CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Agricultural Production Systems – Launch Meeting, Amman 21-23 May 2013

Title Inception Phase

• Groundwork for baseline characterization

• Workshops to set Research Priorities

Common Ground1) 21 Constraints2) 20 Outputs3) 16 Hypotheses4) 20 Outcomes

TitleIntermediate Development Outcomes

• Part of Theory of Change, Impact Pathway and Consortium’s results-based performance management system.

Results Based Management is a management philosophy and approach that emphasizes development results in planning, implementation, learning and reporting.

It focuses on improved performance that can be described and measured while helping individuals to plan, manage and learn more effectively.

• The CRP Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs) will play a pivotal role in the system, expressing the ambition of CRPs and providing the building blocks for Consortium-level achievement through the Strategic Results Framework (SRF).

CRP IDOs are meant to be:• informed by and have buy in from key stakeholders• integrated across CRPs to the extent possible• fully aligned with system level IDOs. • Completed by September 30, 2013 deadline of 30 September for as many CRPs as possible. • Composed of three 3-year cycles, i.e. they have ~10 year time lines

TitleFrom Launch Meeting in Amman (May 2012)7 IDOs from 20 Common Outcomes from Inception Workshops

The first 4 are on wellbeing and sustaining natural resource base:

1. More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in marginal areas.

2. More stable and higher per capita income for intensifiable households.

3. Women and children in vulnerable households have year round access to greater quantity and diversity of food sources.

4. More sustainable and equitable management of land and water resources in pastoral and agropastoral regions.

The rest relate to requirements for the first 4 to be realized 5. Better functioning markets underpinning intensification of rural

livelihoods. 6. More integrated, effective and connected service delivery institutions

underpinning resilience and system intensification. 7. Policy reform removing constraints and creating incentives for rural

households to engage in more sustainable practices that improve resilience and intensify production.

Impacts from IDOs1. More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in marginal areas.

2. More stable and higher per capita income for intensifiable households (those above an asset threshold that makes intensification a viable option).

3. Women and children in vulnerable households have year round access to greater quantity and diversity of food sources

4. More sustainable and equitable management of land and water resources in pastoral and agropastoral areas

5. Better functioning markets underpinning intensification of rural livelihoods

6. More integrated, effective and connected service delivery institutions underpinning resilience and system intensification

7. Policy reform removing constraints and incentivising rural households to engage in more sustainable practices that intensify and improve resilience and intensify production

The global research partnership to improve agricultural productivity and income in the world's dry areas

Cross-cutting Themes and Program-level Tools

• Gender

• Youth

• Biodiversity

• Capacity building

• Modeling• Geoinformatics• Research

Support Systems

ImpactMore resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in marginal areas

Outputs

• Improved resilience options (components, interactions and their management; explicit consideration of buffer functions, managing trade-offs between production and risk; nested scale risk mitigation, including incentives to adopt them)

• Tools, methods, processes and capacity of NARES to create and customiseimproved resilience options to local circumstances across scaling domains

OutcomeNARES use tools, methods and processes to generate and customise improved resilience options for targeted groups of vulnerable households

Indicators

Use of outputs: number and size of organisations using them and their areal and population domains; proportion of sector in targeted areas this representsCustomised options: number of options and number of hh targeted

Resilience index: contextualisedmultiscale assessment of resilience building strategies at household and community levels (see Marschke, and Berkes. 2006)

ImpactMore stable and higher per capita income for intensifiable households

Outputs

• Improved intensification options (components, interactions and their management; information on investment costs, returns and risk; risk mitigation)

• Tools, methods, processes and capacity of NARES1 to create and customiseimproved intensification options to local circumstances across scaling domains

OutcomeNARES1 use tools, methods and processes to generate and customise improved intensification options for targeted groups of intesifiablehouseholds

Indicators

Increase: i)absolute increase, ii)% increase, iii) % of hh above poverty threshold Stability: iv)variance in per capita annual income (nine year rolling); v)trend in iii

