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SMALL SCALE AND MICRO IRRIGATION SUPPORT PROJECT (SMIS)

SEMI - ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE PERIOD

July 2016 to December 2016

SUBMITTED TO: THE EMBASSY OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AND

THE PROJECT SUPERVISORY BORAD MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE

Prepared by AGRITEAM CANADA CONSULTING LTD.

In association with

Water Focus

February, 2017

Small-Scale and Micro-Irrigation Support Project (SMIS) Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. Semi-Annual Progress Report (July 2016 – December 2016) i February 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... I

ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................. III

1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 The SMIS Project .............................................................................................................. 1

2 PROJECT CONTEXT ................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 External Context .............................................................................................................. 4

2.2 Internal Context ............................................................................................................... 5

2.3 Effect on Project Implementation ..................................................................................... 6

3 PROGRESS TOWARDS EXPECTED RESULTS ................................................................................ 7

3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 Contribution to SMIS Results ............................................................................................ 8

4 CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ....................................................................................................... 30

4.1 Gender and Nutrition ..................................................................................................... 30

4.2 Environmental Crosscutting activities ............................................................................. 32

5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT ....................................................................... 33

5.1 Project Management Strategies ..................................................................................... 33

5.2 Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................. 33

5.3 Networking: Collaboration and Partnerships .................................................................. 34

5.4 Staffing and Project Staff ................................................................................................ 35

5.5 Subject Matter Specialists and Consultants ..................................................................... 35

5.6 Office Operations and Logistics ...................................................................................... 36

5.7 Communication and Knowledge Transfer ....................................................................... 36

5.8 Procurement .................................................................................................................. 37

6 RISKS/CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................ 39

7 FINANCIAL REPORT ................................................................................................................ 40

7.1 Brief Narrative about Significant Financial Issues ............................................................ 40

7.2 Table of Budget and Actual Expenditures by Output ....................................................... 41

7.3 Table of Budget and Actual Expenditures by Region ........................................................ 44

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Small-Scale and Micro-Irrigation Support Project (SMIS) Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. Semi-Annual Progress Report (July 2016 – December 2016) ii February 2017

List of Tables

Table 1: Number of TC and PIT Members Trained on Inter-Sectoral Linkages, Training Facilitation

and Gender Mainstreaming ....................................................................................................... 12

Table 2: Summary of CD Activities at the Regional/Zonal Levels ................................................. 18

Table 3: CD Activities in Support of PIDM and IWUA Strengthening ............................................ 20

Table 4: Cascading ToT Trainings to District/Woreda Experts by Regional/Zonal Experts ............. 23

Table 5: CD Activities in Irrigated Agriculture ............................................................................. 23

Table 6: CD and Training Workshops for Developing EOS and Curriculum by ATVETS ................... 25

Table 7: CD Activities on O&M of Small Motorized Pumps .......................................................... 28

Table 8: Collaborative Arrangements and Linkages Established .................................................. 35

Table 9: International Subject Matter Specialist (SMS) Mobilized During the Reporting Period .... 36

List of Figures

Figure 1: SMIS Woredas/Districts and Pilot Schemes .................................................................... 3

Figure 2: Site Verification of SSI Scheme Following PIDM Approach in Oromia ............................ 14

Figure 3: Strengthening Women Empowerment in IWUAs in Oromia .......................................... 19

Figure 4: Demonstration Plots at FTC and at Farmer’s Field in SNNPR ......................................... 22

Annexes

ANNEX 1: SMIS Activity/Output Reporting Framework for the Period July – December 2016 ....... 1-1

ANNEX 2: List of Short Term Training Programs Supported by SMIS ........................................... 2-1

ANNEX 3: List of Documents Produced by SMIS ......................................................................... 3-1

ANNEX 4: Perfomance Management Framework (Modified November 11, 2016) ....................... 4-1

ANNEX 5: List of Procured Items for a TVET, Federal and Regional Partners in PY2 ...................... 5-1

ANNEX 6: Risk Register (Modified December 2016) ................................................................... 6-1

ANNEX 7: Working Modalities for Streamlining SMIS Support to AGP II Implementation............. 7-1

Small-Scale and Micro-Irrigation Support Project (SMIS) Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. Semi-Annual Progress Report (July 2016 – December 2016) iii February 2017

ACRONYMS

ADPLAC Agricultural Development Partners Linkage Advisory Council

A-TVET Agricultural Technical Vocational Education and Training

AGP Agricultural Growth Program

AGP–FCU Agricultural Growth Program-Federal Coordination Unit

APR Annual Progress Report

ATA Agricultural Transformation Agency

ATTSVE Agricultural Transformation through Strong Vocational Education

AWP Annual Work Plan

BoA Bureau of Agriculture

BoANRM Bureau of Agriculture Natural Resource Management

BoWIE Bureau of Water and Energy

BoWR Bureau of Water Resources (Tigray)

BoWID Bureau of Water and Irrigation Development

BoWRD Bureau of Water Resource Development

CD Capacity Development

CDSF Capacity Development Support Facility

CoEIWM Centre of Excellence for Irrigation Water Management

CPA Cooperative Promotion Agency

CU Coordinating Units

DA Detailed Assessment

ECAE Ethiopian Conformity Assessment Enterprise

EKN Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

EOS Ethiopian Occupational Standards

ERGA Experience, Reflection, Generalization and Application

ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework

ETB Ethiopian Birr

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FRE Farmer Research Extension

FREG Farmer Research Extension Group

FTC Farmer Training Center

GAC Global Affairs Canada

GIRDS Generation Integrated Rural Development Consultant

GIS Geographic Information System

GoE Government of Ethiopia

GPS Global Positioning System

GSA Gender Situation Analysis

GWG Gender Working Group

HHMI Household Micro-Irrigation

I&D Irrigation and Drainage

ICSAA Irrigation Construction and Scheme Administration Agency

ICT Information Communication Technology

ICTA International Chief Technical Advisor

IDE International Development Enterprise

ACRONYMS

Small-Scale and Micro-Irrigation Support Project (SMIS) Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd. Semi-Annual Progress Report (July 2016 – December 2016) iv February 2017

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