ON-FARM INVESTMENT SUPPORT COMPONENT

Technology Advisory Services Subcomponent and Seed Multiplication and Fertiliser Marketing

INDICATOR

UNITY

PLANNED

ACHIEVEMENT

RATE

COMMENT

The Agreement with ISAR has been signed

Number

3

3

100%

The ISAR station has been rehabilitated and equipped, the additional staff recruited

Unit

1

0

Reached Signing contract level

All DAEF and ISAR staff trained on participatory diagnosis of farmers’ production problems method

Number

16

16

100%

Participatory diagnosis meetings jointly conducted by ISAR/DAEF staff in at least half of the Sectors and at least 3 times

Sectors

47

20

42.5%

At least 40 technology tests on voluntary innovative farmers fields initiated followed by the district agronomists and ISAR research technicians for at least two seasons each

Tests

40

43

107.5%

Identification of innovator farmers conducted in sectors

Sector

47

10

21.3%

The innovation concept is still disputable between the implementers

Identified farmer innovators

Number

24

5

20.8%

Farmers adopted new technology

Number

280

6

2.1%

At least 4 Seed Multiplication and Fertilisers distribution centres have been established and functioning

Number

4

0

The architectural designing is in process of finalisation

The impact of the improved seed on Farmers’ crop yields has been verified by actual sample measurements over at least three crop seasons

Survey

The impact survey is planned to take place in October, 2003

Animal traction is used in the seed multiplication farms and its impact has been evaluated

Survey

A Negotiation with NGO namely ARDI to implement animal traction is in process

Identified 28 ha of site in Murambi for training animal traction

Input Distribution to Vulnerable Households

Ministry of Gender/UCRIDP organised input distribution has reached 1200 intended beneficiaries

Number

12000

7407

61.7%

The distribution of input was organised by service providers, since the appointed staff of MIGEPROFE was recruited by UCRIDP

Animal Health and Production services

The Anima health workers programme has been defined, farmers groups mobilised for nomination of candidates, training done and first two years of operations concluded and evaluated

Number

400

35

8.7%

The programme started in August, 2003, due to lack of service provider willing to intervene in the component..

The Drug and Vaccine Revolving Fund is functioning and its value maintained

Frw

This programme is planned to start in October, 2003, since service providers in RFS has been recruited.

The purchase of veterinary office equipment has been completed

Unit

The equipment has not yet been purchased, but planned in October, 2003

The Murambi animal training centre has been constructed, with the NGO responsible for operation awarded, the contract and the centre has been in operation for at least two years

Number

1

0

The centre has not yet been constructed, negotiation with ARDI is in progress

All animals needed by seed multiplication groups have been trained

Number

The animals have not been purchased, but planned in November, 2003

Equipment and Carts suitable for the area have been tested

Unit

The equipment and Carts have not been purchased, planned in November, 2003

A programme to test fodder production and conservation and pasture improvement techniques has been formulated and test have been initiated in at least 12 sites with farmers participation

Plots

12

8

66.6%

This activity is a process and will take 4 years to realise the outputs

Construction of 2 Cattle markets on pilot basis

Number

2

0

Bidding process is underway