(TCP PROJECT EXAMPLE)

`Country`	`X`
`Project Title`	`Water Control Component of the Special Programme for Food Security in the New Valley of Country X (Near East)`
`Project Number`	TCP/.../....
`Starting Date`	January 200-
`Completion Date`	December 200-
`Government Ministry` `Responsible for Project Execution`	Ministry of Agricultural and Land Reclamation (MALR)
`FAO Contribution`	US$ 357,000
Signed:..................................................... (on behalf of the Government)	Signed:..................................................... `Jacques Diouf` Director-General (on behalf of FAO)
Date of signature: ....................................	Date of signature: ....................................

I. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

The Government of Country X has selected the New Valley Governorate for launching the SPFS in Country X. The Governorate's land area is about 376,505 km² equivalent to 37.6% of Country X's total area and about 67% of the western desert area. The population is estimated at 137,249 in 1995 with a population density of 0,37 per km². The Governorate has three major administrative districts: A, B and C. The population of these districts is estimated at 66,285, 68,409; and 2,735, respectively.

Water in the New Valley

The New Valley comprises a groundwater basin. It may be defined as a physiographic unit containing an aquifer of several connected and interrelated water reservoirs. The only source of water in the New Valley is groundwater. Each depression has its own reservoir which is separated from the others. The thickness of the aquifer layers ranges from 200 m. up to 800 m. and decreases to reach zero in the western south. At A, the wells were naturally flowing before 1976, and water was lifted by means of turbine pumps after 1976. However, few wells are still yielding naturally. In view of water scarcity, farmers' property holdings are defined in terms of water holdings rather than land holdings. Each farmer using his water share to cultivate as much as he could from the area under his control. Shortage of water, particularly in summer season, leads to cultivating only 1/3-1/2 of the agricultural area. Therefore, technical efficiency and rational utilization of water is a main objective of the agricultural development strategy in the region. This objective is, indeed, in line with the SPFS programme objectives.

Crop Rotation in the New Valley

The total cultivated area in the New Valley was about 70,000 ha in the winter season 1996/97. And as noted above, the area cultivated in summer season is usually less than one-half of this area because of water shortage.

The major winter crops are wheat (28,000 ha), barley (3,000 ha), faba bean (4,500 ha), clover (8,500 ha), tomato (1,500 ha), and alfalfa (7,000 ha). The last crop is grown as both winter and summer crop.

In the summer season, farmers cultivate rice (7,000 ha), alfalfa (7,000 ha), sesame (1,363 ha), sorghum (1,203 ha), sunflower (730 ha) and ground nuts (197 ha). There are 13,500 ha fruit trees and about 1,600 ha summer vegetables. The main fruit tree is date palm (1,039,510 palms). The best quality for export is ... type (total 634,996 palms), the medium-dry types (total 40,753 palms) are used for local consumption. The male palms amount to about 49,370 palms. The lowest quality is ... type with about 314,391 palms. The total area cultivated with all types of date palms is about 10,395 ha, the other fruit trees are orange, citrus, guwafa, apricot, cactus and olives.

Agricultural Production and National Food Security

The overall objective of the agricultural strategy for the period 1997-2010 is to increase agricultural production and productivity per unit of land and water through a more efficient use of the limited resources, reduce unit costs of production, and thereby increase national output and farmers income. The objective of enhancing "growth" in agricultural production through efficiency and optimum resource utilization is carefully integrated with the following complementary objectives: (a) "equity consideration", addressing such issues as poverty alleviation and development of a safety net for low-income segments of the population; (b) "human resource development"; and (c) ecological aspects, natural resource conservation and inter-generational trade-off for a "sustainable" agricultural development process.

Within these objectives, ensuring food security for a rapidly growing population is an objective of a major concern to the Government. The conservation of water and land resources remains the most important objective for the country.

The Government's policies and programmes in relation to water control for increasing agricultural production include, inter-alia: securing water supply from the .. river; enhancing appropriate use of renewable and non-renewable groundwater; promoting sequential use of the ... water through reuse of drainage water and treated waste waters; protecting surface and groundwater from pollution; enhancing irrigation water-use efficiency; expanding the work on irrigation improvement already initiated; enhancing the planning and co-ordination of research activities of different agencies involved; strengthening links with the international agricultural research network, reviewing existing legislation to allow active participation of the private sector; and strengthening the agricultural extension system at both the national and regional levels especially in the new areas. The present Government's request for TCP assistance is in line with these objectives.

On-going and Planned Projects

Large development projects

The plan of land reclamation aims to add 3-4 million ha to the reclaimed agricultural land. To this end, a major project developing the southern valley has been started. The project aims to reclaim 540,000 ha (first stage). Under the project a main canal is being constructed. Water would be provided to the canal from the river. Work is on-going for the canal digging (which is almost completed), as well as for introducing electricity and road networks. Investors from Country X and other countries in the region have started to invest in the region. In the same area, 300 wells will be executed to irrigate 145,000 ha with groundwater. Other areas in the region will be distributed to young (university graduates) farmers. The results of the current TCP/SPFS assistance in relation to enhancing the optimum utilization of groundwater in the New Valley would provide an extremely valuable model for application, at a later stage, in the areas being reclaimed under this major project.
The second project is in another region to irrigate 620,000 ha.
contract has been signed with a private company to reclaim 25,000 ha in the New Valley). The total area to be developed in this region is 95,000 ha.
Agricultural Modernization Project: The project started at the end of 1995 and is on-going. It is funded through a credit line of US$ 120 million to investors for such inputs as mechanization, irrigation equipment and marketing facilities. The project includes technology transfer to agriculture, and institution buildings for the National Agricultural Development Cooperative Bank and agricultural extension in MALR.
A project for promoting the role of the private sector in the agricultural sector with a credit line of US$ 300 million has been started in 1999. The project is financed by the World Bank and implemented by MALR. The project's activities focus on agricultural production, marketing, research and technology transfer. ·
System operation and major infrastructure rehabilitation: the MPWWR (Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources) is implementing an emergency rehabilitation programme under the ...-financed irrigation management system project.

Synergy with FAO projects

In addition to these projects, the following is a list of selected FAO supported on-going projects in Country X:

GCP/.../.../...: Monitoring, Forecasting and Simulation of the ... River Basin.
TCP/.../...: Preparation of a National Tree Planting and Development of Peri Urban Forestry.
TCP/.../...: Assistance to Policy Formulation/Demonstration of Sustainable Re-use of Wastewater in Agriculture.
TCP/.../...: Assistance in the Implementation of National Action Programme on Water Sustainable Agricultural Development.
The current proposal is, indeed, an integral component to these efforts.

The Special Programme For Food Security in Country X

Since the 1970s, Country X has been facing substantial deficits in its agricultural trade balance, particularly for major cereals crops (wheat and maize), pulses and vegetable oil. Ensuring food security for a rapidly growing population is, therefore, an objective of major concern to the Government of Country X. In the New Valley region where relatively low agricultural productivity exists, there is a great potential for increasing agricultural productivity and production once major constraints are identified and overcome. To address some of these deficits, the Government of Country X, as noted above, is launching an SPFS Programme in the New Valley Governorate to increase the rate of self-reliance particularly in cereal crops production (wheat and maize) and to increase farmer's income through increasing productivity, intensification and diversification activities.

The main justification for the selection of the New Valley for launching the SPFS is the existing constraints to agricultural production in this area. In particular, the constraint of water shortages due, inter-alia, to water mismanagement and inappropriate agricultural practices and operations. Productivity of small ruminants is also low due to low feed conversion efficiency and old genotypes used. Other constraints in the area concerning food production and farmers' incomes include limited access to technology and marketing; and to prevailing institutional constraints. A major cause for the existence of these constraints is the insufficient linkage between extension and research, as well as absence of water users associations. On the other hand, there is a great potential for expanding agricultural production and farmers' income in the Governorate.

SPFS Components

The Programme is being implemented in two phases, namely Phase I and Phase II. Activities included in Phase I address the particular needs of farmers, as identified through a highly participatory approach, within the following four inter-related and complementary programme components:

water control including on-farm water management, water harvesting, small-scale irrigation and drainage;
intensification of field, tree and vegetable crop production systems, including use of improved planting materials, integrated plant nutrition management, integrated pest management and improved post-harvest systems, combined with appropriate marketing and rural finance systems;
diversification of farming systems through incorporation of small livestock (poultry, goats, sheep, pigs, etc.), aquaculture, inland fisheries and agro-forestry;
participatory constraints analysis, giving special attention to identifying and resolving social, economic, institutional, policy and environmental constraints impeding food production, productivity and food security.

The Proposed Project: Water Control Component of the SPFS in the New Valley

Appreciating that water is the most limiting constraint to agricultural and food production in the New Valley Governorate, and in view of the limited resources of TCP, the present project will be restricted to providing assistance in relation to the water control component of Phase I of SPFS. In particular, the assistance will focus on on-farm water management and small-scale irrigation. The project will also include specific (limited) aspects of crop intensification and of a participatory constraints analysis approach for the water control activities. In addition, the project will incorporate some activities to prepare for the expansion of the component (water control) under Phase II of the SPFS programme in the country.

In view of the above, and on the basis of a preliminary participatory constraints analysis, water over-use, increasing water scarcity and low water use efficiency have emerged as the major constraints to sustainable food security in the Governorate. To address these constraints, there is a need to introduce and demonstrate appropriate, low-cost water-efficient irrigation methodology and improved productivity. To this end, the Government has requested FAO-TCP assistance for the preparation of the Irrigation Water Control component for demonstration under Phase I of the Special Programme on Food Security.

