Post on 15-Apr-2017
PAA Africa Phase IIFinal Monitoring Results
PAA Africa ProgrammePAA Africa aims to implement institutional food purchases from smallholder farmers for school feeding.
Partners: the WFP, FAO, Government of Brazil, DFID and IPC-IG
Programme Components:
1. Production support
2. Institutional procurement and school feeding
3. Policy dialogue and knowledge sharing
PAA Africa Monitoring Framework
Objectives
Collect data on programme implementation results
Identify achievements and challenges
Promote knowledge sharing and learning
Provide recommendations for programme development
PAA Africa Monitoring Framework
Data collection method
IPC
-IGte
am PAA Africa field consultants and IPC-IG Researchers
WFPCountry Office
Schools
Farmer Organizations (Data on Food Purchases)
Regional / National Government
FAOCountry Office
Farmer Organizations (Data on inputs, training)
Regional / National Government
PAA Africa Monitoring Framework
Mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative data
35 indicators to measure progress towards 3 outputs:1. Support to production2. Food procurement and school feeding 3. Policy dialogue and knowledge sharing
Output 1 Support to production: strengthening small-scale family
farming
Country Number of farmers
Percentage of women
Extension staff/farmers trained
Quantity of inputs (Mt)
Machinery and equipment
Ethiopia 2815 30.2% 54 trainers 302.7 Multithreshers
Malawi 3773 57.9% 3919 farmers
3.05 Warehouses, grading equipment
Mozambique 672 38.7% 672 farmers 73.74 Motor pumps, vegetables dryers and silos
Niger 7738 40.5% 665 farmers40 staff
5.35 N/A
Senegal 1000 47.7% 20 trainers 159.2 Rice shelling machines
Total 15998 43.1% 4650 544 _
Output 2 Local procurement and support to school feeding
Country Quantity of food (Mt)
Commodities
Number of schools
Number of pupils
Number of stakeholders trained in HGSF
Ethiopia 333.5 Wheat, maize, fava beans and haricot beans
7 9700 N/A
Malawi 361 Cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits and meat
10 10065 131
Mozambique
40.57 (vegetables)
Vegetables and maize
26 8557 196
Niger 1776.8 Millet and black eyed beans
N/A N/A 300
Senegal 186 Rice 90 11085 N/ATotal 2698 _ 133 39407 627
Output 3 Promoting policies to enhance national local food purchase
programmes
Country Knowledge exchange events
Policy dialogue spaces
Partnerships
Ethiopia PAA Africa International Knowledge Exchange Workshop
HGSF Steering Committee
Bureau of Agriculture Ministry of Finance Bureau of Education
Malawi Knowledge Exchange Event Malawi/Mozambique
Exchange visits between districts
National School Health and Nutrition Committee
National HGSF Committee
Nutrition Coordination Committee
District governmentsWe Effect (NGO)
Mozambique Knowledge Exchange Event Malawi/ Mozambique
PAA Technical Working Group
Ministry of EducationMinistry of Agriculture
Niger Atelier de Capitalisation N/A HC3N Initiative Ministry of Agriculture
Senegal PAA Africa Workshop 2014PAA Africa National Forum 2015
PAA National Coordination Committee
Ministry of AgricultureMinistry of EducationNGOs
AchievementsPAA has successfully implemented local food procurement for school feeding from smallholder farmer organizations
Direct purchases from Farmer Organizations
Diverse procurement models adapted to local contexts and capacities
Decentralized food purchases at the district or regional levels
AchievementsThe programme has made significant contributions to dietary diversification among pupils and communities
Introduction of legumes in Niger and Ethiopia
Introduction of fresh vegetables and fruits in Malawi and Mozambique
Trainings in nutrition in Malawi, Mozambique, Niger and Ethiopia Trainings in food preparation to schools and communities in all countries
Achievements PAA has promoted national ownership and strengthened stakeholders’ capacity in local food procurement.
PAA Africa has been included in:Triennial Priority Investment Plan of SenegalThe 3N Initiative in NigerEthiopia’s national budget
Strong civil society participation in:MalawiMozambiqueSenegal
Challenges Promoting better coordination between production support and food procurement targeting
Challenges Further adapting PAA Africa procurement processes in order to cater for smallholder farmers needs
Delays in the contracting process
Delays in the transfer of resources to procuring entities
Long time lags in the aggregation/delivery/payment process
Challenges Ensuring a stable supply of diverse and nutritious food for school feeding through local smallholder production
Increasing smallholder production capacity in order to address food supply shortages
Promoting production diversification through agricultural investments
Recommendations Devising strategies to improve production support and procurement
targeting such as using FOs and NGOs to monitor purchases
Improving PAA Africa contracting and payment processes such upfront payments and access to finance
Strengthen production support in order to increase farmers capacity to comply with food quality and safety standards
Expand the participation of women by developing strategies that meet their particular needs and enhance their rights.
Next StepsOutcome evaluations in Malawi and Senegal Inform stakeholders about the PAA Africa’s
relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and outcomes
Assess school feeding and production support components
Construct a counterfactual by comparing data on non intervention and intervention areas