Project Evaluation Summary Table Table 5.2: Evaluation Summary Table Project Outputs Activities Indicators/target Expected outcome Remark objectives Empowering Best Cotton Seeking stakeholder partnership 3 sensitization meeting Cotton farmers, ginners Attained the Cotton agronomic (resource mobilization and community conducted, number of and LGA participate in farming practices mobilization to participate in the Farmers attending project implementation community in developed project) mobilization meetings. 2 and commit resources ginners commit resources Ng’hoboko, Isengwa and Analysis of Number of key informant The Best CAP is Attained farmers’ existing Mwafuguji agricultural practices, production consulted at the developed decision patterns, post-harvest handling community, incorporating making by indigenous knowledge Develop Best Cotton Agronomic Developed manual December 2014. and climate change Practices (Best CAP) incorporating indigenous knowledge and climate change Best CAP Identify individuals that will act as 9 Lead farmers identified The trained Lead Attained in training the promoted trainers through their Farmer Business farmers play the role of group members. Groups (FBGs) facilitator through their group hence creating multiplication effect on Conduct a Training of trainers (TOT) 3 Training sessions The multiplication effect to knowledge of Best CAP workshops conducted, 9 lead farmers be compile late after trained per session. project operation period Dissemination of Best CAP through 900 leaflet distributed, Attained Leaflets, manual and other mass media number of farmers adopting Best CAP Selection and Establishment of on-farm 9 acres identified (three Yield in the demo plot To be measured plots demonstrations plots within selected acres per village) increase by 50% and September 30, 2014 established FBGs in each village that participating cotton Conduct on-farmer-participatory 3 session conducted, 50% farmers are able to realize the change. training in the demonstration plots increased yield per acre Mentor and backstop trainers as they 2 mentors attend every train farmers session
Project Evaluation Summary Table Table 5.2: Evaluation Summary Table Project objectives Outputs Activities Indicators/target Expected outcome Remark Empowering the Cotton farming community in Ng’hoboko, Isengwa and Mwafuguji decision making by December 2014. Best Cotton agronomic practices developed Seeking stakeholder partnership (resource mobilization and community mobilization to participate in the project) 3 sensitization meeting conducted, number of Farmers attending mobilization meetings. 2 ginners commit resources Cotton farmers, ginners and LGA participate in project implementation and commit resources Attained Analysis of farmers’ existing agricultural practices, production patterns, post-harvest handling Number of key informant consulted at the community, The Best CAP is developed incorporating indigenous knowledge and climate change Attained Develop Best Cotton Agronomic Practices (Best CAP) incorporating indigenous knowledge and climate change Developed manual Best CAP promoted Identify individuals that will act as trainers through their Farmer Business Groups (FBGs) 9 Lead farmers identified The trained Lead farmers play the role of facilitator through their group hence creating multiplication effect on knowledge of Best CAP Attained in training the group members. Conduct a Training of trainers (TOT) workshops 3 Training sessions conducted, 9 lead farmers trained per session. The multiplication effect to be compile late after project operation period Dissemination of Best CAP through Leaflets, manual and other mass media 900 leaflet distributed, number of farmers adopting Best CAP Attained plots established Selection and Establishment of on-farm demonstrations plots within selected FBGs in each village 9 acres identified (three acres per village) Yield in the demo plot increase by 50% and that participating cotton farmers are able to realize the change. To be measured September 30, 2014 Conduct on-farmer-participatory training in the demonstration plots 3 session conducted, 50% increased yield per acre Mentor and backstop trainers as they train farmers 2 mentors attend every session