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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Republic of Sierra Leone
Sustainable Rice Production Project
(SRPP)
PROGRESS REPORT 3
December 2019
JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY RECS International Inc.


Project Location Map


Capacity Development of Extension Workers
Capacity Development of FBO Farmers in IVS through FFS
Participatory IVS Development
FFS session in Bombali
Lecture at Training of Trainers (TOT) in Kambia
FFS session on raising seedlings in Kambia
On-site TOT on judgement of panicle initiation stage in Bombali
FFS session on harvesting (weighing) in Karene
(カ ネ)
On-site TOT on uprooting in Port Loko
Repair work of main drainage in Bombali
Construction of simple weir in Port Loko
Second repair work of main drainage in Bombali
Photographs on the Project Activities -1

Technical Training in Madagascar
Introduction and Demonstration of Small Farm Machineries
Visit to irrigation facilities Interaction with Madagascar farmers Visit to farm machinery center
Technical training on pawer tiller operation in Kambia
Technical training on thresher operation in Bombali
Handover of power tiller in Kambia
Photographs on the Project Activities -2

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Sustainable Rice Production Project Progress Report 3
Table of Contents
Project Location Map
Photographs on the Project Activities
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Progress of Project Activities and Results Obtained in the First Half of the Second Year .................. 2
2.1 Activities related to Output 2 .......................................................................................................... 2
2.1.1 Capacity development of extension workers .......................................................................... 2
2.1.2 Capacity development of FBO farmers in IVS ........................................................................ 3
2.1.3 Participatory IVS development ............................................................................................... 7
2.1.4 Overseas technical training on rice development.................................................................... 12
2.2 Activities related to Output 3 .......................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1 On-farm trial to verify or improve the TP-R ........................................................................... 14
2.2.2 Introducution and demonstration of small farm machineries ................................................. 15
2.3 Activities related to Output 4 .......................................................................................................... 17
2.3.1 Collaboration with other development partners ...................................................................... 17
2.3.2 Nationwide dissemination of the TP-R ................................................................................... 17
2.3.3 Training of the extension officers from district other than the target areas of the Project /
staff of partner institutions ...................................................................................................... 19
2.3.4 Rice working group ................................................................................................................. 19
2.4 Other activities ................................................................................................................................ 19
2.4.1 Project office and Project staff ................................................................................................. 19
2.4.2 District Task Force Meetings ................................................................................................... 19
2.4.3 Procurement of equipment ....................................................................................................... 19
3. Issues to Be Addressed ........................................................................................................................ 20
3.1 MAF staff and the Project satellite office in Karene District .......................................................... 20
3.2 Existence of "volunteer" extension workers ................................................................................... 20
3.3 Lack of mobility of the extension workers at the field level ........................................................... 20
4. Proposed Activities in the Subsequent Phase....................................................................................... 21
Appendixes

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List of Tables
Table 1 Schedule of TOT for the FFS on the TP-R in rainy season 2019 ........................................ 2
Table 2 Programme of the Refresher Training on the TP-R ............................................................. 3
Table 3 Results of the refresher training ........................................................................................... 3
Table 4 List of FBOs supported through FFS in 2019 rainy season ................................................. 4
Table 5 Three IVS sites for development/rehabilitation ................................................................... 8
Table 6 Summary of repair work in Mabonkani IVS ....................................................................... 9
Table 7 Summary of repair work in Gbarray Sarr IVS ................................................................... 10
Table 8 List of IVS site survey ....................................................................................................... 11
Table 9 Programme of the training in Madagascar......................................................................... 13
Table 10 Design of on-farm trial ...................................................................................................... 14
Table 11 Date of Training and number of participant ....................................................................... 16
Table 12 Training program ............................................................................................................... 16
Table 13 Training of Trainers for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R ........................................ 17
Table 14 Results of the training of extension officers for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R ... 18
Table 15 Implementation of FFS on the TP-R in 11 districts ........................................................... 18
Table 16 District task force meetings ............................................................................................... 19
Table 17 Activities for the last phase of the second period of the Project ........................................ 21
List of Figures
Figure 1 Location of the selected FBOs for FFS in 2018 and 2019 ................................................... 4
Figure 2 Schedule of the FFS sessions and monitoring in 2019 rainy season .................................... 5
Figure 3 Rice yield in the FFS demonstration plots in 2019 rainy season ......................................... 6
Figure 4 Rice yield in the demonstration plots of graduated FBOs in 2019 rainy season ................. 7
Figure 5 Map of targeted IVSs ........................................................................................................... 9
Figure 6 Plant height of the seedlings at the time of transplanting on the trial ................................ 15
Figure 7 Number of leaves at the time of transplanting on the trial ................................................. 15
Figure 8 Rice yield on the trial ......................................................................................................... 15
List of Appendixes
Appendix 1 PDM (version 3) ..................................................................................................... A-1
Appendix 2 PO ........................................................................................................................... A-3
Appendix 3 Project work flow and schedule .............................................................................. A-6
Appendix 4 Staffing and assignments ........................................................................................ A-7
Appendix 5 List of equipment procured..................................................................................... A-8

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Acronyms and abbreviations
BES Block Extension Supervisor BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee DAO District Agriculture Officer FBO FEW FFS
Farmer Based Organisation Frontline Extension Worker Farmer Field School
GIZ German Agency for International Cooperation IVS Inland Valley Swamp JCC Joint Coordinating Committee JICA MAF MMC
Japan International Cooperation Agency Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Machinery Management Committee
MOC Memorandum of Cooperation PDM Project Design Matrix PO Plan of Operation RD Record of Discussion SCADeP Smallholder Commercialisation and Agribusiness Development Project SMS Subject Matter Specialist SRPP Sustainable Rice Production Project TOT TP-R WAATP
Training of Trainers Technical Package on Rice Production West Africa Agricultural Transformation Program
WFP
World Food Programme


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1. Introduction
“The Sustainable Rice Production Project in Sierra Leone” (herein after referred to as “the Project), a technical
cooperation project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), commenced in June 2017 in accordance
with the Record of Discussion (RD), which defines the framework of the Project, agreed upon and signed between the
concerned Ministries of Sierra Leone and JICA on 25th May, 2016.
The Project aims at disseminating the Technical Package on Rice Production (TP-R) to the Farmer Based Organization
(FBO) farmers in Inland Valley Swamps (IVSs) of four districts of Bombali, Port Loko, Kambia and Karene, and is to
be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) as the counterpart (CP) agency with the technical
assistance of JICA. While the Project is to be implemented according to the Project Design Matrix (PDM) and Plan of
Operation (PO) presented in RD, the Project activities will be monitored using PDM and PO, both of which will be
revised or updated based on the monitoring results.
During the first period of the project (June 2017 to February 2018), the organization of the project was set up including
the members of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) as well as the District Task Force. Local staff of the project
were employed to augment the project implementation capacity. The project main office was established at Bombali
District Agriculture Office, and satellite offices were also established at the other District Agriculture Offices and MAF
headquarters. Equipment and furniture necessary for the project implementation such as vehicles, bikes, PCs and office
equipment were procured.
Meanwhile, the baseline survey (literature review, focus group discussion, questionnaire survey, etc.) was conducted to
grasp the present agriculture and socio-economic situation of the project area and to identify the constraints and problems
on enhancing rice productivity. Based on the results of the baseline survey, the project direction and strategies were set,
and indicators were determined for the project monitoring and evaluation. The results of the project activities in the first
period was compiled in the Progress Report 1, which was presented in the second JCC meeting in February 2018.
Second period of the project started in June 2018 with the activities on the dissemination of the TP-R, participatory IVS
development, on-farm trial and nationwide dissemination of the TP-R. The activities from June 2018 to May 2019 were
summarized in the Progress Report 2. The third and fourth JCC meetings were convened in August 2018 and January
2019, respectively, to share the progress of the Project activities made as well as results obtained in the course of the
Project with the counterpart personnel. Through those meetings, the contents of PDM was revised (see Appendix 1) and
PO was updated (see Appendix 2).
This Progress Report 3 is compiled to present the Project activities carried out during the third quarter of the second
period of the Project from June 2019 through December 2019.
The main activities of the Project during this period include the followings:
a. Dissemination of the TP-R in the Project target area, b. Participatory IVS development, c. Overseas technical training on rice development, d. On-farm trial to verify or improve the TP-R, e. Demonstration of small farm machineries, and f. Nationwide dissemination of the TP-R
The work flow of the Project and the staffing and assignment of the JICA expert in the second period are shown in Appendix 3 and Appendix 4, respectively. Equipment procured to date by the Project are listed in Appendix 5.

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2. Progress of Project Activities and Results Obtained in the Third Quarter of the Second Period
2.1 Activities related to Output 2
< The TP-R is disseminated to FBO farmers in the target districts.>
2.1.1 Capacity development of extension workers
(1) Trainings of trainers (TOT) for the Farmer Field School (FFS) on the dissemination of the TP-R
As a continuation of the efforts to develop the capacity of the extension workers, the Project has conducted the
training of trainers (TOT) for the rainy season 2019 to enable them to disseminate the TP-R to the FBO farmers in
the target areas. The TOT covers the TP-R techniques, the schedule of the FFS sessions, dissemination guidelines,
tips for effective extension, use of extension materials on the TP-R, monitoring, and so forth. The Block Extension
Supervisors (BESs) and the selected Frontline Extension Workers (FEWs) were trained through both classroom
sessions and on-site sessions as shown in Table 1, while conducting FFS in their respective areas of jurisdictions.
Table 1 Schedule of TOT for the FFS on the TP-R in rainy season 2019
Source: JICA-SRPP team
The extension materials produced for the FFS on the TP-R in 2018 by the Project were revised based on the
feedback from the extension workers who have used them in the field. The revised extension materials were
explained during the TOT and distributed for the use in the actual FFS sessions.
In addition to the TOT on the FFS, the extension workers were also taught how to provide continuous support to
the FBOs who have graduated from the FFS in rainy season 2018, since they would engage in a larger scale of
production with application of the TP-R. Techniques of seed multiplication were also taught to the extension
workers to guide those “graduate FBOs” to produce their own seeds with another set of extension materials on
seed multiplication distributed during the TOT.
(2) Other trainings on the TP-R
The one-day TP-R Refresher Training was organized in June 2019 for a total of 70 extension workers in the target
districts who were not trained under the TOT for FFS on the TP-R referred to in the (1) above. The programme of
the Refresher Training is indicated in Table 2. After the training, FEWs are encouraged to select any FBO and/or
lead farmer in their respective circles to introduce the TP-R and monitor their activities.
No. Type of training
Theme Duration Month No. of
participants
1 Classroom TOT for the FFS on the TP-R (Part 1) One and half (1.5) days
June 2019 37
2 Classroom Monitoring with mobile application (only for the selected FEWs)
Half day June 2019 17
3 On-site Transplanting One (1) day August 2018 35 4 On-site Identification of panicle initiation stage One (1) day September 2019 30
5 Classroom TOT for the FFS on the TP-R (Part 2: Harvesting and post-harvest handling)
One (1) day October 2019 34
6 Classroom Season-end Wrap Up of the Rainy Season 2019
One (1) day To be organized in January 2020
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Table 2 Programme of the Refresher Training on the TP-R
Time Agenda Person(s) responsible
08:30 – 09:00 Registration of participants SRPP staff & participants
09:00 – 09:15 Opening remarks District Agricultural Officer (DAO)
09:15 – 09:30 Objectives and contents of the training
Mr. T. Kimijima, Chief advisor, SRPP 09:30 – 09:45 Pre-test
09:45 – 10:15 Principle of the TP-R
10:15 – 10:45 Tea Break
10:45 – 11:15 Yield components and life cycle of rice plant
Mr. T. Kimijima, Chief advisor, SRPP
11:15 – 11:30 Farming plan and cropping calendar
11:30 – 12:00 Exercise on cropping calendar
12:00 – 12:30 Land preparation
12:30 – 13:00 Nursery management
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30 Seedling age and transplanting
Mr. T. Kimijima, Chief advisor, SRPP
14:30 – 15:00 Weed management
15:00 – 15:30 Fertilizer application and water management
15:30 – 16:00 Harvesting and post-harvest handling
16:00 – 16:30 TP-R dissemination in the main cropping season 2019
16:30 – 16:45 Post-test
16:55 – 17:00 Closing remarks District Agricultural Officer (DAO)
17:00 - Logistics and departure SRPP staff & participants Source: JICA-SRPP team
The results of the training were measured through comparison between the pre-test and post-test scores (with 25
questions) as shown in Table 3. As many of them have also participated in the TP-R training in 2018, they seemed
to have accumulated the knowledge. It was noted that the scores have notably increased while some participants
still repeated same mistakes.
Table 3 Results of the refresher training
District No. of FEWs Average Score in
Pre-test Average Score in
Post-test Average increase
of score Average No. of same mistakes
Bombali & Karene* 29 16.2 20.6 4.2 3.4
Port Loko & Karene* 27 15.0 18.8 3.8 4.3
Kambia 14 15.1 18.3 3.2 5.0
Total 70 15.4 19.2 3.7 4.2 * The extension staff of the Karene district joined the training held in Bombali or Port Loko, depending on the geographical accessibility. Source: JICA-SRPP team
2.1.2 Capacity development of FBO farmers in IVS
(1) FFS in 2019 rainy season
During the 2019 rainy season, FFSs on the TP-R were conducted to a total of 20 FBOs including 19 FBOs newly
selected before the season and one (1) FBO who had poor performance of FFS in 2018 (Table 4 and Figure 1).

