Accelerated Growth (REGIS-AG) QUARTERLY REPORT

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Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel –

Accelerated Growth (REGIS-AG)

QUARTERLY REPORT

Quarter 3, Fund Year 2018:

APRIL – JUNE 2018

Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Accelerated Growth

(REGIS-AG)

tted by:


(REGIS-AG)

Prepared by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Contract No. AID-625-C-14-

00001, Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Accelerated Growth, implemented by CNFA

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Submitted by:


Project

USAID Contract #AID-625-C-14-0000

Submitted to:

Patrick Smith

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

Sahel Regional Office (SRO)

USAID/Senegal

August 31, 2018

DISCLAIMER

This report was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Feed the Future (FtF). Its contents are

CNFA‘s responsibility but do not necessarily reflect USAID’s views, Feed the Future or the American

Government.

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Contents

ACRONYMS .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

PART 1 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 14

REGIS-AG and the RISE initiative ................................................................................................................ 14

1.1 Goal, Objectives and Expected Results........................................................................................... 14

1.2 Intervention Areas ........................................................................................................................... 14

1.3 Implementation Partners ................................................................................................................. 14

1.4 Overview of Value Chain Development Strategy ........................................................................... 15

PART 2 – PROJECT PERFORMANCE – Level of Achievement in Q3 of FY17 Expected Outputs .................... 18

2.1. Component 1: Identify Opportunities through Value Chain and End-Markets Analysis................ 18

2.2. Component 2: Strengthen Linkages and Relationships in Selected Value Chains .......................... 18

2.2.1. Cowpea Value Chain ..................................................................................................................... 18

2.2.3. Poultry Value Chain ....................................................................................................................... 31

2.2.2. Small Ruminants Value Chain ........................................................................................................ 37

2.3. Component 3: Strengthen Input Supply and other Supporting Services and Improve Smallholder

and Agro-Pastoralist Access to Interconnected Markets ........................................................................... 45

2.3.1. Cowpea Inputs and agricultural Services ....................................................................................... 45

2.3.2. Animal Inputs and Services ............................................................................................................ 48

2.4. Component 4: Increase access to finance, innovation and private sector investment .................. 52

2.4.1. Functional Literacy Capacity Building Activities ............................................................................ 52

2.4.2. Access to Finance Facilitation Activities ........................................................................................ 54

2.5. Component 5: Improve the Enabling Environment for Local and Regional Private Investment .... 62

2.5.1. Improving the enabling environment for private sector investment ............................................ 62

2.5.2. Mainstreaming Gender and Governance ....................................................................................... 65

2.5.3. Strengthening Resilience/disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity of communities....................... 67

PART 3 - PROJECT PERFORMANCE - Level of Achievement in Q3FY17 Expected Outcomes and

Performance Indicators ......................................................................................................................................... 71

3.1. Overview of REGIS-AG MEL System .............................................................................................. 71

3.2. Activities carried out during Q3FY18 ............................................................................................. 71

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3.3. Status of achievement of performance indicators at Q3FY18 ........................................................ 74

PART 4 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 92

4.1. Project staff ...................................................................................................................................... 92

4.2 Management activities ...................................................................................................................... 94

4.3 Collaboration with RISE partners ................................................................................................... 95

4.4 Project Reporting and Public Communication ................................................................................ 96

4.5 Major meetings ................................................................................................................................ 97

4.5.1 – In Burkina Faso ............................................................................................................................ 97

4.5.2 – In Niger ........................................................................................................................................ 97

4.6 Major visits ....................................................................................................................................... 97

4.6.1 – In Burkina Faso ............................................................................................................................ 97

4.6.2 – In Niger ........................................................................................................................................ 97

LIST OF ANNEXES .............................................................................................................................................. 99

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ACRONYMS

A2N Association Nodde Nooto

ADI Association des Distributeurs d’Intrants Agricoles du Niger

AE Auxilliaire d’élevage

AGRA Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa

AGED Association pour la Gestion de l’Environnement et le Développement

AGRODIA Association des Grossistes et Détaillants d’Intrants Agricoles du Burkina Faso

ANFT National Association of Suppliers, Transformers and Traders of the BVCP

ANPB National Association of Livestock Producers

AREN Association pour la Redynamisation de l'Elevage au Niger

ASCOV Association of Poultry Traders

ASPRODEB Association Sénégalaise pour la Promotion des Petits Projets de Développement à la

Base

BDS Business Development Services

BPH Bonnes Pratiques d’Hygiène

BOA Bank of Africa

CAHW Community Animal Health Workers

CNCB Conseil National des Chargeurs du Burkina Faso

CNFA Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture

CERRA Centre Régional de Recherche Agronomique

CILSS Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (Comité

Permanent Inter-États de Lutte contre la Q1Sécheresse dans le Sahel)

COFENBAVI Confédération des Fédérations Nationales de la Filière Bétail/Viande des pays de

l’Afrique de l’Ouest

COP Chief of Party

COR Contracting Officer’s Representative

CRA Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture

CRS Catholic Relief Services

DCA USAID Development Credit Authority

DCOP Deputy Chief of Party

DDEL Délégation Départementale de l’Elevage

DFAP USAID Development Food Aid Program

DOPAIR Direction de l’Organisation des Producteurs et de l’Appui aux Institutions Rurales

DQA Data Quality Assessment

DRE Direction Régionale de l’Elevage

DREL Délégation Régionale de l’Elevage

DRRAH Direction des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques (Regional Directorate of

Animal and Fishery Resources)

DSA Direction de la Santé Animale (Directorate of Animal Health)

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ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

PO Producers’ organization (Farmers’ Based Organization)

FCFA Franc de la Communauté Financière d’Afrique

FFP Food for Peace

FIARA Foire Internationale de l’Agriculture et des Ressources Animales

FODEL Fonds de Développement de l’Elevage

GERME Gérer Mieux son Entreprise

GRET Groupe de Recherches et d’Echanges Technologiques

GIE Groupement d’Intérêt Economique

GIP Groupement d’Intérêt Public

GPS Global Positioning System

GSC Groupement de Service et de Conseil

IABER Institut Africain de Bio Economie Rurale

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

INERA Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles du Burkina Faso

INRAN Institut National de Recherche Agricole du Niger

IP-BVCP Inter Profession Bétail-Viande Cuirs et Peaux

LABOCEL Laboratoire Central de l'Elevage du Niger

LAHIA Livelihoods, Agriculture and Health Interventions in Action (DFAP)

LOP Life of Project

MAGEL Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage

MECAP Mutuelle d’Epargne et de Crédits des Artisans et des Producteurs

MCPSP Ministère du Commerce et de la Promotion du Secteur Privé

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MEL Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

MFI Micro-Finance Institution

MICA Ministère de l’Industrie du Commerce et de l’Artisanat

MT Metric Ton

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MRA Ministère des Ressources Animales

MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise

NGO Non-Governmental/Non-Profit Organization

OCADES Organisation Catholique pour le Développement Economique et Social

OHADA Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa

ONV-BF Ordre national des Vétérinaires du Burkina Faso

ONVN Ordre National des Vétérinaires du Niger

OPCV Organisation des Producteurs des Chaînes de Valeur

P4P Purchase for Progress

PAS Programme d’Ajustement Structurel

PASAM-TAI Program for Support to Household Food Security

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PDLK Projet d’Appui au Développement Local de la Komandjari

PERSUAP Pesticide Evaluation Report & Safe Use Action Plan

PICS Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage

PMP Performance Monitoring Plan

PO Producers’ Organization

PRODIB Professionalization of Agro-Input Dealers in Burkina Faso

PROFIL Projet des Filières Agricoles

PRRIA Projet de Développement de la Résilience à l’Insécurité Alimentaire au Burkina Faso

Q Quarter

RCPB Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina Faso

RECA Réseau des Chambres d’Agriculture

REGIS-AG Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Accelerated Growth

REGIS-ER Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel - Enhanced Resilience

RISE USAID Resilience in the Sahel Enhanced

ROI Return On Investment

RSAP Réseau de Santé Animale de Proximité

ROPPA Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

SAFEM Salon de l’Artisanat pour la Femme

SAREL Sahel Resilience Learning

Sawki Mercy Corps DFAP (means facilitation in Haussa language)

SHF Small Holder Farmers

SIBVAO Salon International Bétail-Viande de l’Afrique de l’Ouest

SIMA System of Agricultural Marketing Information

SIM-B Système d’Information du Marche Bétail

SIPRA Société Ivoirienne de Production Animale

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

SOFAB Société de Fabrication d’Aliments Bétails au Burkina Faso

SOP Strategic Orientation Plan

SPRING/DG Strengthening Partnership Results and Innovations in Nutrition

Globally/Digital Green

STA-SA Société de Transformation Alimentaire

STTA Short Term Technical Assistance

SVPP Service Vétérinaires Privés de Proximité

SYS-FeM Scaling out Integrated Soil Fertility Management technologies

ToR Terms of Reference

ToT Training of Trainers

UEMOA Union Economique et Monétaire West Africaine

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USD United States Dollar

USG US Government

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VC Value Chain

VCA Value Chain Approach

VCS Value Chain Study

VETOPROX Vétérinaire de Proximité Sahel

VHH Vulnerable Household

ViM Victoire sur la Malnutrition (Projet)

VSF-B Vétérinaires Sans Frontières-Belgique

VVV Vaccinateur Villageois de Volaille

WFP World Food Program

WHO World Heath Organization

ZEPESA Zebu Peul au Sahel (Projet de développement du Zébu Peul au Sahel)

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SUMMARY

The Resilience and Economic Growth in the Sahel – Accelerated Growth (REGIS-AG) project aims to

increase the resilience of vulnerable populations in the Sahel region by upgrading the competitiveness

and inclusiveness of pro-poor value chains (cowpea, small ruminant and poultry) in agro-pastoralist and

marginal agricultural zones of Burkina Faso and Niger. By increasing the inclusiveness and

competitiveness of these value chains, REGIS-AG will increase the incomes of 50,000 vulnerable

households and communities (both men and women) by 50% or more and to reduce the poverty in

these households by 20%. More specifically, the project target is to increase incomes from the cowpea

value chain at least by 69% among target vulnerable households and communities, 38% among the small

ruminant value chain beneficiaries, and 60% among those involved in the poultry value chain. The project

activities are structured around five integrated components.

Under the project’s Component 1, activities reported are additional complementary analyses that are

carried out either to deepen understanding of issues stated in the initial project inception studies the

project did in FY15 or to refine project strategies. For this reporting period Q3FY18, only three studies

were conducted to produce working documents for a national forum on the seed and fertilizer sub-

sector development held in Niamey on April 4 – 6 for seed and to be held in Burkina Faso on July 10 –

12 for seed and fertilizer. This activity was carried out in both countries successfully in collaboration

with the ministry in charge of agriculture and livestock.

During Q3FY18, activities carried out under Component 2 are grouped by value chain as follows:

In the cowpea value chain, REGIS-AG focused on:

(i) Finalizing the identification of business clusters linking POs to buyers through business linkages

development workshops in both countries;

• In Niger, the project held three (03) business development market linkage workshops in the

three project intervention regions that resulted in the identification of business clusters linking

22 new POs to 5 traders (including 2 new ones), 5 new processors and a new seed producer.

Overall, the project now has 8 cowpea business clusters in Niger involving 109 beneficiaries

support plans (84 POs, 7 grain traders, 5 seed traders, and 10 processors). The team will be

focusing on rolling out these support plans in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19 to ensure that

these linkages mature in relationships that will continue well after March 2020. In addition, the

team also developed 5 supports plans for agro dealers.

• In Burkina Faso, the project finalized 37 beneficiaries support plans for 4 clusters during the

reporting period.

(ii) Training 32 female members of POs on farming as a business and financial management. These were

POs involved in business clusters in Burkina Faso that were constituted in previous quarters. The

same training is scheduled to be held in Niger during the next quarter (Q4FY18).

(iii) Reinforcing the capacities of 754 actors (402 women) in the cowpea value chain in both countries

on the price fixing. In Niger, REGIS-AG used the 106 trainers (65 men and 41 women) it trained in

Q2FY18 to replicate the training at PO level. A total of 684 farmers (331 women) benefited from

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this training. In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG held three (03) training sessions that also benefited to 106

beneficiaries including 71 women.

(iv) Training the 64 female producers in Burkina Faso on improved production techniques, marketing,

fixing prices, and negotiation. Training topics focused on financial management as well as simplified

accounting for processing and marketing, including: (a) general accounting management and

simplified accounting management tools, (b) accounting management adapted to cowpea processing

groups, (c) price fixing at the level of transformation units, and fixing a selling price, drawing up

activity reports and production reports, (d) how to develop and manage a budget, and how to

develop an operating account. The same training is scheduled to be held during the next quarter.

(v) Facilitating the organization of warrantage schemes in Burkina Faso and Niger. The warrantage was

however less popular in Niger in FY18 than in FY17 due to liquidity issues at financial institutions

and high cowpea prices on the market. Only 13 POs participated in warrantage in Tillabéri and

Zinder. In both countries, POs put 21,050 kg of cowpea, 19,825 kg of other cereal products (such

as millet, sorghum, and maize), and 9,780 kg of other products such as peanut and sesame into

warrantage. The total value of stocks was estimated to be 14,191,500 FCFA ($26,281). Sales are

still going on and group sales at the end of June totaled 9,137,500 FCFA ($16,921).

In addition to the Mel team that assesses the outcome of various project trainings through the annual

survey, REGIS-AG plans to visit the beneficiaries of all these trainings in FY19 to assess the extent to

which they are applying the concepts they were thought and provide necessary guidance.

In the poultry value chain, the main activities carried out during the reporting period focused on the

following:

(i) Finalizing 11 sfrom 4 business clusters linking POs to buyers in Burkina Faso. In Q3FY17, REGIS-AG

organized three (03) business linkages development workshops. At the end of these workshops, 6

clusters were established with plans to finalize 56 support plans that involve 48 POs, 4 traders and

4 processors. In Q2FY18 a total of 29 supports plans from 4 of the clusters were finalized. In

Q3FY18, 11 more were added. In Niger, the project had already finalized all planned business

linkages envisaged in the work plan with 14 poultry business clusters involving 70 beneficiaries

support plans (55 POs, 7 traders and 8 processors). The team started rolling out the support plans

in both countries in Q3FY18. As in the case of cowpea, this will continue in Q4FY18 and

throughout FY19 to ensure that these linkages mature in relationships that will continue well after

March 2020.

(ii) Training 79 processors (60 men, 11 women) involved in business clusters that were constituted in

previous quarters on bio-security and hygiene in Niger. This training is part of the activities

identified in the support plans. The 79 participants represented 9 poultry meat processing and

commercialization companies. After the training, the team of trainers conducted a series of visits to

the processor sites to verify if the learners applied hygiene and biosecurity standards, and provide

complementary coaching when necessary. This coaching made it possible to further strengthen the

skills of the processors on the topics developed during the training. This activity was carried in

Burkina Faso in the previous quarter.

(iii) Supporting local actors in organizing 6 poultry fairs in Niger. A total of 5,044 chicken and 4,189

guinea fowl were sold. Total sales amounted 27,143,450 Fcfa ($50,266).

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In the small ruminant value chain, the main activities carried out during the reporting period

focused on the following:

(i) Finalizing the production of 67 support plans in Burkina Faso. These plans are grouped in six (06)

business clusters that involve 61 POs, 5 traders and 1 butcher. Support plans for two of the

clusters ("Gounes" and "Teeltaabaa") were submitted to two microfinance institutions. In Niger, as

reported Q2FY18, the project had finalized of 105 beneficiaries support plans in 8 business clusters

that involve 97 POs, 7 traders and 1 butcher. Implementation of these plans in both countries will

be rolled out starting in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19.

(ii) Finalizing participation of 17 traders from Burkina Faso and Niger at the FIARA. This fair started at

the end of the previous quarter on March 29 and ended on April 16, 2018. Six (06) traders from

Niger and 11 from Burkina Faso participated with project support. A total of 1,297 heads were

transported from both countries and they were all sold. Associated net profit excluding costs

borne by project amounted to 42,852,150 Fcfa ($79,355). In addition, a Nigerian kilichi exporter

sold 900,000 FCFA ($1667) worth of products and received advance orders valued at an additional

15,000,000 FCFA ($27,777) from a Senegalese buyer. Overall, compared with previous fairs,

profitability was much lower due to unusually high animal mortality during transport, rent seeking

behavior during transport (road harassment, police checks, customs), and poor pricing by traders in

Dakar who sold their animals at lower prices because they benefitted from the project financial

support (subsidy). This clearly indicates that REGIS-AG should continue phasing out its financial

support to the traders who are willing to take animals to Dakar at the next FIARA in FY19 and

should limit its support to coaching.

(iii) Preparing for Tabaski fairs in both countries. REGIS-AG started the process of supporting POs to

mobilize animals for Tabaski fairs planned for Q4FY18.

Under the project’s Component 3, during Q3FY18, REGIS-AG carried out the following activities:

(i) Facilitating access to production inputs through three (03) project-facilitated cowpea fairs held in

Niger in Balleyara (Tillabéri), Aguié (Maradi), and Zinder town. A total of 16 agro dealers and input

traders (2 in Tillabéri, 6 in Maradi, and 8 in Zinder) participated. Agro dealers and input traders

sold 6,024 kg of seed and 4,107 kg of fertilizer for a total value of 4,642,900 FCFA ($8,598). A small

quantity of PICS bags was also sold.

(ii) Training 157 warrantage warehouse management committee members in all 3 regions in Burkina

Faso (91 including 22 women) and in Niger (91 including 22 women). The trainng focused on

standards for warehouses and stocks, quality of products stored, control of the humidity rate, use

of PICS bags, product quality management, storage of seeds in warrantage, post-harvest operations,

management tools (cash register and bank book), and credit monitoring tools (repayment of credit

and repayment receipts). The trainings were delivered in French with translation in the local

language.

(iii) Facilitating business linkages between producers and distributers in Burkina Faso. Responding to the

need to better connect the input distributor network with producers and MFIs at the local level

identified Q2FY18, REGIS-AG organized three (03) workshops in Dori, Fada, and Kaya to support

input dealer networks. The workshops brought together 97 agro-dealers and animal feed traders

(91 men, 6 women) to discuss the structuring of their distribution networks, to share information

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on opportunities, and to prepare distributors for future interactions with producer-distributors and

MFIs. The same training is scheduled to be held in Niger in Q4FY18.

(iv) Supporting the organization of a national seed forum in Niger and in Burkina Faso. In Niger, REGIS-

AG collaborated with the Nigerian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The forum was held on

April 4 – 6. During the forum, participants amended the draft report on the seed sub sector that

the project produced as background document for the forum; in particular, the current seed sector

context and the roles and perspectives of state and private sector actors. They also discussed

challenges and solutions in seed production, certification, access, and distribution. Participants made

key recommendations on harmonized approaches to strengthen the production, access, and

distribution of certified seeds for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, INRAN, technical and

financial partners and financial institutions. Following up from the conference, REGIS-AG plans hire

a consultant to develop an action plan based on recommendations made at the forum. The action

plan will be developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The project

will then be a workshop with the same participants who attended the forum to validate the action

plan in Q1F19.

In Burkina Faso, in preparation for the forum scheduled for July 10 – 12, two research firms were

selected in May in collaboration with the Burkina Faso Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic to

conduct studies on the fertilizer and seed sub-sectors.

In addition, with regards to animal health services, the project focused monitored the activities of

livestock auxiliaries in Burkina Faso, finalized the collection and processing of data from the vaccination

campaign conducted in Q2FY18 in Niger, and supported a vaccination campaign organized by the

Government of Niger.

Under the project’s Component 4, activities carried out focused on functional literacy intervention

and facilitating access to finance. With regard to functional literacy interventions, the following results

were achieved:

(i) A total of 10 instructors and 5 supervisors were trained in Burkina Faso on characteristics of adult

learners, animation techniques, methods of calculation, lesson planning, and how to conduct

evaluations. During this same period, 15 instructors and 5 supervisors from the centers opened in

FY18 participated in refresher training. This activity was carried out in Niger in Q2FY18.

(ii) The 80 centers operated in Niger (30 new and 50 old) received equipment and classes started for

3,348 learners. They were assessed at start of the course and their proficiency levels were

recorded. The project carried out missions to monitor the startup of courses at 59 of these 80

centers under the supervision of the Inspectorate of Literacy and Education and of Non-formal

Education and in collaboration with SAWKI, REGIS-ER, and LAHIA projects.

With regard to finance, REGIS-AG facilitated access to financing for the POs involved in the transaction

clusters, monitored the repayment of credit, provided training to agents of financial institutions, and

developed calls for proposals for the 3S Fund deployment (Niger only).

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In Niger, thanks to project support:

• 16 actors in the poultry and cowpea value chains received loans for a total of 9,451,000 FCFA

($17,502);

• 82 members of 3 POs obtained 2,221,000 FCFA ($4,113) in credit for the purchase of cowpea

inputs in Q3FY18;

• Beneficiaries support plans of small ruminant POs have been submitted to financial institutions

for consideration during Q4FY18;

• Two (02) processors obtained 2,500,000 FCFA ($4,630) in working capital credit;

• A total of 11 traders (poultry collectors) obtained working capital credit totaling 4,730,000

FCFA ($8,759) from BAGRI, KOKARI and MECAT poultry fairs;

• Small ruminant traders planning to participate in Tabaski fairs in Dakar submitted applications

for credit to BAGRI totaling 30,000,000 FCFA ($55,555). The bank plans to review the

applications in July 2018.

In Burkina Faso,

• The Caisses Populaires made loans totaling 28,777,500 FCFA ($53,292) to 12 POs/enterprises.

• A total of 42 credit requests for sheep fattening were finalized and deposited the Caisses

Populaires in Sahel and East regions;

• The Caisses Populaires funded 2 of the 4 applications submitted by processors for loans totaling

4,602,000 FCFA ($8,522).

In addition, the REGIS-AG team finalized the manual that will guide for the use of the 3S Funds, and

began developing calls for proposals for a variety of service provisions based on support needs stated in

the beneficiaries support plans. In Niger, the project developed 41 requests for proposals (9 in the

poultry value chain, 12 in the cowpea value chain, and 17 in the small ruminant value chain, and 3 for

SVPP) to mobilize service providers that will help roll out these support plans. These will be published in

July.

Furthermore, after developing a capacity building plan for financial institutions and the relevant training

modules in Q2FY18, REGIS-AG organized two training sessions for bank and MFI for a total of 50 agents

representing 4 financial institutions (8 BAGRI, 24 KOKARI, and 6 MECAT, 4 from Taanadi). Topics

covered included the value chain / supply chain approach, risk analysis with case studies on poultry, the

cowpea and small ruminant value chain, and credit management requirements in rural finance.

Under the project’s Component 5, activities carried out during this reporting period in Niger were

the following:

• Training 37 members (only 5 women) of interprofessions on advocacy in Niger. Participants

identified the 13 advocacy themes listed below and selected 3 to focus their advocacy activities

on during the coming year. In addition, participants in each value chain developed an advocacy

action plan on an issue selected during the workshop.

• Facilitating the establishment of the three regional consultative platforms in the poultry value

chain in Niger;

• Facilitating the establishment of an interprofessional organization in the poultry value chain in

Niger;

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• Supporting the transformation of 33 women’s POs into 12 GIE;

• Monitoring the training of PO members on early warning indicators in Burkina Faso and Niger;

• Collecting data for the development of an emergency destocking plan.

During the reporting period, project performance monitoring activities focused on (i) updating

the performance tracking table, (ii) archiving verified performance data sources as recommended in the

report of the Data Quality Assessment (DQA) conducted by SAREL, and (iii) monitoring of some field

activities in Burkina Faso and Niger.

For project management, the HR/Administration Manager and Senior Accountant visited the Maradi,

Zinder, and Tillabéri offices to identify and negotiate contracts with service providers such as hotel and

restaurant managers. The project signed 20 Professional Service Agreement activities focused on

ensuring adequate project staffing, meaningful reporting, effective communication, and adequate planning

and monitoring. Other key management activities carried out during the quarter are the following:

a) Weekly project planning/review meetings were held with staff in Burkina Faso and Niamey

b) Skype-based meetings were held with CNFA backstopping team in Washington DC.

c) Multiple meetings held between the COP, the DCOP and Project Manager to monitor

activity implementation in the field and discussed various strategic orientations.

d) Multiple Project Managers’ meetings with staff in field offices in Niger and Burkina Faso

during which they discussed how activities were being implemented and challenges

encountered as well as strategic orientation to integrate in the interventions.

e) Multiple coordination meetings with the project subcontract partners.

f) Critical meetings with staff to clarify the project value chain development strategy and

access to finance strategy.

g) Multiple email and face-to-face exchanges between the COP and the COR occurred.

Though generally held on an ad hoc basis, these exchanges are highly appreciated by the

project team because they proved to be a critical source of guidance and orientation that

significantly improves project performance. These were complemented with support from

the agriculture Officers of USAID Niger and Burkina Faso.

During the reporting period, REGIS-AG collaborated with its traditional partners. This collaboration

largely focused of joint work plan development with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, PASAM-TAI and SAWKI.

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PART 1 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

REGIS-AG and the RISE initiative

1.1 Goal, Objectives and Expected Results

On January 28, 2015, USAID signed a $34.4 million contract with Washington-based Non-Governmental

Organization (NGO) CNFA for the implementation of a new project: Resilience and Economic Growth

in the Sahel – Accelerated Growth (REGIS-AG). REGIS-AG is a five-year project focusing on

strengthening the cowpea, small ruminant, and poultry value chains in agro-pastoralist and marginal

agricultural zones of Niger and Burkina Faso. By increasing the inclusiveness and competitiveness of these

value chains, REGIS-AG will increase the incomes of vulnerable households (including men and women),

enhancing the resilience of families and communities to shocks such as drought, conflict, and economic

crises.

The three value chains were selected because they have a high potential for commercially oriented

activities and either are or have the potential to be critically important sources of income for both men

and women in households across livelihood status groups.

The target outcome of REGIS-AG is to increase income from sheep, goats, poultry and cowpeas by 50%

among target households (vulnerable households), which will, in turn, contribute to reducing the depth

of poverty (among the poor) by 20%. REGIS-AG will reach 270,000 direct beneficiaries.

1.2 Intervention Areas

Program implementation is managed through five integrated components:

• Component 1: Identify opportunities through value chain and end-market analysis

• Component 2: Strengthen vertical and horizontal value chain linkages and relationships in

selected value chains

• Component 3: Strengthen input supply and other supporting services and improve smallholder

and agro-pastoralist access to these interconnected markets

• Component 4: Increase access to finance, innovation and private sector investment

• Component 5: Improve the enabling environment for local and regional private sector investment

1.3 Implementation Partners

REGIS-AG is implemented by a CNFA-led consortium of international and local NGOs. The international

NGOs are CRS, SNV and VSF. The local NGOs are A2N and AGED in Burkina Faso, and Karkara and

AREN in Niger.

REGIS-AG is not a stand-alone intervention. The project implements innovative “pull” strategies linking

smallholder groups to markets, in close cooperation and synergy with projects operating in its target

zones and which focus on production-level “push” strategies, in order to move vulnerable households

from subsistence-level farming to commercial farming and increased food security. These projects include:

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• The Enhanced Resilience Cooperative Agreement REGIS-ER

• The Food for Peace (FFP) Development Food Aid Programs (DFAP), namely

o In Niger

▪ Livelihoods, Agriculture and Health Interventions in Action (LAHIA) implemented

by a consortium led by Save the Children International

▪ Sawki implemented by a Mercy Corps-led consortium

▪ Program for Support to Household Food Security (PASAM-TAI) implemented by

a CRS-led consortium

o In Burkina Faso

▪ Programme Faso implemented by a CRS-led consortium

▪ Victoire sur la Malnutrition (ViM) Projet implemented by an ACDI/VOCA-led

consortium

• The learning agenda procurement Sahel Resilience Learning (SAREL) project.

• Non-USAID funded projects

o IFAD-funded Projet d’Appui aux Filières Agricoles (PROFIL) implemented by the

government in Burkina Faso

o World Bank-funded Projet Régional d’Appui au Pastoralisme au Sahel (PRAPS)

implemented by government Burkina Faso and Niger

o World Food Program projects

To achieve its objectives, REGIS-AG is expected to work in tandem with these projects and others that

focus in facilitating production activities related to the intensification of livestock and high potential crops

operating in its target zones. As a result, REGIS-AG beneficiary producers’ organizations (POs) are POs

supported by the partners. During the reporting period, REGIS-AG worked with 686 POs (195 in

Burkina Faso and 310 in Niger).

