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MARKETS II Quarterly Progress Report

July – September 2015

October 30, 2015

This document was prepared by Chemonics International Inc.

MAXIMIZING AGRICULTURAL REVENUE AND KEY ENTERPRISES IN TARGETED SITES (MARKETS) II

Quarterly Report 4th Quarter – July 1 to September 30, 2015

Submission Date: October 30, 2015

Contract Number: AID-620-C-12-00001

Activity Start Date and End Date: April 18, 2012 to April 16, 2017

COR: Alefia Merchant

Submitted by: Harvey Schartup, Chief of Party

MARKETS II

23 Ona Crescent, off Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria.

Tel: +234 09 8707 444

[email protected]

3 MARKETS II JULY – SEPTEMBER 2015 QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT (Q4 FY 2015)

Table of Contents

ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................................ …………………... 4 1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... … 6

1.1 Program Description/Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 7

1.2 Summary of Results to Date ................................................................................................................................... 9

2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS .............................................................................................................. 14 2.1 Progress Narrative .................................................................................................................................................. 14

2.2.1 Implementation Status ......................................................................................................................................... 18

Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations Strengthened ................................................ 18

Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased ............................................................................................. 25

Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded ......................................................................... 26

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened ....................................................................................... 27

Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased ............................................................................................................. 27

Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund .......................................................................................................... 29

Program Area 7: Program Modifier/Rapid Response Mechanism ................................................................................. 30

Avian Influenza ............................................................................................................................................................. 30

Internally Displaced Persons ......................................................................................................................................... 31

2.2.2 Progress against Targets ..................................................................................................................................... 33

2.3 Implementation challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 52

2.4 M& E Plan Update ................................................................................................................................................... 53

3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES ............................................ 53 3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment .......................................................................................................... 53

3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms ...................................................................................................................................... 53

3.3 Environmental Compliance ..................................................................................................................................... 57

3.4 Youth Development ................................................................................................................................................. 57

3.5 Policy and Governance Support.............................................................................................................................. 58

3.6 Local Capacity Development .................................................................................................................................. 59

3.7 Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Global Development Alliance (GDA) Impacts .............................................. 59

3.8 Conflict Mitigation .................................................................................................................................................... 59

3.9 Science, Technology, and Innovation Impacts ........................................................................................................ 59

4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................... 60 5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES .................................................................................................... 60 6. LESSONS LEARNED ................................................................................................................................................. 61 7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS ................................................ 61 8. WHAT DOES USAID NOT KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO KNOW ............................................................................... 65 9. COMMENTS FROM THE LAST QUARTERLY REPORT .......................................................................................... 65 ANNEX A: PROGRESS SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 68 ANNEX B: ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN FY2015 Quarter 4 ........................................ 86

List of Tables

Table 1: Summary of results to date……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Table 2: PMP Indicator progress - USAID Standard Indicators and Project Custom Indicators…………………………. 68 Table 3: EMMP Performance matrix……………………………………………………………………………………………. 86


ACRONYMS

ADP Agricultural Development Project AFEX Africa Exchange Holdings Limited AMP Aba Malting Plant APS Annual Program Statement ATA Agricultural Transformation Agenda BoA Bank of Agriculture BMO Business Membership Organizations BtM2 Bridge to MARKETS II CAFAN Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria CARI Competitive African Rice Initiative CBNRMP Community Based Natural Resources Management Project CBO Community-based organizations COR Contracting Officer Representative CPP Crop Protection Products DDI Diamond Development Initiative DEC Development Exchange Centre DFID United Kingdom’s Department for International Development DQA Data Quality Assessment DPS Direct Paddy Seeder EA Extension Agents FCT Federal Capital Territory FEND Foundation for Environment and Development FIIRO Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi FMARD Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development FTF Feed the Future GAIN Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition GCL Grand Cereals Limited GES Growth Enhancement Support GMP Good Manufacturing Practices GSF Grants and Subcontract Fund GON Government of Nigeria HA Hectares HMA Honorable Minister of Agriculture IAR Institute for Agricultural Research IFAD United Nation’s International Fund for Agricultural Development IFDC International Fertilizer Development Centre IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture JICA Japan International LAPO Lift Above Poverty Organization LARDI LAPO Agricultural and Rural Development Initiative LGA Local government area LOP Life of project MADE Market Development for the Niger Delta Programme MARKETS Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites MD Mission Director MEF Microenterprise Fundamentals MFB Microfinance Bank MNP Micronutrient Powders MSME Micro small and medium enterprises MPC Multipurpose Cooperative MOU Memorandum of Understanding MT Metric Tons NAEC Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum NANTS National Association of Nigerian Traders NCRI National Cereals Research Institute NDDC Niger Delta Development Commission NDDF Niger Delta Development Forum NEXTT Nigeria Expanded Trade and Transport NIOMR Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research OCA Organizational Capacity Assessment


PAC Paddy Aggregation Centers PEPFAR President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan PIND Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta PMP Performance Monitoring Plan POP Package of Practices PPP Public Private Partnerships REMIF REMIF REMS Nigeria Limited RFP Request for Proposals RFQ Request for Quotation RUFIN Rural Finance Institution-Building Program SACE Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement SSP Spray Service Providers TOR Terms of Reference ToT Training of Trainers TTC Technology Transfer Center UDP Urea Deep Placement USG Urea Super Granules USAID United States Agency for International Development WACOT West Africa Cotton Company


1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/SUMMARY

Program Name:

Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS) II

Activity Start Date And End Date:

April 18, 2012 to April 16, 2017

Name of Prime Implementing Partner:

Chemonics International Inc.

[Contract/Agreement] Number:

AID-620-C-12-00001

Name of Subcontractors/Subawardees:

International Fertilizer Development Center, Winrock International, Making Cents International, Diamond Development Initiative, and Enclude

Major Counterpart Organizations

FMARD, IFAD, Fadama, CARI, JAICA, PIND, state ADPs

Geographic Coverage

(cities and or countries)

14 target states, FCT, and associated production zones

Reporting Period:

July to September 2015, Qtr 4 FY 2015


1.1 Program Description/Introduction

The Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites II (MARKETS II) is

a five year agricultural project designed to support the U.S. government’s Feed the Future (FTF)

initiative and the Government of Nigeria’s (GoN) Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) that

addresses critical issues hindering the agricultural sector and strengthens agricultural

competitiveness and food security. The project remains committed to its market-led, demand-

driven approach of “produce what you can sell,” not “sell what you can produce.”

MARKETS II aims to improve the performance of Nigerian poor rural farmers, their incomes

and nutrition through proven private sector demand-driven market interventions. This will be

accomplished by extending the number of trained smallholder and small-scale beneficiaries,

and helping them access better inputs, such as improved seeds and fertilizer, adequate finance,

better water management methods, appropriate technology, and extension services. MARKETS

II works along the value chain through producer and processing associations, credit institutions

and agribusinesses (suppliers, contractors, transporters and especially agro-processors) to

identify and alleviate constraints to well-functioning markets. Productivity increases are not the

outcome of direct subsidies but rather the result of adopting modern farming methods,

connecting farmers and agro-producers to improved inputs and farm services, through privately

and publicly provided extension services, investing in public infrastructure, and changes in

agricultural policy. MARKETS II assures that only environmentally friendly and sustainable

practices are implemented in all of its activities.

The MARKETS II project focuses on the large population of smallholders, with less than 5

hectares (ha) of land under cultivation, and small-scale agricultural support services along the

targeted value chains. An estimated 80 to 90 percent of all agricultural plots are less than two

hectares in size. Given that women may be between 60 to 80 percent of the workforce on such

smallholdings, and are also a large percentage of micro and small-scale processors and traders

(depending on crop and region), MARKETS II especially benefits women. MARKETS II works

with local banks and other lenders, e.g. microfinance organizations and NGOs, to update their

systems, staff, evaluation procedures, and collateral requirements to facilitate lending to

smallholders; and with smallholders and micro and small-scale agro-enterprises to better

prepare them to access credit and capital from various sources when needed.

MARKETS II expands its impact and prospects for sustainability by supporting the GoN’s

efforts to develop agricultural value chains, pursuing public-private partnerships (PPP) with the

GoN and state governments and private sector stakeholders, developing beneficial resource

sharing relationships with other donor and private sector projects, subcontracting with local

service providers and conducting robust capacity building activities.

The project’s international and local subcontractors provide the following MARKETS II services:

International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) improves farmers’ access to quality agro-

inputs and adoption of more beneficial farm practices designed to increase productivity and

return nutrients to depleted soils. IFDC is also working in partnership with Nigerian state and

federal government to support the GoN on the national Growth Enhancement Support (GES)

scheme. Making Cents International develops culturally-appropriate agricultural and small

agribusiness training curricula to better reach semi-literate populations. Winrock International


provides technical expertise for the development and rehabilitation of water and irrigation

systems and promotes sustainable water and soil management. Enclude provides technical

assistance to commercial banks to expand the existing range of agricultural financial products.

They improve bank lending, risk assessment, and loan recovery capacity to increase

smallholders’ and agribusinesses’ access to suitable and timely credit at reasonable risk rates

and profit margins for the banks. Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) worked as a local

subcontractor on MARKETS and Bridge to MARKETS II (BtM2) projects, handling the out-

grower schemes for white and yellow sorghum, rice and sesame value chains under project

supervision. DDI is expanding its range of services as a local subcontractor on MARKETS II.

Additional local subcontractors provide support to the expanded number of out-grower schemes

and for capacity building and organizational development to farmer organizations. These local

subcontractors receive capacity building training and assistance from MARKETS II to also

increase their range of services and contracting ability.


1.2 Summary of Results to Date

Table 1: Summary of results to date

Indicator / Disaggregation Baseline

Value

FY2012

Actual

FY 2013

Actual

FY 2014

Actual

FY 2015 FY 2015 LOP

FY2016

Target Actual Actual –

FY2015Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target Actual to

Date

LOP

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target

4.5(16): Gross margin per unit of land,

kilogram, or animal of selected product

(crops/animals selected vary by country)

Cassava 371 811 0

535 498

93 895 811.0 91 665

Cocoa 407

0 410.05 467.00 497.34

107 530 497 94 499

Fish (Aquaculture) 20,977.52

0 26,013.57 28,950.00 30,910.87 30,910.87 107 35,000 30,911 88 31,850

Maize (rain-fed) 260 904 1,199 630.61 850.00 811.82

96 1,300 1,199 92 1,250

Maize (irrigated) 2,424 2,600 2,424 93 2,500

Rice - Irrigated 673

878 1,432 1,450 1,523 1,523 105 1,610 1,523 95 1,575

Rice - Rain-fed 673 1,422 1,076 1,290.79 1,300.00 1,328.99

102 1,450 1,329 92 1,350

Soybean 253

406.92 410.00 405.60

99 430 407 95 420

Sorghum 178 338 401 382.01 400.00 369.40

92 420 382 91 410

4.5.2(7): Number of individuals who have

received USG supported short-term

agricultural sector productivity or food

security training

0 64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 178,088 100 818,200 556,740 68 206,250

4.5.2(11): Number of food security

private enterprises (for profit), producers

organizations, water users associations,

women's groups, trade and business

associations, and community-based

organizations (CBOs) receiving USG

assistance

0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 516 92 43,148 32,002 74 15,398

4.5.2(27) Number of members of

producer organizations and community

based organizations receiving USG

assistance

0 64,819 84,914 136,182 227,386 201,946 17,949 89 768,086 487,861 64 200,000

4.5.2 (42) Number of private enterprises,

producers organizations, water users

associations, women’s groups, trade and

business associations and community-

based organizations (CBOs) that applied

new technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance

0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 516 92 43,148 32,002 74 15,398



Value

FY2012

Actual

FY 2013

Actual

FY 2014

Actual

FY 2015 FY 2015 LOP

FY2016


FY2015Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target Actual to

Date

LOP

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target

4.5.2(2): Number of hectares under

improved technologies or management

practices as a result of USG assistance

0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,904 26,290 94 879,110 639,669 73 229,800

4.5.2(13): Number of rural households

benefiting directly from USG

interventions

0 65,808 158,555 333,744 393,200 433,105 63,090 110 1,330,624 976,781 75 459,000

4.5.2(39): Number of technologies or

management practices in one of the

following phases of development as a

result of USG assistance

0 0 18 11 14 15 0 107 37 44 119 0

Phase of development

0 18 11 14 15 0

37 44

Phase 2: Under field testing

0 9 4 10 8

16 21

Phase 3: Made available for transfer

0 9 7 4 7

21 23

4.5.2(23): Value of incremental sales

(collected at farm-level) attributed to FTF

implementation

0 63,368,786 51,340,400 103,498,071 106,085,523 116,708,494 0 110 585,903,730 334,915,751 57 219,345,363

Aquaculture 0 33,245,217 0 22,543,235 17,670,531 26,681,820 0 151 48,955,505 81,969,702

26,784,974

Cassava 0 91,432 0 0 5,653,476 5,304,912

94 26,550,582 5,396,344

9,676,940

Cocoa 0 0 0 13,521,883 6,941,926 7,198,333 0 104 32,381,300 20,720,216

35,439,374

Maize (rain-fed) 0 6,712,103 20,885,911 9,552,010 16,751,126 15,185,106 0 91 90,293,321 54,170,303

23,599,479

Maize (irrigated) 1,877,998 1,877,998 3,000,000 1,877,998 3,000,000

Rice -rain-fed 0 15,928,456 14,546,833 44,325,172 34,234,208 36,306,903 0 106 221,069,353 134,145,223

90,091,164

Rice - Irrigated 0 0 1,709,752 5,667,563 14,044,747 14,427,685 0 103 69,795,930 27,730,286

17,928,447

Soybean 0 0 0 4,033,663 4,795,412 5,201,211 0 108 39,832,406 9,234,874

7,025,318

Sorghum 0 2,730,417 11,406,792 3,854,545 5,994,097 4,524,525 0 75 54,025,333 23,553,418

8,799,669

4.5.2(29): Value of Agricultural and Rural

Loans 0 4,745,495 14,335,875 99,025,570 55,000,000 50,852,999 16,468,024 93 156,500,000 168,959,939 108 60,000,000

4.5.2(30): Number of MSMEs, including

farmers, receiving USG assistance to

access loans

0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 45,081 99 520,000 401,483 77 200,000



Value

FY2012

Actual

FY 2013

Actual

FY 2014

Actual

FY 2015 FY 2015 LOP

FY2016


FY2015Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target Actual to

Date

LOP

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target

4.5.2(37): Number of MSMEs, including

farmers, receiving business development

services from USG assisted sources

0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 223,169 111 1,330,624 940,062 71 400,000

4.5.2(12): Number of public-private

partnerships formed as a result of FTF

assistance

0 14 69 44 50 34 18 68 193 161 84 30

4.5.2(38): Value of new private sector

investment in the agriculture sector or

food chain leveraged by FTF

implementation

0 2,466,773 4,693,679 5,539,545 6,670,000 5,402,393 670,000 81 22,420,000 18,102,390 81 5,500,000

4.5(2): Number of jobs attributed to FTF

implementation 0 0 373 1,333 3,000 3,180 421.67 106 7,970 4,886 61 4,000

4.5.2(14): Number of vulnerable

households benefiting directly from USG

assistance

0 8,837 8,965 10,756 12,515 23,119 2,691 185 62,345 51,677 83 21,500

FTF 3.1.9-1: Number of people trained in

child health and nutrition through USG-

supported programs (S)

0 0 0

8000 8637 2,243 108 118,000 8,637 7 50,000

GNDR (2): Proportion of female

participants in USG-assisted programs

designed to increase access to

productive economic resources (assets,

credit, income or employment)

0 35 38 66 50 62 49 124 50 58 117 50

GNDR (3): Proportion of females who

report increased self-efficacy at the

conclusion of USG supported

training/programming

0

30 27 27 91 30 27 91

GNDR (4): Proportion of target

population reporting increased

agreement with the concept that males

and females should have equal access to

social, economic, and political

opportunities

0

30 22 22 73 30 22 73

Custom: Annual expenditures on

purchase or upgrading of assets (US$) 277.0

346 381.43 381 110 420 381 91

Custom: Increase in productivity (yields)

of value chain commodities (Ton/ha)

Cassava 11.18 23.28

15.50 16.17

104 23.54 23.28 99 21.84

Cocoa 0.40

0.58 0.63 0.59

94 0.70 0.59 84 0.65



Value

FY2012

Actual

FY 2013

Actual

FY 2014

Actual

FY 2015 FY 2015 LOP

FY2016


FY2015Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target Actual to

Date

LOP

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target

Fish (Aquaculture) 10.45

17.91 18.00 17.46

97 22.50 17.91 80 20.00

Maize (rain-fed) 1.31 4.85 5.08 2.98 3.50 3.91

112 5.15 5.08 99 4.00

Maize (irrigated) 4.49 5.20 4.49 86 5.20

Rice - Rain-fed 2.58 4.78 3.97 5.32 5.40 5.75

106 5.60 5.75 103 5.45

Rice - Irrigated 2.58

3.40 6.42 6.50 6.69

103 6.70 6.42 96 6.65

Soybean 1.01

1.62 1.80 1.62

90 2.40 1.62 68 2.00

Sorghum 1.08 2.10 2.32 2.16 2.20 2.18

99 2.45 2.32 95 2.35

Sesame

0.66

Custom: Score, in percent, of combined

key areas of organization capacity

amongst USG direct and indirect local

implementing partners

0.771

0.795 0.860

108 0.923 0.860 93 0.852

Custom: Number of individuals who

benefitted from USG assistance 0 395,396 2,767,186 2,358,335 2,800,000 2,628,671 387,830 94 11,010,760 8,149,588 74 2,440,000

Custom: Number of sites reporting proper

waste disposal practices 0 0 0 43 50 47 41 94 150 90 60 55

Custom: Number of farmers trained on

CPP safe use practices 0 0 1,623 16,224 87,280 79,745 70,571 91 192,280 97,592 51 80,000

Custom: Number of farmers applying

CPP safe use practices 0 0 0 11,744 65,460 59,752 50,578 91 137,960 71,496 52 60,000

Custom: Number of farmers exposed to

ICT technology (e- banking, FVP through

cellulant, SMS technology, mobile

banking)

0 0 304,108 0 0

300,000 304,108 101 0

Custom: Value of incremental sales

(processor and agro-input level)

attributed to FTF implementation ($)

0

90,024,413 31,357,480 34,725,000 33,133,581 0 95 180,950,000 154,515,474 85 41,000,000

Custom: Public funds leveraged for

agriculture and rural development ($) 0 4,481,353 55,218,574 8,573,979 8,000,000 8,573,979 1,710,765 107 33,000,000 76,847,885 233 8,500,000

Custom: Number of beneficiaries under

the Grants and Subcontracts Fund 0 5 36 40 37 41 3 111 144 122 85 30

Custom: Amount of funds disbursed ($) 0 245,574 930,443 1,691,685 3,500,000 3,883,143 387,405 111 10,000,000 6,750,845 68 2,000,000



Value

FY2012

Actual

FY 2013

Actual

FY 2014

Actual

FY 2015 FY 2015 LOP

FY2016


FY2015Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target Actual to

Date

LOP

Performance

Achieved

(%)

Target

Custom: Number of new jobs created in

the value chain (includes jobs lasting less

than 4 weeks)

0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 52,562 407 105 150,000 107,123 71 65,000

Custom: Level of household hunger in

the hungry season (%) 44.4

42.5

34.8

40.0 34.8


2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

2.1 Progress Narrative

Overall progress in FY2015 was good with results for most of the target indicators on track. In a

few cases, the project significantly over-achieved its targets due to identification of new

opportunities like interventions targeting IDPs and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The

LOP targets have been readjusted to take these factors into consideration, as well as no longer

implementing 2017 dry-season activities. MARKETS II is experiencing security issues in some of

the targeted states, particularly in Southeast, Middle Belt and North Central parts of the country.

These have and may continue to cause disruptions in timing, activities, and farmer results.

During FY2015, MARKETS II conducted a mid-term evaluation survey to measure the project’s

achievement towards the realization of its goal to increase household income through value chain

activities and engagement of the private sector. To measure the changes in household income,

MARKETS II used three indicators as a proxy to change in income: (1) Annual expenditures on

purchase or upgrading of assets; (2) Level of household hunger in the hungry season (%); and (3)

The ability of farmers to store their produce to sell at a later date when market prices improve for

their commodity. Overall, the household income proxy indicators all improved in 2014 as

compared to the baseline survey figures collected in 2012. We found that farmers increased

annual household expenditure by 37.7 percent compared to the baseline survey, incurring $381.4

in 2014 to purchase new productive capital (productive assets). We also found that 34.8 percent

of the respondents had insufficient food for their households during the year 2014, reflecting a

decrease since the baseline survey (44.4 percent). Finally, the number of respondents who stored

their produce to sell at a later date increased from 56.6 percent (baseline) to 66.8 percent (mid-

term).

MARKETS II tested eight new technologies which are expected to be made available to the

farming population before the end of the project. During this reporting period, the Inputs team

tested USG on maize and sorghum, which will be used in next season’s demo plots. Selected

MARKETS II farmers in Kano state grew two new hybrid sorghum varieties (CSR-03 and 04H) as

a test with our sorghum partner, Nigerian Breweries. Two new rice varieties (FARO 55 and 61)

were also tested in Benue and Kano states. Demonstration plots using hybrid sorghum and maize

seeds will depend on the availability of seeds. The project also made available seven new

technologies to farmers that were tested in the previous years: four soybean varieties (TGX1904-

6F, TGX1835-10E, TGX1987-62F and TGX1951-3F); rice variety (FARO 61) has been adopted

by farmers for the current dry-season rice production; direct paddy seeders, and; all-male tilapia in

aquaculture.

In FY2015, MARKETS II activities resulted in the production of 763,019 metric tons (MT) of

agricultural commodities valued at $334,420,081 and project-assisted incremental sales of

$116,708,494. MARKETS II networked farmers sold $33,133,581 of their produce directly to

partner processors. The remainder was sold to local traders and small-scale processors, or used

in household consumption. During the year, 433,105 households benefitted directly from

MARKETS II activities with 23,119 categorized as vulnerable households. MARKETS II farmers

receiving direct assistance significantly improved their gross margins compared to baseline

values. Maize farmers registered the highest percentage increase at 212.2 percent ($811.82/ha


vs. $260/ha), irrigated rice smallholders showed a gain of 126.3 percent ($1,523.19/ha vs.

$673/ha) and sorghum producers reported 107.5 percent ($369.4/ha vs. $178/ha). Rain-fed rice

and soybean farmers had increased gross margins of 97.5 percent ($1,328.99/ha vs. $673/ha)

and 60.3 percent ($405.6/ha vs. $253/ha) respectively, while fish farmers reported an average

increase of 47.4 percent ($30,910.87/ha vs. $20,978/ha). Cocoa farmers recorded a 22.2 percent

increase in gross margins ($497.34/ha vs. $407/ha) during the year. During our first year of dry-

season maize activities, our farmers posted a gross margin of $2,424 per hectare showing that

dry-season maize farmers can significantly add to their annual income. This is because the

farmers realized higher sale values per hectare, almost double the sale value recorded by rain-fed

maize farmers, through good maize prices- and revenue earned from selling the stalks for silage.

Although dry-season maize producers had irrigation costs, they also had no costs related to post-

harvest activities since the corn was bought on the stalk and the buyers supplied their own

harvesting labor.

MARKETS II activities on farm productivity resulted in increased crop yields in all value chains.

Maize farmers had the largest percentage increase over baseline values at 198.5 percent (3.91

tons/ha vs. 1.31 tons/ha) followed by irrigated rice producers with 159.3 percent (6.69 tons/ha vs.

2.58 tons/ha). Rain-fed rice growers increased 122.9 percent (5.75 tons/ha vs. 2.58 tons/ha) and

sorghum smallholders increased 101.9 percent (2.18 tons/ha vs. 1.08 tons/ha). Fish farmers,

soybean producers, and cocoa growers reported yield increases over baseline values of 67.1

percent (17.46 tons/ha vs. 10.45 tons/ha), 60 percent (1.62 tons/ha vs. 1.01 tons/ha), and 47.5

percent (0.59 tons/ha vs. 0.40 tons/ha), respectively. Our dry-season maize farming pilot in

Kaduna and Kano states yielded 4.49 ton/ha, translating into a 14.5 percent higher productivity

rate than rain-fed maize (3.91 ton/ha).

During FY2015, 230,258 smallholders (farming 273,904 ha) and micro- and small-scale

processors applied improved technologies or management practices as a result of training and

support from MARKETS II. Farmers benefitting from project activities are trained using the

MARKETS II package of practices (PoP). The farmers are encouraged to adopt the PoP

technologies to improve their farm, farming business, productivity, and management. Their use of

these technologies is closely monitored. Improved technologies consist of planting methods,

including use of certified quality seed, nurseries and line planting, inoculants, multi-cropping in

cocoa and cassava; pest management including if, when, and how to use pesticide versus non-

pesticide (e.g. fish nets instead of spraying to prevent bird damage; timing of insect pollination

and spraying); fertilizer application and, urea deep placement (UDP); mechanization and semi-

mechanization in land cultivation and harvesting; multi-crop threshers; harvesting and post-

harvest handling, including wooden mallets (cocoa); and soil and water-related interventions,

including drip irrigation, and crop rotation. Farmers and other value chain actors also benefit from

MARKETS II Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC) and Microenterprise

Fundamentals (MEF) training, focusing on the development of business management skills

necessary for commercial farming and agriculture related businesses: planning, bookkeeping,

financial management, and simple market demand awareness.

MARKETS II leveraged $5,402,393 of private sector investment and $8,573,979 of public funds

while forging 34 public-private partnerships in FY2015. The project also assisted 173,103 micro

small and medium enterprises (MSME), including farmers, to access loans valued at $50,852,999


principally from microfinance banks (MFB). Almost all the microfinance loan recipients were

female and one-third of the female borrowers were under 29 years old.