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Table 4 List of FBOs supported through FFS in 2019 rainy season
* FBO which underwent FFS in 2018, failed to establish demo-plots in the beginning of the season. It was given another chance to learn TP-R through FFS in 2019. Source: JICA-SRPP team
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 1 Location of the selected FBOs for FFS in 2018 and 2019
A set of farm tools including hoes, cutlasses, shovels, harvesting knives and head pans were procured by the Project
and provided to the 19 new FBOs at the initial FFS session before the demonstration plots were established in the
FBOs’ group farms. Rice seed of NERICA L19 and compound fertilizer (NPK: 15-15-15) were also procured and
distributed to all twenty (20) FBOs at adequate timing along with the FFS schedule.
The FFS demonstration plot consisted of two (2) sub-plots, the TP-R with fertilizer and the TP-R without fertilizer,
to understand that the appropriate cultivation techniques bring an improvement in the rice productivity even if no
District Extension Block
Chiefdom Village Name of the FBO
Bombali
1 Paki Masabong Mabando Mabando Farmers Association 2 Makari Mankneh Bana One Word Farmers Association 3 Bombali Shary Konta Tamaraneh Farmers Association 4 Gbendembu Makai Makai Farmers Association 5 Safroko Limba Mabamba Mabamba Farmers Association 6 Kamaranka Rowula Tawopaneh Farmers Association
Karene
1 Sella Limba Kamethe Kamabom Women’s Support Group 3 Sanda Tendaren Malonto Falaka Farmers Association 3 Gbanti Makomray Kamuyu Farmers Association* 5 Dibia Konta Kargbo Tasklaneh Farmers Association 6 Romende Mankneh Mabasie Tanthokuru Farmers Association
Port Loko
1 Bureh Bangkro Tamaraneh Farmers Association 2 Kaftu Bullom Kalayma Kalayma Farmers Association 3 Koya Robis 2 Tamaraneh Farmers Association 4 Maforki Gbarray Sarr Tamaraneh Farmers Association 5 Makama Mabang Masempeh - Munafa Farmers Association
Kambia
1 Mambolo Mayaki Tamareneh Farmers Associatio 2 Dixon Masimbo Kamalaneh Farmers Association 3 Magbema Kamba Sambenty Farmers Association 4 Tonko Limba Mile 14 Masianday Farmers Association

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fertilizer. Conventional plots where farmers’ traditional rice farming techniques are practiced were also delineated
for comparison of yield performances. There were 11 sessions of FFS on the TP-R, covering the topics and
technical recommendations related to the farming activities to be conducted at specific time in the cropping season
as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Schedule of the FFS sessions and monitoring in rainy season 2019
The FFS sessions were conducted by the trained extension workers (BESs and FEWs) using the TP-R extension
materials distributed at the TOT, and feedbacks on the FFS sessions as well as the monitoring data on the demo
plots and conventional plots were reported by the FEWs through mobile applications.
Harvesting was manually done, and after threshing and winnowing with ordinally methods of the farmers, the
<FFS Session Schedule> Session 1 (to be conducted during the week of 30th June – 6th July) Session 1‐1 Introduction Session 1‐2 FFS demonstration plot Session 1‐3 Rehabilitation / construction of bunds Session 1‐4 Land preparation
Session 2 (to be conducted in the first half of the week of 7th ‐13th July)
Session 2‐1 Formulation of farming plan Session 2‐2 Formulation of a cropping calendar
Session 3 (to be conducted in the latter half of the week of 7th – 13th July)
Session 3‐1 Yield Components Session 3‐2 Life cycle of rice plant Session 3‐3 Various variety Session 3‐4 Seed Selection
Session 4 (to be conducted during the week of 14th – 20th July)
Session 4‐1 Nursery preparation (Site selection) Session 4‐2 Nursery preparation (Area and sowing) Session 4‐3 Nursery management
Session 5 (to be conducted during the week of 28th July – 3rd August) Session 5‐1 Importance of puddling Session 5‐2 Importance of leveling
Session 6 (to be conducted during the week of 4th – 10th August) Session 6‐1 Nursery period Session 6‐2 Uprooting of seedlings Session 6‐3 Fertilizer application Session 6‐4 How to apply fertilizer Session 6‐5 Water management and fertilizer Session 6‐6 Transplanting method Session 6‐7 Water management at transplanting Session 7 (to be conducted during the weeks between 18th ‐31st August) Session 7‐1 Weed management Session 7‐2 Timing of weeding Session 8 (to be conducted during the week of 22nd – 28th September) Session 8‐1 Identification of panicle initiation Session 8‐2 Topdressing Session 8‐3 Water management and fertilizer
Session 9 (to be conducted during the weeks of 13th – 26th October) Session 9‐1 Control of insect pests and diseases Session 9‐2 Prevention of damage from rodents Session 9‐3 Prevention of damage from birds Session 10 (to be conducted during the week of 10th – 16th November) Session 10‐1 Timing of harvest Session 10‐2 Post harvest handling 1 Session 10‐3 Post harvest handling 2 Session 11 (to be conducted after the harvest is completed in demo plots as well as in the conventional plot) Session 11‐1 Comparison of yield performances Session 11‐2 Evaluation of the TP‐R
Sowing on July 20th
Sample of actual work in the demonstration plots
Setting up of Demo Plot
June
July
Basal fertilizer application &
transplanting not later than August 10th
Topdressing in the 4th week of September
Weeding in the 3rd to 4th week of August
Harvesting starts from the middle of
November
October
August
September
November
Decem
ber & after
Field Monitoring 2: Confirmation of the
growth of rice in the Demo plot
Field Monitoring 1: Observation of weed
conditions in the demo plot
Field Monitoring 3: Yield survey in the Conventional plot
Source: JICA-SRPP team

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weight and moisture contents of the grains were measured. The yield per unit area was calculated with the
adjustment at 14% moisture contents. The results of yield survey in the FFS demo plots in the rainy season 2019
are as shown in Figure 3.
*Each figure on the horizontal axis shows the extension block number of the district.
**Yield survey of the demo plot has not yet completed in Block 4 of Port Loko District. Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 3 Rice yield in the FFS demonstration plots in the rainy season 2019
The yield of the TP-R demo plot with fertilizer is ranging from 3.6 t/ha of Block 1 in Karene District to 0.2 t/ha of
Block 5 in Port Loko District with the average of 1.9 t/ha. The target yield of 3.0 t/ha has been achieved at five (5)
plots out of 20.
The yield of the TP-R demo plot without fertilizer is ranging from 3.8 t/ha of Block 3 in Bombali District to 0.1
t/ha of Block 5 in Port Loko District with the average of 1.2 t/ha. The yield of 2.0 t/ha has been achieved at three
(3) plots.
It is not clear why the yield of 3.8 t/ha was achieved at the TP-R demo plot without fertilizer in Block 3 in Bombali
District, however, it has a possibility that the soil fertility of the demonstration site is exceptionally high. Because
the yield was above 3.0 t/ha at the with-fertilizer sub-plot in the same site, despite this sub-plot was damaged by
flooding.
The yield of 12 sub-plots with fertilizer was less than 2.0 t/ha and the yield of nine (9) sub-plots without fertilizer
was less than 1.0 t/ha. The main factors of low yield are cited that heavy rains caused flooding of IVS, escaping of
fertilizer soon after transplanting, and degradation of cultivation condition in IVS. The soil and water conditions of
the sites, which show low yield but an obvious gap in yield between sub-plots of with-fertilizer and without-
fertilizer, are possibly poorer than those of the sites where the high yield was achieved.
Organic soil developed in the IVS where paddy field is submerged throughout the year, has much lower specific
gravity, bearing capacity and nutrient retention capacity than the soils of sandy loam or loam developed in IVS
where field is submerged during rainy season but dried up for certain period of dry season. The organic soil also
decreases the fertilizer utilization efficiency as well as the efficiency of field work and water management.
In order to promote the dissemination of the TP-R as well as to enhance the effectiveness of fertilizer application,
conditions of the soil and water should carefully be examined before the selection of IVS where the FFS is carried
out. For the IVS where a large volume of water is discharged during the rainy season, certain measures such as
shifting the cropping season towards the later part of the rainy season should be considered. It is needless to say
that major IVS development works required for those IVSs.
(2) Support for the graduated FBOs
Total of 13 FBOs who graduated from the FFS on the TP-R in 2018 are expected to be showcases for other FBOs
as well as for extension workers to exhibit the benefit from the adoption of the TP-R and to play a vital role in
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disseminating knowledge and techniques of the TP-R among farmers in the future. The following supports to those
graduate FBOs were provided by the Project during 2019 rainy season; a) input supply (seeds and fertilizer) for the
TP-R demonstration plot within a maximum range of one (1) acre, b) refresher training on the TP-R which also
includes additional techniques of seed multiplication, and c) monitoring throughout the cropping season.
The graduate FBOs conducted farming activities in the demonstration plot on their group work days in accordance
with the TP-R recommendations, while regularly inviting some representatives from neighbouring FBOs to the
group activities to disseminate the TP-R, by whom attendance of and application of the TP-R was also reported to
the Project.
Harvesting was manually done, and after threshing and winnowing with ordinally methods of the farmers, the
weight and moisture contents of the grains were measured. The yield per unit area was calculated with the
adjustment at 14% moisture contents. The results of yield survey are as shown in Figure 4.
*Each figure on the horizontal axis shows the extension block number of the district.
Source: JICA-SRPP team Figure 4 Rice yield in the demonstration plots of graduated FBOs in 2019 rainy season
The average yield in the demonstration plot of 13 graduated FBOs was 2.2 t/ha, ranging from 1.2 t/ha to 3.2 t/ha.
The target yield of 3.0 t/ha has been achieved at four (4) plots out of 13, while the yield of five (5) plots was less
than 2.0 t/ha. As mentioned in the (1) above, the heavy rains with flooding were accountable for the low yield.
It is highly appreciated that despite of the heavy rain during the season, average yield of 2.2 t/ha was obtained from
the fields of 13 graduated FBOs, field of which was 8 times larger than the FFS demonstration plot. The yield of
some graduated FBO obtained this season was even higher than last season. It may show that technical guidance
of two consecutive cropping seasons may be necessary to confirm the adoption of rice cultivation techniques
including TP-R by FBO farmers.
Amount of seeds multiplied in the 100 m2 plot by the graduated FBO ranged from 15.2 kg to 42.5 kg with the
average of 27.0 kg (adjusted at 14% moisture contents). The difference in produced seed amount among the
graduated FBOs was more than double, however, all FBOs could obtain the enough amount of seeds for the next
main season if they cultivate rice with the same scale as the rainy season 2019. All FBOs expressed their intention
to continuously adopt the TP-R for the next main season with procuring the fertilizer by selling rice harvested in
2019.
2.1.3 Participatory IVS development
(1) Site survey and meeting with farmers at the developed IVS
The site survey of the three (3) developed IVSs, where the participatory IVS development works were
implemented jointly by WFP, JICA-SRPP and MAF during the last dry season between the beginning of February
2019 and the middle of May 2019 (refer to Table 5 and Figure 5), was conducted in September 2019 by the JICA
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expert with the local staff of the Project. The situation of the flood water flow as well as the conditions of the
irrigation facilities in IVSs during the rainy season were grasped through the hearing from the FBO farmers who
participated in the IVS development works.
The collapse of the main drainage and the breakage of the head bund, etc., which were caused by the heavy rainfall
and the flood water, were visually confirmed through the field inspection. The beneficiary farmers also informed
the JICA expert that some embankments of the main drainage and the peripheral canal overflowed in the peak
rainy season.
Based on the survey result, the JICA expert identified the damaged portions of the irrigation facilities which need
repair and considered the methods of the repair work. The meetings with the FBO farmers were organized at three
(3) IVSs. In these meetings, the results of the site survey were shared and the necessity of the repair works for the
damaged irrigation facilities were explained with the contents of the repair works. The JICA expert emphasized
that the repair works would prolong the life of the irrigation facility in each IVS, which would maintain the
productivity of rice. The JICA expert asked the FBO farmers to participate in the repair works without the food
assistance etc., and the FBOs of Mabonkani IVS and Gbarray Sarr IVS finally agreed with the participation of the
repair works.
Meanwhile, the irrigation facilities in Masineh IVS were not suffered from serious damages. The FBO farmers
informed the JICA expert that parts of the main drainage and the peripheral canal overflowed during the peak rainy
season. To prevent the overflow, lower portion of the embankments along the main drainage and the peripheral
canal need to be raised by filling with the embankment material, which could be done by the FBO farmers only.
After confirming the contents of the works, it was agreed that the FBO farmers of Masineh would carry out the
repair works by themselves without the supervision of the JICA expert.
Table 5 Three IVS sites for development/rehabilitation
District Chiefdom Location (village) Area of IVS (ha) Bombali Safroko Limba Mabonkani 6.7 Port Loko Maforki Gbarray Sarr 3.0 Kambia Dixon Masineh 2.1
Source: JICA-SRPP team

