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Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department advances reached during programme implementation. The data collected during the identification and definition phase, along with the information obtained during the beneficiary selection will serve to create this baseline. It may be necessary to collect some additional complementary information. (Appendix 21 includes an extensive questionnaire for the elaboration of a baseline in a rural zone.). The planning of monitoring phases will depend on the type of programme and activities developed; agricultural activities are subject to a production calendar that will differ from those dedicated to services. Other variables must be taken into account, such as time and resources available. The monitoring of the recapitalization of IGA often uses two or three phases. The first, post-distribution monitoring, (PDM), is done in the weeks following the distribution of goods and inputs for production. During this phase, the main objective is to determine the reception of the goods, their suitability, and the perception of the beneficiaries regarding the distribution: • Goods received • Destination of the goods • Perception of the quality and relevance of the goods distributed • Use of the goods: — IGA — Sold — Exchange • Origin and existence of other goods and inputs • Initiation of the productive activity and the difficulties encountered Appendix 18 gives an example of a PDM questionnaire. The second and third phases consist of the analysis of the functioning IGA; these phases are implemented once some time has passed since recapitalization (these periods correspond with the post-harvest monitoring presented in the “Agricultural Rehabilitation” book). This step looks at: • Production achieved or services given • Functioning and profitability of the IGA: — Productive capital possessed — Production and yield — Sales volumes — Expenses covered — <strong>Income</strong> generated INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY 69
➔ — Debts incurred — Access to required services • Management of the activity, use of accounting records • Difficulties encountered • Perception of the results of the recapitalization • Other help received Example 26: Results of monitoring of recapitalization of IGA in Indonesia, 2002 In the province of Maluku, after the explosion of violence that hit the zone in January 1999, ACF intervened in order to cover the basic needs of the displaced population. Looking for alternatives to phase out food aid, two consecutive programmes of IGA recapitalization directed towards displaced and returning people were put into place in 2001. The second programme supported 552 vulnerable families in the recommencement of their IGA through the distribution of kits of productive goods for 21 types of activities. These activities differed by production type (agriculture, fishing, business etc.) and by organisational character (individual or group). The post distribution monitoring indicated a positive result: 82% of the distributed kits were used by families or small groups. However, it also identified some weaknesses, or negative aspects: the packages did not contain some necessary productive inputs that were expensive for the population, and this was the reason that 26% of the beneficiaries did not use the kits. In addition, some of the goods distributed did not fulfill the requirements for successful operation of the IGA, such as the canoes made from low quality wood, and the small sized fishing nets. The subsequent distributions took into account the results obtained from this monitoring phase. For programmes directed towards the improvement of yield or the creation of new IGA, due to their duration and the variety of components that may be developed, a specific monitoring plan should be designed. Amongst other aspects, it may be necessary to monitor the following: • Trainings: — Suited to the needs and the time availability of the beneficiaries — Attendance — Knowledge acquired — Operational aspects of the organisation 70 INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY
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