1.4 Overview of Value Chain Development Strategy

REGIS-AG interventions focus on fostering inclusive economic development and competitiveness in the

cowpea, poultry and small ruminant value chains in Burkina Faso and Niger. Through market-oriented,

pro-poor interventions, REGIS-AG has the goal to reach 50,000 households and have the following

impacts: (a) increasing household incomes by 50%, and (b) reducing poverty of vulnerable households by

20%, thereby strengthening household resilience to shocks. There are two sides to what these

objectives imply. On the demand side, this implies changing the development trajectory of small

marginalized producers by identifying opportunities within the value chain and demand in the markets

(VC/End Market studies) and acting on what is required (work plan implementation) to shift these

producers away from selling to collectors/intermediaries in thin local markets only, in favor of selling

their products to external, more developed markets within their country and abroad on fairer terms,

which will lift them out of poverty. On the supply side, REGIS-AG sister project REGIS-ER and other

partners (in and outside the RISE consortium) support the production at the village and farm levels.

Consequently, REGIS-AG cannot achieve its objectives without close and coordinated efforts with these

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projects; only together can these projects succeed in developing inclusive market systems that are

resilient and beneficial to all.

To achieve this transformation, REGIS-AG interventions are focused on bringing about the kinds of

systemic-level changes that would facilitate market linkages and product and process upgrading or allow

them to take place at scale. Such interventions address systemic issues which were identified in the value

chain and end market analyses carried out at the beginning of the REGIS-AG project. The analysis

concluded that marginalized producers (especially women) are consistently constrained from entering

the targeted value chains or fully participating in their development. For this, REGIS-AG uses a value

chain approach (VCA) and recognizes that the demand-drive approach is critical for success in value

chain development. As a result, REGIS-AG VC development begins by focusing on demand and, more

specifically, on the nature and character of demand. There are two important market dynamics that

guide REGIS-AG VC activities.

REGIS-AG intervention strategy is based on two essential pillars:

• Offering stakeholders in the cowpea, small ruminants and poultry value chains platforms for

commercial relations and supporting those actors who would be interested in entering

business transactions to achieve their aspirations or commitments;

• Facilitating the development and institutionalization of sales opportunities platforms during

periods of high demand and which are close to stakeholders in cowpea, small ruminants and

poultry value chains.

The business linkages pillar is based on the recognition that the starting point for linking small-scale

producers to markets is the consideration of what the market demand. As a result, producers must

increasingly produce to meet the needs of specific buyers or for a specific market, rather than rely on

markets to absorb their productions that do not always meet the needs of buyers. To this end, the

activities carried out under this pillar aim at encouraging producers to develop the habit of setting

production and marketing objectives by targeting specific markets.

This pillar is also based on the observation that any intervention aimed at linking small producers to

markets is unlikely to succeed if undertaken at the level of individual producers; the aggregation of

farmers' harvests at the cooperative, group or association level is essential because this grouping

reduces the cost of inputs and services (including financial and animal health services), creates

economies of scale, and helps to increase producer efficiency. Project support focuses on leverage

points which are actions likely to generate the greatest impact on value chain development; this includes

provision of animal health care services, capacity building for production, sales and management,

facilitating access to agricultural inputs and financing, and improving the production and marketing

environment.

The platforms of sales opportunities targeted by the project in the first pillar are the fairs organized with

a support of the project by municipalities in communes, organizations of actors and other decentralized

services of the State. The project support focuses on strengthening the capacities of these organizations

while encouraging the sustainability of these platforms. Targeted sales periods are Tabaski, Ramadan,

Independence Day, and end of year, when cowpea, small ruminants and poultry demand is very high.

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In the case of small ruminants, in addition to fairs organized in communes, the REGIS-AG project also

facilitates the participation of Burkina Faso and Niger stakeholders in fairs organized in the sub-region to

diversify their sales opportunities and exploit the peculiarities of their breeds of sheep and goats which

are highly appreciated in these markets.

The project vision is that, at the end of the REGIS-AG project, a large number of actors in the three

value chains in the project intervention areas would have increased their income and their food security

thanks to the project support. REGIS-AG would have developed a market-ready group of POs that

would have established business relationships with specific buyers and would have internalized / adopted

the practice of setting up and achieving production objectives that include precise quantities for sales in

market platforms (fairs) set up by municipalities during periods of high demand. As they become more

efficient in terms of income generation and food security, a growing number of POs will adopt these

practices.

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PART 2 – PROJECT PERFORMANCE – Level of

Achievement in Q3 of FY17 Expected Outputs

2.1. Component 1: Identify Opportunities through Value Chain and

End-Markets Analysis

Under the project’s Component 1, REGIS-AG focuses on carrying out detailed analyses in the target

value chains to identify opportunities for catalyzing necessary upgrading of product quality and

stakeholders’ operations. After the completion of the initial project inception studies in FY15 (Value

Chain and End Market Analyses, Gender Assessment, etc.), additional complementary analyses are

carried out either to deepen understanding of issues or to refine project strategies.

For this reporting period, only three studies were conducted to produce working documents for a

national forum on the seed and fertilizer sub-sector development held in Niamey on April 4 – 6 for seed

and to be held in Burkina Faso on July 10 – 12 for seed and fertilizer. This activity was carried out in

both countries successfully in collaboration with the ministry in charge of agriculture and livestock.

Details are presented in Component 3.

2.2. Component 2: Strengthen Linkages and Relationships in Selected

Value Chains

Under Component 2, REGIS-AG focuses on improving market access and product aggregation functions

by strengthening vertical and horizontal linkages or relationships among actors in the selected value

chains (cowpea, small ruminants and poultry). The vertical linkages are strengthened by facilitating the

development of buying and selling relationships to drive innovations and upgrading of products and/or

processes. Horizontal linkages are developed through cooperatives, associations and groups that lower

the cost of agro-inputs and services (including financial services), create economies of scale, and

contribute to increased efficiency.

2.2.1. Cowpea Value Chain

Cowpea is the most important crop in the REGIS-AG project zone. With over 50% of production

exported, it is produced by smallholder producers as both a source of food for households and for

commercial purposes. The cowpea value chain faces several constraints, notably high rainfall variability,

decreases in soil fertility, access to improved seeds, and disease and pests. In spite of these constraints,

cowpea production has steadily increased in Burkina Faso and Niger over the past 20 years and has

become an important source of income for both countries. The nutritional benefits of cowpea are

significant; it contains essential proteins and amino acids important for human growth. In addition to

facilitating access to market for cowpea beans, improving small-scale cowpea processing and marketing

of processed products will contribute to increasing the incomes of women involved, thereby enhancing

their resilience.

In Q3FY18, cowpea value chain activities focused on (i) organizing the last set of business development

linkage workshops and developing associated support plans for beneficiaries in newly constituted

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business clusters, (ii) training POs involved in business clusters that were constituted in previous

quarters on farming as a business and financial management, (iii) training of cowpea processors on

business and financial management, (iv) facilitating the organization of cowpea fairs, and (v) the

organization of cowpea fairs in Niger and promotional days in Burkina Faso.

Activity 1 / 2: Facilitate market linkages between cowpea POs, traders and

processors1

a) Sub-activity 1 - Finalizing the beneficiaries support plans (under Axis #1 Activity 1 in JWP with

REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SAWKI, PASAM-TAI and others)

In Niger, in the Q1FY18 report, REGIS-AG indicated that beneficiaries support plans were finalized to

link 62 cowpea POs and 5 traders and 5 processors with 3 traders as detailed below in Table 1.

Table 1: Beneficiaries support plans finalized in Q1FY18 by partner and by region in Niger (Cowpea VC)

Region Partner projects whose beneficiaries are involved in REGIS-AG business linkages

REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PASAM-TAI Other partners Total

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to traders

• Maradi − 1 PO

linked to trader A

− 12 PO

linked to trader A

− 2 PO

linked to trader A

− 6 PO

linked to trader A

− 7 PO

linked to trader A

− 28 PO in 1

market linkage with 1 trader A

• Tillabéri − 12 PO linked to 2

traders B&C

− none2 − none − none − 6 PO linked to 1

trader B

− 18 PO in 2 market linkages

with 2 traders B&C

• Zinder − None − none − 4 PO

linked to 1 trader E

− 6 PO

linked to 1 trader E

− 6 PO

linked to 1 trader F

− 16 PO in 2

market linkages with 2 traders

E&F

Total achieved by end of

Q1FY18

− 13 PO linked to 3

traders

− 12 PO linked to

1 trader


traders


traders


traders


with 5 traders

Total planned in FY18 work

plan

− 22 PO to be

linked to 4 traders

− 14 PO to

be linked to 1 trader

− 6 PO to be

linked to 2 traders

− 17 PO to be

linked to 2 traders

− 25 to be

linked to 4 traders

− 84 PO in 5


1 This activities refers to activities 1 and 2 listed under the axis of collaboration # 1 in parts 3a-e of REGIS-AG FY18 annual joint work plan the project developed with REGIS-ER, SAWKI, PASAM-TAI and others, respectively.

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 30 REGIS-ER cowpea POs and 6 traders in Burkina Faso and Niger Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 14 LAHIA cowpea POs and 1 trader in Maradi

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 6 SAWKI cowpea POs and 2 traders in Maradi Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 17 PASAM-TAI cowpea POs and 2 traders in Maradi and Zinder Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 37 other cowpea POs and 8 traders in Burkina Faso and Niger

Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 7 REGIS-ER cowpea POs and 2 processors in Burkina Faso Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 1 trader and 1 LAHIA cowpea processors in Maradi

Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 1 trader and 2 SAWKI cowpea processors in Maradi and Zinder

Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 1 trader and 1 PASAM-TAI cowpea processor in Maradi and Zinder Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 12 other cowpea POs and 3 processors in Burkina Faso and Niger

2 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the business linkages development workshops.

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REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PASAM-TAI Other partners Total

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s processors linked to traders

• Maradi − na3 − 1 LAHIA processor

A linked to trader A

− none − 1 PASAM-TAI

processor B linked to 1

trader A

− 1 other processor

C linked to 1 trader A

− 3 processors AB&C in 1

market linkage (above) with 1 trader A

• Tillabéri − na − none − none − none − 1 other

processor D linked to 1trader B

− 1 processor D

in 1 market linkage (above) with1trader B

• Zinder − na − none − none − none − 1 other processor

linked to 1 trader

− 1 processor in 1 market

linkage (above) with 1 trader

Total

achieved by end of Q1FY18

− Na − 1 LAHIA

processor linked to

1 trader

− none − 1 PASAM-

TAI processor

linked to 1 trader

− 3 other

processors linked to 3

traders

− 5 processors in 3


Total planned

in FY18 work plan

− na − 1LAHIA

processor to be linked to 1

trader

− 2 SAWKI

processors to be linked to 1 trader

− 1 PASAM-

TAI processor to be

linked to 1 trader

− 3

processors to be linked to 3 traders



In Q3FY18, to identify additional POs to be added to the set of beneficiaries already in business clusters

the project constituted in previous quarters as envisaged in the work plan, REGIS-AG cowpea team

organized three (03) business development market linkage workshops. They were held in Maradi (June

19 – 22), Tillabéri (June 26- 29 in), and Zinder (June 26 to 29). These workshops were originally

scheduled for Q2FY18 but were postponed. At the end of the workshops, the following relationships

emerged:

• Two (02) clusters in Maradi

o 7 new REGIS-ER PO and 4 new PASAM-TAI PO linked to 1 trader already linked to PO

o 2 new SAWKI processors linked to 1 old trader

• Three (03) clusters in Tillabéri

o 1 REGIS-ER PO and 4 PO from other partners linked to 1 new trader (seed producer)

o 1 new REGIS-ER PO linked to 1 trader already linked to PO

o 2 new processors from other projects linked to to 1 trader already linked to PO

• Three (03) clusters in Zinder

o 5 new REGIS-ER PO linked to 1 new trader

o 3 new REGIS-ER PO to 1 trader already linked to PO

o 2 new PASAM-TAI PO linked to 1 new processor


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Overall, as presented in the table below, the project now has 8 cowpea business clusters in Niger

involving 106 beneficiaries support plans (84 POs, 7 grain traders, 5 seed traders, and 10 processors)

the team will be focusing on rolling out in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19 to ensure that these linkages

mature in relationships that will continue well after March 2020. In addition, the team also developed 5

supports plans for agro dealers (1 in Maradi, 3 in Tillabéri, and 1 in Zinder). Members of these clusters

will be benefitting from the USG-funded intense support in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19.

Table 2: Beneficiaries support plans finalized to date by partner and by region in Niger (Cowpea VC)


REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PASAM-TAI Other partner Total


• Maradi − 1 PO linked to

trader A

− 7 new PO linked to

trader A

− 12 PO linked to

trader A

− 2 PO linked to

trader A

− 6 PO linked to

trader A

− 4 new PO linked to

trader A

− 7 PO linked to

trader A

− 39 PO in 1 market linkage

with 1 trader A

• Tillabéri − 12 PO

linked to 2 traders

B&C

− 1 old PO linked to

1 seed trader D

− 1 new PO

linked to trader B

− none4 − none − none − 6 PO

linked to trader B

− 4 old PO

linked to 1 seed trader

D

− 19 PO in 3


BC&D

− 5 old PO 3 market linkages

with 1 seed trader D

• Zinder − 5 new PO linked to 1 new

trader G

− 3 new PO

linked to trader E

− none − 4 PO linked to 1 trader E

− 6 PO linked to trader E

− 2 new PO linked to 1

new processor J

− 6 PO linked to 1 trader F

− 24 PO in 3 market linkages with 3 traders

EF&G

− 2 PO linked to

1 processor J

Total achieved by

end of Q3

− 29 PO linked to

5 traders

− 12 PO linked to

1 trader


traders


traders

− 2 PO

linked to 1

processor F


traders


with 7 traders

− 2 PO in 1

market linkage

with 1 processor F

Total planned in FY18 work plan

− 22 PO to be linked to 4

traders

− 14 PO to be linked to 1 trader

− 6 PO to be linked to 2 traders

− 17 PO to be linked to 2 traders

− 25 to be linked to 4 traders

− 84 PO in 5 market linkages with 5 traders


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REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PASAM-TAI Other partner Total

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s processors linked to traders

• Maradi − na5 − 1 LAHIA processor

A linked to trader A

− 2 new SAWKI

processors F&G linked to trader

A

− 1 PASAM-TAI

processor B linked to trader A

− 1 other processor

C linked to trader A

− 5 processors ABCF&G in 1

market linkage (above) with 1 trader A

• Tillabéri − na − none − none − none − 1 other

processor D linked to trader B

− 2 other new

processors H&I linked to trader B

− 3 processors

DH&I in 1 market linkage (above)

with1trader B

• Zinder − na − none − none − none − 1 other processor

E linked to trader E

− 1 processor E in 1 market

linkage (above) with 1 trader E

Total

achieved by end of Q3

− Na − 1 LAHIA

processor linked to 1 trader

− 2 new

SAWKI processors F&G linked

to 1 old trader A

− 1 PASAM-

TAI processor linked to 1

trader

− 5 other

processors linked to 3 traders



Total planned

in FY18 work plan

− na − 1LAHIA

processor to be

linked to 1 trader

− 2 SAWKI

processors to be linked

to 1 trader

− 1 PASAM-

TAI processor

to be linked to 1 trader

− 3

processors to be linked

to 3 traders



In Burkina Faso, the original plan was to add 39 new POs (versus 23 in Niger) to be identified in three

business linkages development workshops. Early in the year, the project realized that, if the original plan

is executed as stated in the work plan, Burkina will have much more POs than Niger. As a result, the

team decided to reduce this number to only 10 POs from REGIS-ER and focus on finalizing the support

plan. During the reporting period, the project worked with REGIS-ER to identify those 10 POs and link

them to traders. In addition, the project also finalized 37 beneficiaries support plans for 4 clusters during

the reporting period. The table below provides more details by region. To facilitate the financing of

these plans, a team from REGIS-AG held several meetings with the heads of the management of the

Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina Faso (RCPB) in North-Center region and with the Général de la

Microfinance (GMF) in East region to discuss the project’s strategy and encourage financial institutions to

finance the POs with support plans. The managers agreed in principle to support the clusters. More

details are provided in component 4 of this report.

5 This means that this type of market linkage was not envisaged in the FY18 work plan.

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Table 3: Distribution of support plans, by cluster and by region, Burkina Faso

Region Number of POs Name of Trader # Support Plans Name of Cluster

Central-North 17 Sawadogo Lassané 18 Kaya

Central-North 4 Damiba Raphaël 5 Nagbingou-Bouroum

East 5 Sandwidi Ramata 6 Manni

East 7 Damiba Raphaël 8 Haaba

Total 33 37

Overall, taking in to consideration the number of plans finalized in FY17, the project now has 11 cowpea

business clusters in Burkina Faso that involve 69 beneficiaries support plans (51 POs, 11 grain traders,

and 7 processors) the team will be focusing on rolling out in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19 as well to

ensure that these linkages mature in relationships that will continue well after March 2020. The

distribution of the business relationships established is presented in the following table by partner projects

in each intervention region.

Table 4: Beneficiaries support plans finalized to date by partner & by region in Burkina Faso (Cowpea VC)


REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to traders or processors

• Center North

− 1 PO linked to 1 trader A

− 31 PO linked to 7 traders

A-G

− None None None − 32 PO in 7 market linkages with 7 traders

• East − 1 PO linked

to 1 trader H

− None − None − 16 PO

linked to 3 traders H-J

− None − 17 PO in 3 market

linkages with 3 traders

• Sahel − None − None − None − None − 2 PO linked

to 1 trader K

− 2 PO in 1 market

linkages with 1 trader

Total achieved to date

− 2 PO linked to 2 traders

− 31 PO linked to

7 traders

− None − 16 PO linked to 3

traders

− 2 PO linked to 1 trader

− 51 PO in 11 market linkages with 11

traders.


plan


traders & 7 PO to 2

processors

− 4 PO to be linked

to 1 trader &

4 PO to 1

processor

− 4 PO to be linked

to 1 trader & 4

PO to 1

processor


trader & 4 PO to 1

processor

− na6 − 20 PO in 5 market linkages with 4

traders & 19 PO in 5 market linkages with

5 processors

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s butchers/processors linked to traders

• Center North

− na − na − na − na − 2 processors A&B linked to 7 traders

A-G

− 2 processors A&B in 2 markets linkages (above) with 7

traders

6 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the workshops organized in FY17.

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REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total

• East − Na − Na − na − na − 2 processors

C&D linked to 3 traders

H-J

− 2 processors C&D

in 2 markets linkages (above)

with 3 traders

• Sahel − na − na − na − na − 3 processors EF&G linked

to 1 trader

K

− 3 processors EF&G in 1 market linkage

(above) with 1

trader

Total achieved to date

− Na − Na − na − na − 7 other processors linked to 11

traders

− 7 processors in 5 market linkages (above) with 11

traders

Total planned

in FY18 work plan

− na − na − na − na − 4 processors

linked to 3

traders


market linkages with

3 traders

b) Sub-activity 2: Train cowpea processors on business management and financial management,

including basic accounting and price setting (under Axis #1 Activity 1 in JWP with REGIS-ER,

LAHIA, SAWKI, PASAM-TAI and Others)

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG held two training sessions in Kaya in April to strengthen the capacity of

cowpea processors. The first session, held April 3 – 5 brought together 16 processors from North-

Central and 16 processors from Sahel. A total of 32 participants (0 men, 32 women) were trained

during the first session. The second training session also brought together 32 participants (0 men, 32

women) 12 from the North-Central and 20 from East.

Facilitators used a PowerPoint presentation to explain the different themes, with a question and answer

period directly following. Training topics focused on financial management as well as simplified

accounting for processing and marketing, including: (i) general accounting management and simplified

accounting management tools, (ii) accounting management adapted to cowpea processing groups, (iii)

price fixing at the level of transformation units, and fixing a selling price, (iv) drawing up activity reports

and production reports, (v) how to develop and manage a budget, and (vi) how to develop an operating

account.

In addition to the Mel team that assesses the outcome of various project trainings through the annual

survey, the Burkina Faso cowpea team plans to visit the beneficiaries of this training in FY19 to assess

the extent to which they are applying the concepts they were thought and provide necessary guidance.

In Niger, the same training is scheduled to be held during the next quarter (Q4FY18).

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c) Sub-activity 3: Train the producers (POs and conservation farming) on improved production techniques

and marketing / Sub-activity 4: POs train on farming as a business, fixing prices and negotiation (under

Axis #1 Activity 1 in JWP with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SAWKI, PASAM-TAI and Others)

This activity is part of the capacity building interventions included in beneficiaries support plans the

project developed to support business clusters. It is carried out in two phases or in cascade: the training

of trainers followed by the training to beneficiaries by these trainers.

In Niger, after completing the training of 106 trainers (65 men and 41 women) in Q2FY18, the trainers

proceeded to were required to train members of their PO at the grassroots level in the three regions

during the reporting period. As indicated in the Q2FY18 report, topics covered included: understanding

the concept of supply and demand; doing agriculture as a business; different ways of selling own

production; how to determine costs; how to set prices; how to calculate profit; how to add value in a

product after harvest; understanding the value chain concept; how to carry out a rapid market analysis;

introduction to the concept of Return on Investment (ROI) and its calculation; good packaging and its

importance; and how to negotiate.

These trainings were replicated in all three regions during the reporting period. The project team

monitored training sessions in Maradi (in Aguié and Sae Saboua) and Tillabéri (in Kourtey and Kolo)

through a 5-day field mission during which they participated in some of the trainings to assess how

trainers replicated the training received in Q2FY18. A total of 684 people including 331 women

benefited from this training: 127 femmes à 264 in Maradi (including 127 women), 193 in Zinder

(including 95 women), and 227 in Tillabéri (including 109 women). The table below presents their

distribution by type of beneficiaries.

Table 5: Distribution by type of beneficiaries of REGIS-AG training on improved production techniques,

marketing, and farming as a business in Niger

Region

Type of beneficiary

Maradi Tillabéri Zinder TOTAUX

# of trainees

# trained by trainees

# of trainees


# of trainees


# of trainees


Agro dealers 4 13 4 6 7 38 15 57

Producers 20 192 19 193 16 86 55 471

Traders 7 25 4 11 5 23 16 59

Processors 8 34 4 17 8 46 20 97

Total 39 264 31 227 36 193 106 684

Results of the supervision show that trainers faithfully replicated the training received and beneficiaries

were able to apply the concepts they were thought. In addition to the Mel team that assesses the

outcome of various project trainings through the annual survey, the cowpea team plans to work with

the trainers in FY19 to visit the beneficiaries of this training to assess the extent to which they are

applying the concepts they were thought and provide necessary guidance.

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG held three training sessions from April 19 – 27 to reinforce the capacities

of actors in the cowpea value chain on the price fixing. A total of 106 participants (35 men, 71 women)

took part in this training. At the end of this theoretical training, the trainees participated in group work.

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Training focused on: (i) What is a price? How

to calculate a selling price? (ii) How to

identify the elements for calculating the costs

of a product? (iii) How to define the market

and competition? (iv) How to define the

constituent aspects of the price?

During the fourth quarter, a REGIS-AG team

will follow up with the learners to check if

the training received was replicated within

their group and if the learners apply the

modules taught in the program.

Activity 3: Facilitate the organization of warrantage schemes for cowpea and other

cereals in Burkina Faso and Niger7

Warrantage is a rural credit facility that improves the supply of rural finance by directly mitigating

collateral constraints and simultaneously improving the risk profile of farmers by promoting

improvements in production markets that can lead to higher farm incomes. The system is structured

around warehouse receipts (WR), which are issued as evidence that specified goods of specified quantity

and quality have been deposited at particular locations or warehouses by designated depositors. WRs

may be issued to farmers, traders, exporters or processors. Warehouse operators or collateral

managers who issue the WRs ensure that a bona fide holder of the receipt can take delivery of the

underlying product. For cowpea, prices usually collapse just after harvest. In deciding to sell the goods at

a later time, when prices have increased as supply decreases, the depositor can avoid the price risk. The

applicant who is a beneficiary of REGIS-AG (PO) can therefore receive a loan from an MFI for 70-80% of

the value of his product in stock to buy inputs for the next season or to respond to others. The loan is

paid on the sale of the stock.

In Niger, REGIS-AG organized the warrantage activity from January through the end of June 2018.

Results achieved show that the warrantage was less popular in FY18 than in FY17 due to liquidity issues

at financial institutions and high cowpea prices on the market. In particular, only 13 POs participated in

warrantage in Tillabéri and Zinder. As described in the Q2FY18 report, warrantage was not

implemented in Maradi due to the lack of liquidity of ASUSU.SA and MECAT. This was because Asusu

and MECAT had a liquidity problem. In Tillabéri and Zinder, two MFI (ASUSU.SA and Kokari) pledged to

disburse credit to farmers by December 15. While they reiterated their commitment to disburse credit

throughout the quarter, they only offered 10,000 FCFA per bag and this corresponds to 33% of the

value at harvest rather than the 70% farmers expected. At the end of Q1 (December 2017), a total of

77 POs expressed their interest in the warrantage activity. However, by the end of January, because of

the low liquidity of MFIs, 58 POs chose to take advantage of higher prices to obtain immediate cash.

Since prices remained high in the market, this reduction in inventory and credit did not negatively impact

the livelihoods of cowpea producers.”

7 This corresponds to Activity 3 in Axis #1 of the joint work plans with REGIS-ER, PASAM-TAI and others (Parts

3a,d,e) in the axis of collaboration #1.

Participants in group discussions during the training session

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Details on the status of warrantage in Tillabéri and Zinder at the end of the quarter are presented in the

table below. In Tillabéri, 8 POs took part in the warrantage activity (43 men, 158 women). Table 5

shows that these POs put the following quantities into warrantage: 11,000 kg of cowpea; 10,000 kg of

other cereal products (such as millet, sorghum, and maize); and 2,360 kg of other products such as

peanut and sesame. The total value of stocks was estimated to be 7,069,000 FCFA ($13,090). Sales are

still going on and group sales at the end of June totaled 5,161,500 FCFA ($9,558).

In Zinder, 5 POs participated in the warrantage activity (84 women, 46 men). In total, these POs put the

following quantities into warrantage: 9,950 kg of cowpea; 9,825 kg of other cereal products (such as

millet, sorghum, and maize); and 7.420 kg of other products such as peanut and sesame. The total value

of stocks was 7,122,500 FCFA ($9,558) and group sales at the end of June totaled 3,976,000 FCFA

($7,363).

POs in Zinder received 4,883,950 FCFA ($9,044) in warrantage credit, whilst those in Tillabéri received

6,591,800 FCFA ($12,207) in warrantage credit. Details of credit disbursed and repayments are provided

in Component 4 of this report.

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Table 6: Status of warrantage stocks at the end of Q3FY18 in the Tillabéri and Zinder Regions in Niger

Name of

Village

Name of PO involved in the

warrantage

Number

members involved

Quantity of

cowpea grains in

warrantage

(kg)

Quantity of cereals8 in

warrantage

(kg)

Quantity of

other products9 in

warrantage

(kg)

Number of warehouse

involved

Value of all stocks

(FCFA)

Group sales at the end of June 2018

M F FCFA USD

Tillabéri

Dorobobo Wangari 5 19 500 200 760 1 285,000 459,000 850

Ganda Bangou Kanda Bani 11 2 1,300 200 0 1 430,000 590,000 1,093

Sourgho Koira Hallassey 11 9 2,800 1,600 0 1 1,160,000 1,851,000 3,428

Loki Damana Sourou 8 26 2,000 2,200 640 1 1,120,000 1,635,500 3,029

Yanta Tchigaba 4 0 2,000 1,600 0 1 2,320,000 0 0

Nikoye Soudji 1 24 800 100 800 1 360,000 341,000 631

Pagogi Djamdjabou 1 59 500 2,100 80 1 602,000 135,000 250

Torodi Yarou II 2 19 1,200 2,000 80 1 792,000 150,000 278

Total Tillabéri 43 158 11,100 10,000 2,360 8 7,069,000 5,161,500 9,558

Zinder

Doungass Union Tchigaba 2/PO Habbaka 0 23 1,600 2,550 560 1 12,00,000 688,000 1,274

Dogo Dogo Union Agani Ayaba/2POs

Mouzaguiné and Mayi Taanadi 9 23 1,300 5,600 0 1 1,506,000 520,000 963

Angoual Talba Tattalin Manoma 20 12 3,800 200 3,120 1 1,962,500 1,520,000 2,815

Angoual Gao Alkawali 3 23 1,050 675 3,020 1 1,356,000 280,000 519

Rougal Makokia Hadin Kai 14 3 2,200 800 720 1 1,098,000 968,000 1,793

Total Zinder 46 84 9,950 9,825 7,420 5 7,122,500 3,976,000 7,363

Total Niger 89 242 21,050 19,825 9,780 13 14,191,500 9,137,500 16,921

8 These are maize, millet and sorghum.

9 These are peanut and sesame.

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In Burkina Faso, as reported in Q2FY18, the warrantage process proceeded normally because the

MFIs and banks did not have liquidity challenges. A total of 1,240 producers (including 1,114 women)

stored about 236 tons of cowpea and agricultural products in 25 stores as details in the table below

detailed in Annex 1.