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Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 5 Map of targeted IVSs for rehabilitation and development
(2) Repair work for developed IVS
The repair works in Mabonkani IVS (Bombali District) and Gbarray Sarr IVS (Port Loko District) were conducted
by the FBO farmers under the supervisions of the JICA expert, the Project local staffs in each district and the MAF
district staffs. Tables 6 and 7 show the summary of these repair works in each district.
Table 6 Summary of repair work in Mabonkani IVS
FBO Number of Participants
Summary of Repair Work 12th Sep. 13th Sep.
Thaduba FBO Mabohinanday FBO One Word FBO Maloholina Association Total
23 12 13 28 76
26 29 21 27
103
(1) Repair of Main Drainage (Repair of
collapsed canal embankment)
(2) Repair of Drop Structure (Repair &
protection of canal bed)
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Mabonkani IVS is located at the foot of the rock mountain and a huge amount of the seepage water wells up from
the mountain in addition to the rain in the rainy season. The geology of Mabonkani IVS consists of the thin top
layer (surface soil, mainly “fine sand” and “loam” etc.) and the thick second layer (subsoil, mainly “sand gravel”).
Since the sand gravel is easy to be scoured, some parts of the canal bed of main drainage-1 (flows from west to
east) and main drainage-2 (flows from south to north) had been scoured by the flood water, and these scourings of

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canal bed induced the collapse of the embankments. Moreover, the scouring of the canal bed had also been occurred
at some drop structures, especially at the downstream of the main drainage-1. The part of the collapsed and
damaged embankment were repaired by using the local materials, such as the wooden pegs (made from the
branches of the woods), grasses or rice straw, and clayey soil (collected from the borrow pits). The canal beds at
the drop structures, which have been severely scoured, were also repaired by laying the sandbags as the bed
protection. These repair methods are simple and manageable by farmers, therefore, the farmers themselves will be
able to conduct such repair works in the future.
Table 7 Summary of repair work in Gbarray Sarr IVS
FBO Number of Participants
Summary of Repair Work 9th Sept. 11th Sept. 16th Sept. 18th Sept.
Tamaraneh FBO 22 51 42 53 (1) Construction of Simple Weir (Temporary Weir)
(2) Repair of Peripheral Canal
Source: JICA-SRPP team
After the construction of head bund in Gbarray Sarr IVS, the spillway was broken by the rapid increase of flood
water level with high water pressure caused by a heavy rain in early August 2019. Since considerable manpower
is required to restore the spillway, a simple weir using locally available wooden pegs and straw-shaped weeds was
installed at the right upstream of the broken spillway as a temporary measure. To reinforce the foundation of the
simple weir, sandbags were installed on the riverbed at the upstream and downstream of the weir. As a result, the
water level at the upstream of the weir has been raised to allow water to flow into the both peripheral canals.
However, due to the high water pressure, upstream water went through the gaps of the sandbags to form multiple
water paths under the foundation ground of the simple weir, and the control of water level was made difficult.
(3) Additional site survey and second repair work for the developed IVS
After the completion of the repair works in September 2019, the additional site surveys for the three (3) IVSs
were conducted in December 2019 to investigate the conditions of the repaired irrigation facilities. As a result, it
was found that portions of the irrigation facilities needed to be repaired further.
For the Mabonkani IVS, additional repair works were carried out because parts of embankment of the main
drainages-1 and -2 repaired with revetment work have been eroded. To prevent further erosion as well as scouring,
reduction of discharge volume is essential. To reduce the discharge volume of the main drainage -1 (east-west
direction), flood water collected at the head bund -1 should be diverted to the peripheral canal of left bank as much
as possible. Also, in order to reduce the water inflow into the main drainage-2 during the rainy season, proper
maintenance of peripheral canal that extends from the upstream end of the main drainage-2 to the northwest ward
is required to divert a part of drainage water. The maintenance work includes weeding along the canal embankment
and removal of sedimentation, for which the FBO chairman agreed to conduct the work.
In addition, it was confirmed from interviews with farmers that the height of the spillway crest of the head bund-3,
at the upstream end of the main drainage-3 (the north-south direction), has been higher than the water level of the
upstream pond as the water source, which prevented the excess water from spilling over to the drainage canal even
in the peak rainy season. Therefore, the overflow section of the spillway was dug. To prevent the overflow from
the head bund-2 whose function is to distribute water to downstream through peripheral canal, the embankment of
the head bund was raised.
As for Gbarray Sarr IVS, there were several water paths under the foundation ground of a simple weir which was
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FBO farmers was held to discuss about the countermeasures (see next section for details).
Irrigation facilities in Masineh IVS did not require any repair works.
(4) Meeting with the FBO farmers at Gbarray Sarr IVS
JICA expert team and the Tamaraneh FBO farmers who are the beneficiaries of the Gbarray Sarr IVS had a
discussion session about the rehabilitation of the head bund and future IVS development on December 11, 2019.
In the meeting, the FBO farmers expressed the satisfaction about the IVS development so far realized as follows:
1) Construction of the head bund improved greatly the access between left and right banks of the IVS, the
head bund of which is also used by local residents of other villages,
2) Paddy field area was expanded as a result of IVS development including improvement of the main
drainage, and,
3) Drainage conditions of farmland was improved after the improvement of the main drainage.
As for activities aside from the IVS development works, positive opinions were expressed on the popularization
of rice cultivation technology by FFS and introduction of agricultural machineries by WFP.
On the other hand, interruption of irrigation water supply to peripheral canal expected in the dry season, caused by
breakage of spillway was pointed out as the remaining issue. The FBO farmers wanted to upgrade the weir
including spillway to concrete structure. However, due to the high cost for constructing concrete structure as well
as the large scale of construction work, it was left as the future issue for the FBO to consider the means for
realization.
(5) Site Survey for FFS targeted IVS
WFP and JICA expert team held an annual planning meeting on next year's collaboration at WFP Makeni Sub-
office on November 7, 2019. In the meeting WFP side requested the JICA expert team to select the FFS sites for
FY2020 among the IVSs developed/rehabilitated through FFA with the list. On the other hand, JICA expert team
exemplified that there are many undeveloped IVSs among which some FBOs have achieved good results in FFS.
It was requested to WFP to consider the possibility to develop these IVSs through FFA because proper development
of these IVSs would create large impact.
With this background, IVS survey was conducted in parallel with the status survey/repair work on the rehabilitated
IVS facing up to the activities of the third year of this cooperation. The target IVSs for survey were selected among
35 IVS sites where FFSs had been conducted so far. These IVS sites were selected from those undeveloped ones,
which have shown good results in terms of cohesiveness of farmers' organizations and the yield performance (See
Table 8).
Table 8 List of IVS site survey
District Year of FFS conducted
Extension Block
Village Name of the FBO Approximate size
of IVS Bombali 2019 3 Konta Tamaraneh FA 3 ha Port Loko 2018 1 Maghatta Right to life FA 4 ha Kambia 2019 2 Masimbo Kamalaneh FA 3 ha
2019 4 Mile 14 Masianday FA More than 10 ha 2018 3 Masineh Magbema Women's Coop 4 ha
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Based on the present states of undeveloped IVS and problems confirmed from the survey in the five (5) IVS shown
in Table 8, points of concern for formulating development plan in undeveloped IVS are identified as shown in
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a) Points of concern related to site survey
Understanding of causes of poor drainage in IVS (confirmation of the topography, geology, existing
drainage channels, and drainage flow destinations, etc.)
Confirmation of water resource (location of discharge, discharge volume and discharge period, etc.)
Confirmation of situation of seepage or spring (location of discharge, discharge volume and discharge
period, etc.)
Confirmation of inundation in IVS during rainy and dry seasons (to be confirmed by the interview with
farmers)
Confirmation of land use and water use in IVS (confirmation of farmer's expectation and intention for IVS
development)
In the site survey, parallel with the survey and reconnaissance, interviews with as many farmers who utilize
IVS as possible should be conducted to collect information on the above items.
b) Points of concern for formulating a participatory IVS development plan in undeveloped IVSs
Development area, content and volume of construction works are determined based on the number of FBO
farmers who could participate in the works and the construction period (maximum 3 months). (Contents of
the development plan must be determined considering the construction period)
Selection of the location and route of irrigation facilities (head bund, main drainage and peripheral canal)
should carefully be done based on the results of the field survey.
Since the scale of the main drainage (canal width and height) is determined by the flood discharge, efforts
should be made to collect information in predicting the flood discharge (field survey, interviews with
farmers, catchment area estimation from Google Earth image, etc.).
Since the internal bund of paddy field in undeveloped IVS is not set, it is necessary to plan the paddy plots
in an integrated manner with the irrigation facilities. The layout of the paddy fields will be carefully
examined, taking the results of site survey well into account.
For embankment of the head bund, main drainage and peripheral canal, as well as the internal bund of paddy
field, clay soil should be collected from the borrow pits around IVS and used. The topsoil of paddy fields
contains nutrients necessary for rice growth thus should not be used as embankment material.
Methods of operation and maintenance of irrigation facilities such as clearing, removing sediment and
repairing embankment are instructed to the FBO to let them to take their own initiatives on these activities.
In case if the target area of development is limited to a part of the entire IVS, the development plan should
be shared with the other IVS owners/users (individual or other FBO) outside of the target area, and clarify
that the development activities will not create any negative impact on their area.
2.1.4 Overseas technical training on rice development
As a part of the activities on capacity development of Sierra Leonean counterparts, an overseas technical training was
conducted in Madagascar.
(1) Objectives of the training
The training aims at acquiring the cultivation technology and extension method on rice development in Madagascar
to stimulate the activities of the Project. Especially since the technical package for rice productivity improvement
is disseminated in Madagascar by the JICA's Project for Rice Productivity Improvement and Management of
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experiences between PAPRiz 2 and SRPP. Through active discussions among persons involved in both projects, it
is expected to exchange ideas on solving the issues faced in respective projects and adopting proper technologies
and methods for effective project implementation. In addition, the learning on construction and maintenance of
terraced paddy fields is expected to contribute to an appropriate IVS development in Sierra Leone.
(2) Participants
The number of the participants was 20. The Director of Extension (the Project Manager), four (4) District
Agriculture Officers (DAOs) in the Project target districts and one (1) rice researcher were nominated by the MAF
headquarters, while four (4) Subject Matter Specialists (SMSs) - Extension and four (4) BESs and six (6) FBO
leaders were selected by the district nomination teams headed by DAO in each district. The participants were
accompanied by two (2) Project experts who coordinated the training activities in Madagascar.
(3) Training programme
The training was conducted for a total of nine (9) days as shown in Table 9.
Table 9 Programme of the training in Madagascar Sl. Date Day Activity Accommodation 1 Nov. 23 Sat Departure from Lungi On air 2 Nov. 24 Sun Arrival at Antananarivo Antananarivo 3 Nov. 25 Mon Meeting with Fy Vary Project, FOFIFA
Meeting with PAPRiz2 Team Briefing on rice production in Madagascar Presentation on PAPRiz2 and SRPP by both project team
members Courtesy call to MAEP
Antananarivo
4 Nov. 26 Tue Move to Vakinakaratra Region Observation of rice terraces on the way to Antsirabe Visit to CFFAMMA
Antsirabe
5 Nov. 27 Wed Visit to the site of of PAPRIZ2 in Vakinakaratra region Commune Andrianasahalombo
Antsirabe
6 Nov. 28 Thu Courtesy call to DRAEP Vakinakaratra Visit to the site of PAPRIZ2 in Vakinakaratra region
Commune Ambano PF2016 Commune Manandona PF2018
Antsirabe
7 Nov. 29 Fri Visit to the site of PAPRIZ2 in Ambatolampy district Cooperative Tsinjo
Rapport to JICA Madagascar office
Antananarivo
8 Nov. 30 Sat (Preparation for departure) Antananarivo 9 Dec. 01 Sun Departure from Antananarivo
Arrival at Lungi
MAEP: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Government of Madagascar DRAEP: Regional Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries CFFAMMA: Center for Manufacturing, Training on Machinery and Agricultural Mechanization FOFIFA: National Center for Applied Research on Rural Development LRI: Laboratory of Radioisotopes Fy-Vary Project: The Project for Breakthrough in Nutrient Use Efficiency for Rice by Genetic Improvement and Fertility Sensing
Techniques in Africa PAPRIZ2: Project for Rice Productivity Improvement and Management of Watershed and Irrigated Area
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Prior to the training, an orientation workshop was held in four districts as well as in Freetown for the participant to
confirm the itinerary, share points to consider in the training, provide general information on Madagascar, and
provide training subjects.

