Table 49: Logical Framework Project Narrative summaries Objectively verifiable indicators Means of verification assumption Reduce poverty among rural By end of project, Best CAP Project Goal: Nation poverty strategy promoted in order to reports cotton farmers and promote best cotton achieve beneficial impact on agronomic practices livelihoods of poor cotton farmers and, are contributing one or more of the following: Increased productivity (yields/acre, • Enhanced marketing opportunities • Project purpose: To improve cotton Cotton yield in participatory Cotton purchase Cotton yields are not demonstration plots is at least records, National affected by productivity and quality in smallholder Cotton 800kgs/acre poverty report adverse climatic farmers in Meatu district by December 2014 Net income of farmers conditions or participating in the project unprecedented pest attack increase by at least 50% Project Objective 1: Empowering the Cotton farming community in Isengwa and Mwafuguji on-farm decision making by Ng’hoboko, December 2014. OUTPUT 1: Best Cotton agronomic practices developed Activities Conduct Need assessment and seeking 3 focused Willingness of the 122farmer’s interview, stakeholder partnership (community group discussion conducted, number stakeholders to mobilization to participate in the project) of community members in the three participate. villages sensitize /mobilized about the CNA report, project, number ginners committed acknowledgment of resources in the project partners Analysis of existing agricultural 6 key informant consulted, The consulted fellow are farmers’ practices, production patterns, post-harvest using lead farmers selected from the knowledgeable enough of handling villages the existing practices Develop Best Cotton Agronomic Practice Manual produced The formulated (Best CAP) incorporating indigenous document
Table 49: Logical Framework Project Narrative summaries Objectively verifiable indicators Means of verification assumption Project Goal: Reduce poverty among rural cotton farmers and promote best cotton agronomic practices By end of project, Best CAP strategy promoted in order to achieve beneficial impact on livelihoods of poor cotton farmers and, are contributing one or more of the following: • Increased productivity (yields/acre, • Enhanced marketing opportunities Nation poverty reports Project purpose: To improve cotton productivity and quality in smallholder Cotton farmers in Meatu district by December 2014 Cotton yield in participatory demonstration plots is at least 800kgs/acre Net income of farmers participating in the project increase by at least 50% Cotton purchase records, National poverty report Cotton yields are not affected by adverse climatic conditions or unprecedented pest attack Project Objective 1: Empowering the Cotton farming community in Ng’hoboko, Isengwa and Mwafuguji on-farm decision making by December 2014. OUTPUT 1: Best Cotton agronomic practices developed Activities Conduct Need assessment and seeking stakeholder partnership (community mobilization to participate in the project) 122farmer’s interview, 3 focused group discussion conducted, number of community members in the three villages sensitize /mobilized about the project, number ginners committed resources in the project CNA report, acknowledgment of partners Willingness of the stakeholders to participate. Analysis of farmers’ existing agricultural practices, production patterns, post-harvest handling 6 key informant consulted, using lead farmers selected from the villages The consulted fellow are knowledgeable enough of the existing practices Develop Best Cotton Agronomic Practice (Best CAP) incorporating indigenous Manual produced The formulated document