Office Managers

Continued field

monitoring and

encouraging farmers to

take up crop rotation and

practice zero or minimum

tillage in areas of high

gradient.


that include

recommendations on the

use of Crop Protection

Products (CPP)

All recommendations on

the use of Crop Protection

Chemicals shall be in

compliance with the

MARKETS II PERSUAP.

The MARKETS II

PERSUAP will be made

available to all partners

and service providers and

where necessary training

will be provided.

Subcontract budgets and

work plans, and all

training materials for

dissemination, will be

screened for PERSUAP

compliance. Field days

and pre-season training

where recommendations

on the use of CPPs will be

given to farmers will be

monitored for PERSUAP

compliance.



observations (including

the names of the CCPs

recommended) will be





USAID COR

Regional Office managers

and Agriculture

Production Specialist.

The PERSUAP was

approved towards the end

of the quarter. Trained

1,623 farmers on CPP.

Commenced identifying

small-scale processors to

be trained on proper waste

disposal.

Shared the PERSUAP

with service providers, and

will also make it available

for extension agents and

processors.




Remarks

Prepared to train youth

spraying teams in the

coming quarter.

MARKETS 2 technical

assistance and training in

fertilizer management.

Shall be conducted in

accordance with best

practices including those

employed by established

partners.

MARKETS II will

discourage overuse of

fertilizers, encourage the

use of composting as

appropriate, and will

emphasize the health

hazards of unsafe use.

Only fertilizers that are

approved by the Federal

Ministry of Agriculture

and Water Resources can

be introduced and utilized.

Subcontract budgets and

work plans, and all

training materials for

dissemination, will be

screened for content on

best practices.








USAID COR

Fertilizers Specialists and


Specialist.

Trained 262 farmers on

UDP. The UDP fertilizer

application method

negates vaporization to the

atmosphere, and prevents

applied input from being

washed away.

Established demonstration

plots to test the

productivity effect of UDP

on maize and white

sorghum.

Encouraged farmers across

other crops to plant their

fertilizer i.e. dig a hole and

bury it.

All recommended

fertilizers are approved by

the National Fertilizer

Department of FMARD.

Trained farmers on the

accurate quantities of

fertilizer to use.

Encouraged farmers to use




Remarks

organic matter to reduce

the quantity of chemical

fertilizer being applied.

MARKETS II Grants and

Subcontracts Facility

awards.

Grants and subcontracts

awarded under the GSF

mechanism will be

screened against

MARKETS II EMMP.

USAID/Africa Bureau’s

Environmental Guidelines

for Small Scale Activities

in Africa

(www.encapafrica.org/EG

SSA/Agriculture.pdf) will

be consulted for a detailed

treatment of specific

mitigation measures based

on the activity.

Reports on Grants and

Subcontract activities and

on findings and mitigation

requirements based on

environmental screening

process. Completion of an

Environmental Screening

form will be obligatory

before Grants or

Subcontracts are awarded.

Periodic reports submitted

quarterly to USAID COR

GFS manager assisted by


Specialist or other relevant

MARKETS II staff.

The PERSUAP has been

shared with all

subcontracted service

providers.

Six new service providers

underwent an

environmental screening.

Environmental screenings

were conducted on

potential grantees as part

of the eligibility

determination process.

MARKETS II promotion

of pro-poor water

management technologies

such as drip irrigation and

treadle pumps that can be

locally produced

USAID/Africa Bureau’s

Environmental Guidelines

for Small Scale Activities

in Africa


SSA/mse_sectorbriefings.

pdf) will be consulted for

a detailed treatment of

specific mitigation

measures for hazardous

and non-hazardous waste

produced in the production

process.









before Grants or




GSF Manager assisted by

Irrigation Specialist

Identified demonstration

plots to be established

under drip irrigation for

training vulnerable

households on vegetable

cultivation in the dry

season.

Expanded the motorcycle

water pump technology to

additional farmers.

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/Agriculture.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/Agriculture.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/mse_sectorbriefings.pdf






Remarks

MARKETS 2 will provide

business development

support to input and post-

harvest businesses linked

to irrigation and also

identify and partner with

existing and new

processing, storage and

transport businesses,

including for refrigeration.

Based on USAID

guidelines for Food

Processing


SSAA/foodprocessing.pdf

) with particular reference

to solid and liquid waste

disposal.









before Grants or




Grants and Subcontracts

Manager assisted by

Irrigation Specialist or

other assigned MARKETS

II staff

Linked Grand Cereals

Limited (GCL) to the

Kaduna state government

for the leasing of silos for

grain storage.

MARKETS 2 support for

introduction of irrigation

and pump technology

Based on USAID

guidelines for irrigation


SSSAA/agriculture.pdf)

Training shall include

“irrigation best practices”.

Under USAID Reg. 216,

irrigation, no matter

what the scale, is

considered to fall within

the “class of actions

normally having a

significant effect on the

environment” (216.2[d])

and therefore requires a

formal environmental

assessment which the

MARKETS 2 project will

undertake.

Field level monitoring will

be conducted by the

Irrigation Specialist

Environmental

assessments will be

conducted for each

activity which will be

reported to USAID as they

are prepared.



observations on the

application of “irrigation

best practices” will be





USAID COR.

