1. Partnerships
HVAP CASE
24 August 2013

2. COSOP ON PARTNERSHIPS
“Nepal counts competent civil society organisations with experience in fostering equitable socio-economic development for the rural poor and marginalised groups. Private sector players, including service providers and other types of agribusinesses, are also increasingly active in poorer rural areas. Building on successful examples (partnerships with the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Centre for Microfinance, Heifer International or SNV), new projects should more largely associate these non-governmental players in implementation settings, in those areas where they have comparative advantages and with the provision of capacity building support where required to sustain performance”
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3. Partnership
Implementation agreement between SNV and MoAD (like for AEC)
MoU between MoAD, SNV and AEC
No form of direct agreement between SNV/AEC with IFAD
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4. Main responsibilities partnership GoN/SNV/AEC
Component 1. Pro-Poor Value Chain Development – SNV/AEC
Component 2. Inclusion and Support for Value Chain Initiatives GoN/(SNV)
Component 3. Project Management GoN/(SNV)
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5. Specific Roles of SNV within HVAP
Assisting the PMU-Project Manager in the management of the technical aspects of all project activities
Facilitate the value chains selection, analysis, “upgrading” planning and coordination and develop a better understanding of value chains and the role of the different market actors
Establish a baseline for the M&E system
Broker “win-win” and trust based business or market relationships
Strengthen agribusinesses, producer organisations and service providers within informal and formal contracting arrangements
Mentor the Agro-Enterprise Centre and develop its service capacity
Translate GESI strategies into practical tools
Support a knowledge agenda by generating lessons and facilitating exchanges and further communication (policies)
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6. Phasing of the SNV exit
Senior Technical & Management Expert (42 months)
Inclusive Business Expert (48 months)
GESI Expert (30 months)
ID/OS Expert (42 months)
Value Chain Expert general (66 months)
Value Chain Expert services (42 months)
Knowledge Mgt Coordinator/Communications Officer (36 months)
* All have specific TORs
* To Agro Enterprise Centre (AEC) to manage the ‘inclusive business’ approach and supporting value chain development
* To GoN for component 2 and 3
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7. Characteristic of partnership
SNV co-fund 50% of experts
Both SNV and AEC part of PMU
Operate in thematic teams
Both SNV and AEC have specific responsibilities and budgets
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8. Assessment
Planning and budgeting within PMU are transparent processes with all partners strongly involved
Potential for synergy of the different competencies of partners
The performance in a partnership like HVAP is depending strongly on the relationships within the PMU
Partners have different HR policies
From a VCD perspective, SNV would probably take more risks in shifting responsibilities to VC actors, if it was not working in a partnership
From an institutionalisation perspective, a stronger buy in from partners for doing things differently in VCD , is very positive
Continuous innovation and change as second nature
Use the voyage principle: after step one comes step one
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9. Henry Ford ‘Coming together is a beginning
keeping together is progress
working together is success.’
Henry Ford

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