Project Proposal For  Reducing Youth Poverty Through Sustainable Agricultural System Promotion and Improved Market System Project.
Submitted By: Children Care Development Organization (CCDO)
Project Location: UKUMBI Ward, Pommerin Division – Kilolo District, Iringa, Tanzania/ East Africa.
Money Requested from Donor Amounting: Tshs 116,000,000/= equivalent to 58000 $(USD)
Material Requested: 1 Tractor, 1 combine harvester and 1 wheel barrow
Contact Person:
Majaliwa Mbogella-Chairperson & Founder, P.O.Box 1751 Kihesa-Iringa, Tanzania. Email: childrencareorg1@gmail.com or Lmayova@ymail.com, www.ccdo-tanzania.org, www.envaya.org/ccdo
 
Project Duration: 5 Years
 
1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
Countries’ development all over the world is significantly challenged by youth unemployment. Youth lacks national drive to support them to take advantage of available opportunities. The 2012 annual report for world employment showed that unemployment is a continuous threat to larger group of youth. The global youth labour force is the sum of employed and unemployed youth. Worldwide, during the years between 1995 and 2005, this force grew from 602 to 633 million and is projected to grow to 657 million by 2015. However, because the youth population grew at a quicker pace than their employment, the share of employed youth decreased overall from 51.6 to 47.3 per cent between 1995 and 2005.
In fact, unemployed youth make up almost half of the world’s total unemployed, despite the fact that youth are only 25 per cent of the total working-age population. Compared with adults, the youth of today are about 3-fold as likely to be unemployed (WB, 2009). In Sub-Saharan Africa, with the lowest Gross National Income (GNI) per capita has more than half of its youth living below the poverty line. These sobering statistics are by far the worst for Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). It is important to note that despite SSA having some of the largest shares of their youth population in the workforce, the majority of youth still live in poverty.
In Tanzania, unemployment amongst youth aged 15 – 34 is 13.4 per cent. Urban areas are more affected (22.3%) compared with rural areas (7.1%). Unemployment increased from10.7 per cent (2011) to 11.7 per cent (2012) majority of who are youth aged 19 years and above most of them seeking employment for the first time.
In addressing youth employment, the government has taken various initiatives to create employment particularly for youth. Such initiatives include, formulation of the National Employment Policy (2008) which ensures enhancement of skills and competencies of the labour force, National Youth Development Policy 2007, Youth Employment Action Plan and Comprehensive employment creation Programme 2011 – 2015 and establishment of the Youth Development Fund (YDF). There are also sector policies and strategies which are addressing youth employment at all sectoral levels. Such policies include the Rural Development Policy, Rural Development Strategy (2011), Development Policy (2002) and National Agriculture Policy (2013). However, some of the initiatives have not reduced the problem so far.
In one hand, agriculture is said to be one of large youth employer sector in the country, but has inadequate infrastructure to capture the participation of youth labour force on another hand. This situation has resulted into youth migration from rural to urban areas that lead to constrained urban public services and social infrastructures, imbalances in labour allocation, and rapid growth of the urban informal sector.
Youth involvement in agriculture sector is challenged with lack of initial investment capital, land, inadequate and unreliable rainfall, unreliable markets for their farm produce, lack of agricultural knowledge, shortage of rural financial systems that can help youth farmers to have access to low interest credits, lack of farm machineries, agriculture inputs, poor rural infrastructures, inadequate entrepreneurial skills and inadequate social services. It is under these considerations; that the Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) formulated the Youth network called MKUNUA- the Network of Groups of Fight against Poverty and Unemployment in Tanzania). The CCDO aimed at moulding the morals of youth and mobilise resources to empower youth economically and better strategies for their Self-reliance. This Organization is faith based and non-profiting organization which identified poverty among others, the major cause of moral degradation amongst Tanzanian societies with high percentage on youth. In this regard, Organization mobilized youth as a strategic target group to mould their morals and empowering them economically.
1.2 Implementing Organization Profile
Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) is a non-profit community based organization working towards vulnerable most children and women empowerment, education and livelihood promotion. CCDO aspires to improve the living conditions of the poor and marginalized by adopting strategies through community initiative, participation and sensitization. Promoted by FMM sisters in 2000, the organization has worked among backward communities in the interior unreached pockets of Mtera fishing communities of Iringa, identified as one of the most under developed states in Tanzania. Women self help groups have been taken as the base for all interventions and livelihood activities enabling them to contribute towards mainstream development process.
1.3 Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) Contribution