Use of outputs: number and size of organisations using them and their areal and population domains; proportion of sector in targeted areas this representsCustomised options: number of options and number of hh targeted

ImpactWomen and children in vulnerable households have year round access to greater quantity and diversity of food sources

Outputs

• Diagnosis and identification of constraints and opportunities of local food systems leading to improved year round access to food and diversified diets

• Systematic research on interventions to address identified constraints and opportunities, leading to a matrix of tested interventions and delivery strategies associated with the contexts in which they work

OutcomeNARES and health sector organisations work together and adopt diagnostic and systematic research approaches to promoting and developing interventions to improve vulnerable women and children’s access to, and control of, more and more diverse food sources, throughout the year

Indicators

Dietary diversity: i)time concentration index of number of food groups and individual foods consumed by women and children in sample hh ii)proportion of women and children above threshold dietary diversity in target communities.

Integration: network strength amongst agricultural and health workers and organisationsAdoption: number and size of organisations, their areal and population domains; proportion of sector in targeted areas this representsInterventions: number of interventions and number of hh they target

ImpactMore sustainable and equitable management of land and water resources in pastoral and agropastoral areas

Outputs

• Technologies, tools, methods, processes and approaches developed and tested for evidence-based ecosystem management

• Focus on negotiation support (amongst stakeholders) and governance models

OutcomeMultiple stakeholders (gender, age) in pastoral / agropastoral areas , use evidence-based ecosystem management, at community level in the governance of common and privately managed land and water resources

IndicatorsArea: i)ha and proportion of target area under governance arrangements meeting equity standards set a prioriPeople: ii)gender-disaggregated number of people and proportion of target population encompassed by land area in i)Use of outputs: number and size of communities adopting evidence based governance models developed by DSEffect: trends in NVDI over time for areas under and outside new governance models

ImpactBetter functioning markets underpin intensification of rural livelihoods

Outputs

– Modes of operation to lower transaction costs through development of assembly points and market hubs

– More innovative partnership models involving entrepreneurs, marketing commissions, traders and warrantage (inventory credit systems)

– Improved market information systems

OutcomeFarmers and pastoralists (especially women) have better access to more diverse, efficient and equitable markets

Indicators

Efficiency: trend in average transaction cost for key marketed productsEquity: proportion of product value accruing to rural households

Access: Gender disaggregated numbers of people and proportions of target population with access to better functioning markets

ImpactMore integrated, effective and connected service delivery institutions underpinning system intensification and resilience

Outputs

– Improved and innovative extension methods better targeted to message and context and tools to assist in selection of appropriate methods

– Improved models for interaction amongst service providers to enable integration of service provision amongst sectors

– Innovative public-private partnership models for service delivery

OutcomeService providers adopt innovations to improve their effectiveness, integration and reach

Indicators

Reach: gender disaggregated numbers and proportions of people and rural households accessing services

Uptake: Number and proportion of service provider using models and methods developed by Dryland Systems

ImpactRemoval of constraints and incentives lead to rural households engaging in more sustainable practices that increase resilience and intensify production

Outputs

– Analysis of policy and institutional barriers to adoption of sustainable intensification options

– Ex-ante analysis and other quantified impact of effectiveness of policy alternatives

– Policy briefs providing evidence targeting key fora for policy change

OutcomePolicy makers reform and institutions implement policies that remove constraints to, and improve incentives for, rational management of natural resources

Indicators

Effect: numbers and proportions (within target areas) of rural households adopting more sustainable practices

Policy: documented change in policies and the number and proportions of people and area potentially affectedImplementation: assessment of policy implementation

GOAL (IMPACT):

PURPOSE (OUTCOMES):

Customised options: number of options and number of

hh targeted

OUTPUTS:

1.Improved resilience options (components,

interactions and their management; explicit

consideration of buffer functions, managing trade-

offs between production and risk; nested scale risk

mitigation, including incentives to adopt them)

2.Tools, methods, processes and capacity of NARES

to create and customise improved resilience options

to local circumstances across scaling domains

Resilience index: contextualised multiscale assessment

of resilience building strategies at household and

community levels.