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(4) Submission of an official report
After coming back from the training in Madagascar, each of every participant are required to prepare and submit a
training report. As of the end of December 2019, all but one have submitted the report.
2.2 Activities related to Output 3
< The TP-R is further elaborated so as to realize higher adoption among the FBO farmers.>
2.2.1 On-farm trial to verify or improve the TP-R
Current TP-R recommends the sowing density in the nursery with 1 kg per 10 m2, which has not been verified through
field test. Other JICA project promoting rice production in other country recommends 2 kg per 10 m2. As the work
load of preparing nursery bed is not negligible, if higher sowing density in the unit nursery bed is allowable, adoption
of the TP-R will be enhanced.
Based on the above background, an on-farm trial was conducted to find the optimal sowing density of rice seeds in
the nursery under the TP-R . The design of the trial is as shown in Table 10.
Table 10 Design of on-farm trial
Purpose Find the maximum sowing density of rice seeds in the nursery which can maintain the yield
Field Area 800 m2 (200 m2 x 4)
Treatments (T) Different sowing density of rice seeds in nursery bed
T-1 (Control): 1 kg of seeds/10 m2 T-2 (Double density): 2 kg of seeds/10 m2 T-3 (Triple density): 3 kg of seeds/10 m2 T-4 (Quadruple density): 4 kg of seeds/10 m2
Replicates 4 (Konta, Bombali District; Kamethe, Karene District; Robis2, Port Loko District; and Mile14, Kambia District)
Cultivation method Following the TP-R
Items to be measured 1. Height of seedlings, and the number of leaves at the time of uprooting by treatments (30 seedlings of 21-days old are measured in each treatment.)
2. Yield in each plot by treatment (all cutting method)
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Four (4) nursery beds of each treatment and trial plots were set up in the respective FBO group farms under close
supervision of the Project. The height of seedling and the number of leaves at the time of uprooting were measured on
30 plants in each treatment. The results of measurements are shown in Figures 6 and 7, respectively.
The height of seedlings was higher at the treatments of the TP-R recommended seed density (T-1) and double density
(T-2) , followed by the treatment of triple density (T-3) then the treatment of quadruple density (T-4). The number of
leaves was the highest at T-1 and the lowest at T-3 and T-4, however, the difference in height among treatments was
not significant in Robis 2 trial plot. In general, the higher seed density leads to the etiolated growth of seedlings due to
high competition for light among the seedlings, however, conflicting results were found from the measurement of
height of seedlings. Further, shortage of seedlings for transplanting was reported in several trial sites. It may indicate
that intense competition on nutrition among seedlings occurred in the very early growth stage in the nursery, for which
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Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 6 Plant height of the seedlings at the time of transplanting by treatments and by plots
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 7 Number of leaves of the seedlings at the time of transplanting by treatments and by plots
Yield survey was conducted in each site, however, the trial in Kamethe, Karene District was stopped due to the
destroying trial plot by flooding after the transplanting. The results of yield survey in the three (3) sites are shown in
Figure 8.
Source: JICA-SRPP team
Figure 8 Rice yield by treatments and by plots
Yield gap among the trial sites possibly reflects the difference in the conditions of water and soil. The difference in
yield among the treatments was not significant in any of the trial plots. It can be said that if NERICA L19 or four
months-growth duration variety is used, the poor and delay in the growth of seedlings sown with the quadruple seed
density in the nursery can be recovered after the transplanting and the yield will be similar to that of the TP-R
recommendation.
From the results above, it is considered that appropriate sowing density of rice seed in the nursery will be 2 to 3 kg per
10 m2.
2.2.2 Introducution and demonstration of small farm machineries
In line with the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed between WFP and JICA, small-scale farm machineries
procured by WFP (power tillers, threshing machines and rice milling machines) were provided to the three (3) IVS
10.0
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20.0
25.0
30.0
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sites where the participatory IVS development was implemented jointly by WFP, JICA-SRPP and MAF. Technical
training on operation, maintenance and repair of the machineries, as well as training on management of the
machineries were conducted by WFP, JICA-SRPP and MAF to members of the Machinery Management Committees
(MMC) which has been established in each FBO following a bylaw. For the power tiller, the MMC provides the
service for operation, monitors the operation and the management and provides necessary supports for both operation
and management under the supervision of the Project and MAF. Based on the results of monitoring, the JICA-SRPP
will make a proposal on the sustainable use of the power tiller.
A series of training was conducted to the MMC members and operator candidates on operation, maintenance and
management of small farm machineries. The outline and programme of the training are shown in Table 11 and 12,
respectively. Any trainings on rice mill have not yet been conducted in two (2) FBOs in Port Loko and Kambia districts
because of the delay of construction of the building which will accommodate the machinery. During the training, the
dealer engineer played a role to instruct the members of MMC and the expert and the local consultant of JICA-SRPP
provided supplemental technical guidance. According to WFP, machines had been kept more than one year after the
procurement. Due probably to it, it was observed that the clutch plate of power tiller has been rusted, and necessary
parts of thresher have been missed at the time of delivery. These problems has been solved by the joint effort made by
the Project and the dealer, and the training were conducted on schedule, then machines are currently working with
good condition.
Table 11 Date of training and number of participants
Village/ District Power tiller Rice mill Thresher Mabonkani/ Bombali 16-20 July 2019 (12) 12 August 2019 (12) 8 November 2019 (6) Masineh/ Kambia district 24-26 June 2019 (12) Yet to be done. 12 November 2019 (20) Gbaray Saar/ Port Loko 08 -12 July 2019 (12) Yet to be done. 26 November 2019 (22) Helebu/ Pujehun 01 – 06 July 2019 (12) 29 July 2019 (12) 13-14 November 2019 (12)
( ) number of participant Source: JICA-SRPP team
Table 12 Training programme
Operation Maintenance
Power tiller Basic understanding Preparation for operation Driving of power tiller with trailer Check items before operation Start, stop and adjust speed of engine Operation on/off the field Safety measures
Every-shift maintenance After every 100 hours of operation After every 500 hours of operation After every 1,500 – 2,000 hours of
operation Trouble shooting
Rice mill Preparation for operation Operation Check items before operation Name and function of thresher and engine Feeding proper amount of paddy Safety measures
Check items before and after operation Check items before and after a season Consumable parts and timing of
replacement Trouble shooting
Thresher Preparation for operation Setting of a thresher Check items before operation Name and function of thresher and engine Feeding proper amount of paddy Safety measures
Check items before and after operation Check items before and after a season Consumable parts and timing of
replacement Trouble shooting
Management What is operation management Operation management in accordance with
bylaw of FBO
Record keeping and procedure Review of business performance
Source: JICA-SRPP team

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Monitoring was conducted by the Project expert, the local consultant, the Project agriculture officers, and BESs or
FEWs. Both ledger and operation record were not enough to manage the machinery service business. No linkage
between operational record and ledger, income and expenditure were recorded as one data, and income, expenditure
were recorded in not ledger but a personal memo, etc. Then, the monitoring guideline was prepared by the Project
expert, which provides guidance (items to be monitored, frequency, a person in charge, check sheet, template of the
ledger, and operation records) for the monitoring staff to check FBO’s activities. Periodical monitoring will be done
mainly by FEWs and BESs with the Project support.
It is the first time for most of participating farmers to operate, maintain and manage farm machinery. So, it is necessary
to follow-up the situation of O&M and management, such as the provision of machinery service to FBO members,
collection of the service fee, purchase of consumable parts, handling of mechanical trouble, kinds of record keeping,
reserve fund for replacement. Intensive monitoring is required in the first year because FBO is not familiar with this
kind of business management, but it will be a big burden for the Project.
2.3 Activities related to Output 4
< The TP-R is recognized by MAF as the recommended rice cultivation techniques for IVSs throughout the
country >
2.3.1 Collaboration with other development partners
(1) WFP
In line with the MOC, the collaboration with WFP in terms of participatory IVS development and introduction and
demonstration of small farm machineries was continuously discussed between the Project and the management
team of WFP staff in Freetown. An annual plan on collaboration activities in 2020 was discussed between JICA
expert team and WFP at the WFP Makeni Sub-office on 7th November, 2019.
Details of collaborative activities on participatory IVS development and introduction and demonstration of small
farm machineries are described in the subsection 2.1.3 and 2.2.2, respectively.
(2) Collaboration with World Bank
The discussion with the person in charge of WAATP/SCADep, the programme under the World Bank, is
maintained to seek the possibility of collaboration for the nationwide rice development.
2.3.2 Nationwide Dissemination of the TP-R
In response to the request from MAF to disseminate the TP-R to the farmers who cultivate rice in the IVSs in the
districts other than the target districts of the Project, the TOT for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R was planned
and implemented in April and June 2019. Three batches of training were organized for 5 days each which were
attended by the total of 90 extension workers of the eleven (11) districts of the country other than the target districts of
the Project, as details shown in the Table 13.
Table 13 TOT for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R
Batch Date Venue Participating district No. of participants
1 April 8th - 12th, 2019 Lambayama Agricultural Training Centre, Kenema
Kono, Kenema and Kailahun 25
2 April 15th - 19th, 2019 Conference hall at District Agricultural Office, Bo
Bo, Moyamba, Pujehun and Bonthe
33
3 June 10th - 4th, 2019 Makali Agricultural Training Centre, Tonkolili
Tonkolili, Koinadugu, Falaba, and Western Rural
32
Source: JICA-SRPP team

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In the TOT, the extension workers have learnt about the techniques of the TP-R as well as how to facilitate the FFS
sessions. A set of extension materials on the TP-R was provided to each extension block. The monitoring sheets on
the implementation of the FFS were also distributed to the participants at the end of the training for them to keep the
records of FFS sessions and activities in the demo plots.
The pre-and post-tests (with 25 questions) were conducted during the first two days of the TP-R training, the results
of which indicated that the participants could improve their understanding on the TP-R, as summarized in Table 14.
At the end of the 5 days training, the participants expressed that their learning on the TP-R was further reinforced
through the following three-day TOT.
Table 14 Results of the training of extension officers for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R
Batch No. of partici-pants
Minimum score Maximum score Average Score Score increase
Average no. of same mistakes Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test Pre-test Post-test
Batch 1 25 12 16 20 22 17.3 20.1 2.8 1.4 Batch 2 33 12 14 23 25 16.8 20.7 3.9 1.6 Batch 3 32 9 10 25 25 17.0 19.4 2.4 2.8 Source: JICA-SRPP team
After the TOT, the participants were expected to implement the FFS on the TP-R in their areas of jurisdiction in
respective districts. The officer-in-charge at the MAF headquarters has followed the roll-out in each district, the data
of which was compiled once in July 2019. Based on the report derived from 11 districts, a follow-up meeting was
planned and held in November 2019, inviting the SMS extension to report the undertaking in respective districts. It
was then reported that 54 FFS were conducted in 46 blocks out of 57 in the 11 districts by the TOT participants as the
details shown in the Table 15.
Table 15 Implementation of FFS on the TP-R in 11 districts
District No. of Blocks
No. of FFS
Remarks
Kenema 6 6 No fertilizer provided to one of the FFS sites. Kono 5 5 Kailahun 5 5 No fertilizer provided to two FFS sites. Bo 6 1 Bonthe 5 3
Moyamba 5 4 The mixture of urea and NPK0-20-20 was applied as NPK15-15-15 was not available.
Pujehun 5 4 NPK 0-20-20 was applied to three FFS sites. Tonkolili 5 13 Koinadugu 5 3 Basal application was not done due to the flood (topdressing only).
Falaba 6 6 The mixture of urea and NPK0-20-20 was applied as NPK15-15-15 was not available.
Western Rural 4 4 Basal application was not done in one of the FFS sites (topdressing only).
Total 57 54
Source: JICA-SRPP team
At the occasion of this follow-up meeting, a refresher session on yield survey was conducted, where the method and
procedure of the survey as well as calculation of the yield were reviewed. Prior to the distribution of paddy moisture
meters to all extension blocks, exercise on the use of the gadget was also repeated to ensure the SMS extension can
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2.3.3 Training of the extension officers from district other than the target areas of the Project / staff of partner institutions
Aside from the training for nationwide dissemination of the TP-R, by the request from WFP, thirty (30) youth
contractors from across the country who are fostered through IVS development by WFP/ Food for Asset scheme were
participated in the refresher training on the TP-R in June 2019.
2.3.4 Rice working group
An expert of the Project has participated in the regular meeting of rice working group set up in MAF to discuss on
issues of the rice sector to come up with development direction and strategies since September 2018.
The expert also attended a two-day conference, “National Stakeholders Consultative Conference on Developing Sierra
Leone’s Rice Policy, Strategy and Business Plan”, organized by MAF in October 2019 at Bo. During the sessions, rice
policy and business plan to achieve rice self-sufficiency were extensively discussed among the participants such as
executive members of MAF and other ministries, representatives of donors, managers in private sector. A tow-day
conference, “Regional Consultative Meeting on Rice Policy, Strategy and Business Plan” for the North and North-
West regions, was held at Makeni in December 2019.
2.4 Other activities
2.4.1 Project office and Project staff
The construction works of the Project office in Karene District was started in November 2019. Extension works of
pipe to the septic tank, construction of generator house and wiring work have been completed, and well digging works
is planned. One (1) local field staff was newly employed by the Project to fill the retirement staff in Port Loko.
2.4.2 District Task Force Meetings
District task force meetings has been held as shown in Table 16 during the third quarter of the second year period of
the Project (from June to December, 2019). These meetings are supposed to be held on a regular basis at the end of
every month with the initiative of its members, however, it was sometimes found difficult for the part of relevant staff
of the DAO to organize the meeting at the designated time. Especially, the meeting was not be able to hold at the end
of November 2019, because main members of the district task force including DAOs participated in the technical
training in Madagascar.
Because members of the District Task Force were not yet officially determined, the meeting in Karene District has not
been organized.
Table 16 District task force meetings District Jun
2019 Jul
2019 Aug 2019
Sep 2019
Oct 2019
Nov 2019
Dec 2019
Bombali - - - - Port Loko - - - - - Kambia - - Source: JICA-SRPP team
2.4.3 Procurement of equipment
A generator was installed and a printer, a photocopy machine, a projector and office furniture were procured for the
Project satellite office in Karene District. GPSs, paddy moisture meters and digital cameras were also purchased for
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3. Issues to Be Addressed
3.1 MAF staff and the Project satellite office in Karene District
In 2018, a new delineation of district boundaries was undertaken by the Sierra Leonean Government, as the results of
which two new districts were established. Since one of these new districts, i.e. Karene, is composed of some parts of
previous districts of Bombali and Port Loko, it was approved by MAF to include the Karene district as a part of the
target areas of the Project. However, BESs and FEWs have not fully been assigned, which could hinder the extension
activities including FFS implementation and field monitoring.
The Project office was established and one (1) Project staff was deployed at the District Agriculture Office of Karene in
Kamakwie. Although, the office environment was poor, office equipment and machines have been procured and the
electricity and water system are being improved with support from JICA Sierra Leone Office.
3.2 Existence of “volunteer” extension workers
There are a number of FEWs who have not yet acquired official status as MAF employees, despite the fact that MAF
has issued a letter to JICA to acknowledge their formal recognition of these volunteer extension workers. Although the
Project has trained them on the TP-R, mobilized them in the field activities as well as provided possible logistics and
other supports, it is difficult for the District Agricultural Offices to keep the motivation of these volunteers without any
incentives.
3.3 Lack of mobility of the extension workers at the field level
Mobility of extension workers has chronically been a challenge, due to the limited provision of means of transportation,
wide geographical coverage, poor conditions of roads, and so forth. The Project has so far procured more than forty (40)
of motorbikes to support the mobility of the extension workers in the target districts of the Project. In addition, due to
the financial difficulty of the Government of Sierra Leone, the Project still shoulders the costs of fuel and maintenance
of those motorbikes used for the Project activities.

Sustainable Rice Production Project Progress Report 3
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4. Activities in the Subsequent Phase (January to March, 2020)
The Project activities for the last phase of the second period of the Project are shown in Table 17.
Table 17 Activities for the last phase of the second period of the Project
Output Activity Contents
Output 2: The TP-R is
disseminated to FBO farmers in
the target districts.
Analysis of yield survey Analyze the yield data on the TP-R demonstration after
yield measurement of conventional plot.
FFS session 11 Support for the FFS session 11 on comparison of yield
performances and evaluation of the TP-R.
Review of FFS
implementation and support
to graduated FBOs
Organize the review meeting to the extension workers on
the performance and issues of 2019 FFS implementation
and support to graduated FBOs
Rice seed production for the
next year
Produce high quality rice seeds for the next main season at
the group farms of three graduated FBOs.
Output 3: The TP-R is further
elaborated so as to realize higher
adoption among the FBO
farmers.
Introduction and
demonstration of small farm
machineries
Monitor the situation of operation and maintenance of
power tillers, threshers and rice mills provided by WFP
and support for FBOs on appropriate management of these
machines.
Output 4: The TP-R is
recognized by MAF as the
recommended rice cultivation
techniques for IVSs throughout
the country.
Collaboration with WFP Discuss collaborative activities with WFP on the
participatory IVS development and demonstration of small
farm machineries.
Participation in the rice
working group
Participate in the rice working group.
Others JCC meeting Organize the 5th JCC meeting in February 2020.
Preparation and submission
of a report
Prepare and submit a progress report for the second period
of the Project in February 2020.
Source: JICA-SRPP team


Appendixes
1 PDM (version 3)
2 PO
3 Project Work Flow and Schedule
4 Staffing and Assignments
5 List of Equipment Procured


Anne
x I
Pro
pose
d Re
visio
n of
Pro
ject
Des
ign
Mat
rix (P
DM)
V
ersio
n No
. 3
Proje
ct Tit
le: S
usta
inable
Rice
Pro
ducti
on P
rojec
t (SR
PP)
Proje
ct Pe
riod:
June
201
7 –
May 2
022
(5 Ye
ars)
Ta
rget
Are
a: B
omba
li, Ka
rene
, Por
t Lok
o an
d Ka
mbia
Dist
ricts
Targ
et G
roup
: Far
mer
Bas
ed O
rgan
izatio
n (F
BO) f
arm
ers e
ngag
ed in
rice
farm
ing in
Inlan
d Va
lley S
wam
ps (I
VSs)
in th
e tar
get d
istric
ts Im
plem
enta
tion
Insti
tutio
ns: M
inistr
y of A
gricu
lture
and
Fore
stry (
MAF)
; Hea
dqua
rters
and
Distr
ict A
gricu
lture
Offic
es (D
AOs)
in th
e ta
rget
dist
ricts
Da
te: A
ugus
t 31,
201
9 Na
rrat
ive
Sum
mar
y
Obje
ctiv
ely
Verif
iabl
e In
dica
tors
M
eans
of V
erifi
catio
n
Impo
rtant
Ass
umpt
ions
Ov
eral
l Goa
l (1
) Rice
pro
ducti
vity i
s inc
reas
ed
in IV
Ss in
the t
arge
t dist
ricts.
(2
) The
Tech
nical
Pack
age
on R
ice
Prod
uctio
n (T
P-R)
*1 i
s dis
sem
inate
d to
FBOs
in IV
Ss
thro
ugho
ut th
e cou
ntry.
1-1
In th
e IVS
s in
the t
arge
t dist
ricts,
the r
ice yi
eld p
er u
nit a
rea e
xcee
ds 2
.0 to
ns /h
a, an
d ric
e pro
ducti
on is
incre
ased
by 4
5 %
com
pare
d wi
th th
e ric
e cro
pping
in 2
017.
2-1
The T
P-R
traini
ng fo
r far
mer
s eng
aged
in ri
ce fa
rming
in th
e IVS
s is c
ondu
cted
thro
ugho
ut th
e cou
ntry
by a
ll (10
0%) o
f the
exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs tra
ined
in th
e na
tionw
ide tr
aining
of t
raine
rs (T
OT) o
n th
e TP-
R.
2-2
The K
ey te
chniq
ues o
f the
TP-
R*2 i
s ado
pted
by a
t leas
t 50%
of t
he tr
ained
FBOs
who
ar
e eng
aged
in ri
ce fa
rming
in IV
Ss th
roug
hout
the c
ount
ry a
fter t
he co
mple
tion
of th
e Pr
oject.
1-
1 St
atist
ical d
ata
on ri
ce p
rodu
ction
in
IVSs
in th
e ta
rget
dist
ricts
2-
1 Re
cord
s of t
he T
P-R
traini
ng fo
r FBO
far
mer
s con
ducte
d by
the
exte
nsion
of
ficer
s tra
ined
in th
e nat
ionwi
de T
OT
on th
e TP-
R.
2-2
Data
from
DAO
s in
the t
arge
t dist
ricts
wher
e th
e TP-
R tra
ining
is co
nduc
ted.
Proj
ect P
urpo
se
The T
P-R
is ad
opte
d by
FBO
farm
ers i
n IV
Ss in
the
targ
et
distri
cts.
1. T
he ke
y tec
hniqu
es o
f the
TP-
R ar
e ado
pted
by a
t leas
t 90%
of th
e tra
ined
FBO
farm
ers
in th
eir in
dividu
al far
ms.
2. T
he ke
y tec
hniqu
es o
f the
TP-
R ar
e ado
pted
in th
e gro
up fa
rms b
y at le
ast 5
0% o
f the
ne
ighbo
ring
FBOs
who
are
disse
mina
ted
with
the T
P-R
by th
e Mod
el FB
Os /
Mode
l Fa
rmer
s.
1.
Res
ults o
f mon
itorin
g on
FBO
activ
ities
reco
rded
by e
xtens
ion w
orke
rs 2.
Sam
ple in
terv
iews w
ith th
e ne
ighbo
ring
FBOs
who
are
dis
sem
inate
d wi
th th
e TP-
R by
the
Mode
l FBO
s/Mod
el Fa
rmer
s
1.
No
signif
icant
chan
ge is
mad
e in
the n
ation
al po
licy o
n ric
e exte
nsion
. 2.
MAF
/ Dist
rict C
ounc
ils co
ntinu
ously
pro
vide
nece
ssar
y tec
hnica
l and
finan
cial s
uppo
rts
for F
BO fa
rmer
s. 3.
The
TP-
R tra
ining
for f
amer
s is c
ondu
cted
in ac
cord
ance
with
the M
AF’s
actio
n pla
n 4.
Ser
ious c
limat
ic pr
oblem
s, pe
st an
d dis
ease
do
not
occ
ur.
Outp
uts
(1) T
he si
tuat
ion o
f IVS
rice
far
ming
in th
e tar
get d
istric
ts is
clarif
ied.
(2) T
he T
P-R
is dis
sem
inate
d to
FB
O far
mer
s in
the t
arge
t dis
tricts
. (3
) The
TP-
R is
furth
er el
abor
ated
so
as t
o re
alize
high
er
adop
tion
amon
g th
e FB
O far
mer
s. (4
) The
TP-
R is
reco
gnize
d by
MAF a
s the
reco
mm
ende
d ric
e cu
ltivat
ion te
chniq
ues f
or
IVSs
thro
ugho
ut th
e cou
ntry.
*6
1-1
Base
d on
the
resu
lts o
f the
bas
eline
surv
ey*3, P
rojec
t stra
tegy
*4 an
d th
e dir
ectio
n of
th
e Pro
ject in
cludin
g Pr
oject
indica
tors
are a
gree
d at
Joint
Coo
rdina
ting
Com
mitte
e (JC
C).
2-1 T
he T
P-R
traini
ng fo
r the
fam
ers o
f the
targ
et FB
Os ar
e con
ducte
d at le
ast f
or 10
0 tim
es.
2-2
At le
ast 8
0% o
f the
train
ed B
lock E
xtens
ion S
uper
visor
s (BE
Ss) a
nd Fr
ontlin
e Exte
nsion
W
orke
rs (F
EWs)
pass
the e
xam
inatio
n of
rice
cultiv
ation
tech
nique
s. 2-
3 Th
e unit
yield
of t
he g
roup
farm
s of t
he tr
ained
FBOs
with
TP-
R is
highe
r at le
ast b
y 45
% th
an th
e unit
yield
of t
he p
lots w
ith th
e con
vent
ional
prac
tices
. 2-
4 Th
e key
tech
nique
s of t
he T
P-R
are d
issem
inate
d to
at le
ast 7
0 ne
ighbo
ring
FBOs
by
the M
odel
FBOs
/ Mo
del F
arm
ers.
3-1
Effec
tive t
echn
ologie
s of r
ice cu
ltivat
ion a
re co
nfirm
ed th
roug
h on
-farm
trial
s*5.
3-2
The t
echn
ologie
s con
firm
ed th
roug
h on
-farm
trial
s are
refle
cted
in th
e TP-
R to
reali
ze
highe
r ado
ption
by t
he fa
rmer
s. 4-
1 Co
llabo
ratio
n wi
th d
onor
s/NGO
s for
diss
emina
tion
of th
e TP-
R is
acce
lerat
ed.
4-2
The T
P-R
is ap
prov
ed b
y MAF
as th
e re
com
men
ded
rice
cultiv
ation
tech
nique
s for
IV
Ss.
4-3
MAF’s
actio
n pla
n fo
r nat
ionwi
de d
issem
inatio
n of
the T
P-R
is dr
afte
d an
d dis
tribu
ted
to
the
relev
ant a
utho
rities
of d
istric
ts th
roug
hout
the c
ount
ry.
4-4
At le
ast 5
exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs ar
e tra
ined
as tr
ainer
s on
the T
P-R
in ea
ch o
f the
dis
tricts
oth
er th
an th
e tar
get d
istric
ts of
the
Proje
ct.
1-1
Base
line
surv
ey re
port
1-2
Selec
tion
crite
ria o
f tar
get F
BOs
2-1
Reco
rds o
f tra
ining
for f
arm
ers
2-
2 Re
cord
s of t
raini
ng fo
r BES
s and
FE
Ws
2-3
Reco
rd o
f the
dem
onstr
ation
farm
ac
tivitie
s at t
he tr
ained
FBOs
2-
4 Re
cord
of t
he d
emon
strat
ion fa
rm
activ
ities c
ondu
cted
by th
e Mod
el FB
Os /
Mode
l Far
mer
s 3-
1 Re
sult p
aper
s of t
he o
n-far
m tr
ails
3-2
The T
P-R
docu
men
ts an
d re
levan
t m
ater
ials p
repa
red
with
refle
ction
of
the c
onfir
med
tech
nical
com
pone
nts
4-
1 Pr
ogre
ss /
Com
pletio
n Re
ports
of t
he
Proje
ct 4-
2 MA
F’s d
ocum
ent
4-3
MAF’s
dra
ft ac
tion
plan
for e
na
tionw
ide d
issem
inatio
n of
the T
P-R
4-
4 Re
port
of th
e TOT
Natu
ral d
isaste
rs, cl
imat
ic pr
oblem
s, ep
idem
ic,
pests
and
disea
ses d
o no
t brin
g an
y pro
foun
d eff
ect o
n th
e Pro
ject.
Appendix1 (1/2)
A-1