The CCDO has already obtain 5000 hectares of land at Pommerin Division at Ukumbi Ward within Kilolo District of Iringa region for reducing youth poverty income through sustainable agricultural development where both livestock (piggery, poultry –chicken and ducks, goat and sheep, cow and rabbit husbandry and farming (maize, puddy, pepper, garden eggs, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, carrot and water melon and peas) activities will be carried out in this project. All these land will be utilized for the advantage of Tanzanian youths who will be invited to come to learn, conduct their field research and other related agriculture and horticultural projects for conservation agriculture practices. Various agricultural technologies will be applied like System of Rice Intensification which uses little water but more yields. However, the CCDO will need to be supported 1 (one) tractor and 1 (one) combine harvester so as to meet our planned and desired objectives and its project goals.
1.4 About the Children Care Development Organization (CCDO)
The Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) is a Non-Governmental Organization registered in the United Republic of Tanzania under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act 2002 made under section 12 (2) of Act No. 24 of 2002 and given registration No. ooNGO/00003818 and mandated to operate in Tanzania Mainland in accordance with its governing Constitution. CCDO is a National NGO in the field of youngsters and women development and agricultural related work. It is also doing environment conservation since well conserved environment is critical for improved livelihoods of youths and women. The NGO was registered in 2010. It is based in Iringa Municipality of Iringa Region in Tanzania. The NGO has local and international experience having collaborated with international NGOs from United Kingdom, Estonia, Germany and United States of America since we have been working with the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) for supporting community based adaptation initiatives to cope with the adverse effects of climate change, agricultural conservation and bee keeping along Ruaha Landscapes, we have been also working with the Tanzania Forest Fund for the project of tree planting for improving forest conservation and community livelihoods at Makete District of Njombe Region along Unyagogo water catchments forest.  CCDO has wide experience in implementing the various projects funded by the European Development Fund of  cultural heritage conservation, tourism and sustainable development in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania , while the World Computer Exchange Incl, in U.S.A and Workaid Organization from England has been working to support the CCDO for the provisional of Workshop tools for youth vocational training projects of reducing youth poverty through practical carpentry, tailoring & embroidery, metalworking, motor mechanics and ICT.
Children Care Development Organization (CCDO) is located in Iringa town of Iringa region- Tanzania. This region has a total population of 1,490,892 by the year 2002 with land area of 51,681.8 hectares. The region is composed of seven districts such as Iringa district, Kilolo, Makete, Mufindi, Njombe, Ludewa and Kilolo. According to regional office of population this region is one of the poorest zones in Tanzania Southern Zone which is made up by the 4 regions (Iringa, Mbeya, Ruvuma and Rukwa) of Tanzania and with per capita income of 605,027Tshs or 362 USD. Out of total population of the zone 46% is child while 52% and 2% are adult and old respectively. From the whole population of the zone 92% live in rural areas engaged in agricultural activities, which is the dominant activity. This area is recurrently hit by food deficit mainly because of population pressure, erratic nature of rainfall, land shortage, backward agricultural technology (lack of modern agricultural implements and input) and so on. Regarding social services coverage this zone is backward. The primary enrollment ratio doesn't exceed 70% while that of secondary education is 15.6%. According to recent survey made by finance and economic development department nearly 60% of the population are illiterate in Iringa. The health coverage of this zone is 38% while only 19% of zonal population gets clean drinking water.
Iringa Municipality is the capital of Iringa region with population of more than 106,371 residents according to the 2002 census. Out of this population 32% are youth. The town has numerous socioeconomic problems such as poverty, poor infrastructure, unemployment, poor social services and social ills. These make the town to be incompatible with the booming population that is hungry for these services. Young population is becoming dominant population group in the town. This group is also the most affected group of society by the above stated socio –economic constraints. The young sect of society in Iringa is alarmingly increasing from time to time because of three reasons 1) high rural to urban population 2) the strategic location of the town 3) the presence of some government institutions. Rural area of Iringa district is generally characterized by high land shortage (in some places less than 0.3 ha per household) causing low productivity.
Because of his there is horrible poverty in rural Iringa that forces the young to migrate to urban center especially Iringa town in search of better life, education, health and other services. Second, Iringa is located in strategic position with main roads and highways crossing it in four directions namely Mbeya –Dar es Salaam, Ruvuma to Dar es Salaam capital city of Tanzania, Rukwa to Dar es Salaam, Mbeya to Dodoma headquarters’ of Tanzania, Ruvuma to Dodoma, Rukwa to Dodoma. The accessibility of the town has resulted in high mobility of population from different directions to Iringa town. Third, there are some government institutions and different offices to which many youth come for education and other reasons. These all have resulted (especially the first two reasons) in high unemployment and juvenile delinquency.