Irrigation Demonstration Sites

Eight demonstration sites, including the Agricultural Experimental Station and participating farmers, were selected on the basis of the following criteria:

representatives of other farms in the district and the village; e.g.: groundwater scarcity; agronomic conditions; soil characteristics, diversity of crops, possibilities for improvements etc.;
motivation and commitment: interest, willingness and capacity of the farmers and Government (at central, regional and local levels) to participate and actively cooperate in the Programme;
low water use efficiency, below 50 %;
over-extraction from wells;
site locations are close to main road so other farmers will have easy access to the demonstration sites;
demonstration sites in each district are selected in such a way to enhance the potential cropping area for expansion under Phase II of the SPFS.

Operational and sustainability aspects of the irrigation equipment were discussed with the participating farmers. Where applicable, for adjacent farm plots, and where the number of wells, or investments in reservoirs and pumps can be reduced, farmers would be encouraged to share irrigation systems and establish agreements for their utilization, operation and maintenance. This process could be realized through the formulation of Water Users' Associations (as will be discussed below). Pump sharing would, however, be limited to the joint irrigation systems.

The main constraints identified and actions to be taken in the New Valley can be summarized as follows:

`Major Constraints`	`Actions to be taken by the Project`

Water Management

Shortage of water particularly in summer season; inefficient water management and adopted surface irrigation technology leads to high percentage of water losses.

Demonstration of efficient water management approaches and modern irrigation systems to increase water use efficiency, water conservation and maintenance of irrigation schemes.

Crop intensification

Limited use of high yielding varieties of crops; inappropriate agricultural practices and operations and insufficient use of machinery.

Through limited crop intensification activities, demonstration of high yielding varieties for wheat, barley, sorghum and other crops within existing cropping systems. Also demonstration of improved agricultural operations (including utilization of small machinery and equipment) using certified seeds and hybrids tolerant to high temperature and early maturation.

Constraints analysis

Identification of major technological, socio-economic and institutional constraints to efficient water control and optimum groundwater use in the Governorate; of particular importance is the constraint of limited coordination between research and extension, inadequate extension facilities and shortages of extension subject matter specialists .

Through in-depth, democratic and participatory constraints analysis approach, conducting thorough investigation for the identification of binding constraints and proposing solutions on a continuous basis. In particular, suggesting ways and means for establishing/strengthening official regular links between research and extension staff as well as with farmers, utilizing audiovisual and other facilities; enhancing the availability and strengthening the skill of subject matter specialists in the New Valley Governorate.

Based on these criteria and constraints , the following sites were selected:

District

Site

System Proposed¹

Area in ha

A

Agricultural experimental station

Sprinkler & Drip

8

...

Sprinkler & Drip

8

...

Improving delivery system

50

B

...

Improving delivery system

9

...

Sprinkler

8

...

Sprinkler & Drip

8

C

...

Sprinkler & Drip

8

...

Sprinkler

8

Total

107

II. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSISTANCE

The overall objective of the assistance is to improve food security in the New Valley Governorate. Demonstration activities will be conducted on the eight sites mentioned above. In particular, the project will:

assist the Government to establish and demonstrate integrated models of irrigation techniques in desert lands and to draw conducive policy measures for efficient groundwater irrigation systems;·
train farmers and extension staff on the basis of water conservation and management practices.

The immediate objectives of the project are as follows:

Objective 1

Demonstrate improved on-farm irrigation technologies and practices on the selected demonstration sites in the New Valley; and train Government staff at the central and regional levels as well as other front-line extension staff and farmers on these technologies.

Objective 2

Intensify and diversify the cropping systems through demonstrations of appropriate improved water management techniques and improved agronomic practices.

Objective 3

Identify and recommend ways to remove constraints that prevent farmers from increasing agricultural production and adopting improved technologies and management practices.

III. PROJECT OUTPUTS

The main project outputs will be as follows:

Output 1.a: Installed improved field irrigation systems (sprinkler, drip) and delivery systems on the selected demonstrations sites for a demonstration area totalling 107 ha (45 ha) in the New Valley. The aim is to increase the efficiency of the existing surface irrigation system and improve the delivery system of water from the source to farmers' fields. This will increase application efficiency to about 70-80 % from about 50%.

Output 1.b:Introduced appropriate water management practices, which will ensure the effective and sustainable use of water for optimal crop production, including irrigation scheduling procedures (using FAO CROPWAT procedures), monitoring of water and soil quality, introduction of irrigation rotation and procedures for operation and maintenance of irrigation water and water charges for pumping, maintenance and repair.

Output 1.c:About 150 farmers, front-line extension officers and irrigation staff trained on the appropriate installation, operation and maintenance of the irrigation equipment and facilities on appropriate irrigation practices, as well as on improved agricultural practices.

Output 2: Increased agricultural production by the introduction of higher cropping intensity and improved and diversified crop production. Further, the cropped area will increase by about 10 percent which is now used as earth canals or dikes.

Outputs 3: Increased irrigated areas (30-50%) as a result of more efficient water use and a substantial increase of crop production and farm-income as a result of improved agricultural practices (better seeds, fertilization and pest control) and better water management, reduced leaching of nutrients and minimum excess water in the delivery system.

Output 4: A methodology of in-service training and participatory extension introduced, which will ensure better links between farmers, extension and research officials; and training farmers, extension officers on water management and systems maintenance.

Output 5: Functioning Water Users' Associations (WUAs) formed in the pilot sites, able to operate and maintain in an effective and sustainable manner the irrigation equipment.

Output 6: Identified constraints and appropriate solutions and procedures, related to timely availability and access to agricultural inputs and supplies, marketing/agro-processing; and other socio-economic and environmental constraints to the farming system in the New Valley.

Output 7: After completion of the project, Government services and farmers will be in a better position to:

demonstrate water management technologies in other sites;
monitor and evaluate the results, the impact on yields and economic use of water;
define the best cropping patterns that could achieve food security and increase farmers' incomes;
encourage farmers in the rest of the areas in the New Valley and other similar areas to adopt improved/demonstrated methodologies and procedures;
identify and solve key constraints faced by farmers in the Governorate;
train farmers and extension staff who are participating in the programme, as well as other farmers who are intending to implement the project on water management, water conservation and agricultural practices.

IV. WORKPLAN

As noted above, the project will be implemented in the three mentioned districts of the New Valley Governorate. Eight sites in these three districts were selected for demonstration; of which one site is the Agricultural Experimental Station in A, the other seven sites are private farms. The total period required for the implementation of Phase I is about two years. The work plan is provided in Annex 6 in a chronological order.

Efficient irrigation practices will be introduced through a process of participatory training of farmers. Through the training programme farmers will be familiarized with various aspects of installation, operation and maintenance of the irrigation equipment as well appropriate water management and irrigation scheduling practices. Furthermore, in order to optimize irrigation, improved agricultural practices will be introduced through training, including better varieties, optimal fertilization and pest control, as well as through improving access to credit and markets.

The participatory farmers training will be based on the farmers' field school approach, and target the water users groups in each of the eight demonstration sites. Fifteen to twenty farmers sharing the irrigation equipment will form a water users group covering a total of about 150 farmers (8 groups of 15-20 farmers). A much larger group of farmers will be exposed to the experience through farmers' field days and contacts through the front-line extension officers trained under the project. The total number of participating farmers could eventually reach over 450 farmers. A larger number would be reached at Phase II.

The demonstration activities are entirely interwoven with the training activities as discussed in section V. In broad terms the workplan is divided into the following activities:

Pre-Demonstration Activities

The period needed for these activities is about 6 months which will be divided into two stages for irrigation activities including studies and investigations of water supply, salinity soil characteristics and other variables related. A complete layout of each site will be also drawn at this stage. Since installation of some sprinkler and drip irrigation has already been partly carried out in the Agricultural Experimental Station, it will be completed in this stage. The equipment for other sites will be procured.

Demonstration Activities

The period needed for these activities is about 18 months, the work will be carried out under the following activities:

Installing sprinkler and drip irrigation equipment on selected sites as indicated in Annex 3;
installing the improved delivery systems (buried pipes) in some sites as indicated in the same Annex;
the agronomist recommending improved agricultural practices, certified seeds with high productivity for field and horticultural crops in the sites;
conducting dynamic participatory process of constraint analysis to identify binding constraints and actions to remove them;
monitoring and evaluation of demonstration programme in different sites and on a continuous basis;
follow-up on the demonstration sites;
technical and economical performance evaluation on demonstration sites, i.e. overall evaluation of impact on yields production, gross margins and net margins compared with other sites which have the same conditions and same crops, but where different technologies are applied ;
preparing Policy Guidelines and a Follow-up National Action Programme to replicate the experience in other desert areas;
preparing for Phase II at the end of this period; in particular, proposing the future sites and key activities for Phase II in expansion areas.

V. CAPACITY BUILDING: TRAINING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

The SPFS is a nationally owned and locally managed programme. The TCP will, therefore, contribute to strengthening national capabilities of staff and farmers involved in the programme's implementation. Farmers need to be convinced of the benefits of the technology, while technicians need to get familiarized with the constraints that farmers face with the proposed technology. Participative farmers training, based on the Farmers Field School approach, will be used to introduce the SPFS Water Control technologies (see Annex 1). The subsequent SPFS phases would institutionalize the positive experiences gained under the TCP.

The Farmers Field Schools would involve a process of putting farmers in charge of their own development by exploring jointly the potential for and constraints to development of the irrigated farming system. Extension staff from the Agricultural Department of the MALR, the Directorate of the New Valley, is entrusted with the farmers training. They will receive adequate support from a technical team including an irrigation engineer, an agronomist and agricultural economist and a senior extension officer from respective ministries at directorate level. Each staff category will receive adequate training to carry out their tasks. An intensive in-service training is, therefore, implemented which will also ensure monitoring of the progress of the programme.