Activ
ities
(1
)-1 To
form
ulate
the
plan
of b
aseli
ne su
rvey
. (1
)-2 To
cond
uct t
he b
aseli
ne su
rvey
. (1
)-3 To
set t
he se
lectio
n cri
teria
of t
arge
t FBO
s for
TP-
R tra
ining
for f
arm
ers.
(1)-4
To d
evelo
p th
e Pro
ject s
trate
gy in
cludin
g PD
M ind
icato
rs ba
sed
on th
e re
sults
of t
he b
aseli
ne su
rvey
. (2
)-1 To
cond
uct in
trodu
ctory
sess
ions o
n th
e TP-
R fo
r exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs to
fam
iliariz
e the
mse
lves w
ith te
chnic
al co
mpo
nent
s of t
he T
P-R.
(2
)-2 To
dev
elop
a pro
gram
of t
he T
P-R
traini
ng fo
r far
mer
s. (2
)-3 To
cond
uct o
rient
ation
sess
ions a
nd T
OT fo
r the
exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs*7 o
n th
e TP-
R tra
ining
for f
arm
ers.
(2)-4
To se
lect t
he ta
rget
FBOs
bas
ed o
n th
e crit
eria
ident
ified
in (1
)-3 a
bove
. (2
)-5 To
esta
blish
a TP
-R d
emon
strat
ion fa
rm*8 in
each
targ
et FB
O.
(2)-6
To fa
cilita
te th
e BE
Ss an
d FE
Ws t
o co
nduc
t the
TP-
R tra
ining
for f
arm
ers o
f the
targ
et FB
Os w
ith p
rope
r gen
der c
onsid
erat
ions.
(2)-7
To se
lect o
utsta
nding
FBOs
and
farm
ers w
ho sh
all se
rve a
s “Mo
del F
BOs /
Mod
el Fa
rmer
s”.
(2)-8
To fa
cilita
te d
issem
inatio
n of
the T
P-R
tech
nique
s/kno
wled
ge to
oth
er n
eighb
oring
FBOs
usin
g th
e plot
s of t
he “M
odel
FBOs
/ Mo
del F
arm
ers”.
(2
)-9 To
mon
itor t
he ri
ce cu
ltivat
ion a
ctivit
ies th
roug
h fie
ld vis
its b
y exte
nsion
wor
kers
at th
e dem
onstr
ation
farm
s and
gro
up fa
rms o
f the
train
ed
FBOs
, at t
he in
dividu
al far
ms o
f the
train
ed fa
rmer
s, as
well
as at
the
grou
p far
ms o
f the
neig
hbor
ing FB
Os w
ho ar
e diss
emina
ted
with
the
TP-R
by M
odel
FBOs
/ Mo
del F
arm
ers.
(2
)-10
To co
nsoli
date
the
resu
lts o
f mon
itorin
g co
nduc
ted
in (2
)-9 ab
ove.
(2
)-11
To co
nduc
t a su
rvey
on
IVS
cond
itions
. (2
)-12
To co
nduc
t tra
ining
for r
eleva
nt e
xtens
ion o
fficer
s/wor
kers
on IV
S de
velop
men
t. (2
)-13
To fo
rmula
te th
e plan
of p
artic
ipato
ry IV
S de
velop
men
t in se
lecte
d po
tent
ial IV
Ss.
(2)-1
4 To
imple
men
t par
ticipa
tory
IVS
deve
lopm
ent in
colla
bora
tion
with
the
FBOs
in th
e re
spec
tive
IVSs
selec
ted
in (2
)-13
abov
e. (2
)-15
To co
nduc
t a su
rvey
on
post-
harv
est a
ctivit
ies o
f Agr
icultu
ral B
usine
ss C
entre
s (AB
Cs) a
nd FB
Os.
(2)-1
6 To
des
ign an
d co
nduc
t tra
ining
on
post-
harv
est p
roce
ssing
for r
eleva
nt ex
tens
ion o
fficer
s/wor
kers
and
ABC/
FBO
repr
esen
tativ
es b
ased
on
the
resu
lts o
f (2)
-15
abov
e wi
th p
rope
r gen
der c
onsid
erat
ions.
(2)-1
7 To
revie
w th
e tra
ining
pro
gram
and
traini
ng m
ater
ials t
o re
vise
the
exist
ing “G
uideli
nes f
or th
e diss
emina
tion
of th
e TP-
R” b
ased
on
the
exam
inatio
n by
exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs as
well
as o
n th
e re
sults
of m
onito
ring
cons
olida
ted
in (2
)-10
abov
e. (3
)-1 To
form
ulate
the p
lans o
f on-
farm
trial
s on
som
e com
pone
nts o
f the
TP-
R.
(3)-2
To es
tabli
sh o
n-far
m tr
ial p
lots i
n th
e tar
get d
istric
ts.
(3)-3
To co
nduc
t on-
farm
trial
s at e
ach
plot.
(3)-4
To an
alyze
the
resu
lts o
f the
on-
farm
trial
s. (3
)-5 To
cond
uct t
he fie
ld da
y for
vario
us st
akeh
older
s at t
he o
n-far
m tr
ial p
lots.
(3)-6
To id
entify
the
tech
nical
com
pone
nts t
o be
refle
cted
in th
e TP-
R ba
sed
on th
e ana
lysis
of th
e res
ults o
f the
on-
farm
trial
s. (3
)-7 To
cond
uct d
emon
strat
ion o
f sm
all fa
rm m
achin
eries
for s
ome
selec
ted
FBOs
cultiv
ating
rice
in th
e IV
Ss in
the
targ
et d
istric
ts (3
)-8 To
revie
w th
e sta
tus o
f ope
ratio
n an
d m
ainte
nanc
e of t
he in
trodu
ced
mac
hiner
ies to
exa
mine
feas
ibility
and
to d
raw
lesso
ns an
d re
com
men
datio
ns fo
r fut
ure
intro
ducti
on o
f sm
all fa
rm m
achin
eries
to FB
Os cu
ltivat
ing ri
ce in
the I
VSs.
(4)-1
To se
ek th
e pos
sibilit
y of a
nd p
rom
ote c
ollab
orat
ion w
ith d
onor
agen
cies f
or sc
aling
up
of th
e Pro
ject.
(4)-2
To co
ordin
ate
with
the D
AOs a
nd th
e Di
strict
Cou
ncils
in th
eir fo
rmula
tion
of an
nual
work
plan
s to
ensu
re th
e inc
lusion
of a
ctivit
ies to
dis
sem
inate
the T
P-R
in th
e bud
gets
of th
e re
spec
tive d
istric
ts.
(4)-3
To as
sist M
AF to
form
ulate
an a
ction
plan
for n
ation
wide
diss
emina
tion
of th
e TP-
R.
(4)-4
To o
rgan
ize n
ation
wide
TOT
on
the T
P-R
disse
mina
tion
for t
he ex
tens
ion o
fficer
s/wor
kers
in th
e dist
ricts
othe
r tha
n th
e tar
get d
istric
ts.
(4)-5
To h
old a
final
sem
inar o
n th
e TP-
R fo
r sta
keho
lders
includ
ing d
onor
agen
cies a
nd p
rivat
e sec
tor.
Inpu
ts:
Sierra
Leon
e side
(MAF
HQ/
MAF-
Bom
bali,
MAF-
Kare
ne, M
AF-P
ort L
oko,
MAF-
Kam
bia)
(a) C
ount
erpa
rt pe
rsonn
el (b
) Offic
e spa
ce fo
r exp
erts
(c) A
vaila
ble d
ata (
includ
ing m
eteo
rolog
ical
data
, IVS
inve
ntor
y, m
aps a
nd
phot
ogra
phs)
and
infor
mat
ion re
lated
to
the P
rojec
t; (d
) Run
ning
expe
nses
nec
essa
ry fo
r the
im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e Pro
ject;
(e) E
xpen
ses n
eces
sary
for t
rans
porta
tion
with
in Sie
rra Le
one o
f the
equ
ipmen
t pr
ovide
d by
JICA
as w
ell a
s for
the
insta
llatio
n, o
pera
tion
and
main
tena
nce
ther
eof
Japa
nese
side
(JIC
A)
(a) D
ispat
ch o
f exp
erts
to co
ver f
ollow
ing
area
s: - C
hief a
dviso
r/Rice
cultiv
ation
te
chniq
ues/T
raini
ng/E
xtens
ion/S
ocio
econ
omic
surv
ey/F
arm
ers
orga
nizat
ion/E
xtens
ion m
ater
ial
deve
lopm
ent/P
rojec
t mon
itorin
g an
d ev
aluat
ion/P
ost h
arve
st tre
atm
ent/P
artic
ipato
ry IV
S de
velop
men
t/Pro
ject C
oord
inato
r and
Ot
hers
acco
rding
to n
eces
sity.
(b) C
ount
erpa
rt Tra
ining
- T
raini
ng in
Thir
d co
untri
es is
cond
ucte
d as
ne
cess
ary.
(c) M
achin
ery a
nd E
quipm
ent
- Pro
ject v
ehicl
es/m
otor
bikes
, tra
ining
eq
uipm
ent,
gene
rato
rs, o
ffice
equip
men
t an
d ot
her n
eces
sary
equip
men
t for
the
imple
men
tatio
n of
the P
rojec
t (d
) Loc
al ex
pens
es fo
r the
Pro
ject a
ctivit
ies
which
are
not
cove
red
by S
ierra
Leon
e sid
e - E
xpen
ses f
or tr
aining
/wor
ksho
p/se
mina
r, ex
tens
ion m
ater
ials,
etc.
1. A
ny tr
ansfe
r of t
he
coun
terp
art p
erso
nnel
does
not
neg
ative
ly aff
ect c
ontin
uous
op
erat
ions o
f the
Pr
oject.
2. D
amag
es b
y bird
s, ra
ts, p
ests
and
disea
ses a
re n
ot
signif
icant
ly inc
reas
ed.
3. W
ater
cond
itions
in
the g
roup
farm
s of t
he
traine
d FB
Os ar
e not
se
rious
ly af
fecte
d by
flo
od o
r dro
ught
.
Pre-
cond
ition
Se
curit
y con
dition
s in
the t
arge
t dist
ricts
and
Free
town
do
not
dete
riora
te.
*1: T
P-R=
The T
echn
ical P
acka
ge o
n Ri
ce P
rodu
ction
(TP-
R) re
fers t
o th
e ric
e cu
ltivat
ion te
chniq
ues d
evelo
ped
by th
e fo
rego
ing p
rojec
t (SR
DP, 2
010-
2014
), wh
ich is
to b
e fu
rther
elab
orat
ed th
roug
h th
e acti
vities
of t
he P
rojec
t so
as t
o be
pre
sent
ed a
s the
final
outp
ut a
t the
end
of th
e Pro
ject.
*2: T
he ke
y tec
hniqu
es o
f the
TP-
R to
be l
ooke
d at
as i
ndica
tors
shall
be
spec
ified
by th
e Pro
ject,
such
as th
e tec
hniqu
es o
f see
d se
lectio
n, le
vellin
g tra
nspla
nting
, wee
ding
and
so fo
rth.
*3: B
aseli
ne su
rvey
= Ba
selin
e sur
vey i
s to b
e con
ducte
d to
colle
ct ne
cess
ary i
nfor
mat
ion, e
spec
ially
the c
urre
nt si
tuat
ion of
the t
arge
t are
a. As
pects
to b
e cov
ered
in th
e bas
eline
surv
ey in
clude
rice c
ultiva
tion
tech
nique
s, far
ming
pr
actic
es, b
asic
data
of A
BCs /
FBOs
, sta
tus o
f IVS
dev
elopm
ent,
socia
l and
econ
omic
situa
tions
, etc.
*4
: Pro
ject s
trate
gy=
Proje
ct str
ateg
y ind
icate
s an
over
all d
irecti
on o
f the
Pro
ject f
or 5
year
s with
app
ropr
iate
exte
nsion
app
roac
hes a
nd im
plem
enta
tion
struc
ture
s. It
also
sets
the
PDM
indica
tors
to m
easu
re th
e ac
hieve
men
t of
Out
puts,
Pro
ject P
urpo
se an
d Ov
erall
Goa
ls of
the P
rojec
t. *5
: On-
farm
trial
= On
-farm
trial
s are
to b
e co
nduc
ted
to re
-exa
mine
the T
P-R
com
pone
nts u
nder
vario
us e
xper
imen
tal c
ondit
ions a
t on-
farm
leve
l. *6
: The
out
put 4
aim
s to
cont
ribut
e to
the a
chiev
emen
t of t
he o
vera
ll goa
l, not
dire
ctly t
o ac
hieve
the P
rojec
t Pur
pose
. *7
: Exte
nsion
offic
ers/w
orke
rs =
“Exte
nsion
offic
ers”
mea
n Di
strict
Agr
icultu
re O
fficer
s and
Sub
ject M
atte
r Spe
cialis
ts, w
hile “
exte
nsion
wor
kers”
mea
n BE
Ss an
d FE
Ws.
*8: D
emon
strat
ion fa
rm =
A de
mon
strat
ion fa
rm is
to sh
owca
se th
e adv
anta
ges (
prod
uctiv
ity, e
fficien
cy, c
ost e
ffecti
vene
ss, e
tc.) o
f TP-
R ap
plica
tion
in co
mpa
rison
with
conv
entio
nal c
ultiva
tion
tech
nique
s at o
n-far
m le
vel.
Appendix1 (2/2)
A-2