MARKETS II takes active steps to minimize negative effects of its activities on the environment. In

addition to training and support on crop rotation, incorporation of organic matter, appropriate

fertilizer and pesticide use, water management for farmers and waste disposal for partner

processors, the project is promoting UDP technology for rice farmers which will allow them to

apply less fertilizer with similar or improved yields compared to surface application. UDP

technology also helps to reduce the amount of fertilizer run-off into surface water and greenhouse

gas emissions. UDP tests on sorghum and maize were undertaken during this year and

demonstrations will be conducted in FY2016. During the year, 5,931 lead rice farmers benefitted

directly from longer course UDP trainings and follow-up advice.

MARKETS II is addressing significant issues that affect the project’s working environment. The

unpredictable security situation in the Northern and the Middle Belt states has made working there

more difficult. MARKETS II’s security coordinator monitors the situation on a daily basis, and

some activities are implemented with a lower profile, rescheduled, or modified. Agriculture in

Nigeria is predominately rain-fed, so major deviations from the normal weather patterns, which

are now becoming common in Nigeria’s climate, affect crop productivity. In response, MARKETS

II has expanded its dry-season irrigated activities and has begun irrigation demonstrations during

the rainy season. Following successful piloting of dry-season rice production in Northern states,

MARKETS II increased dry-season rice activities to 14,645 farmers in FY2014 and 2,000 dry

season maize in Kaduna and Kano states. With the successful pilot of dry-season maize this year,

the project plans to expand to an additional 6,000 farmers in Kano and Kaduna states. One major

impediment to improved smallholder productivity is the relative scarcity of quality seed and

planting material. To address this issue, MARKETS II works with reputable seed companies and

select groups of project farmers to produce quality seed for the market.

Highlights of MARKETS II’s quarterly activities include:

Due to a recognized gap in microfinance institutions’ understanding of agricultural lending dynamics, we designed an agricultural value chain finance curriculum to increase lending to small-scale farmers and processors. We trained LAPO staff on opportunities, risks, and relationship management when financing agricultural value chain actors. We also conducted refresher training for LAPO on the Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC). MARKETS II will conduct similar trainings for additional collaborating microfinance lending institutions.

MARKETS II trains IDPs in Kano, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba, and the FCT. During the quarter, we sought the assistance of the Kano-based Hisbah Board to use their IDP registry. After discussions and review of our curriculum and methods, they realized that the IDPs had limited capacity to operate successful businesses when only provided financing. Hisbah determined that MARKETS II Microenterprise Fundamentals (MEF) training is now a requirement before they provide financial assistance to IDPs. In July, 50 IDPs successfully completed the 3-day MEF course and then received small grants to start businesses. MARKETS II will also train 60 female Hisbah staff to supervise the IDPs who have started small businesses.

MARKETS II also collaborates with organizations supporting IDPs. We recently trained five Action Against Hunger International (ACF) trainers using our Homestead Farming Technical Trainers Manual. We also demonstrated the use of simple low-cost drip irrigation kits and


highlighted its water and energy efficiencies. ACF will step down the training to their 400 IDPs from 16 women’s groups in Yobe state. They will also translate the training manual into Hausa and other local languages.

In Zuru, Kebbi state, we followed up with groups trained in homestead gardening and drip

irrigation by providing group dynamics and leadership training. Participants gained knowledge

on group decision making, leadership, savings, and communication skills.

The project organized a gender mainstreaming review workshop for service providers’ staff and MARKETS II technical staff in Kaduna and Delta states. The workshop enhanced the participants’ understanding of gender issues, particularly those that affect women’s involvement in agriculture. Topics covered understanding gender perceptions and expectations, gender mainstreaming in agriculture, the importance of gender neutral opportunities, identification of constraints and developing intervention strategies, and gender analysis. Group discussions focused on gender roles and stereotypes that hinder women’s participation in agriculture and ways of overcoming them.

Based on positive results from training women on MEF, we expanded efforts to include partner small-scale processors in Anambra and Ebonyi states. The participants, representing 50 processors, learned the importance of business management skills such as planning, value addition, marketing techniques, record keeping, savings and credit, and nutrition.

USAID Mission Director Michael Harvey visited our maize in-season training at Rhoda Zakka’s (lead farmer) demo farm in Kaduna state. Rhoda described how she was harvesting seven bags (100kgs each) from her farm prior to joining the project two years ago. After attending our trainings, she harvested 30 bags in her first year and then increased her land and harvested 53 bags the second year. This year she cultivated 2.2 hectares and is expecting more than 100 bags. Managing Director Harvey Schartup advised Rhoda and other lead farmers to make their farmers’ association efficient, view agriculture as a business, and press the new federal and state governments to improve support for agriculture. He asked about the challenges farmers are facing; and farmers responded by pointing out the lack of simple equipment and quality inputs. They expressed their wish that the state government would further help address these issues.

MARKETS II met with Sonny Echono, the permanent secretary of FMARD, to brief him on our agricultural activities in Nigeria. Managing Director Harvey Schartup highlighted our support to the ministry, especially in the rice value chain, GES, and Avian Influenza. Echono requested that the project integrate the ATA directors in the states into its activities. He further directed his aides to appoint a desk officer to maintain interaction with our activities.

Managing Director Harvey Schartup briefed the new state commissioners for agriculture in Enugu, Anambra, and Ebonyi on our activities and complemented the support we get from the state governments. In Enugu, Commissioner Michael Eneh expressed his gratitude for how MARKETS II benefits farmers and promised to brief the governor on our efforts. He also expressed his interest in agricultural mechanization. Orji Uchenna, the commissioner for Ebonyi, expressed his commitment to continue partnering with the project. In Anambra, Commissioner Afam Mbanefo mentioned that his ministry is identifying gaps in the rice value chain for how to better benefit farmers. The ministry recently earmarked a youth empowerment program and he requested that MARKETS II train them on NAEC. All commissioners requested regular updates on our operations.

The project released Annual Program Statement (APS) number 004 covering all project intervention states across our seven value chains. More than 120 concept papers were received from MARKETS II farmer associations and reviewed by our technical committee. Project staff undertook 36 pre-award risk assessment visits in August and September to determine group capacity, appropriateness of the proposed grant, and group capacity building requirements. Most groups will move forward in the grant award process.


MARKETS II carried out regional work plan meetings to review the previous year’s activities and plan for the 2015/2016 year. The meetings, held in the three regions, started with a one-day stakeholders meeting to discuss what worked well in the year and suggest improvements for effective collaboration that will benefit our beneficiaries in the coming year. Stakeholders’ meetings were followed by two days of technical review to derive lessons from last year and provide feedback on the fourth year work plan drafts.

2.2.1 Implementation Status

Under the FTF framework, MARKETS II’s objectives fall under six of the eight intermediate result

areas: 1) Improved agricultural productivity; 2) Expanding markets and trade; 3) Increased private

investment in agriculture and nutrition-related activities; 4) Increased agriculture value chain on

and off-farm jobs; 5) Increased resilience of vulnerable communities and households; and 6)

Improved access to diverse and quality food. To achieve these FTF results, the USAID/Nigeria

team set its development objectives of increasing smallholder income from agricultural

development promoted through enhanced private sector participation and investment funds.

Below are the project’s FTF activities under key result areas:

Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations Strengthened

Aquaculture

MARKETS II provides technical assistance to 4,495 aquaculture farmers in 187 groups in Delta,

Ondo, Oyo, Kwara, Cross River, Jigawa, Sokoto, and Kano states, and limited follow-on support

in Osun and Lagos. The project also facilitates the supply of raw materials for the development of

locally produced fish feed by supporting the soybean and maize value chains in Kaduna, Benue,

Oyo, and Niger states.

During the year, MARKETS II continued with capacity building for aquaculture farmers. Networked

farmers participated in pre-season, in-season, and harvest and post-harvest trainings where they

learned best practices such as identifying quality fingerlings, proper fish feeding, diseases, and

water management. During harvest and post-harvest training, we taught farmers how to use

improved fish processing techniques to reduce post-harvest fish losses and enhance the quality of

smoked fish products for increased income.

We also held NAEC and group dynamics and leadership trainings for farmers groups to enhance

decision-making and working as a group. After training farmers on all-male tilapia production and

management techniques, follow-up site visits observed that some of the farmers have already

adopted tilapia culture.

MARKETS II carried out the following aquaculture activities this quarter:

Organized validation of existing farmers and networked new farmers in Ondo, Oyo, and Kwara states.

Held pre-season Training of Trainers (ToT) for 300 networked lead aquaculture farmers in Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, and Sokoto states. The participants learned best fish management practices including identifying quality fingerlings, proper fish feeding, diseases, and water management. The trainees will step down the training to other farmers in their groups.

Facilitated a MARKETS II aquaculture Package of Practices (PoP) training on improved aquaculture practices in collaboration with African Community Bridge Foundation (ACBF) for selected training staff of ACBF in Benue state.


Attended a one-day investment symposium on “Reducing cost of fish production in Nigeria,” organized by Lagos State Catfish Farmers Cooperative Allied Multipurpose Union (LASCAFA-CAMU) in collaboration with Fishery Society of Nigeria (FISON), Lagos state chapter.

Cassava

MARKETS II supports private and public sector partners and 12,888 cassava farmers in 538

groups in the FCT, Oyo, Ondo, and Edo states. In addition to the improved cultivation techniques

provided through the project’s cassava PoP, MARKETS II is working to improve the quality of

cassava-specific fertilizer and stems.

During the year, we organized group dynamics and leadership training for 292 networked cassava

farmers groups in Ondo, Edo, and Oyo states. EAs and service providers working with farmers in

those locations were also present. Lead farmers stepped down the training to other farmers in

their groups. We also held NAEC training for 277 lead cassava farmers from 176 networked

cassava farmers groups in Oyo, Ondo, and Edo states. We also trained farmers on the best

agronomic and management practices during pre-season trainings in March 2015.

This quarter MARKETS II:

Revalidated, mobilized, and networked farmers in Oyo and Ondo

Carried out harvest and post-harvest training for 2014/2015 cropping season farmers in Oyo on the best practices that will minimize breakage for maximum produce

Held pre-season ToT in the FCT and Oyo states for 2015/2016 networked lead farmers. The modules covered planning and knowing your farm size and ecology, ploughing practices using the right tool for the right job, stem selection practices, planting practices, farm fertilizing and fertilizer application, pest and weed management, soil management, and record keeping. The participants later stepped down the training to other networked farmers in their communities.

Cocoa

MARKETS II supports private and public sector partners and 27,048 cocoa farmers in 540 farmer

groups in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River states to improve their productivity, adopt good farming

practices, and attain certification. MARKETS II is also training beekeepers as pollination service

providers to increase cocoa yields and community income through service revenues and honey

production.

In FY15 Q2, MARKETS II organized a two-day pre-season refresher ToT for 55 lead cocoa

farmers from 55 networked farmers groups in Oyo state. The objective was to improve facilitation

skills and enhance knowledge on good agronomic practices. This will ensure quality delivery of

step-down training under the cocoa out-growers program. To determine the cost, yield, income,

and profitability of cocoa farming in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River states, MARKETS II organized

training for data collection teams and carried out the exercise between January and February

2015.

MARKETS II trained 55 youths as cocoa Spray Service Providers (SSPs) in Cross River and Oyo

states.

This quarter:

Carried out pre- and in-season training for lead farmers in Cross River, Oyo, and Ondo states. The trained lead farmers stepped down the training to other networked farmers in their localities.


Held harvest and post-harvest ToT for lead farmers in Cross River state. During these trainings, we encouraged farmers to use best post-harvest management practices such as using wooden clubs instead of sharp metal objects to crack cocoa pods to avoid transfer of diseases and infections, and to use raised platforms to allow for air circulation for quality cocoa. Trainees will step down this training to other farmers in their communities.

Trained 69 youths on Spray Service Providers (SSP) in Ondo and Cross River states. This training will ensure safe spraying of approved agro-chemicals, and generate employment and income for the trainees.

To strengthen farmers groups and ensure their sustainability, MARKETS II organized group dynamics and leadership skills training for 152 nominated leaders of networked cocoa farmers groups and 16 ADP EAs in Ondo state.

Bee-keeping for honey and by-products and nutrition training was organized for 52 women and 8 men in Ondo state. This training will increase income for the participants and increase production due to bee pollination.

In collaboration with Syngenta field staff, we facilitated the establishment of cocoa farmer-led demonstration plots on the safe use of agro-chemicals.

MARKETS II participated in a workshop on “harmonizing cocoa training manuals in Nigeria” held in Ondo state. The workshop was organized by FMARD’s department of Agricultural Extension Services in collaboration with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH). This workshop will ensure uniformity in the types of training and training materials being given to cocoa farmers nationwide. The harmonized manual consists of 12 topics including good agricultural practices and quality management to improve productivity, and environmental and social standards requirements and certification. These are already included in our cocoa PoPs. The final document will be piloted in four states by the partners in attendance; MARKETS II will conduct the pilot in Cross River.

Attended the third country committee meeting of the Nigeria Cocoa Fertilizer Initiative held in Ibadan.

Rice

MARKETS II supports private sector partners and 77,574 rice farmers from 3,389 farmers groups

in Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger states in wet- and dry-season rice production, and in

Benue, Cross River, Enugu, FCT, Kwara, Ebonyi, Taraba, and Anambra in wet-season rice

production.

After successful adoption of fishing nets to prevent bird damage in Kano, we expanded the

demonstration of this technology to Jigawa, Sokoto, and Kebbi states. This intervention was

implemented to address extensive crop damage from birds, regularly experienced by farmers in

these states during the dry season. Currently we are demonstrating this to all our wet- and dry-

season rice farmers.

During the year, we conducted dry-season rice pre-season, in-season, and harvest and post-

harvest trainings for our networked farmers. UDP technologies were demonstrated using our

demo plots, also showcasing other management practices for maximum production.

Last year, as a trial partnership in collaboration with Syngenta and USAID’s APEX project,

MARKETS II established rice demo plots in Kebbi and Sokoto states. The best agronomic

practices together with appropriate disease and pesticide controls were applied. The demo plots

will act as learning points for farmers. Our collaboration was expanded during this year’s wet

season to include most of the project’s rice production zones, as well as our maize, sorghum, and

cocoa areas.


We held meetings with Dangote Foundation in FY15 Q3 to discuss a partnership on an out-

grower program with our 5,000 rice farmers in Jigawa state to supply paddy to their mill. We

expect an implementation agreement to be signed in FY16 Q1, when Dangote completes their

analysis.

MARKETS II conducted the following activities this quarter:

Carried out in-season trainings for networked farmers in Kwara, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Niger, Cross River, Nasarawa, Benue, Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Taraba states. The trainings took place on demonstration plots showcasing the differences in using improved technologies such as improved seed varieties, correct spacing and plant population, timely transplanting, correct fertilizer application and UDP, and use of traditional methods.

Demonstrated motorcycle-mounted water pump for rice farmers to showcase how it is cost effective and environmentally-friendly compared to conventional pumps.

Held NAEC training for 20 rice seed out-growers in Kwara to teach basic business concepts and market conditions that affect their ability to maximize their profit and improve their production. We emphasized the need for planning, income projection, and savings to the participants.

Carried out group dynamics and leadership training for representatives of our groups in Cross River, Benue, and Nasarawa states. The participants were equipped with skills that will enable them to develop their group’s mission and vision; how leaders can mobilize members to work together as a team to achieve set goals; how to encourage the active participation of members; and to improve their communication skills and decision making.

MARKETS II organized agronomic training for 20 rice farmers in partnership with Mamora Seed in Kwara and for 50 in Ebonyi for Strategic Seed. The trained out-growers will be provided inputs and the seed companies will buy back their seeds. We will supervise the out-growers throughout the season to ensure that best seed production practices are adhered to for quality seed. Trained small-scale processors using our Microenterprise Fundamentals (MEF) curriculum in Anambra and Ebonyi states. The participants, representing 50 processors, learned the importance of business management skills such as planning, value addition, marketing techniques, record keeping, savings and credit, and nutrition.

Tony Muoneke, the owner of Annes Agro Processors in Ebonyi state, expressed interest in establishing a paddy aggregation center (an initiative by FMARD and supported by MARKETS II). Therefore, he contacted MARKETS II to help him access working capital to procure paddy from our targeted smallholder rice producers. We facilitated a meeting with the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to discuss financial credit, required documentation, and procedures. Tony submitted his proposal to BoA and we will assist him in submitting the documentation to other commercial banks to ensure working capital by October’s harvest. Annes Agro Processors will procure up to 50 percent of our farmers’ paddy at market price to meet his milling capacity. He is open to buying more paddy afterwards, if available.

White Sorghum

The project provides technical assistance to private sector partner Aba Malting Plant (AMP) in

Abia state, by facilitating the production and supply of high quality white sorghum from 15,023

networked sorghum farmers in 610 groups in Kano and Kaduna states. MARKETS II also

collaborates with Nigerian Breweries in field-testing new varieties of hybrid sorghum seeds by

selected MARKETS II farmer groups.

During the year, we organized pre-season training for our networked farmers in Kano and Kaduna

states. We also followed up with our sorghum grantees, Kiru Fadama and Anguwar Makama, who


are contracted by Aba Malting Plant to grow 50 and 10 hectares of sorghum this year,

respectively.

We discussed buying sorghum from our farmers in Kano with Premier Feed Mill Limited, the

Topfeed fish feed processor from Oyo state. We linked them to our grantee, Kiru Fadama, in

Kano to purchase their sorghum. However, they could not agree on who would bear

transportation costs, so Kiru sold their sorghum to another buyer in Kano.

This quarter, MARKETS II:

Held in-season trainings for networked farmers in Kaduna and Kano states using the demo plots established during pre-season trainings. Farmers compared best agronomic practices versus traditional practices to make informed choices in subsequent seasons.

Held discussions with Honeywell Mills on linking them with our sorghum producers. Honeywell would like to substitute sorghum for a percentage of the wheat that they use in producing bread flour.

Maize

The project is partnering with maize value chain fish feed producers Grand Cereals Limited

(GCL), Feed Tech, and Novum Limited. The project provides technical assistance and support to

20,000 farmers in 999 groups in Oyo and Kaduna states. In FY2015 Q1, the project decided to

concentrate on Kaduna. MARKETS II dropped its Oyo state maize activities since maize was not

viewed as a commercial crop by the state’s producers. Earlier in FY2015, MARKETS II also

began supporting 1986 farmers in dry-season green maize production in Kano and Kaduna.

During the year, we carried out dry-season pre-season and in-season ToTs to maize lead farmers

to enable them to apply the best practices that maximize profit while minimizing cost. Farmers

were trained on green maize production, including choice of land, choice of seed, time of planting,

spacing, fertilization, and weeding. For wet-season maize production, we conducted pre-season

ToTs for 4,000 lead farmers in Kaduna state.

MARKETS II conducted the following activities this quarter:

Carried out in-season training for maize farmers in Kaduna state. Farmers had a chance to compare demo plots using our best management practices and traditional practices to enhance their adoption in the next season.

Networked and trained an additional 5,000 farmers in Makarfi and Kubau LGAs using the PoPs. We provided “Away” guides to lead farmers to be used during step-down trainings. Grand Cereals Ltd and Novum Agro-processing Company, partner processors, also participated in these trainings.

Held group dynamics and leadership skills training for maize farmers in Kaduna state. Modules covered group vision and mission, working as a team, leadership skills, communication, conflict resolution and management, mobilization and managing resources, planning and implementation as a group, group registration, and record keeping.

Soybean

Soybean is a sub-value chain under aquaculture. It is a major raw material and source of

essential protein in fish and poultry feed production, and in human foods. MARKETS II is working

with 19,975 soybean farmers in 868 groups in Kaduna, Benue, and Niger. In addition to improved

cultivation methods through the project’s PoPs training, we encourage the use of inoculants and

environmentally friendly harvesting. MARKETS II is also training beekeepers as pollination service


providers to increase soybean yields and community income through pollination service revenues

and honey production.

During the year, pre-season ToTs were organized for 4,622 soybeans lead farmers in Kaduna

and Niger states using MARKETS II soybean PoPs. The training modules included planning and

knowing your farm size and ecology, ploughing practices: using the right tool for the right job,

seed selection practices, planting practices, farm fertilizing and fertilizer application, pest and

weed management, integrated soil management, record keeping, and nutrition. We also held

group dynamics and leadership training for farmers in Kaduna state to enhance team building for

individual and group development

In FY15 Q3, we signed an implementation agreement met with WACOT to engage 380

MARKETS II farmers in Kaduna this year to grow seed, which they will distribute to other soybean

farmers they will work with in the following year.


Conducted soybean in-season trainings for our networked farmers in Benue, Niger and Kaduna states. Farmers observed the quick canopy closure to check weeds.in the domo plots where we applied our improved practices as compared to the plots established using traditional methods.

Held group dynamics and leadership skills training for soybean farmers in Benue.

Organized pollination services training for 50 soybean farmers in Kaduna, who will offer services to farmers for higher yields and income generation.

PIND and Niger Delta

MARKETS II interventions in the Niger Delta, through our collaboration with PIND, focus mainly

on aquaculture and cassava development. MARKETS II also works with cocoa and rice farmers in

the region. Our networked farmers in these areas benefit from best management practices

through demonstration ponds/plots, capacity building, and linkages with financial assistance,

inputs, and a ready market for their products. Our Ondo state cassava interventions are discussed

in the cassava section above, while the MARKETS II Niger Delta cocoa and rice activities are

reviewed in their respective sections.

In FY15 Q2, MARKETS II engaged Partner for Development (PFD) to build capacity and provide

business support for ten aquaculture groups in Delta state, five aquaculture groups in Rivers

state, and five cassava groups in Edo state. PFD met with PIND to get information on the

aquaculture groups, brief them on the proposed program, and to align it to the existing PIND

capacity building program, especially with the United Ufuoma Fish Farmers Association (UUFFA).

PFD then assessed the 20 groups. The program started in January and ended in July.

To avoid duplication of efforts with MADE demo pond trials, PIND, MARKETS II, and MADE

agreed that MARKETS II will redirect demo pond trials to scale up in Edo and Ondo states, rather

than in Rivers and Bayelsa states. In April 2015, we made initial visits to the two states to identify

partners for the demo ponds, which will complement our ongoing aquaculture efforts in Ondo.

In June 2015, the USAID/Nigeria mission director, Mike Harvey, and USAID COR, Alefia

Merchant, visited Delta state. During the trip, they met with UUFFA, a MARKETS II-PIND partner

in the state. They also toured the members’ ponds and PIND’s Economic Development Centre

(EDC) in Warri.


Throughout FY15 Q3, roll-out of the third phase of the demo pond scale-up in the Niger Delta

included pond preparation; liming; fertilization and net screening; and training in quarantining,

stocking, and feeding by biomass. The demo scale-up will increase the productivity and income of

the fish farmers.

MARKETS II also continued its capacity building activities for our aquaculture groups using our

PoPs, NAEC, and group dynamics and leadership trainings. We also continued meeting with our

financial partner, LAPO, to discuss financial lending to our farmers.

This quarter:

Held meetings with Edo State Cooperative Farmers’ Agency and Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association Youth Directorate, who are interested in participating in the demo pond scale-up activities. The MARKETS II and PIND aquaculture team is still searching for new feed companies to participate in the demo pond scale-up intervention in those states.

Organized harvest and post-harvest ToT for 168 lead aquaculture farmers from 40 producer groups across 8 participating LGAs in Cross River. The trained lead farmers subsequently stepped down the training to other farmers.

MARKETS II organized group dynamics and leadership skills training for 73 nominated leaders of the networked 40 aquaculture farmer groups in Cross River state.

MARKETS II organized training on water quality management, fish health, and disease control

for 20 selected members of Catfish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFAN), Cross River

state chapter, two representatives from each of the 40 networked aquaculture groups, service

provider staff, and two extension agents working with the groups. The training exposed the

participants to the optimum ranges of water quality parameters required for aquaculture, sign

and symptoms of diseased fish, control measures, sign of stressed fish, and various

biosecurity measures. This will reduce losses and increase productivity and income for the

fish farmers.

To expand the existing aquaculture program, MARKETS II engaged the services of The Ark Shore Consults to mobilize 1,000 fish farmers in Edo and Delta states (500 farmers per state). The service provider will train the farmers on best aquaculture practices using MARKETS II aquaculture PoP, ToT, and step-down methodology. We signed IAs with the ADPs in the two states and activities will commence next quarter.

Developed implementation plan for the technical assessment of fish hatcheries in the Niger Delta to commence next quarter.

Held harvest and post-harvest training using MARKETS II cassava PoP for 511 cassava farmers under the out-growers scheme in Ondo and Edo states.

Networked 1,000 cassava farmers for the 2015/2016 cropping season in Ondo state.

Held pre-season ToT for 197 cassava lead farmers, and 4 EAs in Ondo state, where farmers learned improved cassava practices using MARKETS II cassava PoPs. The trained lead farmers will step down the training to other farmers.

MARKETS II participated in the local organizing committee meetings of the proposed National

Cassava Summit being spearheaded by PIND and her partners working in cassava in the

Niger Delta. The summit will analyze the current state of the cassava sector in the country and

develop a road map for transforming the sector to a USD 5 billion per year industry.

Over the last three years, PIND Foundation has led and facilitated the organization of the Niger Delta Development Forum (NDDF). The NDDF is an advocacy platform to network, dialogue, share information, and engage in public policy analysis, decisions, and actions. In September 2015, PIND invited MARKETS II, USAID/SACE, PIND/MADE, and the Nigeria


Stability and Reconciliation Program (NSRP) to attend NDDF’s second technical planning meeting. The final concept note and draft TOR for sub-committees needed to execute the plan were reviewed, as well as brainstorming on keynote speakers, moderators, panelists, and rapporteurs.

Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased

MARKETS II works with smallholder farmers, producer associations, financial institutions, private

sector input suppliers, federal and state governments, and public and private sector extension

services to improve smallholder access to inputs through private sector distribution networks.

In FY15 Q1, MARKETS II modified its existing NAEC training curriculum to include an agro-dealer

component and conducted a ToT for USAID/APEX staff. After a successful pilot on dry-season

rice (Sokoto and Kebbi) and cocoa (Cross River) with MARKETS II, Syngenta, and APEX, we

expanded to include all of our rice and cocoa states and maize in Kaduna. In the partnership,

Syngenta utilizes demonstration plots to showcase the results from proper use of PERSUAP

compliant agricultural chemicals, APEX provides training to local agro-input dealers, while

MARKETS II mobilizes and trains targeted farmers.

In FY15 Q2, we trained 59 USAID/SHARE project field agents and lead farmers in Sokoto and

FCT on the newly developed agro-dealer NAEC curriculum and UDP technology. The cost-shared

training equipped participants with the skills and technologies for stocking, marketing, and use of

agro-inputs. The trainees will then transmit these skills/technologies as services to community

members.

At the request of reputable seed companies, we selected our lead farmers and their famer

associations to partner with seed companies to produce seed. The project partnered with

Mamora, Tecni, Strategic, Greenspore and WACOT seed companies, who provided inputs to out-

growers. MARKETS II trained the farmers on best seed production practices. The 800 trained out-

growers produced 7,452 metric tons of seed (7,427 MT rice and 25 MT maize), which was

reported in FY15 Q2. In FY15 Q3, Seed Companies Limited in Kaduna engaged 30 networked

maize farmers to produce 180 hectares (720 MT) of maize seed varieties. Also in Q3, Premier

Seed selected four networked farmers associations in Kaduna to cultivate 25 hectares, resulting

in 100 MT of maize seed. Greenspore Limited allocated 20 hectares for our lead farmers in an

out-grower program, where they will supply quality seed and fertilizer to farmers on loan, to be

repaid during buy back in December 2015.


Held NAEC training for rice seed out-growers in Kwara. The 20 out-growers learned basic business concepts and market conditions that affect their ability to maximize their profit and improve their production. We emphasized the need for planning, record keeping, income projection, and savings to the participants.

MARKETS II organized agronomic training for 20 rice farmers in partnership with Mamora Seed in Kwara and for 50 in Ebonyi for Strategic Seed. The trained out-growers will be provided inputs and the seed companies will buy back their seeds. We will supervise the out-growers throughout the season to ensure that best seed production practices are adhered to for quality seed.

In collaboration with Syngenta field staff, we continued with farmer-led demonstration plots employing the safe and proper use and disposal of PERSUAP compliant chemicals.

Facilitated a linkage of five selected cocoa farmers groups in Oyo state to a major agrochemical input distributor of Syngenta in Ibadan (MOAFAK Agrochemicals) for access to


inputs on credit. Also through our coordination, the famers and distributors agreed on suitable appropriate terms to both parties. The exchange will occur next season due to erratic rainfall patterns.

Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded

MARKETS II supports the generation and dissemination of local technology, or the adaption of

imported technology to the local context, to smallholders and agribusinesses in support of more

efficient and cost effective agriculture. This includes improved varieties of target crops, promoting

sustainable soil and water management practices, and better methods in harvest and post-

harvest handling.

During the year, MARKETS II continued demonstrating UDP technology to its farmers in Niger,

Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, and Sokoto states. We expanded these trainings to include our farmers in

the Mid-belt region. We also established direct paddy seeder demo plots for farmers to

understand its use and evaluate its efficiency.

The project met with the Kano ADP and West African Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)

to discuss inclusion of UDP technology in their programs. WAAPP is a program created by

ECOWAS in 2012 in response to the World Bank’s 2005 Africa Action Plan to make agriculture

more productive, sustainable, and to support sub-regional integration. MARKETS II linked

WAAPP with Interproducts Link, a major USG producer, to procure USG for their demo plots and

link their farmers to the supplier. Interproducts agreed to donate ten bags of USG for the demo

plots and the farmers will pay for an additional ten bags. A similar meeting was held with the

Jigawa state government to explore their adoption of UDP technology in their management

training plots. MARKETS II trained their EAs and they rolled out the program during the wet

season.

In FY15 Q3, Propcom, in collaboration with Habgito Tractors, participated in our maize pre-

season ToTs in Kaduna and Kano states. Habgito sells and maintains petrol and diesel engine

tractors and equipment, tillers, water pumps, and sprinklers. They demonstrated the 7- and 9-

horsepower tillers and the ridge attachments, which cost N195,000 and N260,000, respectively.

Propcom educated farmers on the simplicity of handling the small machines and attachments,

routine maintenance, and cost. Propcom also has a credit package for female farmers to

purchase power tillers by paying a N39,500 deposit and monthly installments of N13,000 for one

year.

Activities conducted this quarter include:

Held Urea Deep Placement (UDP) ToT for 25 service providers’ staff and extension agents working on the rice value chain in Taraba state.

Trained agro-dealers on UDP technology and agro-dealership in project intervention areas in Kebbi, Sokoto, and Niger states. This will ensure agro-dealers’ awareness of the technology and create sustainable access to Urea Super Granules (USG).

Established two sorghum demo trials in Kano and three maize demo trials in Kaduna and Kano to determine USG fertilizer recommendations for each crop. This will build on the findings from the previous year’s trial conducted Kano state.

Established two Technology Transfer Centers (TTCs) in Kwali and Abaji in the FCT to introduce farmers to UDP technology. Farmers learned about seed cleaning, nursery establishment, in-line transplanting at 21 – 28 days of nursery establishment, USG application at 5 – 7cm deep after 7 – 10 days of transplanting, and plot management.


Monitored TTC trainees’ demo plots in Kano, Niger and Jigawa to assess uptake of UDP after they were provided USG. Farmers expressed their willingness to adopt the technology as they use less fertilizer and are likely to get more yields.

Held discussions with Mahindra and Mahindra’s farm equipment branch on collaborating in the MARKETS II farmer training days. The company will be invited to demonstrate their smaller sized cultivation and harvesting equipment during the trainings.

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened

MARKETS II supports the development and dissemination of innovative and appropriate soil and

water management best practices, and farmer adoption of stress-tolerant varieties. MARKETS II

also supports the use of small-scale, fuel-efficient irrigation systems.

In FY15 Q2, we signed an implementation agreement with the USAID SHARE project (CRS) to train 248 field agents and women on homestead farming and drip irrigation technology in Kebbi and Sokoto states. The participants were trained on the use, installation, and importance of low-cost locally appropriate drip irrigation such as its efficiency and saving up to 80 percent water compared to the traditional flooding method.

In FY15 Q3, we continued efforts with vulnerable women, training them to prepare organic compost fertilizer. We conducted a ToT for 40 female farmers from groups already trained on household farming and drip irrigation technology in Zuru, Kebbi state. Key messages included that compost enriches soil by increasing nutrient content, and enhances soil moisture and nutrient retention. It is a cheap means of enriching soil fertility because all of the required materials are often regarded as waste. This can also be a source of income by selling compost to other farmers. During our practical demonstrations, the participants prepared a 2mx1mx1m pit and gathered required materials (fresh leaves, dry straw, grass, farm waste, soil, ashes, and water). They correctly arranged the materials in even layers, covered them with soil and ashes, and then sprinkled them with water. This pattern was repeated and compacted until the pit was full. After 90 days, participants will mix the heaps and transfer them to another pit. The process is repeated until the compost is ready for use.


Held ToT for Action Against Hunger (ACF), who will step down this training using the homestead and irrigation farming PoP training manual. Their target group is 400 IDPs and farmers from 16 groups in Yobe state who will each cultivate 2.5 hectares with vegetables using drip irrigation.

Demonstrated motorcycle-mounted water pump in Kwara state for 81 rice farmers. As a result of climate change and erratic rainfall patterns, the farmers were encouraged to embrace this technology, which is cost effective and conserves fuel.

Reviewed grant concept papers from several groups asking for irrigation equipment. Groups were visited and recommendations were made on the type of equipment and training needed. Field office-approved concept papers were sent to the Chemonics’ Washington, DC office for further review.

Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased

The access to finance unit focuses on increasing the availability of financial resources for targeted

rural groups. MARKETS II works with farmers and other value chain actors to help them

understand options, requirements, and costs and benefits for accessing financial resources. The

project creates platforms where the financial institutions and farmers meet to develop business

opportunities to enhance their productivity and profitability. The project assesses farmers’ groups

to determine their level of credit worthiness and then recommends them to partner financial


intuitions. MARKETS II also works on enhancing the capacities of commercial banks,

microfinance institutions, and MFBs to increase lending to the rural and agricultural sectors. We

also facilitate linkages between networked farmers, micro- and small-scale value chain

processors, and financial institution partners for working capital and equipment credit.

During the year, MARKETS II continued its effort to link our farmers with microfinance institutions

and banks to access working capital. In Kwara state, we linked the Association of Fish Farmers

and Aquaculturists in Nigeria (AFFAN) to Sterling bank for financial assistance consideration. We

held a meeting with representatives of agrochemical input companies (Syngenta and Harvest

Field) to discuss input credit to cocoa farmers. Syngenta does not give inputs on credit because

they use major distributors. Harvest Field does give inputs on credit but requires a guarantor for

the farmers, preferably an off-taker. After this meeting, the project approached three Syngenta

distributors in Ogbomosho and Ibadan to propose input credit. One of the companies is willing,

while the other two will agree only if the off-taker will guarantee the farmers.

We also followed up with farmers who had already received loans to monitor their repayment.

MARKETS II and BoA visited two cassava farmer groups in Oyo to follow up on repayment of

their 2 million naira joint loan. The groups have an outstanding balance of 1.7 million naira since

2014. The groups promised to repay 300,000 and 200,000 naira, respectively, by the end of June.

The banks normally give a repayment tenor of 24 months. In this case, the bank gave the farmers

only 12 months to give allowance for delays, since they consider agricultural loans a higher risk.

The project visited aquaculture groups (Ugheli, UUFFA, and CAFAN) in Delta state to review their

LAPO loan records due to a complaint by the group that LAPO mistakenly requested they make

monthly payments, rather than the agreed upon bullet repayment at the end of a fish farming

cycle. MARKETS II assisted in resolving the problem and the groups will repay according to the

offer letter.

In addition to the NAEC training given to our partner MFB agricultural credit officers, we

developed agricultural value chain training modules. The aim of these modules is to improve their

understanding of lending dynamics in agriculture to enable more farmers access loans.

During the quarter:

Facilitated a linkage of five selected cocoa farmers groups in Oyo state to a major agrochemical input distributor of Syngenta in Ibadan (MOAFAK Agrochemicals) for access to inputs on credit. Also through our coordination, the famers and distributors agreed on suitable appropriate terms to both parties. The exchange will occur next season due to erratic rainfall patterns.

Following a meeting between MARKETS II and Sterling Bank ED in Lagos, we submitted the names of 24 farmer groups for possible credit consideration.

Met with Kano area manager of LAPO and discussed access to credit for fish farmers in Kano and Jigawa states. Names of four fish farmer groups were submitted to LAPO for assessment and possible loan disbursement.

Following a meeting held in Kano with WD MFB management, we submitted 12 names of women’s groups for credit consideration. Credit will come from the N2 billion MSME intervention fund received by the Kano state government, which will be distributed among all of the MFBs in the state at a single-digit interest rate.

Signed an implementation agreement with WARAWA MFB for the provision of credit facilities to farmers within the Warawa LGA in Kano state.

Due to a recognized gap in microfinance institutions’ understanding of agricultural lending dynamics, and for sustainability of the project’s financial interventions, we designed an


agricultural value chain finance curriculum to increase lending to small-scale farmers and processors. We trained LAPO staff on opportunities, risks, and relationship management when financing agricultural value chain actors. We also conducted refresher training for LAPO on the Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC). MARKETS II will conduct similar trainings for additional collaborating microfinance lending institutions.

Conducted organizational diagnostic assessments for Liberty Fish Farmers MCS and Wenedel International Limited, Delta state, and recommended them to partner financial institutions for access to credit.

Facilitated disbursement of additional N19 million from LAPO to 46 UUFFA members in Delta state.

MARKETS II and LAPO made a routine monitoring visit to CAFAN Ughelli & UUFFA, Delta state to review the records of the associations and reconcile their loan figures.

At the request of PIND, we linked C-Kabar Global Concept with Bank of Industries (BOI) Port Harcourt, for possible access to N8 million in credit. The company has been supplying extractive farm produce such as palm kernel seeds and shells, charcoal, cashew nuts, bitter kola, and other fruits to agro-processors within and outside the country. The formal loan application has been submitted to the bank and approval is expected next quarter.

Carried out credit needs evaluations for Hule & Sons and Seraph Nigeria Limited to identify their access to credit challenges. We linked Seraph Nigeria to Fidelity Bank to access their N400 million facility and a loan is being processed. The project worked with Hule & Sons Limited to review and submit a N550 million working capital loan application to Union Bank. Approval is expected next quarter.

First Bank Agricultural lending unit representatives visited our Abuja office to inform us of the unit’s leadership change. The former head had retired and a replacement was appointed. We also renewed our implementation agreement during this meeting, which expired two years ago.

Renewed implementation agreement with WD MFB.

Facilitated a MEF training for four SMEs in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.

Tony Muoneke, the owner of Annes Agro Processors in Ebonyi state, expressed interest in establishing a paddy aggregation center (an initiative by FMARD and supported by MARKETS II). Therefore, he contacted MARKETS II to help him access working capital to procure paddy from our targeted smallholder rice producers. We facilitated a meeting with the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to discuss financial credit, required documentation, and procedures. Tony submitted his proposal to BoA and we will assist him in submitting the documentation to other commercial banks to ensure working capital by October’s harvest. Annes Agro Processors will procure up to 50 percent of our farmers’ paddy at market price to meet his milling capacity. He is open to buying more paddy afterwards, if available.

At the request of the Central Bank, the project held several meetings with their staff regarding the possible role of MARKETS II in their pilot in Kebbi to finance dry-season rice. Discussions are still ongoing.

Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund

The MARKETS II Grants and Subcontract Fund (GSF) supports applications within the selected

value chains that will enhance productivity, increase efficiency, and improve prospects for

producers and agribusinesses. GSF also supports the contracting of local service providers in our

effort to develop mechanisms for sustainability.

During the year, the project organized regional inception meetings with service providers’ key staff

and states’ ADP. The purpose was to improve subcontractors’ capabilities as service providers to

us and other development organizations. We discussed project expectations, their performance


strengths and weaknesses, and suggestions to improve performance with farmers and work more

efficiently with extension agents. Guidelines were provided on correct reporting, demo

establishment and maintenance, jobs tracking, buyback monitoring, and using the correct training

modules.

MARKETS II also held a grants workshop with our BDS capacity building service providers on the

importance of grants and how to prepare a good grant proposal. The service providers supported

eligible farmer organization grantees to submit nearly 150 quality grant concepts.

MARKETS II provides ad hoc advice to our local subcontractors and regularly critiques and

evaluates their performance and reporting.


The project released Annual Program Statement (APS) number 004 covering all project intervention states across our seven value chains. More than 120 concept papers were received from MARKETS II farmer associations and reviewed by our technical committee. Project staff undertook 36 pre-award risk assessment visits in August and September to determine group capacity, appropriateness of the proposed grant, and group capacity building requirements. Most groups will move forward in the grant award process.

Negotiated and fully executed four subcontracts, modified nine subcontracts and received and processed 100 deliverables. We also released, analyzed, negotiated, and executed nine RFQs within the quarter.

Program Area 7: Program Modifier/Rapid Response Mechanism

MARKETS II received USAID approval to use Program Modifier funds to address selected issues

concerning the recent Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak affecting poultry in 18 states and the

significant numbers of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) arising from internal armed conflict in

many parts of the country.

Avian Influenza

FMARD indicated that assistance is required to effectively contain the spread of AI in the current

states as well as in non-affected neighboring states. USAID mandated MARKETS II to develop a

limited action plan to support the GON. In March 2015, MARKETS II conducted refresher Training

of Trainers workshops in Kano and Ibadan for 141 practitioners from federal, state, quarantine

services, and the ministries of information and health. We focused on disease surveillance,

biosecurity principles for farms and LBMs, depopulation, use of PPEs, and GPS in disease

tracking and reporting.

The project conducted follow-up training in Bauchi, Plateau, Kano, Jigawa, and Kaduna states

targeting poultry farmers, Live Birds Markets (LBM) operators, community livestock health

workers, and state ministry and ADP staff. The 192 participants learned about the dangers of the

virus, means of recognizing and preventing the virus in poultry and humans, risk factors in

spreading the infection in poultry farms and LMBs, and reporting outbreaks.

MARKETS II will continue sensitizing farmers on the virus during our regular PoP training

activities. We also developed a pictorial PoP insert on backyard poultry for the training of 10,000

MARKETS II networked lead farmers in all of our value chains.

During the quarter:


MARKETS II continued AI interventions by conducting ToTs in Enugu and Kano for 56 participants drawn from our service providers’ staff (agronomists and lead coordinators) and extension agents. The participants represented all of MARKETS II states and value chains to enable them step down the training to 10,000 farmers. The main topics covered included essential principles on HPAI for poultry farmers, use of training materials and PPE in HPAI control, and monitoring and capturing HPAI activities. The trainees were given pictorial training materials for reference during step down.

Internally Displaced Persons

Boko Haram and other internal armed conflicts have disrupted livelihood activities, markets, and reduced trade flows. Early in 2015, statistics by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFMIDS) indicated that roughly 725,977 internally displaced persons (IDPs) live in IDP camps across the country. Most IDPs are food insecure, and host families are overstretched. An inter-agency humanitarian needs assessment determined that households regularly ration food (Multi-Sectoral Assessment, May-June 2014).

MARKETS II, in addition to focusing on long-term agricultural development processes, is also able to respond to short-term needs of vulnerable groups, such as IDPs; and has developed experienced trainers, relationships with state ADP’s Women in Agriculture sections, micro-enterprise training materials, and courses useful in the IDPs current situation and for their future permanent resettlement or return to homes.

MARKETS II has an innovative cross-cutting training activity (Microenterprise Fundamentals) that incorporates microenterprise development and best practices in nutrition and hygiene. Through this activity, vulnerable households in crisis situations will be better equipped to overcome malnutrition and poor hygiene while learning business skills to increase household income. The training goal is to provide support for diversification of livelihoods, or re-establishment of livelihoods disrupted or destroyed by displacement. Ideally, the MEF training will be accompanied by collaborative support from vocational training and financing organizations.

In February and March 2015, the project conducted assessments of IDP camps in Kano, Kaduna,

and Benue states, and the FCT and contacted other agencies working with IDPs to determine

areas of support.

Critical needs identified during the assessments included very low or no income for households in

the camps, no access to primary health care, poor nutrition, and unhygienic conditions. The

assessments resulted in an innovative, cross-cutting training activity that integrates

microenterprise development (MEF) and best practices in nutrition and hygiene using the

enhanced nutrition manual. Short-term training staff were identified and engaged. We trained

women and youth using our modified MEF curriculum.

In the course of implementing IDP activities, MARKETS II identified and held discussions with

several organizations and agencies for collaboration and further support to IDPs. These

organization include Hisbah Board Kano, Murtala Mohammed Foundation Kano, TY Danjuma

Foundation Abuja (working in Taraba), Action Against Hunger - Abuja (working in Yobe), Talent

Children in Promotion, Education Crisis Response (Bauchi, Gombe, Yobe and Adamawa), Jireh

DOO Foundation Benue, Africa Community Bridge Foundation- Abuja, and Victim Support.

IDP activities during the quarter:

The project trained 1,440 IDPs in 97 MEF trainings in Benue, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba states, and the FCT.


During the quarter, we sought the assistance of the Kano state Hisbah to use their IDP registry. After discussions and review of our curriculum and methods, they realized that the IDPs had limited capacity to operate successful businesses when only provided financing. Hisbah determined that MARKETS II Microenterprise Fundamentals (MEF) training is now a requirement before they provide financial assistance to IDPs. In July, 50 IDPs successfully completed the three-day MEF course and then received small grants to start businesses. MARKETS II will also train 60 female Hisbah staff to supervise the IDPs who have started small businesses.

MARKETS II also collaborates with organizations supporting IDPs. During the quarter, we trained five Action Against Hunger International (ACF) trainers using our Homestead Farming Technical Trainers Manual. We also demonstrated the use of simple low-cost drip irrigation kits and highlighted its water and energy efficiencies. ACF will step down the training to their 400 IDPs from 16 women’s groups in Yobe state. They will also translate the training manual into Hausa and other local languages.


2.2.2 Progress against Targets

Below are the project’s Feed the Future indicators and key results:

First Level Objective 1: Inclusive Agricultural Sector Growth

Custom: Annual expenditures on purchase or upgrading of assets.1 Mid-term Target: $346.

Mid-term Actual (FY2015): $381.42

This indicator is used as a proxy for income and is expected to measure the overall project

objective of increased smallholder household income. The accumulation of wealth by a household

over time is evidence that they have increased income. This can be measured through an

increase in purchase or upgrade of productive assets. During the mid-term evaluation survey, we

found that farmers incurred annual expenditures of $381.4 to purchase new productive capital

(productive assets). Compared to the baseline survey results, farmers increased their annual

expenditure on productive capital by 37.7 percent.

Indicator Baseline Mid-term (2015)

Target Mid-term (2015)

Results End term (2017)

Target LOP Target

Custom: Annual expenditures on purchase or upgrading of assets

$277.0 $346 $381.4 $420 $420

GNDR (2): Proportion of female participants in USG-assisted programs designed to

increase access to productive economic resources (assets, credit, income or

employment): FY2015 Target: 50%. FY2015 Actual: 62%

To achieve the target of 50 percent women benefitting from MARKETS II activities, the project

changed strategies in 2012-2013 to include women with less than 1 hectare (ha). The original

requirement for farms at least 1 ha had been excluding many women from project interventions.

The new strategy also focused project interventions in other areas of targeted value chains more

inclusive to women including services provision, and micro- and small-scale processing. We also

targeted women with our credit related activities. During the year, MARKETS II trained and

benefitted 434,988 farmers and MSMEs receiving project business development support out of

which 268,379 were women accounting for 62 percent of the beneficiaries. Most of the women

benefitted from credit-related activities.

Indicator Baseline 2012

Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results 2016

Target LOP

Target

GNDR (2): Proportion of female participants in USG-assisted programs designed to increase access to productive economic resources

0 35% 38% 66% 50% 62% 50% 50%

This Quarter’s Target: 61% This Quarter’s Actual: 49%. During the quarter, MARKETS II

trained and benefitted 108,414 women (total beneficiaries - 220,457) farmers and MSMEs

1 This custom indicator is used as a proxy for household income 2 $1=N198.5 exchange rate was used


receiving project business development support. We facilitated credit-related activities for 44,717

women. Of the 175,376 farmers trained on short-term agricultural productivity sessions, 63,697

(36 percent) were women.

GNDR (3): Proportion of females who report increased self-efficacy at the conclusion of

USG supported training/programming: Mid-term Target: 30%. Mid-term Actual (FY2015):

27.3%

The MARKETS II program has strategically targeted women and youth with training to enable

them to improve their self-efficacy. Our mid-term evaluation survey was designed to determine the

degree to which female farmers believed in themselves as a sign of self-efficacy. It is expected

that project support and training will result in female farmers, processors, and MSMEs in the

targeted value chains with increased self-confidence in themselves and their abilities regarding

their roles and responsibilities in the rural economy and society. . Results from mid-term

evaluation survey revealed that out of 682 women interviewed, 186 reported an improvement in

self-confidence based on self-efficacy scores. This translates to 27.3 percent of them being more

self-confidence than before. Self-confidence was exhibited as a result of improved household

income, capacity building on internal democracy in farmer organizations, group dynamics and

leadership training as well as women’s inclusion in leadership positions within the community.



Results End term (2017)

Target LOP Target

GNDR (3): Proportion of females who report increased self-efficacy at the conclusion of USG supported training/programming

0 30% 27.3% 30% 30%

GNDR (4): Proportion of target population reporting increased agreement with the concept

that males and females should have equal access to social, economic, and political

opportunities: Mid-term Target: 30%. Mid-term Actual (FY2015): 22%.

This indicator shows the project’s impact in building beneficiaries’ capacity and knowledge on

gender equality. It will be used to evaluate whether male and female beneficiaries have equal

access to social, economic, and political opportunities after being trained and supported by

MARKETS II. Results from the mid-term evaluation survey revealed that out of 1,559 respondents

we interviewed, 343 respondents (22 percent) agreed/strongly agreed with the concept that males

and females should have equal access to social, economic, and political opportunities.



Results End term

(2017) Target LOP Target

GNDR (4): Population reporting increased agreement with the concept that males and females should have equal access to social, economic, and political opportunities

0 30% 22.0% 30% 30%

Intermediate Result 1: Improved Agricultural Productivity

FTF 4.5-16: Gross Margin per unit of land for selected commodities

All of our value chains posted gross margins falling within the 10 percent of the annual targets.