Staff Training

The main objective of the in-service training programme is to prepare field staff adequately for the planning and implementation of various farmers training and to monitor closely progress and constraints. At the start of the project, Technical Staff Training (TST) will be organized for the technical team in which staff will be introduced to the farmers training methodologies of the Farmers Field Schools, as well to the various relevant technologies related to improved water management and irrigation techniques, agronomic practices etc. During the first Technical Staff Training, the curriculum for the Training of Trainers will be developed.

The Training of Trainers (TOT) will be attended by extension workers and technicians (irrigation, agriculture) who will implement the farmers training. The training will include a one week residential training and a one week field training and focus on the participatory training techniques, improved on-farm irrigation technologies, improved water management techniques and improved agronomic practices. Further attention will be given to group forming and decision making.

At the start of each season, a Technical Staff Training will be organized in which the Seasonal Workplan will be presented by the field staff to the technical team. Together they will develop procedures to implement the Seasonal Workplan and define technical requirements and procurement of inputs. The output of the Technical Staff Training is a farmers' training programme for the coming season. These training sessions will also be used to develop and improve technical knowledge and skills and introduce new techniques.

Towards the end of the season, Technical Field Training will be organized with the main objective of monitoring, evaluating the progress and identifying constraints. Procedures will be verified and technologies adapted to overcome the constraints.

The training of technical and extension staff will be implemented by the team of national consultants with assistance of FAO staff and TCDC experts.

Farmers Training

The consultative process with farmers will be the central part of the programme and will be implemented in a series of farmers training sessions over the major growing seasons. Two type of farmers training are envisaged: i) Farmers Seasonal Training (FST) and ii) Farmers Field School training (FFS).

In the Farmers Seasonal Training, farmers will set targets on water management improvement and production increase for the agricultural season. Additionally in the first FST farmers will plan the implementation of the improved irrigation technologies, and set targets for cost recovery. Each of the 21 FST sessions will be concluded in a well-defined seasonal plan, in which targets and responsibilities are clearly defined.

In the Farmers Field Schools, regular weekly sessions will be organized over the duration of the growing season by field staff. The main objective is to closely follow and monitor the implementation of various technical and agricultural technologies in line with the seasonal plan. A total of 21 FFS will be organized following closely all aspects of crop production and water management. The field staff will carefully prepare the programme of each farmers field school session and topics introduced will relate to the specific irrigation techniques relevant to the existing and/or proposed farming systems. Outline of the curriculum and adequate extension material will be prepared by the national team in close collaboration with FAO concerned staff and TCDC experts.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Participatory Constraints Analysis

A systematic and rigorous monitoring and evaluation system will be introduced as an integral component of the demonstration programme for various technologies. This will provide an adequate feed back on progress and results achieved and identify constraints encountered.

At the end of each growing season a survey of the pilot areas will be carried out in which relevant bench mark data and indicators will be collected and main constraints identified by the technical team. Advice on the preparation of the impact survey and reporting will be given by the FAO concerned specialists.

A participatory post-harvesting evaluation will be carried with the farmers and extension staff as part of the Farmers Seasonal Training. This evaluation will focus on yields, farm incomes, constraints and requirements for further expansion, adjustments and adaptations of the technologies.

As part of the SPFS farming system constraints analysis, the specific physical, institutional and socio-economic conditions in the selected programme areas, including, inter-alia: market conditions, availability and price of agricultural inputs, community participation etc. will be monitored. The FAO team will work in close collaboration with the national team on the monitoring process and approach of the various aspects of the programme.

It is important to emphasize that participating farmers would be directly involved in all the decisions leading to the installation and operation of the proposed systems. This, besides being an essential principle of the TCP/SPFS programme in the country, would - indeed - make the farmers more willing to finance the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the system. To this end, the project's interface with the farmers will be based on the use of a pragmatic participatory approach including specific fund allocations for such activities - ex. in community development for the purpose of setting up WUAs.

VI. INPUTS TO BE PROVIDED BY FAO

Personnel (Up to US$ 129,700)

The following personnel will be provided by FAO (See Terms of Reference in Annex 4):

1100 International Experts and Consultants

In person/month

1101 - Water Management/Irrigation and Training Specialist

1.5 p/m

1700 National Experts and Consultants

Irrigation water management/Soil conservation specialist

8 p/m

Monitoring/evaluation and constraints analysis specialist

8 p/m

Agronomist

1 p/m

Demonstrations, extension and training expert

3.5 p/m

Credit Specialist

0.5 p/m
`1800 International expertise under Partnership Programme`

TCDC Agro-economist, monitoring, evaluation and constraints analysis specialist

2 p/m (2 missions)

TCDC Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) specialist

1 p/m (1 missions)

Although distinct Terms of Reference (Annexes 4.2 and 4.3) have been prepared for the two above profiles, it is believed that one single person could be suitable. Careful attention will be given to recruiting the same expert for the two assignments.

1900 Technical backstopping and supervision

Water resources Officer RNEG

0.5 p/m (2 missions)

Water management specialist AGLW

1.0 p/m (2 missions)

Agro-economist AGSP

0.5 p/m (2 missions)

Agricultural extension and training SDRE

1.0 p/m (2 missions)
`2000 Official Duty Travel (up to US$ 10,000)`

It is envisaged that FAO contribution will cover the duty travel of the international and national consultants, the backstopping officers and the mid-term review.

3000 Contracts (up to US$ 5,000)

Contracts will be raised to fund the following activities:

a baseline diagnostic survey for the region and the sites selected; agricultural, economic and social aspects will be analyzed; and
a complete and detailed layout of irrigation system and drawing maps in the selected sites and studies of soil characteristics

4000 General Operating Expenses (up to US$ 15,360)

5000 Materials and Supplies (up to US$ 10,000)

To cover the cost of consumable supplies and agricultural inputs, e.g. improved seeds, pesticides and fertilizers for demonstration of crop intensification (see Page 5). The inputs will be supplied to the farmers by the Government on credit to be possibly repaid at the end of the marketing season.

6000 Equipment (up to US$ 115,940; see Annex 3)

This item covers the provision of irrigation equipment for the 8 irrigation demonstration sites. The equipment will be procured according to FAO/Government of Country X procedures. The Government, in collaboration with FAO, will select the most suitable institutions to carry out the distribution of the irrigation equipment to the beneficiaries on loan and possibly recover the loans from them (see Annex 9).

7000 Direct Operating Expenses (up to US$ 20,000)

8000 Training (up to US$ 51,000)

The training components include the following sub-components (See Annex 1):

Two national workshops;
development of program for Training of Trainers:
training Course for Trainers;
4 Training courses for technical staff;
2 Technical field training courses;
3 Seasonal Training courses for farmers;
3 Farmers Field Courses;
water management and constraints analysis study tour for 2 officers.

The purpose of the two-week study tour is to expose two senior extension officers to successful water conservation/practices in a neighbouring county with a similar agro-ecological conditions. The tour should be seen as an integral part of educating extension officers and indirectly farmers in better water control under dry land conditions.

VII. REPORTING

Reporting to the Government of Country X and FAO will be the responsibility of the National Programme Coordinator. The following reports are required:

Quarterly Reports

Every three months, the National Programme Coordinator will prepare, in the standard format, the Information Sheet on the SPFS for submission to FAO.

Six Monthly Reports

Every six months, the National Project Coordinator will prepare a project progress report containing:

Actual implementation of activities compared with the workplan;
identification of problems and constraints (technical, institutional, economic, social, etc.) in facing farmers in the project's areas;
recommendations for corrective measures; and
detailed and updated workplan for the following reporting period.

The Progress reports will be submitted to the Government and FAO as scheduled in the overall workplan (Annex 6).

Technical Reports and Field Documents

The project will publish relevant technical reports, field documents, reference materials and training and extension materials to assist field staff in the implementation of the programme. The reports will be submitted, to both the Government of Country X and FAO, by the National Planning Coordinator. Technical Reports will be submitted by the National Project Coordinator to both the Government of Country X and FAO.

Each international or national consultant (Experts) including FAO personal providing advisory technical services will prepare a mission report containing the main results, conclusions and recommendation of his/her mission.

Technical reports will be submitted by each team member at the end of production season. For the training and extension officer he/she will submit a report after each training programme or workshop and final report of results, conclusions and recommendations The monitoring, evaluation and constraint analysis expert (lead consultant) will be responsible for coordinating inputs of various consultants and their reports and will assist the National coordinator in the preparation of progress reports.

Terminal Reports

One month before the end of the project, the National Project Coordinator will submit a draft Terminal Report to FAO and the Government of Country X, for consideration at the terminal review meeting. The responsible FAO-HQ lead technical unit will assist the National Project Coordinator in the preparation of the Terminal statement in accordance with TCP procedures for submission to the Government.

As per the established FAO procedures, the AGLW/REN backstopping officer will draft a Terminal Statement to be submitted by FAO to the Government.

These report/statement will assess in a concise manner, the extent to which the project's scheduled activities have been carried out, its outputs and progress towards achieving the objectives. They will also provide adequate recommendations for launching Phase II.

Review

The progress of the project will be jointly examined by FAO and the Government of Country X at the end of the first year. The final evaluation of the project will be done towards the end of the second year and will produce recommendations for Phase II. A terminal review meeting will then be held to examine project achievements and decide on follow-up.

Follow-up Report

Within one year after project completion, the Government will submit a brief report on actions taken and main recommendations resulting from project outputs.

