Component 4: Seed management system Outcome: MAF capacity to manage the national seed system strengthened Long-term SOSEK Staff (4), Gender Officer (1), National Program Manager (1) Timor-Leste staff (positions & numbers): Relevant MAF Directorate: NDA&H, NDACD Key Outputs Core Skills Systems Intuitional Capacity (IC) Seed planning and management Knowledge of what a national seed system Proprietary (or SoL-designed) seed Able to operate and maintain a national seed systems established. entails planning and distribution system, including system once established seed allocation procedures and inventory Ability to design/ plan a national seed management planning and management system: (i) supply-side: production planning, contract management and inventory control, and managing information on informal seed production; (ii) demand side: requests for seed, definition of priority users and areas, and distribution planning M&E / SOSEK processes strengthened. Sample and questionnaire design SoL’s M&E/ SOSEK system embedded in Ability to incorporate program-specific MAF’s ministry-level M&E system (in M&E systems into national (ministry-level) Data analysis (including qualitative and National Directorate of Policy and system quantitative, and use of IT packages Planning) Report writing including evidence-based – arguments English language M&E systems GoTL seed policy being informed by Outcome analysis assessment of impact of M&E system informing SoL of adoption Ability to operate M&E system - report on – SoL experience. SoL’s varieties on food production, and rates of improved foodcrop varieties, and adoption rates for improved foodcrop calculation of foodcrop seed requirements impact on national food production varieties, and impact on national food production Identification of policy issues, seed policy formation skills, and reporting to GoTL officials Seed system gender strategy Gender awareness-raising and advocacy; M&E system (appropriately structured) Key national directorate (R&SS, A&H and implemented. and strengthening commitment and informing SoL of: (i) impact of its gender ACD) aware of: (i) roles of women in food leadership for gender equality strategy; and (ii) need for additional gender production systems; (ii) social and awareness raising nutritional impact of equitable distribution Promoting gender-sensitive research, data of seed of SoL’s improved foodcrop collection, analysis and dissemination of varieties sex/ gender disaggregated data
Component 4: Seed management system Outcome: MAF capacity to manage the national seed system strengthened Timor-Leste staff (positions & numbers): Long-term SOSEK Staff (4), Gender Officer (1), National Program Manager (1) Relevant MAF Directorate: NDA&H, NDACD Key Outputs Core Skills Systems Intuitional Capacity (IC) Seed planning and management systems established. Knowledge of what a national seed system entails Ability to design/ plan a national seed planning and management system: (i) supply-side: production planning, contract management and inventory control, and managing information on informal seed production; (ii) demand side: requests for seed, definition of priority users and areas, and distribution planning Proprietary (or SoL-designed) seed planning and distribution system, including seed allocation procedures and inventory management Able to operate and maintain a national seed system once established M&E / SOSEK processes strengthened. Sample and questionnaire design Data analysis (including qualitative and quantitative, and use of IT packages Report writing – including evidence-based arguments English language M&E systems SoL’s M&E/ SOSEK system embedded in MAF’s ministry-level M&E system (in National Directorate of Policy and Planning) Ability to incorporate program-specific M&E systems into national (ministry-level) system GoTL seed policy being informed by SoL experience. Outcome analysis – assessment of impact of SoL’s varieties on food production, and calculation of foodcrop seed requirements Identification of policy issues, seed policy formation skills, and reporting to GoTL officials M&E system informing SoL of adoption rates of improved foodcrop varieties, and impact on national food production Ability to operate M&E system - report on adoption rates for improved foodcrop varieties, and impact on national food production Seed system gender strategy implemented. Gender awareness-raising and advocacy; and strengthening commitment and leadership for gender equality Promoting gender-sensitive research, data collection, analysis and dissemination of sex/ gender disaggregated data M&E system (appropriately structured) informing SoL of: (i) impact of its gender strategy; and (ii) need for additional gender awareness raising Key national directorate (R&SS, A&H and ACD) aware of: (i) roles of women in food production systems; (ii) social and nutritional impact of equitable distribution of seed of SoL’s improved foodcrop varieties
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