Table 7: Status of warrantage stocks and credit requests in March 2018, Burkina Faso

Region Number of POs/groups

Beneficiaries Quantity of

products

(Kg)

Credit amount requested

Men Women Fcfa US $

Centre Nord 51 48 922 143,165 32,316,000 59,844

Sahel 25 28 47 27,660 6,635,000 12,287

Est 7 53 145 64,900 12,497,200 23,143

Total 83 129 1,114 235,725 51,448,200 95,274

By the end of June 2018, out of 28 warrantage warehouses, only 4 in Dori, Kuini, Bellogo, and Silmangué

still contained unsold cowpea. Contacts have been made with traders to sell the cowpea that still

remains in stock.

By the end of the previous quarter (Q2FY18), financial institutions (MECAP and RCPB) disbursed a total

of 51,803,600 FCFA ($95,933) in credit to cowpea POs engaged in warrantage. This benefited 1,232

producers (117 men and 1,115 women). As in Niger, the project also monitored the destocking of the

warranted cowpea and the repayment of credit to financial institutions during the reporting period. By

the end of June, POs repaid a total of 46,274,600 FCFA ($85,694) to RCPB and MECAP – a repayment

rate of 89.3%. Credit has been used to conduct income-generating activities or to purchase agricultural

inputs.

Activity 4 / 5: Facilitate the organization of cowpea fairs and promotional days with

the local structures in Burkina Faso and Niger10

In Niger, REGIS-AG supported local structures to organize cowpea fairs in Balleyara in Tillabéri (May

27 – 29), in Aguié in Maradi (May 28 – 30), and in Zinder city (May 29 – 31). To provide this support,

the project collaborated with RISE partners (REGIS-ER and DFAP) and national organizations. A total of

10 This refers to activities listed under the axis of collaboration # 1 in parts 3a-e of REGIS-AG FY18 annual joint

work plan.

Joint work plan 3a with REGIS-AG – Activity 4: Facilitate the organization of cowpea fairs with the local strucutres

in Burkina Faso and Niger and Activity 5: Facilitate the organization of cowpea promotional days in Burkina Faso and Niger.

Joint work plan 3b with LAHIA - Activity 3: Facilitate the organization of a cowpea fair by the local structures in Maradi and Activity 4: Facilitate the organization of a cowpea promotional day (JPN) in Maradi. Joint work plan 3c with SWAKI - Activity 3: Facilitate the organization of cowpea fairs by local structures in Maradi

and Zinder and Activity 4: Facilitate the organization of Cowpea Promotional Days (JPN) in Maradi and Zinder.

Joint work plan 3d with PASAM-TAI - Activity 4: Facilitate the organization of cowpea fairs by local structures in Maradi and Zinder and Activity 5: Facilitate the organization of cowpea promotional days (JPN) in Maradi & Zinder.

Joint work plan 3e with Others - Activity 4: Facilitate the organization of cowpea fairs by local structures in Burkina Faso and Niger and Activity 5: Facilitate the organization of cowpea promotional days (JPN) in Burkina

Faso and Niger.

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117 POs and processors participated as exhibitors including 22 POs in Tillabéri (21 men, 24 women), 44

in Maradi (50 men, 45 women), and 51 in Zinder (55 men, 40 women). These POs are also beneficiaries

of partner projects: 32 from REGIS-ER, 12 from LAHIA, 12 from SAWKI, 11 from PASAM-TAI, and 50

from "other" projects.

Products sold included cowpea grains, cowpea seeds, processed cowpea products and other non-

cowpea products. In Maradi, however, no cowpea grains were offered for sale because they were sold

before the fair to traders due to high demand and high prices this year. Total value of all sales in the

three fairs amounted to 5,851,200 FCFA ($10,836) as summarized in the table below.

Table 8: Total sales amounts at cowpea fairs in Niger

Location Product

Quantity

presented (kg)

Quantity

of Sales (kg)

Value of sales

FCFA USD

Balleyara (Tillabéri)

Cowpea grains 1,546 175 27,550 491

Cowpea seeds 1,656 1,563 1,816,000 3,301

Processed cowpea products 194 171 186,750 346

Other non-cowpea products 853 153 121,100 224

Sub-total 4,248 2,062 840,100

Zinder

Cowpea grains 5,063 4,887 890,600 1,649

Cowpea seeds 2,288 1,894 902,450 1,671

Processed cowpea products 2,106 1,552 1,167,350 2,162

Other non-cowpea products - - - -

Sub-total 9,457 8,333 2,960,400 5,482

Aguié (Maradi)

Cowpea grains - - - -

Cowpea seeds 4,947 2,567 1,924,450 3,564

Processed cowpea products 638 206 90,500 168

Other non-cowpea products 72 30 35,750 66

Sub-total 5,657 2,803 2,050,700 3,798

Grand total 19,362 13,197 5,851,200

In addition, agro dealers participated in these fairs to do business with the POs present at the events.

They sold seeds, fertilizer, and PICS bags; details on the quantity and value of sales are reported in

Component 3 of this report.

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG facilitated the organization of cowpea promotional days by the Regional

Chambers of Agriculture in North-Central and Sahel. To this end, the project collaborated with its

partners including RISE, DFAP, Regional Chambers of Agriculture, technical services (Agriculture,

INERA, etc.). Both events went well but the data on sales will only be reported in Q4FY18 in the annual

report.

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2.2.3. Poultry Value Chain

In Burkina Faso and Niger, traditional poultry farming is practiced by over 90% of rural households and

is an important source of cash for basic household needs and emergencies. In the project areas, poultry

farming is mainly carried out by women for whom it is one of the few opportunities for savings,

investment and protection against risk. Consumer preference for local poultry results in a high demand

for poultry products (eggs, chicken and guinea fowl in urban centers) throughout the year. There is an

established marketing system with experienced collectors and dealers going to producer markets and

purchase poultry for the end markets in larger towns and cities. However, the poultry sector is

characterized by the lack of proper hygiene and biosecurity measures throughout the value chain which

causes high mortality and lowers profit margins as stakeholders lack required management tools, have

limited access to credit and are poorly organized when faced by epidemics. This is compounded by

competition from imported frozen chicken and table eggs. To improve the value chain, REGIS-AG

interventions have focused the following:

• Promoting the practice of vaccination and moving poultry health services closer to producers

• Strengthening poultry associations.

• Training collectors and roasters on bio-security and hygiene.

• Developing market linkages for producers for value-added activities

• Strengthening coordination of stakeholders in poultry value chain.

During Q3Y18, activities carried out in the poultry value chain focused on (i) finalizing the identification

of business clusters linking POs to buyers in Burkina Faso, (ii) training collectors and roasters involved in

business cluster that were constituted in previous quarters on bio-security and hygiene, and (iii)

supporting local actors in organizing 6 poultry fairs in Burkina Faso and Niger.

Activity 1 / 2: Facilitate market linkages between poultry POs and processors /

traders / grillers in Burkina Faso and Niger 11

a) Sub-activity 1: Finalizing the beneficiaries support plans (under Axis #3 of Activity 1 and Activity

2 in JWP with REGIS-ER and others)

In Burkina Faso, during Q3FY17, REGIS-AG organized 3 business market linkages development

workshops for the benefit of stakeholders involved in the poultry value chain. At the end of these

workshops, 6 clusters were established with plans to finalize 57 support plans that involve 48 POs, 4

traders and 5 processors or butchers detailed as follows:

11 These activities refers to activities 1 and 2 listed under the axis of collaboration # 3 in parts 3a, b, c, and e of REGIS-AG FY18 annual joint work plan the project developed with REGIS-ER, LAHIA SAWKI, and others,

respectively. Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 16 REGIS-ER poultry POs and 7 processors in Burkina Faso and Niger

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 5 LAHIA poultry POs and 1 trader in Maradi Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 5 SAWKI poultry POs and 2 grillers in Maradi and Zinder

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 14 other poultry POs and 4 grillers in Burkina Faso and Niger

Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 41 REGIS-ER poultry POs and 4 traders in Burkina Faso and Niger Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 14 other poultry POs and 5 traders (collectors) in Burkina Faso and

Niger

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• Two (02) clusters in the Center-North region with 20 POs linked to 2 processors (Entreprise

Song Venesse/Kanazoe12 and Entreprise Wendpouiré13)

• Two (02) clusters in the East region with 11 POs linked to 2 traders (Tougouri Loari14 and

Association de vendeurs de volaille Songtaaba-AVVST15), and the latter is also linked to a

processor (Entreprise Kayaba).

• Two (02) clusters in the Sahel region with 17 POs, 9 of whom are linked to a processor

(Kambou P Christine) and 8 others to a collector (Association collecteur Daarja16) who is also

linked to a processor (Entreprise Drogba).

In Q2FY18, the project conducted a series of in-depth diagnostics for each actor in these 6 clusters and

finalized 29 support plans from 4 clusters (Song venessé, Wendpouiré, Kayaba, and Drogba). The team

submitted the 4 finalized clusters to financial institutions to negotiate funding.

During the reporting period (Q3FY19), the project finalized 11 more support plans for 4 clusters listed

above which increases the number of support plans finalized in Burkina Faso to 40. The remaining 2

clusters have 16 beneficiaries support plans that will be finalized in Q4FY18.

The distributions of the business relations being established by partner project’s beneficiaries in each

intervention region in Burkina Faso is presented in the following table.

Table 9: Validated in FY17 and FY18 by partner project’s beneficiaries and by region in Burkina Faso

(Poultry value chain)


REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total achieved


Center North None17 8 PO linked to trader A

Na18 None none 8 PO in 1market linkages with 1 trader A

East 4 PO linked to 1 trader B

Na Na Na 7 PO linked to 1 trader C

11 PO in 2 market linkages with 2 traders

B&C

Sahel Na19 Na 8 PO linked to 1 trader D7

Na Na 8 PO in 1 market linkage with 1 trader

D

Total achieved

in FY17 + FY18

4 PO linked to

1 trader

8 PO linked to

1 trader

8 PO linked to

1 trader

Na 7 PO linked

to 1 trader

27 PO in 4 market

linkage with 4 traders

12 Linked to 12 POs: NongTaaba Koulwoko, Natewendé, Teltaaba, Namalgzanga Sondkieta, Neblataaba,

Nebnooma, Sougr Nooma, Manegre Nooma, Wend n Malgdé, Nongtaaba Pissila, and Nongtaaba Loundogo. 13 Linke to 8 POs: Wendpanga, Relwendé, Nongtaaba (Bollé), Pengdwendé, Namanegdo, Nabasnoogo, Sougr

Nooma, and Wendbenedo. 14 Linked to 4 POs: Baapougni, Bilaaboa, Fimba (OueER), and Fimba (Toumbenga ER). 15 Linked to 7 POs: Moandili, Liwubili Mani, Tintodiyaba, Landingui Tipo, Domanou, Foudima Mani, and Yenouboa 16 Linked to 7 POs: Pamral, M’balla Seno, Mouyanl, Wari Nafi, Outienou Celi, Potal, Baawa, and M’bala Suudu Baba. 17 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the business linkages development workshops. 18 This means that this type of market linkage was not envisaged in the work plan. 19 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the workshops organized in FY17.

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REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total achieved

Total planned

in FY18 work plan

18 PO to be

linked to 3 traders

Na 12 PO to be

linked to 3 traders

11 PO to

be linked to 2 traders

54 PO to be

linked to 7 traders

101 PO in 19 market


Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to processors

Center North 11 PO linked to 1

processor A

1 PO linked to 1 processor A

na none 12 PO in 1 market linkage with 1

processor A

East None na none na 1 trader C linked to 2

processors B&C

1 trader C in 2 market linkages

(above) with 2 processor B&C

Sahel 1 PO linked to 1 processor D

na na na 8 others PO (above) linked to 1

processor E

9 PO in 2 market linkage with 2 processor D&E

Total achieved

in FY17 + FY18

1PO linked to

1processor

11PO linked

to 1 processor

1 PO linked to

1processor

na 1 trader

linked to 2 processors 8 others PO

(above) linked to 1

processor E

21 PO in 3 market

linkage with 3 processors 1 trader C in 2

market linkages (above) with 2

processor B&C


plan

3 PO linked to 2 processors

na na na 9 PO linked to 3 processors

12 PO in 5 market linkages with 5

processors

Fewer business linkages have been established in Burkina Faso. More will be added in Q4FY18.

The team will be working on rolling out the finalized beneficiaries support in Q4FY18 and throughout

FY19 to ensure that these linkages mature in relationships that will continue well after March 2020. In

order words, members of these clusters will be benefitting from the USG-funded intense support in

Q4FY18 and throughout FY19.

In Niger, as presented in the Q2FY18 report, the project had already finalized all planned business

linkages envisaged in the work plan. These are summarized in the table below.

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Table 10: Plans validated in FY17 and FY18 by partner project’s beneficiaries and by region in Niger

(Poultry Value chain)

Region

Partner projects whose beneficiaries are involved in REGIS-AG business linkages

REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PAASAM-

TAI Other partner Total achieved


Maradi 10 PO linked to 2 traders

A&B

none20 na21 Na 1 PO linked to 1 trader C


traders AB&C

Tillabéri 5 PO linked to 1 trader D

none na Na 4 to be linked to 1 trader E


traders D&E

Zinder none none 5 PO linked to 1 trader F

Na Na 5 PO in 1 market linkage with 1 trader

F

Total achieved

in FY17 + FY18

15 PO linked

to 2 traders

none 5 PO linked to

1 trader

Na 5 PO linked

to 2 traders

25 PO in 6 market

linkage with 6 traders

Total planned

in FY18 work plan

23 PO to be

linked to 1 trader

5 PO to be

linked to 1 trader

Na Na 4 to be linked

to 1 trader

32 PO in 3 market


Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to processors

Maradi 3 PO linked to 1 processor A

5 PO linked to 1

processor B

Na na 5 other PO linked to 1

processor A

13 PO in 2 linkages with 2 processors

A&B

Tillabéri 8 PO linked to

2 processors D&E

na none na none 8 PO in 2 market

linkages with 2 processors D&E

Zinder 3 PO linked to

1 processor F

na 6 PO linked to

2 processors (1 new +1old) F&G

na none 9 PO in 2 market

linkage with 2 processors F&G

Total achieved in FY17 +

FY18

14 PO linked to 4

processors

5 PO linked to 1

processor

6 PO linked to 2 processors

Na 5 PO linked to 1

processor

30 PO in 6 market linkage with 6

processors


plan

13 PO to be linked to 5

processors

Na 5 PO to be linked to 5

processors

na 5 PO to be linked to 1

processor


processors

Overall, the project has 14 poultry business clusters involving 70 beneficiaries support plans (55 POs, 7

traders and 8 processors) the team started rolling out in Q3FY18. This will continue in Q4FY18 and

throughout FY19 to ensure that these linkages mature in relationships that will continue well after

March 2020.

20 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the business linkages development workshops. 21 This means that this type of market linkage was not envisaged in the work plan.

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b) Sub-Activity 10: Facilitate training on biosecurity, safe butchery standards, management and

marketing (under Axis #3 sub-activity 10 of Activity 1 in JWP with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SAWKI,

and Others)

In Niger, REGIS-AG organized a training workshop in Maradi from April 10-12, in Zinder from April

14-16, and in Tillabéri from May 10-12 on good processing and butchery practices (cutting, packaging

and preservation) and marketing of meat products. This training is part of the activities identified in the

support plans. A total of 79 participants (60 men, 11 women) representing 9 poultry meat processing

and commercialization companies took part in this training, as listed in Table 11.

Table 11: Stakeholder participating in the biosafety workshop in Niger

Region Enterprise name

Number of participants Total

Men Women

Maradi

Adamou Salifou 6 0 6

Aboubacar Idi 8 0 8

Madougou 9 0 9

UJA 6 1 7

Sub-Total 29 1 30

Tillabéri

Poulet du Pays 0 9 9

Wafakaye 5 0 5

Sina Hassane 2 0 2

Zakari Abdoulaye 1 0 1

Mounkailla Doubi 2 0 2

Sub-Total 10 9 19

Zinder

Hassan Ali 8 0 8

Mansir Moutari 7 1 8

Moussa Seydou 5 0 5

Alkawali 9 0 9

Sub-Total 29 01 30

Grand Total 68 11 79

The training was structured in two main phases: a theoretical phase followed by a practical phase:

The theoretical phase consisted in a classroom training around two modules developed by a consulting

firm the project hired to administer the program. A PowerPoint presentation of these modules followed

by exchanges between the trainers and the participants allowed the latter to better assimilate the

knowledge received. The modules focused on the concept of biosecurity for meat products, and good

hygiene practices in meat processing.

The practice phase consisted in exercises in the field to allow participants to apply the knowledge gained

in the classroom. To this end, participants practiced the following techniques:

• the techniques and standards of slaughter and the different phases of transformation of poultry

meat,

• meat cutting techniques,

• meat quality criteria,

• meat preparation technologies (marinades - why marinate meat, how to do it, ingredients for

making meat good marinade), and

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• processing technologies (sausage patties and sausages). Under the guidance of the trainers,

participants practiced marinating and grilling slaughtered chickens. The participants also learned

how to produce sausage patties, sausages, and hamburgers with mutton.

After the training, the team of trainers conducted a series of visits to the processor sites to verify if the

learners applied hygiene and biosecurity standards, and provide complementary coaching when

necessary. This coaching made it possible to further strengthen the skills of the processors on the topics

developed during the training. In addition to the Mel team that assesses the outcome of various project

trainings through the annual survey, the poultry team in Niger plans to work with the trainers in FY19

to visits the beneficiaries of this training to assess the extent to which they are applying the concepts

they were thought and provide necessary guidance.

In Burkina Faso, this activity was carried in Q2FY18.

Activity 3: Support local actors in organizing 6 poultry fairs in Burkina Faso and

Niger22

In FY18, REGIS-AG planned to support the organization of 6 poultry fairs (3 in Niger and 3 in Burkina

Faso). In Niger, during the reporting period, the project and its partners (REGIS-ER, SAWKI, and

LAHIA) supported the organization of three national fairs in June 2018 which ran concurrently in

Maradi, Tillabéri, and Zinder from June 11-13. At the request of REGIS-ER, the project also supported

one mini-fair in Balleyara on June 10. The sales figures for chicken and guinea fowl are summarized in the

table below. A total of 99 POs participated in the fairs: 43 in Maradi, 38 in Tillabéri, and 18 in Zinder. A

total of 5,044 chickens and 4,189 guinea fowl were sold.

Table 12: Summary of Sales at FY18 Poultry Fairs in Niger

Chicken Guinea Fowl Other

Sales Sales

Amount

(FCFA) #

presented # sold

Sales

Amount

(FCFA)

#

presented # sold

Sales

Amount

(FCFA)

Sales

Amount

(FCFA)

Balleyara 819 633 1,427,925 386 254 964,750 - 2,392,675

Tillabéri 1,138 1,138 2,836,500 806 806 2,821,000 - 5,657,500

Maradi 1,706 1,565 3,070,200 1,145 1,053 3,773,750 285,100 7,129,050

Zinder 1,771 1,708 4,195,550 2,199 2,076 7,374,950 393,725 11,964,225

Total 5,434 5,044 11,530,175 4,536 4,189 14,934,450 678,825 27,143,450

($50,266)

Clearly all birds presented were not sold. This was largely because customers felt that they were either

over priced, or that they were not the right weight or type of poultry they were looking for. For future

fairs, farmers will be sensitized to avoid offereing smaller birds for sale. In addition, support will be

provided to producers when rolling out the implementation of support plans to improve birds feeding.

In Burkina Faso, these fairs are planned for the next quarter (Q4FY18).

22 This activity corresponds to activity 3 listed in the joint work plans with REGIS-ER (Part 3a) and others (Part 3e).

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2.2.2. Small Ruminants Value Chain

The livestock industry in Niger and Burkina Faso is an important economic activity with a long tradition

in both countries. Small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, play a major role in livelihood strategies,

food security and economic activities for men and women in local communities. REGIS-AG focuses

mainly on linking producers and buyers of live animals at local and international trade fairs, as well as

through business-to-business platforms. In addition, the project undertakes interventions to improve the

competitiveness of value-added products such as dried and fresh meat, milk and cheese, as well as hides

and skins.

During Q3FY18, project activities focused on (i) finalizing and implementing support plans, (ii) finalizing

participation at the FIARA, and (iii) preparing for Tabaski fairs in the countries and in Dakar.

Activity 1 / 2: Facilitate market linkages between small POs, traders and

processors23

a) Sub-activity 1 - Finalizing the production beneficiary support plans (under Axis #4 of Activity 1

and Activity 2 in JWP with REGIS-ER and others, and Activity 1 in LAHIA, SAWKI and PASAM-

TAI)

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG finalized 67 support plans in six (06) business clusters that involve 61 POs,

5 traders and 1 butcher. Support plans for two of the clusters ("Gounes" and "Teeltaabaa") were

submitted to two microfinance institutions (more detail is provided in Component 4 of this report).

Table 13: Plans validated by partner project’s beneficiaries & by region in Burkina (Small ruminant VC)

Relationship Partner projects whose beneficiaries are involved in REGIS-AG business linkages

REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total planned


Center North none24 none None none none none

East 03 PO linked to 2 traders

A&B

None None none 18 PO linked to 4 traders

A-D


traders25 PO

Sahel 4 PO linked None None none 27 linked to 1 31 PO in 1 market

23 This activities refers to activities 1 and 2 listed in parts 3a-e of REGIS-AG FY18 annual work plan in the axis of collaboration #1 related in particular to joint-work plans with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SAWKI, and PASAM-TAI: Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 10 REGIS-ER small ruminant POs and 2 butchers in Niger

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 17 LAHIA small ruminant POs and 1 butcher in Maradi Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 6 SAWKI small ruminant POs and 2 traders in Maradi and Zinder

Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 13 PASAM-TAI small ruminant POs and 2 traders in Maradi and Zinder Activity 1: Facilitate market linkages between 50 other small ruminant POs and b butchers in Burkina Faso and

Niger Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 28 REGIS-ER small ruminant POs and 7 traders in Burkina Faso

Activity 2: Facilitate market linkages between 114 other small ruminant POs and 21 traders in Burkina Faso and Niger 24 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the business linkages development workshops. 25 Kabore Alphonse, Mano Domano, Traore Djibril, and Walabri Yarba.

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REGIS-ER ViM PROFIL FASO Other partners Total planned

to 1 trader E trader E linkages with 1

trader26

Total achieved

by end of Q1FY18

07 PO linked

to 3 traders

None None none 45 PO linked

to 5 traders

52 PO in 5 market


Total planned in

FY18 work plan

14 PO linked to

4 traders

07 PO linked to

3 traders

11 PO linked

to 3 traders

09 PO linked

to 2 traders

60 linked to 7

traders

101 PO in 19

market linkages

with 9 traders

Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to butchers

Center North na27 na Na na none none

East Na Na Na Na 01 PO linked

to 1 butcher A

01 PO linked to 1

butcher28

Sahel Na Na Na Na 08 PO linked

to 1 butcher

B

08 PO in 1 market

linkages with 1

butcher

Total achieved

by end of Q1FY18

Na Na Na Na 09 PO linked

to 2 butchers A&B

09 PO in 2 market

linkages with 2 butchers A&B

Total planned in FY18 work plan

Na Na Na Na 9 PO to be linked to 2 butchers

9 PO in 2 market

linkages with 2

butchers

In Niger, as reported Q2FY18, the project had finalized of 105 beneficiaries support plans in 8 business

clusters that involve 97 POs, 7 traders and 1 butcher. Implementation of these plans will be rolled out

starting in Q4FY18 and throughout FY19. These relationships are summarized in the following table.

Table 14: Beneficiaries support plans finalized by partner project & region in Niger (Small ruminant VC)


REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PAASAM-TA Other partners Total planned


Maradi 2 PO linked to 1 trader A

na29 3 PO linked to 2 traders A&B

11 PO linked to 1 trader A

9 PO linked to 2 traders A&B

25 PO in 2 market linkages with 2 traders A&B30

Tillabéri 9 PO linked

to 2 traders

C&D

Na none31 none 15 PO linked

to 2 traders

C&E

24 PO in 3 market

linkages with 3

traders C-E32

26 Goune Abdou. 27 This means that this type of market linkage was not envisaged in the work plan. 28 Soubeiga Rene. 29 This means that this type of market linkage was no envisaged in the FY18 work plan. 30 GIE Zumuntchi Kara and Tatalin Arzikin 31 This means that this type of market linkage did not emerge during the business linkages development workshops. 32 Entreprise ALHERI, trader Abdou Mayaki, and trader Amadou Hassane

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REGIS-ER LAHIA SAWKI PAASAM-TA Other partners Total planned

Zinder 9 PO linked

to 2 traders F&G

Na 1 PO linked

to 1 trader F

6 PO linked

to 1 trader G

9 PO linked

to 1 trader F

25 PO in 2 market

linkages with 2 traders33

Total achieved by end of Q1FY18

20 PO linked to 5 traders

Na 4 PO linked to 4 traders



74 PO in 7 market linkages with 7 traders

Total planned in

FY18 work plan

14 PO to be

linked to 3 traders

Na 6 PO to be

linked to 2 traders

13 PO to be

linked to 2 traders

27 to be

linked to 6 traders

60 PO in 13 market


Plans validated and ready for implementation for partner project’s POs linked to butchers

Maradi none 4 PO linked

to 1 butcher A

na na 19 PO linked

to 1 butcher A

23 PO in 1 market

linkages with 1 butcher34

Tillabéri none na na na none none

Zinder none na na na none none

Total achieved

by end of Q1FY18

none 4 PO linked

to 1 butcher

Na Na 19 PO linked

to 1 butcher

23 PO in 1 market

linkages with 1 butcher

Total planned in

FY18 work plan

10 PO to be

linked to 2

butchers

17 PO to be

linked to 1

butcher

na na 41 PO to be

linked to 4

butchers

68 PO in 7 market

linkages with 4

butchers

The following explains the change in the number of support plans:

• For REGIS-ER POs, 4 were abandoned or eliminated (not viable) and 8 others that were planned

in business relationships with the butchers were instead linked to traders because the project

concluded after due diligence visits that the relationship with the butcher was not viable.

• For LAHIA POs, 13 were either eliminated or had abandoned the plan

• For SAWKI POs, 2 were either eliminated or had abandoned the plan

• For PASAM-TAI POs, 4 new ones were added in Maradi and entered into a business relationship

with traders

• For POs from other partners, 16 were either eliminated or had abandoned the plan.

POs were eliminated because the project concluded after due diligence visits that they did not have the

capacity to meet their commitments in the support plans, even with project support.

Activity 2 / 3: Support local actors in organizing Tabaski and participating at the

FIARA (under Axis #4 of Activity 3 in JWP with REGIS-ER and others, and Activity 2 in LAHIA,

SAWKI and PASAM-TAI)

FIARA

The FIARA was held in Dakar March 29 – April 16, 2018. Six traders from Niger and 11 from Burkina

Faso participated with project support. Traders financed the following facilities:

33 Trader Elh Hamissou, trader El Hachimou 34 Cooperative of butchers at the Maradi slaughterhouse.

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• transport of animal from the commune to the regional center,

• transport of animals from the regional centers in Niamey, and Niamey to Dakar for 3 trucks

• accommodation and daily expenses in Dakar,

• their own transport from Dakar to Niamey,

• animal feed and management of cattle herdsmen, and

• incidental expenses.