2.0 Socio-economic Profile
2.1 Agriculture Sector in the Selected Project Area
Iringa Region in 2012 had a total of 941,238 people with 80 percent of the economically active population in the region dependant on agriculture and livestock for subsistence and income. The agricultural sector generates much of the region’s GDP. However, this sector has been declining in its performance in the region due to several factors such as frequent use of inferior agricultural implements, the application of out-dated agricultural methods, pest problems, soil exhaustion (Pommerin ward, Isiman and Pawaga divisions), and sometimes, low purchasing power of the people tends to discourage the use of modern agricultural inputs or implements. In addition, marketing arrangements for most crops are inadequate coupled with poor transport system and lack of credit facilities for peasant farmers.
In the period between the agricultural sample census of 2002 03 and 2007/08, the number of agricultural households in Iringa Region increased by 16,031 (10.7%) from 150,191 in 2002/03 to 166,222 in 2007/08. In both censuses, Mufindi had the largest number of such households. It had 56,766 in 2002/03 and 64,248 in 2007/08. The second was Iringa DC 52,714 and 56,300, Kilolo the third at 39,549 and 44,279 as well as Iringa municipal had the lowest number of 1,162 and 1,395 households. Since arable land in the region was the same at 1,557,465 hectares in 2002/03 and 2007/08, the average arable land per household involved in agriculture was 10.4 hectares 2002/03 which decreased to reach 9.4 hectares in 2007/08. Moreover, the lower average arable land per agriculture household observed in 2007/08 was a consequence of increasing population in Iringa Region.
Agricultural Inputs
Reducing youth poverty by delivering appropriate agricultural inputs and improving output markets for Tanzanian farmers are among the objectives of “Kilimo Kwanza’ (Agriculture First) policy in Tanzania. In Kilimo Kwanza, priority is given to transforming traditional agriculture which depends on hand hoe to mechanised agriculture and improving agriculture extension services through employing more extension officers. Moreover, distribution of chemical fertilizers including establishing credit facilities for farmers, and setting up storage through a warehouse receipt system were introduced to reinforce crops production. Since there is no tangible evidence (Statistical data) that show the impact of “Kilimo Kwanza” policy in improving availability of agricultural inputs / implements and increasing food and cash crops yield in the Region, hypothetically , “Kilimo Kwanza” policy adds significantly on the availability of agricultural inputs / implements in the Region. Moreover, opportunity is available for researchers to investigate the extent to which the said policy has improved inputs / implements availability and also how far the yield has increased.
2.2 Chemical / Inorganic Fertilizers
Soil infertility, plant pests and diseases are among factors which limit agricultural production in Iringa Region. The Region’s soils have for many years depended on application of chemical fertilizers for optimum crop harvests. Crop such as maize demand the use of chemical fertilizers for optimum harvests. Likewise, horticultural crops such as tomatoes require the use of pesticides for control of insect infestation and plant diseases. According to Agriculture Sample Census of 2007/08, Mufindi district had the highest number of agricultural households who used chemical fertilizers during long rainy season at 64,089 equivalent to 38.8% of the region’s total agricultural households (165,148) using chemical fertilizers. It was followed by Iringa District (55,744 households, 33.8 %) Kilolo district (43,951 households, 26.6%) and Iringa Municipal had the lowest number (1,364 households, 0.8%). The agricultural households mostly purchase fertilizers from local markets / trade stores. UREA, CAN and DAP are mostly used chemical fertilizers in the region.
2.3 Agro-Mechanisation
Agricultural implements are necessary for efficient production. According to the Agricultural Sample Census Report of 2007/08 (Iringa Region Report), basic agricultural tools remain the hand held hoe and panga as few families own oxen, tractors or ploughs in Iringa Region. Thus, the use of these modern implement in Iringa Region is very minimal. Only 2.6% of the household had ox-cart. The proportion of households owning other implements were as follows; tractor (0.2 percent), harrow (0.9 percent), thresher (0.2 percent), power tillers (0.2 percent) and rigger (0.4 percent). The hand hoe was the most used equipment. It was used by 44 percent of all households followed by swords (43 percent), ox plough (6 percent), hand sprayers (6 percent), grater, chipper; oil press and oil mill (1 percent).
2.4 Irrigation
BASED ON 2007/08 National Agriculture Sample Census Report, the most common source of water for irrigation in the country is the river which was used by an estimated 53 percent of households that applied irrigation in the country. Iringa being endowed with many rivers, the river was the main source of water for irrigation in the Region. Dams are also used for irrigation in some parts of the region (e.g. Iringa DC) of the 441,974 households using irrigation in the country in 2007/08, 7.4 percent were in Iringa Region. The region ranked third in terms of the number of households using irrigation in the country. The first was Kilimanjaro region (17.1 percent of total households) and Mbeya (10.8 percent) was the second.
