AAPI 8th Quarterly Report Jul-Sept 2012

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The AAPI project is a priority agriculture sector project of the USAID Feed the Future (FTF) program in Bangladesh. In conformity with the FTF program, AAPI is engaged in: � Increasing on-farm productivity, especially of rice crops. � Increasing investment in market systems. � Enhancing food security. � Enhancing agriculture innovation capacity. In the first year, the geographic spread of the project logically divides into two zones – Barisal Zone, with 51 upazilas in nine districts, and Mymensingh Zone, with 17 upazilas in two districts. With an AAPI Scale-Up 4 , the number of districts and upazilas has been increased to 22 and 124, respectively, from Year 2. The geographic spread of the project has now been divided into FTF districts (20 districts and 107 upazilas) and Mymensingh and Sherpur (M&S) districts (two districts and 17 upazilas). In its first year, October 2010 to September 2011, AAPI made significant progress with 853,970 farmers directly benefiting by adopting FDP technology on 242,948 hectares (ha) of rice land and 1,657 ha under vegetable cultivation. They were rewarded with an increase of 15-16 percent (on average) in rice yields with one-third less use of urea. The good progress of the first year has continued under the project scale-up; 610,570 ha of highyielding varieties (HYV)/hybrid were brought under FDP by 1,886,144 farmers for the 2011/12 Boro season. The Aus season did suffer from lack of rain, but 135,304 ha did come under FDP, benefiting 433,321 farmers. The Aman season was planted this quarter, and field monitoring officer (FMO) monitoring reports would indicate its coverage targets 5 have been achieved. Micro-enterprise scale entrepreneurs have invested their own funds on a cost/share basis. Through September 2012, the project had 827 fertilizer briquette machines in operation to meet farmer demand for Guti urea. 6 The MOA and DAE are fully supportive of UDP technology diffusion; DAE staff are fully engaged in the target areas in providing farmer 4 Refer to AAPI Scale-Up Operational Plan (October 2011-March 2012) prepared in September 2011. 5 Aman season is to be reported next quarter. Its coverage target is 503,275 ha. 6 Guti urea is the large-size urea particles (usually 1.8 or 2.7 grams by weight) used in FDP. The particles are made in small-scale businesses using briquette machines purchased by the entrepreneur with a 75 percent subsidy provided by AAPI. 2
training on UDP technology and support with demonstrations, field days and other promotional activities. This is the Eighth Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) of AAPI, which includes performance and results achievement under the fourth quarter of AAPI Scale-Up. A summary of activities, status of deliverables and results are provided in the overview. More detailed reports on all of these activities are provided in the following text. Deliverables In compliance with CA reporting requirements, three deliverables were required during the quarter (Table 1). As indicated, all requirements were submitted. In addition, although not a contracted deliverable, AAPI submitted 13 weekly reports on project performance during the quarter in order to facilitate USAID project oversight. In August 2012, AAPI submitted a revised monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan to include FTF result indicators, FTF certification forms and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission component of the project. Table 1. List of Deliverables Through September 2012 October- January- July- Total Through Year 1 December March April-June September September Item Actual 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 Annual Workplan 2 1 3 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 1 Revision 1 Quarterly Performance Report 3 1 1 1 1 7 SF 425 3 1 1 1 1 7 Results The results are reported against indicators and their targets specified in the CA with interpretations via the Annual Plan, the Scale-up Operational Plan and, more recently, the certification on FTF result indicators. To align with FTF reporting requirements, the results indicators in Table 2 have been divided into FTF Core Indicators (7), as required by the FTF Program and Custom Indicators (9), being those that are project specific and required under the CA. 3
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Page 45 and 46: Results of UDP Rice Demonstrations
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Page 49 and 50: Results of Rice Trials - Five repli
Page 51 and 52: 3 Treatments Method of Application
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Page 55 and 56: stakeholder’s workshops were held
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urea showed lower grain yields comp
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Table 38. Demonstrations Establishe
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In Sadullahpur village, urea brique
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Table 41. Effect of Zinc-Enriched U
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Estimated Budget and Actual Expendi
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Total HYV/Hybrid Area Aus 2012 (Ha)
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Appendix 2. Farmers Using FDP Produ
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Jhenaidah District Upazila Total Gu
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Repeat FDP Total % of Total Repeat
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District Upazila Total HYV/ Hybrid
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District Upazila Total HYV/ Hybrid
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Appendix 4. Farmers Using FDP Produ
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FDP Farmers Aman, 11 (Rice and Tota
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FDP Farmers Aman, 11 (Rice and Tota
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Number Attending Number Attending T
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Number Attending Number Attending T
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Appendix 6. Guti Urea, NPK Guti Pro
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Year 1 Production Production (mt) Y
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Year 1 Production Production (mt) Y
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Total Year 1 Total Year 2 Total Pro
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Total Year 1 Total Year 2 Total Pro
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Appendix 8. Motivational Meeting Wi
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Appendix 9. Farmers’ Training by
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Total Year 1 July-Sept. 2012 Total
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Total Year 1 July-Sept. 2012 Total
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1 Year Quarter 8 July- September 20
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Appendix 11: Yield Data by Upazila
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Appendix 12. Vegetable Crop Yields
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Rice Demonstration Plots Establishe
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Rice Demonstration Plots Establishe
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Name of Aman 2012 Demonstration plo
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Appendix 16. Results of Rice Trials
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Appendix 18. Rice and Applicator Tr
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Quarter 8 July-September 2012 Year
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Name of Year 1 No. of Field Days Qu
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Name of Year 1 No. of Field Days Qu
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Year 1 July-Sept., 2012 Year 2 Tota
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Year 1 July-Sept., 2012 Year 2 Tota
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Year 1 July-Sept. 2012 Total Year 2
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Appendix 22. Technical Training of
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Appendix 25. Promotional Shows Thro
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Year 1 July - Sept. 2012 Total Year
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Sl. # Description of Material Year
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No. (ii) Local Newspaper News Headi
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Appendix 28. Graphs of Ammonium N C
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30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Urea-N104(B) Ure
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Data from BAU Ammonium conc. (ppm)
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