REGIS AG financed the following facilities:

• transport of animals from the regional centers in Niamey, and Niamey to Dakar for 4 trucks,

and from Kaya and Fada to Dakar for two trucks.

• transport for traders in Dakar (in the trucks),

• ear tagging and quarantine and compliance with relevant veterinary legislation (vaccinations)

• rental of stands 9 square meters for buyers / sellers meetings, with an enclosure of 400 square

meters for animals where buyers could inspect and buy, and

• support to traders in obtaining official documents required for the export of animals (health

certificate, certificate of origin, authorization export of animals, etc.), and

• transit fees (customs, zoo- sanitary, “nuisance” charges, etc.).

In terms of results, table below summarizes the net profit earned by traders from Niger and Burkina

from their participation at the FIARA with project support.

For the six traders from Niger, 1,058 heads they transported to FIARA were sold. In addition, a

Nigerian kilichi exporter sold 900,000 FCFA ($166) worth of products and received advance orders

valued at an additional 15,000,000 FCFA ($27,777) from a Senegalese buyer. When ignoring expenses

incurred by the project to facilitate their participation, all six Niger traders benefitted from their sales at

the FIARA. The overall net profit of traders in Niger using only the expenses paid by traders was

31,444,400 FCFA ($58,230). However, when considering all project costs as well, the operation for all

Niger traders put together yielded a net profit of 13,885,799 FCFA ($25,714) but individual gains are

negative for two traders and small for another one35; only three of the traders made a reasonable gain.

Compared with traders from Niger, those from Burkina Faso earn less when excluding project costs.

When these costs are included, the Tabaski operation was not a profitable business for them.

Overall, compared with previous fairs, profitability was much lower due to unusually high animal

mortality during transport, rent seeking behavior (road harassment, police checks, customs), and poor

pricing by traders in Dakar who sold their animals at lower prices because they benefitted from the

project financial support (subsidy). Concerning the poor pricing, a project staff who accompanied the

traders to Dakar worked with them to determine the appropriate price to be charged for different

categories of animals depending on size, breed and associated cost. But, after the first day, in an effort to

quickly sell their animals traders ended up charging different prices based on their own estimation that

did not include costs incurred by the project. This clearly indicates that REGIS-AG should continue

35 This was largely because one of the traders suffered significant losses en route -his animals died after eating poisonous vegetation (exp.: one trader from Zinder lost 52 animal)-, and the other paid too high a price when

buying his animals at source.

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phase out its financial support to the traders who are willing to take animals to Dakar at the next FIARA

in FY19 and should limit its support to coaching. The most attractive option for live animal sales to

Senegal may end up being business linkages with traders in Dakar who are willing to travel to Niger to

buy the animals for the fair.

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Table 15: Net profits earned by traders from Niger and Burkina from their participation at the FIARA with project support

Name of trade

Number

of heads sold

Value of

sales (FCFA) (1)

Total expenses

incurred by the traders (FCFA)

(2)

Total REGIS-

AG expenses (FCFA)

(3)

Net Profit for the trader

(1-2)

Net Profit of the activity

(1-2-3)

FCFA USD FCFA USD

Niger Traders :

Oumarou Daouda 242 22,361,000 10,725,500 6,088,014 11,635,500 21,547 5,547,486 10,273

El Hamissou 154 9,160,000 5,853,000 3,553,907 3,307,000 6,124 (246,907) -457

Djibo Boukari 124 8,956,000 6,783,800 2,861,615 2,172,200 4,023 (689,415) -1,277

IPBVCP/Maradi 123 16,362,500 11,350,800 1,162,570 5,011,700 9,281 3,849,130 7,128

IPBVCP/Zinder 105 9,408,000 7,555,500 992,438 1,852,500 3,431 860,062 1,593

GIE/KLD 310 23,070,000 15,604,500 2,930,057 7,465,500 13,825 4,535,433 8,399

Total Niger 1,058 89,317,500 57,873,100 17,588,601 31,444,400 58,230 13,885,799 25,714

Burkina Traders :

Traore Djibril 45 5,950,000 3,125,500 2,338,509 2,824,500 5,231 485,991 900

Moyenga Idrissa 20 2,405,500 1,455,500 1,039,338 950,000 1,759 - 89,338 -165

Mano Domano 20 2,587,000 1,587,500 1,039,338 999,500 1,851 - 39,838 -74

Bassa Diataga 15 1,525,000 956,000 779,503 569,000 1,054 - 210,503 -390

Nadimbou Kouamba 30 3,811,000 2,862,500 1,559,006 948,500 1,756 - 610,506 -1,131

Abdouramane Hassane &

Dicko Moussa Hamadou 50 4,440,000 2,530,750 2,598,344 1,909,250 3,536 - 689,094 -1,276

Pafadnam Soumaïla 14 1,945,000 1,138,500 779,503 806,500 1,494 26,997 50

Sawadogo Ousséïni 10 1,205,000 754,000 519,669 451,000 835 - 68,669 -127

Nabaloum Adama 21 2,653,000 1,528,600 1,091,304 1,124,400 2,082 33,096 61

Bande Hamado 14 1,677,500 852,400 727,536 825,100 1,528 97,564 181

Total Burkina 239 28,199,000 16,791,250 12,472,050 11,407,750 21,125 -1,064,300 -1,971

Total Niger + Burkina 1,297 117,516,500 74,664,350 30,060,651 42,852,150 79,355 12,821,499 23,743

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Nigerian exporters have requested the assistance of REGIS-AG for the establishment of a permanent

point of sale in the Dakar livestock market, so that they can organize regular consignments of animals

rather than focusing only in periods of strong demand. The project has begun discussions with FIARA's

permanent secretary to secure and publicize the space.

Many risks affect the success of transporting live animals over long distances and across borders,

namely:

• Uncertainty about market demand until animals arrive, price slashing in the event of slow sales

• Mortality during transit -

• Rent seeking behavior along the road and at border crossings

In addition to direct sales made at FIARA, the event was also an opportunity for traders to network

with organizations in Senegal for developing future business opportunities.

In addition to direct sales made at FIARA, the event was also an opportunity for traders to network

with organizations in Senegal for developing future business opportunities.

In total, 7 Senegalese buyers expressed interest in making deals for purchasing animals in June-July 2018

in preparation for Tabaski in August 2018. The most important and promising of these deals is with the

Office of the National Association of Meat and Cattle Professionals in Senegal (A.N.PRO.V.B.S.).36

Nigerien and Burkinabé traders had a meeting with two representatives of this organization and

discussed opportunities for the Tabaski fair in August 2018. In order to realize these deals, both

Senegalese buyers and Nigerien/Burkinabé traders have made a commitment to be better organized in

the future. For the Nigerien/Burkinabé traders, this includes a robust discussion about how many

animals they can actually supply in light of the huge demand from the Senegalese market (Tabaski

demand is estimated at 750,000 sheep). For the Senegalese buyers, this includes facilitating the entry of

animals from the Malian border, and ensuring respect for the existing tax exemption on animals

imported into Senegal 45 days before and 45 days after Tabaski. As soon as Nigerien/Burkinabé traders

have demonstrated their ability to fulfill the orders, the Senegalese buyers plan to identify sites/markets

in advance, and provide a space for traders to billet and market their animals. Both parties have agreed

that least 50% of the cost of the agreed animals will be paid in advance.

In addition, a delegation of Burkinabè buyers was received by his Excellency Jacob OUEDRAOGO in

the presence of the First Councilor Mr. Hamidou COUILIBALY. Mr. Ouedraogo expressed his

satisfaction with their participation in the FIARA and reiterated his wish to see them participate at the

upcoming Tabaski fair. He has made his First Adviser responsible for following up the activities and

discussions between Senegalese actors and Nigerien/Burkinabe traders to help minimize the risks

and/or resolve disputes.

36 This association is present throughout the country and is a member of COFINABVI. It aims to

"facilitate the circulation of livestock products that have not undergone any industrial transformation in

accordance with the protocols and treaties of the member countries of ECOWAS, CILSS and UEMOA.

With a wealth of experience, the managers welcomed visitors from Burkina and Niger with satisfaction.

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Tabaski Fairs

In Niger, REGIS-AG has started the process of supporting POs to mobilize animals for Tabaski fairs

planned for Q4FY18. Most families slaughter a sheep during this religious holiday, generating strong

demand in both Niger and Senegal. The project will facilitate both the organization of fairs for 3 traders

planning to transport animals to Dakar for sale, and the organization of a fair in each of REGIS-AG three

intervention regions in Niger.

Nigerian sheep breeds such as Balami, Bali-Bali, Ouda, Ara-ara and Koundom are popular in Senegal,

making export potentially profitable. As part of this effort, the project is helping traders obtain credit to

increase their financial capacity to purchase animals from POs for Tabaski sales. To this end, the REGIS-

AG team organized a meeting with banks and MFIs (ECOBANK, ASUSU.SA, MECAT, and KOKARI) in

Tillabéri in May 2018 (discussed in detail in Component 4 of this report).

For the 3 traders planning to transport animals to Dakar for sale, REGIS-AG plans to organize 16 local

fairs in August 2018 with the participation of 82 POs, all of which have support plans. These local fairs

bring buyers closer to producers and allow them to sell their animals at higher prices than selling to an

intermediary. Community radio will be used to publicize events and promote the active participation of

women.

In Burkina Faso, during the month of June, the REGIS-AG team carried out the following activities

related to the Tabaski fair:

• A meeting with the Livestock Manager of REGIS-ER to discuss a request made by the Regional

Chamber of Agriculture (CRA) of the Sahel for the organization of a small ruminants fair in

Dori. This meeting led to the drafting by the project of the ToRs for this fair.

• Field trips to sensitize POs in the Center North (4-9 June), East (11-12 June) and Sahel (12-16

June), regions about the upcoming fair, namely the event date (17 to 19 August 2018) and

conditions for participation with REGIS-AG support, notably the category and number of

animals (at least 10) to be presented per PO. All the POs supported by REGIS-AG that could

not be physically affected were contacted and by telephone.

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Component 3: Strengthen Input Supply and other Supporting Services

and Improve Smallholder and Agro-Pastoralist Access to

Interconnected Markets

REGIS-AG Component 3 interventions focus on capacity building of agricultural input supply and

support services which improve access to interconnected markets for small-scale producers and agro-

pastoral populations. REGIS-AG builds up on previous work in this sector to stimulate the supply of and

increase access to inputs and services for target populations.

2.3.1. Cowpea Inputs and agricultural Services

During Q3FY18, REGIS-AG carried out activities focused on (i) facilitating access to production input

through the cowpea fairs, (ii) training warrantage warehouse management committee members, (iii)

facilitating business linkage between producers and distributers of PICS bags during cowpea fairs, and (iv)

supporting the organization of a national seed forum in Niger.

Activity 1: Facilitate access to production inputs and PICS bags in producers-

traders clusters (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities – under section 1.1)

As indicated in Component 2 (Activity 4), the project facilitated the organization of three (03) cowpea

fairs in Niger in Q3FY18: in Balleyara (Tillabéri) from May 27 - 29, in Aguié (Maradi) from May 28 – 30,

and in Zinder from May 29 – 31. A total of 16 agro dealers and input traders (2 in Tillabéri, 6 in Maradi,

and 8 in Zinder) participated in these fairs to do business with POs present at the events. Input products

displayed included fertilizer, improved and local seeds (IT90, IT89, IT99, TN5-78, KVX, IT97, ISV128,

Dan Tsaouni, Dan Dela, etc.), and livestock feeds. In total, agro dealers and input traders sold 6,024 kg

of seed and 4,107 kg of fertilizer for a total value of 4,642,900 FCFA ($8,598). A small quantity of PICS

bags was also sold.

Table 16: Quantity and value of inputs sold in Q3FY18 during cowpea fairs, Niger

Region Location

Quantity of

seeds

(Kg)

Value of

seeds

(FCFA)

Quantity of

fertilizer

(Kg)

Value of

fertilizer

(FCFA)

Total value of inputs sales

FCFA USD

Tillabéri Balleyara 1,563 267,000 4,107 1,549,000 1,816,000 3,363

Zinder Zinder 1,894 902,450 - - 902,450 1,671

Maradi Aguié 2,567 1,924,450 - - 1,924,450 3,564

Total 6,024 3,093,900 4,107 1,549,000 4,642,900 8,598

Activity 2: Facilitate access to cowpea production inputs for producers in the

warrantage activity (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross Cutting Activities – under Section 1.1)

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG trained warrantage warehouse management committees in all 3 regions on

the following dates: from April 25 – 26 in Kaya (Center North region), and from May 3 – 4 in both Dori

(Sahel region) and Fada (East regions). Trainers were REGIS-AG staff. All three trainings were

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conducted by different teams of trainers. However, before carrying out their sessions in their respective

regions, all trainers who administered the training in Dori and Fada first participated in the training

conducted in Kaya.

In total, 91 members of warrantage warehouse management committees were trained: 60 participants

(41 men, 19 women) in Central-North, 15 participants (14 men, 1 woman) in Sahel, and 16 participants

(14 men, 2 women) in East.

Training modules were based material a project-hired consultant developed for REGIS-AG in FY16.

Topics covered were the following:

• standards for warehouses and stocks,

• quality of products stored,

• control of the humidity rate,

• use of PICS bags,

• product quality management,

• storage of seeds in warrantage,

• post-harvest operations,

• management tools (cash register and bank book)

• credit monitoring tools (repayment of credit and repayment receipts).

The training in Kaya was delivered in French with translation in the local language Mooré. The sessions

in the other regions were also delivered in French with translation in Fulfudé in the Sahel and

Gourmanché in the East. After attending the training session, participants also visited a warehouse to

see best practices for storage.

In Niger, REGIS-AG also trained members of warrantage warehouse management committees in

Tillabéri (May 17 – 18), Zinder (May 22 – 23), and Maradi (May 24 – 25). A total of 66 people were

trained (34 men, 32 women). Unlike in Burkina Faso, the three training sessions in Niger were carried

by the same REGIS-AG team.

The training was delivered in French with a local language translation (Haoussa for Zinder and Maradi;

Djarma and Haoussa for Tillabéri). After attending the training session, participants also visited a

warehouse to see best practices for storage.

Activity 6: Strengthen the organization of the networks of input distributors (In the

work plan Part 4 – Cross Cutting Activities – under Section 1.1)

An input needs assessment from Q2FY18 identified the need to better connect the input distributor

network with producers and MFIs at the local level. In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG organized workshops

to support input dealer networks in Fada on May 15, in Dori on May 16, and in Kaya on May 18. The

workshops brought together 97 agro-dealers and animal feed traders (91 men, 6 women) to discuss the

structuring of their distribution networks, to share information on opportunities, and to prepare

distributors for future interactions with producer-distributors and MFIs. An agent of the AGRODIA

permanent secretariat also took part in the workshops. The workshop included training presentations,

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discussions/debates, and group work. Group work focused on deepening the thinking around how to

organize the participation of the distributors in the development of commercial linkages, and how to

satisfy producer demand for inputs.

In Niger, the same training is scheduled to be held in the next quarter (Q4FY18).

Activity 8: Organize a national forum on seed and fertilizer subsectors

development challenges and priorities (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross Cutting Activities

– under Section 1.1)

In Niger, from April 4 – 6, REGIS-AG collaborated with the Nigerian Ministry of Agriculture and

Livestock to organize a national forum on the seed sector in Niamey with 94 participants. Several

Nigerian ministries participated, including the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG / EL), the

Directorate of Seed Control and Certification (DCCS), the Directorate General of Agriculture (DGA)

and the General Directorate of Plant Protection (DGPV) at the national level. Regional ministries were

also well represented with participants coming from the Regional Directorates of Agriculture (DRA) of

Maradi, Dosso, Zinder, Diffa, Tahoua, and Niamey. Participating donors included USAID, FAO, MCC,

WFP, World Bank as well as donor-funded project staff such as LAHIA, SWAKI, PASAM-TAI, and

SAREL. Private sector actors were also present including seed producers and seed companies such as

Amate Seed Farm, HALAL Seed Farm, Manoma, HUSA'A, and AINOMA were active participants, as

were professional organizations / associations such as Association of Private Seed Producers of Niger

and the National Network of Chambers of Agriculture of Niger. Finally, given the important role of

financing the sector, the microfinance institutions ASUSU.SA and BAGRI participated.

During the forum, participants amended the draft report on the seed sub sector that the project

produced as background document for the forum; in particular, the current seed sector context and the

roles and perspectives of state and private sector actors. They also discussed challenges and solutions in

seed production, certification, access, and distribution. Participants made key recommendations on

harmonized approaches to strengthen the production, access, and distribution of certified seeds for the

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, INRAN, technical and financial partners and financial institutions.

Following up from the conference, REGIS-AG plans hire a consultant to develop an action plan based on

recommendations made at the forum. The action plan will be developed in collaboration with the

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The project will then be a workshop with the same participants

who attended the forum to validate the action plan in Q1F19.

In Burkina Faso, in preparation for the forum scheduled for July 10 – 12, two research firms were

selected in May to conduct studies on the fertilizer and seed sub-sectors: the BERD and Cabinets Africa

Agri-Conseils (C2AC). In June, these consultants produced reports which were then sent to all

stakeholders (REGIS-AG, MAAH, DGPG, IFDC, and AGRA) for comment. The feedback was

synthesized, and the report was being finalized at the end of June.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic organized several meetings in preparation for the forum. The

first was held on May 15 with subsequent meetings on June 11 and June 26. A total of 6 people from the

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General Directorate of Vegetable Productions (DGPV) were proposed as members of the forum

organizing committee. Three people from REGIS-AG also joined this committee to support preparations

for the forum. During the meetings, the committee finalized the list of participants, discussed the agenda,

and assigned roles and responsibilities for participating organizations. REGIS-AG sent a letter to the

Ministry of Agriculture with a copy to the US Embassy, the World Bank, MCC, and IFDC to confirm the

patronage of the event by the Minister of Agriculture. A favorable response to the Ministry's request for

patronage was received by the Project Coordination.

2.3.2. Animal Inputs and Services

Animal health was identified as a major constraint to the development of the poultry and small ruminant

value chains in the study conducted by the project when it was established in 2015. As such, activities

aimed at improving animal health as a leverage point to generate broad-based change in the value chain

were priorities in the value chain development strategy produced by the project in FY16. REGIS-AG

conducted a number of activities in FY16 and FY17 to improve animal health services and practices in its

intervention areas in Burkina Faso and Niger. The service improvement activities focused on bringing

these services closer to the project beneficiaries through the extension or scaling up of a VSF-led private

sector driven system; this is called the Private Veterinary Proximity Service (SVPP) in Niger and the

Animal Health Proximity Networks (RSAP) in Burkina Faso.

During Q3FY18, the project focused on (i) monitoring the activities of livestock auxiliaries in Burkina

Faso, (ii) finalizing the collection and processing of data from the vaccination campaign conducted in

Q2FY18 in Niger, and (iii) participating in a vaccination campaign organized by the Government of Niger.

Activity 2: Strengthen the technical capacity of existing SVPP networks37

To strengthen the capacity of SVPP in Niger, 5 collaboration protocols were signed in June, which will

allow the equipping of livestock auxiliaries from one of the 4 SVPPs in Niger by a partner project. This

equipment will help to make the relevant SVPPs more operational during the next vaccination campaign.

Activity 3: Support the revitalization of community animal health networks38

a) Sub-Activity 3: Conduct internal monitoring and oversight visits of AEs

In Burkina Faso on June 13, the REGIS-AG Animal Health Specialist participated in a quarterly

workshop on RASP activities led by Dr. Koulibaly Alphonse and his network of livestock auxiliaries. The

network’s 15 livestock assistants participated awareness-raising sessions, and welcomed 1,223 clients for

37 This corresponds to Activity 2 in Axis 2 of the Joint Work Plans with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SWAKI, PASAM-TAI,

and Others (Parts 3a, b, c, and d respectively). 38 This corresponds to Activity 3 in Axis 2 of the Joint Work Plans with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SWAKI, PASAM-TAI,

and Others (Parts 3a, b, c, and d respectively).

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deworming treatments and for vaccinations (small ruminants and poultry only). These activities generated

2,058,825 FCFA ($3,813) for AEs in the network.

Activity 7: Support the intensification of the fight against Avian Flu39 / Activity 8:

Support the fight against major epidemic diseases40

In Burkina Faso in May, REGIS-AG participated in a free government vaccination campaign for small

ruminants (PPR and Pasteurellosis) at the request of the USAID Representative in Burkina Faso as part

of the Civil-Military Activities (ACM) 2018 led by Dori's 11th Infantry Regiment Commando (RIC) in

liaison with US military instructors. Vaccinations were carried out on May 7 in the village of Kampiti

(Dori commune) in the REGIS-ER intervention zone. The vaccinations were carried out by the RSAP of

Dori, coordinated by Dr. Koulibaly Alphonse and supported by 4 livestock auxiliaries from his network

as well as one technician from the clinic. REGIS-AG supported the RASP41. A total of 2,100 small

ruminants were vaccinated and dewormed. This benefited 99 agro-pastoralists (82 men and 17 women).

A review of the five Animal Health Systems of Proximity (RASPs) set up by the REGIS-AG project at the

national vaccination campaign 2017 - 2018 showed a total of 243,972 vaccinated animals: 115,252 cattle;

10,906 small ruminants (8,428 sheep and 2,478 goats); and 117,814 poultry. The two RASPs achieved

different levels of performance as a result of the availability of specialized agents within the RASP and

equipment level of AEs. The RSAP Bogande achieved better performance, with one technician and

multiple technician trainees who were mobilized for the vaccination campaign, enabling the vaccination

of cows in addition to small ruminants and poultry. These operations generated approximately

21,660,450 FCFA ($40,112) in revenue for the RASPs (see table below for details).

To strengthen the response capacity of the RASP/SVPP and increase their operational capability, 5

collaboration protocols were signed at the end of June 2018, which will allow the equipping of livestock

auxiliaries in a RASP in Burkina Faso.





41 This involves supporting the organization of the vaccination team, the choice of suitable vaccination site, the

information and mobilization of farmers and agro-pastoralists to participate in the vaccination campaign, the involvement of Dori's RSAP in the campaign, and the assessment of the vaccination campaign.

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Table 17: Number of vaccinated animals

RSAP /

SVPP

Cows Sheep Goats Total # of small

ruminants

Poultry Total # of vaccinated

animals

Total value of

vaccinations (FCFA) #

Value (FCFA)

# Value

(FCFA) #

Value (FCFA)

# Value

(FCFA)

SIRBA VETO SERVICES

Dr. DIALLO Hassimi

97,952 12,244,000 5,712 714,000 1,663 207,875 7,375 97,100 4,855,000 202,427 18,020,875

RSAP /

VETO ASSISTANCE

– Dr. YARA Alain Boubacar

17,300 2,162,500 2,716 339,500 815 101,875 3,531 20,714 1,035,700 41,545 3,639,575

Total 115,252 14,406,500 8,428 1,053,500 2,478 309,750 10,906 117,814 5,890,700 243,972 21,660,450

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Activity 8: Support the fight against major epidemic diseases42

During Q2FY18, the project supported the relevant ministries in Niger and Burkina Faso (Regional

Livestock Departments / Departmental Livestock Directorates in Niger and the Ministry of Animal and

Fisheries Resources in Burkina Faso) in their annual campaigns for vaccination of livestock against major

animal diseases. These include PPR, CBPP and pasteurellosis in Niger, and CBPP and Newcastle disease in

Burkina Faso.

In Q3FY18 in Niger, the project finalized data collection of SVPP participation in this national

immunization campaign. As shown in the table below, a total of 297,247 small ruminants and 2,565 poultry

were vaccinated, benefiting 16,119 participants (14,813 men and 1,306 women).

Table 18: Number of animals vaccinated and benefitting households, Niger

Dpt. Name of Vet # of beneficiaries Small Ruminants

Poultry

M F Total Sheep Goats Total

Magaria Dr. Tanko Sahirou 1,014 169 1,183 14,655 15,526 30,181 2,565

Mirriah Dr. Abdoulkarim O. 201 5 206 29,826 59,643 89,368 -

Aguié Dr. Illiassou Oumarou 888 553 1,441 10,769 11,229 21,998 -

Tillabéri Dr. Ali Morou 12,710 579 13,289 83,074 72,626 155,700 -

Total 14,813 1,306 16,119 138,324 159,024 297,247 2,565

The SVPP headed by Dr. Ali Mourou in Tillabéri vaccinated the highest number of animals in Niger, with

more than 83,000 sheep and 72,000 goats vaccinated. This is followed by the SVPP of Mirriah headed by

Dr. Abdoulkarim Oumarou with more than 59,000 goats and 29,000 sheep vaccinated. More detail on the

comparative number of animals vaccinated in the three regions is provided in the table below. This level of

performance (before receiving equipment supported by REGIS-AG and REGIS-ER) indicate the future

viability of these enterprises. It can also be noted that most immunizations benefitted small ruminants.

42 This corresponds to Activity 2 in Axis 2 of the Joint Work Plans with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, SWAKI, PASAM-TAI, and

Others (Parts 3a, b, c, and d respectively).

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Component 4: Increase access to finance, innovation and private sector

investment

Under Component 4, REGIS-AG aims to facilitate access to financing for the beneficiaries targeted by

Components 2 and 3 of the project to enable the upgrading of the products, processes and / or functions

described in project description section. To increase investments for these needed upgrades by the

targeted beneficiaries, it is essential to address the factors limiting access to finance that arise from both

the supply and the demand sides. To this end, in addition to linking farmer groups and MSEs with MFIs and

commercial banks as appropriate, the project has two important tools: (a) a $ 500,000 strategic services

fund as its main tool to jumpstart product and process upgrading for vulnerable SHFs in the project

intervention areas that are poorly capitalized, and (b) the DCA program.

2.4.1. Functional Literacy Capacity Building Activities

Improving the access of vulnerable families and communities to the market, financing, innovation and

private sector investment in the project intervention areas is a major priority for REGIS-AG. However, the

literacy rate of most of these stakeholders is very low. Most producers cannot read or write, which limits

their ability to negotiate with microfinance institutions or banks. This low level of literacy also limits the

adoption of new technologies and the development and use of marketing strategies for their products. It is

therefore imperative to build the capacity of these actors to make their participation in these value chains

more productive and to enhance their personal development and empowerment.

In Q3FY18, REGIS-AG focused on (i) training participants in literacy centers, and (ii) monitoring the

performance of literacy centers.

Activity 1: Provide training in functional literacy to project beneficiaries, particularly women

(Work plan Part 4-Cross cutting activities-under section 1.2)

a) Sub-activity 1.3: Train managers and literacy facilitators (basic training and refresh training

In Burkina Faso, from April 4 – 19, a total of 10 instructors and 5 supervisors were trained by the

government Service de Développement de l’Education de Base non Formelle of DPENA of Samentenga and

Namentenga provinces (Central-North) and of Komandjari province (East) at the project request. Training

topics included parts of speech, characteristics of adult learners, animation techniques, methods of

calculation, lesson planning, and how to conduct evaluations.The Mooré language was used for trainings in

Central-North and the Gourmachema language was used for the trainings in Komandjari. A pre-training

evaluation test revealed the need to strengthen the instructors’ ability to transcribe Mooré and

Gourmatchéma languages. During this same period, 15 instructors and 5 supervisors from the centers

opened in FY18 participated in refresher training.

In Niger, this activity was carried out in March (Q2FY18). A total of 30 new instructors were trained and

50 former literacy instructors participated in refresher training.

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b) Sub-activity 1.4: Train learners in literacy centers

In Niger, at the end of April, the 80 centers (30 new and 50 old) received equipment and classes started.

Equipment and supplies included flipcharts, slates, benches, chalk, notebooks, slates, pencils, red and blue

pens, and the following instructional materials: fact sheets and instruction guide for each instructor.

