Appendix 6: Progress against project outcome, outputs and deliverables Objective Performance measures Progress achieved Amount of declared plant locational data 211 records made on MyWeedWatcher collected by groups in line with the agreed since release in April 2016, including 53 plan on the presence or absence of records of surveillance target weeds Increased producer and risk declared weeds selected by this project. community surveillance for significant DAFWA managers are using agricultural pests and MyWeedWatcher data to inform Project diseases supporting decisions. Usage of weed information outcome Invasive species managers using data disease or pest pages, weed identification training and collected to make decisions investigation, pest MyWeedWatcher indicates that external management or market groups are also likely to be using access information from the project. Stakeholders participating in 28 users enrolled since January 2017. training “WeedSpotter” Surveillance plan produced for 15 high priority declared plants and 5 stakeholder Completed and published in August 2015. priority declared plants Members of 5-8 Number of groups/people: trained to stakeholder groups The community is using MyWeedWatcher identify high-risk declared weeds through engaged in collecting and WeedSpotter, with participation Output 1 and participating online “WAWeedSpotter”; surveillance data growing over time. in collecting surveillance data following an agreed 50% of people trained through Evaluation survey respondents were 84% surveillance plan WeedSpotter online training say they will confident in their identification skill and use training to look for weeds on their were 88% likely to use the app to report property/in their area weeds.
Appendix 6: Progress against project outcome, outputs and deliverables Objective Performance measures Progress achieved Project outcome Increased producer and community surveillance for significant agricultural pests and diseases supporting disease or pest investigation, pest management or market access Amount of declared plant locational data collected by groups in line with the agreed plan on the presence or absence of declared weeds 211 records made on MyWeedWatcher since release in April 2016, including 53 records of surveillance target weeds selected by this project. Invasive species managers using data collected to make decisions DAFWA managers are using MyWeedWatcher data to inform decisions. Usage of weed information pages, weed identification training and MyWeedWatcher indicates that external groups are also likely to be using information from the project. Stakeholders participating in “WeedSpotter” training 28 users enrolled since January 2017. Output 1 Members of 5-8 stakeholder groups engaged in collecting surveillance data following an agreed surveillance plan Surveillance plan produced for 15 high priority declared plants and 5 stakeholder priority declared plants Completed and published in August 2015. Number of groups/people: trained to identify high-risk declared weeds through online “WAWeedSpotter”; and participating in collecting surveillance data The community is using MyWeedWatcher and WeedSpotter, with participation growing over time. 50% of people trained through WeedSpotter online training say they will use training to look for weeds on their property/in their area Evaluation survey respondents were 84% confident in their identification skill and were 88% likely to use the app to report weeds. risk
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