During FY2014 agricultural season, cassava farmers recorded a gross margin of $498 per hectare


against a target of $535 per hectare (93.1 percent) while cocoa farmers had gross margins of

$497 per hectare versus $467/ha (106.5 percent). Our maize farmers realized a gross margin of

$812 per hectare against a target of $850 per hectare (95.5 percent) while rain-fed rice farmers,

sorghum, and soybean had gross margins of $1,329 per hectare, $369 per hectare, and $406 per

hectare against targets of $1,300 per hectare, $400 per hectare, and $410 per hectare,

respectively recording achievements of 102.2 percent, 92.4 percent and 98.9 percent. In FY2015

agricultural season, aquaculture and irrigated rice farmers posted gross margins of $30,911 per

hectare and $1,523 per hectare compared to respective targets of $28,950 per hectare and

$1,450 per hectare. Aquaculture and irrigated rice farmers achieved 106.8 percent and 105

percent, respectively, compared to the annual targets. MARKETS II program introduced farmers

in Kaduna and Kano to dry-season maize farming. During our first year of the activity, our farmers

posted a gross margin of $2,424 per hectare showing higher gross margins compared to rain-fed

maize by 198.5 percent. This is because the farmers realized higher sale values per hectare,

almost double the sale value recorded by rain-fed maize farmers. Irrigated maize farmers also

had no costs related to post-harvest activities.

Gross margins targets and actuals (FY2015) in $/ha

Gross Margin

(US$/ha)3 Baseline

2012

Results4

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

Cassava 371 811 535 498 93.1 665 895

Cocoa 407 410 467 497 106.5 499 530

Aquaculture5 20,978 26,013 28950 30,911 106.8 31,850 35,000

Maize (rain-fed) 260 904 1,199 630.61 850 812 95.5 1250 1300

Maize (irrigated) 2,424 2,500 2,500

Rice (irrigated) 673 878 1,431 1450 1,523 105.0 1575 1610

Rice (rain-fed) 673 1,422 1,076 1,290 1300 1329 102.2 1350 1450

Soybean 253 406 410 406 98.9 420 430

Sorghum 178 338 401 382 400 369 92.4 410 420

CUSTOM: Increased productivity of commodities

MARKETS II conducts annual cost, yield, and income surveys to measure change in productivity

(yield per hectare) for project beneficiaries. From the income survey results, all our value chains

posted yield values falling within the 10 percent of the annual targets except maize that achieved

111.7 percent. Maize farmers had yields of 3.91 ton/ha against a target of 3.5 ton/ha. During

FY2014 agricultural season, cassava farmers recorded yields of 16.17 ton/ha against a target of

15.5 ton/ha (104.3 percent) while cocoa farmers had yields of 0.59 ton/ha against 0.63 ton/ha

3 Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and Fy2015:

$1=198.5) 4 Gross Margins for cassava, maize, and rice were higher in FY2012/2013 as they were for farmers who had benefitted during MARKETS and BtM2

hence their productivities were higher than later years when large numbers of new farmers were networked into the project 5 MARKETS II farmers have an average pond size of 0.02ha


(93.7 percent). Our farmers in rice rain-fed value chains realized yields of 5.75 ton/ha against a

target of 5.4 ton/ha (106.5 percent achievement) while sorghum and soybean had yields of 2.18

ton/ha and 1.62 ton/ha per hectare against targets of 2.2 ton/ha and 1.8 ton/ha, respectively,

recording achievements of 99.1 percent and 90 percent. In FY2015 agricultural season,

aquaculture and irrigated rice farmers posted yields of 17.46 ton/ha and 6.69 ton/ha compared to

respective targets of 18 ton/ha and 6.5 ton/ha. Aquaculture and irrigated rice farmers achieved 97

percent and 102.9 percent compared to the annual targets. Our pilot in dry season maize farming

in Kaduna and Kano states yielded better results compared to rain-fed maize. Irrigated maize

planted by farmers in 2015 agricultural season yielded 4.49 ton/ha translating into 14.5 percent

more than rain-fed maize productivity (3.91 ton/ha).

Productivity (yield) actuals and targets (Ton/ha)

Yield (ton/ha) Baseline 20126

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

Cassava 11.18 23.28 15.50 16.17 104.3 21.84 23.54

Cocoa 0.40 0.58 0.63 0.59 93.7 0.65 0.70

Aquaculture 10.45 17.91 18.0 17.46 97.0 20.00 22.50

Maize (rain-fed) 1.31 4.85 5.08 2.98 3.50 3.91 111.7 4.00 5.15

Maize (irrigated) 4.49 5.20 5.20

Rice (irrigated) 2.58 3.40 6.42 6.50 6.69 106.5 6.65 6.70

Rice (rain-fed) 2.58 4.78 3.97 5.32 5.40 5.75 102.9 5.45 5.60

Soybean 1.01 1.62 1.80 1.62 90.0 2.00 2.40

Sorghum 1.08 2.10 2.32 2.16 2.20 2.18 99.1 2.35 2.45

Sub-Intermediate Result 1.1: Enhanced Human and Institutional Capacity Development for

Increased Sustainable Agriculture Sector Productivity

Custom: Score, in percent, of combined key areas of organization capacity amongst USG

direct and indirect local implementing partners. FY2015 Target: 0.795 FY2015 Actual to

Date: 0.86

MARKETS II’s sustainability and expanded outreach strategies rely heavily on locally contracted

service providers and our support in increasing their capacities. This indicator tracks MARKETS

II’s sustainability and expanded outreach strategies through locally contracted service providers

and our support in increasing their capacities. It is measured annually. The data for this year

(FY2015) was collected, averaging 0.86, from the five organizations that had participated in the

baseline survey which included EGALF Ventures Limited, DDI, SG2000, ABC, and REMIF REMS

consult. Compared to our annual target, our program achieved 108.2 percent of the target for this

indicator.

6 Yields for cassava and maize were higher in FY2012/2013 as they were for farmers who had benefitted during MARKETS and BtM2 hence their

productivities were higher than later years as new farmers were networked into the project.


FTF 4.5.2-5: Number of farmers and others who have applied improved technologies or

management practices as a result of USG assistance. FY2015 Target: 241,380 (M: 120,690,

F: 120,690) FY2015 Actual to Date: 230,258 (M: 146,218, F: 84,040)

From the beginning of FY2015, 230,258 farmers and IDPs (36 percent women and 27 percent

youth) working with the program applied improved seed, fertilizer, disease and pest management,

soil and water-related technologies, agricultural practices especially plant population and spacing,

harvesting and post-harvest handling, aquaculture production technologies, homestead and

nutrition techniques, and micro- and small-scale processing methodologies promoted by

MARKETS II. With these achievements, we realized 95.4 percent of our annual target.

Indicator

Baseline

2012

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-5 Number of

farmers and others

who have applied

improved technologies

or management

practices as a result of

USG assistance

0 64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 95.4% 193,000 775,080

4.5.2-5a Number of

men 0 42,385 53,944 88,497 120,690 146,218

96,500 401,440

4.5.2-5b Number of

women 0 22,106 34,333 50,678 120,690 84,040

96,500 373,640

This Quarter’s Target: 20,000 (M: 10,000; F: 10,000). This Quarter’s Actual: 18,005 (M:

11,944; F: 6,061). In this quarter, 18,005 farmers and IDPs (34 percent women and 24 percent

youth) working with the project applied the following as promoted by MARKETS II:

improved seed, fertilizer, disease and pest management, and soil and water-related

technologies

cultural practices especially plant population and spacing

aquaculture production technologies

homestead and nutrition techniques

micro- and small-scale processing methodologies

Farmers who applied improved technologies and management practices included 1,490 rice

farmers, 7,490 cocoa farmers, 5,735 cassava farmers, and 3,290 aquaculture farmers.


Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved (%) 2016

Target LOP

Target

Custom: Score, in percent, of combined key areas of organization capacity amongst USG direct and indirect local implementing partners.

0.771 0.795 0.865 108.16 0.852 0.923


FTF 4.5.2-7: Number of individuals who have received USG supported short-term

agricultural sector productivity or food security training disaggregated. FY2015 Target:

261,200 (M: 130,600, F: 130,600) FY2015 Actual to Date: 261,881 (M: 165,056; F: 96,825)

During this year, 255,666 farmers, 836 extension agents, 90 persons from civil society, and 2,787

private sector staff received short-term agricultural productivity training. Additionally, 2,502 IDPs

benefitted from short-term agricultural productivity trainings while 366 officers (poultry farmers,

extension agents, and fowl sellers) were trained on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

management and mitigation practices. Women and youth represented 37 percent and 27 percent,

respectively, of the individuals that benefitted from short-term agricultural productivity training.

Based on our FY2015 target, our results accounted for 100.26 percent of the annual target.


Results

2013

Result

s

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-7 Number of

individuals who have

received USG supported

short term agricultural

sector productivity or food

security training

0 64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 100.26% 206,250 818,200

4.5.2-7a Number of men 0 42,385 60,751 91,669 130,600 165,056 103,125 423,000

4.5.2-7b Number of

women 0 22,434 36,838 40,782 130,600 96,825

103,125 395,200

This Quarter’s Target: 172,700 (M: 86,350; F: 86,350). This Quarter Actual: 178,088 (M:

113,514; F: 64,574) In this period, 175,369 farmers, 86 extension agents, and 2,546 private

sector staff received short-term agricultural productivity training. Additionally, 87 IDPs benefitted

from short-term agricultural productivity trainings while 37 officers (poultry farmers, extension

agents, and fowl sellers) were trained on HPAI management and mitigation practices. Women

and youth represented 36 percent and 28 percent, respectively, of the individuals that benefitted

from agricultural productivity training.

FTF 4.5.2-11: Number of food security private enterprises (for profit), producer

organizations, water user associations, women's groups, trade and business associations,

and community-based organizations (CBOs) receiving USG assistance. FY2015 Target:

16,648 FY2015 Actual to Date: 15,398

During the FY2015, the program worked with farmers belonging to 7,624 farmer organizations in

our targeted value chains. 7,774 trade associations continued to benefit from the program

activities. The organizations benefitted from this activity through enhanced capacity in record

keeping, governance, financial literacy, group dynamics and organizational strengthening, micro-

enterprise fundamentals (MEF), improved nutrition, and NAEC activities. Our achievement on this

indicator was at 92.5 percent of the annual expectations.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target


4.5.2-11 "Number of food

security private enterprises

(for profit), producers

organizations, water users

associations, women's

groups, trade and business

associations, and

community-based

organizations (CBOs)

receiving USG assistance"

0 2181 3318 11105 16648 15,398 92.5% 15,398 43,148

This Quarter’s Target: 500 This Quarter Actual: 516. Our value chain activities reached 516

farmer organizations during this quarter. We conducted training in group dynamics, good

governance, record keeping, financial literacy, micro-enterprise fundamentals (MEF), improved

nutrition, and NAEC activities.

FTF 4.5.2-27: Number of members of producer organizations and community based

organizations receiving USG assistance. FY2015 Target: 227,386 (M: 116,028, F: 111,358)

FY2015 Actual to Date: 201,946 (M: 130,320; F: 71,656)

MARKETS II implementation methodology is through farmers organizations for easier training

delivery. In all our value chains, we worked with 201,976 farmers who were members of producer

organizations. Through their groups, these farmers benefitted from trainings such as short-term

agricultural productivity, group dynamics, good governance, record keeping, financial literacy,

micro-enterprise fundamentals (MEF), improved nutrition, and NAEC activities. We projected a 66

percent increase over the 2014 results in part due to the inclusion of UDP in the 2015 dry-season

FMARD GES program and subsequent follow-on project direct support. The concurrent running of

the GES program with the presidential and state elections gave rise to issues and resulted in less

than anticipated numbers of redeeming UDP farmers. We were therefore only able to realize 88.8

percent of our 2015 annual target (a 48 percent increase) and the out year figures will be revised

accordingly.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

FTF 4.5.2-27: Number

of members of

producer organizations

and community based

organizations receiving

USG assistance

0 64819 84914 136182 227386 201976 88.8% 200,000 768,086

Male 42385 52222 84152 116028 130320 100,000 416,528

Female 22434 32692 52030 111358 71656 100,000 351,558

This Quarter’s Target: 20,000 (M: 10,000; F: 10,000) This Quarter Actual: 17,949 (M: 11,895;

F: 6,054) Value chain activities, including aquaculture, cassava, cocoa, and irrigated farming,

reached 17,949 members of producer organizations during the reporting period.

FTF 4.5.2-42: Number of private enterprises, producer organizations, water user

associations, women's groups, trade and business associations, and community-based


organizations (CBOs) that applied new technologies or management practices as a result

of USG assistance. FY2015 Target: 16,648 FY2015 Actual to Date: 15,398.

To improve management and governance of these organizations, MARKETS II provided training

in group dynamics and leadership, governance, record keeping, micro-enterprise fundamentals

(MEF), improved nutrition food preparation methods, and NAEC related activities; and the

organizations have started applying the learned techniques. Beneficiaries of all value chains

grouped in 15,398 farmer organizations and trade associations had applied at least one

management practice promoted by the project during FY2015. Our achievement on this indicator

was at 92.5 percent of the annual target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieve

d (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-42 "Number of private

enterprises, producers


associations, women’s groups,

trade and business associations

and community-based

organizations (CBOs) that

applied new technologies or

management practices as a


0 2181 3318 11105 16648 15398 92.5% 15,398 43,148

This Quarter’s Target: 500 This Quarter Actual: 516. In this quarter, beneficiaries of prior

value chain activities (516 farmer organizations) had applied at least one management practice

promoted by the project. The practices applied included group dynamics training, good

governance, record keeping, financial literacy, microenterprise fundamentals (MEF), improved

nutrition food preparation methods, and NAEC related activities.

CUSTOM: Number of individuals who benefitted from FTF assistance. FY2015 Target:

2,800,000 FY2015 Actual to Date: 2,628,671

During the year, the project directly benefitted 418,674 households through agricultural training,

credit, and jobs created. We reached 2,209,997 indirect beneficiaries, calculated as direct

beneficiaries’ household members and those reached through established demos in non-

intervention zones, as well as through the Growth Enhancement Support scheme (GES). With the

total number of individuals reported, we reached 93.9 percent of the target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target LOP Target

CUSTOM: Number

of individuals who

benefitted from FTF

assistance

0 395396 2767186 2358335 2800000 2628671 93.9% 244000

0 11010760

This Quarter’s Target: 326,000 This Quarter’s Actual: 387,830. During the quarter, the project

directly benefitted 63,995 households through agricultural training, credit, and jobs created. We


reached 323,835 indirect beneficiaries, calculated as direct beneficiaries’ household members

and demos established in non-intervention zones.

CUSTOM: Number of sites reporting proper waste disposal practices. FY2015 Target: 50

FY2015 Actual to Date: 47

MARKETS II trains its partner agro-dealers and processors on effluent disposal and safe use and

handling of agricultural chemicals to mitigate against environmental degradation as well as health

problems of the product users. During the year, we trained 47 firms, agro-dealers and agro-

processors on proper waste and effluent disposal practices. The following processing companies

were further trained on effluent disposal as well as instruction on using proper clothing and face

masks in milling and other processing: Labana Rice Mills, Umza International Farms, Grand

Cereals, Feedtech, Novum, and AFEX. All the firms, agro-dealers, and agro-processors trained

reported using at least one of the waste/effluent management practices in their premises. Our

achievement on this indicator was at 94 percent against our annual target.


Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015 Target

2015 Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

CUSTOM: Number of sites reporting proper waste disposal practices

0 43 50 47 94% 55 150

This Quarter’s Target: 40 This Quarter’s Actual: 41 MARKETS II trains its partner agro-dealers

and processors on effluent disposal and safe use of agricultural chemicals. During this quarter,

the project trained 41 additional processors and agro-dealers. All the firms, agro-dealers, and

agro-processors trained reported using at least one of the waste/effluent management practices in

their premises.

CUSTOM: Number of farmers trained on CPP safe use practices. FY2015 Target: 87,280 (M:

43,640, F: 43,640) FY2015 Actual to Date: 79,745 (M: 53,224, F: 26,521)

The project had taken as a priority to train farmers on the use of crop/fish protection products to

mitigate against environmental degradation as well as health problems of the product users.

These measures include handling and disposal among others. During the year, we trained 79,745

farmers on proper waste and effluent disposal practices translating to 91 percent achievement

against our annual target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

CUSTOM: Number

of farmers trained on

CPP safe use

practices

0 0 1623 16224 87280 79,745 91% 80,000 192,280

This Quarter’s Target: 70,000 (M: 45,000; F: 25,000) This Quarter’s Actual: 70,571 (M:

46,034, F: 24,537). During this period, 70,571 individuals were trained on CPP safe use practices

during short-term agricultural productivity sessions.


CUSTOM: Number of farmers applying CPP safe use practices. FY2015 Target: 65,460

FY2015 Actual to Date: 55,829

The project had taken as a priority to train farmers on the use of crop/fish protection products to

mitigate against environmental degradation as well as health problems of the product users. The

measures in which our beneficiaries are trained include handling and disposal, among others.

During the mid-term evaluation survey, we found that 71.9 percent of the survey respondents

were using at least one aspect of the CPP safe use training, with more women (73.3 percent)

reporting adoption than male respondents (70.8 percent). Based on these findings, out of 79,745

people trained, 55,829 of them applied at least one of the CPP safe use practices. This shows an

achievement of 91 percent of the annual target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieve

d (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

CUSTOM: Number of

farmers applying CPP

safe use practices

0 0 0 11744 65460 55829 91% 60,000 137,960

This Quarter’s Target: 50,000 (M: 35,000; F: 15,000). This Quarter’s Actual: 50,578 (M: 32,592,

F: 17,986). Approximately 73.3 percent of female farmers and 70.8 percent of male farmers

trained on CPP safe use practices adopted and applied at least one aspect of CPP safe use

management practices. During the quarter, 50,578 farmers were already applying CPP safe use

practices as a result of MARKETS II training.

Sub-Intermediate Result 1.2: Enhanced Technology Development, Dissemination,

Management and Innovation

FTF 4.5.2-2: Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as

a result of USG assistance. FY2015 Target 290,000 Ha (M: 145,000 Ha, F: 145,000 Ha)

FY2015. Actual to Date: 273,904 Ha (M: 185,033; F: 88,848).

During the FY2015 agricultural season, farmers utilized 273,904 ha of land for agricultural

activities through MARKETS II intervention. All farmers applied improved technologies which

included seed, pest management, and soil-related interventions. The income survey results

showed that all networked farmers used at least one of the soil-related technologies when

producing crops in project intervention areas. Results also showed that they used at least one

improved technology or management practice. Given the fact that our target for this indicator was

290,000ha, our achievement for the year was 94.5 percent against the target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieve

d (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-2 Number of

hectares under

improved

technologies or

management

practices as a

result of USG

0 90189 116484 157092 290000 273,904 94.5% 229,800 879,110


assistance

4.5.2-2a Number of

men 0 60037 75310 103921 145000 185,033

114,900 453,455

4.5.2-2b Number of

women 0 30152 43174 53171 145000 88,848

114,900 425,655

This Quarter’s Target: 25,200 Ha (M: 12,600; F: 12,600) This Quarter’s Actual: 26,287 Ha (M:

17,169; F: 9,098). Farmers utilized 26,287 ha of land during the reporting period. Irrigated rice,

cocoa, cassava, and aquaculture farmers applied improved technologies which included seed,

pest management, and soil-related interventions. The income survey results showed that all

networked farmers used at least one of the soil-related technologies when producing crops in

project intervention areas. Results also showed that they used at least one improved technology

or management practice.

FTF 4.5.2-13: Number of rural households benefitting directly from FtF interventions.

FY2015 Target: 393,200 FY2015 Actual to Date: 433,105

The project reached 433,105 rural households through project interventions with value chain

activities. These rural households were reached through nutrition trainings, CPP safe use

trainings, HPAI trainings, agricultural productivity trainings, and microfinance credit activities. We

achieved 110 percent of our target.


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-13 Number of

rural households

benefiting directly

from USG

interventions

0 65808 158555 333744 393200 433,105 110%. 459,000 1,330,624

This Quarter’s Target: 65,000 This Quarter’s Actual: 63,090. The project reached 18,009 rural

households through project interventions with value chain activities and agricultural productivity

trainings. MARKETS II support for microfinance credit accounted for 45,081 households.

FTF 4.5.2-39: Number of technologies or management practices in one of the following

phases of development as a result of USG assistance. FY2015 Target: Phase two: under

field testing (10), Phase three: made available for transfer (4), FY2015 Actual to Date: Phase

two: under field testing (8), Phase three: made available for transfer (7)

To disseminate technologies, MARKETS II first tests the innovations on our value chain

demonstration plots. During this reporting period, MARKETS II tested eight new technologies

which are expected to be made available to the farming population before the end of the project.

The Inputs team tested USG on maize and sorghum, while two new hybrid sorghum varieties

(CSR-03 and 04H) were grown by selected MARKETS II farmers in Kano state as a test with our

sorghum partner, Nigerian Breweries. Two new rice varieties (FARO 55 and 61) were also tested

in Benue and Kano states. We also tested hybrid maize and a prilled fertilizer applicator during

this period. The testing of the use of USG in maize and sorghum as well as hybrid sorghum


and maize seeds are still on-going. As soon as the tests are completed, they will be made

available to farmers. The project also made available seven new technologies to farmers that

were tested in previous years. Four soybean varieties that were tested last year were made

available to the farmers this year. These included TGX1904-6F, TGX1835-10E, TGX1987-62F,

and TGX1951-3F. Rice variety (FARO 61) was also tested and has been adopted by farmers for

the current dry-season rice production. Other technologies that were made available include direct

paddy seeders as well as all-male tilapia in aquaculture. We exceeded our annual target by 7

percent (107.1 percent achievement).

Indicator Baseli

ne 2012

Results

2013 Result

s

2014 Results

2015 Target

2015 Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

4.5.2-39 “Number of technologies or management practices in development phases of research, field testing or made available for transfer of development as a result of USG assistance.”

0 18 11 11 14 15 107.1% 0 37

This Quarter’s Target: 0. This Quarter’s Actual: 0. There was no activity related to this

indicator in this reporting period

Intermediate Result 2: Expanding Markets and Trade

FTF 4.5.2-23: Value of Incremental Sales (collected at farm-level) attributed to FTF

implementation (US$ million). FY2015 Target: $106,085,523. FY2015 Actual to Date:

$116,708,494.

During the FY2014 agricultural season, we recorded incremental sales as follows: cassava

($5,304,912), cocoa ($7,198,333), maize ($15,185,106), rain-fed rice ($36,306,903), soybean

($5,201,211) and sorghum ($4,524,525). For the FY2015 agricultural season, we recorded

incremental sales in irrigated rice and aquaculture as $14,427,685 and $26,681,820, respectively.

Dry-season maize farmers recorded sales amounting to $2,969,418 translating into incremental

sales of $ 1,877,9987 more than their rain-fed maize activities. Our farmers also made available to

the Nigeria market 763,019 Metric tons of produce valued at $334,420,081. In total, farmers

benefiting from our activities had an incremental sales value of $116,708,494 during this reporting

period accounting for 110 percent of the annual target.


Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015 Target

2015 Results

FY2015 achieved (%)

2016 Target LOP Target

4.5.2-23 Value of incremental sales (collected at farm- level) attributed to FTF

63368786 51340400 103498071 106085523 116708494 110.0% 169345363 585,903,730

7 Dry season maize was introduced for the first time by the project. To calculate incremental sales, we used baseline figures for those who were planting rain-fed maize as a proxy for dry season maize to generate baseline sales.


implementation (in US Dollars)8

Total Sales ($) 115188861 101649723 119195778 236754233 321328399 334420081 401981981 1397499640

Total volume of sales (MT)

245310 178667 280001 456630 782910 763019

935444 2039173

CUSTOM: Value of incremental sales (processor and agro-input level) attributed to FTF

implementation ($). FY2015 Target: $34,725,000. FY2015 Actual to Date: $33,133,581

This is an annual indicator and tracks results from the processors and agro-dealers working with

the project who report their increase in sales as a result of working with MARKETS II farmers. The

agro-processors and agro-dealers working with the project increased their sales value by selling

more produce supplied by MARKETS II farmers through buyback arrangements resulting in an

incremental sales value of $33,133,581 for the FY2014 cropping season against a target of

$34,725,000 (95.4 percent).

Indicator Baseli

ne

2012

Result

s

2013

Results

2014

Target

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

CUSTOM: Value of

incremental sales

(processor and agro-

input level) attributed

to FTF

implementation (in

US Dollars)9

0 90024413 15000000 31357480 34725000 33133581 95.4% 41000000 180950000

Sub-Intermediate Result 2.4: Improved Access to Business Development and Sound and

Affordable Financial and Risk Management Services

FTF 4.5.2-29: Value of agricultural and rural loans ($). FY2015 Target: $55,000,000. FY2015

Actual to Date: $ 50,852,999 (M: $527,687, F: $50,325,312)

During the period under review, MSMEs received $50,852,999 as loans from LAPO and DEC.

The value of loans received by women was 99 percent of total value of loans disbursed. Based on

our annual target, we achieved 92.5 percent


Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target LOP Target

4.5.2-29 Value of

Agricultural and

Rural Loans (US

$)10

0 4745495 1433587

5 99,025,570

5500000

0

5085299

9 92.5% 60,000,000 156,500,000

8 Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and FY2015:

$1=198.5) 9 Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and FY2015:

$1=198.5) 10 Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and FY2015:

$1=198.5)


This Quarter’s Target: $18,000,000 (M: 200,000, F: 17,800,000) This Quarter’s Actual:

$16,468,024 (M: $133,243, F: $16,334,78111). During the period under review, MSMEs received

$16,468,024 as loans from LAPO and DEC. The value of loans received by women was 99

percent of total value of loan disbursed.

FTF 4.5.2-30: Number of MSMEs, including farmers, receiving USG assistance to access

loans. FY2015 Target: 175,000 (M: 10,000, F: 165,000). FY2015 Actual to Date: 173,107 (M:

1,553, F: 171,554)

Our main microfinance partners (LAPO and DEC) disseminated loans to 173,107 MSMEs

including farmers during the FY2015. Women and youth account for 99 percent and 40 percent,

respectively, of all loan beneficiaries. We therefore realized 98.9 percent achievement against

FY2015 annual targets.