In Burkina Faso, The centers in Central-North and East were opened after the training of instructors

and supervisors and the installation of equipment and supplies. The 10 new centers identified in Q1FY18

(20 in Maradi and 5 in Tillabéri) and Q2FY18 (5 in Zinder) have a total of 326 learners (26 men, 300

women).The 15 old centers had a total of 330 learners (45 men, 285 women).The classes began in April

and are scheduled to end in July.

c) Sub-activity 1.5: Monitor and Evaluate literacy centers

In Niger, the project carried out joint missions in May to monitor the startup of courses at 59 of the 80

centers (15 in Zinder, 29 in Maradi, and 15 in Tillabéri) under the supervision of the Inspectorate of

Literacy and Education and of Non-formal Education (DIAENF) and in collaboration with SAWKI, REGIS-

ER, and LAHIA projects.

Classes at the 50 centers opened in FY17 started two weeks before the 30 new centers opened in FY18

began their classes. A total of 3,348 learners are enrolled at the 80 centers (812 men and 2,536 women)

and they are distributed by region as follows:

• The 50 centers in the Maradi region have a total of 2,287 learners (526 men, 1,761 women).

• The 15 centers in Tillabéri region have 491 learners (84 men, 407 women).

• The 15 centers in the Zinder region have 570 learners (202 men, and 368 women).

The enrollment per center varies from 23 to 54 learners (the recommended number of learners per

center is 30). In centers where the number exceeds 30, learners and literacy instructors agreed that two

training sessions per day should be organized. For example, classes were divided into male and female for

social considerations in the Nikoye village of Torodi

and the Dorobobo village in Tillabéri region.

Centers operate 5 days a week with classes running

from 7 am – 1 pm and from 2 pm – 5 pm. Shade

structures were generally well built and spacious

enough to hold the learners. In addition, the lighting

system installed by the project allows the centers to

work nights. The visits showed that learners valued the

courses and that CGAAs are functioning well and have

mobilized participants effectively.

All learners were assessed at start of the course.

Proficiency levels recorded are described in the table

below. Pedagogical follow-up will be conducted in Q4FY18.

Membres CGAA du village de Daourawa

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Table 19: Proficiency levels of learners at the start of courses, Niger

Learners’ Proficiency levels in the Tillabéri centers

Writing Calculation

Starters ½ ¾ 5/6 Starters ½ 3/4 5/6

278 (51 men, 227 women)

122 (15 men, 107 women)

67 (13 men, 54)

24 (5 men, 19)

271 (51 men, 220 women)

126 (15 men, 111 women)

69 (14 men, 55 women)

25 (5 men, 20 women)

Learners’ Proficiency levels in the Maradi centers

Writing and Calculation

Starters ½ ¾ 5/6

1 202 (460 men, 742

women) 414 (45 men, 369 women) 561 (9 men, 552 women) 110 (8 men, 102 women)

Learners’ Proficiency levels in the Zinder centers

Writing Calculation

Starters ½ ¾ 5/6 Starters ½ 3/4 5/6

310 (97 men, 213 women)

135 (47 men, 88

women)

93 (41 men, 52

women)

32 (17 men, 15

women)

291 (92 men, 199 women)

146 (47 men, 99

women)

97 (45 men, 52

women)

36 (18 men, 18 women)

In Burkina Faso, agents of the CEB of the DPEPPNF monitored centers in the Seno and Yagha provinces

of Sahel in May. They noted that the centers had been opened, staffed, and furnished with equipment and

materials. They also noted an average of 29 learners per center. At the 8 centers in Seno province, 86% of

the 236 learners are female (30 men, 206 women). In the 2 centers in Yagha province, 86% of the 240

learners (34 men, 206 women) are also female. The agents also provided pedagogical support to the

animators.

In June, the DPEPPNF conducted a partial evaluation on centers in Sahel (Seno and Yagha). Results from

the centers in Yagha are being finalized. In Seno, a 2% drop out rate was noted (of 236 total learners, 232

were evaluated).Of these 232 learners evaluated, 177 passed. For women, the passing rate was 86%

compared to 77% for men. In Q4FY18, centers in Central-North and East will be evaluated along with two

remaining centers in Yagha in Sahel.

2.4.2. Access to Finance Facilitation Activities

REGIS-AG facilitates access to finance in the cowpea, small ruminants and poultry value chains, as part of

the beneficiaries support plans developed with POs, traders, processors, and butchers. Access to financing

facilitation is targeted at two groups: members of business clusters form during the business linkages

development workshops that are in need of credits, and the agents of financial institutions whose capacity

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need strengthening to allow them to better analyze applications before the granting and placement of

credits. The financing needs expressed by the first group of actors (producers, processors and traders) fall

into four main categories:

• Cowpea POs: certified seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, PICS bags and warrantage credit;

• Small Ruminant POs: feed for fattening and purchase of animals;

• Processors: purchase of poultry, equipment (cold chain, exhibition and sales equipment) for

poultry, small equipment for cowpea and small ruminant processors, infrastructure to formalize

their shop windows / point of sale;

• Merchants: equipment, means of transport, etc.

Access to financing facilitation activities during Q3FY18 focused on (i) facilitating access to financing for the

POs involved in the transaction clusters, (ii) monitoring the repayment of credit, (iii) providing training to

agents of financial institutions, and (iv) developing calls for proposals for the 3S Fund deployment.

Activity 2: Facilitate access to finance for POs involved in REGIS-AG transaction

clusters (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under section 1.2)

In Niger, REGIS-AG continued to monitor borrowers with outstanding loans and also facilitated access to

new loans in the cowpea and poultry value chains.

The table below reflects the level of reimbursements for the two financial institutions. The three cowpea

groups with balances due to MECAT repaid 502,000 FCFA ($930) in Q3FY18, leaving 203,000 FCFA

($376) outstanding at the end of the quarter (a repayment rate of 85.5%).Actors with balances due to

BAGRI (for 2017 Ramadan poultry working capital loans), paid a total of 121,089 FCFA ($224) in Q3FY18,

leaving 73,000 FCFA ($135) outstanding at the end of the quarter (a repayment rate of 96.35%). The

project will continue to encourage the borrowers to repay outstanding balances.

Table 20: Amount Outstanding by the End of Q3FY18, Niger

Bank Value Chain

Region Name/Designation Loan Amount

Amount due at end of Q3FY18

FCFA USD FCFA USD

BAGRI Poultry Tillabéri

Balma Abdou 500,000 926 73,000 135

Boubacar Adamou 500,000 926 0 0

Mainassara Maimouna 1,000,000 1,852 0 0

Sub-Total 2,000,000 3,704 73,000 135

MECAT Cowpea Maradi

Coop Tatalin Arzikin Fadama

de Garin Yahaya 1,000,000 1,852 159,500 295

In Gancin de Nakikarfi 200,000 370 25,000 46

Sanin Manufa de Takalmaoua 200,000 370 18,500 34

Sub-Total 1,400,000 2,593 203,000 376

Grand Total 3,400,000 6,296 276,000 511

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In addition the monitoring of borrowers with outstanding loans, the project also facilitated access to new

loans for 16 actors in the poultry and cowpea value chains during the reporting period for a total of

9,451,000 FCFA ($17,502) as described in the sub-activities below.

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG organized awareness-raising sessions for poultry value chain stakeholders

during the quarter. These sensitization missions, jointly conducted by REGIS-AG teams and the MFI Caisses

Populaires targeted POs/enterprises whose support plans had been finalized and submitted to MFIs. The

purpose of these awareness-raising missions was to organize direct exchange meetings between the

network of Caisses Populaires agents and cluster members to set up their loan file. In total, 378 people

participated (181 men, 197 women) in these awareness-raising sessions representing 20 POs from 3

business clusters in Center North and East regions. The Caisses Populaires made loans43 totaling 28,777,500

FCFA ($53,292) to 12 POs/enterprises listed in the table below. A total of 116 people (76 men, 40

women) benefitted from this loan.

Table 21: POs/Enterprises financed by RCPB in the Poultry Value Chain, Burkina Faso

Village

Name of the

beneficiary PO/

Enterprise

Amount

requested

(Fcfa)

Amount of

Loan

(Fcfa)

Number of beneficiaries

Male Female Total

Center North

Fanka Nebnooma 2,200,000 2,200,000 10 5 15

Fanka Neblataaba 995,000 975,000 6 4 10

Tangasgo Sougri Nooma 1,400,000 1,400,000 5 4 9

Tangasgo Wend-N-Manegdé 1,200,000 1,200,000 2 5 7

Koulwoko Nong Taaba 4,450,000 3,000,000 3 2 5

Tebre Natewendé 2,205,000 2,205,000 5 10 15

Solomnore Teeltaaba 597,500 597,500 4 2 6

Bollé Nongtaaba 1,448,000 1,448,000 14 2 16

East

Fada Entreprise Kayaba 3,402,000 3,402,000 1 0 1

Fada AVVST 7,500,000 5,000,000 14 0 14

Komandougou Moandili 6,000,000 4,850,000 9 2 11

Fada Liwubili Mani 5,500,000 2,500,000 3 4 7

Total 36,897,500

($68,329)

28,777,500

($53,292) 76 40 116

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a) Sub-activity 2.1: Facilitate access to finance for the procurement of inputs for cowpea POs involved

in REGIS-AG transaction clusters

In Niger, thanks to project facilitation, 82 members of 3 POs obtained 2,221,000 FCFA ($4,113) in credit

for the purchase of cowpea inputs in Q3FY18. All loans were made through MECAT Maradi for six month

with a monthly interest rate of 2% per month. Details are provided in the table below.

Table 22: Loans made to POs for cowpea inputs, Niger

Name of beneficiary PO Region

# of

members concerned

Amount

requested (FCFA)

Amount

approved (FCFA)

Financial

Institution

Cooperative Yada Iri Maradi 25 1,221,000 1,221,000 MECAT

Gpt feminine Hannu Ga Zané Maradi 25 200,000 200,000 MECAT

Union Tatalin Fadama Maradi 32 800,000 800,000 MECAT

Total 82 2,221,000

($4,113)

2,221,000

($4,113)

b) Sub-activity 2.2: Facilitate access to credit for small ruminant to support animal fattening activities

for POs involved in REGIS-AG transaction clusters

In Niger, the financing needs of small ruminant POs for fattening are identified in beneficiaries support

plans, and these plans have been submitted to financial institutions. Credit application files will be

developed by the institutions with the support of the project during Q4FY18.

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG held awareness-raising sessions to facilitate access to credit for fattening

small ruminants value chain in Q3FY18. A total of 42 credit requests for sheep fattening (as described in

the relevant groups’ support plans) were finalized and deposited the Caisses Populaires in Sahel and East

regions. The table below provides more detail on the funding requests by financial institution. Credit is

expected to be disbursed in Q4FY18.

Table 23: Distribution of credit requests for sheep fattening, Burkina Faso

Region Name of the

Caisses Populaires Agency Number of PO

Support Plans submitted

Sahel Agence de Bani 1

Sahel Agence de Dori 6

Sahel Agence de Sampelga 9

Sahel Agence de Sebba 6

Sahel Agence de Seytenga 9

Est Agence de Gayéri 11

Total 42

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c) Sub-activity 2.3: Facilitate access to credit for processors in the three value chains

In Niger, 2 processors (a member of the Wafakey cooperative, and one member of the Tillabéri poultry

cluster) obtained 2,500,000 FCFA ($4,630) in working capital credit during the quarter. Details are

provided in the table below.

Table 24: Loans made to processors, Niger

Name of the

processor Region

Nom of the

beneficiary

Loan

amount

requested (FCFA)

Loan amount approved

FCFA USD

Poulet du Pays Tillabéri Mrs. Naba Mainassara Maimouna

2,000,000 2,000,000 3,704

Wafakaye Tillabéri Abdou Balma 500,000 500,000 926

Total 2,500,000 4,630

In Burkina Faso, thanks to project facilitation, the Caisses Populaires funded 2 of the 4 applications

submitted by processors for loans totaling 4,602,000 FCFA ($8,522).

• The agency in Fada provided 3,402,000 FCFA ($6,300) in credit to Kayaba, a poultry processing

company in East region.

• The agency in Boulsa provided 1,200,000 FCFA ($2,222) in credit to Groupement Relwendé, a

cowpea processor in Central-North.

Financing requests for 2 additional poultry processors are under review by the Caisses Populaires.

d) Sub-activity 2.4: Facilitate access to credit to traders participating in cluster relationships and fairs

In Niger, during the reporting period, a total of 11 traders (poultry collectors) obtained working capital

credit totaling 4,730,000 FCFA ($8,759) from BAGRI, KOKARI and MECAT for purchasing birds to raise

for sale at the poultry fairs44. Details are provided in the table below.

Table 25: Loans made to poultry traders, Niger

Name of the business cluster

Region Name of the loan

beneficiary

Loan

amount requested

(FCFA)


FCFA USD

Wafakaye Tillabéri Issifou Ali 200,000 200,000 370

Wafakaye Tillabéri Abdou Hassane 400,000 400,000 741

Wafakaye Tillabéri Mahamadou Abdoulaye 250,000 250,000 463

Wafakaye Tillabéri Boureima Hassane 500,000 500,000 926

Wafakaye Tillabéri Djibrilla Abdoulaye 250,000 250,000 463

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Name of the business cluster

Region Name of the loan

beneficiary

Loan

amount requested

(FCFA)


FCFA USD

Wafakaye Tillabéri Mahamadou Issa 250,000 250,000 463

Wafakaye Tillabéri Mamane Seydou 250,000 250,000 463

Sina Tillabéri Zakari Abdoullaye 450,000 450,000 833

Sina Tillabéri Sina Hassane 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,704

Madougou Maradi Harouna Kane 100,000 100,000 185

Madougou Maradi Laouali Sande 80,000 80,000 148

Total 4,730,000 8,759

In addition, small ruminant traders planning to participate in Tabaski fairs in Dakar submitted applications

for credit to BAGRI totaling 30,000,000 FCFA ($55,555). The bank plans to review the applications in July

2018.

3S Fund deployment

The 3S Fund is designed to provide services (not equipment) to target value chain actors that are in a

position to stimulate growth of the small ruminants, cowpea or poultry value chains in project intervention

areas in Burkina Faso and Niger by facilitating product, process and/or function upgrading of another value

chain actor. It is a tool for catalytic interventions aimed at driving upgrading that improves both the

competitiveness and the inclusiveness of the value chains. The main service provisions targeted are the

following:

• Technical capacity building interventions of agro dealers and private veterinarians (SVPP/RSAP), as

well as their respective associations or networks;

• Technical capacity building interventions for producers’ organizations and processors from all

three value chains;

• Training of certified seed producers and their organization;

• Financial products development;

• Access to finance facilitation for all value chain actors, including business plan preparation.

Only services that require more time and efforts than project staff can reasonably afford for their

provision are considered under the 3S Fund. In accordance with the project intervention strategy, the

beneficiaries of these services are primarily those actors involved in the business linkage development

activities that emerged from B2B sessions

The REGIS-AG team finalized the manual for the use of the 3S Funds in Q3FY18, and began developing

calls for proposals for services. In Niger, based on support needs stated in the beneficiaries support plans,

the project developed 41 requests for proposals (9 in the poultry value chain, 12 in the cowpea value

chain, and 17 in the small value chain. Ruminants, and 3 for SVPP) to mobilize service providers that will

help roll out these support plans. The 41 bundles of service provision requested are presented in Annex 2.

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These were published at the end of the reporting period on July 31. The due date for applications is set to

August 10.

In Burkina Faso, requests for proposals will be developed in August 2018.

Activity 3: Facilitate the access to finance for private veterinarians to promote the

animal health services networks (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under

section 1.2)

REGIS-AG plans to use the 3S Fund to meet the special funding needs of SVPP / RASP. In particular, to be

functional, private veterinarians (VPs) responsible for a SVPP / RSAP network must have sufficient financial

and material resources to manage a rural veterinary clinic and a pharmaceutical depot. To ensure the

sustainability of the service, it needs a flexible credit repayment schedule that is consistent with the lifetime

or depreciation of the equipment. A deferred payment must also be observed to allow sufficient time for

the SVPP / RSAP to make its activities profitable. As such, these financing needs will be expressed in

business plans developed with BDS service providers engaged through the 3S Fund. BDS service providers

will also support veterinarians in developing credit applications and entrepreneurship training. In Niger, the

project proposed 3 requests for proposals for SVPPs for the 3S Fund in Q3FY18.

In Burkina Faso, in July 2018, two calls for applications will be launched under the 3S Fund as part of the

recruitment of providers who will accompany the 5 SVPPs within the 3S Fund.

Activity 4: Facilitate access to credit for the warrantage activity for cowpea and

other cereals (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under section 1.2)

In Niger, 5 POs in the Zinder region repaid the full amount of the 4,883,950 FCFA ($9,044) warrantage

credit from ASUSU.SA. Warrantage credit repayment continues in Tillabéri. The outstanding amount of

6,591,800 FCFA ($12,207) is expected to be repaid in Q4.

Table 26: Warrantage credit repayment at the end of Q3FY18, Niger

Regions

Initial credit Amount reimbursed

(FCFA)

Outstanding balance

(FCFA)

Financial Institution FCFA USD

Tillabéri 6,591,800 12,207 0 6,591,800 KOKARI

Zinder 4,883,950 9,044 4,883,950 0 ASSUSU.SA

Total 11,475,750 21,251 4,883,950 6,591,800

In Burkina Faso, by the end of Q2FY18, financial institutions provided a total of 51,803,600 FCFA

($95,933) in credit to cowpea POs engaged in warrantage to benefit 1,232 producers (117 men, 1,115

women) to conduct income-generating activities or to purchase agricultural inputs. During Q3FY18, the

project monitored the destocking of the warranted cowpea and the repayment of credit to financial

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institutions. By the end of June, POs repaid a total of 46,274,600 FCFA ($85,694) to RCPB and MECAP – a

repayment rate of 89.3%.

Activity 5: Provide technical assistance to financial institutions (In the work plan Part 4 –

Cross cutting activities under section 1.2)

a) Sub-activity 5.2: Strengthen the capacity of agents of financial institutions to process credit needs

of actors in the three value chains

In Niger, after developing a capacity building plan for financial institutions and the relevant training

modules in Q2FY18, REGIS-AG organized two (02) training sessions for bank and MFI agents. The first

training session was held in Tillabéri from May 22 – 26. A total of 27 agents (including 2 women)

representing 4 financial institutions (4 from Taanadi, 3 from MECAT, 8 from BAGRI, and 12 from

KOKARI) were trained. Topics covered included the value chain / supply chain approach, risk analysis with

case studies on poultry, the cowpea and small ruminant value chain, and credit management requirements

in rural finance.

The second session was held in Maradi from June 20-23. A total of 23 agents (8 BAGRI, 12 KOKARI, and 3

MECAT) participated, including 4 women. The training was co-facilitated with the Development Climate

Network and focused on climate change and climate finance (a refinancing mechanism for value chain

actors) and the development of resilient products to meet the demands of actors supported by REGIS-AG.

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Component 5: Improve the Enabling Environment for Local and Regional

Private Investment

REGIS-AG Component 5 focuses on improving the enabling environment for investing in inputs,

equipment, storage, and processing in a way that enables upgrading in the targeted value chains in Burkina

Faso and Niger. The project is expected to achieve this result through coordination and linkages with

relevant projects (REGIS-ER, DFAP, and Trade Hub) and by strengthening the advocacy capacity of

associations and farmers’ organizations representing the private sector actors throughout the three

project’s value chains. Activities carried out by REGIS-AG under this component have focused on raising

awareness among stakeholders on laws governing private investments in land and agriculture, promoting

inclusive management for livestock markets, facilitating women’s access to land and services, and

coordinating with the USAID-funded Trade Hub to address regional constraints related to marketing.

In Q3FY18, activities focused on (i) training members of interprofessions on advocacy in Niger, (ii)

facilitating the establishment of the three regional consultative platforms in the poultry value chain in

Niger, (iii) facilitating the establishment of an interprofessional organization in the poultry value chain in

Niger (iv) supporting the transformation of POs GIEs, (v) monitoring the training of PO members on early

warning indicators in Burkina Faso and Niger, and (vi) collecting data for the development of an emergency

destocking plan.

2.5.1. Improving the enabling environment for private sector investment

Activity 1: Build the capacity of value chain actors on policy and advocacy (In the work plan

Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under section 1.3)

a) Sub-activity 5.1.2: Support for the development and/or advocacy of legislation or regulations and

the agreements in the land, livestock markets, reducing challenges, marketing, etc.

The weakness of the enabling environment in Niger and Burkina Faso for the development of project

target value chains was noted in the REGIS-AG inception studies. To help remedy this weakness, the

project conducted studies on the texts governing private investments in land and agriculture, road

harassment, and livestock. The findings and recommendations were validated by appropriate associations

during workshops the project organized. In addition, 18 of these actors showed interest in undertaking

advocacy on topics identified but needed to be trained and guided.

In Niger, from April 23 – 28, REGIS-AG organized an advocacy training to build the capacity of members

of platforms and inter-professions. A total of 37 people (32 men, 5 women) participated, including

representatives of 33 platforms attended (regional chambers of agriculture, professional and inter-

professional organizations in the cowpea, poultry and small ruminant sectors) as detailed Annex 3.

Participants identified the 13 issues for listed below for advocacy activities and selected 3 to focus their

advocacy activities on during the coming year:

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• Issues identified by the small ruminants group:

− Lack of implementation of ECOWAS laws

− Lack of knowledge of legal texts by actors

− High taxes and customs duties

− Insufficient infrastructure to ensure control of animals (selected)

• Issues identified by the poultry group:

− Lack of epidemiological map,

− Insufficient technical and financial support to meet the requirements of the field 3+ (selected)

− Insufficient information to take advantage of certain opportunities for poultry promotion

− Road harassment and abusive practices by agents of the state internally

• Issues identified by the cowpea group:

− Lack of quality standards for processed products

− Road harassment

− Weak promotion of processed products (selected)

− Insufficiency of seeds in quantity and quality

− Lack of access to agricultural bank credit

In addition, participants in each value chain developed an advocacy action plan on an issue selected during

the workshop.

Activity 2: Organize multi-stakeholder workshops (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting

activities under section 1.3)

a) Sub-activity 5.2.2: Support the establishment of colleges and platforms / frameworks of the links

in the three regions at different structural levels (regional, national level if possible) taking into

account the configuration of the value chain poultry in Niger

In FY17, the project assessed existing platforms, interprofessions, associations and other groups in the

cowpea, small ruminants, and poultry value chains to identify relevant, engaged, and functional

organizations to carry out advocacy. The assessment showed that Niger lacks a platform to manage

horizontal and vertical linkages, conduct advocacy, and provide institutional support for the production,

processing, and marketing of products and by-products in the poultry value chain.45Such a platform of

actors in the poultry value chain already exists in Burkina Faso.

45 However, the survey carried revealed that there is an informal regional platform for the urban community of

Niamey.

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To fill this gap, the project envisioned setting up 9 professional unions, 3 regional consultation platforms, 3

national professional associations, and an interprofessional organization.46 The project facilitated the

establishment of 4 regional unions of professionals at the end of Q1FY18, and 2 professional unions in the

poultry value chain in Q2FY18 (2 union of producers and suppliers of goods and services in Maradi and

Zinder) in collaboration with REGIS-ER, the DFAP, PPEAO and UEMOA. During the reporting period

(Q3FY18), REGIS-AG facilitated the establishment of 3 regional consultation platforms in Zinder, Maradi

and Tillabéri between April 16 and June 4. These platforms are set up to facilitate dialogue between the

actors of the poultry value chain in each region.

Project assistance consisted of supporting the finalization and adoption of internal operating rules or by-

laws for each platform and the development of an action plan containing strategic activities to improve the

competitiveness of the chain. The regional consultation platform also set up an executive council

composed of 6 members and a financial control committee made up of 2 – 3 members per region.

Representatives of the following deconcentrated government technical services (STD) attended the

workshop which set up these regional consultation frameworks: Governorate, Regional Directorate of

Livestock, Niger Chamber of Commerce, Regional Chamber of Agriculture, Nigerien Nourrissent

Nigeriens, Regional Director of Agriculture Agricultural / Support Branch to Cooperative Promotion of

Rural Resource Organizations, and the municipality. A global report on the structuring of the poultry value

chain will be prepared in July.

The project team also provided technical support in setting up a poultry value chain interprofession in

Q3FY18. This support focused on the drafting of statutes and by-laws as well as a draft action plan based

on the systemic constraints identified during a survey of professional organizations.

Activity 3: Identify pilot markets in Niger and Burkina Faso (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross

cutting activities under section 1.3)

a) Sub-Activity 5.3.2 - Support establishing, organizing, and training market management commitees

In Burkina Faso, the project organized two trainings for livestock management committees and local

government officials. One training was held April 10-13 in Fada with 32 participants (30 men, 2 women)

from the committees of the Kibaaré, Tankoualou, Haaba, and Manni markets. A total of 8 representatives

from the local government also attended. The other training was held in Kaya from April 23 – 26 with 23

46 As an update, the project is now aiming to facilitate the setting up of i) 6 unions (survey data showed that there are

fewer recognized POs which pushed the MAGEL to propose 2 unions per region instead of 3); ii) 3 cadres de concertation; iii) 0 associations (setting up the associations was suspended by the MAGEL in order to respect the

deadline set by UEMOA); and iv) 1 interprofession.

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participants from the committees of Yalgo, Barsalogho, Seytenga markets. A total of 6 representatives

from the local government also attended.47

During the training, participants became familiar with diagnostic tools and used a SWOT matrix to analyze

how well their market and committees are functioning. On the basis of this analysis, each committee

defined a vision as well as short- and medium-term objectives. Participants also developed marketing

concepts based on the 4Ps (Product, Price, Promotion and Place). Participants had the necessary

knowledge to keep a simplified accounting book to record all cash receipts as well as expenditures of

committee funds. They were also able to track the flow of animals into the market, quantities sold, and the

origin of buyers. Women are underrepresented or absent in some committees. The participants therefore

decided that each committee should restructure so that two positions are reserved for women.

Additionally, REGIS-AG held meetings with actors in two livestock markets: Dori on May 16 and Pissila on

May 18. A total of 10 committee members (9 men, 1 woman) attended the meeting at the Dori market.

The committee’s records were examined, and it was found that they need to be better informed to take

into account small expenses. A total of 12 committee members (10 men, 2 women) attended the meeting

at the Pissila market. It emerged that the distribution of tax collection roles between the management

committee and the municipality is very clear: the municipality collects the entrance tax and the committee

collects the exit tax. Tax collection is satisfactory according to the management committee. Data provided

by the municipality on May 30 indicated the committee collected 1,121,500 FCFA ($2,077) as exit tax from

January – May 2018. During the same period, the city collected 1,900,000 FCFA ($3,519) as entrance tax.

In total, 3,021,500 FCFA ($5,595) were collected, based on an expected tax collection of 5,000,000 FCFA

($9,259), or a collection rate of 60%. The committee agreed to continue raising awareness among those

who still want to avoid paying taxes by selling their animals out of the market. During this sensitization, the

regulation established within the market will be shared.

2.5.2. Mainstreaming Gender and Governance

Activity 1: Gender integration (In the work plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under

section 1.4)

During the reporting period, the Gender Specialists in Niger and Burkina Faso focused on supporting the

integration of gender in all project activities during the finalization of terms of references.

47 The management committees present at this training do not yet have a convention that links them with the

municipalities. Both parties (the municipalities and the committees) have committed to begin the consultations to

formalize the transfer of the market management.

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Activity 2: Strengthening the governance of PO supported by REGIS-AG (In the work

plan Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under section 1.4)

a) Sub - activity 1: Reinforce the governance of POs supported by REGIS-AG in Niger and Burkina

Faso

In Niger, The Governance Specialist monitored good governance roadmaps for 12 POs (1 in Zinder and

11 in Maradi) in April 13-30. ReComs who are project relays at PO level trained 458 PO members (3 men,

455 women) on good governance. PO members were observed to be applying what they learned, as

evidenced by minutes from General Assembly meetings, and the increased participation of PO members in

decision making.

b) Sub-activity 2: Facilitate the transition from informal producer groups to economic interest groups

(GIE)

The REGIS-AG project is supporting 40 producer’s organizations (27 in Niger and 13 in Burkina Faso) to

become economic interest groups (GIEs). The main advantages of becoming an Economic Interest

Grouping (GIE) are: increased formality, reduced costs, the absence of minimum capital, greater flexibility

in the operation, and the option of pooling resources. Moreover, formally constituted EIGs have easier

access to markets, including public procurement, NGO purchases, etc., especially in the cowpea export

sector. Becoming GIEs also helps producers' organizations with a commercial orientation to comply with

the regional regulatory texts ratified by Niger and Burkina Faso, such as the Harmonization of Business

Law in Africa (OHADA) and Uniform Revised Human Rights Act.

