AAPI 7th Quarterly Report Apr-June 2012 - AAPI (Accelerating ...

ice price. This will impact on the Aus production although farmers seem to be gearing up to
plant an early Aman crop.
The project does promote UDP, good seed and Alterne Wetting and Drying (AWD) as
cost saving technologies. But farmers are forced to sell their product into a low priced
market. This is a conundrum – keeping the rice price low for consumers but high enough to
provide the incentive for farmers to produce.
Estimated Budget and Actual Expenditure
The AAPI project is incurring costs as planned. Following a reduced level of
expenditures (which is normal during the first month of each year because of factors related
to obligation of funds), the AAPI project has accelerated activities and is performing the
Scale-Up Operational Plan at the planned rate. The approved budget as per the Scale-Up Plan
for Year 2 was estimated at US $7.59 million; USAID obligated the entire Year 2 budget
amount. Actual expenses totaled US $4.28 million through June 2012, equivalent to
56 percent of the obligated fund for Year 2. Some advances made against project activities
such as farmers’ training program, crop cuts, motivational meetings, demo plots and trials in
June 2012 are yet to be adjusted. Including these expenses, the actual expense will be around
60 percent.
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