Use of outputs: number and size of organisations using

them and their areal and population domains; proportion

of sector in targeted areas this represents

More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable

households in marginal areas

NARES use tools, methods and processes to generate

and customise improved resilience options for

targeted groups of vulnerable households

Narrative Summary Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Outputs/activities

Milestones

O.V.I.** Region/locatio

n

Projects/partners*

** Deliverables Years

*

Component 1. Reducing vulnerability and managing risk in NAWA

Output 1.1. Functional innovation platforms established for the design and transfer of improved

R4D options in target sites Activity 1.1.1.

Establish, monitor

and evaluate strategic

innovation platform

for reducing

vulnerability of the

agropastoral system in

the target sites

Fully functional

strategic innovation

platform established

and supported

1,2,3 Operational strategic

innovation platforms

Target satellite

site in Tunisia,

outscaled to

Syria and

Jordan action

site.

- IFAD-PRODESUD

Project (on-going)

- IRA-MESRS (on-

going)

-Aga Khan

Foundation, Syria Mechanisms for cross

site learning

developed and

implemented

1,2 Cross site learning

activities

Guidelines for

planning and

implementing

community-based

innovation platform

communal rangelands

developed and

distributed

3 Best practices

guidelines

Activity 1.1.2.

Establish, monitor

and evaluate an

intervention

innovation cluster (

water harvesting and

use)

Operational

arrangements

including public-

private partnerships

for the

implementation of

mechanized water

harvesting packages

in the pastoral system

1, 2, 3 Signed agreements

among partners for

the operation of the

unit

- Established rules

and responsibilities

of community

institution

- Legalization of the

cooperative/water-

harvesting

association and

declaration

Target satellite

site in Tunisia,

Syria and

Jordan action

site

Arab Fund,

WLI//USAID, Jordan

government, Agha

Khan Foundation

(Syria)

Hashemite Fund for

Badia Development

(Jordan)

Activity 1.1.3.

Establish, monitor

and evaluate

commodity-

innovation clusters

(sheep, cactus,

medicinal and herbal

plants, small scale

dairy processing)

Strategy for scaling

out income generating

micro-enterprises

using (i) available

cactus processing

technologies; (ii)

small scale dairy

processing units

(women association)

in 4 villages; (iii)

income generating

activities/ HMAP

1, 2, 3 Trainings on milk

processing conducted

for 4 women groups

in 2012 and 2013

Changes in quality

and of prices of dairy

products produced by

women trained in the

project.

Protocol for HMAP

cultivation,

processing and

marketing

Protocol for cactus

products

transformation

Target satellite

site in Tunisia

(cactus,

HMAPs), and in

Syria and

Jordan action

site (dairy

processing,

HMAPs).

OFID project

(Enhancing dairy

processing skills and

market access of rural

women in Jordan)

Aga Khan

Foundation, Syria

NCARE HMAP

division

PAM program in

Tunisia

Activity 1.1.4.

Establish, monitor

and evaluate an

Strategy defined,

CBO’s formed and

documentation of

lessons learned in

2,3 Strategy defined by

2013 and at least two

CBO’s formed by the

end of 2013 with

Target satellite

site in Syria,

Jordan, Tunisia

Arab Fund,

WLI//USAID, Jordan

government, Agha

Khan Foundation

Led By:

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

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-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

-

-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

-

-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

-

-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

-

-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

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-

-

W1&2 W3 Bilateral

-

-

-

Funding - specify amount for each 2013 Total

funding

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Project

end date

if not

2013

Project

end date

if not

2013

IDO 7. Policy reform removing constraints and creating incentives for rural households to engage in more sustainable practices that improve resilience and intensify production

ID # Activity title Activity description* Target Region(s) Outputs OutcomesSpecific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Time Frame Anticipated Activity Outcomes Target Countries Action Site(s) Activity Leader(s)

