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[Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)] Agricultural Productivity Promotion Project in West Agricultural Productivity Promotion Project in West Tonle Sap
Author Admin Date 2015.06.09 Views 939
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General Information Project/Program Project
Project Name Agricultural Productivity Promotion Project in West
Agricultural Productivity Promotion Project in West Tonle Sap
Duration 01-Oct.-2010-31.Mar.-2015 (4.5 years)
Donor Japan International Cooperation Agency
Implementiong Organization Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF), Provincial Department of Agriculture of the three target provinces(Battambang, Pursat, and Kampong Chhnang)
Sector and/or Subsector Classification Agriculture
Region Battambang, Pursat, and Kampong Chhnang Provinces
Financing Total Cost: 374 million yen
Analytical Information Stakeholders JICA experts, C/Ps, extension workers, and Project supported farmers
Cross-cutting Issue Environment
Gender
Impact Analysis The Impact of the Project is assessed as relatively high. The main factors that make the prospect unclear are the budgetary and human resources constraints of the Cambodian Government and many external factors. Nonetheless, agradual improvement in the productivity and income of farmers is expected to occur at a slow pace through the farmer to farmer transfer of knowledge. In addition, the Project had many positive impacts, such as the seed sales by demo-farmers, the voluntary establishment of farmers’ groups, agricultural prizes won by Project supported farmers, requests from other organizations to the Project for the transfer of technical skills, and repeated visits to the Project by the Minister of MFF, which contribute to the achievement of the Overall Goal. The Relevance of the Project is assessed as high. The Project is in line with the Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency Phase III (2014-2018), which is the medium-term national development framework of the Cambodian Government. The Project is also in line with other main relevant policies, such as National Strategic Development Plan (2014-2018), and the Agricultural Strategic Development Plan (2014-2018).
Effectiveness Ownership/Partnership Evaluation These activities have deepened the understanding among district and commune councilors about the necessity to incorporate agricultural activities to improve farm management in their CIP for sustainable agricultural development. According to the 2012 and 2013 End-line Survey results, all respondents have adopted at least one newly introduced technique in rice cultivation. The 2013 survey results reveal that the indicator is achieved in all three providences with more than five techniques being adopted by 52% of survey respondents from three target provinces.
Rating 4/5
Policy Coherence/Harmonization Evaluation The Project has been conducted with a strong teamwork.With a close communication, the project team members have made continuous efforts to improve training contents and method for an effective and efficient transfer of technical skills and knowledge. On the other hand, contrary to the initial expectation at the Project planning stage, the transfer of technical skills and knowledge was limited from the Battambang PDA staff members who were assigned as C/Ps in the previous technical cooperation project to newly assigned C/Ps.
Rating 4/5
Evaluation Framework Evaluation The Members of the Evalucation consists of 6;half is Japanese side and the other half is Combodian side. Evalucation period was Augest 31 to September 20, 2014. At the time of the Joint Terminal Evaluation, all indicators set for the five Outputs have been achieved.
Rating 3/5
Alignment/Composition of Finance Evaluation Project activities have been conducted mostly as planned without any significant delay and all activities are either already completed or expected to be completed within the project period. There was insufficient consensus building on cost-sharing between the Japanese and Cambodian sides at the project formulation stage. The consensus building on various budgetary issues, such as overtime fees and payment methods for C/Ps and extension workers, had to be made after the Project started, which affected the project implementation, especially at the Project’s initial stage.
Rating 4/5
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