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Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for

Innovation and Learning around the Systemof Rice Intensification in the Lower Mekongriver 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 forDevelopment Studies/Sussex university; FAO (Regional IPMProgram in South and Southeast Asia)

4 countries, 10 provinces and 30 districts

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Outline

• WHere

• Why SEMIL-SRI-LMB

• Project architecture

• Purpose and Expected results• The Program model

• Approach

• Role of Oxfam America

• Relation to WIN

• Oxfam America’s added value to the project • SEMIL-SRI-LMB timetable (OUS responsibilities)

• 5 researches/timeline

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Where

Bac Ninh

Uttradit

Takeo

Kampot

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WHY SEMIL?

75% rice calorie &protein intake;

47% chronicmalnutrition

Lowest income percapital

 69% areas rain-fedlowland rice;

36% food insecure

Northernupland;

Largest riceareas with

lowest incomeper capital;

37% poor

• Upland andcentral areas;

• Rainfed,

extremeclimatecondition;

• Rice basedproduction

80% Smallholder farmers + 20%landless laborers (50% women)

Rice based production ismainstay for livelihoods, foodsecurity and income

Poor fertilized soil Unreliable pattern of rainfall

with frequent drought Low productivity Limited farm management

skills

Top-down extension services Lack of platform for farmer’s

innovation

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Project architecture

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Purpose and expected results

   E   R   4

•National research extension capacity strengthened and training capacity of farmer trainers,

national trainers and local involved in smallhoder farmer extension program improved

   E   R   3

•Co-generated knowledge and learning documented, disseminated and pro-poor policy briefsdeveloped and shared with policy makers

   E   R   2

•Science based, profitable crop management practices developed, demonstrated and spread onlarger scale

   E   R   1

•Multi-institutional-multi-stakeholder networking developed and strengthened from local toregional level

Increased crop yield, productivity and profitability on sustainable basis atsmallholder farmers’ field in rainfed areas of Lower Mekong river Basin

OUS: Generation and advocacyof options for policy dialogue

within the rainfed LMBcountries to enhance food

security sustainably in the face

of climate change pressures 

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The program model

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The program model (cont)

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Approach

Establishment ofInnovation platform 

Experiment;

Document; Publicize the

process & results

Research; evidence based-

articulation of policy

recommendations &

options

Structured/Unstructured

dissemination 

Mainstreamingagricultural research fordevelopment via North-

South partnership

Integrated farmer-centered research

approach into the designof future development

policy

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Role of Oxfam America& the relation to WIN

RESEARCHADVOCACY

FORCHANGE

WIN POLICY ASKS

COALITION BUILDING 

DIALOGUE

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… + Strategy + Commitment = Global champion 

FLAIR

SEMIL

GROW

20M smallholder

farmers 1.4M SRI farmers GoV’s built in Pro-poor policy Cooperation framework

with Oxfam Haiti visit  Korea-DPR visit

Ethiopia visit

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ADDED VALUE OF OXFAM AMERICA TO SEMIL-SRI-LMB

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What’s next: OUS Policy-related work plan

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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

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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

progress.Budget $18,800

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Research 3 – Land field study (Apr-Jun 14)

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

Budget $28,000

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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;

2) a f2f briefing for the project team

Budget $19,600

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Research 5 - Women in Agriculture (Mar-May 16)

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

Budget $31,000

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Wow! That was aquickPresentation!

So basically our programwill provide a unique

opportunity to support theinterests of smallholders in

a lot of important policy and strategy debate.