At the end of 2011/12 agricultural year the Region had an estimated 54,446ha that were suitable for irrigation. Out of these 25,575 ha (47 percent) were already under irrigation leaving the remaining 28,871 ha or 53 percent of estimated potential area unutilized. Iringa DC had the biggest unutilized area at 20,800ha equivalent to 47.6 percent of its potential area and 72 percent of the Region’s total unutilized area of 28,871 ha. It was followed by Kilolo (3,839ha, 13.3 percent) and Mufindi 3,770 ha, 13.1 percent). Due to its urban characteristics dominated by human settlement and off farm economic activities Iringa Municipal had the smallest unutilized area of irrigation of 462ha (1.6 percent). Since the region still has vast unutilized irrigable land and also keeping in mind that even the already irrigated area is under utilized due to dominance of traditional irrigation, it is an opportunity for the large investors to make use.
2.5 Crop Marketing
Apart from cash crops, food crops are also sold in significant quantities. Cereal crops especially maize and paddy are the leading food crops sold. In addition to that fruits and vegetables like tomatoes and beans together with Irish and sweet potatoes add significantly to the income of the people of Iringa Region. Agricultural Sample Census Report of 2007/08 –Iringa Regional Report shows that Mufindi District Council was leading in having the largest number of crops growing households selling crops followed by Kilolo DISTRICT Council and Iringa Municipal.
2.6 Policy Implication in Agriculture
Agriculture sector performance in terms of food crops production does not indicate a bright future on the status of food security of the Region. This is because contribution of the region to the country’s major staple food crops (maize and paddy) decreased from 10.9 percent in 2002/03 to 0.1 percent in 2007/08. Likewise, yield of 2 tonnes /ha for maize and 3.1 tonnes /ha for paddy observed during the crop season of 2011/12 are far below the expected yield. Limited access to agricultural inputs especially for peasant farmers, low price of agricultural produces against production costs, poor agricultural practices as well as adverse weather condition are other factors attributes to the poor performance of agriculture sector in the region. To revive the sector, the region needs to stick on Kilimo Kwanza policy and guidelines on improving extension services and ensure reliable supply of agricultural inputs through improving implementation procedures of National Agricultural Input Voutcher Scheme (NAIVS) policy in the region. Nevertheless, the region can improve its food production through making effective use of the available 54,446 hectares for irrigation. Improving irrigation will reduce dependence on rain fed agriculture.
2.7 Investment Opportunities in Agriculture Sector
With about 979,231 of arable land that is unutilized including nearly 29,000 ha that are suitable for irrigation but unused, the region has a big opportunity of investing large scale food and cash crops production. With the exception of Iringa Municipal which has limited land area for large scale farming, the remaining three district councils, Iringa District Council, Mufindi and Kilolo and have adequate land for large scale farming. Moreover, further investment is needed in development and use of existing irrigation capacity that could increase crop production and reduce youth rural income poverty through the sale of produce. Supply of agriculture inputs such as chemical fertilizers, insecticides, improved seeds, farm implements (i.e. power tillers and tractors) at affordable prices as well as increasing number of storage facilities for agriculture products during and after harvests are other investment opportunities.
3.1.0 Goal of the network
The main goal of the network (MKUNUA) is to operationalize the practical aspect of the economic succession plan by facilitating youths to acquire and own land, engage in sustainable agriculture and ultimately empower them economically. Under this scheme, two million Youths shall be mobilized and join in the network by 2019.
3.1.1 Network Coverage
The network shall cover the entire country, and be divided in for main zone for effective management. These zones are Eastern zone (Dar es Salaam, Coast, Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Mtwara and Lindi); Lake Victoria Basin zone (Mara, Mwanza, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Geita, and Kagera); Lake Tanganyika Basin zone (Rukwa, Katavi, Kigoma, and Tabora); Southern Highlands zone (Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, and Mbeya);and Rift Valley zone Morogoro, Singida, Dodoma na Manyara. Currently 220 Groups with about 40 Youths each has already been formulated and organized formally, covering Dar Es Salaam Region.
3.1.2 Current Status of the Network
Currently 240 groups have already been registered and the response is beyond expectation. These groups are receiving moral trainings, theoretical and practical production lessons, before each group gets allocated a piece of land with capital as well as technology facilitation. For a period of ten years, two million youths are expected to be involved whereby each Youth will be entitled to own one hectare of land, get facilitation in technology and capital, for sustainable economic empowerment.
3.1.3 Implementation Approach
The pilot project which shall pave the way towards achieving the Ten years programme shall start with 4,000 youths who have already been registered and receiving moral and development training. This pilot project envisaged to cover an area of 4000 Ha in four (4) selected sites with fully furnished and/or sprinkler irrigation systems. Out of this pilot project, four (4) model schemes shall be established each with 100 Ha distributed in 2 District councils (Kilolo and Iringa Districts). The lessons learnt from model schemes shall be up-scaled to medium and large scale irrigation schemes that consist of 5 schemes covering a total to 4,000 Ha in Kilolo, and Pawaga division at Iringa Rural Districts of Ruaha Landscapes forming 21 MBOMIPA Villages along Ruaha National Park.
