2. SRI-LMB
1. Objective and purpose and
geographic location
2. Expected results
3. Organizational structure
4. Major activities and time
frame
5. work plan
6. Coordination and governance
CONTENT
3. 1.1 Objective and Purpose
• Project title: Sustaining and Enhancing the
Momentum for Innovation and Learning around
the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the
Lower Mekong River Basin
• Overall objective: To contribute to enhance
resilience of rainfed farmers of LMB region
confronting climate change
• Purpose: Increased crop yield, productivity and
profitability on sustainable basis at smallholders
farmers’ field in rainfed areas of LMB region
5. 2. Expected results
1. Multi-institutional-multi-stakeholders networking developed
and strengthened from local to regional level ;
2. Science based, pro poor profitable crop management
practices developed, demonstrated and disseminated on larger
scale in 4 LMB countries;
3. Co-generated knowledge and learning disseminated and pro-
poor policy briefs with emphasis on women and landless developed
and shared with policy makers; and
4. National research-extension capacity strengthened and
training capacity of farmer trainers, national trainers and local,
involved in smallholder farmer extension programme, improved
6. 3. Organizational structure
National
innovation
platform
National
innovation
platform
National
Innovation
platform
National
innovation
platform
P
1
LIP
CFPAR
FPAR
NIP
Regional innovation
platform
Regional
innovation
platform
Regional
innovation
platform
RI
P
N-S
partnership
S-S
partnership
P
2
P
3
P
1
P
3
P
2
P
1
P
2
P
1
P
2
International
collaboration
7. Organizational structure at country level
Government/ministries
Local
NGO
Academic
institution
PMU Office
Province 2
Dist.
2
Dist.
1
Dist.
3
Province 1
Dist.
2
Dist
. 1
Dist
. 3
Province 3
Dist.
2
Dist
. 1
Dist.
3
9. Activities planned for the first year
Ø Establishment of project coordination unit
(Regional)
Ø Establishment of project management unit
(National)
Ø Setting up of project website and intranet
facility
Ø Regional inception and planning workshop
Ø National inception and planning
workshops (4)
0-6 months
10. Activities plan for the first year (contd.)
Ø Participatory rural appraisal and baseline
survey
Ø Establishment of project management
unit at local level (provincial level)
Ø Setting up of Monitoring & Evaluation
and Impact study
Ø Planning and designing of CFPAR
6-12
months
Budget for year 1 = 459,225.00 Euros
12. PCU
LMU
PMU
ACISAI/AIT
Country Offices
of FAO IPM and
AIT in
collaboration
with Ag.
ministries
Province
offices of
Ag.
ministries
þ
Office set up and organization of
inception and regional workshops
13. 2.1.1 Conduct Regional ToT on FPAR
Who participates: PMU Coordinators, LMU Coordinators and National
Training Assistant
Who organize and where: AIT
When: 6-9 months
2.2 Conduct Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Who: PRA expert (Sub-contractor)
Where: Provinces identified for FPAR activity
When: 7-9 months
þ
2.1 Conduct CFPAR
14. 2.1.3 Select village and farmers, conduct baseline survey and
design CFPAR and develop curricula
Who: PMU and LMU offices (Lead: PMU Coordinators and LMU Coordinators,
Assist: National training Expert)
Where: Provinces selected for FPAR
When: 8-11 months
2.1.4 Conduct Mini ToT, field experiments, field day and
review CFPAR (Season long training)
Who: LMU and PMU member (Farmers, trainers, LMU coordinators, PMU
coordinators) with support from AIT and FAO IPM
Where: FPAR Province (one ToT/province)
When: 12-18 months
2.1 Conduct CFPAR contd.
15. 2.2.1 1st annual national workshops/policy dialogue initiation
Who: PMU in each country
Where: Camboida, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand
When: 18-24 months
2.2.1 1st annual regional workshop
Who: AIT
Where: Laos
When: 18-24 months
2.2 Conduct workshop
16. 3.1.1. Implement field experiments; organize mid-season
evaluation workshop and disseminate results through
farmers’ Field Day
Who: Trained Farmers
Where: Identified villages
When: 25-48 months
3.1 Conduct FPAR
3.2 Review FPAR
LMU workshop (province)
PMU workshop (Country)
PCU workshop (AIT)
17. 4th
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
3rd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
2nd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
1st
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
4th
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
3rd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
2nd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
1st
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
4th
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
3rd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
2nd
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
1st
post
FFS
site
(2
FT)
FPAR
sites
FPAR
sites
FPAR
sites
Field experiments-cum-training using Farmers’ Field School
Approach
18. 4.1 Understand the pattern of change among different
groups of farmers
Who: IDS, AIT, National academic institution
Where: LMU, PMU and PCU
When: 6 – 48 months
4.2 Conduct research for strengthen the role of women and
landless, and develop pro-poor options for policy dialogue
Who: Oxfam America
Where: LMU and PMU
When: 6-48 months
4.3 Monitoring and Review
Who: AIT
When: 6-48 months
19. At farmers’ level - Farmer’s diary
At researcher level – Journal publications, reports.
For policy dialogue – Policy brief (for national and for regional audience)
Time-frame: year 3 to year 5.
20. 6.1 Develop extension materials in collaboration with ministries
based on the result of FPAR
Who: AIT
Time frame: Semester 5 – semester 10
6.2 Radio programmes to spread the result of more interesting
FPAR, banners, press release, brochure, newsletter and other
promotional items
6.3 Documentary production
6.4 Share learning with international audience through
conference/ seminar
21. Coordination at country level in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Country offices of FAO Regional IPM Programme
(PMU office)
OthersCSO Academic
Institution
Governance – National Steering Committee
7. Coordination and governance
22. Coordination at regional level
PMU
Vietnam
PMU
Laos
PMU
Cambodia
PMU
Thailand
National coordination
Governance: Regional steering committee
ACISIA BOD
