Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification in the Lower Mekong river Basin countries (SEMIL-SRI-LMB project) Timespan: 2013–2017 Total budget: 3,4 million Euro (Oxfam America 300k) Donor: European Union Implementers: Asian Institute of Technology (lead); Oxfam; Institute for Development Studies/Sussex university; FAO (Regional IPM Program in South and Southeast Asia) 4 countries, 10 provinces and 30 districts
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Research 1: Review curriculum for Gender & Landless(finished)
OA will act as contractor and coordinator for this component of the project.The objective is to collect, compile and review research papers, discussion
papers, program reports, policy papers and other materials deemed relevantto issues of gender and landlessness in the context of the smallholdercommunities of the four countries of the Lower-Mekong Basin (and) preparea basic synthesis of the learning and recommendations from this material andrefine the curriculum, support materials and MEL so they can better support
gender and landless considerations.The outputs are expected to be:1) A literature review of women and landlessness situation in 4 countries;2) A TOT training guideline document for each country,3) Recommendations for the overall project MEI
It is expected that this work will also provide platform for the project tocommence advocacy and communications relevant to CVLT.Budget $16,800
Research 2 - Policy baseline (Feb-Mar 14)(An analysis of policy environment and practices of the public, private and development sectors towards smallholder farmers and small-scale agriculture inthe context of food security and climate change in the Lower Mekong River Basin countries)
This will involve an in-depth analysis of government, development
sector and private sector policy and practices in order to establish a baseline for the ongoing advocacy and communications dialoguesupported by the project. This is primarily desktop research which will be tested via consultation /verification with government and projectpartners.
The outputs are expected to be:1) Portraits of smallholder farmers in 4 countries;2) A comprehensive analysis of the policies and practices of
public/private/development sectors that hinder/enable sustainablelivelihood/food security and resilience of smallholder farmers;
3) Identification of policy priority/recommendation;4) Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact indicators to monitor policy
It is recognized that one of the most telling factors affecting smallholderagriculture in the region is secure access to land. For this reason the projectwill undertake to engender dialogue on the issue. Given the sensitivity ofthe issue in several of the countries the project will focus the study onCambodia using statically sound field survey design. This survey piece will be designed to illustrate the change in land management since Oxfamcompleted the Cambodia Land Study Project (1999). It is intended to
provide opening for constructive dialogue in all four countries.
Expected outputs include:1) a desktop review of policy and practice pertaining to access to land
(following on from the policy baseline);
2) a statistically robust analysis of access to land in Cambodia.
This work will be used to support the advocacy and communicationsdialogue
Research 4 – Macroeconomic Study of Implications of SSFInvestment in LMB (Mar-May 15)
Each of the countries in the LMB is pursuing different macro-economicstrategy. While there is emerging cross-border cooperation the potentialor otherwise for the smallholder economy is not well understood. At thesame time the opportunity cost associated with investing in smallholderagriculture of otherwise, is not well understood in the region.
This body of work will seek to address both of these aspects from theperspective of the stallholder economy /wellbeing and from theperspective of sector, national and regional economies.
The output is expected to be :1) a robust, logical and defensible analysis of Marco-economic strategythat will feed into the project’s policy and advocacy dialogue;
This research piece is intended to bring the message of the project the circle
to women in agriculture. Building on the project experience and otherlearning in the region. Oxfam will design and commission a focus-groupdiscussion series in each of the four countries. A small independent teamwill be established to visit selected groups in each of the countries. Selectionwill seek to ensure representation of the range of agendas, opportunities andthreats identified with the project.
The outputs are expected to be:1) an assessment of the policy environment as it pertains to gender
(following on from the baseline work);2) an analysis of the circumstance of women in agriculture in each of the
countries based on a focus-group discussion series;3) recommendations for women in agriculture going forward and4) a f2f briefing for the project team