4.1 Water Resources
Surface Water
The country is divided into ten rivers and lake basins for ease of management of the Country’s water resources on a “River-Basin” basis. These are: I) Great Ruaha II) Pangani, III) Wami/Ruvu, IV) Rufiji, V) Ruvuma and the Southern Coast, VI) Lake Nyasa, VII) the Internal Drainage basin of Lake Eyasi, Manyara and Bubu depression, VIII) Lake Rukwa, IX) Lake Tanganyika and X) Lake Victoria, and are shown in Figure 2. The most abundant trans-boundary surface water resources exist in Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, Nyasa, Chala and Jipe, as well the Kagera, Mara and Songwe rivers.
The annual renewable water resources have been estimated to be 89 cubic kilometers or 2,700m³ /person / year in 2001. Out of the total renewable water sources, the groundwater resources are estimated at 30km³ / year. A water stressed country has been dfined as where available water resources are less than 1,700m³/ person/ year. Based on this definition and assuming the currently projected population increases, it is estimated that Tanzania will face a water stress situation within the next twenty years.
Groundwater
Groundwater is one of the major sources of water, particularly in the semi-arid zone. The Pre-Cambrian Basement Complex which underlies about 75% of the country has developed secondary features such as weathered zones, joints, fractures, faults and dykes that allow borehole development. The remainder of the country is underlain by sedimentary and volcanic formations. The quality of groundwater is generally acceptable for most uses, but sometime is limited by salinity.
Groundwater potential in the country is variable and its exploitation for various uses has not been effectively done. A considerable water resource exists in the country’s Lakes namely Victoria, Nyasa, Rukwa and Great Ruaha River. The use of these abundant surface water resources for irrigation, water supply and other purposes is still limited.
5.0 Project Objectives
The overall objective of the project is to increase job opportunities to youth and increase crop production and productivity through irrigated agriculture. This would reduce the level of dependence on rain-fed agriculture and result in improved rural incomes and sustainable national food security. Specifically, the project will:
1)      Develop 400 Ha small scale pilot schemes and 4,000 Ha medium to large scale irrigation schemes under drip and/or sprinkler irrigation in the Kilolo and Iringa Districts of Iringa Region in Tanzania.
2)      Carry out training on drip & sprinkler irrigation technologies, modern agriculture with regard to Horticultural production, and water resource planning and development to both Youth and neighbourhood farmers ;
3)      Determine and promote the optimum irrigation schedule to horticultural crops & banana to optimize use of irrigation water; and
4)      Enhance dissemination and adoption of drip and/or sprinkler irrigation technology in relation to horticultural production in Tanzania.
6.0 Project Justification
The Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) recognizes that the subsistence dominated farming must be transformed into profitable agricultural production and the abundant land resource allows increase in production and productivity through utilization of the abundant potential land for irrigation. Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDP) which is an implementation tool of ASDS, aims to enable farmers to have better access to and use of agricultural knowledge, technologies, marketing systems and infrastructure and to promote agricultural private investment based on an improved regulatory and policy environment. Deliberate efforts are needed to kick start the drip and/or sprinkler irrigation in an effort to increase crop production and productivity in order to contribute effectively to agricultural production and poverty reduction in rural communities. Thus, underlying rationale behind the project is to respond to the opportunity from established policies and government strategies on youth unemployment and use of technology for improving crop production.
7.0 Project Description
In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives, the project is designed to have five main components namely:
1)      Project preparation and engineering design: This project component will involve, project awareness campaign, feasibility study, system design.
2)      Construction and installation will cover such activities as: water resource development, conveyance system, irrigation networks installation, construction/installation supervision.
3)      Extension and agronomy: This project component will involve proper land preparation, proper seeds from high yielding crop varieties, appropriate spacing, timely weeding, timely and sufficient fertilizer application, prompt pest and disease control, and timely harvesting of the crop.
4)      Value addition: This will involve transport from the farms, provision of storage facilities, procurement of cleaning, grading, processing, packaging and labelling equipment/machineries and supply to the local, national and international markets.
5)      Capacity development: will entail training for youth and neighboring farmers at various levels, system users, trainers and study tours/visits to successful schemes.
6)      Project Management: The Project Management will involve supervision, monitoring and evaluation.
 