Indicator Baselin

e

2012

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-30 "Number of

MSMEs, including farmers,

receiving USG assistance

to access bank loans"

0 30268 49072 149036 175000 173,107 98.9% 200000 520000

4.5.2-30b Number of female

owners of MSMEs 0 30150 48505 145134 165000 171,554

188000 484500

This Quarter’s Target: 50,000 (M: 500; F: 49,500) This Quarter’s Actual: 45,081 (M: 364, F:

44,717) Microfinance partners (LAPO and DEC) disseminated loans to 45,081 MSMEs including

farmers in quarter four. Women and youth account for 99 percent and 40 percent, respectively, of

all loan beneficiaries.

FTF 4.5.2-37: Number of MSMEs receiving business development services from USG

assisted sources. FY2015 Target: 393,200 (M: 196,600. F: 196,600) FY2015 Actual to Date:

434,988 (M: 166,609, F: 268,379)

The MARKETS II program changed strategies to include women with less than 1 ha of land in the

program as farm size has been excluding many women from supported project interventions. We

additionally focused on project interventions in other areas of targeted value chains more inclusive

to women, including micro- and small-scale processing. With these changes of implementation

strategies, more women have been reached with credit and business development services

trainings. During this year, MARKETS II reached 261,881 farmers through trainings and the

remaining 173,107 received credit and credit-related trainings. We reached 434,988 MSMEs

during the year, achieving 110.6 percent of the annual target.

Indicator Baselin

e

2012

Result

s

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieve

d (%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target


4.5.2-37 "Number of micro,

small and medium

enterprises (MSMEs),

including farmers, receiving

business development

services from USG assisted

sources

0 64819 158555 281700 393200 434,988 110.6% 400,000 1,330,624

This Quarter’s Target: 220,700 (M: 86,850, F: 135,850) This Quarter’s Actual: 223,169 (M:

113,878, F: 109,291). Our activities reached 223,169 MSMEs during this quarter under review. In

this period, MARKETS II trained 178,088 farmers and the remaining 45,081 received credit and

credit-related training.

Intermediate Result 3: Increased Investments in Agriculture and Nutrition-Related

Activities

FTF 4.5.2-12: Number of public-private partnerships formed as a result of FTF assistance.

FY2015 Target: 50 FY2015 Actual to Date: 36

The project signed or renewed partnership agreements with 36 partners for value chain activities

and financial institutions for credit and BDS intervention programs. Ten of these agreements were

in the final stage of signing by the end of the quarter12.

Indicator Baselin

e 2012

Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

4.5.2-12 Number of public-private partnerships formed

as a result of FTF assistance

0 14 61 44 50 36 74% 30 193

This Quarter’s Target: 37. This Quarter’s Actual: 21. The project formed a partnership

agreement with 16 partners for value chain activities and three financial institutions for credit and

BDS intervention programs. The private partners include:

1. Ebony Agro, Rice Millers owners industrial association, and Ebonyi State Agricultural Development Program (EBADEP)

2. Tara Agro Industries Limited, ANNES Agro processing Industries Limited, and Enugu State ADP

3. Tara Agro Industries Limited, Omor Rice Millers Association, and Anambra State ADP 4. Novus Agro Nigeria Limited 5. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) 6. Wema Bank Plc 7. Action Against Hunger International 8. West African Cotton Company (WACOT) and KADP 9. First Bank of Nigeria Limited

12 These 10 implementation agreements with partners were in the final stage of signing by the end of the quarter: OLAM (Nasarawa rice), Hule and

Sons (Benue soybean), UMZA International Farms Limited (Jigawa rice), Thai Farm Int'l (Oyo cassava), Matna Food Company Ltd (Ondo cassava), ARMAJARO Nig Ltd (Ondo cocoa), Multi-Trex Integrated foods Plc (Ondo cocoa), Thai Farm Int'l Ltd & Caterina De Medici Africa

Project Ltd (Ondo cassava), Azemor Agribiz Ltd (Oyo aquaculture). Their inclusion would bring the FY2015 Achieved Percentage to 92 percent.


10. Quarra Rice Limited, Kwara State Small Scale Rice Processors (KSSRP), Kwara State ADP

11. African Community Bridge Foundation 12. Support to Vulnerable Household for Accelerated Revenue Earnings (SHARE) 13. MIKAP Nigeria Limited and Cross River ADP 14. MIKAP Nigeria Limited and Benue State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority

(BNARDA) 15. ONYX Rice Company and Niger State Agricultural Mechanization Development Authority 16. SERAPH NIGERIA Limited 17. Oyo State Agricultural Development Program and Allied Atlantic Distillers Limited (AADL) 18. Niji Foods Limited and Oyo State Agricultural Development Program 19. WRA Microfinance Bank, Kano 20. ONYX Rice Company and Niger State Agricultural Mechanization Development Authority 21. Kaduna Agricultural Development Project (KADP) & Novum Associates ( NOVUM)

FTF 4.5.2-38: Value of new private sector investment in the agriculture sector or food chain

leveraged by FTF implementation (US$). FY2015 Target: $6,670,000 FY2015 Actual to Date:

$5,402,393

In preparation for the dry-season GES program, Inter Products Link Ltd, Notore, and Tafkin

Bauna invested $68,125, $37,500 and $8,750, respectively, on briquetting machines. Rosedale

Nigeria Ltd spent $30,750 to purchase direct paddy seeders and USG injector applicators. The

seed companies as well as agro-dealers also invested a total of $4,083,490 to produce seeds and

fertilizer supplied to farmers during the GES redemption exercise. Hule & Sons, our soybean

partner in Benue state, invested in expanding its production line by NGN100 million. According to

Hule and Sons, the informed decision for the expansion is to leverage the high quantity and

quality of soybean grains supplied by our farmers and its response to MARKETS II goal for value

addition. During quarter four of the year, our private sector partners invested $670,000 to improve

their activities associated with the project. These include costs incurred by Labana to buy

stabilizers ($50,000) and construction of an 8,000 MT warehouse ($70,000), while UMZA

purchased and installed driers ($300,000) as well established a warehouse ($250,000). Overall,

our private sector partners spent $5,402,393 to support value chain activities during the year,

which was 81 percent of the annual target. With the uncertainty of the policies and approach to be

adopted by the new government, and pending the appointment of the new Minister for Agriculture,

the private sector has been hesitant to invest their funds. Based on these uncertainties, our

results were less than expected.

Indicator Baselin

e

2012

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

4.5.2-38 Value of new

private sector investment in

the agriculture sector or food

chain leveraged by FTF

implementation (in US

Dollars)13

0 2,466,77

3

4,693,6

79

5,539,54

5

6,670,00

0

5,402,39

3 81%

5,500,00

0

22,420,0

00

13

Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and Fy2015:

$1=198.5)


This Quarter’s Target: $2,020,000 This Quarter’s Actual: $670,000. During quarter four of the

year, our private sector partners invested $670,000 to improve their activities associated with the

project. These include costs incurred by Labana to buy stabilizers ($50,000) and construction of

an 8,000 MT warehouse ($70,000), while UMZA purchased and installed driers ($300,000) as well

established a warehouse ($250,000).

Sub-Intermediate Results 3.1: Increased Public Sector Investment

CUSTOM: Public funds leveraged for agriculture and rural development ($). FY2015 Target:

$8,000,000 FY2015 Actual to Date: $8,573,979

In 2015, the Government of Nigeria through FMARD contributed $8,573,979 to support

agricultural activities to complement MARKETS II intervention activities. The GON, through the

state governments’ Agricultural Development Programs (ADP), has been supporting the project

by deploying its ADP staff to partner with us in training MARKETS II farmers as well supporting

the production and inclusion of USG as part of GES products. Through this engagement, the

government spent $4,473,979 to remunerate the extension agents while supporting production of

Urea Super Granules (USG) during the GES redemption exercise was valued at $4.1 million. We

achieved 107.2 percent of the annual target.


Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

CUSTOM: Public funds leveraged for agriculture and rural development ($)14

0 2466773 4693679 7211030 8000000 8573979 107.2% 8500000 33000000

This Quarter’s Target: $1,800,000 This Quarter’s Actual: $1,710,765. The government of

Nigeria, through the state governments’ Agricultural Development Programs (ADP), has been

supporting the project by deploying its ADP staff to partner with us in training MARKETS II

farmers. Through this engagement, the government spent $1,710,765 to remunerate the

extension agents, ADP supervisors, desk officers, and program managers supporting MARKETS

II value chain activities in all states.

Custom: Number of Beneficiaries under the Grants and Subcontracts Fund. FY2015 Target:

37 FY2015 Actual to Date: 41

The project negotiated and fully executed 41 subcontracts for the FY2015 agricultural season.

Indicator Baselin

e

2012

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target

LOP

Target

Custom: Number of

Beneficiaries under the

Grants and Subcontracts

Fund

0 5 36 40 37 41 110.8% 30 144

14 Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and FY2015:

$1=198.5)


This Quarter’s Target: 3 This Quarter’s Actual: 3. The project negotiated and fully executed 4

subcontracts during this quarter. The beneficiaries of the GSF funds include The Ark-Shore

Konsult (TASK), Bargong, and DDI.

Custom: Amount of grants and subcontract funds awarded in ($). FY2015 Target: $

3,500,000 FY2015 Actual to Date: $3,883,143

In FY2015, MARKETS II utilized $3,883,143 for payment of local subcontracts for value chain

activities and for grants. During this period, the Zamare women group in Kebbi state benefitted

from a grant for a multi-crop thresher, power tiller, and reaper.

Indicator Baselin

e

2012

Results

2013

Results

2014

Results

2015

Target

2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016

Target LOP Target

Custom: Amount

of grants and

subcontract

funds awarded

(in US Dollars)15

0 245574 930443 1691685 3500000 3883143 110.95% 2000000 10000000

This Quarter’s Target: $385,000 This Quarter’s Actual: $387,405 MARKETS II utilized

$387,405 for payment of service providers and event managers for value chain activities.

Intermediate Result 4: Increased Employment Opportunities in Project-level, targeted Value

Chains

FTF 4.5-2: Number of jobs (FTE) attributed to FtF implementation. FY2015 Target: 3,000 (M:

2,800, F: 200) FY2015 Actual to Date: 3,180 (M: 2,895, F285)

In the FY2015, 3,180 FTE annual jobs were created through MARKETS II related activities. These

jobs were in thhe GES programs, cocoa, and cassava value chains. Compared to our annual

target, the project’s achievement was 106 percent.

Indicator Baseli

ne 2012

Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

4.5-2 Number of jobs attributed to FTF implementation

0 0 373 1333 3000 3180 106% 4000 7970

4.5-2a Number of men 0 0 335 1306 2800 2895 3800 7270

4.5-2b Number of women 0 0 38 27 200 285 200 700

This Quarter’s Target: 420 This Quarter’s Actual: 422 (M: 410, F: 12). During the reporting

period, 422 full-time annual equivalent (FTE) jobs were created.

CUSTOM: Number of new jobs created in the value chain (includes jobs lasting less than 4

weeks). FY2015 Target: 50,000 (M: 35,000, F: 15,000) FY2015 Actual to Date: 52,562 (M:

38,366, F: 14,196)

15

Different exchange rates used for different years (baseline: $1=157.15; FY2012: $1=157.00; FY2013: $1=161.5; FY2014: $1=163.5 and FY2015:

$1=198.5)


In the FY2015, 52,562 jobs were created through MARKETS II related activities. These jobs were

across all value chain related activities. The project achieved 105 percent of the annual target.

Indicator Baselin

e 2012

Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP

CUSTOM: Number of new jobs created in the value chain (includes jobs lasting less than 4 weeks

0 768 22214 31579 50000 52562 105% 65000 150000

Male 0 575 14571 21937 35000 38366 40000 95000

Female 0 193 7643 9642 15000 14196 25000 55000

This Quarter’s Target: 400 (M: 380, F: 20) This Quarter’s Actual: 407 (M: 397, F: 10). During

the reporting period, 407 new jobs were reported.

Intermediate Result 5: Increased Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Households

FTF 4.5.2-14: Number of vulnerable households benefiting directly from USG assistance.

FY2015 Target: 12,515. FY2015 Actual to Date: 23,119.

In FY2015, 23,119 vulnerable households have benefitted from the project activities. Most of

these households were reached through drip irrigation, microenterprise, and nutrition related

trainings. Those farmers from the resilient states were also categorized as vulnerable households.

Other groups reached were the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Based on our annual target,

the project’s achievement was 184.7 percent. The project surpassed its annual target due to

diversification of its activities to reach the IDPs with household economic strengthening activities

including nutrition and MEF. These trainings were introduced in the middle of FY2015 therefore

resulting into over-achievement against our target.


Results 2013

Results 2014

Results 2015

Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved

(%)

2016 Target

LOP Target

4.5.2-14 Number of vulnerable households benefiting directly from USG assistance

0 8837 8965 10756 12515 23,119 184.7% 14015 62345

This Quarter’s Target: 2,800. This Quarter’s Actual: 2,691. During the period under review,

2,691 vulnerable households were reached by the project. These included 2,200 IDPs and 491

beneficiaries of value chain activities from resilient states of Jigawa and Sokoto.

Custom: Level of household hunger in the hungry season (%).16 Mid-term Target: 42.5

percent FY2015 Actual to Date: 34.8 percent

The indicator is expected to measure the level of household hunger (food insufficiency) during the

hungry season, whereby less hunger demonstrates that households have sufficient income to

purchase food, if needed. MARKETS II defines food insufficiency as the inability of farmers to

provide sufficient food to their household members so as to be able to eat a required number of

meals in a day consuming food that qualifies as normal food to them. The indicator is also used

as a proxy for household income, as a household with enough income will be able to provide for

16 This custom indicator is used as a proxy for household income


its household members either through production or purchase. During the mid-term evaluation

survey, we found that 34.8 percent of the respondents had reported food insufficiency during the

year 2014, an improvement from the baseline survey (2012) when 44.4 percent of the

respondents had insufficient food.

Indicator Baseline Mid-term (2015) Target

Mid-term (2015) Results

End term (2017) Target

LOP Target

Level of household hunger in the hungry season (%)

44.4% 42.5% 34.8% 40.0% 40%

Intermediate Result 6: Improved access to diverse and quality food.

FTF 3.1.9-1: Number of people trained in child health and nutrition through USG-supported

programs (S). FY2015 Target: 8,000 FY2015 Actual to Date: 8,637

In FY2015, 8,637 farmers benefitted from trainings aimed at improving child health and nutrition.

These trainings included how to produce different value chain (soybean, sorghum, maize and

cassava) products to enhance nutrient content, nutrition and child health training, homestead

gardening training, and MEF training. Our annual target for this indicator was 8,000 hence we

posted 108 percent achievement.


Target 2015

Results

FY2015

achieved (%) 2016

Target LOP

Target

4.5.2-14 Number of vulnerable households benefiting directly from USG assistance

0 8,000 8,637 108% 50000 113000

This Quarter’s Target: 2,400 This Quarter’s Actual: 2,243. Through our household economic

strengthening activities, we trained 2,243 IDPs in improving child health and nutrition at the

household level. This included how to produce different soybean products to enhance nutrient

content, nutrition and child health training, homestead gardening training, and MEF training.

2.3 Implementation challenges

Last quarter, we reported negative impacts of erratic rainfall for our farmers in the southeast and north central part of the country. This quarter, the farmers faced continued problems, but this time due to excess rainfall that led to flooding, especially in Niger and Kebbi states. The flooding also affected demo plots in those states. Our response to erratic rainfall and flooding has been to continue to highlight and urge farmers to purchase crop insurance, assist farmers to increase their dry-season farming activities, and demonstrate and support farmers (through grants and commercial grants) in the purchase of irrigation pumps. MARKETS II, through our service providers, continue to educate farmers to adopt all GAPs including the use of improved and early maturing rice and soybean varieties, among other practices, that can mitigate the effect of adverse weather on food security.

Nation-wide fuel shortages posed an operational challenge to project staff in April and May.

MARKETS II’s primary fuel supplier was periodically unable to provide fuel for project

vehicles, and our drivers were required to wait in long fuel lines while project staff increasingly

relied on car hire services as an alternative mode of transportation. In addition, fuel shortages

resulted in frequent airline service delays and cancellations, disrupting travel for technical

activities.


2.4 M& E Plan Update

Analyze and report on cassava cost, yield, and income survey for 2014/2015 farming season.

Data verification and validation on farmer organizations/associations, individual farmers, farm sizes, records, and demo plots.

Review and approval of subcontract deliverables across value chains.

Trainings for newly engaged service providers' M&E point persons that are yet to receive targeted MARKETS II training on reporting requirements.

3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES

3.1 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment

During the year, MARKETS II integrated nutrition messages into our PoPs to enable our staff to

pass the same messages to all male and female farmers during pre-season, in-season, and

harvest and post-harvest trainings. The project also continued IDP interventions for women and

youth in identified IDP camps in Kano, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Taraba, and Benue states and the FCT. Also, meetings were held with various organizations to further support the IDPs, including

TY Danjuma Foundation and Africa Community Bridge Foundation (ACBF). TY Danjuma

Foundation is a Nigerian NGO based in Abuja that supports local groups with grants to carry out

small projects that impact rural women and youth. The foundation will provide small grants to start

businesses to IDPs previously trained by MARKETS II in MEF. The activities would mainly be in

Taraba, which is a focus state for the foundation.

The following activities were carried out during this quarter:

The project trained 1,440 IDPs during 97 MEF trainings in Benue, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba states, and the FCT.

Held discussions with Kano Hisbah Board regarding MARKETS II training support to IDPs. We trained 50 IDPs, who then received small grants from Hisbah to start-up small businesses.

Continued supervision of ongoing women and female youth training on beekeeping for pollination services in Kaduna, Benue, Cross River, Niger, and Ondo states.

Conducted two gender mainstreaming workshops for MARKETS II and service provider staff in Delta and Kaduna states to improve gender equity in project activities. MARKETS II also conducted a gender review of project activities.

3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms

Project sustainability activities involve strengthening stakeholders’ and partners’ capacity at

multiple levels: the farmer and farmer groups, small processors and input suppliers, and public

and private sector organizations involved in agricultural services delivery (e.g. ADPs, extension

officers, service providers). Their increased capacity will result in higher quality, long-term service

delivery to the small farmer and processor.

This quarter and the prior quarter’s sustainability activities included:

For Service Providers (local subcontractors)

Organized gender mainstreaming review workshops for service providers’ staff and MARKETS II technical staff in Kaduna and Delta states. The workshop enhanced the participants’ understanding of gender issues, particularly those that affect women’s involvement in agriculture. Topics covered understanding gender perceptions and expectations, gender mainstreaming in agriculture, the importance of gender neutral


opportunities, identification of constraints and developing intervention strategies, and gender analysis. Group discussions focused on gender roles and stereotypes that hinder women’s participation in agriculture and ways of overcoming them. Held monthly review meetings with our service providers and extension agents to discuss implementation progress and address challenges. The review meetings have helped to establish strong linkages and strengthen the relationships between service providers and extension agents so that they can more easily work together after the project exits.

Trained service providers’ staff and extension agents on MARKETS II monitoring and evaluation. Topics covered included the use of GPS, data capture, our technologies, and management practices. The 538 participants improved their skills to serve farmers better, to benefit their organizations, and to benefit the ADP system upon our exit.

In FY15 Q3, the project organized regional inception meetings with service providers’ key staff and states’ ADP. The purpose was to improve subcontractors’ capabilities as service providers to us and other development organizations. We discussed project expectations, their performance strengths and weaknesses, and suggestions to improve performance with farmers and work more efficiently with extension agents. Guidelines were provided on correct reporting, demo establishment and maintenance, jobs tracking, buyback monitoring, and using the correct training modules.

MARKETS II also held a grants workshop with our BDS capacity building service providers on the importance of grants and how to prepare a good grant proposal. The service providers supported eligible farmer organization grantees to submit nearly 150 quality grant concepts.

For Public Extension Agents

Due to EAs involvement in the technical training of lead farmers and farmer groups, they have

actively participated in the development and periodic revision of the PoPs for all MARKETS II

commodities. The EAs also receive instruction on new POP training methodologies, approaches

for field level support to farmers, and training in monitoring and evaluation data collection.

Held monthly review meetings with our service providers and extension agents to discuss implementation progress and address challenges. The review meetings have helped to establish strong linkages and strengthen the relationships between service providers and extension agents so that they can more easily work together after the project exits.

Ensured extension agents are included in our pre-season, in-season, harvest and post-harvest trainings, and capacity building activities for farmers. This develops EAs’ awareness of our modules and provides a basis for continued use after the project ends. In Oyo and Ondo states, we trained the new extension agents on our cassava PoP for them to step down the training to our farmers in those states.

Trained service providers’ staff and extension agents on MARKETS II monitoring and evaluation. Topics covered included the use of GPS, data capture, our technologies, and management practices. The 538 participants improved their skills to serve farmers better, to benefit their organizations, and to benefit the ADP system upon our exit.

In FY15 Q3, the project recommended our 40 (out of 50) EAs from Kaduna, Ebony, Anambra, Enugu, Cross River, Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi, and Kano to be trained by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service and USAID at IITA. Participants learned about grain management, insect monitoring for stored grains, integrated pest management, proper pesticide application, and pesticide resistance prevention. EAs will step down the training to farmers in their areas of intervention.

Also in FY15 Q3, we organized an orientation workshop in Abuja for state ADP desk officers to introduce them to the project and their roles and responsibilities. The desk officers will be representatives of ADP project managers and liaise with service providers to ensure that


MARKETS II, ADP management, and service providers are aware of activities in each state. They will submit monthly reports that will be reviewed by the service providers and project managers.

For Development Programs and Projects

MARKETS II’s curriculums have been field tested in Nigeria over several years and are useful for

supporting the targeted beneficiaries of other development programs and projects. Our strategy

for sustainability also includes sharing our training methods and materials with these development

organizations and conducting ToTs when requested.

In FY15 Q2, we signed an implementation agreement with the USAID SHARE project (CRS) to train 248 field agents and women on homestead farming and drip irrigation technology in Kebbi and Sokoto states. The participants were trained on the use, installation, and importance of low-cost locally appropriate drip irrigation such as its efficiency and saving up to 80 percent water compared to the traditional flooding method. SHARE will continue using our homestead farming tools and methodology to step down the training to their farmers.

Shared our value chain PoPs, MEF, group dynamics and leadership, and NAEC training materials with Central Bank of Nigeria after they indicated their interest to adopt them for their projects.

Signed an IA with Fadama III in FY15 Q3 to conduct NAEC ToTs for 43 facilitators. We conducted the training after procuring training kits from Making Cents International. Participants will conduct an initial step-down training for 600 Fadama III farmers and will include more farmers in the future.

During FY15 Q4, we trained five Action Against Hunger International (ACF) trainers using our Homestead Farming Technical Trainers Manual. We also demonstrated the use of simple low-cost drip irrigation kits and highlighted its water and energy efficiencies. ACF will step down the training to their 400 IDPs from 16 women’s groups in Yobe state. They will also translate the training manual into Hausa and other local languages. Organizations working with vulnerable population like Action Against Hunger and others we are partnering with will continue using our household gardening modules even after our project exits.

Facilitated a training on improved aquaculture practices using MARKETS II aquaculture Package of Practices (PoP) in collaboration with African Community Bridge Foundation (ACBF) for selected training staff of ACBF in Benue state.

For Farmers and Micro- and Small-Scale Processors

MARKETS II training and capacity building for farmers and rural processors aims to develop a

long-term business perspective which includes planning and focusing beyond the one period crop

cycle, an appreciation of commercial partnerships, small farm commercial management and

record keeping, demand and supply considerations, and payment for services that increase

benefits.

Based on positive results from training women on microenterprise fundamentals, we expanded efforts to include partner small-scale processors in Anambra and Ebonyi states. The participants, representing 50 processors, learned the importance of business management skills such as planning, value addition, marketing techniques, record keeping, savings and credit, and nutrition.

Due to a recognized gap in microfinance institutions’ understanding of agricultural lending dynamics, and for sustainability of the project’s financial interventions, we designed an agricultural value chain finance curriculum to increase lending to small-scale farmers and processors. We trained LAPO staff on opportunities, risks, and relationship management


when financing agricultural value chain actors. We also conducted refresher training for LAPO on the Nigerian Agricultural Enterprise Curriculum (NAEC). MARKETS II will conduct similar trainings for additional collaborating microfinance lending institutions to embed these curricula into their pre-loan requirements.

Held group dynamics and leadership training for groups that were previously trained on homestead gardening and drip irrigation in Zuru, Kebbi state. Participants gained knowledge on group decision making, leadership, savings and communication skills. Group dynamics and leadership skills training enable farmers to learn the dynamics of working as a group and thus this will enable them continue working together as a group even after the project comes to an end.

Five rounds of the group dynamics and leadership training were organized for cocoa farmer groups in Ondo state. We trained 152 farmers from more than 75 different farmer groups and 16 extension officers of the Ondo ADP.

Provided group dynamics and leadership training for 59 members of five grantee groups in Kebbi and Kaduna states based on field observations on the need to further strengthen their capacity. The training was attended by members of Tondi Gada Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) and Zamare Women Fadama Farmers’ Cooperative in Kebbi. The Kaduna training was attended by representatives of Unguwan Makama Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Unguwan Akawu MPCS and Marina MPCS.

Conducted a 3-day NAEC training for 18 members of the rice seed out-growers society in Kwara state to enhance the seed farmers’ understanding of basic business concepts and market conditions that affect their ability to improve their production and income. MARKETS II also trained 20 rice farmers in partnership with Mamora Seed in Kwara and 50 in Ebonyi for Strategic Seed. After the trainings, the seed company provided them with inputs and will buy back after harvest; MARKETS II will supervise out-growers throughout the season. Out-grower schemes will contribute to farmers’ continued access to clean seed after our exit.

