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Developing and Disseminating Biofortified Crops

Developing and Disseminating Biofortified Crops. Project Objective. Goal: Reducing micronutrient malnutrition and improve dietary intakes of vitamin A and iron for 225,000Hhs in 13 districts in Uganda by 2015 .

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Developing and Disseminating Biofortified Crops

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  1. Developing and Disseminating Biofortified Crops

  2. Project Objective Goal: Reducing micronutrient malnutrition and improve dietary intakes of vitamin A and ironfor 225,000Hhs in 13 districts in Uganda by 2015. Purpose: Increasing the production & consumption of Orange Sweet Potatoes (OSP)and high iron beans in project area

  3. Specific Objectives • Developing and testing appropriate biofortified varieties of high iron beans and orange sweet potato • Enhancing production of high iron beans and orange sweet potato • Developing market linkages and business support services • Assessing the impact of implementation approaches

  4. Operational framework

  5. Monitoring & Evaluation Approach DATA COLLECTION & RECORDING ESTABLISHING INDICATORS SETTING UP M & E SYSTEM REVISING INDICATORS &ASSUMPTIONS KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION & MANAGEMENT ADJUSTMENT ANALYSIS &COMMUNICATION

  6. Status of the M&E System • Completed and shared project document with partners • Revised and completed project logical framework

  7. Status of the M&E System …. • Capacity building for project coordinators in M&E • Trained project six coordinators in M&E • Supporting project teams in planning , reviews and reporting

  8. Status of the M&E System …. • Developed and rolled out monitoring tools • Planting Material distribution lists • Training attendance sheets • Tools for collecting data on output indicators

  9. Status of the M&E System …. • Developed and shared planning and reporting templates with partners

  10. Status of the M&E System …. • Supported partners in developing access data base for beneficiaries that shows • Farmer group name • Names of the farmer • Sex of the farmer • Crop, variety and quantity received • Date for distribution

  11. Constraints for M&E activities • Poor culture for record keeping among NGOs • Lack of skills for data and information management • Inefficient data bases used for data capture, storage, processing and sharing • Insufficient technical / computer skills among field staff • Insufficient skills for collecting and reporting qualitative data

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