VIII. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS²

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation will be the national authority responsible for the implementation of the project. The Agricultural Department in the Governorate of the New Valley will actively participate in the field implementation of the project in addition to Agricultural Research Station in the New Valley. These institutional responsibilities will help in providing the project with workers and other facilities that will lead to an effective project implementation. The Government of Country X will fund the costs of fuel and maintenance needed for pumping water from the wells, maintenance of wells pumps and main canals. The Government will appoint a senior staff as a National Project Coordinator to oversee the project and provide policy and management guidance. The government will also ensure supply of the necessary quantity of irrigation water at each site in the demonstration areas.

The Director of the Agricultural Department and the Director of the Extension Services, as well as selected extension engineers staff will devote a part of their time to project's oversight and implementation.

The project budget covering Government inputs and supplies is presented in Annex 5.

Personnel

The project will be supervised by a National Program Steering Committee (NPSC) composed of the Director-General of the National Agricultural Research Centre, MALR, as Chairman and Representatives of other institutions concerned with the implementation of the project, as well as the FAO Representative to Country X. The NPSC will oversee, guide and closely supervise the formulation and implementation of the program including the coordination of program funding from FAO and Country X. At MALR, the Directorate of The New Valley, will be entrusted with the overall day-to-day responsibility for the implementation of the project. MALR will appoint a National Project Coordinator, and provide on a part-time basis, the services of an Irrigation Engineer, an Agronomist, an Agricultural Economist, Extension Officers, and field support staff at no cost to the project. Irrigation support to the project will be provided by irrigation engineers of MARL and of MPWWR (Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources) in their respective fields of competence, while support in agricultural production and extension will be provided by the Agricultural Department of MALR and its Extension Services, respectively. See Annex 8, Institutional Arrangements.

Travel

As a supplement to FAO contribution.

General Operating Expenses

Include stationery, telephone, electricity and maintenance of Government equipment to be used by the project.

Equipment and Premises

The Government will provide furniture, vehicles and computer facilities for the project, as well as office space.

Training

The Government will provide accommodation for training and other facilities, such as printing of training materials.

IX. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

This project, focussing on water control component of Phase I of the SPFS, involves the introduction of new and/or unfamiliar technologies. The aim is to promote sustainable development of irrigation and ownership by farmers, not only on the project sites but also on a larger scale during Phase II. Therefore, the demonstration of irrigation technologies will be linked to the testing of farmers' capacity and willingness to become owners of the technologies. The project approach is that sustainable technological and social innovations can result only from farmers' participation, when ultimate responsibility for financing and construction of the irrigation facilities is vested by the Government.

This suggests that part of the risk and costs associated with participating in the demonstrations should be shared between the farmers, the Government and FAO. This section highlights the farmers' participation through establishing WUA, and introducing a cost recovery and revolving fund systems.

Water Users' Associations

In the New Valley, each well serves a group of farmers for irrigation. The government is responsible for pumping water to the outlet basin from which water is delivered to farm fields. The farmers represent a group of users of water distributed according to a water share arrangements that have been agreed to among them. The amounts of water delivered are mainly determined by the number of operating hours of the well.

The formation of farmers into formal or informal groups and Water Users' Associations (WUAs) and the establishment of sound principles of cost recovery in these groups would be an integral part of setting up the irrigation demonstrations. Beneficiary farmers would participate in the groups/WUAs and, through signed or verbal agreement, endorse the terms and conditions associated with the development and operation of the demonstrations. At the onset of the project, the National Project Coordinator and the MALR staff will hold discussions and negotiations with group/WUA members with a view to establishing cost recovery mechanisms on the basis of the principles set out in Annex 9.

The creation of water users association will help in solving issues related to water use efficiency through such measures as the following:

controlling, allocating , distributing and managing water resource(s);
providing a communication link between the MPWWR , the MALR and farmers;
delivering water according to crop requirements in a participatory manner;
establishing linkages with other concerned institutions, e.g. banks, land levelling companies and other authorities dealing with irrigation systems;
regulating time operation of each well according to farmers' (beneficiaries') needs;
maintaining the wells for better service.

Cost Recovery and Revolving Fund

As noted above, to ensure sustainability, the demonstration of irrigation technologies will be linked to the testing of farmers' capacity and willingness to become owners of the technologies, together with their motivation to achieve higher productivity and income.

This premise suggests that part of the risk and costs associated with participating in the demonstration should be shared between the farmer, the Government and FAO. With a view to ensuring the success of Phase II, and achieving replicability and sustainability, the farmer would be expected to bear reasonable costs. In particular, the following cost-recovery will be expected to be met by the farmers:

A percentage of the capital investment costs for irrigation, decided under the constraints analysis activity, will be recovered over a specified period including an initial grace period. The remaining share of the costs will not be recovered. Costs for seasonal inputs will be fully recovered on annual basis, under the revolving fund account, used for the irrigation capital investments.

A revolving fund will be established as a special account managed jointly by: (a) MALR; and (b) FAOR-Country X. The returns to the fund will be distributed, on a loan basis, to additional farmers participating under the SPFS and selected according to the same criteria and at the same level of cost recovery. An assessment of the capacity and the interest of the farmers, under existing farmers' groups or new water users' associations, to manage the revolving fund will be one of the outcomes of the TCP testing/demonstration exercise. (For more details see Annex 9).

Project Beneficiaries

The MALR will select a number of farm beneficiaries where the project will install and demonstrate appropriate irrigation equipment (Annex 3). The selected farmers will confirm their interest and full support to participate in and facilitate the field-training programme under the project. The MALR attaches highest priority to extension and training activities for other beneficiaries under the project.

The farmers who will be provided with demonstrations, extension and training in improved and intensified irrigated agriculture and use of appropriate, water-efficient irrigation methodology, are expected to follow the demonstrated development for higher productivity, lower production costs and improved water efficiency. The cost recovery and revolving fund mechanism, as mentioned above, will recover a share of the initial capital investment cost, which will be reinvested, on the same financial basis for the benefit of additional small farmers. The MALR will endeavour to identify funding sources to ensure that existing and additional agricultural credit facilities are available to support investments in appropriate irrigation equipment by the farmers in the subsequent SPFS Phase II.

More in-depth training activities will be also provided to the MALR's technical staff at central, provincial and district level. In particular, emphasis will be placed on further training of technicians and extensionists.

Project Budget Covering FAO Inputs (in US Dollars)

`Country`	`Country X`
`Project title:`	`Water Control Component of the SPFS in the New Valley of Country X`
`Project Number :`	`TCP/.../... (D)`
`1100`	International consultant	22 500
`1700`	National consultants	31 500
`1800`	International expertise under Partnership	24 000
`1900`	Technical backstopping & supervision	51 700

1910

Standard supervisory technical services	(11 200)

1920

Supervisory functions of the LTU	(1 755)

1930

Field Missions	(38 245)

1950

Evaluation	(500)
`Sub Total Personnel`		`129 700`

Official travel	10 000

Contracts	5 000

General operating expenses	15 360

Materials and supplies	10 000

Equipment	115 940

Direct operating expenses	20 000

Training	51 000
`Grand Total`		`357 000`

See the detailed budget in Annex 10.

ANNEXES

Annex 1 Description of the Training Programme

Annex 2 Description of Services to be Provided under Contracts

Annex 3 Description of the Equipment for the Demonstration Sites

Annex 4 Terms of Reference

Annex 5 Government Inputs

Annex 6 The Workplan in a Chronological Order

Annex 7 Budget for Administrative Services at Site Office and Capitol Office

Annex 8 Institutional Arrangements

Annex 9 Cost Recovery and Revolving Funds Principles

Annex 10 Project Budget

Annex 1
Description of the Training Programme

Activity

Objective

Time

Target Group

Staff requirement

National Workshop

Present project objectives and Plan of Operation, which will include proposals for National Consultants, to National Steering Committee, national agencies and organizations to ensure cooperation

`1-2 days`	`National Steering Committee, national agencies and organizations`	`FAO STS - Water resources`
`First Technical Staff Training (first phase) and Workshop`

Introduce principles on Participatory Learning and Action, water management, Improved Irrigation Techniques (IIT), agronomic practices etc. to technical staff
Curriculum development for Training of Trainers (TOT)

3-4 days

Technical Team

FAO ATS - Water management training specialist

National consultants

Development of TOT

Develop TOT
Select suitable farmers groups for field training in Farmers Field Schools (FFS) during TOT

2 months

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Int. Consultant - Water management training

National consultants

Technical Team

TOT

Residential training on techniques, methodologies and approaches for field staff
Field training in FFS

2 weeks

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Int. Consultant - Water management training

National consultants

Technical Team

First Farmer Seasonal Training

Introduce program to farmers
Set targets for the introduction of IIT, improved water management and production increase
Set targets for cost recovery of IIT
Plan the implementation of activities on IIT, water management and cost recovery.
Define Seasonal Workplan

1 month

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

TCDC consultant - Water management/irrigation expert

Extension Staff

Technical Team

First Technical Staff Training (second phase)

Presentation of Seasonal Workplan to technical staff
Develop procedures to implement Seasonal Workplan
Define technical requirements and procurement of inputs (including IIT)
Develop farmers training programme

3/4 days

Technical Team and Extension Staff

FAO ATS - Water management training specialist

Activity

Objective

Time

Target Group

Staff requirement

First Farmers Field School

To provide information and guidance to farmers on a weekly or fortnightly basis on IIT, water management, agronomic practices, water users groups and cost recovery
Identify constraints and define appropriate means to overcome these