MARKETS II trained 102 rice and soybean farmers from various farmer groups in Benue state on group dynamics and leadership. The training will enable the selected farmers groups achieve better cohesiveness while conducting their farming business.

To strengthen various small farmer groups to work together more effectively and engender more active members’ participation in group activities, 73 representatives of selected aquaculture groups and associations in Cross River state received group dynamics and leadership skills training.

Carried out pre-season, in-season, and harvest and post-harvest trainings through farmer association selected lead farmers for our smallholder producers in all our seven value chains. We then followed up with selected visits to the lead farmer step-down trainings. These trainings ensure that farmers are aware of the best management practices for each commodity for maximum yield and that lead farmers gain the experience and confidence in imparting new knowledge to their fellow farmers. We use demonstration plots alongside traditional farmers’ practices to showcase practical examples of the results if the best management practices are followed. Farmers see firsthand the differences in yield and quality. This approach enhances adoptability, contributing to farmers’ continued uptake of our methods after the project ends.

For Agro-dealers

MARKETS II builds the capacity of agro-dealers and connects them to farmers and relevant

stakeholders to create ready markets for their inputs. The project also partnered with the

CRS/SHARE project to build the capacity of field agents and farmers on agro-dealership to

increase input accessibility and use for farmers.


Trained agro-dealers on UDP technology and agro-dealership in project intervention areas in Kebbi, Sokoto, and Niger states. This will ensure agro-dealers’ awareness of the technology and create sustainable access to Urea Super Granules (USG).

3.3 Environmental Compliance

MARKETS II takes active steps to minimize negative effects of its activities on the environment.

The project trains on and supports crop rotation, incorporation of organic matter, appropriate

fertilizer and pesticide use, water management for farmers, and waste disposal for partner

processors. The project is also promoting and up-scaling UDP technology for rice farmers, which

requires less fertilizer utilization with similar or improved yields compared to surface application.

UDP technology also assists in reducing the amount of fertilizer run-off into surface water and

greenhouse gas emissions. We have ongoing UDP tests on sorghum and maize. Following the

approval by GON to include USG in the dry-season GES program, MARKETS II facilitated the

availability of the fertilizer in the designated redemption centers in Kano, Jigawa, Niger, Kebbi,

and Sokoto states. We trained 36,831 farmers on the UDP technology and 21,229 farmers

received the USG at redemption sites. Further information on the UDP activities is found in the

quarterly report’s Technology section.

In collaboration with Harvest Field Limited and Amajaro Limited, MARKETS II trained 140 youths

in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River states. The youths increased their understanding of proper and

safe pesticide application and disposal, recommended chemicals, and the use of protective

equipment because incorrect pesticide use is a danger to farmers, their families, and the general

public. The trainees will augment their incomes by selling spraying services to cocoa farmers in

the area.

The following activities took place this quarter:

Carried out monitoring visits to our partner processors and we noted that they were adhering to our good manufacturing practices. For instance, Popular Farms and UMZA in Kano are following the recommended disposal methods. The benefits of this best practice were explained to a new milling partner, AAI Integrated Rice Mill in Kano, and the mill is now building a 1-million liter capacity water recycling and effluent treatment plant.

The project continued CPP trainings for all networked farmers. We also trained 67 participants on spraying services for cocoa in Ondo and Cross River. In Oyo state, trained SSPs are discussing with Syngenta distributors to receive recommended chemicals on credit. This will be followed up next quarter.

We continued emphasizing the importance of planting fertilizer instead of broadcasting or surface placement to our networked farmers. We showcased the use of UDP to rice farmers using demonstration plots.

Please see Annex B for EMMP table, and Quarter 4 activities by activity area, especially Program

Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened.

3.4 Youth Development

MARKETS II employs similar strategies for youth and women. We targeted youth with our MEF

trainings in IDP camps, as spray service providers, and for bee keeping and pollination services

training. In addition, the majority of loan recipients from our microfinance activities are women,

and with a good percentage being young (youth) women.


The following activities took place this quarter:

In collaboration with African Community Bridge Foundation and CBN Enterprise Development Center North Central, the unit organized training of trainers for youth who will train women and youth on catfish production and fish farming enterprises using NAEC curriculum.

Trained women and female youth on bee keeping for pollination services in Kaduna, Benue, Cross River, Niger, and Ondo states.

Continued our trainings to youth and women in IDP camps.

3.5 Policy and Governance Support

In FY15 Q1, MARKETS II was invited to participate at a policy meeting on rice with the minister of

agriculture. The minister approved the project’s proposal to include the yield-enhancing USG into

the GES input package. The minister also invited MARKETS II to participate in a meeting with the

Central Bank governor on funding for the paddy/grain aggregation centers, where we outlined our

concept paper and responded to questions. MARKETS II continued discussions with the

IFAD/GON Rural Financing project on building farmers’ capacity to better access credit, as well as

with Fadama III on business training using the MARKETS II-developed NAEC. To ensure

collaboration among development actors working on rice in Niger state, MARKETS II is anchoring

a coalition with the intention that the model will be replicated in other states. MARKETS II was

also invited to share implementation experiences at the following workshops: NEPAD Rice forum;

Assessment of Extension Delivery in Nigeria by NANTS; Action Aid Review of Agricultural

Transformation Agenda, and; Federal Government Gender Mainstreaming. MARKETS II is also

an active participant in the quarterly DFID BIF Nigeria Advisory Group meetings and participates

weekly in the FMARD GES/agricultural meetings.

This quarter MARKETS II:

MARKETS II met with Sonny Echono, the permanent secretary of FMARD, to brief him on our agricultural activities in Nigeria. Managing Director Harvey Schartup highlighted our support to the ministry, especially in the rice value chain, GES, and Avian Influenza. The permanent secretary requested that the project integrate the ATA directors in the states into its activities. He further directed his aides to appoint a desk officer to maintain interaction with our activities.

Managing Director Harvey Schartup briefed the new state commissioners for agriculture in Enugu, Anambra, and Ebonyi on our activities and complemented the support we get from the state governments. In Enugu, Commissioner Michael Eneh expressed his gratitude for how MARKETS II benefits farmers and promised to brief the governor on our efforts. He also expressed his interest in agricultural mechanization. Orji Uchenna, the commissioner for Ebonyi, expressed his commitment to continue partnering with the project. In Anambra, Commissioner Afam Mbanefo mentioned that his ministry is identifying gaps in the rice value chain for how to better benefit farmers. The ministry recently earmarked a youth empowerment program and he requested that MARKETS II train them on NAEC. All commissioners requested regular updates on our operations.

Following the President’s directive for FMARD to create a program to revitalize agricultural extension, they formed a committee of experts including our director of external relations, Godson Ononiwu. The committee submitted a proposal to FMARD’s permanent secretary, which will be forwarded to the President.

MARKETS II participated in a stakeholders’ summit organized by the Kaduna state government to discuss their road map for sustainable agricultural development. MARKETS II provided a briefing on our activities in soybean, sorghum, and maize value chains. Based on


the discussions, the director of agricultural productivity in the state government will with provide an in-depth strategy to be adopted.

MARKETS II staff participates and advises in the weekly FMARD meeting, which discusses the GES program and related national agricultural issues.

3.6 Local Capacity Development

MARKETS II’s aim is to improve the capacity and resources for producer organizations and

associations, grantees, and local service providers. The focus of activities during FY15 was

strengthening the organizational capacity of small producer and processor associations, as well

as enhancing their ability to broker stronger relationships with buyers, provide services to their

members, and improve their ability to access loans. The project also provided significant in-

service training for EAs and the ADPs to better support the needs of producer organizations and

associations. Additionally, local technical service providers, who remain a pivotal part of

MARKETS II implementation strategy, received support for capacity development through

training and workshops, structured OCAs, advisory services on content development, improved

training materials, and delivery techniques. MARKET II’s goal with local service providers is to

go beyond training and provide mentorship to help them improve their services. This is in line

with the project’s exit strategy of leaving behind a more robust, commercially-oriented service

provider’s market that can service needs within the agricultural sector.

Please see Section 3.2 Sustainability Mechanisms for a description of quarterly activities.

3.7 Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Global Development Alliance (GDA) Impacts

PPPs are an integral element of the project’s agricultural seasonal assistance. Therefore,

MARKETS II sustainability strategy involves developing and strengthening PPPs in the targeted

value chains.

Activities during the quarter included:

Linked our two soybean partners in Kaduna, WACOT and N2Africa, to collaborate for their and our farmers’ benefit. The partnership’s objective is for WACOT to gain access to improved seed varieties and inoculant to meet their grain production seed requirements.

Facilitated a meeting between Honeywell, a milling company based in Ibadan, and ICRISAT. Honeywell wanted to cut their production costs and comply with the government’s push to include more local ingredients. They are interested in using sorghum since it is more affordable than high-quality cassava flour. Honeywell will work with ICRISAT to partner with MARKETS II to source sorghum from our farmers.

MARKETS II renewed 19 implementation agreements and signed 4 new ones with Action Against Hunger, Competitive Africa Rice Initiative, SHARE, and Africa Community Bridge Foundation.

MARKETS II continued its discussions and preliminary field visits with the Dangote Foundation’s rice initiative in Jigawa. The partnership will be implemented upon their signing our implementation agreement.

3.8 Conflict Mitigation

MARKETS II is not directly involved in conflict mitigation

3.9 Science, Technology, and Innovation Impacts

Please see above Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded.


4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT

Active engagement with value chain stakeholders is an important component of the project’s

agricultural cycle and sustainability strategy. Understanding their requirements, listening to their

perspectives, and soliciting their buy-in are critical to project success.

During this quarter:

MARKETS II participated in the coalition of implementing partners in Niger State rice program meeting. The objective was to reduce competition and overlap by implementing partners, and rationalize the coverage of each party to the coalition. To make the matrix on IPs all inclusive, activities of other agencies working in rice have been incorporated.

Our director of external relations assisted Cellulant and other FMARD GES committee members to finalize National Agricultural Payment Initiative (NAPI) jingles in five languages. The jingle’s objective is to mobilize farmers to register with the National Identity Management Commission’s (NIMC) local offices.

Our director of external relations supported the presidential committee developing an agricultural extension agent strategy.

Held a meeting with WACOT to discuss our collaboration for smallholder soybean seed producers in Kaduna state. They have networked 200 farmers and established six demo plots. WACOT integrated our PoPs in their trainings, per our IA. We are discussing the potential to increase the number of networked farmers to 10,000, covering 15,000 to 20,000 hectares, for the next rainy season to supply WACOT with grain.

Africa Rice Centre (the implementing agency for the USAID rice seed scaling project) asked MARKETS II to participate in the assessment of 15 selected seed companies to determine their capabilities and areas of weakness for the intervention. The assessment report will guide the new project on the possible areas of intervention and challenges.

MARKETS II participated in a workshop on “harmonizing cocoa training manuals in Nigeria” held in Ondo state. The workshop was organized by FMARD’s department of Agricultural Extension Services in collaboration with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH). This workshop will ensure uniformity in the types of training and training materials being given to cocoa farmers nationwide. The harmonized manual consists of 12 topics including good agricultural practices and quality management to improve productivity, and environmental and social standards requirements and certification. These are already included in our cocoa PoP. The final document will be piloted in four states by the partners in attendance; MARKETS II will conduct the pilot in Cross River.

Attended the third country committee meeting of the Nigeria cocoa fertilizer initiative held in Ibadan.

5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

The security coordinator worked closely with project management, the home office Security

unit, and Project Management Unit to review the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and clarify

security protocols ahead of the presidential and gubernatorial elections. The office closed for

five days around the presidential election in March. Staff members were provided with USB

internet so that project operations could continue remotely while staff worked from home.

In February, the expatriate director of operations temporarily left the country on maternity

leave. Two home office Project Management Unit managers successively assumed this

position on a temporary basis.

The former director of operations retuned from maternity leave in May and assumed her new

role as deputy chief of party. The finance and administration manager started in June.


The Grants and Subcontracts Fund (GSF) manager resigned from the project in June. An

interim manager was appointed and recruitment for a permanent GSF manager began in the

last quarter.

One of the GSF officers resigned from the project in September. With her departure, the unit

was temporarily reorganized to manage her current portfolio. Recruitment for a permanent

GSF officer began at the end of the quarter.

6. LESSONS LEARNED

Shifting rainfall patterns reinforce the need for more robust dry-season agricultural activities in

areas with access to irrigation. It also underscores the limits that irrigation facilities, in various

states of disrepair, have on the country’s agricultural potential.

The potential for improved dry-season maize production and resulting green maize marketing

is good, providing a profitable longer-lasting dry-season alternative to vegetable production.

We tested the activity with 2,000 maize producers in Kaduna in 2015 and will expand to 6,000

in Kaduna and Kano in 2016. Jigawa is under consideration as an additional suitable area for

a future activity.

We have also noticed that shifting rainfall patterns are affecting new zones. For example,

parts of Ebonyi and Enugu states suffered periods of scarce rainfall during the current wet

season. We are therefore expanding our demonstration of small-scale appropriately priced

irrigation equipment to these areas during the wet season.

Unclear agricultural and financial policies, and unclear overall agricultural sector direction, are

having a negative impact on smallholder farmers (particularly rice farmers) and larger scale

sector investment.

7. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT QUARTER INCLUDING UPCOMING EVENTS

Program Area 1: Producers’ Capacity Development and Organizations Strengthened

Aquaculture

Aquaculture in-season training in Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Jigawa states

Organize the pre-season TOT for aquaculture lead farmers in Oyo, Ondo, and Kwara States;

monitor step-down training by lead farmers

Cassava

Monitoring demo plots and farmers’ fields

Harvest and post-harvest training in the FCT

Organize in-season training for cassava farmers in Oyo state

Cocoa

Training of Spray Service Providers in Ondo state

Supervise continuous step-down of harvest/post-harvest training by lead farmers in Oyo, Ondo, and Cross River States

Rice

Monitoring demo plots and farmers’ fields

Harvest and post-harvest trainings in all target states


Demonstration of fishnet technology to mitigate bird damage for farmers and EAs

Mobilize dry-season rice farmers in Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, and Sokoto

White Sorghum

Carry out harvest and post-harvest trainings for networked farmers in Kaduna and Kano states

Continue with field monitoring

Maize

Post-harvest ToT for maize farmers in Kaduna and monitor step down

Mobilize dry-season farmers for pre-season trainings in Kano and Kaduna

Soybean

Monitor demo plots

Harvest and post-harvest trainings in Kaduna and Niger states

Business Development Services and Capacity Building

Farmer associations’ evaluations for potential grantees

Develop capacity building plans and identify capacity building local consultants to support grantees

PIND and Niger Delta

In collaboration with PIND, hold the results-sharing workshop for the aquaculture demo pond trials (scale-up) in Delta state, and follow up with expansion plans to other groups in Delta, Ondo, Edo, and Cross River states

Review action plans for hatchery house upgrading in the Niger Delta

Discuss and sign implementation agreements with existing and new partners for 2016 aquaculture, cassava, and cocoa activities in Ondo, Edo, Delta, and Cross River states

Revalidate, mobilize, and network farmers for aquaculture in Edo and Delta states

Organize in-season training (green field days) for cassava farmers in Ondo state

Organize pre-season ToT for lead aquaculture farmers in Edo and Delta states and monitor step-down training by lead farmers

Facilitate access to finance for farmers

Play key role in the 2015 Niger Delta Development Forum and the National Cassava Summit

Attend the PIND-MARKETS II Program review meeting

Program Area 2: Access to Agricultural Inputs Increased

Continue linking our lead farmers to seed companies for out-grower programs and to reputable input suppliers

Continue SSP trainings for youth in cocoa

Begin to implement plan for expanded dry-season rice and maize activities

Continue to liaise with FMARD regarding a new GES program

Continue collaboration and planning with Syngenta and USAID/APEX for the coming dry season

Continue discussions with the Central Bank and their partners on their trial dry-season rice program in Kebbi state

Program Area 3: Technology Generation and Deployment Expanded


Continue emphasizing and recommending use of USG to our networked rice farmers

Plan for USG demonstrations with our dry-season maize farmers

Continue linking other interested organizations to USG manufacturers

Finalize awarding mechanized harvest, post-harvest and cultivation equipment grants

Involve mechanized equipment suppliers (e.g. local thresher and reaper suppliers, Mahindra and Mahindra, Hagbito Tractor) and rural technology suppliers during our harvest and post-harvest field days

Program Area 4: Water and Soil Management Strengthened

Drip irrigation and compost training for women and youth in Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa, and Kebbi states

Demonstration of motorcycle-mounted water pump to rice farmers and ADP in Enugu, Ebonyi, and Anambra

For the coming dry season, continue to emphasize best practices in soil conservation using PoP, especially the section on “knowing your soil,” site selection and explanation on best soil types for specific crops, management of crops in different topographies, types of land preparation including minimum or zero-tillage, management of poor-gradient soils with the use of terracing to prevent leaching, and proper harvesting to conserve soil fertility

Continue to recommend intercropping to farmers with long-term crops, such as cassava and cocoa, to discourage degradation of soils. Intercropping will be encouraged so that the exposed part of the soil is covered and the farmer potentially earns more income.

Recommend climate-friendly packages such as USG and “planting” fertilizers to reduce emissions and pollution. Cocoa-specific fertilizer will be recommended, once it is available, as was done with cassava.

Program Area 5: Access to Finance Increased

Conduct agricultural value chain finance training for DEC agricultural credit officers in Bauchi and Kaduna states to build the capacity of the credit officers as they begin to provide credit for farmers

Discuss with LAPO the possibility of equipment financing for farmers in Kano, Jigawa, and Kaduna states

Meet with DEC to finalize access to credit for eight farmer groups already assessed by DEC in Kano, Kaduna, and Kebbi states

Follow up with BoA and LAPO on credit facility applications submitted by Annes Agro Industries and the PIND partners in the Niger Delta to ensure approval and disbursement

Continue discussions with other microfinance banks (Fortis Bank, WD MFB, Warawa MFB) on their needs for agricultural value chain finance training

Continue discussions and reach agreement with the Central Bank and our partner off-taker millers on their initial dry-season rice production program in Kebbi state and their planned Benue wet-season rice program

Program Area 6: Grants and Subcontracts Fund

Review grant concept papers from farmer associations

Undertake pre-award determination visits to potential grantees

Submit field office approved grant concept papers to USAID for review and approval

Begin awarding grants and technical support to grantees

Follow-up with M&E and technical team on outstanding SP deliverables, and process approved deliverables for payment

Notify subcontractors of their payment status and request for their receipts


Follow-up with accounts on status of approved invoices, collect withholding tax credit notes, and forward same to the subcontractors

Regularly update GSF trackers and database

Program Area 7: Program Modifier/Rapid Response Mechanism

IDP activities

See Gender Equality and Female Empowerment and Support to Vulnerable Populations below

Avian Influenza Activities

Training of MARKETS II local service providers on avian influenza prevention, eradication, and communication measures

Incorporation of avian influenza training into the MARKETS II PoPs

Training of lead farmers and step-down training to members of their farmer associations

Cross-Cutting Issues

Gender Equality, Female Empowerment, and Support to Vulnerable Populations

Training of IDPs continues in Kano, Kaduna, FCT, Nasarawa, Benue, and Taraba states

Continue collaboration discussions with organizations working with IDPs

Present paper – Microenterprise opportunities for women and youth in the Niger Delta at PIND’s 2015 NDDF in Asaba

Sustainability Mechanisms

Conduct group dynamics and leadership training for grantee farmer associations to ensure that they can successfully develop their organizations and agricultural business activities

Continue coaching MARKETS II EAs, which will enable EAs to master the project’s programs to continue with the trainings after the project exits

Continue implementation of capacity building and ToTs for selected organizations

Continue training women and youth groups on MEF and nutrition in various states

Environmental Compliance

Train farmers on handling agro-chemicals in various states

Train youth on CPP and spraying services to cocoa farmers in MARKETS II states

Continue monitoring waste disposal practices from our off-taker partners

Youth Development

Continue training more youth IDPs in Kano, Kaduna, FCT, Nasarawa, Benue, and Taraba

Supervise training of women and female youth on bee keeping for pollination services in Kaduna, Benue, Cross River, Niger, and Ondo

Support youth training on the operation of grant-awarded equipment

Policy and Governance Support

MARKETS II managing director to visit new state Commissioners for Agriculture

Organize second ADP program managers/MARKETS II management interaction meeting

Continue discussions with Niger NAMDA rice stakeholders forum on the coalition’s platform

Follow-up with FMARD on developments with paddy/grain aggregation centers

Attend weekly FMARD meetings


Support FMARD desk officer (when appointed) responsible for liaising with MARKETS II

Attend state/commodity stakeholder meetings with regional offices

Represent MARKETS II at fora driven by FMARD and other external agencies

Prepare presentation for new Minister of Agriculture as needed

Local Capacity Development

Refresher NAEC training for DEC Bauchi

NAEC training for other microfinance bank partners

Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Global Development Alliance (GDA) Impacts

Discuss and sign implementation agreements with existing and new partners for 2016 in all our value chains

8. WHAT DOES USAID NOT KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO KNOW

The coming year will see the last agricultural dry season (January 2016 – June 2016) and wet

season (March 2016 – December 2016) for MARKETS II. The April 2017 project end date

does not allow sufficient time for dry-season activities in 2017.

The project has approved, at the field office level, approximately 40 grant concept papers from

our farmer associations. These are being reviewed by the Chemonics home office grants unit

and then will be submitted to USAID/Nigeria for review and approval. There are several

potential grants for harvest and post-harvest equipment that we hope to award in time for this

season’s activities in November. We would appreciate an expeditious Mission review of those

grants when submitted.

The absence of a FMARD minister, the involvement of the Central Bank in the rice value

chain, the actions of the customs department, and the pronouncements of the Senate, Vice-

President, state governors, and the FMARD permanent secretary result in a lack of clarity on

government policies; and results in uncertainty on the part of millers and rice producers and a

hesitancy from agricultural sector investors.

MARKETS II is reviewing its LOP budget and project targets, and is undertaking staffing and

subcontracting adjustments.

9. COMMENTS FROM THE LAST QUARTERLY REPORT

The following comments were received on October 26, 2015. Please see corresponding responses.

1. Adjust the program description to include that you work with the less than 1 hectare, perhaps say ‘less than 5 hectares’

The program description has been adjusted per your request.

2. Can the summary of results to date section be improved slightly? Perhaps do not carry percentages to two significant digits, try some slight color scheme to differentiate.

The Results to Date section has been updated per your request.


3. I know the Indicators follow your results framework, however in all other databases (FTFMS, PRS, etc) the order is different. What do you think about organizing in only the results to date section the FTF indicators first, then cross cutting, then custom? Would this complicate your report production process?

The Results to Date section has been updated per your request.

4. What was the pre-season training for cocoa, what did it include, for example?

Pre-season training in cocoa includes topics such as: GAP, nursery rehabilitation, field sanitation

and pruning, environmental and social standards (child labor, etc.), integrated crop/pest

management, buffer zone identification, safe use of agrochemical and disposal of used

containers, and wildlife and forest conservation/effect of climate change. This is a 4-day training

with practical demonstration of methods and equipment.

5. Regarding on pg 16 the issue with poor buyback activities, what will Markets II do?

The reason for the poor buyback activities was due to the extremely large importation of brown

rice during the election period (and coinciding with the harvest). This resulted in an oversupply of

rice in the market. The millers were therefore hesitant and unwilling to buy during this temporary

surplus period. Subsequently, the imported surplus was cleared by the market and the local

farmers were able to sell their paddy rice.

6. pg 18 – regarding the loans to aquaculture clients. Has this not already been successful already, what’s new in the continued meetings held?

MARKETS II has aquaculture activities with fish farmer groups in many states of the country.

Each group initiative has its own dynamics and needs to be addressed differently. This is what

necessitates the additional meetings with the potential lending financial institutions. LAPO

microfinance bank has been a very good partner and has approved and disbursed the first

tranches of credit to selected fish farmers in the Niger Delta. We are looking at replicating this with

other fish farming groups and with additional lending agencies.

7. pg 22. The agreement with TAK describes what TAk will do, but what about MKTS II?

Our role with all of our networked farmer groups remains that of support, technical assistance,

and facilitation in the production and marketing of the group’s agricultural product(s). The

MARKET II’s role with TAK is that of facilitation, providing the needed linkage to those farmer

groups that could be supported by TAK, as well as organizational capacity building, training in the

responsible use and repayment of credit, and monitoring loan use and repayments. The

implementation agreement will clearly spell out the responsibilities of the parties.

8. pg 31 – is it standard practice beforehand to include Jagawa and Sokoto as defacto vulnerable populations? I think this disaggregation needs to be reviewed more closely.

The inclusion of all Jigawa and Sokoto farmers in the category of vulnerable farmers was arrived

at in consultation with the USAID/Nigeria during the definition of the vulnerable population

indicator. If the mission wishes to revise the definition, it should be done before we enter our


targets into the FTFMS. The implication is that excluding the two states will result in a significant

reduction of our out-year targets.

9. pg 32. – What does maximize time and resources under the coordination agreement in Niger state mean on rice mean?

There are several development projects supporting the rice value chain in Niger state. The area

for paddy production and the number of rice farmers is limited. We are coordinating with CARI

and IFAD to avoid targeting the same farmers and their associations, and to avoid conflicting

messages to the farmers, millers, and government officials. Where there is scope to leverage one

another’s activities we will do so.

10. The Annex EMMP has the wrong quarter and date in the footnote on the bottom of each page.

The EMMP footer has been adjusted per your request.


