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assets." Funds are obligated in the Grant for the printing
of these case studies. [The Grant does not stipulate how
many case studies should be completed; CRS has set the number
at 5 per year per zone.]
PM&E Seminars: To provide a series of consignee/project
holder-level workshops which would cover "improved techniques
in FFW project planning, design and management, and
appropriate technical skills required in each area" such as
"dry farming, road and bund construction techniques,
construction of post-harvest storage facilities, use of
improved seeds and agricultural inputs, lining of wells,
ground water location, social forestry, etc." Funding was
obligated for training of upto 250 consignees, project
holders and/or their staff in the form of eight 3-5 day
workshops.
According to the Grant Agreement, three major benefits were
expected from installation of the PM&E System:
zonal FFW coordinators and field evaluators will better
understand how to advise consignees/project holders on a
more discriminating selection of proposals, monitoring
project implementation, and assessing results;
* zonal staff, in analysing project impact on both
beneficiaries and creation of assets, will be better
able to advise CRS/India on allocation of commodities
and funds to FFW; and
consignees and project holders themselves will be better
able to maximize the benefits of FFW using their
knowledge on designing and construction of wells,
irrigation bunds, roads and storage facilities.
3.2 Summary of the Grant's Current Status
Even though the PM&E System is recognized by CRS zonal offices as
a thoughtful and very much needed approach to improving the
development impact of the FFW program, implementing the system has
been a struggle for tLhem.
Follow'ing the upcoming July 13-19, 1987 FFW seminar, remaining
grant funds will total approximately $27,000 (more than one third of
the total grant.) The Grant is due to expire in September, 1987.
The BIIA and AEA Evaluation Instruments
Since the beginning of the Grant in 1984, CRS zonal staff have
been reviewing, revising and field testing the two evaluation forms ­
the Beneficiary Income Improvement Analysis (BIIA) form, and the Asset