3 months

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

Extension Staff

Technical Team

First Technical Field Training

To provide in-service training and specific technical knowledge to field staff
evaluate progress and identify constraints during the implementation in the field
to verify procedures and adapt technologies to overcome constraints

3/4 days

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Int. Consultant - Water management training

National consultants

Second Farmers Seasonal Training

set targets and prepare seasonal plan

1 month

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

TCDC consultant

- Water management

- Agronomist

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Second Technical Staff Training

to evaluate the results of the previous season
prepare a programme for the next season
update technical knowledge

3/4 days

Technical Team and Extension Staff

FAO ATS - Agronomist

National Consultants

Second Farmers Field School

as First Farmers Field School

1 season

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

TCDC consultant

- Water management

- Agronomist

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Second Technical Field Training

as First Technical Field Training

3/4 days

Extension Staff

Technical Team

TCDC consultant - Agronomist

National consultants

Third Farmers Seasonal Training

as second Farmers Seasonal Training

1 month

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

TCDC consultant - Agronomist

Extension Staff, Technical Team

Third Technical Staff Training

as second Technical staff Training

3/4 days

Technical Team and Extension Staff

FAO ATS - Agronomist

Technical Consultants

Third Farmers Field School

as second Farmers Field School

1 season

7 Farmers Groups, one from each demonstration site

TCDC consultant - Agronomist

Extension Staff

Technical Team

Concluding National Workshop

to present the results of the Water Control Component of the SPFS and Constraint Analysis in the New Valley

1/2 days

National Steering Committee, national agencies and organizations

FAO STS - Water resources

Training Budget

Seven farmers' groups (at each site 1 group) of 15-20 farmers will be trained during three seasons.

Training budget includes DSA of local staff and required training materials.

National Workshop

2 * US$ 3 000

US$ 6 000

Development TOT

S$ 2 000

TOT

US$ 10 000

Technical Staff Training

4 * US$ 2 000

US$ 8 0003

Technical Field Training

2 * US$ 2 000

US$ 4 000

Farmers Seasonal Training

3 * 7 * US$ 250

US$ 5 250

Farmers Field Schools

3 * 7 * US$ 750

US$ 15 750

TOTAL

US$ 51 000

`Annex 2 Description of Services to be Provided under Contracts`

Base line diagnostic survey for the region and the sites selected; Agricultural, Economic and social aspects.

Eight sites selected in addition to other sample from the whole region.

US$ 3000

Complete and detailed lay out of irrigation system and drawing maps for the different sites and soil characteristics.

`US$ 2000`
`Total Fund`	`US$ 5000`

`Annex 3 Description of the Equipment for the Demonstration Sites(in US dollars)`

(1)Site of ... Village (well 4)

Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems for 8 ha or 3.36 ha

Pumping unit

3500

Filtration unit

400

PVC pipes

2600

Fittings, valves, control head and PE tubes

2450

Installation

1250

Total

10200

(2)Site of ... Village

Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems for 8 ha or 3.36 ha

Pumping unit

3500

Filtration unit

400

PVC pipes

2600

Fittings, valves, control head and PE tubes

3450

Installation

1250

Total

10200

(3)Delivery System for

A Buried Pipeline as a Water Distribution System for 50 ha or 21 ha

Pumping unit

3500

PVC pipes

31000

Fittings and valves

9000

Installation

3000

Total

46500

(4)Agricultural Experimental Station

A (completion)

1500

(5)Delivery System at ... Village

A Buried Pipeline System as an Example of Improved Delivery System for an Area of 9 ha or 3.78 ha.

Pumping unit

2500

VC pipes

3200

Fitting and Valves

2200

Installation

1400

Total

9300

(6)...Sprinkler System for 8 ha or 3.36 ha

Pumping unit

3500

PVC pipes

2500

Fittings, valves, control head, sprinklers

2500

Installation

1250

Total

9750

(7) ...Drip and Irrigation Systems for 8 ha or 3.36 ha.

Pumping unit

3500

PVC pipes

2600

Filtration unit

400

Fittings, valves, control head and PE tubes

2450

Installation

1250

Total

10200

(8) ...Village Sprinkler system for 8 ha or 3.36 ha.

Pumping unit

3500

PVC pipes

2500

Fittings, valves, control head and sprinklers

2500

Installation

1250

Total

9750

Sub-total

107400

(9) Personal Computer

3000

5% margin for price increase

5540

TOTAL

115 940

`Annex 4.1 Terms of reference`

`International Consultant, Water Management /Irrigation and Training Specialist`

Background

Key element of the project is the development of the participative farmers training in water management to ensure the proper installation and operation of the irrigation equipment and the introduction of appropriate agricultural practices. To familiarize field staff and technicians with procedures and approach for conductance of the participative Farmers, the consultant will assist in the preparation of the Training of Trainers course for field staff to be organized during the first season. In subsequent missions he will assess the impact and effectiveness of the farmers training and assist in the further development of appropriate operation and water management practices as well the formation and strengthening of the water users groups.

Duties

Under the direct supervision of RNE/AGLW, FAO and in close cooperation with the National SPFS Team and the national consultants team, the consultant will provide technical advice and support for the development of an appropriate staff and farmers training programme The consultant will have the following duties:

First Mission (February 2000)

Visit the demonstrated areas and evaluate the proposed lay-out and design of the irrigation equipment; discuss the phased implementation schedule for irrigation work and define the various procedures and relevant water management practices and agricultural practices to be implemented by farmers with support of technical staff of and local agencies;
in consultation with the national agronomist/horticulturists, review the proposed cropping pattern and cropping calendar;
assist in the organization and conductance of the first technical staff training in which a detailed workplan is being worked out with the concerned staff related to the design and installation of the irrigation equipment and the schedule of various development activities and linked training activities;
assist the national team in the preparation of the TOT's training programme on the basis of the agreed workplan and compile relevant reference materials and guidelines for the implementation of the farmers training programme, including AGLW Guidelines Farmers Field School for On-Farm Water Management;
prepare a report with detailed recommendations on the above.

Second Mission (September 2000)

Evaluate in the field the functionality and use of the installed irrigation equipment for irrigated crop production and the impact of the farmers training programme;
evaluate the constraints and define requirements to ensure the proper operation and maintenance of the irrigation equipment and determine appropriate irrigation and agricultural practices to be introduced;
define the requirements to ensure good cooperation of farmers in the joint management and maintenance of the irrigation equipment and assess training requirements to strengthen of the management capabilities of the water users association;
organize the second technical staff training and define the TOT curriculum for introduction of the appropriate irrigation and agricultural practices;
assist in the preparation of training and reference materials for farmers and technicians;
update with the national team the workplan to accommodate the various activities;
prepare a mission report.

Third Mission (April 2001)

Evaluate in the field the introduction of the water management and agricultural practices and the impact of the farmers training programme;
evaluate constraints and requirements to ensure the efficient and sustainable performance of the irrigation equipment and irrigated agriculture;
update with the national team the workplan to accommodate the various activities and consolidate the training and reference materials in a training manual in Arabic;
prepare recommendations for further follow-up and requirements for the expansion of the programme;
prepare a mission report.

Qualifications: An experienced and qualified water management training specialist with adequate experience in irrigation technology, on-farm management, training and institutional arrangements for intensified groundwater irrigated agriculture. Experience from the NE - and/or the Mediterranean region is desirable.

Language: English essential.

Duration: 6 weeks in 3 missions.

Duty Station: New Valley, travel to Capitol.

Annex 4.2
Terms of reference

TCDC International Consultant,Agro-Economist, Monitoring, Evaluation and Constraints Analysis Specialist

The consultant will perform his duties under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, and the technical supervision of FAO/AGSP. He will work in close collaboration with the National Project Coordinator and the national Team Leader consultant. He/she will perform the following duties:

review, assess and advise on selected demonstration sites, crop rotation and diversification and institutional and operational arrangements, including monitoring and evaluation systems;
assist in identifying constraints to improved productivity;
evaluate the socio-economic performance, at farm, local and national level, including beneficiaries' income, multiplication benefits to the economy, use and conservation of land and water resources, inputs, costs and benefits and improved agricultural productivity;
suggest monitoring and evaluation parameters and reporting and analysis processes for examining these indicators;
suggest, whenever necessary and appropriate, measures for modification of actions during the implementation of Phase I activities;
analyze the capacity and willingness of farmers for cost-recovery during the irrigation demonstrations and the subsequent expansion phase;
analyze the outputs of the monitoring system to generate necessary relevant information for the preparation of the expansion phase;
assess, based on the constraint analysis, and assist in the establishment of the mechanisms (Revolving Fund) for sustainable financing of irrigation investments and seasonal inputs;
contribute to the design and implementation of the in-service training programme for staff and farmers, prepare relevant training and extension material and participate in the training events.

Qualifications: An experienced and qualified agro-economist with more than 15 years' experience of the socio-economic aspects of groundwater irrigated agriculture and training. Experience from NE - and/or Mediterranean region.

Language: Fluent in English with working knowledge of Arabic.

Duration: 2 months, in two missions.

Duty station: New Valley, travel to Capitol and project sites.