ANNEX A: PROGRESS SUMMARY

Achieved progress versus planned for the period disaggregated by gender, geographic area and other relevant factors (use table below). Table 2: PMP Indicator progress - USAID Standard Indicators and Project Custom Indicators

Indicator / Disaggregation Baseline Value

FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP

Actual Actual Actual Target Actual Actual-Q1 Actual – Q2 Actual –Q3 Actual – Q4

Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

First Level Objective 1: Inclusive Agricultural Sector Growth

Custom: Annual expenditures on

purchase or upgrading of assets

(US$)

277.0

346 381.43

381 110.24 420 381 90.82

Gendered Household Type 277.0

346 381

381

420 381

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM) 155.2

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF) 85.8

Male and Female Adults (M&F) 310.9

Child No Adults (CNA)

GNDR (2): Proportion of female

participants in USG-assisted

programs designed to increase

access to productive economic

resources (assets, credit, income

or employment)

0 0.346 0.379 0.66 0.50 0.62 0.69 0.96 0.71 0.49 123.62 0.50 0.58 116.98

Numerator: the number of females

from program participants 0 22,434 36,742 186,284 196,600 268,379 63,654 41,228 54,206 109,291

665,112 513,839

Denominator: the total number of

male and female participants in the

programs

0 64,819 96,985 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,224 878,492

GNDR (3): Proportion of females

who report increased self-

efficacy at the conclusion of USG

supported training/programming

0

30.00 27.273

27.27 90.91 0.30 0.27 90.73

Numerator: the number of women

whose scores have improved over

time

0

69 186

186

205 186


women who participated in the

relevant training/programming.

0

230 682

682

682 682

GNDR (4): Proportion of target

population reporting increased

agreement with the concept that

males and females should have

equal access to social, economic,

and political opportunities

0

30.00 22.001

22.00 73.34 0.30 0.220 73.29

Numerator: the number of persons in

the target group whose scores on the

equal opportunity survey have

increased over time

0

147 343

343

468 343


persons who participated in the

relevant training/programming

0

490 1,559

1,559

1,559 1,559



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Intermediate Result 1: Improved Agricultural productivity

4.5(16): Gross margin per unit of

land, kilogram, or animal of

selected product (crops/animals

selected vary by country)

Cassava 371 811 0

535 498

93.05 895 811.0 90.61

Male 450

564

Female 217

365

Hectares planted 2,666 1,752

11,626

Male 2,082 1,354

7,760

Female 584 398

3,866

Total Production (MT) 29,758 42,546

189,278

Male 23,046 33,119

128,815

Female 6,711 9,427

60,463

Value of Sales (USD) 1,260,095 2,745,918

16,884,861

Male 769,196 2,161,123

11,521,602

Female 490,899 584,795

5,363,259

Quantity of Sales (MT) 9,860 38,513

168,838

Male 6,019 29,807

116,189

Female 3,841 8,706

52,648

Purchased input costs

(USD) 270,185 1,612,052

13,141,391

Male 218,775 1,251,479

8,394,334.99

Female 51,410 360,573

4,747,055.57

Cocoa 407

0 410.05 467.00 497.34

106.50 530 497 93.84

Male 422

389.31

516.62

Female 250

466.28

457.75

Hectares planted 699

29,438

42,287

Male 661

21,449

30,424

Female 38

7,989

11,863

Total Production (MT) 279

17,117

25,232

Male 266

12,547

17,822

Female 13

4,570

7,409

Value of Sales (USD) 386,897

34,802,308

57,600,997

Male 371,025

25,377,135

41,617,289

Female 15,872

9,425,174

15,983,709



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Quantity of Sales (MT) 202

16,714

24,232

Male 194

12,308

17,822

Female 8

4,407

6,409


(USD) 102,541

23,570,161

38,946,715

Male 100,767

17,521,371

25,899,536

Female 1,774

6,048,791

13,047,180

Fish (Aquaculture) 20,977.52

0 26,013.57 28,950.00 30,910.87

30,910.87 106.77 35,000 30,911 88.32

Male 22,261.38

27,873.37

32,177.25

32,177.25

Female 19,905.61

20,896.61

27,275.87

27,275.87

Hectares utilized 54

766

1,553

1,553

Male 26

562

1,167

1,167

Female 28

203

386

386


13,743

27,276

27,276

Male 255

10,160

21,181

21,181

Female 324

3,582

6,095

6,095

Value of Sales (USD) 1,173,423

34,971,169

46,100,467

46,100,467

Male 591,176

26,675,440

35,769,454

35,769,454

Female 582,248

8,295,728

10,331,014

10,331,014


13,432

19,110

19,110

Male 264

9,915

15,099

15,099

Female 260

3,517

4,011

4,011


(USD) 32,247

15,863,765

17,810,815

17,810,815

Male 10,804

11,662,798.93

12,626,572

12,626,572.33

Female 21,443

4,200,965.96

5,184,243

5,184,242.55

Maize (rainfed) 260 904 1,199 630.61 850.00 811.82

95.51 1,300 1,199 92.23

Male 280

623.35

842.62

Female 213

645.63

755.54

Hectares planted 4,160 6,587 15,065 21,151

20,376

Male 3,050 5,159 11,413 14,262

13,167

Female 1,110 1,428 3,652 6,890

7,209

Total Production (MT) 4,981 31,936 76,212 63,036

79,719

Male 3,700 25,000 57,293 42,642

52,079

Female 1,280 6,936 18,919 20,394

27,640



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Value of Sales (USD) 1,444,920 9,324,076 26,540,311 9,441,786

24,274,774

Male 1,050,877 7,255,897 19,951,791 6,581,555

15,527,071

Female 394,042 2,068,179 6,588,520 2,860,232

8,747,703

Quantity of Sales (MT) 4,111 28,881 67,945 27,467

75,319

Male 2,990 22,500 51,231 19,146

48,183

Female 1,121 6,381 16,713 8,321

27,135


(USD) 365,052 4,353,229 8,477,358 8,330,373

9,151,237

Male 287,985 3,456,588 5,536,937 5,768,291

5,687,847

Female 77,067 896,641 2,940,420 2,562,082

3,463,390

Maize (irrigated) 260 2,444.10 2,444.10 2600 244.10 93.23

Male 280 2,444.10 2,444.10

Female 213 2,444.10 2,444.10

Hectares planted 4,160 882 882

Male 3,050 710 710

Female 1,110 173 173

Total Production (MT) 4,981 3,987 3,987

Male 3,700 3,208 3,208

Female 1,280 780 780

Value of Sales (USD) 1,444,920 2,969,418 2,969,418

Male 1,050,877 2,388,783 2,388,783

Female 394,042 580,635 580,635

Quantity of Sales (MT) 4,111 3,987 3,987

Male 2,990 3,208 3,208

Female 1,121 780 780


(USD) 365,052 813,282 813,282

Male 287,985 654,254 654,254

Female 77,067 159,028 159,028

Rice - Irrigated 673

878 1,431.86 1,450.00 1,523.19

1,523.19 105.05 1610 1523 94.61

Male 674

1,575.21

1,598.74

1,598.74

Female 695

1,232.93

1,264.64

1,264.64


2,946 5,264

15,520

15,520

Male 719

1,266 3,057

12,280

12,280

Female 213

1,680 2,207

3,240

3,240



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Total Production (MT) 2,403

10,022 33,778

104,773

104,773

Male 1,876

5,373 21,486

84,166

84,166

Female 528

4,649 12,292

20,606

20,606


4,225,717 14,108,814

26,689,351

26,689,351

Male 617,428

1,872,206 9,078,866

21,751,749

21,751,749

Female 176,932

2,353,510 5,029,947

4,937,602

4,937,602

Quantity of Sales (MT) 2,220

7,577 32,519

91,538

91,538

Male 1,725

4,062 20,842

71,962

71,962

Female 494

3,515 11,677

19,576

19,576


(USD) 166,839

1,988,647 7,117,121

6,908,802

6,908,802

Male 139,155

721,982 4,543,331

5,808,759

5,808,758.90

Female 27,684

1,266,665 2,573,790

1,100,044

1,100,043.50

Rice - Rainfed 673 1,422 1,076 1,290.79 1,300.00 1,328.99

102.23 1,450 1,329 91.65

Male 674 1,460.86 1,268.36 1,232.07

1,338.96

Female 695 1,232.03 1,033.01 1,405.70

1,307.82

Hectares planted 932 17,299 40,555 66,570

78,306

Male 719 14,235 27,669 44,002

52,911

Female 213 3,064 12,886 22,568

25,394


395,653

Male 1,876 68,091 111,657 222,651

269,019

Female 528 14,674 49,516 126,153

126,634

Value of Sales (USD) 794,360 34,745,360 64,218,487 117,034,685

134,950,587

Male 617,428 29,524,828 44,696,685 74,502,006

90,541,944

Female 176,932 5,220,533 19,521,802 42,532,679

44,408,643


352,052

Male 1,725 62,643 104,659 191,849

238,594

Female 494 13,060 45,388 107,196

113,458


(USD) 166,839 13,387,404 20,576,216 50,580,754

47,595,897

Male 139,155 11,296,672 12,590,478 32,249,824

31,241,063

Female 27,684 2,090,733 7,985,738 18,330,930

16,354,834

Sesame

1,195 423

Hectares planted

4,399 8,915

Male

3,461 6,157



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Female

938 2,758

Total Production (MT)

5,949 5,911

Male

4,637 4,064

Female

1,312 1,848

Value of Sales (USD)

6,276,910 5,982,773

Male

4,904,391 4,120,744

Female

1,372,519 1,862,029

Quantity of Sales (MT)

5,805 5,862

Male

4,545 4,034

Female

1,260 1,828


(USD) 1,176,887 2,211,512

Male

924,889 1,543,672

Female

251,998 667,840

Soybean 253

406.92 410.00 405.60

98.93 430 407 94.65

Male 288

419.19

458.81

Female 161

372.17

317.34


9,424

20,262

Male 585

6,964

13,943

Female 189

2,460

6,320


15,402

33,302

Male 634

11,490

22,796

Female 159

3,911

10,507


7,187,968

10,762,777

Male 200,687

5,356,619

7,355,728

Female 58,804

1,831,349

3,407,048


14,691

21,229

Male 419

10,962

13,452

Female 123

3,730

7,777


(USD) 63,825

3,700,786

8,665,238

Male 47,554

2,695,716

6,068,005

Female 16,270

1,005,070

2,597,233

Sorghum 178 338 401 382.01 400.00 369.40

92.35 420 382 90.95

Male 195

353.82

366.52



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Female 143

415.34

372.56

Hectares planted 2,399 10,452 25,093 16,309

18,217

Male 1,787 9,061 16,182 8,837

9,492

Female 613 1,391 8,911 7,472

8,724


38,304

Male 2,002 19,230 38,352 18,558

19,883

Female 600 2,730 19,960 16,588

18,420

Value of Sales (USD) 626,620 7,389,434 18,877,165 11,607,706

12,494,366

Male 491,642 6,432,715 12,449,177 6,129,174

6,458,333

Female 134,978 956,719 6,427,988 5,478,532

6,036,033


34,960

Male 1,539 18,932 32,224 16,702

18,172

Female 422 2,928 16,297 14,929

16,788


(USD) 198,802 3,894,562 8,803,998 6,667,372

6,960,039

Male 160,793 3,448,664 6,136,711 3,683,442

3,587,453

Female 38,010 445,898 2,667,288 2,983,930

3,372,586

Custom: Increase in productivity

(yields) of value chain

commodities (Ton/ha)

Cassava 11.18 23.28

15.50 16.17

104.32 23.54 23.28 98.90

Male 11.07

16.60

Female 11.50

15.64

Cocoa 0.40

0.58 0.63 0.59

93.65 0.70 0.59 84.29

Male 0.40

0.59

0.58

Female 0.34

0.57

0.60

Fish (Aquaculture) 10.45

17.91 18.00 17.46

97.00 22.50 17.91 79.60

Male 9.63

18.07

18.15

Female 11.60

17.62

15.81

Maize (rainfed) 1.31 4.85 5.08 2.98 3.50 3.91 111.71 5.15 5.08 98.64

Male 1.36 2.99 3.95

Female 1.15 2.96 3.83

Maize (irrigated)) 1.31 4.49 4.49 5.20 4.49 86.35

Male 1.36 4.52 4.52

Female 1.15 4.38 4.38



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Rice - Rainfed 2.58 4.78 3.97 5.32 5.40 5.75

106.48 5.60 5.75 102.68

Male 2.61

5.06

5.79

Female 2.48

5.59

5.71

Rice - Irrigated 2.58

3.40 6.42 6.50 6.69

102.92 6.70 6.42 95.82

Male 2.61

7.03

6.85

Female 2.48

5.57

6.36

Soybean 1.01

1.62 1.80 1.62

90.00 2.40 1.62 67.50

Male 1.08

1.65

1.61

Female 0.84

1.59

1.63

Sorghum 1.08 2.10 2.32 2.16 2.20 2.18

99.09 2.45 2.32 94.69

Male 1.12

2.10

2.17

Female 0.98

2.22

2.20

Sub-Intermediate Result 1.1: Enhanced Human and Institutional Capacity Development for Increased Sustainable Agriculture Sector Productivity

Custom: Score, in percent, of

combined key areas of

organization capacity amongst

USG direct and indirect local

implementing partners

0.771

#DIV/0! 0.795 0.860 0 0 0.860

108.16 0.923 0.860 93.17

Numerator: the total number of

points scored 543

560 764 0 0 764

650 764


points possible 704

704 888 0 0 888

704 888

4.5.2(5): Number of farmers

and others who have applied

improved technologies or

management practices as a result of USG assistance

0 64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005 95.39 775,080 522,201 67.37

Technology type 0

88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005 0 775,080 522,201

crop genetics 0

74,342 232,380 194,718 27,156 1,696 149,813 16,053

528,780 269,060

Cultural practices

98,492 200,400 197,127 34,152 496 146,754 15,725

496,800 295,619

Aquaculture management

2,880 4,500 10,815 4,020

3,505 3,290

17,684 13,695

pest management 0

91,288 232,380 202,330 25,557 496 159,216 17,061

535,270 293,618

disease management 0

88,556 232,380 202,362 25,557 528 159,216 17,061

535,270 290,918

soil-related 0

100,497 232,380 187,154 24,183 496 146,750 15,725

548,250 287,651

irrigation 0

10,022 33,550 20,779 0 496 18,849 1,434

78,550 30,801

water management

2,880 4,500 184,673 4,020 496 162,721 17,436

17,684 187,553

marketing and distribution

35,310 87,280 94,795 34,152 32 54,745 5,866

169,700 130,105

post-harvest handling and storage

47,239 87,280 95,053 34,152 290 54,745 5,866

168,600 142,292



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

value added processing 0

498 6,000 2,802 0 32 2,502 268

28,000 3,300

Type of individual 0 64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005

775,080 522,201

Producers 0 64,491 88,277 138,620 232,380 225,737 40,691 1,696 165,345 18,005

753,080 517,125

micro-processors

498 6,000 731 441 290

14,000 1,229

rural entreprenuers

57 3,000 3,790 1,076 32 2,682

8,000 3,847

traders

0

0

0 0

Duration 0 64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005

775,080 522,201

New 0 64,491 32,372 90,735 106,580 122,309 28,441 1,774 81,845 10,249

321,680 309,907

Continuing

55,905 48,440 134,800 107,949 13,767 244 86,182 7,756

453,400 212,294

Sex 0 64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005

775,080 522,201

Male 0 42,385 53,944 88,497 120,690 146,218 25,835 967 107,472 11,944

401,440 331,044

Female 0 22,106 34,333 50,678 120,690 84,040 16,373 1,051 60,555 6,061

373,640 191,157

Age

64,491 88,277 139,175 241,380 230,258 42,208 2,018 168,027 18,005

775,080 522,201

Youth

20,566 34,899 47,600 72,414 62,870 9,105 454 48,948 4,363

232,524 165,935

Adult

43,925 53,378 91,575 168,966 167,388 33,103 1,564 119,079 13,642

542,556 356,266

4.5.2(7): Number of

individuals who have received

USG supported short-term

agricultural sector productivity

or food security training

0 64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 48,155 2,518 33,120 178,088 100.26 818,200 556,740 68.04

Type of individual 0 64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 48,155 2,518 33,120 178,088

818,200 556,740

Producers 0 64,819 96,188 130,894 258,200 255,666 47,967 2,057 30,273 175,369

798,900 547,567

People in government

443 926 1,500 836 127 360 263 86

3,000 2,205

People in private sector firms

711 573 1,000 5,289 60 99 2,584 2,546

14,800 6,573

People in civil society

247 58 500 90 1 2

87

1,500 395

Sex 0 64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 48,155 2,518 33,120 178,088

818,200 556,740

Male 0 42,385 60,751 91,669 130,600 165,056 28,455 1,338 21,749 113,514

423,000 359,861

Female 0 22,434 36,838 40,782 130,600 96,825 19,700 1,180 11,371 64,574

395,200 196,879

Age

64,819 97,589 132,451 261,200 261,881 48,155 2,518 33,120 178,088

818,200 556,740

Youth

20,612 39,195 50,087 78,360 71,060 11,121 523 8,825 50,591

245,460 180,954

Adult

44,207 58,394 82,364 182,840 190,821 37,034 1,995 24,295 127,497

572,740 375,786

4.5.2(11): Number of food

security private enterprises (for

profit), producers organizations,

water users associations,

women's groups, trade and business associations, and

community-based organizations

(CBOs) receiving USG assistance

0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516 92.49 43,148 32,002 74.17



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Type of organization 0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516

43,148 32,002

Private enterprises (for profit)

49 0 53 0

105 49

Producers organizations 0 2,181 3,269 4,903 10,366 7,624 414

6,694 516

29,140 17,977

Water users associations

0

0

0 0

Women's groups

0

0

0 0

Trade and business associations

6,202 6,229 7,774 7,069

705

13,903 13,976

Community-based organizations

(CBOs) 0

0

0

Disaggregates Not Available

0

0

0

New/Continuing 0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516

43,148 32,002

New 0 2,181 2,487 9,213 5,991 5,102 341

4,387 374

11,824 18,983

Continuing

831 1,892 10,657 10,296 7,142

3,012 142

31,324 13,019

4.5.2(27) Number of members of

producer organizations and

community based organizations

receiving USG assistance

0 64,819 84,914 136,182 227,386 201,946 19,253 0 164,744 17,949 88.81 768,086 487,861 63.52

Type of organization 0 64,819 84,914 136,182 227,386 201,946 19,253 0 164,744 17,949

768,086 487,861

Producer organization 0 64,819 84,914 135,262 227,386 201,946 19,253

164,744 17,949

416,528 486,941

Non-producer-organization

CBO 920

0

351,558 920

Sex

64,819 84,914 136,182 227,386 201,976 19,253 0 164,774 17,949

768,086 487,891

Male

42,385 52,222 84,152 116,028 130,320 12,199

106,226 11,895

768,086 309,079

Female

22,434 32,692 52,030 111,358 71,656 7,054

58,548 6,054

178,812

Age 0 64,819 84,914 136,182 227,386 201,976 19,253 0 164,774 17,949

768,086 487,891

Youth

19,446 33,054 44,269 67,238 57,412 5,216

47,847 4,349

229,448 154,181

Adult

45,373 51,860 91,913 160,148 144,564 14,037

116,927 13,600

538,638 333,710

4.5.2 (42) Number of private

enterprises, producers


associations, women’s groups,

trade and business associations

and community-based

organizations (CBOs) that

applied new technologies or



0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516 92.49 43,148 32,002 74.17

New/Continuing 0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516

43,148 32,002

New 0 2,181 2,487 9,213 5,991 5,102 341

4,387 374

11,824 18,983

Continuing

831 1,892 10,657 10,296 7,142

3,012 142

31,324 13,019

Type of organization 0 2,181 3,318 11,105 16,648 15,398 7,483 0 7,399 516

43,148 32,002



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Private enterprises (for profit)

49 0 53 0

105 49

Producers organizations 0 2,181 3,269 4,903 10,366 7,624 414

6,694 516

29,140 17,977

Water users associations

0

0

0 0

Women's groups

0

0

0 0

Trade and business associations

6,202 6,229 7,774 7,069

705

13,903 13,976

Community-based organizations

(CBOs) 0

0

0

Custom: Number of individuals

who benefitted from USG

assistance

0 395,396 2,767,186 2,358,335 2,800,000 2,628,671 414,601 469,236 1,357,004 387,830 93.88 11,010,760 8,149,588 74.01

Custom: Number of sites

reporting proper waste disposal

practices

0 0 0 43 50 47 0 6 0 41 94.00 150 90 60.0

Custom: Number of farmers

trained on CPP safe use

practices

0 0 1,623 16,224 87,280 79,745 0 21 9,153 70,571 91.37 192,280 97,592 50.76

Sex 0

1,623 16,224 87,280 79,745 0 21 9,153 70,571

192,280 97,592

Male 0

1,080 12,994 43,640 53,224

21 7,169 46,034

96,140 67,298

Female 0

543 3,230 43,640 26,521

0 1,984 24,537

96,140 30,294

Age 0

1,623 16,224 87,280 79,745 0 21 9,153 70,571

192,280 97,592

Youth 0

320 5,557 26,184 18,837

21 2,645 16,171

57,684 24,714

Adult 0

1,303 10,667 61,096 60,908

0 6,508 54,400

134,596 72,878


applying CPP safe use practices 0 0 0 11,744 65,460 59,752 0 21 9,153 50,578 91.28 137,960 71,496 51.82

Sex 0 0 0 11,744 65,460 59,752 0 21 9,153 50,578

137,960 71,496

Male 0

0 9,835 32,730 39,782

21 7,169 32,592

68,980 49,617

Female 0

0 1,909 32,730 19,970

0 1,984 17,986

68,980 21,879

Age 0 0 0 11,744 65,460 59,752 0 21 9,153 50,578

137,960 71,496

Youth 0

0 3,626 19,638 14,293

21 2,645 11,627

43,888 17,919

Adult 0 8,118 45,822 45,459 0 6,508 38,951 94,072 53,577

Sub-Intermediate Result 1.2: Enhanced Technology Development, Dissemination, Management and Innovation

4.5.2(2): Number of hectares

under improved technologies or



0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,904 59,327 0 188,287 26,290 94.45 879,110 639,669 72.76

Technology type 0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,904 59,327 0 188,287 26,290

879,110 639,669

crop genetics 0 90,189 118,484 115,460 240,000 219,253 43,027

152,565 23,661

815,640 543,386

other (cultural practices) 0

114,208 240,000 209,670 38,103

147,906 23,661

555,330 323,878



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

pest management 0

99,843 141,771 275,000 235,909 46,772

164,161 24,976

641,238 477,524

disease management 0

0 123,114 275,000 234,068 46,772

164,161 23,135

641,238 357,182

soil-related 0

94,133 139,927 275,000 222,235 36,340

164,863 21,032

675,198 456,295

irrigation 0

3,582 13,638 33,550 19,092 0

18,849 243

77,250 36,312

total w/one or more improved

technology 0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,904 59,327

188,287 26,290

879,110 639,669

New/Continuing 0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,902 59,327 0 188,287 26,287

879,110 639,666

New 0 90,189 41,719 82,895 129,990 119,366 32,969

76,389 10,008

336,116 334,168

Continuing

76,765 74,197 160,010 154,536 26,359

111,899 16,279

542,994 305,498

Sex 0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,881 59,327 0 188,287 26,267

879,110 639,646

Male 0 60,037 75,310 103,920 145,000 185,033 40,887

126,978 17,169

453,455 424,300

Female 0 30,152 43,174 53,171 145,000 88,848 18,441

61,310 9,098

425,655 215,346

Age 0 90,189 118,484 157,092 290,000 273,904 59,327 0 188,287 26,290

879,110 639,669

Youth 0 27,057 48,396 57,830 87,000 67,764 13,885

46,348 7,531

263,733 201,046

Adult 0 63,132 70,088 99,262 203,000 206,140 45,442

141,939 18,759

615,377 438,623

4.5.2(13): Number of rural

households benefiting directly

from USG interventions

0 65,808 158,555 333,744 393,200 433,105 70,226 76,924 222,458 63,497 110.15 1,330,624 991,212 74.49

New/Continuing 0 65,808 158,555 333,744 393,200 433,105 70,226 76,924 222,458 63,497

1,330,624 991,212

New 0 65,808 158,555 271,537 107,021 322,746 69,070 60,604 137,331 55,741

537,228 818,646

Continuing

0 62,207 286,179 110,359 1,156 16,320 85,127 7,756

793,396 172,566

Gendered Household Type 0 65,808 158,555 333,744 393,200 433,105 70,226 76,924 222,458 63,497

1,330,624 991,212

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM)

3,135 8,965 7,264

5,845 608 71 4,637 529

25,209

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF)

35,904 19,733 29,883

24,732 822 98 22,357 1,455

110,252

Male and Female Adults (M&F)

26,646 129,824 296,591

359,230 68,796 76,755 152,166 61,513

812,291


123 33 6

0

162


0 393,200 43,298

43,298

1,389,624 43,298

4.5.2(39): Number of

technologies or management

practices in one of the following

phases of development as a


0 18 11 14 15 6 0 9 0 107.14 37 44 118.92

Phase of development

0 18 11 14 15 6 0 9 0

37 44

Phase 1: Under research

0

0

0

Phase 2: Under field testing

0 9 4 10 8 6

2

16 21

Phase 3: Made available for transfer

0 9 7 4 7

7

21 23



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)


exposed to ICT technology (e-

banking, FVP through cellulant,

SMS technology, mobile

banking)