This project will also work to carry out the listed activities below:
1)      Providing seed funding to start small agribusinesses for youth involved in small agricultural business particularly in growing tomatoes, onions, watermelons, beans, cabbages, chilies, maize, and paddy, and in livestock keeping.
2)      Demonstrating agronomic practices and technologies in youth group plots as training sites
3)      Training participating groups on financial literacy, entrepreneurial business skills, credit management and business planning
4)      Supporting youth groups to access commerce finance to sustain and expand their businesses
5)      Linking the groups to markets and supporting them in the negotiation of contract farming agreement with buyers.
 
8.0 Project Costs and Financing
Total investment cost for pilot project is estimated to be Tshs 116,000,000/= equivalent to 58000 $(USD) which is envisaged to come from the Project Donor based on this request to you. The funds will be used as investment cost for high value maize agriculture,  horticultural crops and cash crops; farm operation cost; capacity development cost, value addition and project coordination cost. The table below shows the summary of the costs by items of works for implementing development of the proposed project.
The requested money from project donor will help us to purchase various crops seeds ( rice, wheat, maize, pepper, cucumber, water melon, carrot, peas and beans),  to purchase 1 tractor, 1 combine harvester, wheel barrow, rake, hoe, shovel, basket, watering can, measuring line, hand trowel, spraying can, chemical for spray, construction of shed for animal husbandry and money for training and youth sensitization about the project for the replication in other country zones for youth poverty reduction and wealth creation for all peoples.
Summary of Costs (US $) for a Pilot Project for Vegetables & Banana;