Most POs lack knowledge of the benefits of becoming an GIE, lack information on how to become an GIE,

and have difficulty in mobilizing the material and financial resources needed to become an GIE (such as

required taxes). In addition, many technical services staff also lack knowledge of the regulations, lack the

resources to enforce the relevant regulations, or simply ignore them.

The support for these POs is based on the project’s 2016 study on the constraints and obstacles that

hinder the transformation of POs into GIEs. The main recommendation of the study were to target POs

already engaged in marketing for transformation into GIEs, rather than targeting POs that focus solely on

production but do not engage in marketing. In this way, the transformation becomes more of a

formalization of their current activities than a radical change.

In Niger, the project organized 12 workshops to support the transformation of POs into GIEs from April

14 – May 9 in Maradi and Zinder.48 A total of 33 women’s POs were transformed into 12 GIEs as detailed

in the table below.

48 Dates of workshops in Zinder: April 14-16, April 17 – 19, April 21- 23, April 24 – 26, April 27 – 30, May 3 – 5,

and May 7 – 9. Dates of workshops in Maradi: April 19 – 21, April 22 – 23, April 24 – 26, April 28 – 30, and May 2 –

4. Two teams led the workshops so they could roll out in Zinder and Maradi during the same timeframe.

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Table 27: POs transformed into GIEs

Region POs:

Cowpea

POs:

Poultry

POs:

Small Ruminants Total # of POs Total # of GIEs

Maradi 5 0 17 22 5

Zinder 2 0 9 11 7

Total 7 0 26 33 12

The workshops supported GIEs in drafting their statutory and regulatory texts, developing action plans,

and setting up management and internal auditing structures. They were also trained in simple accounting

and management. More workshops are planned for July 2018 in Tillabéri.

The General Secretary of the experienced GIE Hadin Kai of Gouré attended in Zinder workshop, and the

President of the experienced GIE KLD Bermo attended the Maradi workshop. These experts shared their

experiences with the new GIEs. In addition, representatives of the Centre de Formalité d’Entreprise

(Center for Business Formality) of the Chamber of Commerce attended each workshop. They delivered

presentations detailing the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a GIE, the elements required for

submission to the center for business formality, and also shared information on how to obtain a Registre de

Commerce et de Crédit Mobilier (RCCM), a tax registration number, and registration with the national social

security fund.

2.5.3. Strengthening Resilience/disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity of

communities

The REGIS-AG project is being implemented in an area where animal husbandry occupies a prominent

place. In addition to its strong contribution to national economies, this activity contributes significantly to

households’ strategies against hunger and poverty. However, recurring droughts pose a major risk to

livestock. Years of drought result in fodder deficits49 whose consequences on livestock are mortalities,

falling weight and production, abortions, etc. Faced with intense drought and to anticipate losses,

producers usually sell off their weak and dying animals. To assist producer, REGIS-AG is expected to

provide expertise in strategies for increased resilience through strengthened adaptive capacity and disaster

risk reduction (DRR). This implies working with existing institutions and organizations and local

communities to design, plan and implement DRR activities as well as developing linkages with community-

based early warning and response systems.

Activity 1: Facilitating access to market information and climate information in communities

(In the work plan Part 4 - Cross-cutting activities under section 1.5)

The Resilience / DRR specialist met with representatives of the Agricultural Market Information System

(SIMA), the National Meteorological Directorate and the Livestock Market Information System (SIMB) to

49 In Niger, the pasture situation deteriorates as early as April, causing mortality peaks in the following months.

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obtain their observations and comments on the proposed activity to facilitate PO access to market and

climate information. These entities are committed to further engaging and collaborating in the

implementation of the activity.

Activity 2: Support local strategies in understanding and monitoring early warning indicators

through TOT DRR (In the work plan Part 4 - Cross-cutting activities under section 1.5)

In Q2FY18, the project organized a training of trainers on monitoring early warning indicators in Burkina

Faso and Niger. To reach as many people as possible, the project adopted a training of trainers approach in

which community leaders were trained first, including members of community early warning and

emergency response systems (SCAP / UK) and community relays. These community leaders then

replicated the training to PO members. The training focused on the following points:

• Explaining early warning indicators,

• Providing participants with techniques for identifying early warning indicators

• Assisting participants to identify data collection techniques and to monitor early warning

indicators, and

• Building capacity for analysis of the root causes that lead risks.

In Niger, the project monitored the implementation of training of trainers from May 9 – 16 in Maradi and

Zinder and in Tillabéri from May 22 – 26. A total of 35 villages were visited during this mission (10 in

Maradi, 12 in Zinder, and 13 in Tillabéri). The team visited multiple structures including 8 SCAP / RU and

27 POs. It was found that 95% of community relays and members of SCAP / UK provided training for POs

as agreed. A total of 562 PO members were trained as described in the table below.

Table 28: Number of PO members trained on early warning, Niger

Region Village Name of Structure

Value Chain # of PO

members

# PO

members trained

# of

sessions held

Maradi

Koumboula Small ruminants 26 22 3

Tarin Barewa

Kokowa da Talawki

Poultry 30 25 4

Diba Ciwa Small Ruminants 30 26 4

Garin Bogari Sarkin Yaki Cowpea 43 32 4

Garin Tchalli SCAP/ru 28 28 1

Dan Biddé Himma Cowpea 21 18 4

Sayé Saboua

Tachi DA

KANKA Cowpea 50 35 3

SCAP/RU 36 30 3

Garin Maggagi

Dan Abba SCAP/RU 24 30 4

Gabi Tchigaban Gari Small ruminants 36 0 0

Zinder

Tsaouni SCAP/ru 12 11 3

Marké

Bougagé

GIE Anfani Turka

Small ruminants 38 38 3

SCAP/RU 12 11 4

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Region Village Name of Structure

Value Chain # of PO

members

# PO

members trained

# of

sessions held

Kwaya GIE SA DA

ZuMUNTA 41 38 4

Zagawa Haoussa

Yarda Da Zuna Cowpea 25 15 4

GIE Tegaba Masu Turka

Small ruminants 26 20 4

Katahu Tcheton Day Cowpea 20 0 0

Koleram SCAP/ru 12 0 0

Chadawanan Albarka Poultry 28 28 4

Baranda Zummunta Cowpea 56 0 0

Hotoro Haoussa

Zummunta Poultry 49 40 6

Falki Babba 0 0

Tillabéri

Farié Haoussa Soudji Small ruminants 30 20 3

Lossa kado Binekaney Small ruminants 30 15 4

Mara Hindabey Small ruminants 25 20 3

Gorou I SCAP/RU 12 20 3

Kokamani Hareybay Cowpea 20 15 3

Kokamani Berey Cowpea 20 25 3

Silboli Keyraou Fiti Poultry 137 22 3

Torodi Yarou 2 Cowpea 21 16 4

Kobadjé Bonferey Small ruminants 30 25 4

Kaonandélé Buamitandi Poultry 87 82

Maikogo Yarda Karkara Poultry and cowpea 32

Imanan SCAP/ru

Sourgho Koira Hallassay Poultry 52 35 4

Total 1,087 562 92

Activity 3: Produce an emergency plan for destocking small ruminants in case of

crisis (In the Work Plan Part 4 - Cross-cutting activities: Activity 3)

Recurring droughts represent a major risk for livestock. Drought years cause fodder deficits with

consequences on livestock are mortality, weight loss, and production, abortions, etc. In the event of

intense drought, anticipating losses, farmers usually sell their weak and dying animals. In such a drought-

prone environment, destocking may be an appropriate response to slow-onset crisis situations.

REGIS-AG will draw up an emergency plan on emergency destocking of small ruminants for validation by

the Nigerian government and the principal actors concerned. USAID will be able to use this plan in future

emergencies such as the situation in 2010 when Niger's technical and financial partners launched

destocking operations. The emergency plan will take into account the different types of destocking adapted

to the different stages of emergency. In particular:

When the price relationship between cereals and animals increases in the market, commercial destocking

may be an appropriate response. This involves helping traders and exporters buy more animals before

their condition deteriorates.

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When the condition of the animals is such that their market value is insufficient to guarantee the food

security of farmers and their households, destocking by slaughter is preferred. This involves the purchase

and slaughter of animals damaged by drought, to ensure the distribution of fresh or dried meat to

vulnerable households.

In normal times, destocking can also be considered, in order to develop rural entrepreneurship and build

stocks of cereals to prevent future potential crises.

In Q3FY18, an activity plan was finalized and the data collection mission began in all regions in

collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the National Early Warning System (SAP)

starting July 23. Questionnaires for the survey were developed in collaboration with the MEL team and

technical services.

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PART 3 - PROJECT PERFORMANCE - Level of

Achievement in Q3FY17 Expected Outcomes and

Performance Indicators

3.1. Overview of REGIS-AG MEL System

A Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system is intended to meet three types of objectives:

• Operational objectives: when answering the question of how program or project managers can

track and improve implementation of activities.

• Strategic objectives: when addressing the issue of whether the project is achieving its goals; hence

the use of output/result, outcome indicators or progress markers, impacts, etc.

• Learning objectives: when drawing and sharing of lessons learned from the program or project.

Under the REGIS-AG project, the focus of the MEL system is primarily on the operational and strategic

objectives, and on the supervision and management functions. However, in support to the project

communication efforts and SAREL activities under the RISE program, REGIS-AG MEL efforts are devoted

to the learning function as well, especially the documentation and sharing of success stories. The system is

designed to ensure the efficient tracking of the activity implementation process and to facilitate critical

discussions to allow for informed decision making towards project objectives and implementation.

To this end, the specific objectives of REGIS-AG MEL system are therefore threefold:

• To organize in a systematic way the collection of data , analysis and reporting procedures allowing

for the prompt dissemination of reliable project information on its performance results based on

the list of approved indicators;

• To assess and document progress towards the project’s outputs and outcomes as stated in the

logical framework and annual work plans to allow sound management decisions;

• To document and share the project’s success stories and best practices within the project and

externally within the RISE and non-RISE community.

In general, REGIS-AG's MEL system is built on the elements described in its USAID-approved Performance

Monitoring Plan (PMP). Data collection focuses on field trips to either monitor and collect data or monitor

the quality of data already collected. Data are collected either by project managers during the

implementation of activities or through surveys. For activities carried out in partnership with REGIS-ER or

DFAPs, data are collected via the regional M & E of these partners (in the case of poultry and small

ruminant fairs).

3.2. Activities carried out during Q3FY18

During Q3FY18, monitoring and evaluation team activities focused on (i) supporting project reporting, (ii)

data base building process, (iii) monitoring the implementation of activities, and (iv) recording results in the

indicators data bases.

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Activity 1: Strengthening the capacity of the MEL system

Sub-activity 1.1: Building an online data base

The development of the new database began in Q2FY18 with the drafting of the terms of reference for the

selection of the consultant to support the project in this endeavor. An RFQ was published both in Burkina

Faso and in Niger. The consulting firm Société d'Etudes de Conseils et d'Assistance Multisectoral (SECAM) was

selected from a pool of 9 applicants. The contract process is being finalized and the data base development

is scheduled to start in August.

Sub activity 1.3: Updating monitoring and Evaluation data base

This is a continuous activity of the monitoring and evaluation staff. It starts with the supervision of the

collection of data and information on the indicators identified in the terms of reference of activities. Then,

the monitoring and evaluation team takes control of the data collection forms completed in the field

before validating them. Once this validation is done, each MEL coordinator enters the data of his sheets in

the databases. With this entry, the databases are updated and a treatment is used to determine the level

performance on each indicator on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Once the data in the data collection forms are entered, the forms are archived in the field in boxes under

the control of each MEL coordinator. Verification sources such as activity reports and TDRs are collected

and archived as well along with the data collection forms.

Activity 2: Assessing project performance

Sub-activity 2.3: Monitoring field activities, data quality and physical filing systems

Several activities that were implemented during the reporting were monitored by the monitoring and

evaluation team in the field. In Burkina Faso, these activities include:

• the training of cowpea processors on financial management and simplified accounting that took

place in Kaya in two phases;

• the training of trainers (TOT) Tylay;

• the training / retraining of the supervisors of the functional literacy centers held in Kaya, Boulsa,

and Gayeri;

• the training in Kaya, Gayeri and Dori of the members of the warehouses management committees

involved in the cowpea warrantage activity;

• the training in organizational strengthening, simplified accounting and marketing of the livestock

market management committees in Barsalogho, Yalgo, Seytenga, Bilanga, and Kibaré;

• the structuring of input distributors held in Kaya, Fada and Dori, and

• the business coaching of small ruminant processing units and poultry in the eastern and Sahel

regions.

In Niger, several activities that were implemented during the reporting were also monitored:

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• Cowpea:

− Training of trainers in marketing and negotiation techniques in the Maradi, Zinder and

Tillabéri regions.

− Business linkages development workshop in the Maradi, Zinder and Tillabéri regions

− Second edition of the regional fair cowpea

− Assessment of the FY18 Warrantage

• Poultry:

− The training of poultry buyers linked to 29 project beneficiary poultry PO on Biosafety

measures, standard and hygiene when slaughtering animals, and preservation of poultry

meat

− Workshop for electing poultry producers, traders, and processors union executive

members

− Third edition poultry regional fair

•

− Follow-up of the 2017-2018 vaccination campaign

− Mini fairs

− Monitoring livestock market support

− Component 3:

− Training of manager of warrantage warehouses

•

Small ruminants:

− Second session of the training of banks and MFIs agents

− Training and retraining of functional literacy centers’ instructors

− Distribution of training equipment, materials and supplies to functional literacy centers in

the Tillabéri region

Component 4:

Component 5:

− Follow-up and support to the 15 livestock markets GIEs in the Maradi, Tillabéri, and Zinder

regions

−

•

Support for the transformation of women's groups (POs) into an economic interest groups

(GIE)

−

− Establishment

Establishment of a regional platform for actors of the poultry VC

of regional union of producers and suppliers of poultry VC

− Establishment of the union of traders and processors of the poultry VC

− Establishment of the regional union of producers and goods and services providers of the

poultry VC

Activity 3: Preparing and supporting the project midterm evaluation (In the work plan

Part 4 – Cross cutting activities under section 3.4)

The project’s Mid-Term Evaluation began in April 2018. The purpose of the mid-term performance

evaluation was to assess whether REGIS-AG is on track to achieve its intended results and what, if any,

adjustments are needed to improve implementation and better achieve the REGIS-AG outcomes at the

Sub-Intermediate Result and Intermediate Result levels. The outcomes of and progress toward the five

sub-sub strategic results in the REGIS-AG results framework and theory of change were the primary focus

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of the evaluation. As part of the evaluation findings and recommendations, the evaluation team were

expected to highlight areas where:

• REGIS-AG should focus in the remaining years to achieve sustainable improvements in livelihoods

and household income, and,

• Overall lessons learned (challenges and any adaptation(s) that attenuated such challenges) that can

apply to other USAID markets and livelihoods activities.

The evaluators’ field visits took place in the first half of May 2018 in Niger and in the second half of the

month in Burkina Faso. The monitoring and evaluation team contribution consisted primarily in (i) the

preparation of databases on POs and their members, from which the evaluation team selected the POs to

be interviewed during the focus group sessions, and (ii) providing all MEL data and sources of verification

the team needed for the successful completion of its work.

Activity 5: Supporting project reporting

Learning from the difficulties encountered during the first three years of reporting on the project

performance through the indicators of the performance monitoring table, the MEL team held a working

session with the Project Leader on May 23 to May 31 in Ouagadougou. This session made it possible to

propose amendments to the project monitoring and evaluation plan. Amendments proposed focused on

the following:

•

• Disaggregating of some indicators to take into account USAID need for information for the

preparation of the Performance and Planning Report (PPR) and the report of the Feed The Future

Monitoring and Evaluation System (FtF MS).

• Re

Identifying indicators to be archived because they are not considered to be relevant to the project.

vising targets for certain indicators to take into account the new project strategy and past

project performance.

The revised PMP was submitted to USAID for approval.

3.3. Status of achievement of performance indicators at Q3FY18

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Table 29: Project performance and progress towards achieving project performance results

Indicator Unit/

Disaggregation LOP Target

Target

achieved

FY15-17

Target

FY18

Target achieved

FY18 (31/03/2018)

Target achieved to

date (FY15-18) Justifications and observations

Unit Rate (%)

Unit Rate (%)

0.1 - Value (US $)

of Incremental

sales (collected at

farm level) attributed to program

implementation

US $ by country: No update provided in this reporting period

because this indicator is reviewed once

during the fiscal year. This notwithstanding,

the inappropriateness of this indicator is discussed in the proposed revised PMP narrative.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The

results of our determination of incremental sales suggest the existence of an issue of quality with the annual survey data we used.

One of the issues is that the survey was not

carried out be an issue indicates. Even though the survey instrument was

developed using the base year survey instruments and it was finalized with the

support of SAREL, the project will review

the instruments again, and enumerators will have to ask follow questions to make sure

the data collected is the right one.

Total $4.21mil $0 $900,000 $-215,098 $-215,098

Niger $-331,311 $-331,311

Burkina Faso $190,386 $190,386

US $ by VC

Cowpea $-7,375 $-7,375

S. ruminants $-219,350 $-219,350

Poultry $11,627 $11,627 US $ by Sex: Men $-275,454 $-275,454 Women $ 238,350 $ 238,350

0.2a - Gross

margins (US $) per hectare for

cowpeas


because this indicator is reviewed at the end of the fiscal year.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The project underperformed and we believe

that this is because the target was set by assuming sole cropping and very high yields. In reality, we are in cases of mix cropping

systems with low yield (0.2 to 0.6mt/ha). In addition, the poor rains experienced in FY17 made the situation worst.

Total $1,024 $0 $717 $120.00 $120.00

Niger $0 $99.00 $99.00 17% Burkina Faso $0 $143.00 $143.00

US $ by Sex:

Men $0 $126.00 $126.00 Women $0 $113.00 $113.00

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Indicator Unit/


Target

achieved

FY15-17

Target

FY18

Target achieved FY18 (31/03/2018)

Target achieved to date (FY15-18)

Justifications and observations

Unit Rate

(%)

Unit Rate

(%)

0.2b - Gross margins (US $

per adult animal)

for small ruminants:

Goat


because this indicator is reviewed at the

end of the fiscal year.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The project over performed and we believe that this is because the target set was

underestimated. We propose that this

indicator’s target be revised upward.

Total $17.00 $0 $14 $21.74 155% $21.74 128%

Niger $0 $18.92 $18.92

Burkina Faso $0 $29.26 $29.26

US $ by Sex:

Men $0 $21.09 $21.09 Women $0 $22.15 $22.15

Sheep

US $ by country: No update provided in this reporting period because this indicator is reviewed at the end of the fiscal year.


project over performed and we believe that this is because the target set was underestimated. We propose that this

indicator’s target be revised upward.

Total $17.00 $0 $14 $56.23 402% $56.23 331% Niger $0 $54.24 $54.24 Burkina Faso $0 $59.94 $59.94

US $ by Sex: Men $0 $53.42 $53.42 Women $0 $58.13 $58.13

0.2c - Gross margins

(US $) for poultry :

Chicken

US $ by country:

Total $3.40 $0 $2.50 $2.87 115% $2.87 84%

Niger $0 $2.90 $2.90

Burkina Faso $0 $2.79 $2.79

US $ by Sex:

Male $0 $2.85 $2.85 Female $0 $2.95 $2.95

Guinea fowl

US $ by country: No update provided in this reporting period because this indicator is reviewed at the



project over performed and we believe that this is because the target set was

underestimated. We propose that this indicator’s target be revised upward.

Total $3.40 $0 $2.50 $4.93 197% $4.93 145%

Niger $0 $5.06 $5.06

Burkina Faso $0 $4.24 $4.24

US $ by Sex: Male $0 $3.79 $3.79 Female $0 $6.41 $6.41

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2.1 - # of food security private

enterprises,

producer, water user or

community-based organizations, women’s groups,

trade and

business

associations receiving USG-funded assistance

# by country: For reasons presented in the proposed revised PMP narrative, we came to the

conclusion that, for REGIS-AG, only POs

should be considered in this indicator. As a result, we also propose that disaggregation

by type of organization be dropped. The count includes the 689 POs that have

benefited of trainings on the PICS bags,

business linkage events through fairs, B to B

events, and meetings with agro dealers, and

the number of POs’ marketing manager

who received project guide for poultry

production, and market management

committees, and private veterinarian

system. Given that the LOP target of 600

PO has already been met, the project now

plans to focus on intensifying support to

these beneficiaries to ensure the

sustainability of this outcome as opposed to

add more beneficiaries. However, 59 new

POs will be strategically added in FY18 (26

poultry PO and 23 cowpea POs in Niger,

and 10 cowpea PO in Burkina Faso) to

increase representation of USAID-funded

PO among project beneficiaries.

Total 748 689 59 64 108% 753 101% Burkina Faso 379 330 49 54 379 Cowpea 161 138 23 26 161 S. Ruminant 124 124 0 0 124 Poultry 94 68 26 28 94 Niger 369 359 10 10 369 Cowpea 180 170 10 10 180

S. Ruminant 129 129 0 0 129 Poultry 60 60 0 0 60 # by New/Continuing: Total 748 689 59 64 108% 753 101% New 0 0 59 64 108% 753

Continuing 748 689 0

2.2 - Number of

for-profit private

enterprises,

producers’ organizations,

water users’

New/Continuing: Same justification as in Q1FY18 (below).

Justification provided in Q1FY18: REGIS-AG is a value chain project focusing on

supporting on producers' organizations

Total 52,105 37,190 10,915 971 9% 38,161 73%

New 0 0 10,915 971 971 Continuing

52,105 37,190 0 0 37,190

Country

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associations, trade and business

associations,

women’s groups,

and community-based organizations

(CBOs) receiving

USG food security-

related organizational

development

assistance

Combined

Total 52,105 0 10,915 971 9% 38,161 73% (PO) that are already beneficiaries of partner projects working on the supply

side. Experiences from the last two years

show that productions from these groups are low. As a result, production surpluses

available for trade are often too small, even after aggregation at group level. This led REGIS-AG to re-orient its interventions

strategy towards supporting the

intensification of production in

collaboration with production-oriented partner projects (namely REGIS-ER and DFAP) with the ambition to deepen project

impact. This is done through joint work

plan whereby REGIS-AG covers the market

side while the cover production aspects.

We propose a revision of the LOP target from 50,525 to 52,105 by

recognizing that REGIS-AG

beneficiaries are grouped into two

subgroups: Those receiving heavy-handed support and those involved in light-touch interventions.

For heavy-handed supports: These include

the following activities: (a) facilitating access to finance, (b) functional literacy training, (c)

technical support and trainings (including in management and marketing, (d) intensive

support provided to PO for participation in

warrantage and fairs. Farmers in this category are those involved in the

beneficiaries support plans REGIS-AG developed in FY17.

For light-touch interventions: These are

Niger 41,006 0 7,679 761 10% 31,088 76%

New 0 0 7,679 761 761 Continuing 41,006 30,327 0 0 30,327 Burkina Faso 11,099 0 3,236 210 6% 7,073 64%

New 0 0 3,236 210 210 Continuing 11,099 6,863 0 0 6,863 Location:

Total 52,105 37,190 10,915 971 9% 38,161 73%

Rural 52,105 37,190 10,915 971 38,161 73%

New 0 0 10,915 971 971 Continuing 52,105 37,190 0 37,190 Urban/Peri urban 0 0 0 0

Heavy/Intense support

New/Continuing:

Total 20,184 18,502 1,682 1,790 20,292 101% New 0 0 1,682 1,790 106% 1,790 Continuing 20,184 18,502 0 0 18,502 Country:

Total 20,184 0 1,682 1,790 9% 20,292 101%

Niger 12,248 0 1,446 1,580 109% 12,382 101%

New 0 0 1,446 1,580 109% 1,580 Continuing 12,248 10,802 0 0 10,802 Burkina Faso 7,936 0 236 210 89% 7,910 100%

New 0 0 236 210 89% 210 Continuing

7,936 7,700 0 0 7,700

Location:

Total 20,184 18,502 1,682 1,790 106% 20,292 101%

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Rural 20,184 18,502 1,682 1,790 106% 20,292 101% mainly (a) support and promotion of vaccination for poultry, (b) sharing of

information for disaster risk mitigation, and

(c) indirect beneficiaries of project-facilitated fairs.

All poultry VC beneficiaries of heavy-handed supports also benefit from the light-touch intervention. Adding the size of the

two groups and subtracting poultry VC beneficiaries from the heavy-handed

support group gives total beneficiaries.

Note that we can only estimate income benefit of beneficiaries of project intense

support because we monitor them. It is difficult for us to monitor those benefitting

for light support.

New 0 0 1,682 1,790 1,790 Continuing 20,184 18,502 0 0 18,502 Urban/Peri urban 0 0 0 0 0

Light support New/Continuing:

Total 35,532 21,532 10,000 0 0% 21,532 61%

New 0 0 10,000 0 0% 0 Continuing 35,532 21,532 0 0 21,532

Country:

Total 35,532 0 10,000 0 0% 21,532 61%

Niger 31,532 0 7,000 0 0% 21,532 68%

New 0 0 7,000 0 0% 0 Continuing 31,532 21,532 0 0 21,532

Burkina Faso 4,000 0 3,000 0 0% 0 0%

New 0 0 3,000 0 0% 0 Continuing 4,000 0 0 0 0 Location:

Total 35,532 21,532 10,000 0 0% 21,532 61%

Rural 35,532 21,532 10,000 0 21,532

New 0 0 10,000 0 0 Continuing 35,532 21,532 0 0 21,532 Urban/Peri urban 0 0 0 0 0

2.3 – Percentage

(%) of households

in which a woman has benefited

directly from ownership of

personal fields,

new ownership of small ruminants

or poultry, or involvement in a

savings/loan

% by country: No update provided in this reporting period



Justification provided in Q1FY18: A close

second look at this indicator indicates that we wrongly included women involved in

our warrantage activity which is not a

savings/loan program. Savings/loan programs are the VSLA that are being promoted by

REGIS-ER and the DFAP. Furthermore, REGIS-AG does not donate animals to its

beneficiaries as is REGIS-ER thought its

Total 25% 20%

Niger

Burkina Faso

% by VC:

Total

Cowpea

S. ruminants Poultry

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program habbanaye intervention. The only intervention REGIS-AG has that contributes

to this indicator is the improvement in the

usage conditions of land reclaimed by REGIS-ER. REGIS-AG works with the

women benefiting of such land to extend the donation period or to obtain a land title. Such cases a very few. Consequently, if

our interpretation of the indicator is

correct, we propose that this indicator

be dropped for REGIS-AG. In indicator 4.4 we report the number of farmers receiving agricultural-related credit as a

result of REGIS-AG assistance.

2.4 – Percentage

(%) of households engaged in a new income-

generating micro-

enterprise as a

result of USG interventions

% by country: No update provided in this reporting period

because this indicator is reviewed at the end of the fiscal year.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The data

required are to be collected by project staff

on an annual basis through a special survey

in Q4. But to avoid losses in data and learning from the poor quality of some of data collected during FY17 annual survey

(farmers had difficulties remembering

information concerning past transactions), the project team will be collecting this data

on an ongoing basis through regular record keeping organized at beneficiary level.

Total 40% 7.0% 30% 0% 0% 7.0% 18%

Niger 6.5% 6.5% Burkina Faso 7.4% 7.4%

2.5 - Full-time

equivalent (FTE) jobs created with

# by country: No update provided in this reporting period

because the creation of the custom indicator proposed in Q1FY18 below is not

Total 275 245 30 0 245 89%

New 0 0 30 0 0

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USG assistance Continuing 275 245 0 0 245 yet approved and the tool for tracking

seasonal jobs as proposed is still being

deployed. This data will be provided

quarterly starting from Q3FY18.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: In the FY

17 annual report, we reported 259 jobs (148 in Niger and 111 in Burkina). This included 14 existing livestock auxiliaries

(AE) we should not have considered as new jobs. This result has now been corrected as

shown by the new set of numbers in table. For FY18, only 30 new AE will be added by the end of the year. There are very limited

opportunities for job creation in the project

and this is not because no job could be

created but this that are created are seasonal and do not last long enough to be eligible for this indicator as required in the

PIRS. Discussion with USAID resulted in the

agreement to create a custom indicator that

will report such seasonal “jobs”. Setting the target is however difficult. We propose not to create a custom indicator but to report

such jobs in addition to report on the

current indicator. This also imposes a revision of the target set for indicator

2.4.

