2. Management Criteria N° BCI Production Criteria Farmers Interview Documents Comments Criteria PU operates a system to collect, M5 What data do you have to provide to the Farmer Book compile and report accurate data from facilitators? farmer to Learning Group and from What kind of documentation is maintained at LG to PU level. farm/Learning Group level? Can you read and If not who is maintaining the information for you? PU operates a system to ensure that M6 Did you receive a Farmer Field Book? Farmer Field Book farmers can maintain a farmer Have you been trained on how to use it? book and learn from it How useful it is for learning purposes? PU operates a system to review M7 How often do you receive a visit from the progress against its plan to: facilitators? (i) Assess the level of adoption at Are they discussing with you progress being Learning Group level of the practices made? Or corrective actions to be promoted in the training program; and implemented in the Learning Group, on the (ii) Identify and address issues/risks farm? associated with implementation/ What are the actions being planned by the potential non compliance; and farmer/Learning Group in the coming month to (iii) Plan/Enforce implementation of achieve compliance with the criteria. Corrective Actions resulting from monitoring activities. Training material for facilitators and M8 What type of training did you receive this Awareness raising farmers are available to all of the season? Who delivered the training? material for farmers Minimum Production Criteria. What did you learn? Did you understand the training? What is Better Cotton? Do you know the 6 Better Cotton Production Principles? How was the quality of the training delivered? How could it be improved?
2. Management Criteria N° BCI Criteria Production Criteria Farmers Interview Documents Comments M5 PU operates a system to collect, compile and report accurate data from farmer to Learning Group and from LG to PU level. What data do you have to provide to the facilitators? What kind of documentation is maintained at farm/Learning Group level? Can you read and If not who is maintaining the information for you? Farmer Book M6 PU operates a system to ensure that farmers can maintain a farmer book and learn from it Did you receive a Farmer Field Book? Have you been trained on how to use it? How useful it is for learning purposes? Farmer Field Book M7 PU operates a system to review progress against its plan to: (i) Assess the level of adoption at Learning Group level of the practices promoted in the training program; and (ii) Identify and address issues/risks associated with implementation/ potential non compliance; and (iii) Plan/Enforce implementation of Corrective Actions resulting from monitoring activities. How often do you receive a visit from the facilitators? Are they discussing with you progress being made? Or corrective actions to be implemented in the Learning Group, on the farm? What are the actions being planned by the farmer/Learning Group in the coming month to achieve compliance with the criteria. M8 Training material for facilitators and farmers are available to all of the Minimum Production Criteria. What type of training did you receive this season? Who delivered the training? What did you learn? Did you understand the training? What is Better Cotton? Do you know the 6 Better Cotton Production Principles? How was the quality of the training delivered? How could it be improved? Awareness raising material for farmers
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