Activities Implemented

The activities implemented during the period of October – December 2015 include

  1. Baseline/preliminary survey

  2. Identification and engagement of key VC actors and develop appropriate synergies

  3. Mobilization and organization of producer groups, processors and marketing Associations into viable economic groups

  4. Profile and assessments of the Capacity/Training needs (C/TNA) requirements and marketing associations to engage profitably in agro-enterprise business

  5. Supervision of farmers on initial activities for production season 2015/2016

  6. Conducted VC Analysis and Gross Margin Analysis for producer groups and processors

  • Group Formation Organizational and managerial capacities development- The number of beneficiaries has increased from 994 (551 male and 443 female) from the last reporting period to 1182 (503 male and 679 female). Furthermore, there have been an increase in the number of producer groups from 42 (during the last reporting period) to 47
  • Facilitate the producer groups, processors and marketing associations to register with appropriate authority -about 20 producer groups have already been registered by the District Council; about 29 producer groups have already prepared constitutions for their groups; and not less than 22 groups have opened bank accounts with the FIs within their vicinityGroup dynamics/gross margin analysis and entrepreneurship -The entrepreneurship and business plan training was conducted to 114 group leaders from 47 groups.  This training has equipped the participants with entrepreneurial skills and knowledge on how to start a business and ensure that it succeeds.
  • Value addition (promote producers to invest in qualified and reliable inputs, establish farmer field schools)-The activity has enabled the formation of FFSs in four wards of Ulemo, Ntwike, Shelui and Mgongo. The farmers have been mobilized to utilize improved quality seeds during the production activities and more than 200 producers who are beneficiaries of PEML program have bought over 580kg of improved seeds of record variety; during that time, more than 20 producers who are not beneficiaries of the PEML program where also sensitized to invest in the quality improved seeds.

  • Conduct stakeholders’ workshop for sunflower VC actors

  • Capacity building to Agro enterprise financing, record keeping and facilitate access to Financial Institutions (FI)

Other Implemented Activities
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Achieved Results

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Achieved Results During the Period October – December 2015 include:

Baseline survey has facilitated the writing and submission of inception report that acts as a benchmark for the implementation of PEML activities. The survey has facilitated the collection of data that can be used as a starting point for the program, and a benchmark for evaluation of the program in the future.

The identification and engagement of key VC actors has led to the identification of 22 producer groups, 6 processors and 1 AMCOS which are potential beneficiaries of the PEML program.
Mobilization and organization of producer groups, processors and marketing associations into viable economic groups has led to the formation of 20 producer groups who have been added as the beneficiaries of the PEML program.
The C/TNA has identified the training requirements of the producer groups, processors, AMCOS and SACCOs which, if fulfilled, will improve the performance of these groups.
Through supervising farmers on initial activities for 2015/2016 production season, small holder farmers have been educated on agronomical practices for the sunflower VC and have been linked to improved seeds supplier where by more than 200 producers who are members of producer groups and 20 farmers who are nonmembers have purchased improved seed for this farming season.
The VC analysis has enabled the identification off key value chain actors and how they depend on each other to ensure smooth operation of their activities; it has further allowed the identification of the key activities performed by different actors along the sunflower VC. The gross margin analysis has enabled smallholder producers to understand how they produce using high costs and sell at a lower cost that leads to losses.

Planned Activities and Expected Results

Planned Activities

For the following quarter (Jan - Mar 2016), RCCL has planned to implement different activities including:

  • Facilitate the producer groups, processors and marketing associations to register with appropriate authority for 23 groups.
  • Group Formation Organizational and managerial capacities development 3 leaders from 42 groups
  • Group dynamics/gross margin analysis and entrepreneurship 3 leaders from 42 groups
  • Post-Harvest management (Provision of storage facilities and introduction of WRS and other business models for 994members of producer groups
  • Value addition (promote producers to invest in qualified and reliable inputs, establish farmer field schools) for 3 leaders from 42 groups
  • Capacity building to Agro enterprise financing, record keeping and facilitate access to Financial Institutions (FI) 3 leaders from 42 groups
  • Cross cutting issues including youth employment, gender, and environmental issues to 994group members
  • Provide business development advisory services including mentoring and coaching. Facilitate market links between producer groups, processor, marketing associations and output markets including such as wholesalers, retailers etc. to 994 group members.

For the following quarter (Apr – June 2016), RCCL has planned to implement different activities including:

  • Facilitate the producer groups, processors and marketing associations to register with appropriate authority
  • Post-Harvest management (Provision of storage facilities and introduction of WRS and other business models for 994 members of producer groups
  • Cross-cutting issues including youth employment, gender, and environmental issues to 994 group members
  • Provide business development advisory services including mentoring and coaching. Facilitate market links between producer groups, processor, marketing associations and output markets including such as Wholesalers, retailers etc.
  • Facilitate producer groups, processors and marketing associations to access, generate and share market information
  • Increase group’s membership and the number of producer groups, processor and marketing associations
District program committee meeting
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