Samriddhi

Samriddhi Project Document Phase 1
Annexes
b. Feasibility of changes induced by project interventions
c. Quantification of offers to value chain actors (preliminary budget)
Following table contains the road map of the value chains analyses:
Major steps
Preliminary Timing
Review existing inception reports as well as
secondary information
June 2010
Design and finalise assessment tools June-July 2010
Orientation of staff members about the
assessment
July 2010
Conduct assessment July-August 2010
Analyse assessment findings and prepare
analysis reports
September 2010
Design strategies and intervention September 2010
Develop APO October 2010
d. Description of VC ranking
The objectives of this Value Chain (VC) ranking exercise were to –
- assess the performance of each value chain with an Extreme Poor (EP) focus,
i.e. how much each VC contributes to the livelihoods of extreme poor
- set the next course of action in developing value chains
Methodology
For the VC ranking exercise one tool was developed by a team at PSMU. A field test
with one value chain was carried out and the results used to make adjustments. The tool
was shared with all regional colleagues and, through a workshop all feedback and
comments were collected and the tool further adjusted.
The tool consists of two parts, one being the VC Performance Sheet and the other the
Ranking sheet.
Performance sheet
This consists of 12 criteria which include a number of indicators through which
performance of each VC was evaluated. Specific indicators were rated with the
achievements or progress obtained in 2007, 2008 and 2009. For qualitative information,
ratings were calculated on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 has the lowest significance and 5 is
the highest significance).
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