Niger 170 140 30 0 140

New 0 0 30 0 0

Continuing 170 140 0 0 140

Burkina Faso 105 105 0 0 105

New 0 0 0 0 0

Continuing 105 105 0 0 105

# by VC:

Total 275 245 30 0 0% 245 89%

Cowpea 0 0 0 0 0

S. ruminants 0 0 0 0 0

Poultry 275 245 30 0 245 89%

# by Sex:

Total 275 245 30 0 0% 245 89% Male 252 222 25 0 222 Female 23 23 5 0 23

2.6 - Number of

people using

climate information or

implementing risk-reducing

actions to improve

# by country : No update provided in this reporting period




required are to be collected by project staff on an annual basis through a special survey

in Q4.

Total 19,355 7,514 7,266 0 0% 7,514 38%

Niger 12,743 4,947 4,784 0 4,947

Burkina Faso 6,612 2,567 2,482 0 2,567

# by Sex: Total 19,355 7,514 7,266 0 0 7,514 39% Male 6,185 2,118 2,495 0 2,118 34% Female 11,823 4,049 4,771 0 4,049 34%

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resilience to climate change

supported by

USG assistance

Disaggregates not available

1,347 1,347 1,347

2.7 – Number of

market exchanges (bourses) and

fairs linking

sellers and buyers

# by country : The 22 market exchanges and fairs added

for this reporting period are 18 mini regional fairs organized in preparation for participation at the FIARA and 4 poultry VC

market linkages development workshops

organized in Niger. With the change in

strategy to organize mini regional fairs for FIARA, we propose that the LOP target be changed to 138 instead of 111 as we

requested in Q1FY18.

Justification provided in Q1FY18:

No data is reported because the planned business linkages workshops (b2B) market and fairs have not yet been organized.

These are planned in Q3. Based on the new

project strategy, the number of B2B and

fairs will have to be reduced to 111 (40 for cowpea, 38 for small ruminant and 33 for poultry). We therefore suggest that the

LOP target be revised accordingly.

Total 111 55 34 35 103% 90 81%

Niger 63 35 17 33 194% 68 108%

Burkina Faso 48 20 17 1 6% 20 42%

International 1

# by VC:

Total 111 55 34 35 103% 90 81%

Cowpea 40 16 14 4 29% 20 50%

S ruminants 38 25 8 23 288% 48 126% Poultry 33 14 12 8 67% 22 67%

2.8 - Number of women’s groups

transformed into GIEs

# by country : No new women’s group was transformed into GIE during Q3FY18. The process

announced in Q1FY18 is still going on.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: Only one

women group in Zinder has thus far been

transformed into a GIE. Many more are currently going through the transformation

process with project assistance. For FY18, REGIS-AG plans that this process will be

completed for 30 GIEs.

Total 40 1 30 5 17% 6 15%

Niger 15 1 10 5 50% 6 40%

Burkina Faso 25 0 20 0 0% 0 0%

# by VC:

Total 40 1 30 5 17% 6 15%

Cowpea 20 1 15 2 13% 3 15%

S ruminants 20 0 15 3 20% 3 15% Poultry 0 0 0 0 0

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3.2 - Number of farmers and

others who have

applied new technologies or

management practices with USG assistance

# by country : No update provided in this reporting period because this indicator is reviewed at the



required are to be collected by project on an annual basis through a special survey in Q4.

Total 21,152 14,424 3,806 0 14,424 68%

Niger 13,170 8,981 2,181 0 8,981 68%

Burkina Faso 7,982 5,443 1,625 0 5,443 68%

# by Sex:

Total 21,152 14,424 4,305 0 14,424 68%

Male 6,800 4,490 1,478 0 4,490 66%

Female 13,005 8,587 2,827 0 8,587 66%

not available 1,347 1,347 1,347

3.3 - Number of

agro-dealers trained in business

management and

technical skills

# by country : The 15 agro-dealers reported here include

12 trained in Q1FY18 and 3 in Q2FY18 in Niger.

Justification provided in Q1FY18:

So far, for FY18, only 12 agro-dealers were

trained in Zinder on the use of PICS bags. More training are planned.

Total 250 218 0 25 243 97%

Niger 126 110 0 15 125 99%

Burkina Faso 124 108 0 10 118 95%

# by Sex: Total 250 218 0 25 243 97% Male 223 195 0 21 216 97% Female 27 23 0 4 27 100%

3.4 - Number of

private

veterinarian

outreach services (SVPPs) created

# by country : Justification provided in Q1FY18: REGIS-AG

team has already exceeded the LOP. One

more SVPP will be added in FY18. The LOP

target has been exceeded because the project was responding to the high interest by veterinarians and on the need to

increase their geographic outreach.

Total 10 9 1 0 0% 9 90%

Niger 5 4 1 0 4 80% Burkina Faso 5 5 0 0 5 100%

3.5 - Number of for-profit private

enterprises, producers’

organizations,

water users’ associations,

trade and business

associations,

# by country : The data required are to be collected by

project staff on an annual basis through a special survey in Q4.

Total 546 456 60 0 456 84%

Niger 263 220 29 0 220 84% Burkina Faso

283 236 31 0 236 84%

# by organization

type:

Total 545 456 60 0 456 84%

Women groups 269 225 4 0 225 84%

Men groups 34 28 27 0 28 84%

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women’s groups, and community-

based

organizations (CBOs) that

applied improved organization-level technologies or

management

practices with

USG assistance.

Mixed groups 242 203 29 0 203 84%

# by VC:

Total 546 456 60 0 456 84%

Cowpea 283 236 31 0 236 84%

Small ruminants 169 141 19 0 141 84% Poultry 95 79 10 0 79 84%

3.6 - Number of for-profit private

enterprises,

producers’

organizations, water users’ associations,

trade and

business

associations, women’s groups, and community-

based organizations

(CBOs) receiving

USG food security-related

organizational development

assistance

# by country : Justification provided in Q1FY18: By the end FY17, REGIS-AG had assisted 689

CBOs which exceeds the LOP target. This is because REGIS-AG re-oriented its

intervention strategy towards supporting the intensification of production in collaboration with production-oriented

partner projects (namely REGIS-ER and

DFAP) with the ambition to deepen project

impact. As a result, a large number of CBOs were covered in FY16 and FY17. No more CBOs will be added.

Total 480 260 220 0 0% 260 54%

Burkina Faso 231 125 106 0 0% 125 54%

Niger 249 135 114 0 0% 135 54%

# by VC

Total 480 260 220 0 0% 260 54%

Cowpea 229 124 105 0 0% 124 54%

Small ruminant 198 107 91 0 0% 107 54%

Poultry 54 29 25 0 0% 29 54% # by

New/Continuing:

Total 480 260 220 0 0% 260 54% New 0 0 220 0 0

Continuing 480 260 0 0 260

4.1 - Value(US $) of new private

sector capital investment in the

US$ by country : No update provided in this reporting period

because the consideration proposed in Q1FY18 below is not yet approved and the

Total $167,629 $0 $72,796 $0 0% $0 0%

Burkina Faso $62,778 $0 $20,926 $0 $0

Niger $104,851 $0 $51,870 $0 $0

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agricultural sector or food

chain leveraged

by Feed the Future project

implementation

US$ by VC tool for tracking such small investments is still being deployed. This data will be

provided quarterly starting from Q3FY18.


interpretation of this indicator has been revised to capture equipment for processors and the value of infrastructure

farmers build in their production such as

fence, chicken coop or chicken trough

(drinking), etc.. We propose that the LOP target be revised downward from $250,000 to $167.629.

Total $167,629 $0 $72,796 $0 $0

Cowpea $32,971 $0 $20,696 $0 $0

Small ruminant $59,548 $0 $23,183 $0 $0

Poultry $75,110 $0 $28,917 $0 $0 US$ by

New/Continuing: Total $167,629 $0 $72,796 $0 $0 New $0 $0 $72,796 $0 $0 Continuing $167,629 $0 0 $0 $0

4.2 - Value (US $)

of agriculture and

rural loans made as a result of USG assistance

US$ by country: The activity used to inform this indicator in

Q2FY18 is the project facilitation to access

credit for members of business clusters. Justification provided in Q2FY18: Farmers

involved in warrantage received a total loan

amount of $101,089 during the reporting

period in Burkina Faso and Niger. Project performance is Niger was lower because (a) Asusu pooled out of warrantage as a result

of problems the organization is currently going through, and (b) cowpea prices this

year were high enough to a point that some

farmers decided to sell their grains early and therefore had no interest for a loan.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The project performance to date on access to

finance (indicators 4.2, 4.4, and 4.6)

continues to be weak. Credit facilitation has so far been limited to FY17 credit needs

under warrantage with a limited result. With the change in project strategy and

Total $3,585,594 $63,266 $1,324,843 $206,249 16% $269,515 8%

Niger $1,454,042 $29,180 $535,747 $26,453 5% $55,633 4%

Burkina Faso $2,131,552 $34,086 $789,096 $179,796 23% $213,882 10%

US $ by VC:

Total $3,585,594 $63,266 $1,324,843 $206,249 16% $269,515 8%

Cowpea $1,934,838 $63,266 $705,810 $153,088 22% $216,354 11%

Small ruminant $929,497 $0 $348,561 $0 0% $0 0% Poultry $721,259 $0 $270,472 $53,161 20% $53,161 7%

US $ by Sex:

Total $63,266 $206,249 $269,515

Male $87,169 $87,169

Female $119,080 $119,080

Disaggregation not

available

$63,266

$63,266

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change of leadership in Component 4, project support for the successful

realization of the support plans that

emerged from the market linkages development workshops will significantly

improve our performance for this indicator. We propose a revision of the LOP target from $6,021,000 to $3,522,327.

4.3 - Number of

new and/or

innovative services (including

insurance) and

technologies

available to VC actors as a result of USG assistance

# by New /Continuing:

In Q3FY18, the governance activity allowed

POs to adopt innovations in governance,

notably: holding meetings, how to organize a meeting.

Justification provided in Q2FY18: No new

technology or services made available to VC actors during the reporting period. By

the end of FY17, we had made two (instead of 1 as mistakenly stated in Q1FY18) new and/or innovative services technologies

available to VC actors: the SVPP or RSAP

and poultry feed production. Other options

envisaged relate to equipment for cowpea processing and vaccinators involved in SVPP/RSAP the project will be able to

introduce by its end.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: The only new and/or innovative services and

technologies that has been made available so far to VC actors as a result of the

project is poultry feed production using

local ingredients. POs were trained to produce their own feed and are doing so

now. A number of farmers are now engaging in producing such feed for

commercial purpose. The second option

Total 12 5 4 4 100% 9 75%

New 0 0 4 4 4

Continuing 12 5 0 0 5

# by country:

Total 12 5 4 4 100% 9 75%

Niger 7 3 2 2 100% 5 71% Burkina Faso 5 2 2 2 100% 4 80%

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that was contemplated was the promotion of agricultural insurance which turns out to

be a much bigger challenge for the project.

With USAID consent, the project is now limiting its intervention on this topic to

generating basic information that will form the basis of a major USAID initiative.

4.4 - Number of

micro, small, and

medium enterprises (MSMEs),

including farmers,

receiving

agricultural-related credit as a result of USG

assistance

# by country: The activity used to inform this indicator is

the support to POs involved in the business

clusters to access credit.

Justification provided in Q2FY18: 1362 cowpea farmers involved in warrantage

received a loan as a result of REGIS-AG support in Q2FY18 in Burkina Faso and

Niger. Project performance is Niger was lower because (a) Asusu pooled out of warrantage as a result of problems the

organization is currently going through, and

(b) cowpea prices this year were high

enough to a point that some farmers decided to sell their grains early and therefore had no interest in getting a loan.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: This indicator was interpreted wrongly by accounting for the number of POs whose

members received agricultural-related credit as a result of the project support. It

has now been revised to reflect the

members of these POs who actually received such credit. As a consequence, the

project performance is more than double the cumulative target set through FY17

(982 beneficiaries versus 412 targeted).

Total 6,512 982 2,127 1,660 78% 2,642 41%

Niger 2,973 466 945 225 24% 691 23% Burkina Faso 3,539 516 1,182 1,435 121% 1,951 55%

# by Sex:

Total 6,512 982 2127 1,660 78% 2,642 41%

Male 1,333 319 390 319 82% 638 48% Female 5,179 663 1737 1,341 77% 2,004 39% # by Size:

Total 6,512 982 2,127 1,660 78% 2,642 41%

Micro (1-10 employees)

6,512 982 2,127 1,660 78% 2,642 41%

Small (11-50

employees) 0 0 0

w Medium (51-100

employees) 0 0 0

Disaggregates Not

Available

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These are mainly those involved in Warrantage. For FY18 and FY19, another

group of beneficiaries who are involved in

project support plans will be added.

4.5 – Number of

Strategic Services

Sub-awards (3S) awarded

# by country: 41 RFQ have been published in Niger to

mobilize service providers that will help roll

out beneficiaries support plans staring in Q4FY18. Burkina Faso will develop their in Q4FY18.

Justification provided in Q2FY18: The 3S fun management guide was finalized during

the reporting period. Awards for service provision will start in Q3FY18. As a result, the project is likely to achieve the LOP

target by its end.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: This

indicator adds REGIS-AG Strategic Services Sub-awards actually disbursed under the 3S fund to service providers to jump-start

upgrading upgrading that improves both the competitiveness and the inclusiveness of the value chains. The project performance for

this indicator is poor because the fund management guide is still going through

revisions due to misunderstanding on the

use of the fund. A final version will now be submitted to USAID in early Q4 of FY18. It

will be critical for the mobilizing service provider needed for the implementation of

the beneficiaries support plans. Given the

Total 20 0 5 0 0% 0 0%

Niger Burkina Faso

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number of plans being developed, we believe that the LOP target will be met by the end

of the project.

4.6 - Number of business plans

developed with USG assistance

# by country: Justification provided in Q2FY18: 72

beneficiary support plans were finalized during the reporting period and they are being rolled out. More plans will be finalized

and rolled out in subsequent periods.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: Project performance for this indicator continues to be poor. But, the development of

beneficiaries support plans that started in

FY2017 and the large number of plans the

project will support will significantly improve project performance for this indicator will in FY18.

Total 416 0 252 367 146% 367 88%

Niger 224 122 11 11 Burkina Faso 192 130 356 356

4.7 - Number of

MSMEs, including

farmers, receiving business development

services from

USG assisted services

# by country: Justification provided in Q1FY18: Our

interpretation of this indicator is that every

support we give to farmers are business development services. Consequently, this indicator captures the same information we

are capturing under indicator 2.2. Based on

this interpretation, we propose that it should be dropped.

Total 2,439 1,569 611 1,569 64%

Niger Burkina Faso

4.8 - Number of public-private

partnerships formed as a result

of FtF assistance

# by country: Justification provided in Q1FY18: The project is over performing for this indicator

because we are considering the 15 management committees set up in livestock

markets to revitalize them as PPP. The

private business men operating in the market have MOUs with the municipalities

to jointly manage the markets. Three (03)

Total 27 17 8 8 100% 25 93%

Niger 16 9 6 6 15 Burkina Faso

11 8 2 2 10

# by partnership

focus:

Total 27 17 8 8 25 93%

Ag. production 2 0 0 0 0 0%

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Indicator Unit/


Target

achieved

FY15-17

Target

FY18




Unit Rate

(%)

Unit Rate

(%)

Ag. marketing 25 17 8 8 100% 25 100% new markets will be added by the end of FY18, 1 in Burkina Faso and 2 in Niger. Ag. transformation 0 0 0 0 0

Nutrition 0 0 0 0 0 Multi-focus

0 0 0 0 0

5.1 – Number of

laws or regulatory actions advocated

by associations of

value chain actors (e.g., farmers,

agro-pastoralists, cooperatives,

traders, processor,

exporter associations) and accepted by host

government

# by country: Several laws were reviewed in workshop

platforms in Niger (FY16) and in Burkina Faso (FY17) to advocate necessary reforms.

Advocacy activities are planned in FY18 but

there is a limited chance that these will result in the adoption of laws or regulatory

actions by the end of the project due to the intrinsically lengthy process of adoption.

Other advocacy intervention will also

emerged from the seed and fertilizer conferences the project is organizing with host countries.

Total 10 0 6 0 0% 0 0%

Niger 6 0 4 0 0 0% Burkina Faso 4 0 2 0 0 0%

5.2 - Number of

multi-stakeholder workshops organized

# by country: In Q3FY18, we counted the following

workshops: 3 in Maradi for : (i) setting up of the regional platform for poultry VC actors, (ii)

setting up of the Regional Union of traders and processors, and (iii) establishing the

Regional Union of Producers and Providers of Goods and Services of the poultry VC. 3 in Zinder for : same as above.

2 in Tillabéri for: (i) establishing the Regional Union of Traders and Processors,

and (ii) establishing the Regional Union of

Producers and Suppliers of Goods and Services of the poultry VC.

2 in Niamey for : the seed subsector development - national Forum, and (ii)

Total 57 43 14 10 71% 53 93%

Niger 26 19 7 10 29 112% Burkina Faso 31 24 7 0 24 77% # by VC: Total 57 43 14 10 71% 53 93% Cowpea 24 16 8 1 17 71%

S. ruminant 13 13 0 0 13 100% Poultry 20 14 6 9 23 115%

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Indicator Unit/


Target

achieved

FY15-17

Target

FY18




Unit Rate

(%)

Unit Rate

(%)

setting up the poultry VC inter professional platform.

Justification provided in Q1FY18: Only one

multi-stakeholder workshop was organized in Q1FY18 because the focus was on

finalizing beneficiaries support plans. A number of such workshops are planned by the end of FY18.

5.3 - Number of livestock markets

revitalized through community

management

# by country:

Total 25 17 8 8 100% 25 100%


# by New/Continuing:

Total 25 17 8 8 100% 25 100%

New 25 0 8 8 100% Continuing 0 17 0 0

5.4 - Number of trade

associations/profe

ssion groups

supported with advocacy skills and strategic

plans

# by country: Justification provided in Q1FY18: Only two professional groups (association of

veterinarians in Burkina Faso an in Niger)

have so far benefitted from REGIS-AG

support in advocacy skills and strategic plans development. Given the limited coverage of existing platforms, the project

effort has focused on supporting advocacy

effort for 24 platforms (6 in Burkina Faso and 18 in Niger) in FY18. We therefore

propose that this indicator be revised upward.

Total 34 2 24 33 138% 35 103%


# by New/Continuing

Total 34 2 24 33 138% 35 103%

New 34 0 24 33 33 Continuing 0 2 0 0 2

5.5 - Number of

quarterly learning meetings & project

wide learning summits

# by country:

Justification provided in Q1FY18: More learning meetings are planned for FY18.

Total 20 9 6 3 50% 11 55%


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PART 4 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project management activities focused on ensuring adequate project staffing, meaningful reporting, effective

communication, and adequate planning and monitoring. This part of the report presents activities REGIS-

AG carried out in these areas during the reporting period (Q3FY18).

4.1. Project staff

As reported in the second quarter of FY18, at the end of the quarter, the total number of staff was 76 and

distributed in the seven project offices is presented in the table below.

Table 30: REGIS-AG staffing and geographic distribution at the end of Q3FY18

Project offices Number of staff Co-location

with REGIS-ER Technical Admin & Finance Total

In Burkina Faso: 22 9 31 -

Ouagadougou 6 5 11 Yes

Dori 11 3 14 No

Fada 5 1 6 No

In Niger: 36 9 45 -

Niamey 16 7 23 No

Maradi 5 0 5 Yes

Tillabéri 5 0 5 Yes

Zinder 10 2 12 No

The table below shows that, of the five (05) positions that were vacant at the beginning of the reporting

period, two (02) have been filled, one (01) will join in July 2018, and the recruitment process is still on

going for two (2).

Table 31: REGIS-AG staff that resigned during the reporting period and replacement status

Position Date vacated

(justification)

Post location

(organization) Status

BDS Innovator

Advisor

November 2017 Dori, Burkina, (SNV) Replacement contracting finalized and

he will join in July 2018

Component 4

Lead – Access to

Finance

October 12, 2017

(Resignation)

Niamey, Niger

(CNFA)

BDS/innovation Advisor who was

acting as Component 4 Lead was

confirmed for the position.

BDS/innovation

Advisor

Promoted as

Component 4 Lead

Niamey, Niger

(CNFA)

Replacement contracting finalized and

he will join in July 2018

Communication

specialist

December 2017

(Resignation)

Ouagadougou, Burkina

Faso, (CNFA)

Replacement recruitment process at

contracting stage

Small Ruminants

and Poultry VC

Coordinator

Burkina Faso (AGED) Replacement recruitment process still

on going

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As in Q2FY18, the project operated with 7 vehicles and 14 motorcycles distributed as follows:

Table 32: Number and status of REGIS-AG vehicles and motorcycles at the end of Q3FY18

Number

Make Location Status Burkina Niger Total

Vehicle 3 4 7 Burkina: 1 in Ouaga and 2 in Dori

Niger: 3 in Niamey and 1 in Zinder

All in good

condition

Motor 2 12 14

Burkina: 1 in Ouaga and 1 in Dori

Niger: 4 in Maradi, 4 in Tillabéri and 4

in Zinder

All in good

condition

Staff mobility using motorcycles continues to be a challenge due to long distances to cover, road condition

(quality) especially during the raining season, and the growing insecurity situation. Staff have been asked to

use hired vehicles. The staff mobility challenge notwithstanding, the main challenge in project staffing will

continue to be to keep staff turnover as low as possible and the team focused on assigned duties and

responsibilities. This continues to be handled through open dialogue with the staff (without compromising

the values of the project) and continuous dialogue between the team and the leadership of the

organizations that constitutes REGIS-AG implementing consortium.

Furthermore, the office administration in Dori, Fada and Maradi need strengthening office. In

the Fada office, REGIS-AG employs an Administrative, Accounting and Logistics Assistant. During the last

USAID financial review in Burkina Faso, the reviewer observed that all three duties should not be carried

out by the same individual. Consequently, CNFA has agreed to split the position into two: an Assistant

Administrative Officer who will be handling administrative work and can be deployed outside of office to

support workshop and training activities, and a Receptionist to handle petty cash disbursements, pouch

and direct visitors.

In addition, REGIS-AG employees in Maradi were co-located with REGIS-ER in a building REGIS-RER

managed both projects with cost shared. With the increase on the number of staff when new

employees were hired (Monitoring and Evaluation Assistants), REGIS-ER could no longer

accommodate the REGIS-AG team. The project team moved to a nearby building and this now

imposes the need for the office to have its own office administration.

To this effect, the following positions will be submitted to USAID in Q4FY18 for approval:

• Assistant Administrative Officer/Dori

• Assistant Administrative Officer/Maradi

• Receptionist/Dori

• Receptionist/Fada

• Receptionist/Maradi

If approved, the Administrative, Accounting and Logistics Assistant in Fada will be reassigned as Assistant

Administrative Officer/Fada and her contract with CNFA amended accordingly.

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4.2 Management activities

During the reporting period, the project COP provided the overall leadership of the project management.

However, for each of the project components, specific staff members were formally assigned the

leadership responsibility for the day-to-day management of activities under a component.

In Niger, the HR/Administration Manager and Senior Accountant visited the Maradi, Zinder, and Tillabéri

offices to identify and negotiate contracts with service providers such as hotel and restaurant managers.

The project signed 20 Professional Services Agreement: 6 in Maradi (3 hotels and 3 meeting

rooms/restaurants), 8 in Zinder (4 hotels and 4 meeting rooms/restaurants), and 5 in Tillabéri (2 hotels

and 3 meeting rooms/restaurants). In June, the US Embassy shared an alert for an increased threat of

terrorist attacks in Niger, including in Niamey. This information was shared with staff with a

recommendation to redouble vigilance to surroundings and the security context.

The Director of Finance and Administration led a meeting in Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou) to review

USAID regulations and ensure that administration processes and forms such as contracts and requests, are

harmonized between Burkina Faso and Niger offices. The meeting was attended by the senior

administrative staff from Niger and all finance and admin staff in Burkina Faso.

Other key management activities carried out during the quarter are the following:

a) Weekly project planning/review meetings were held with staff in Burkina Faso and Niamey;

b) Skype-based meetings50 were held with CNFA backstopping team in Washington DC.;

c) One face-to-face meeting held between the COP, the DCOP and Project Manager to monitor

activity implementation in the field and discussed various strategic orientations.

d) Multiple Project Managers’ meetings were held with staff in field offices in Niger and Burkina Faso

during which they discussed how activities were being implemented and challenges encountered as

well as strategic orientation to integrate in the interventions.

e) One coordination meeting was held with the project subcontract partners to discuss project

performance status and implementation challenges (June 28).

f) Email and face-to-face exchanges between the COP and the COR occurred. Though generally held

on an ad hoc basis, these exchanges are highly appreciated by the project team because they

proved to be a critical source of guidance and orientation that significantly improves project

performance. These were complemented with support from the agriculture Officers of USAID

Niger and Burkina Faso.

g) Strong support to the project mid-term evaluation team. In Niger, the evaluators visited the

Niamey office May 2-5. The evaluators conducted a field visit in the Tillabéri region from May 7-9

and Maradi from May 10-16. After these field visits, the evaluation team discussed major findings

50 These are meetings that bring together REGIS-AG management team (i.e., COP, DCOP, Program Manager, Value

Chain Advisor, and DFO) and the CNFA backstopping team based in Washington DC (Program Manager, Program

Coordinator, Finance Officer, and Vice President for Programs) to discuss updates on activities and administrative issues. They are led by the DC-based Program Manager who sends an agreed upon agenda before each meeting. This

platform informs the Washington DC team guidance and support to the COP.

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with REGIS-AG COP and held a debrief with USAID/Niger before departing for Burkina Faso. The

evaluators visited Burkina Faso from May 27-31. REGIS-AG staff met with the evaluations and

facilitated meetings with implementation partners and other structures in Ouagadougou from May

21-23. The evaluation team made field visits to the Sahel region (May 23-27) and Central-Nord

region (May 27-30). In June, the evaluation team held a discussion of findings, conclusions, and

recommendation with the USAID SRO.

4.3 Collaboration with RISE partners

As discussed in the project background section, there are two sides to what REGIS-AG interventions

objectives imply. REGIS-AG focuses on the demand side while REGIS-ER and other partners (in and outside

the RISE consortium) focus on the supply side, supporting the production at the village and farm levels

while REGIS-AG helps link farmers involved in these production to markets. Consequently, REGIS-AG

collaboration with these projects is critical to its success because developing inclusive market systems that

are resilient and beneficial to all cannot be achieved without close and coordinated efforts with these

projects; only together can these projects succeed.

Structurally, REGIS-AG collaboration with the RISE partners and DFAP is organized around common

beneficiaries and area of intervention. By design, during the reporting period, REGIS-AG worked as

required with the RISE partners beneficiaries to link them to markets. Table 29 below presents the lists of

partners and the geographic area involved.

Table 33: REGIS-AG key implementing partners and geographic areas of collaboration

Partner Lead implementer

Geographic areas of collaboration

Status of the partnership

In Burkina Faso:

REGIS-ER CLUSA In 3 regions (Sahel, Center-North and the Eastern)

No formal MOU signed

PROFIL Burkina Faso Government

In 2 regions (Sahel and Center-North)

Structured and formalized thru MOU signed on 09/07/2015

ViM ACDI VOCA In 1 region (Center-North) No formal MOU signed

Programme Faso CRS In 2 regions (Center-North

and Eastern Region)


In Niger:

REGIS-ER CLUSA In 3 regions (Maradi, Tillabéri and Zinder)


LAHIA Save the Children In in 1 region (Maradi) Structured and formalized thru MOU signed on 03/03/2016

SAWKI Mercy Corps In 2 regions (Maradi & Zinder) Structured and formalized thru

MOU signed on 12/08/2016

PASAM-TAI CRS In 2 regions (Maradi & Zinder) Being structured and formalized --

MOU signing process in process

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Operationally, REGIS-AG collaboration with any of the RISE partners is built around a Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU)51 that is implemented through annual collaborative or joint work plan. These plans

are mutually agreed upon at the beginning of each calendar year and are periodic reviewed jointly.

