Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa N2Africa Data tools and their contents Birhan Abdulkadir, Field Research Officer & DMS, ILRI-N2Africa ILRI-N2Africa Awareness creation on Data Tools and Data Refinement Workshop 20 August, 2015, ILRI Campus Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Levels of Data Collection Project level Partner level N2Africa-led Partners PPP Partners Beneficiary level Farmer groups & individual farmers Agro dealers Processors/value addition actors

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa N2Africa R4D Model

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Four Pillars of Public-Private Partnerships

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa 1. The Public-Private Partnership Model

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Field books Input Distribution and Feedback Form Training Data Form Field days Data Form Media Event Data Form Technology Evaluation Data Form Producer Groups Data Form Agro dealer Data Form Processing/ Value Addition Data Form Economic Data Form Evaluation of project interventions and Outcomes Form Data Template For Partnerships Others (TBA) Data Tools in 2015

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Form TypePurpose Field books To document details of farm type, agronomy, growing conditions and immediate feedbacks of farmers that will be an important source of information to explain yield differences by researchers and farmers. Input Distribution and Feedback Form To track the type/number of packages distributed to the farmers participating in the adaptation trials, and get basic feedback on N2Africa technologies used in the adaptation trials. Training Data Form To collect data for each training conducted. This will assist to know number of persons trained and in which areas and to follow up on trainings conducted and effects on performance, etc Field days Data Form To collect data during field days. This helps to capture the additional beneficiaries (farmers reached), obtain feedback from various actors, etc Media Event Data Form To collect data on Media events organized as dissemination activity by the project and its partners This provides details on types of events organized, focus, and to follow up to check the effectiveness of such events Technology Evaluation Data Form This tool enables the evaluation and documentation of feedback from value chain actors (farmers, agrodealers, marketers, etc) on the technologies introduced to them. The feedback is used to determine any changes in the approach or technologies to be introduced next season.

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Form TypePurpose Producer Groups Data Form To gather data from producer groups who benefit from the project on all milestones with focus on producers. Data will assist to have overview of inputs available, accessibility, production volumes, marketing strategies, general performance of producers due and in relation to technologies/trainings introduced, etc. This can also be used for farmers who are not in formal groups but participated in demos as a group. Agro dealer Data Form To collect data on the activities and results of agro dealers being supported through project interventions. Data will assist to have overview of input distribution systems, access by farmers, challenges, networks, strategies, etc Processing/Value Addition Data Form To collect data on processing activities and results being supported through project interventions. Data will assist to have overview of input distribution, challenges, networks, strategies, etc Evaluation of project interventions and Outcomes Form To evaluate the entire project interventions for the previous season and to ascertain the level of achievement of selected outcomes. This form should be administered at the end of the season during final meetings/evaluation sessions of farmer groups and other actors. Data Template For Partnerships To assemble all data collected using all tools To be added……

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Form TypePurpose Field books To document details of farm type, agronomy, growing conditions and immediate feedbacks of farmers that will be an important source of information to explain yield differences by researchers and farmers. Input Distribution and Feedback Form To track the type/number of packages distributed to the farmers participating in the adaptation trials, and get basic feedback on N2Africa technologies used in the adaptation trials. Training Data Form To collect data for each training conducted. This will assist to know number of persons trained and in which areas and to follow up on trainings conducted and effects on performance, etc Field days Data Form To collect data during field days. This helps to capture the additional beneficiaries (farmers reached), obtain feedback from various actors, etc Media Event Data Form To collect data on Media events organized as dissemination activity by the project and its partners This provides details on types of events organized, focus, and to follow up to check the effectiveness of such events Technology Evaluation Data Form This tool enables the evaluation and documentation of feedback from value chain actors (farmers, agrodealers, marketers, etc) on the technologies introduced to them. The feedback is used to determine any changes in the approach or technologies to be introduced next season. Producer Groups Data Form To gather data from producer groups who benefit from the project on all milestones with focus on producers. Data will assist to have overview of inputs available, accessibility, production volumes, marketing strategies, general performance of producers due and in relation to technologies/trainings introduced, etc. This can also be used for farmers who are not in formal groups but participated in demos as a group. Agro dealer Data Form To collect data on the activities and results of agro dealers being supported through project interventions. Data will assist to have overview of input distribution systems, access by farmers, challenges, networks, strategies, etc Processing/Value Addition Data Form To collect data on processing activities and results being supported through project interventions. Data will assist to have overview of input distribution, challenges, networks, strategies, etc Evaluation of project interventions and Outcomes Form To evaluate the entire project interventions for the previous season and to ascertain the level of achievement of selected outcomes. This form should be administered at the end of the season during final meetings/evaluation sessions of farmer groups and other actors. Data Template For Partnerships To assemble all data collected using all tools

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Hands on Data collection Forms Shared duties & responsibilities in data collection and analysis among partner?

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa Workshop materials

Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa