Attachment_29-RADP-EAST_DELIVERABLES _MILESTONES _AND_OUTCOMES.docx

Attachment 29 - RADP-East TECHNICAL Deliverables & Milestones

MILESTONES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (RADP-EAST)

The Contractor is expected to meet, at a minimum, the following milestones and performance standards. If alternate standards are proposed, they should be accompanied by an explanation of the basis for the alternative.

Component 1 Analysis Deliverables:

· Analysis, Assessments, and Studies

· Work-Plans

· Reports

Milestones Year 1 Assessments with base-line data:

· Value chain analysis and selection report

· Data Collection Plan

· Baseline data report

· Value Chain Constraints Assessment and report

· Agri-business Needs Assessment Work-plans:

· Six-month Start-up Plan

· Initial Work Plan

· Subcontracts Management Plan Reports:

· Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP)

· Gender Analysis and Report

· Women’s Integration Strategy Milestones Year 2-5

Component 2 Implementation Deliverables:

· Status/Progress Reports

· Work-Plans

· Workshops Milestones Year 1- 4

· Bi-weekly Status Reports (field reports)

· Monthly Progress Reports (project outcomes)

· Quarterly Progress Reports

· Quarterly Financial Report

· Implementation Work Plan- Year 1

· Work Plan Target Report

· Stakeholder’s Consultation Workshop

· Stakeholder’s Consultation Workshop Report

· Short-Term Consultant and Technical Reports

· Annual Report

Milestones Year 5

· Bi-Weekly Status Reports (field reports)

· Monthly Progress Reports (project outcomes)

· Quarterly Progress Reports

· Quarterly Financial Report

· Final Stakeholder’s Workshop

· Final Stakeholder’s Workshop Report

· Short-Term Consultant and Technical Reports

· Annual Report

· Close-out Plan

· Close-out Report

· Final Report

Impacts (Higher level Outcomes)

Year 1 Outputs * illustrative activity

Year 5 Outcome

Provide a menu of targeted intervention to increase productivity*

The percentage of productivity increased will be determined from baseline; target of 20% will achieved by year 5 Farmers achieve a minimum of 20% increase in productivity from base-line for targeted commodities

Introduce farmers to high value crop production and its benefits*

The number of farmers introduced to high value crop production and adoption of this practice will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve target of 25% Farmers cultivating high value crops as a result of USG assistance increased by 25% from baseline

Identify market solutions to increase sale of commodities *

Farmers’ sales of targeted commodities will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 25% Value of sales of targeted commodities as a result of USG assistance increased by 25% from baseline

Impacts (Higher level Outcomes)

Year 1 Outputs * illustrative activity

Year 5 Outputs

Provide interventions that focus on developing and increasing the technical skills and capacity of farmers*

Technical products, services, and support to farmers will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve target of 25% Products, services, and support to farmers increased by 25% from baseline

Identify and introduce new technologies and management practices through practical trainings*

VCAs adopting new technologies or management practices will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 30% Number of VCAs adopting new technologies or management practices increased by 30% from baseline

Provide interventions that will focus on food security and agricultural innovations training*

VCAs participating in capacity building interventions that focus on food security and agricultural innovations training will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 25% Number of VCAs who have received US government supported short-term agricultural sector productivity or food security training increased by 25% from baseline

Impacts (Higher level Outcomes)

Year 1 Outputs * illustrative activity

Year 5 Outputs

VCAs access to financial products and services improved

Provide baseline on VCAs access to finance

Identify financial products and services and facilitate access and usage by VCAs*

VCAs accessing and utilizing financial products and services increased incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 20%

Percentage of VCAs who have reported applying for and receiving financial products or services increased by 20% from baseline

Provide targeted interventions that will focus on improved financial management practices*

VCAs participating in targeted interventions to improve financial management practices will increase incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 25% Number of VCAs who have an increase in savings as a result of the project’s assistance increased by 25% from baseline

Identify and help agribusinesses access market solutions to increase sales*

Incremental sales of Agribusinesses increased to year 5 to achieve a target of 20% Value of incremental sales by agribusinesses as a result of USG assistance increased by 20% from baseline

Provide a menu of targeted interventions*

Financial return of Agribusinesses has increased incrementally to year 5 to achieve a target of 20% Number of agribusinesses for whom the financial return is at least 20% from baseline

Component 3 Feedback/Learning Deliverables:

· M&E Report

· Workshops

· Impact Studies Year 1 Milestones

· Activity Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (AMEP)Report

· RADP Coordination Workshop Year 2- 5 Milestones

· RADP Coordination Workshop

· Women’s Small Business Workshop

· Impact Study of Value Chain Interventions on the Nutrition of the Beneficiary Population

· Impact Study on Value Chain Interventions on Youth Employment

· GIS mapping of beneficiaries (district level)

Illustrative Performance Indicators for Year 1:

1. Number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), including farmers, receiving business development services from RADP-East Value Chain Facilitation assistance

2. Number of private enterprises (for profit), 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 RADP-East Value Chain Facilitation assistance

3. Number of public-private partnerships formed as a result of RADP-East Value Chain Facilitation assistance