During the reporting period, REGIS-AG collaborated with all partners listed in the table above, but all

these collaborations were not formalized through the signing of an MOU in presence of a USAID

representative and adoption of a joint work plan approved by USAID. This collaboration largely focused of

joint work plan development with REGIS-ER, LAHIA, PASAM-TAI and SAWKI.

In Burkina Faso, REGIS-AG and REGIS-ER technical staff met in Kaya on June 27 – 28 to evaluate

activities implemented based on the FY18 joint work plan. In Niger, the REGIS-AG team held the

following meetings to review the joint work plan implementation with partner projects:

• May 24 in Maradi with SAWKI and PASAM-TAI

• May 25 in Maradi with REGIS-ER

• May 30 in Zinder with REGIS-ER

• June 1 in Maradi with LAHIA

These meetings in the two countries allow the projects in its partners to address the implementation

challenges encountered and to renew their commitments to the joint implementation plans.

4.4 Project Reporting and Public Communication

During Q3FY18, project reporting focused on the following:

• Three monthly reports, submitted to USAID

• Two scene setters shared with USAID for the delegation visiting in June

− Scene setter for a visit to Tillabéri to view project activities in functional literacy, small

ruminant production, and poultry production

− Scene setter for meeting with the livestock marketing management committee and the

mayor of Balleyara

• Submission of one success story “USAID facilitates the revitalization of the livestock markets of

Guidan Roumdji, allowing the local government to make important investments”.

The project is also continuing the process of developing three 3 to 5-minute videos of REGIS-AG's success

in livestock market reforms, promoting commercial production of poultry feed made from locally available

products, and participation in FIARA for small ruminant sales.

51 Each of the MOUs is a document that frames the collaboration and partnership between the two projects in areas

of mutual interest focusing on the three REGIS-AG value chains. It is neither a statement of intent of the parties

regarding the implementation of their respective projects nor is it intended to establish a contract or to confer legal rights and obligations or establish any legal relationship between the parties. It identifies the areas of collaboration,

the geographic area of focus, and joint implementation modalities.

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4.5 Major meetings

4.5.1 – In Burkina Faso

• In Q3FY18, REGIS-AG participated in RISE coordination and collaboration meetings on resilience

in March (Burkina Faso) and in April (Niger). The theme of the meetings was “Capitalizing on

approaches and practices of participation, accountability, and leadership for communes and local

organizations in community resilience building interventions”. During the meetings, the projects

shared their experiences. During the meeting, the projects shared their experiences and practices

related to the need to consult with beneficiaries in developing and planning program activities and

to engage community leaders and government authorities to achieve sustainable results.

• Moreover, the project participated in an electronic round table on resilience organized by SAREL

within the resilience community of practice on the theme of "Taking local priorities into account

during activity planning: challenges, breakthroughs, and prospects”. The electronic discussion was

launched on May 31 and closed on June 30. The purpose of the roundtable was to gather

experiences, identify existing tools and learn from the challenges and lessons learned from

USAID's implementing partners in integrating them into future resilience programs in the Sahel.

The RISE and SAREL projects highlighted the need to incorporate the input of communities

themselves prior to the implementation of activities, paying particular attention to sociocultural

blockages that limit the expression of needs and problems, especially of women.

4.5.2 – In Niger

• In May, a regional team from the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) visited the project office in

Niamey to ideas on using agroforestry products for feed in the small ruminants and poultry value

chains. They promised to send ideas on feeding methods using a range of local trees to the project

for consideration.

• On 3 June, the REGIS-AG DRR Specialist attended a meeting of the expanded consultation

framework organized by the Food Crisis Cell (FAC). This meeting was an opportunity to discuss

the planning and coordination of food assistance in 2018 with stakeholders, in particular on how to

effectively mobilize and address any remaining gaps.

4.6 Major visits

4.6.1 – In Burkina Faso

N/A

4.6.2 – In Niger

• REGIS-AG and REGIS-ER organized a visit for a USAID delegation with members from

Washington, DC, USAID/Senegal, USAID/Mali, and USAID/Niger from June 20-21.

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− The delegation included: Beth Dunford (USAID Washington AA Bureau of Resilience and Food

Security); Paul Majarowitz (USAID Washington, Food for Peace Division Chief for South, West,

and Central Africa); Greg Collins (USAID Washington Acting DAA Bureau of Food Security -

Resilience Coordinator); Christine Gottschalk (USAID Washington – Acting Director for

Center for Resilience); Mark Moyar (USAID Washington – DCHA Senior Advisor and SDP

Coordinator); Vanita Datta (USAID Washington Africa Bureau Countering Violent

Extremism expert); Kalim Hanna (USAID Washington Africa Bureau Office of Sustainable

Development); Allyson Bear (USAID Washington Global Health Bureau); Nina Weisenhorn

(USAID Washington ED/Education Office); and Shanda Steimer (Health Officer, USAID

Mali).

− On June 20, the delegation visited the village of Farié Hausa à Tillabéri. They attended a

demonstration of functional literacy skills and saw small ruminants and poultry belonging to

the Soudji producer group. On June 21, the group met with the Vice Mayor of Balleyara and

members of the livestock market management committee of the Balleyara livestock market.

• The mid-term evaluation team visited the Niamey office from May 2 - 5, meeting with the COP, senior

administrative staff, technical staff and the MEL team. REGIS-AG facilitated meetings with consortium

partners and partner projects, including SAREL, REGIS-ER and DFAP. The mid-term evaluation

conducted a field visit to the Tillabéri region from May 7 – 9.

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LIST OF ANNEXES

Annex 1: Status of warrantage stocks and credit requests in March 2018, Burkina Faso

Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the warrantage

Number of

beneficiaries

Quantities of products

in warrantage (Kg) Number of warehouses

Value of all

products stored (FCFA)

Loan

amount received (FCFA)

Group sales at the end of

June 2018

Men Women Cowpea Other

Products FCFA USD

Nagbingou Commune

Kouini Nabonswende 0 24 3,400 225

1 1,098,750 870,000 1,268,750 2,350

Nongtaaba 0 38 6,500 1,950,000 1,560,000 2,275,000 4,213

Nagbingou

Wendkouni 1 10 3,724

1

1,117,200 903,000 1,303,400 2,414

Songtaaba 1 1 550 165,000 133,000 192,500 356

Nongtaaba 0 16 1,464 439,200 370,000 512,400 949

Boyaba 0 16 2,980 894,000 629,000 1,043,000 1,931

Namalgzanga 0 16 1,664 499,200 406,000 582,400 1,079

Basneere 0 19 2,042 612,600 500,000 714,700 1,324

Kotoulgoum Nabonswende 0 33 4900 1 1,470,000 1,195,000 1,715,000 3,176

Bissighuin

Wendpanga 0 16 6400

1

1,920,000 480,000 2,240,000 4,148

Nabasnongo 0 17 1,700 510,000 493,000 595,000 1,102

Relwende 0 25 2700 810,000 639,000 945,000 1,750

Silmague Sidnooma 4 4 6,400 1 1,920,000 1,560,000 0 0

Bellogo Wendpanga 1 15 2,100 1 630,000 504,000 735,000 1,361 Bouroum Commune

Damekarko 2 Relwende 0 6 2,690

1

807,000 647,000 941,000 1,743

Koulwoko Neblataaba 0 62 13,000 3,900,000 3,120,000 4,550,000 8,426

Kayara Relwende 0 24 120 2,746 36,000 531,000 716,000 1,326

Toubayiri Teeltaaba 0 13 1,600 480,000 384,000 560,000 1,037

Logbilin

Nongtaaba 2 0 15 1,800 540,000 432,000 630,000 1,167 Tegawende 0 14 1700 510,000 408,000 595,000 1,102 Nongtaaba 0 18 2,000 600,000 480,000 700,000 1,296 Zemstaaba 0 18 3,200 960,000 768,000 1,120,000 2,074

Boulsa Commune

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Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the

warrantage


Quantities of products in warrantage (Kg) Number of

warehouses

Value of all products

stored (FCFA)

Loan amount

received (FCFA)



Products FCFA USD

Bonan

Benewende 0 23 5550

1

1,498,500 1,294,500 1,942,500 3,597 Nog-Taaba 0 23 5650 1,525,500 1,318,000 1,977,500 3,662 Watinooma 0 23 4950 1,336,500 969,500 1,732,500 3,208

Dargo

Sougr Nooma 0 11 2200 140

1

680,000 544,000 819,000 1,517 Nongtaaba Poessin 0 16 2300 140 710,000 552,000 854,000 1,581 Natewende 0 13 1100 0 330,000 280,000 440,000 815 Sougr-Nonma Sibirin 0 9 800 70 250,000 200,000 304,500 564

Nabons Wende 0 12 200 700 160,002 128,000 315,000 583 Pengdwende 0 11 1400 0 420,000 336,000 490,000 907 Delwende 0 11 900 840 390,002 312,000 609,000 1,128 Wendata 0 14 4200 280 1,300,001 1,040,000 1,568,000 2,904

Magltaaba 0 16 1600 0 480,000 384,000 560,000 1,037 Nabonswende 2 0 9 800 70 250,000 200,000 304,500 564 Wumtaaba 0 19 1400 560 500,002 400,000 686,000 1,270 Relwendede Yarcin 0 40 6600 0 1,980,000 1,584,000 2,310,000 4,278

Malgtaaba Dezangoetin 0 22 1400 980 560,003 448,000 833,000 1,543

Watinooma 0 25 2600 210 810,001 648,000 983,500 1,821 Wendmalglda 0 12 0 840 120,002 96,000 294,000 544 Village De Dargo 0 11 1100 0 330,000 264,000 385,000 713

Pissila Commune

Poulalle

Namanegbzanga 4 3 1,300

1

325,000 221,000 455,000 843

Nongtaba 0 1 100 25,000 17,000 35,000 65 Tegwende 0 6 900 225,000 153,000 315,000 583 Wend Panga 0 1 100 25,000 17,000 35,000 65 Tinbwaoga 0 4 600 150,000 102,000 210,000 389 Buudnooma 0 3 300 75,000 51,000 105,000 194 Nabasnogo 0 13 1700 425,000 268,000 595,000 1,102 Wendpanga 0 6 1200 300,000 197,000 420,000 778 Waogtaba 0 3 300 75,000 51,000 105,000 194

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Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the

warrantage



warehouses


stored (FCFA)

Loan amount

received (FCFA)



Products FCFA USD

Dawaka

Teegawende 0 19 230

1

57,500 391,000 805,000 1,491 Pengwende 0 14 210 52,500 357,000 73,500 136 Relwende 0 9 140 35,000 238,000 490,000 907

Kaya Commune

Fanka

Benewende 7 2 5,300

1

1,325,000 901,000 1,855,000 3,435 Wendlamalgda 0 4 600 150,000 102,000 210,000 389 Relwende 0 2 200 50,000 34,000 70,000 130

Wendlatipa 1 4 500 125,000 85,000 175,000 324 Songimanegre 2 0 200 50,000 34000 70,000 130 Nongtaaba 3 4 1000 250,000 163,000 350,000 648 Boblemengnewende 3 2 500 125,000 85,000 175,000 324

Barsalgho Commune

Barsalgho

Zoodnooma 0 6 1,000

1

300,000 195,000 350,000 648 Relwende 0 5 600 180,000 120,000 210,000 389 Wendlasongda 0 1 100 30,000 20,000 35,000 65 Namalgzanga 0 4 400 120,000 80,000 140,000 259

Wendlarima 3 0 1,400 420,000 280,000 490,000 907 Seytenga Commune

Seytenga

Limamba 1 3 500 3000

1

616,500 390,000 1,575,000 2,917 Tchabrikoifye 3 3 600 4000 797,000 500,000 2,070,000 3,833 Booyaba 0 2 0 800 114,400 64,000 400,000 741

M'belga 0 2 200 75,000 72,000 100,000 185 Bemtarre 1 1 200 75,000 72,000 100,000 185 Aldiouma Djoufal 2 3 600 800 585,000 351,000 700,000 1,296 Allah Wallu 2 1 300 112,500 90,000 150,000 278

Potal 1 0 200 200 165,000 96,000 200,000 370 Bani Commune

Bani Centre

Djamnaty 0 2 600

1

225,000 180,000 285,000 528 Anoura 0 1 100 37,500 30,000 47,500 88 Harande 0 1 950 356,250 288,000 451,250 836

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Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the

warrantage



warehouses


stored (FCFA)

Loan amount

received (FCFA)



Products FCFA USD

Albeydouma 0 2 900 337,500 270,000 427,500 792 Holare 0 1 900 337,500 270,000 427,500 792 Alahidy 1 0 1,300 487,500 390,000 617,500 1,144 Ciinal 1 0 300 112,500 90,000 142,500 264 Djamwelli 0 2 600 225,000 180,000 285,000 528 Endam 0 1 250 93,750 75,000 118,750 220 Albarka 1 0 400 150,000 120,000 190,000 352

Ceekol 1 0 100 37,500 30,000 47,500 88 Beydari 1 0 100 37,500 30,000 47,500 88 Alawalou 0 1 100 37,500 30,000 47,500 88 Potal-Panira 0 1 100 37,500 30,000 47,500 88

Dori Commune

Dori Centre

Djamdjoda 1 1 800

1

280,000 211,000 400,000 741 Ciinal 0 1 100 35,000 26,000 50,000 93 Pinal E Pamiral 0 2 200 70,000 52,000 100,000 185 Nafa 0 2 300 105,000 78,000 150,000 278

Djamweli 0 3 1,800 630,000 490,000 900,000 1,667 Golle Buri Hala 6 1 650 227,500 178,000 325,000 602

Sebba Commune

Sebba

Nafa 2 1 400

1

160,000 124,000 190,000 352

Cuntougoure 2 8 1,000 480 480,001 382,000 703,000 1,302 Djamonga 1 2 300 120,000 96,000 142,500 264 Tiguignori 0 1 100 70 50,000 40,000 80,750 150 Allahidi 0 1 200 80,000 64,000 95,000 176 Allah Walou 1 1 100 210 70,001 56,000 147,250 273

Mamassirou 1 0 200 80,000 64,000 95,000 176 Hampougui 1 0 100 40,000 32,000 47,500 88 Djamnati 0 1 100 40,000 32,000 47,500 88

Sampelga Commune

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Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the

warrantage



warehouses


stored (FCFA)

Loan amount

received (FCFA)



Products FCFA USD

Sampelga

Needi De Sampelga 1 4 1,500

1

600,000 600,000 712,500 1,319 Mballa De Nigassi 1 3 1,200 480,000 288,000 570,000 1,056 Allah Sourou 0 2 200 80,000 48,000 95,000 176 Dewral 0 1 100 40,000 48,000 47,500 88 Welly 0 2 200 80,000 72,000 95,000 176 Pamiral De Mira 0 2 400 160,000 96,000 190,000 352

Manni Commune Boukargou Mani Toua 15 13 1,900 13090 1 2,489,370 2,100,000 3,230,500 5,982

Yarga Bouani Yabedi 13 2 2,200

1 660,000 440,000 880,000 1,630

Bapougni 7 10 2,300 690,000 460,000 920,000 1,704 Gabondi Huaedi Youaba 1 39 12,000 1 3,600,000 3,000,000 4,800,000 8,889 Bartiebougou Commune Pagou Mimpamba 0 2 200 1 65,000 52,000 80,000 148 Patipati Namaibi Zanga 0 4 400 1 130,000 104,000 160,000 296 Moaligou Selimani 0 7 700 1 227,500 182,000 280,000 519 Bontegou Kafiagui 1 0 200 1 65,000 52,000 80,000 148

Haaba

Todiyaba 5 0 1,600

1

520,000 416,000 560,000 1,037 Song-Taaba 1 5 900 292,500 234,000 360,000 667 Bualihamou 5 1 8,100 2,632,500 2,106,000 3,240,000 6,000 Laafiamani 0 5 1,200 390,000 312,000 480,000 889

Hammiyabidi 0 6 1,100 357,500 286,000 440,000 815 Faabima 0 4 1,300 422,500 338,000 520,000 963 Yempabou 0 7 1,000 325,000 260,000 400,000 741 Palimani 0 10 1,300 422,500 338,000 520,000 963

Ouro-Niebe Wend-Naaba 1 0 1,000 325,000 260,000 400,000 741

Konthianbangou Lanmangi 0 1 200 65,000 52,000 80,000 148 Gayeri Commune Gayeri Yienuhanma 6 0 2,200 3,000 1 1,422,000 1,137,000 1,576,500 2,919 Oue Bouayaba 0 77 2,700 0 1 1,015,000 777,600 1,080,000 2,000

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Villages

Name of the PO

involved in the

warrantage



warehouses


stored (FCFA)

Loan amount

received (FCFA)



Products FCFA USD

Total 117 1,115 198,014 33,451 28 63,416,985 51,803,600 82,863,650 153,451

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Annex 2: Bundles of service provisions requested under the 3S Fund in Q2FY18 in Niger

Small Ruminants Value Chain

Maradi Region

Number and

Title of the lots

Description of the lot (Nature / Type of

service)

Location of supported actors

Lot

N°001/CVPR/N

Capacity building and support in business

management and market development for 436

small ruminant producers in 9 POs

Commune of Mayahi in the

villages of Dan Amaria, Kotare,

Dan maimouna, Takatshaba,

Digaba, Guidan Ango

Lot

N°002/CVPR/N




Communes of Aguié and

Tassaoua in the villages of

Gawaro Guidan Kané, Guidan

Daweye et Hawandawaki

Lot

N°003/CVPR/N



small ruminant producers from one (1) PO

Commune of Gabi in the village

of Garin Labo

Lot

N°004/CVPR/N



small ruminant producers of 4 POs

Commune of Djirataoua in the

villages of Doga and Danja

Lot

N°005/CVPR/N



small ruminant producers of 5 POs

Commune of Guidan Roumdju in

the villages of Hanou ga zané ,

Koumboula, Rouga Moussa and

Dan tourké

Lot

N°006/CVPR/N



small ruminant producers in one (1) PO

Commune of Sabon Machi in the

village of Fiadi

Lot

N°007/CVPR/N


management and market development for 86 small

ruminant producers in 2 POs

Commune of Dakora in the

village of Dakoro

Lot

N°008/CVPR/N

Elaboration of 3 business plans of 3 butchers’

cooperatives and cattle traders, and support in

their implementation through capacity building in

business management in market development with

25 POs

Commune of Maradi in the town

of Maradi

Tillaberi Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot

N°009/CVPR/N




Communes of Filingué and

Balleyara in the following villages:

Toukounou, Tchoudi Kinassa,

Talcho, Garaka, Gao Gardi, Botti,

Kania, Tabala and Kania

Lot

N°010/CVPR/N




Communes of Torodi et Kollo in

the villages: Tondo Bon, Kobadjé,

Pogoji Fada and Kollo

106

Lot

N°011/CVPR/N




Commune of Kourtey, Sa’a Koira

in the following villages: Lossa,

Bayé, Mara, Farié Haoussa, Sa’a

Koira

Zinder Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot

N°012/CVPR/N




CU Zinder, communes of

Banima, Goulbéhé, Droum, Falki

babba

Lot

N°013/CVPR/N



small ruminants producers in 9 POs

Communes of Kwaya, Gada,

Magaria, Kaba dan Korao,

Gourgouzou, Gagou Moungaye,

Jankalgo, Gaounawa

Lot

N°014/CVPR/N



small ruminants producers in one (1) GIE

CU Gouré

Lot

N°015/CVPR/N




Communes of Yaouri, Zangawa

Haoussa, Gourey, Marké bougagé

Lot

N°016/CVPR/N




Communes of Dourawa, Diota,

Gangara, Zangori, Inoua goujia

Lot

N°017/CVPR/N

Elaboration of 2 business plans for 2 livestock

traders and support in their implementation

through capacity building in business management

in market development with 28 POs

CU Zinder

Cowpea Value Chain

Maradi Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot

N°001/CVN/N



cowpea producers in 6 POs

Commune of Mayahi in the

villages Koren Habjia, Mayahi ,

Dan Amaria, Koshin Hura,

Tambarawa and Kotare

Lot

N°002/CVN/N




Communes of Aguié and

Tchadoua, Gangara in the villages

of NakiKarhi, N’WALA, Gangara

and Damama

Lot

N°003/CVN/N




Communes of Guidan Sori and

Guidan Roumdji in the villages of

Guidan Bogori, Toumbala,

Malamai Saboua, Dan

Turké ,Batata, Zabouré

Lot

N°004/CVN/N




Communes of Sabon Mashi , Saé

Saboua and Dakoro in the villages

of Sabon Mashi , Dan Bidé,

107

Dakoro ,Mallameye Salifou and

Sae Saboua

Lot

N°005/CVN/N

Elaboration of 5 business plans for 5 agrodealers,

processors, traders of inputs and cowpea

products, and support in their implementation


in market development with 24 cowpea POs

Commune of Maradi in the town

of Maradi and the villages of

Gangara, Koumboula, Maloumey

Salifou, Nakikarfi and N’Wala,

Kéguel and Mayahi

Tillaberi Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot N°006/CVN/N Capacity building and support in business



Communes of Filingué, Tondikandjia and

Damana in the following villages; Toukounous Arzika, Yanta, Kangna Koira

Zeno, Dorobobo, Loti Damana, Ganda

Bangou Cimitodo and Tounfalis

Lot N°007/CVN/N Capacity building and support in business



Communes of Simiri, Kollo, Kourtheye and Torodi in the following villages :

Guéssé Gao Banda, Kollo, Dalwey and

Pogogui

Lot N°008/CVN/N Elaboration of 2 business plans for 2 processing companies («

ENTREPRISE NIGERIENNE DE DISTRIBUTION » END

Moctar Idrissa and Potol Union), traders of inputs and

cowpea products, and support in their implementation


in market development with 12 cowpea POs

Communes of Niamey and Torodi in the

following localities: Niamey and Torodi

Zinder Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot

N°009/CVN/N




Communes of Tsouni and Yaouri

Lot

N°0010/CVN/N




Communes of Dogo and Bandé

Lot

N°0011/CVN/N




Communes of Mirriah and

Droum

Lot

N°0012/CVN/N

Elaboration of 3 business plans of 2 potential

buyers and one (1) cowpea processing GIE with

14 members and support in their implementation


and market development with 16 cowpea POs

CU Zinder and Magaria

Poultry Value Chain

Maradi Region

108

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot N°001/CVV/N Elaboration of one (1) business plan for one (1)

local poultry griller and support for its

implementation through capacity building and

support of 141 local poultry producers in one (1)

network of 5 POs and one (1) collector in

business management and market development

Commune of Aguié in the villages

of Aguié and Kira Da Karfi

Lot N°002/CVV/N Capacity building and support in business


poultry producers in 5 POs.

Elaboration of one (1) business plan for one (1)

buyer of the cluster and support for its

implementation through capacity building in

business management and market development

with 143 POs

Commune of Maradi, Guidan

Roumdji and Sabon Machi in the

following localities: Maradi,

Tchibaou Baoua and Fiadi

Lot N°003/CVPR/N Capacity building and support in business


poultry producers in 8 POs and 1 collector.

Elaboration of one (1) business plan for a buyer of

the cluster and support for its implementation


and market development 222 POs and 1 collector.

Commune of Maradi, Karazomé

and Guidan Atchali and in the

following localities: Maradi,

Guidan Roumdji, Chadakori

Lot N°004/CVPR/N Capacity building and support in business


poultry producers in 5 POs and one collector.

Elaboration of 2 business plans for one (1) buyer

and one (1) association of poultry resellers of the

cluster and support for their implementation


and market development with 5 POs and one (1)

collector).

Commune of Maradi and Sabon

Machi and in the following

localities : Maradi, Agoulou Gado

et Kalgo Arzika

Tillaberi Region

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot N°005/CVV/N Elaboration of one (1) business plan (equipment

and rotating fund), support and capacity building

for one (1) potential buyer, support and capacity

building for 754 members of the Sina Hassane

cluster with 20 POs and 1 collector

Communes of Balleyara, Filingué,

Imanan, Tagazar and Tondikandia

in the localities of Balleyra,

Toukounous, Arzika, Ouro barty,

Ikéfane, Kofouno,, Touloua,

Kochilan balla, Adiwan, Agou1,

Gao Tawey, Garia Bakobey,

Soukoutou, Dorobobo,

Kandoum, Ganda bangou,

Mariboubou, Darey béri, Sourgo

koira, Gabda fandou.

Lot N°006/CVV/N Elaboration of 4 business plans benefitting the

Restaurant AKOUABA, the business of Ada

Communes of Tillabéri, Sakoira

and Kourtey in the localities of

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rotiman, the business of Abdou Balamey members

of the cooperative Wafakey in Tillaberi (grillers of

local poultry) and that of Doudi (equipment and

rotating fund), support and capacity building of

one (1) potential buyer, support and capacity

building for 600 members of the two clusters.

Sansani, Farié Haoussa,

Diribangou, Lossa Bella, Silboli,

Tillabéri, Tagantassou, Kourmou,

Karbiri, Balsadjé, Hogoré, Fatal

béri1, Bonféba, Tchamio and

Boukou

Lot

N°007/CVPR/N

Elaboration of one (1) business plan benefitting the

business of Poulet du Pays (equipment and rotating

fund), support and capacity building of one (1)

potential buyer, support and capacity building of

482 members of the cluster poulet du pays of 4

POs and one (1) collector

Communes of Youri, Makalondi,

Hamdallaye, Torodi in the

localities of Youri, Djoga,

Konandélé, Fetto boki, Koubo.

Zinder Regoin

Number and

Title of the lots


service)


Lot N°008/CVV/N Elaboration of 3 business plans (equipment and

rotating funds), support and capacity building of

one (1) potential buyer, support and capacity

building of 539 members of the cluster of 17 POs

Mirriah, Droum, Zinder, Dogo,

Koléram and Zermou, in the

localities of Angoual Talba,

Hotoro Haoussa, Falki baba,

Droum Kafi, Banima1, Zinder,

Zongo Baourou, Koudou Wadjé,

Doualaye Haoussa, Kalgo maï

kassoua, Gamdou, Gaouna,

Angoual Malam, Chadawanan,

Angoual gao, Jaroua and Baguirmi.

Lot N°009/CVV/N Support and capacity building for 75 producers of

4 POs

Commune of Bandé in the

localities of Gamba Haoussa,

Gourgouzou, Maythykayé,

Angoual Manda.

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Annex 3: Organizations present at the advocacy workshop, Niger

Region Organization

Tillabéri

CCD/OPN Tillabéri

CRA Tillabéri

Collège régional des producteurs du niébé de Tillabéri

Collègue régional bétail viande Cuirs et peaux Tillabéri

Collège régional des éleveurs et fournisseurs de biens et services BVCP de Tillabéry

Cadre régional BVCP Tillabéri

Unions régionales des producteurs et fournisseurs de la volaille

Unions régionale des commerçants et transformateurs

Maradi

Regional college of cowpea processors of Maradi

Regional consultation framework for the cowpea sector

Regional framework BVCP Maradi

Regional College of Livestock Farmers of Maradi

Union of Young Poultry Producers of Maradi

Pastoral tribune of Maradi

CCD/OPN Maradi

Participants STD

Regional Unions of Poultry Producers and Suppliers

Regional union of traders and processors

Zinder

Regional College of Cowpea producers of Zinder

Regional College of Cowpea traders of Zinder

Regional College of Producers Cowpea Transformers of Zinder

Regional consultation framework for the cowpea sector of Zinder

Coopérative Inganci (hides and skins) Zinder

UCRFTC BCVP de Zinder

Regional College of Livestock Producers BVCP Zinder

Regional concertation framework BVCP Zinder

CCD/OPN Zinder

Regional Unions of Poultry Producers and Suppliers

Regional union of traders and processors

Niamey

CCD/OPN National

Cowpea interprofession

IP BVCP

Poultry interprofession

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