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

Table of Contents
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Overview ................................................................................................................................ viii
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Deliverables ...............................................................................................................................3
Results ........................................................................................................................................3
Area under FDP technology and Farmers Adopting the Technology ...................................8
Rural Households Benefited ................................................................................................15
Value of incremental sales of rice ........................................................................................16
Gross margin of rice farmers ...............................................................................................16
Number of Jobs Attributed to FTF Implementation ............................................................17
Number of individuals receiving short term training ...........................................................18
Increased yield of rice ..........................................................................................................18
Incremental rice production .................................................................................................20
Increased value of rice .........................................................................................................20
Urea savings .........................................................................................................................20
Value of urea saved ..............................................................................................................21
GOB saving on urea subsidy ...............................................................................................21
Average incremental value per hectare ................................................................................22
Farmers Trained ...................................................................................................................22
FDP Machines in Operation ................................................................................................22
Activities ..................................................................................................................................23
Participation of Women in Project Activities ......................................................................27
Technology Transfer ............................................................................................................28
Improving Farmers’ Access .................................................................................................45
Sharing Information and Ideas .............................................................................................50
Policy Analysis and Reform ................................................................................................51
Building Institutional Capacity ............................................................................................51
Development of an Applicator .............................................................................................51
Environmental Impact ..............................................................................................................52
Climate Change Integration Pilot Award .............................................................................52
Development of Model Villages ..............................................................................................57
Collaboration with Development Partners ...............................................................................58
Key Issues ................................................................................................................................61
Estimated Budget and Actual Expenditure ..............................................................................63
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