Ver
sion
No.
5
Dat
ed D
ecem
ber 2
019
Proj
ect T
itle:
Sus
tain
able
Ric
e Pr
oduc
tion
Proj
ect (
SRPP
)
Expe
rt
Equi
pmen
t
In-c
ount
ry/T
hird
cou
ntry
Tra
inin
g
Activ
ities Su
b-Ac
tiviti
esJa
pan
GO
SL
Crit
eria
for "
Mod
el" a
re y
et to
be
final
ized
whi
le th
edi
ssem
inat
ion
to n
eigh
borin
g FB
Os
have
alre
ady
com
men
ced.
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
2.7
To s
elec
t out
stan
ding
FBO
s an
d fa
rmer
s w
ho s
hall
serv
e as
"Mod
el F
BOs/
Mod
el F
arm
ers"
.Pl
an
Actu
al
III
III
IIIIV
III
IVI
IIIII
IVI
IIIII
IV
Mot
orbi
kes
2018
2019
2020
2021
II
2022
III
IIIIV
III
IIIIV
III
IIIIV
III
IIIIV
I
Actu
al
IVI
Anne
x II
P
lan
of O
pera
tions
Chi
ef a
dvis
or/R
ice
Cul
tivat
ion
Tech
niqu
es 1
Plan
Ac
tual
Plan
Ac
tual
Actu
al
Actu
alPl
an
Actu
alPl
an
Actu
al
Plan
Plan
Ac
tual
2017
Qua
rter
Initi
al s
essi
ons
wer
e co
mpl
eted
in A
ugus
t 201
7.
TOT
on F
FS fo
r the
ext
ensi
on w
orke
rs h
as b
een
cond
ucte
dbe
fore
eve
ry c
ropp
ing
seas
on.
A to
tal o
f 28
FBO
s ha
ve s
o fa
r bee
n se
lect
ed a
s ta
rget
FBO
s.
The
TP-R
dem
onst
ratio
n pl
ot w
ere
esta
blis
hed
in th
e gr
oup
farm
of e
ach
targ
et F
BO.
FFS
sess
ions
are
bei
ng c
ondu
cted
by
BESs
and
FEW
s.
II
Offi
ce e
quip
men
t
Resp
onsi
ble
Org
aniz
atio
n
Plan
Out
put 1
: The
situ
atio
n of
IVS
rice
farm
ing
in th
ree
dist
ricts
is s
umm
ariz
ed.
2.5
To e
stab
lish
TP-R
dem
onst
ratio
n fa
rm in
eac
h ta
rget
FBO
.Pl
an
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
1.1
To fo
rmul
ate
the
plan
of b
asel
ine
surv
ey.
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(3
Dis
trict
s)
Plan
M
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)
2017
Mon
itorin
g
Inpu
ts
Year
Rem
arks
Issu
e S
olut
ion
JIC
A Ex
perts
Exte
nsio
n Tr
aini
ngPl
an
Actu
al
Actu
al
Trai
ning
equ
ipm
ent
Gen
erat
ors
Plan
Plan
Ac
tual
Dep
uty
Chi
ef A
dvis
or/R
ice
Cul
tivat
ion
Tech
niqu
e2/E
xten
sion
Mat
eria
l Dev
elop
men
tPl
an
Actu
al
Proj
ect v
ehic
les
Plan
Ac
tual
Actu
alPl
an
Actu
alSo
cio
econ
omic
sur
vey/
Proj
ect M
onito
ring
and
Eval
uatio
n 1,
2
Soci
o ec
onom
ic s
urve
y/Pr
ojec
t Mon
itorin
g an
dEv
alua
tion
1
Empo
wer
men
t of F
arm
ers
orga
niza
tion
Agric
ultu
ral m
achi
nery
/ Pos
t Har
vest
Parti
cipa
tory
IVS
deve
lopm
ent
Proj
ect C
oord
inat
or/R
ice
Cul
tivat
ion
Tech
niqu
e・Ex
tens
ion/
Trai
ning
Ass
ista
nce
Plan
Plan
Issu
e &
Cou
nter
mea
sure
sAc
tual
Plan
Ac
hiev
emen
ts
Actu
alPl
an
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(3 D
istri
cts)
Com
plet
ed. E
ndlin
e su
rvey
will
be c
ondu
cted
at t
he e
nd o
fth
e Pr
ojec
t.Ac
tual
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
III
IIIIV
III
III
Com
plet
ed
1.2
To c
ondu
ct th
e ba
selin
e su
rvey
.
Com
plet
edAc
tual
2.3
To c
ondu
ct th
e or
ient
atio
n se
ssio
ns fo
r the
ext
ensi
onof
ficer
s/w
orke
rs a
bout
TP-
R tr
aini
ng fo
r far
mer
s.
Plan
Out
put 2
: The
rice
cul
tivat
ion
and
proc
essi
ng te
chni
ques
of t
rain
ed fa
rmer
s ar
e im
prov
ed in
thre
e di
stric
ts.
Plan
Actu
al
MAF
FS(3
Dis
trict
s)JI
CA
Expe
rtsC
ompl
eted
2.2
To d
evel
op th
e tra
inin
g pr
ogra
m o
f TP-
R tr
aini
ng fo
rfa
rmer
s.Pl
an
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
FFS
prog
ram
s fo
r 201
8 ra
iny
seas
on, 2
019
dry
and
rain
yse
ason
s w
ere
deve
lope
d.Ac
tual
2.1
To c
ondu
ct in
trodu
ctor
y se
ssio
ns o
n th
e TP
-R fo
rex
tens
ion
offic
ers
/ wor
kers
to fa
milia
rize
them
selv
esw
ith te
chni
cal c
ompo
nent
s of
the
TP-R
.Ac
tual
1.3
To s
et th
e se
lect
ion
crite
ria o
f tar
get F
BOs
for T
P-R
train
ing
for f
arm
ers.
1.4
To d
evel
op th
e Pr
ojec
t stra
tegy
incl
udin
g PD
Min
dica
tors
bas
ed o
n th
e re
sults
of t
he b
asel
ine
surv
ey.
Plan
Ac
tual
Actu
al2.
6 To
faci
litat
e th
e BE
Ss a
nd F
EWs
to c
ondu
ct T
P-R
train
ing
for f
arm
ers
in th
e ta
rget
FBO
s w
ith p
rope
rge
nder
con
side
ratio
ns.
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)
2.4
To s
elec
t the
targ
et F
BOs
base
d on
the
crite
riaid
entif
ied
in 1
.3 a
bove
.Ac
tual
Actu
al
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(3 D
istri
cts)
Gen
erat
or a
nd o
ffice
equi
pmen
ts w
ere
proc
ured
for
Kare
ne p
roje
ct o
ffice
.
Appendix2 (1/3)
A-3

Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
Actu
al
(not
-yet
)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
Dem
onst
ratio
n of
pow
er ti
ller h
as b
een
cond
ucte
d in
colla
bora
tion
with
WFP
.
(not
-yet
)
JIC
A Ex
perts
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
The
FBO
s gr
adua
ted
from
FFS
in 2
018
rain
y se
ason
are
curre
ntly
dis
sem
inat
ing
the
TP-R
to n
eigh
borin
g FB
Os
in20
19 ra
iny
seas
on.
Surv
eys
wer
e co
mpl
eted
in th
ree
sele
cted
IVSs
. Fo
llow
-up
surv
ey a
fter r
ainy
sea
son
is c
urre
ntly
con
duct
ed.
Engi
neer
ing
staf
f of M
AF d
istri
ct o
ffice
rs w
ere
train
ed b
oth
incl
assr
oom
and
on-
site
.
Com
plet
ed
Con
stru
ctio
n w
ork
in th
ree
sele
cted
IVS
has
com
plet
ed in
May
201
9.
Mon
itorin
g da
ta c
olle
cted
thro
ugh
mob
ile a
pplic
atio
n ar
ebe
ing
cons
olid
ated
.
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
2.8
To fa
cilit
ate
diss
emin
atio
n of
the
TP-R
tech
niqu
es/k
now
ledg
e to
oth
er n
eigh
borin
g FB
Os
usin
gth
e pl
ots
of th
e "M
odel
FBO
s/M
odel
Far
mer
s".
Plan
Actu
al
Plan
Plan
Plan
2.10
To
cons
olid
ate
the
resu
lts o
f mon
itorin
g co
nduc
ted
in 2
.9 a
bove
.
2.11
To
cond
uct a
sur
vey
on IV
S co
nditi
ons.
2.12
To
cond
uct t
rain
ing
for r
elev
ant e
xten
sion
offic
ers/
wor
kers
on
IVS
deve
lopm
ent.
2.9
To m
onito
r the
rice
cul
tivat
ion
activ
ities
thro
ugh
field
visi
ts b
y ex
tens
ion
wor
kers
at t
he d
emon
stra
tion
farm
san
d gr
oup
farm
s of
the
train
ed F
BOs,
at t
he in
divi
dual
farm
s of
the
train
ed fa
rmer
s, a
s w
ell a
s at
the
grou
pfa
rms
of th
e ne
ighb
orin
g FB
Os
who
are
dis
sem
inat
edw
ith th
e TP
-R b
y M
odel
FBO
s / M
odel
Far
mer
s.
On-
farm
tria
l plo
t was
est
ablis
hed
in e
ach
targ
et d
istri
ct.
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
24 A
BCs
wer
e su
rvey
ed.
Out
line
of th
e tra
inin
g pr
ogra
m w
as p
repa
red.
A ta
ring
onpo
st h
arve
st te
chni
ques
(par
boilin
g) w
as o
rgan
ized
join
tlyw
ith W
FP in
Oct
ober
201
8.
4.2
To c
oord
inat
e w
ith th
e D
AOs
and
the
Dis
trict
Cou
ncils
in th
eir f
orm
ulat
ion
of a
nnua
l wor
k pl
ans
toen
sure
the
incl
usio
n of
act
iviti
es to
dis
sem
inat
e th
e TP
-Rin
the
budg
ets
of th
e re
spec
tive
dist
ricts
.
Actu
alPl
an
Actu
al
Anal
ysis
of t
he re
sults
of 2
018
trial
s w
as c
ompl
eted
.
(not
-yet
)
Dem
onst
ratio
n pl
ots
and
conv
entio
nal p
lots
are
bei
ngm
onito
red
by e
xten
sion
wor
kers
.
The
FFS
prog
ram
s an
d ex
tens
ion
mat
eria
ls h
ave
been
revi
ewed
and
mod
ified
afte
r eac
h se
ason
.
Out
put 3
: The
impr
oved
TP-
R w
hich
is a
pplic
able
for f
arm
ers
is u
tiliz
ed in
TP-
R tr
aini
ng fo
r far
mer
s.
Plan
4.5
To h
old
a fin
al s
emin
ar o
n th
e TP
-R fo
r sta
keho
lder
sin
clud
ing
dono
r age
ncie
s an
d pr
ivat
e se
ctor
.
4.3
To a
ssis
t MAF
to fo
rmul
ate
an a
ctio
n pl
an fo
rna
tionw
ide
diss
emin
atio
n of
the
TP-R
.4.
4 To
org
aniz
e na
tionw
ide
TOT
on th
e TP
-Rdi
ssem
inat
ion
for t
he e
xten
sion
offi
cers
/wor
kers
in th
edi
stric
ts o
ther
than
the
targ
et d
istri
cts.
2.16
To
desi
gn a
nd c
ondu
ct tr
aini
ng o
n po
st-h
arve
stpr
oces
sing
for r
elev
ant e
xten
sion
offi
cers
/wor
kers
and
ABC
/FBO
repr
esen
tativ
es b
ased
on
the
resu
lts o
f 2.1
5ab
ove
with
pro
per g
ende
r con
side
ratio
ns.
JIC
A Ex
perts
JIC
A Ex
perts
3.1
To fo
rmul
ate
the
plan
s of
on-
farm
tria
ls o
n so
me
com
pone
nts
of th
e TP
-R.
Plan
2.17
To
revi
ew th
e tra
inin
g pr
ogra
m a
nd tr
aini
ngm
ater
ials
to re
vise
the
exis
ting
“Gui
delin
es fo
r the
diss
emin
atio
n of
the
TP-R
” bas
ed o
n th
e ex
amin
atio
n by
exte
nsio
n of
ficer
s/w
orke
rs a
s w
ell a
s on
the
resu
lts o
fm
onito
ring
cons
olid
ated
in (2
)-10
abov
e.
Tria
l on
ferti
lizer
app
licat
ion
was
des
igne
d fo
r 201
8 ra
iny
seas
on a
nd tr
ial o
n se
edin
g ra
te w
as d
esig
ned
for 2
019
rain
y se
ason
.
Plan
2.
13 T
o fo
rmul
ate
the
plan
of p
artic
ipat
ory
IVS
deve
lopm
ent i
n se
lect
ed p
oten
tial I
VSs.
2.14
To
impl
emen
t par
ticip
ator
y IV
S de
velo
pmen
t in
colla
bora
tion
with
the
FBO
s in
the
resp
ectiv
e IV
Ssse
lect
ed in
2.1
3 ab
ove.
Plan
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
2.15
To
cond
uct a
sur
vey
on p
ost-h
arve
st a
ctiv
ities
of
Agric
ultu
ral B
usin
ess
Cen
tres
(ABC
s) a
nd F
BOs.
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
Plan
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
Actu
al
Plan
Plan
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
Actu
al
Plan
Actu
al
3.6
To id
entif
y th
e te
chni
cal c
ompo
nent
s to
be
refle
cted
in th
e TP
-R b
ased
on
the
anal
ysis
of t
he re
sults
of t
heon
-farm
tria
ls.
3.7
To c
ondu
ct d
emon
stra
tion
of s
mal
l far
m m
achi
nerie
sfo
r som
e se
lect
ed F
BOs
culti
vatin
g ric
e in
the
IVSs
in th
eta
rget
dis
trict
s3.
8 To
revi
ew th
e st
atus
of o
pera
tion
and
mai
nten
ance
of
the
intro
duce
d m
achi
nerie
s to
exa
min
e fe
asib
ility
and
todr
aw le
sson
s an
d re
com
men
datio
ns fo
r fut
ure
intro
duct
ion
of s
mal
l far
m m
achi
nerie
s to
FBO
scu
ltiva
ting
rice
in th
e IV
Ss.
3.2
To e
stab
lish
on-fa
rm tr
ial p
lots
in th
e ta
rget
dis
trict
s.
3.3
To c
ondu
ct o
n-fa
rm tr
ials
at e
ach
plot
.
3.4
To a
naly
ze th
e re
sults
of t
he o
n-fa
rm tr
ials
.
3.5
To
cond
uct t
he fi
eld
day
for v
ario
us s
take
hold
ers
atth
e on
-farm
tria
l plo
ts.
Actu
al
Info
rmat
ion
are
bein
g sh
ared
with
WB,
FAO
, WFP
, GIZ
and
BRAC
and
som
e of
thei
r sta
ff ha
ve a
lso
parti
cipa
ted
in th
eTP
-R tr
aini
ng. A
ctiv
ities
on
IVS
deve
lopm
ent a
nd fa
rmm
achi
nerie
s ha
ve b
een
impl
emen
ted
thro
ugh
colla
bora
tion
with
WFP
.
Out
put 4
: The
impr
oved
TP-
R w
hich
is a
pplic
able
for f
arm
ers
is re
cogn
ized
as
reco
mm
ende
d cu
ltiva
tion
tech
niqu
es in
cou
ntry
wid
e.
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
Actu
alPl
an
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
On-
farm
tria
l has
bee
n co
nduc
ted
in e
ach
plot
.
Plan
Plan
Actu
al
4.1
To s
eek
the
poss
ibilit
y of
and
pro
mot
e co
llabo
ratio
nw
ith d
onor
age
ncie
s fo
r sca
ling
up o
f the
Pro
ject
.
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(H
eadq
uarte
r)
Plan
Actu
al
Plan
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)
Thre
e ba
tche
s of
TO
T fo
r ext
ensi
on o
ffice
rs in
11
dist
ricts
othe
r tha
n th
e ta
rget
dis
trict
s w
ere
held
in A
pril
and
June
,20
19.
Actu
al
Actu
al
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)Se
ries
of d
iscu
ssio
ns w
ere
held
to fa
cilit
ate
MAF
HQ
toga
ther
info
rmat
ion
for a
nd to
form
ulat
e th
e pl
an o
f the
TO
T.
Plan
Actu
al
Plan
JI
CA
Expe
rtsM
AF(4
Dis
trict
s)(n
ot-y
et)
Actu
al
JIC
A Ex
perts
MAF
(4 D
istri
cts)
(201
8 an
nual
wor
k pl
an a
t dis
trict
leve
l had
bee
n pr
epar
edbe
fore
the
star
ting
of th
e se
cond
per
iod
of th
e Pr
ojec
t.)
Appendix2 (2/3)
A-4