Other partners &

% resources

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Other partners &

% resources

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Funding - specify amount for each 2013 Total

funding

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

2013 Total

funding

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Project

end date

if not

2013

IDO 6. More integrated, effective and connected service delivery institutions underpinning resilience and system intensification

ID # Activity title Activity description* Target Region(s) Outputs OutcomesSpecific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Time Frame Anticipated Activity Outcomes Target Countries Action Site(s) Activity Leader(s)

IDO 5. Better functioning markets underpinning intensification of rural livelihoods

ID # Activity title Activity description* Target Region(s) Outputs OutcomesSpecific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Time Frame Anticipated Activity Outcomes Target Countries Action Site(s) Activity Leader(s)

Other partners &

% resources

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Funding - specify amount for each

ID # Activity title

ID # Activity title Specific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Activity description*

Target Region(s) OutputsSpecific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Activity description* Outcomes

IDO 1. More resilient livelihoods for vulnerable households in marginal areas

IDO 2. More stable and higher per capita income for intensifiable households

ICARDA

2013 Activity Plan - CRP Dryland Systems, Amounts in USD 000'

2013 Total

funding

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Target Countries

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Project

end date

if not

2013

Other partners &

% resources

Funding - specify amount for each

Target Region(s) Outputs Outcomes Activity Leader(s)

2013 Total

funding

Anticipated Activity OutcomesTime Frame

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Target Countries

Action Site(s)

Action Site(s)

Funding - specify amount for each Other partners &

% resourcesActivity Leader(s)

Project

end date

if not

2013

Anticipated Activity Outcomes Target Countries Activity Leader(s)

Project

end date

if not

2013

Other partners &

% resources

Action Site(s)

Time Frame Anticipated Activity Outcomes

Activity Leader(s)Target Region(s) Outputs Action Site(s)Outcomes

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Funding - specify amount for each 2013 Total

funding

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Outcomes

IDO 3. Women and children in vulnerable households have year round access to greater quantity and diversity of food sources

IDO 4. More sustainable and equitable management of land, water and genetic resources in pastoral and agropastoral systems

Other partners &

% resources

Linkage to

Other

CRP(s)

Funding - specify amount for each 2013 Total

funding

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Project

end date

if not

2013

ID #

Donor(s)

for W3 &

bilateral

Time FrameActivity title Activity description* Specific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Target Region(s) Outputs

ID # Activity title Activity description* Specific Verifiable Deliverables in

2013Time Frame Anticipated Activity Outcomes Target Countries

Observations made by chair of Working Group on IDOs:• We needed to create new credible targets of impact for

the new IDOs• We were cautioned about having too many sites (10 was

seen as too many to implement at once)• Go slower and not try to be everywhere at once • We need more specifics on partnerships including their

roles in impact pathway• Integration with other CRPs is not fleshed out as much as

it could.

Intermediate Development Outcomes

Output Outcome Impact and Partnership: Lack of specificity on how we would get to outcome with partners

Target impacts for IDOs: Urgent need for a more credible job fixing target impacts for each IDO

Intermediate Development OutcomesStakeholder Reaction

Impact Goals

Region Lives Improved (millions) Land Degradation

Mitigated (km2)

SubSaharan Africa 20.0 600,000

Central Asia 0.5 940

South Asia 65.0 465,000

North Africa and West

Asia

1.1 18,600

Total Impact in Dryland

Areas

86.6 1,084,540

• 10-20% increase in productivity in SRT2 systems

• 20-30% increase in productivity in SRT3 systems

• 20% adoption rate within Action Sites

• Larger scope for impact through outscaling

• “Clustered” Activities in Prioritized Workplans to achieve

Seven IDOs

• Use of Standard Logframe Template

• Specificity on:

Sites

Outputs

Outcomes

Deliverables

Activity Leaders

Partnerships

Timelines

• Better Impact Targets

• Budget Principles

Meeting Expectations