GSF manager assisted by

the Irrigation Specialist

Irrigation Specialist and

other assigned MARKETS

II staff for field-level

monitoring and reporting.

Trained 3,500 dry season

rice farmers on irrigation

scheduling.

Identified demonstration

plots to be established

under drip irrigation for

training vulnerable

households on vegetable

cultivation in the dry

season.

Expanded the motorcycle

water pump technology to

additional farmers

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSAA/foodprocessing.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSAA/foodprocessing.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSSAA/agriculture.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSSAA/agriculture.pdf

USAID-funding promotes capacity building in micro enterprise skills for women, youth and other vulnerable groups.

For the last ten years, Japhet Barnabas from Kaduna state has reared chickens

1 on a small commercial scale, making just

enough money to pay for his university tuition. In 2011, Japhet earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University and decided to continue expanding his poultry business. Two years later, the business was still at the same size as when he was in university. While Japhet understood the technical production requirements needed to run his business, he was not equipped for the business side of it. In June 2013, Japhet was one of 41 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who received Micro Enterprise Curriculum (MEF) training from MARKETS II, a USAID-funded project. The NYSC members were trained on business basics, value addition, business planning, market information, record keeping, costing and pricing, financial planning, savings and credit, and homestead farming for income generation and nutrition using a combination of theoretical facilitation, group and individual exercises, and business simulations. Within three months of the training, Japhet had made changes to his business. Before the training he sold live chickens for NGN1,500; which included a rearing cost of NGN900. Using the value addition techniques he learned at the training, Japhet switched to selling slaughtered, defeathered, and packaged chickens. He did this with all 30 birds that he had at the time of the training and sold them at NGN2,000 each with an additional processing cost of NGN50. Using the additional income, Japhet expanded his poultry business from 30 to 100 chickens. With the prospect of earning NGN105,000 in profits from the sale of his 100 chicken; a 483% increase from the previous NGN18,000 for 30 birds, Japhet has big plans to grow his business and has had free business cards made in exchange for agro consulting services. Japhet intends to continue expanding his poultry business, diversify into aquaculture, design a brand label for his products, and eventually expand into goat rearing and selling frozen meat. Commenting on the MEF training, Japhet said “the one week that I spent with USAID MARKETS II really changed my business orientation. For example, previously I had a challenge with selling my birds, but the training equipped me with the skill to identify and utilize the opportunities around me. This training is very different from the others that I have attended in the past, and it will help to reduce unemployment in this country. Thank you for bringing it to us”.

Japhet increased his poultry from 30 to 100

birds, constructing additional co-ops for them.

“The one week that I spent with

USAID MARKETS II really changed

my business orientation.

…previously I had a challenge with

selling my birds, but the training

equipped me with the skill to

identify and utilize the opportunities

around me”. Japhet Barnabas

1 Poultry is not one of MARKETS II’s value chains. However, as a cross cutting component under Household Economic Strengthening, MARKETS II trains women and youth on microenterprise skills required to engage in income generating activities.

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USAID leverages partners and resources to facilitate capacity building activities for farmers on best production practices.

Nigeria’s consumption of fish accounts for approximately 35% of the total animal protein consumption in the country. Annual fish consumption is estimated at 2.6 million metric tons; however in order to meet this target Nigeria needs to import approximately 600,000 metric tons in frozen fish. Research has shown that some of the major constraints hindering the productivity of Nigerian fish farmers are limited knowledge of the use of feed and fingerling, poor pond management practices, and a deficiency in business skills. In October 2012, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) in partnership with the USAID-funded MARKETS II project launched a demonstration pond trial program in Warri, Delta state to build the capacities of members of the Ufuoma United Fish Farmers Association (UUFFA) and Progressive Fish farmers Association. The methodology of the trial pond program included setting up eight demonstration ponds in clusters to teach 76 small scale fish farmers best practices on fish production, and simultaneously train them on the Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) Between January and July 2013, fourteen sets of trainings and practical demonstrations were held for the famers on pond preparation, screening of ponds, lime application, fertilizer application, use of pond equipment, NAEC, quarantine, stocking of post fingerlings, feeding, measurement of water parameters, sampling for growth, sorting, record keeping, and harvest.

A survey was conducted on 30 fish farmers drawn from the farmers’ associations to establish a baseline for measuring the level of adoption of best practices by famers. An impact assessment was subsequently conducted on farmers to gauge the effectiveness of the training methodology and adoption level of the new practice on their individual ponds. Nine key areas were assessed with the following percentages in adoption: netting of ponds (96%), liming of pond (96%), quarantining (89%), piping method (11%), use of measurement equipment (56%), sampling for growth (67%), feeding by biomass (78%), sorting (81%), and record keeping (89%). Due to this successful pilot program, plans are underway to scale-up the pond trial to 1,000+ farmers across the Niger Delta region by 2015.

One of the eight fish ponds being harvested

As a result of the MARKETS II trainings and pond demonstrations, best practices were adopted by farmers at rates above 80% in the areas of netting of ponds, liming of pond, quarantining, sorting and record keeping.

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