Annex 4.3
Terms of reference

TCDC International Consultant, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Specialist

The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, under the technical supervision of AGSP and SDRE, and in close collaboration with the national project coordinator, with the National Project Coordinator and the national Team Leader consultant. He/she will perform the following duties:

provide technical advice and support for activities related to the PRA;
prepare a programme of work to carry out, in a participatory way, the analysis of constraints to increased production under the scope of the SPFS, and identify the areas of expertise and the human resources required;
organize the collection of information for the constraints analysis, including the carrying out of base-line diagnostic surveys and small statistical farm-management type performance surveys in the pilot phase sites;
select and supervise the work being undertaken in this respect by the national team as well as national consultants, if required;
review all reports relating to end-of-season results, impact monitoring and constraints analysis;
ensure that the SPFS national team maintains a suitable database for these purposes;
assist in organizing discussions of national and regional constraints with stakeholders, and in preparing for National Coordinating Committee meetings and finalizing reports required by funding agencies for these purposes;
assist in the preparation of investment and policy and institutional reform programmes for the expansion phase benefiting from the lessons learnt from the analysis of constraints;
other related duties as required to ensure the smooth operation of the programme. ·
during the start of pilot phase activities, he/she will review existing literature on the potentials and constraints for food production in the country, and indicate the ways in which the activities proposed for the pilot phase relate to those potentials and constraints; arrange for carrying out a base-line diagnostic survey using participatory appraisal methods of the areas selected for the pilot phase, covering:
a summary description of agro-ecological and institutional conditions;
a description of existing production systems, including farm management practices, farm budgets (including calculations of gross and net margins), allocation of land and labour (by gender and age group), processing and marketing, and off-farm sources of income; include also a section on past evolution and evolutionary trends of the production systems;
a socio-economic analysis of the farming population of the areas, including distribution of assets, access to land, labour, inputs and produce markets, access to support services, gender roles, relevant institution and cultural factors, and existing processes of accumulation and impoverishment.

Qualifications: Agro-economist, agronomist or socio-economist with a Masters Degree, with 10 years' experience in programme and project planning, participatory methods, institutional management, political decision making process, with an established expertise in the country.

Language: Fluent in English with working knowledge of Arabic.

Duration: 1 month, in 1 mission.

Duty Station: New Valley, travel to Capitol and project sites.

Annex 4.4
Terms of reference

National Project Coordinator (NPC) (Remuneration covered by Government Contribution)

The NPC will be the officer responsible for implementing and managing the project, monitoring progress and reporting to the Government, the Steering Committee and FAO. Under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, technical supervision of the relevant FAO technical units and in close collaboration with the National SPFS Team, he/she will be responsible for the following:

ensuring implementation of the WCC of the project;
preparing and updating the project workplan as needed;
facilitating linkages among the central and local level institutions involved in the implementation of the Programme;
liaison with FAO and other participating donors;
ensuring the timely procurement of physical and technical assistance inputs;
guiding, assisting and supervising the work of all parties involved in the programme;
enhancing farmers' participation and responsibility, and discussing and establishing clear principles of cost recovery with farmers, in view of sustainability and replication of technological transfer;
publicizing the positive results of the programme to the Government and potential donors for Phase II;
acting as secretary to the meetings of the steering committee;
assisting with the organization of relevant workshops, seminars, training programmes;
producing periodic progress reports on a quarterly and six-monthly basis to the Government of Country X and FAO, including the Information Sheets on the SPFS for submission to FAO;
reviewing and clearing technical reports, and submitting them to the Government and FAO;
prepare a Terminal Report of the project, no later than three months before the end of the project.

Qualifications: The candidate should possess a least an MS degree in Agriculture and have 15 years of professional experience, of which at least 5 years should be a project management position. Prior experience with internationally funded projects will be an added advantage.

Duration: 24 months.

Duty Station: Capitol and project sites.

Annex 4.5
Terms of reference

National Consultant Irrigation/Water Management Expert

The national consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, the technical supervision of the lead technical unit and in close collaboration with the national project coordinator, relevant officials in irrigation department in New Valley and water related centers in the Capitol and other members of the project team. He/she will carry out the following duties:

review, jointly with the international consultant in irrigation, the national water resource policy and current status of underground water particularly in New Valley (depth, salinity etc.);
examine the current institutional structure coordination mechanisms and means of implementation of the proposed project;
investigating the current status of water supply structure, in each site and drawing detailed maps for designing the proposed irrigation systems;
training extension officers engineers and farmers on basis of water conservation, management operation and maintenance by the farmers of the new systems;
setting up the equipment and materials needed for the installation of new systems at the selected sites;
design of irrigation systems proposed for the selected sites and supervision of installation and implementation;
following up the operations at the farmers' fields;.
support activities in preparation of national scheme using groundwater;.
assist in the preparation of Phase II.

Qualifications: Wide experience in water management with extensive experience in designing, installation and operation of irrigation systems. The qualified person should have solid back ground in soil science .

Language: English essential, knowledge of Arabic desirable.

Duration: 8 months in several missions.

Duty Station: New Valley, travel to the Capitol.

Annex 4.6
Terms of reference

National Consultant Monitoring & Evaluation and Constraint Analysis

The national consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, the technical supervision of the relevant technical unit and in close collaboration with the national project coordinator, relevant officials in irrigation department and in department of Agriculture in the New Valley, and other members of the project team. He/she will carry out the following duties:

prepare a programme of work to carry out, in a participatory way, the analysis of constraints to increase production under the scope of the TCP;
identify the areas of expertise and the human resources carrying out of base-line diagnostic surveys and small statistical farm-management type performance surveys in the pilot phase sites;
select and supervise the work being undertaken in this respect by the national team as well as national consultants, if required;
review all reports relating to end-of -season results, impact of the monitoring and constraints analysis;
ensure that the TCP national team maintains a suitable database for these purposes;
assist in organizing discussions of national and regional constraints with stakeholders, and in preparing for National Steering Committee meetings and finalizing reports required by funding agencies for these purposes;
assist in the preparation of investment and policy and institutional reform programmes for the expansion phase benefiting from the lessons learnt from the analysis of constraints;
technology and devise sustainable solutions to major constraints;·
conduct financial and economic analysis and identifying feasible actions to remove direct causes of constraints;
supervise the final evaluation of pilot phase including analysis of the expected benefits and costs of introducing the new technology on wider scale;
perform other related duties as required to ensure the smooth operation of the programme.

Qualifications: 10 years experience in project planning, participatory methods, institutional management, decision making process, preferably agricultural economist with experience in New Valley region .

Language: English essential, knowledge of Arabic desirable

Duration: 8 months in several missions

Duty Station: New Valley

Annex 4.7
Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agronomist

The national consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, the technical supervision of the lead technical unit (AGLW) and in close collaboration with the national project coordinator, relevant officials in irrigation department and department of Agriculture in New Valley, and other members of the project team. He/she will carry out the following duties:

prepare a complete description of agricultural land use in the region and farming systems in each demonstration site, agricultural practices relevant in each site, physical features of the soil, labour availability, wages, size of land holding, gender division and agricultural inputs used (quality and quantity) for each crop, such us seeds (varieties) fertilizers, insecticides, machinery, etc.
analyze farmers' incentives for existing agricultural practices and varieties of each crop;
recommend technological improvements that are technically feasible and economically viable in collaboration with the irrigation expert and constraint analysis advisor (lead consultant) and the guidance of key people in the Department of Agriculture in the region. The agronomist would suggest other crops to be cultivated in each site which may fulfil the diversification objectives of the SPFS or more profitable to the farmer;
train extension officers, technical staff and farmers on improved agricultural practices;
evaluate the impact of recommended technology on productivity and production at the end of each season;
reporting at the end of each season to the lead consultant;
participate in advising the cropping pattern to be adopted in Phase II.

Qualifications: Senior agricultural engineer with at least ten years experience in practical work in the field and agricultural feasibility studies.

Language: English essential, knowledge of Arabic desirable.

Duration: 1 month in several missions.

Duty Station: New Valley.

Annex 4.8
Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agricultural Demonstrations, Extension and Training Specialist

The national consultant will work under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, the technical supervision of the lead technical unit and in close collaboration with the national project coordinator, relevant officials in Irrigation Department and Department of Agriculture in New Valley and other members of the project team. He/she will carry out the following duties:

identify training needs of the project staff and farmers in order to achieve the project objectives and prepare a training plan including training of trainers to be implemented during the course of the project;
keeping in view the existing farmer organizations, provide assistance to the national agricultural extension staff in establishing Participatory Farmers' Group in full collaboration with farmers, to be used in the preparation and implementation of Extension Plans in Support of the Project;
provide guidance to the national agricultural extension staff in planning and organizing field demonstrations of high technical quality, in line with the project objectives and field activities;
keeping in mind various target groups of farmers and field staff, identify various types of audio-visual extension and training materials needed in support of training and extension activities of the project;
prepare a design for participatory assessment of adoption of technologies among farmers recommended and introduced under the project;
evaluate the impact of training imparted to the staff and farmers around the end of the project;
prepare a consultancy report in English at the end of the assignment, containing chapters on introduction, main findings, work done, and recommendations with relevant appendices;
review past and current training and demonstration programmes on irrigation and water management;
prepare the Training of Trainers;
conduct the Training of Trainers;
prepare schedules of demonstration and training activities;
prepare detailed programmes of training and demonstration;
prepare and compile appropriate demonstration and teaching material, relate them to the activities that are being carried out;
organize, implement, and supervise the demonstrations and training courses as scheduled;
evaluate the performance of training carried out under the project.

Qualifications: Specialist in participatory training and agricultural extension with at least ten year experience.

Language: English essential, knowledge of Arabic desirable.

Duration: 3.5 months distributed according to the scheduled time of training and extension programme.

Duty Station: New Valley.

Annex 4.9
Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agricultural Credit Specialist

The consultant will carry out his duties under the overall supervision of the Chief, RNER, and the direct supervision of the Country Project Officer/RNER, technical supervision of the lead FAO technical officer of the relevant FAO technical unit and in close collaboration with the National Project Coordinator and other members of the team, and in consultation with relevant officials in department of Agriculture in the region. His/her specific duties are:

review the situation with grouping of farmers for the purpose of irrigation arrangements;
design a system within such groups for recovering the operational cost of irrigation and a part of investment cost as appropriate;
make a proposal for developing the initial cost recovery system into more formal credit system;
prepare a technical report of his findings and recommendations.