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Dur
atio
n / P
hasi
ngPl
an
Actu
al
IIIIV
III
IIIIV
IIM
onito
ring
Plan
Plan
Ac
tual
III
III
Actu
al
Actu
al
III
IIIIV
IR
emar
ks
Proj
ect B
roch
ure
Plan
IVI
IIIII
IVI
II
Actu
al
Join
t Coo
rdin
atin
g C
omm
ittee
Plan
Set-u
p th
e D
etai
led
Plan
of O
pera
tion
Plan
Mon
itorin
g
Actu
al
No1
- N
o.4
Actu
al
Actu
al
Proj
ect W
ebsi
tePl
an
Actu
al
Han
d ov
er c
erem
ony
of m
otor
bike
Plan
Proj
ect N
ewsl
ette
rPl
an
Solu
tion
The
Post
mon
itorin
g w
ill b
eco
nduc
ted
3 ye
ars
afte
r the
proj
ect c
ompl
etio
n
Issu
e
Post
Mon
itorin
g Pl
an
Actu
al
Join
t Mon
itorin
g
Proj
ect C
ompl
etio
n R
epor
tPl
an
Actu
alPu
blic
Rel
atio
ns
Rep
orts
/Doc
umen
tsPr
ogre
ss R
epor
tPl
an
Actu
al
Plan
Ac
tual
Actu
al
Subm
issi
on o
f Mon
itorin
g Sh
eet
Plan
Mon
itorin
g M
issi
on fr
om J
apan
Plan
Appendix2 (3/3)
A-5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
JCC:Joint coordinating committeePR:Progress report
3-3 Inauguration and the monitoring of activities regarding thedissemination of TP-R (post-harvest treatment of rice)
3-4 Implementation of the plan of IVS development
3-2 Continuation and the monitoring of activities regarding thedissemination of TP-R (rice cultivation techniques)
Activities2018
3-1 Agreement on the work plan in the second period
2019
3-5 Inauguration and the monitoring of the On-farm trial toimprove TP-R
3-6 Revision of the manual and the guideline for disseminatingTP-R
3-7 Conducting the training in a third country
3-8 Information sharing with other donors and NGOs, and thepromotion of the collaboration
3-9 Continuation of the assistance for agricultural offices ineach district to formulate the annual work plan
3-10 Development and discussion of a work plan in the thirdperiod
3-11 Development and submission of the progress report of theproject in the second period
Meeting
Report
3-12 Preparation of the monitoring sheet
3-13 Conducting nationwide TOT on the TP-R in the districtsother than the target districts
3-14 Implementation and demonstration for small farmmachineries
JCC JCC
Local activities Activities which are not yet carried out
PR1 PR2
Work Flow and Work Schedule
Work Flow
Work Schedule
Appendix3
A-6

1. F
ield
Wor
k
25
13
25
14
17
22
81
24
4
11
1
8
2 2
65
65
31
74
1
31
11
14
42
54
1
42
2
91
51
15
2
2. W
orks
in J
apan
8 8
Leg
end:
Pla
nA
ctua
lR
EC
S
Rep
orts
25
30
80.
27
1,91
664
.00
1,71
957
.30
80.
27
80.
40
Act
ual
-
0.40
8A
oki T
eruh
isa
(Agr
icul
tura
l mac
hine
ry/ P
ost
harv
est)
3P
lan
-
Day
sto
tal
MM
tota
l6
78
910
1112
1
Nam
e(P
ositi
on/D
esig
natio
n)T
rip
2018
2019
23
45
67
89
10
1,90
863
.60
1,71
157
.03
255
8.50
(38d
ays)
(24d
ays)
(29d
ays)
(39d
ays)
1311
1221
2429
511
24
(36d
ays)
291
9.70
4539
3945
3945
1023
2426
2912
8
10
Aki
ka K
urita
(Pro
ject
Coo
rdin
ator
/Ric
ecu
ltiva
tion
tech
niqu
e・E
xten
sion
/Tra
inin
g A
ssis
tanc
e)
6
Pla
n7
26
Act
ual
626
(46d
ays)
2930
2318
06.
00(3
0day
s)(1
08da
ys)
(29d
ays)
522
26Y
oji S
awad
a(P
artic
ipat
ory
IVS
deve
lopm
ent)
4P
lan
4
Act
ual
4
1.53
46
Act
ual
125
461.
53
180
6.00
3090
3030
31
311.
03(3
1day
s)
Kud
o Y
asun
obu
(Agr
icul
tura
l mac
hine
ry/ P
ost
harv
est)
3P
lan
146
Act
ual
130
29
(46d
ays)
Aok
i Ter
uhis
a(A
gric
ultu
ral m
achi
nery
/ Pos
tha
rves
t)3
Pla
n2
Bak
arr
Jose
ph B
angu
ra(E
mpo
wer
men
t of
farm
ers
orga
niza
tion)
37.
27(3
7day
s)
3010
3730
255
Pla
n0
25
321.
071
31
Act
ual
025
7
(40d
a ys)
(40d
ays)
(37d
ays)
(30d
ays)
218
4.07
8.50
4037
4037
30
3010
29
311
11
1516
1015
9
1516
122
3.50
Act
ual
226
1723
Yut
a Sa
saki
(Soc
io e
cono
mic
sur
vey/
Pro
ject
mon
itori
ng a
nd e
valu
atio
n 1,
2)6
Pla
n4
108
105
(62d
ays)
(30d
ays)
(30d
ays)
5.30
6030
30
Act
ual
105
3.50
5451
1822
2226
24
Kaz
usa
Yos
him
ura
(Soc
io e
cono
mic
sur
vey/
Pro
ject
mon
itori
ng a
nd e
valu
atio
n1)
5P
lan
226
Act
ual
524
624
28
(66d
ays)
(53d
ays)
(52d
ays)
Kat
suyu
ki Y
amam
oto
(Dep
uty
chie
f ad
viso
r/R
ice
culti
vatio
n te
chni
que
2/E
xten
sion
mat
eria
l dev
elop
men
t)
3
Pla
n
Act
ual
526
(45d
ays)
(62d
ays)
(30d
ays)
249
8.30
5460
6030
45
1330
14
249
8.30
524
1529
15
22
17
10.2
045
1326
1529
31
263
8.77
2224
2723
1518
(44d
a ys)
(46d
ays)
(34d
ays)
(24d
ays)
5442
3645
397
2618
242
Tak
ashi
Kim
ijim
a(C
hief
adv
isor
/Ric
e cu
ltiva
tion
tech
niqu
es 1
)1
1521
306
285
Act
ual
5
Pla
n6
25
Kei
ko I
taga
ki(E
xten
sion
/Tra
inin
g)3
Pla
n15
(53d
ays)
8.07
(39d
ays)
(28d
ays)
(15d
ays)30
2324
1525
2416
(51d
a ys)
(39d
ays)
(24d
ays)
25
9.50
3951
6628
2828
24
56
Day
sto
tal
MM
tota
l6
78
910
910
113
45
67
812
Nam
e(P
ositi
on/D
esig
natio
n)T
rip
2018
2019
1112
12
(43d
ays) 11
Pla
n to
tal
Act
ual t
otal
Pla
n to
tal
Act
ual t
otal
Tot
al
9
12
23 23
14
(13d
a ys)
(46d
a ys)
(62d
a ys)
(46d
ays)
34
(34d
ays)
18
39
▲
Work plan
▲Monitoring
Sheet
▲
Monitoring
Sheet
▲Project Progress
Rep
ort
▲Monitoring
Sheet
▲
Project Progress
Rep
ort
Staffing and Assignments
Appendix4
A-7

Motorbike 38 DAOs (Bombali: 15, Port Loko: 12, Kambia: 11)
Motorbike 3 DAOs (Bombali: 1, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1)
Vehicle 1 Bombali DAO
Vehicle 1 Bombali DAO
Generator 1 Bombali DAO
Generator 1 Karene DAO
Battery 220AH 12VDry Cell 27 DAOs (Port Loko: 18, Kambia: 9)
Inverter 3000W with 50A MPPT 1 Port Loko DAO
Inverter 1500W with 50A MPPT 1 Kambia DAO
Air Conditioner 7 DAOs (Bombali: 6, Freetown: 1)
Air Conditioner 1 Port Loko DAO
Photocopier Canon copier image runner 2520 4DAOs (Bombali: 1, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1,Karene: 1)
Printer HP Laserjet Pro MFP M277 dw 4DAOs (Freetown: 1, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1,Karene: 1)
Printer 1 Bombali DAO
Personal Computer HP laptop 17-bs053na 6 DAOs (Bombali: 2, Port Loko: 2, Kambia: 2)
Personal Computer 1 Bombali DAO
Personal Computer 1 Port Loko DAO
Projector 4DAOs (Bombali: 1, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1,Karene: 1)
Digital Camera 8DAOs (Bombali: 2, Port Loko: 3, Kambia: 2,Karene: 1)
Moisture Meter OGA Model TA-5 72 Nationwide (all extension blocks)
Round Table 2 DAOs (Port Loko: 1, Karene: 1)
Meeting Table 3 Bombali DAO
Office Desk 17DAOs (Bombali: 10, Port Loko: 3, Kambia: 2,Freetown: 1, Karene: 1)
Chair for office desk 18DAOs (Bombali: 10, Port Loko: 3, Kambia: 3,Freetown: 1, Karene: 1)
Chair for meeting table 43DAOs (Bombali: 30, Port Loko: 6, Freetown: 4,Karene: 3)
Cabinet 10DAOs (Bombali: 7, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1,Karene: 1)
Table for OA equipments 7 DAOs (Bombali: 2, Port Loko: 2, Kambia: 1)
Auto level with tripod stand 3 DAOs (Bombali: 1, Port Loko: 1, Kambia: 1)
List of equipment procured
EPSON EP-50V
Name of Goods Qty LocationStandards and Part Number
9000BTU Sharp
TVS VICTOR GX110cc
TVS ZT125cc
Perkins 20KVA
-
TOYOTA Hilux
AC-2s
Low Watts A/C 1200BTU
TOYOTA Landcruiser
-
Rectangle
Hp Pavillion, 14-bf008na
Metal, lockable
Perkins 30KVA
-
-
Slewing chair(except for Freetown office)
BenQ Digital Projector MW529
Sony DSC-W800
HP laptop 15-ra003nia
Appendix 5
A-8