0 0 304,108 0 0

0 0 0 0 0.000 300,000 304,108 101.37

Sex 0 0 304,108 0 0

0 0

300,000 304,108

Male 0

182,466 0 0 0

150,000 182,466

Female 0

121,642 0 0 0

150,000 121,642

Age 0 0 304,108 0 0

0 0 0 0

300,000 304,108

Youth 0

91,232 0 0 0

100,000 91,232

Adult 212,876 0 0 0 200,000 212,876

Intermediate Result 2: Expanding Markets and Trade

4.5.2(23): Value of incremental sales (collected at

farm-level) attributed to FTF

implementation

63,368,786 51,340,400 103,498,071 106,085,523 116,708,494 0 73,720,990 0 41,109,505 110.01 585,903,730 334,915,751 57.16

Total Baseline sales 115,188,861 38,280,937 67,855,378 101,921,274 215,242,876 217,711,587

184,939,854

31,680,314

814,595,910 425,769,175

Total Reporting year sales

101,649,723 119,195,778 229,566,265 321,328,399 334,420,081

258,660,844

72,789,819

1,397,499,640 784,831,847

Total Volume of sales (mt) 245,310 178,667 280,001 456,630 782,910 763,019

681,259

77,773

2,039,173 1,678,317

Number of direct beneficiaries 95,378 34,543 67,824 105,645 157,400 159,000

135,574

21,440

686,857 367,012

Aquaculture

33,245,217 0 22,543,235 17,670,531 26,681,820 0

26,681,820 151.00 48,955,505 81,969,702

Baseline sales 12,928,504 7,922,808

12,928,504 19,418,648 19,418,648

19,418,648

61,656,364 40,269,960

Reporting year sales

41,168,025 0 34,971,169 37,089,179 46,100,467

46,100,467

110,611,868 122,239,661

Volume of sales (mt) 5,267 10,905

13,432 5,885 19,110

19,110

26,635 43,447

Number of direct beneficiaries 2,996 1,836

2,880 4,500 6,795

6,795

14,288 11,511

Cassava

91,432 0 0 5,653,476 5,304,912 0 5,304,912

93.83 26,550,582 5,396,344

Baseline sales 9,970,250 2,654,486

0 13,272,431 13,272,431

13,272,431

33,570,402 15,926,917


2,745,918 0 0 18,925,907 18,577,343

18,577,343

60,120,983 21,323,261

Volume of sales (mt) 79,762 38,513

0 127,875 168,838

168,838

598,062 207,351

Number of direct beneficiaries 5,634 1,500

0 7,500 10,153

10,153

18,970 11,653

Cocoa

0 0 13,521,883 6,941,926 7,198,333 0 7,198,333 0 0 103.69 32,381,300 20,720,216

Baseline sales 21,280,425 0

21,280,425 50,402,665 50,402,665

50,402,665

128,107,982 71,683,090


0 34,802,308 57,344,591 57,600,997

57,600,997

160,489,282 92,403,305

Volume of sales (mt) 11,350

16,714 19,829 24,232

24,232

62,323 40,946

Number of direct beneficiaries 10,133

10,133 24,000 25,327

25,327

62,000 35,460

Maize (rainfed)

6,712,103 20,885,911 9,552,010 16,751,126 15,185,106 0 15,185,106 0 0 90.65 90,293,321 54,170,303

Baseline sales 5,654,400 2,611,973 5,654,400 5,654,400 9,089,667 9,089,667

9,089,667

47,040,596 23,010,441



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)


9,324,076 26,540,311 17,041,583 25,840,793 24,274,774

24,274,774

137,333,917 77,180,744

Volume of sales (mt) 14,880 25,881 67,945 54,965 76,734 75,319

75,319

461,116 224,110


16,540

93,224 46,701

Maize (irrigated) 5,654,400 1,877,998 1,877,998 3,000,000 1,877,998

Baseline sales 1,091,420 1,091,420 3,297,341 1,091,420

Reporting year sales 14,880 2,969,418 2,969,418 6,297341 2,969,418

Volume of sales (mt) 10,824 3,987 3,987 11,961 3,987

Number of direct beneficiaries 1,986 1,986 6000 1,986

Rice -rainfed

15,928,456 14,546,833 44,325,172 34,234,208 36,306,903 0 36,306,903 0 0 106.05 251,069,353 134,145,223

Baseline sales 49,671,654 18,816,904 49,671,654 49,671,654 98,643,684 98,643,684

98,643,684

435,709,981 216,803,896


34,745,360 64,218,487 117,034,685 132,877,892 134,950,587

134,950,587

686,779,334 350,949,119


356,682

1,383,997 881,477


52,493

278,586 137,661

Rice - Irrigated

0 1,709,752 5,667,563 14,044,747 14,427,685 0 0 0 14,427,685 102.73 69,795,930 27,730,286

Baseline sales 2,515,965 0 2,515,965 2,515,965 10,884,374 12,261,666

12,261,666

37,804,781 17,293,596


4,225,717 14,108,814 24,929,121 26,689,351

26,689,351

107,600,711 45,023,882


7,577 26,152 124,678 58,663

58,663

580,297 92,392


3,005 10,082 13,000 14,645

14,645

55,153 27,732

Soybean

0 0 4,033,663 4,795,412 5,201,211 0 5,201,211 0 0 108.46 39,832,406 9,234,874

Baseline sales 3,154,305 0 0 3,154,305 5,561,566 5,561,566

5,561,566

28,970,735 8,715,871


0 7,187,968 10,356,978 10,762,777

10,762,777

68,803,140 17,950,745


14,691 37,944 21,229

21,229

170,986 35,920


8,791 15,500 15,577

15,577

80,450 24,368

Sorghum

2,730,417 11,406,792 3,854,545 5,994,097 4,524,525 0 4,524,525 0 0 75.48 54,025,333 23,553,418

Baseline sales 6,716,021 4,659,017 6,716,021 6,716,021 7,969,841 7,969,841

7,969,841

41,735,070 26,060,901


7,389,434 18,122,813 11,607,706 13,963,938 12,494,366

12,494,366

95,760,403 49,614,319


34,960

182,753 136,972


15,484

84,186 56,658

Sesame

4,661,163 2,791,113

0

7,452,276

Baseline sales 3,297,338 1,615,747 3,297,338

4,913,085


6,276,910 6,088,451

12,365,361

Volume of sales (mt) 3,537 5,805 5,911

11,716

Number of direct beneficiaries 8,914 4,368 8,914

13,282



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Custom: Value of incremental

sales (processor and agro-input

level) attributed to FTF

implementation ($)

0

90,024,413 31,357,480 34,725,000 33,133,581 0 33,133,581 0 0 95.42 180,950,000 154,515,474 85.39

Processor/Small-scale processor level 0

0 30,470,605 30,000,000 27,463,077 0 27,463,077 0 0

65,500,000 57,933,682

Baseline sales 0

0 0

0

0


0 30,470,605

27,463,077

27,463,077.47

57,933,682

Volume of sales (MT)

0 62,242

50,485

50485

112,727

Agro-input level 0 0 90,024,413 886,875 4,725,000 5,670,504 0 5,670,504 0 0

115,450,000 96,581,792

Baseline sales

41,876,611 0

0

41,876,611


131,901,024 886,875

5,670,504

5,670,504

138,458,403

Volume of sales (MT) 153 0 153

Sub-Intermediate Result 2.4: Improved Access to Business Development and Sound and Affordable Financial and Risk Management Services

4.5.2(29): Value of Agricultural

and Rural Loans 0 4,745,495 14,335,875 99,025,570 55,000,000 50,852,999 11,120,965 9,365,790 13,898,220 16,468,024 92.46 156,500,000 168,959,939 107.96

Type of loan recipient 0 4,745,495 14,335,875 99,025,570 55,000,000 50,852,999 11,120,965 9,365,790 13,898,220 16,468,024

156,500,000 168,959,939

Producers

4,745,495 14,335,875 3,008,308 5,000,000 9,758,464

4,687,886 5,070,578

152,000,000 31,848,142

Local traders/assemblers

42,711,339 50,000,000 41,094,535 11,120,965 4,677,904 8,827,642 16,468,024

0 83,805,874

Wholesalers/processors 0

53,305,923

0

4,500,000 53,305,923

Others

0

0

0 0

Sex of recipient 0 4,745,495 14,335,875 99,025,570 55,000,000 50,852,999 11,120,965 9,365,790 13,898,220 16,468,024

156,500,000 168,959,939

Male

39,288 3,547,106 14,409,651 5,000,000 527,687 124,133 93,758 176,553 133,243

20,100,000 18,523,731

Female

4,706,207 10,788,770 30,822,824 50,000,000 50,325,312 10,996,832 9,272,032 13,721,667 16,334,781

136,400,000 96,643,113

Joint

0

0

0

n/a 0

53,793,095

0

53,793,095

4.5.2(30): Number of MSMEs,

including farmers, receiving USG

assistance to access loans

0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081 98.92 520,000 401,483 77.21

Size 0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081

520,000 401,483

Micro 0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081

520,000 401,483

Small 0

0

0

0 0

Medium

0

0

0

Sex of owner/producer 0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081

520,000 401,483

Male 0 118 567 3,902 10,000 1,553 399 327 463 364

35,500 6,140

Female 0 30,150 48,505 145,134 165,000 171,554 43,954 40,048 42,835 44,717

484,500 395,343

Joint

0

0

0



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

N/A

0

0

0

Age 0 30,268 49,072 149,036 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081

520,000 401,483

Youth

9,080 15,453 52,769 52,500 65,814 15,524 14,939 17,319 18,032

156,000 143,116

Adult

21,188 33,619 96,267 122,500 107,293 28,829 25,436 25,979 27,049

364,000 258,367

4.5.2(37): Number of MSMEs,

including farmers, receiving

business development services

from USG assisted sources

0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169 110.63 1,330,624 940,062 70.65

Size 0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,624 940,062

Micro 0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,624 940,062

Small

0

0

0

Medium

0

0

0

MSME Type 0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,624 940,062

Agricultural producer 0 64,819 158,555 132,369 218,200 261,881 48,155 2,518 33,120 178,088

733,300 617,624

Input supplier

0

0

0

Trader

148,833 175,000 173,107 44,353 40,375 43,298 45,081

597,324 321,940

Output processor

498

0

498

Non-agriculture

0

0

0

Sex of owner/producer 0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,224

940,062

Male

42,385 55,980 95,416 196,600 166,609 28,854 1,665 22,212 113,878

665,112

360,390

Female

22,434 102,575 186,284 196,600 268,379 63,654 41,228 54,206 109,291

665,112

579,672

Joint

0

0

0

Age 0 64,819 158,555 281,700 393,200 434,988 92,508 42,893 76,418 223,169

1,330,624

940,062

Youth

19,446 57,945 101,325 117,960 136,874 26,645 15,462 26,144 68,623

399,067

315,590

Adult 45,373 100,610 180,375 275,240

298,114 65,863 27,431 50,274 154,546 931,557 624,472

Intermediate Result 3: Increased Investments in Agriculture and Nutrition-Related Activities

4.5.2(12): Number of public-

private partnerships formed as a

result of FTF assistance

0 14 69 44 50 35 3 1 12 19 70.00 193 162 83.94

Agricultural production 0 14 61 33 40 32 3 1 9 19

160 140

Agricultural post-harvest

transformation 0

0

0

Nutrition

0

0

0



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Multi-focus

0

0

0

Other (Financial) 0 0 8 11 10 3

3

33 22

4.5.2(38): Value of new private

sector investment in the

agriculture sector or food chain

leveraged by FTF

implementation

2,466,773 4,693,679 5,539,545 6,670,000 5,402,393 145,125 4,083,490 503,778 670,000 81.00 22,420,000 18,102,390 80.74

Sub-Intermediate Results 3.1: Increased Public Sector Investment

Custom: Public funds leveraged

for agriculture and rural

development ($)

0 4,481,353 55,218,574 8,573,979 8,000,000 8,573,979 552,536 2,139,549 4,171,129 1,710,765 107.17 33,000,000 76,847,885 232.87

Custom: Number of

beneficiaries under the Grants

and Subcontracts Fund

0 5 36 40 37 41 10 1 27 3 110.81 149 122 81.88

Custom: Amount of funds

disbursed ($) 0 245,574 930,443 1,691,685 3,500,000 3,883,143 1,151,856 881,944 1,461,937 387,405 110.95 10,000,000 6,750,845 67.51

Intermediate Result 4: Increased Employment Opportunities in Project-level, targeted Value Chains

4.5(2): Number of jobs

attributed to FTF

implementation

0 0 373 1,333 3,000 3,180 1,314.27 33.38 1,410 421.67 105.99 7,970 4,886 61.30

Location 0 0 373 1,333 3,000 3,180 1,314.27 33.38 1,410 421.67

7,970 4,886

Urban 0 0 17 1 0 253 10.14 5.23 235 2.58

30 271

Rural 0 0 356 1,332 3,000 2,927 1,304.13 28.15 1,175 419.09

7,940 4,614

New/Continuing 0

373 1,333 3,000 3,180 1,314.28 33.38 1,410 421.67

7,970 4,886

New 0 0 373 1,333 3,000 2,474 1,140.80 27.27 1,303 2.58

7,970 4,180

Continuing 0

0 0

706 173.48 6.11 107 419.09

706

Sex of job-holder 0

373 1,333 3,000 3,180 1,314.28 33.38 1,410 421.67

7,970 4,886

Male 0 0 335 1,306 2,800 2,895 1,246.29 28.91 1,209 409.84

7,270 4,536

Female 0 0 38 27 200 285 67.99 4.47 201 11.83

700 350

Custom: Number of new jobs

created in the value chain

(includes jobs lasting less than 4

weeks)

0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 52,562 6,530 34,492 11,133 407 105.12 150,000 107,123 71.42

Location 0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 52,562 6,530 34,492 11,133 407

150,000 107,123

Urban 0 0 3,306 173

1,125 239 475 411 0

4,604

Rural 0 768 18,908 31,406 50,000 51,437 6,291 34,017 10,722 407

150,000 102,519

New/Continuing 0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 52,562 6,530 34,492 11,133 407

150,000 107,123

New 0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 32,143 6,036 18,438 7,669 0

150,000 86,704



FY2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY2015 LOP


Annual

Performance

Achieved (%)

Target

Actual (April

2012-

FY2015 thru

Q4)

LOP

Performance

Achieved (%)

Continuing 0

0 0

20,419 494 16,054 3,464 407

20,419

Sex of job-holder 0 768 22,214 31,579 50,000 52,562 6,530 34,492 11,133 407

150,000 107,123

Male 0 575 14,571 21,937 35,000 38,366 4,957 24,891 8,121 397

95,000 75,449

Female 0 193 7,643 9,642 15,000 14,196 1,573 9,601 3,012 10

55,000 31,674

Intermediate Result 5: Increased Resilience of Vulnerable Communities and Households

4.5.2(14): Number of vulnerable

households benefiting directly

from USG assistance

0 8,837 8,965 10,756 12,515 23,119 3,012 976 16,440 2,691 184.73 62,345 51,677 82.89

New/Continuing 0 8,837 8,965 10,756 12,515 23,119 3,012 976 16,440 2,691

62,345 51,677

New 0 8,837 8,965 8,172 2,500 18,848 2,682 976 12,499 2,691

19,050 44,822

Continuing

0 2,584 10,015 4,271 330

3,941

43,295 6,855


0

0

0

Gendered Household Type 0 8,837 8,965 10,756 12,515 23,119 3,012 976 16,440 2,691

62,345 51,677

Adult Female no Adult Male (FNM)

4,081 3,777 5,443

2,614 1,680 72 425 437

0 15,915

Adult Male no Adult Female (MNF)

0 696 461

644 111 108 275 150

0 1,801

Male and Female Adults (M&F)

4,735 4,404 4,852

19,861 1,221 796 15,740 2,104

0 33,852


21 88 0

0

0 109


0 12,515 0

62,345 0

Custom: Level of household

hunger in the hungry season (%) 44.4

42.5

34.8

40.0 34.8

Sex 44.4

42.5

34.8

40.0

Male 42.9

34.9

Female 48.5

34.8

Intermediate Result 6: Improved access to diverse and quality food.

FTF 3.1.9-1: Number of people

trained in child health and

nutrition through USG-

supported programs (S)

0 0 0

8000 8637 1,446 2,446 2,502 2,243 107.96 118,000 8,637 7.32

Sex 0 0 0

8,000 8,637 1,446 2,446 2,502 2,243

118,000 8,637

Male 0 0 0

4,000 4,446 360 1,155 688 2,243

59,000 4,446

Female 0 0 0

4,000 4,191 1,086 1,291 1,814

59,000 4,191

Age 0 0 0

8,000 8,637 1,446 2,446 2,502 2,243

118,000 8,637

Youth 0 0 0

2,400 3,029 486 818 944 781

35,400 3,029

Adult 0 0 5,600 5,608 960 1,628 1,558 1,462 82,600 5,608


ANNEX B: ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING PLAN FY2015 Quarter 4

Activity Title: Nigeria MARKETS II

Implementing Partner: Chemonics International

Activities in the SO 12 IEE that received a “Categorical Exclusion” are not included in the EMMP as they have no physical intervention or no direct

effect on the environment. These activities include technical assistance, training and education, analyses, studies, workshops, institutional

strengthening, communications, and information exchange activities.

Table 3: EMMP Performance matrix

Activity Mitigation

Measure(s)

Monitoring

Indictor(s)

Monitoring and Reporting

Frequency

Person(s)

Responsible

Remarks

MARKETS II

activities to assist

partners with

improved milling

and processing

technologies for

selected

commodities

Precautions are taken

to prevent

environmental damage

from effluent disposal

through training and

information

dissemination on

proper disposal of solid

and liquid waste

Field activity reporting to

assure that good

practices are followed

and to permit adaptation

of the program as

needed.

Monitoring will be on a

continuous basis and

observations will be included in

all trip reports submitted by

MARKETS II staff. It will be

reported on a quarterly basis, in

the Remarks column, to USAID

COR

Regional office

managers and

value chain

advisors

Best practices in effluent disposal are

being adhered to by rice milling partners.

Monitoring visits showed that Popular

farms and mills, UMZA, and other

partners continue to follow the

recommended disposal methods. The

benefits of this best practice were

explained to a new milling partner, AAI

Integrated Rice Mill in Kano and the mill

is now building a 1million-liter capacity

water recycling and effluent treatment

plant.

MARKETS II

dissemination of

improved crop

and aquaculture

technologies

Existing Nigerian laws,

regulations, and

policies are

ascertained, followed,

and adequate field

testing is conducted

prior to dissemination.

Precautions are taken

to prevent

dissemination of stress,

disease, or insect non-

resistant varieties

Field activity reporting to

assure that good



of the program as

needed.






reported on a quarterly basis to

USAID COR in the Remarks

column of this table.

Agriculture

production

specialist and for

field monitoring

regional office

managers

All disseminated technologies during the

in-season trainings were fully tested and

environment-friendly. Aquaculture

trainings sessions included wastewater

management to prevent breeding grounds

for mosquitoes. All recommended seed

varieties were fully tested and approved by

NASC, while fish farmers were linked only

to approved sources of fingerlings and

juveniles.


Activity Mitigation

Measure(s)

Monitoring

Indictor(s)


Frequency

Person(s)

Responsible

Remarks

outside designated

areas. Precautions are

taken so that

agricultural

technologies for

planting are not

damaging to the

environment and do

not lead to soil erosion

and/or degradation.

MARKETS II

activities with

farmers and

partners to

increase crop

production

Monitor the impact of

activities on land use to

ensure that expansion

of crop area does not

lead to land

degradation,

destruction of forest, or

other adverse impacts

Field activity oversight

to assure that good



of the program as

needed.









Regional office

managers

During the in-season trainings this quarter,

farmers saw firsthand the benefits of best

practices on land cultivation and

management. Due to good site selection

followed by recommended agricultural

practices, the pervading floods had

minimal damage on demo plots. This

lesson served the farmers well.


Activity Mitigation

Measure(s)

Monitoring

Indictor(s)


Frequency

Person(s)

Responsible

Remarks

MARKETS II

recommendations

on the use of

Crop Protection

Products (CPP)

All recommendations

on the use of Crop

Protection Products will

be in compliance with

the MARKETS II

PERSUAP. The

MARKETS II

PERSUAP will be

made available to all

partners and service

providers and training

will be provided, when

necessary.

Subcontract budgets,

work plans, and all

training materials will be

screened for PERSUAP

compliance. Field days

and pre-season training

where

recommendations on

the use of CPPs will be

given to farmers will be

monitored for

PERSUAP compliance.



observations (including the

names of the recommended

CCPs) will be included in all trip

reports submitted by MARKETS

II staff. It will be reported on a

quarterly basis to USAID COR

in the Remarks column of this

table.

Regional office

managers and

agriculture

production

specialist

While generic training on safe use of CPPs

continued for all networked farmers,

specific trainings to spray service providers

also continued this time for 69 SSPs; 35 in

Ondo and 34 in Cross River states.

Similarly, the groups previously trained

were monitored to ensure compliance to

PERSUAP-approved chemicals. In Oyo

state, trained SSPs are discussing with

Syngenta distributors to explore getting

recommended chemicals on credit.

Discussions are ongoing and the outcome

will be reported next quarter. As part of our

collaboration, Syngenta established

demonstration plots, using approved

chemicals and methods, in all MARKETS II

rice production states.

MARKETS II

technical

assistance and

training in fertilizer

management

Will be conducted in

accordance with best

practices including

those employed by

established partners.

MARKETS II will

discourage overuse of

fertilizers, encourage

the use of composting

where appropriate, and

will emphasize the

health hazards of

unsafe use. Only

fertilizers that are

approved by the

Federal Ministry of

Agriculture and Water

Subcontract budgets,

work plans, and all

training materials will be

screened for best

practices content.









Fertilizers

specialists and

agriculture

production

specialist

During the in-season trainings, farmers

saw the advantage of “planting” fertilizer

where less was used while the uptake by

plant was higher and plant growth was

better. The advantages of USG were also

evident in rice fields. A substantial number

of farmers saw the advantage of this

technology and have adopted it. The

project continues to undertake maize and

sorghum trials using USG. The results are

promising and will be demonstrated to

farmers in the coming seasons.

MARKETS II’s trainings continued to

emphasize the incorporation of organic

material, soil enriching methods of

harvesting, and crop rotation.

The project continued to test the use of


Activity Mitigation

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Resources can be

introduced and utilized.

cassava appropriate fertilizer blends.

MARKETS II

Grants and

Subcontracts

Fund awards

Grants and

subcontracts awarded

under the GSF

mechanism will be

screened against

MARKETS II EMMP.

USAID/Africa Bureau’s

Environmental

Guidelines for Small

Scale Activities in

Africa

(www.encapafrica.org/

EGSSA/Agriculture.pdf

) will be consulted for a

detailed treatment of

specific mitigation

measures based on the

activity.

Reports on grants and

subcontract activities.

Reports on findings and

mitigation requirements

based on environmental

screening process.

Completion of an

environmental

screening form will be

obligatory before grants

or subcontracts are

awarded.

It will be reported on a quarterly

basis to USAID COR in the

Remarks column of this table.

GFS manager

assisted by

agriculture

production

specialist or other

relevant

MARKETS II staff

Pre-award grant visits were made and

potential grantees were informed of the

environmental requirements attached to

their grants before they receive them. This

sensitization will continue upon their

receipt of the grants.

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/Agriculture.pdf

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/Agriculture.pdf


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MARKETS II

promotion of pro-

poor water

management

technologies such

as drip irrigation

and treadle

pumps that can

be locally

produced

USAID/Africa Bureau’s

Environmental

Guidelines for Small

Scale Activities in

Africa


EGSSA/mse_sectorbri

efings.pdf) will be

consulted for a detailed

treatment of specific

mitigation measures for

hazardous and non-

hazardous waste

produced in the

production process.






screening process.

Completion of an

environmental



or subcontracts are

awarded.




GSF manager

assisted by

irrigation specialist

Water management technologies this

quarter focused on flood and drought

management. In all trainings, extra

sessions were taken in the management of

flood and drought and other mitigating

practices. Lower cost irrigation equipment

(motorcycle-driven irrigation pump) is

demonstrated in wet-season zones subject

to erratic rainfall.

MARKETS II will

provide business

development

support to input

and post- harvest

businesses linked

to irrigation. They

will also identify

and partner with

existing and new

processing,

storage, and

transport

businesses,

including for

refrigeration.

Based on USAID

guidelines for Food

Processing


EGSSAA/foodprocessi

ng.pdf) with particular

reference to solid and

liquid waste disposal.






screening process.

Completion of an

environmental



or subcontracts are

awarded.




GSF manager

assisted by

irrigation

specialist or other

assigned

MARKETS II staff

Twenty six farmer associations (out of the

approximately 40 prequalified groups) have

so far been visited. The majority of which

will require BDS services in irrigation and

post-harvest businesses. This would

commence when the grants are approved

in the next quarter.

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSA/mse_sectorbriefings.pdf



http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSAA/foodprocessing.pdf




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support for

introduction to

irrigation and

pump technology

Based on USAID

guidelines for irrigation


EGSSSAA/agriculture.

pdf)

Training shall include

“irrigation best

practices.”

Under USAID Reg. 216,

irrigation, no matter

what the scale, is

considered to fall within

the “class of actions

normally having a

significant effect on the

environment” (216.2[d])

and, therefore, requires

a formal environmental

assessment which the

MARKETS II project will

undertake.

Environmental assessments will

be conducted for each activity

and reported to USAID as they

are prepared.



observations on the application

of “irrigation best practices” will

be included in all trip reports

submitted by MARKETS II staff.




GSF manager

assisted by the

irrigation specialist

Irrigation specialist

and other

assigned

MARKETS II staff

for field-level

monitoring and

reporting

Preparations for the dry season drip and

pump irrigation and composting trainings

and demonstrations activities are

underway.

http://www.encapafrica.org/EGSSSAA/agriculture.pdf



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