Qualifications: The expert should have at lest ten years working experience in banking for agricultural purposes.

Languages: English essential, knowledge of Arabic desirable.

Duration: 2 weeks.

Duty station: New Valley.

Annex 4.10
Terms of reference

Backstopping Mission, Water Resources Officer (RNE)

Under the guidance of the national Steering Committee and National team, the Water Resources Officer, FAORNE, in close cooperation with AGLW, and the International and National consultants and the National SPFS Team, will provide technical backstopping missions in visits to the project area and meetings and discussions with the national team and carry out following duties:

provide technical advice and support for the selection and design of the demonstration sites, ensuring the sustainability of groundwater resources for irrigation;
revise the workplan and programme for the National Team and its individual members to implement the terms of reference;
verify the appropriateness of the cropping pattern and cropping calendar proposed for the demonstration sites;
review the capacity building programme for government staff and farmers;
participate in the National Workshop to review the project objectives and the Plan of Operation;
coordinate inputs from the FAO core group members and relevant resource persons from the different development agencies in the country;
revise the relevant technical reports and progress reports and ensure the timely inputs from the different team members;
revise the mission reports prepared by the International Irrigation and Training Specialist;
participate in the Concluding National Workshop to review the results of the Water Control Component of the project;
prepare mission reports in accordance with established procedures.

Annex 4.11
Terms of reference

Backstopping Mission, Water Management Officer (AGLW, HQ)

The mission will be carried out in consultation with the AGL Regional Officer Water Resources and in close cooperation with the SPFS National Team in Country X Two missions of 15 days are foreseen to cover the following duties:

First Mission: February 2000

Review in discussions with the SPFS National Team and visits to the pilot sites, the irrigation equipment and technologies to be introduced in the SPFS pilot sites and in particular review the water management practices to be introduced in relation to training programme to be prepared introduced;

prepare recommendations on the demonstrations to be carried out in the farmers field, in relation to the installation and operation of the irrigation system, to advise on relevant data and to be collected and define indicators to assess the irrigation performance and functioning of the water users associations;
assist the national team in the preparations of the National Workshop and the presentation of the plan of operation of the SPFS Water Control programme;
assist in the preparations of the training programme including the time schedule and curriculum of the Technical Staff Training (TST1) and TOT and define requirements and interventions of the international consultant on water management training;
in discussions with resource persons and in visits to relevant development projects, advise on areas of cooperation with ongoing development programmes in the country and in the region;
advise on the workplan for the National Consultant team in relation to the recommendations prepared;
prepare a technical mission report on the above.

Second Mission: September 2000

Review in the field and in discussions with the national team results and impact of the implementation of the first season of the SPFS programme;
review with the RNEA backstopping team (Irrigation, Farming system) the various constraints and impact of the SPFS programme;
review the performance of the irrigation system and the use of the equipment by the farmers and advise on the efficiency of water use, crop irrigation scheduling, maintenance procedures and cooperation of farmers in the water users groups;
assist in the conductance of the staff training programme (TST) and review with the technical field staff during the course the impact and constraints of the WCC programme;
advise on the further development of the staff and farmers training programme and the assistance of the international and national expert in water management training;
review and update in cooperation with the SPFS National Team and National Consultant the plan of operation in order to ensure a satisfactory completion of the project;
in discussion with representatives of various investment and development agencies identify interest for further cooperation and expansion of the SPFS programme into other areas and prepare relevant proposals;
prepare technical mission report.

Annex 4.12
Terms of reference

Backstopping Missions, Agro-Economist (AGSP)

First mission (Pre-demonstration activities)

Assist the TCDC Agro-economist on the design of the demonstration monitoring system; this will include defining data requirements for economic analysis of the main project interventions, such as crop budgets, productivity, income, intensification, cropping intensity, expansion of cultivated area and diversification;
advise on the in-service training programme for staff and farmers on economic data recording and analysis and on the preparation of relevant training material;
advise on TCDC PRA specialist on the identification of constraints to improved productivity at farm level.

Timing: During the TOT development, activity 1.2.1.

Duration: week.

Departing Place: Rome.

Second mission

Participate in the concluding national workshop to present the results of the programme;
contribute to defining the best cropping patterns that could achieve food security and increase farmers' income;
contribute to the identification and solution of key constraints facing farmers in the area;
contribute to the preparation of Policy Guidelines and a Follow-up National Action Programme to replicate the experience in other desert areas;
contribute to preparing for Phase II.

Timing: During Seasonal Evaluation, Preparation of Policy Guidelines and NAP and Planning of phase II, activities 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2.

Duration: 1 week.

Departing Place: Rome.

Annex 4.13
Terms of reference

Backstopping Missions, Agricultural Extension and Training Officer, SDRE

Working in close cooperation with the National Project Director and other relevant Government officials, the following activities would be carried out during each mission:

To monitor the progress of the project in terms of agricultural extension and training aspects including training, field demonstrations, farmer organizations, and extension materials;
to assess the work done by the national consultant on agricultural extension and training and provide guidance for further work;
to identify any extension and training related bottlenecks in the smooth implementation of the project;
to assess the suitability of the structure and functions of Participatory Farmers Groups/Water Users Associations, to be established under the project, in order to make them more effective;
to assess, within the project's context, research and extension linkages and make recommendations to improve them;
prepare Back-to-Office Report upon conclusion of each mission·

Two missions of about 2 weeks each; first around the 2^nd month and the second around the middle of the project life.

Annex 5
Government Inputs

Project Budget Covering Government Inputs and Supplies in Kind (COUNTRY X Currency and US Dollars)

1. Salaries4 X US $

National project coordinator (16 months)

72000

21302

Staff of project coordinator (16 months)

20000

5917

Director of Agricultural Department in New Valley (12 months)

24000

7101

Director of extension in New Valley (12 months)

16800

4970

Extension engineers staff in New Valley (6) 3 in each District A and B

14400

4260

Sub Total

147200

43550

2. Fuel Needed for Pumping Water from wells107 ha demonstration sites x 5500 m3 per ha
per year x 1.5 years period

0.2 Local currency per cubic meter

176550

52234

3. Maintenance of wells (pumps and main canals8 wells x local currency 3500 per well/year

x 1.5 years

42000

12426

Sub Total

218550

64660

GRAND TOTAL

365750

108210

Note: In addition, office accommodation will be available in the Agricultural Experiment Station in New Valley; and regular administrative support will be provided (see Annex 7).

Annex 6

The Workplan in a Chronological Order

Annex 7

Budget for Administrative Services at Project Site and at Capitol (in US Dollars)

1. Director of the working group at A 10 M/M x 300 Working group	3000
2. Agricultural engineers & extension officers 2x 100x10 M/M	2000
3. Technician 1x100x8	800
4. Driver 1x100x11	1100
5. Clerical services for Capitol 2x100x10	2000
6. Part time civil engineer from New Valley for consultancy. 1x3x250	750
7. Part time agricultural engineer from New Valley 2x3x200	1200
`Total Administrative Support`	`10850`

Annex 8

Institutional Arrangements

Structure, Composition and Staffing of the Institutional set up of TCP/SPFS Country X .

Steering Committee:

Chairman of Steering Committee: Director-General of the National Agricultural Research Centre

First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Supervisor of Soil & Water Research Institute

Supervisor of Agricultural Foreign Relation

Senior Researcher: Agricultural Economic Research Institute

General Secretary of New Valley Governorate: Chairman of Technical Committee

Representative of FAO/RNE

Director of International Organizations and Conferences, Foreign Relation Department

Technical Committee:

Chairman of Technical Committee:

Under-Secretary of Ministry of Public works and Water Resources in the New Valley: Administration of Research & Experiment Stations

Senior Irrigation Engineer, Soil and Water Research Institute

Director of Agricultural Research Station in the New Valley

Representative of FAO/RNE

Local Committee

Director of Agricultural Research Station in New the Valley : Chairman

Under-Secretary of Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources in the New Valley

Representative from the Governorate administration

National Programme Coordinator

Executive Director of the Programme Participatory Constraint Analysis

Annex 9

Cost Recovery and Revolving Funds Principles5

With the assistance of MALR staff, it is proposed that a farmer group/WUA would establish one or more revolving funds for the group/WUA scheme into which payments to recover the costs of scheme development and operation would be paid. The revolving funds would be administered by the group itself through the WUA committee and, if deemed necessary, with the help of an experienced professional(s).

For capital irrigation works associated with the development of irrigation infrastructure such as headwork, canals, drains, and non-removable equipment (buried pipes, pump houses, etc.), no recovery of the capital costs would be expected. However, the beneficiary farmers are expected to provide a substantial contribution towards the costs of the construction works (in kind), e.g. with labour and materials such as clearing, excavation works and procurement of construction materials (sand, stones etc.). In certain cases also part of the contributions in kind can be replaced by cash contributions.

For mobile irrigation equipment associated with movable irrigation devices (pumps, equipment, etc.) farmers would be expected to recover in principle all costs through an appropriate financial arrangement (private or communal credit schemes, or revolving funds). Recovery will be effected by payments over an agreed period (up to 5 years) and interest rates should reflect the market rates. In exceptional cases, where initial investments are high and present income of farmers is low, consideration should be given to subsidize part of the investment costs. The financial arrangements and level of subsidy would be determined by a socio-economic analysis, which will recommend a fair rate of recovery in relation to expected income from irrigated crop production and advise on a suitable mechanism to recover costs through local credit arrangements and revolving community funds.

The resources accumulated in the revolving fund would be available as loans for members and for new farmers participating in the programme, upon terms and conditions agreed by the members of the group/WUA.

For scheme level (e.g. for the proposed submersible pump demonstration), operating costs (including routine maintenance), farmers would make payments into an operation and maintenance fund, the level of which would be set by the committee of the group/WUA. Fee levels would be determined by estimated operation and maintenance costs, and levied according to estimated (or, if appropriate, measured) water use or holding size.

For seasonal inputs (fertilizer, seed, pesticides etc) including simple hand tools, if they are provided by the project for the demonstration programme, a separate revolving fund would be established. Repayments would be made by farmers at the end of the marketing season. The resources accumulated in this revolving fund would be available as loans for members and new farmers participating in the programme, upon terms and conditions agreed by the members of the group/WUA.

For the future replacement of major equipment associated with the irrigation activities, participating farmers would be encouraged to establish a sinking fund, into which annual payments determined by the members of the group/WUA would be made.

Monitoring the beneficiary contributions and the operation of the various revolving funds would be an important element in the programme. The group/WUA would be expected to keep careful records, which would be examined during the constraints analysis with a view to assessing replicability and sustainability.

Annex 10

Project Budget (in US$ 1000)

	`Unit Cost`	`TOTAL`		`Year 1`		`Year 2`
`Project Components`	`US$/m`	`p/m`	`kUS $`	`p/m`	`kUS $`	`p/m`	`kUS $`
`1100 International Experts and Consultants`			`22.50`		`7.50`		`15.00`
1101 - Water management/Irrigation specialist	15000	1.5	22.50	0.5	7.50	1	15.00
`1700 - National experts and Consultants`			`31.50`		`15.15`		`16.35`
1701 - Irrigation water manag./Soil cons.	1500	8	12.00	4	6.00	4	6.00
1702 - Mon./Evaluation/Constraints analysis exp.	1500	8	12.00	4	6.00	4	6.00
1703 - Training extension expert	1500	3.5	5.25	1.3	1.95	2.2	3.3
1704 - Agronomist	1500	1	1.50	0.50	0.75	0.50	0.75
1705 - Credit specialist	1500	0.5	0.75	0.30	0.45	0.20	0.30
`1800 - International expertise under Partnership`			`24.00`		`16.00`		`8.00`
1801 - Agro-economist	8000	2.0	16.00	1	8.00	1	8.00
1802 - PRA Specialist	8000	1.0	8.00	1	8.00	0	0
`1900 - Supervisory /Advisory Technical Services`			`51.7`		`25.85`		`25.85`
1901 - Water resources officer		0.5		0.25		0.25
1903 - Water management specialist		1.0		0.5		0.5
1903 - Agro-economist		0.5		0.25		0.25
1904 - Agric. extension and training		1.0		0.5		0.5
`Subtotal personnel`			`129.70`		`64.50`		`65.20`
`2000 - Official Travels in the Country`			`10`	0.4	`5.00`	0.6	`5.00`
`3000 - Contracts`			`5`	0.8	`4.00`	0.2	`1.00`
3001 -Base line diagnostic Survey			3		2.40		0.60
3002 - Layout Irrigation system			2		1.60		0.40
`4000 - General operating expenses`			`15.36`	0.5	`7.75`	0.5	`7.61`
`5000 - Materials and Supplies`			`10`	0.66	`6.60`	0.33	`3.40`
`6000 - Equipment for irrigation demonstration sites`	Net	+5%	`115.94`		`84.75`		`31.19`
6001 - Site ...	10.2		10.71		10.71
6002 - Site ...	10.2		10.71		10.71
6003 - Delivery System ...	46.5		48.83		48.83
6004 - Delivery System ....	9.3		9.77		9.77
6005 - Completion of Agric.Exp. Station	1.5		1.58		1.58
6006 - Site ....	9.75		10.24				10.24
6007 - Site ....	10.2		10.71				10.71
6008 - Site ....	9.75		10.24				10.24
6009 - Computer Equipment	3.00		3.15		3.15
`7000 - Direct operating Cost`			`20`		`10.00`		`10.00`
`8000 - Training`			`51.00`		`27.20`		`23.80`
8001 - Study tours Water management			8.50		0.00		8.50
8002 - Seminars and training courses			51.00	0.7	35.7	0.3	15.30
`GRAND TOTAL`			`357.00`		`209.8`		`147.20`

1 Improved surface irrigation will be included in the training programme and therefore no demonstration site has been allocated to this activity. However, during project implementation it could be deemed useful to make small modifications in the present surface irrigation system, e.g. by replacing the head furrow by a low pressure gated pipe with outlets at the head of the furrow and by giving appropriate slopes to the irrigation basins. If demonstration sites would be included, these would then also be monitored and evaluated. In this way a comparison can be made with the sprinkler and drip irrigation. These small modifications could be accommodated under the proposed financial envelopes.

2 The participation and obligations of governments are also outlined in the standard text of the General Provisions which is attached to and is full part of any TCP project agreement or letter of agreement (see TCP Guidelines, dated June 1998-Annexes II and III)

3 See Annex 6

4 It is assumed that any other professional/support staff needed will not be incremental - i.e. with come out of the regular staff.

5 As noted earlier (e.g. Section V, main text), an important objective is that the farmers feel that they own the project and pay the O&M costs. The farmers would, therefore, actively participate in identifying the areas for the installation of the proposed systems and the technologies required, after having been provided with adequate information on the technical aspects as well as the costs and benefits.

`Pumping unit`	`3500`
`Filtration unit`	`400`
`PVC pipes`	`2600`
`Fittings, valves, control head and PE tubes`	`2450`
`Installation`	`1250`
`Total`	`10200`

`Pumping unit`	`2500`
`VC pipes`	`3200`
`Fitting and Valves`	`2200`
`Installation`	`1400`
`Total`	`9300`

`1. Salaries4`	`X`	`US $`
National project coordinator (16 months)	72000	21302
Staff of project coordinator (16 months)	20000	5917
Director of Agricultural Department in New Valley (12 months)	24000	7101
Director of extension in New Valley (12 months)	16800	4970
Extension engineers staff in New Valley (6) 3 in each District A and B	14400	4260
`Sub Total`	`147200`	`43550`

`2. Fuel Needed for Pumping Water from wells`107 ha demonstration sites x 5500 m3 per ha per year x 1.5 years period
0.2 Local currency per cubic meter	176550	52234

`3. Maintenance of wells (pumps and main canals`8 wells x local currency 3500 per well/year
x 1.5 years	42000	12426
`Sub Total`	`218550`	`64660`
`GRAND TOTAL`	`365750`	`108210`

(TCP PROJECT EXAMPLE)

I. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

II. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSISTANCE

III. PROJECT OUTPUTS

IV. WORKPLAN

V. CAPACITY BUILDING: TRAINING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

VI. INPUTS TO BE PROVIDED BY FAO

VII. REPORTING

VIII. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS 2

IX. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

ANNEXES

Annex 1 Description of the Training Programme

Annex 2 Description of Services to be Provided under Contracts

Annex 3 Description of the Equipment for the Demonstration Sites(in US dollars)

Annex 4.1 Terms of reference

International Consultant, Water Management /Irrigation and Training Specialist

Annex 4.2 Terms of reference

TCDC International Consultant,Agro-Economist, Monitoring, Evaluation and Constraints Analysis Specialist

Annex 4.3 Terms of reference

TCDC International Consultant, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Specialist

Annex 4.4 Terms of reference

National Project Coordinator (NPC) (Remuneration covered by Government Contribution)

Annex 4.5 Terms of reference

National Consultant Irrigation/Water Management Expert

Annex 4.6 Terms of reference

National Consultant Monitoring & Evaluation and Constraint Analysis

Annex 4.7 Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agronomist

Annex 4.8 Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agricultural Demonstrations, Extension and Training Specialist

Annex 4.9 Terms of reference

National Consultant, Agricultural Credit Specialist

Annex 4.10 Terms of reference

Backstopping Mission, Water Resources Officer (RNE)

Annex 4.11 Terms of reference

Backstopping Mission, Water Management Officer (AGLW, HQ)

Annex 4.12 Terms of reference

Backstopping Missions, Agro-Economist (AGSP)

Annex 4.13 Terms of reference

Backstopping Missions, Agricultural Extension and Training Officer, SDRE

Annex 5 Government Inputs

Project Budget Covering Government Inputs and Supplies in Kind (COUNTRY X Currency and US Dollars)

Annex 6

The Workplan in a Chronological Order

Annex 7

Budget for Administrative Services at Project Site and at Capitol (in US Dollars)

Annex 8

Institutional Arrangements

Annex 9

Cost Recovery and Revolving Funds Principles5

Annex 10

Project Budget (in US$ 1000)

VIII. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENTS²

Annex 1
Description of the Training Programme

`Annex 2 Description of Services to be Provided under Contracts`

`Annex 3 Description of the Equipment for the Demonstration Sites(in US dollars)`

`Annex 4.1 Terms of reference`

`International Consultant, Water Management /Irrigation and Training Specialist`

Annex 4.2
Terms of reference

Annex 4.3
Terms of reference

Annex 4.4
Terms of reference

Annex 4.5
Terms of reference

Annex 4.6
Terms of reference

Annex 4.7
Terms of reference

Annex 4.8
Terms of reference

Annex 4.9
Terms of reference

Annex 4.10
Terms of reference

Annex 4.11
Terms of reference

Annex 4.12
Terms of reference

Annex 4.13
Terms of reference

Annex 5
Government Inputs