Description of works

$ (USD)
 

Area to be developed (Ha)

1000

Feasibility Studies and Detail Design

1000

Construction works (Civil works)

3000

Irrigation System Installation

5000

Construction of Power line

3000

Pump station

3000

Planting material

5000

Construction of Access roads and Farm roads

2000

Total Development Cost for Vegetables & Banana

23000

Development Cost per Ha

7000

Provision for capacity building

4000

Provision for value addition

5000

Provision for Administration costs

7000

Provision to cover for inflation

2000

Provision for contingencies

2000

Provision for mobilization and demobilization costs for contractor

3000

Provision for total production cost

30000

Material Equipment
1.      One Tractor
2.      One combine harvester
3.      Wheel barrow
4.      Agricultural seeds
5.      Horticultural tools
6.      Chemical and insecticides, pests

Donor should help us to obtain/ buy those equipment on behalf of the CCDO.

Construction shed

5000

Total Cost
 

58,000

 
9.0 Project Implementation
The project will be implemented over a period of five (5) years. In year one, activities related to feasibility studies and detailed engineering design for all identified schemes, training, and procurement of equipment. These activities will be followed by construction/installation of micro irrigation systems in the proposed areas for drip irrigation development (i.e. both small scale and medium to large scale schemes), capacity development and strengthening of the respective youth groups in years 1 and 2. During project implementation, development of energy sources will go parallel to construction/installation of micro irrigation systems.
10.0 Project Organization and Management
Project implementation will be in line with Foundation frame work in collaboration with Government and use of private sector operators whenever they are available and cost effective. An appropriate organizational setup, effective operational procedures and capable staff will be essential prerequisite for its successful implementation. The proposed project activities will be planned, designed and executed by CCDO through MKUNUA. The Zonal Irrigation Offices in collaboration with respective LGAs will be responsible to provide counterpart staff for feasibility studies, design and project activities implementation. The Youth groups will take a leading role during the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the scheme and other facilities created under the project.
11.0 Project Benefits
The project will have both short and long terms social and economic benefits. These include increased youth employment, increased area under drip and/or sprinkler irrigation, increased water use efficiency, and increased maize agricultural production, horticultural crop production and productivity, decreasing rural – urban migration. The project will make agriculture less laborious (less weeding, easy fertilizer application, and simplified water management) and therefore more attractive to the youth. It will also contribute to improved livelihood as farmers will generate more income from sales of farm produce.
Financial indicators (IRR = 18%) reveal that the project design is a viable venture which requires financial back up for its implementation. It is thus worthwhile to invest in the project and it is recommended that the Project Donor be requested to approve the financial startup capital facility. However, our major concern in this application is to request the project donor to assist us 1 tractor and 1 combine harvesters including money for purchasing agricultural crops seeds, agricultural and horticultural tools and money for shed construction.
 
NOTE:
All proceeds of the project shall be deposited in a special account after which the total shall be divided among participants of the project. This is because the project directly aims at poverty alleviation among the target beneficiaries.
The project shall be administered by the CCDO. A Project Officer assisted by a corps of experienced field workers heads the department. The Project Officer shall submit monthly reports to the Executive Director of CCDO through the Secretary. The Executive shall summons the project Officer to make specifications and clarifications.
The Board of Trustees of the CCDO known as the Advisory Committee shall monitor and evaluate the project on a bi-monthly basis and make adequate recommendations and suggestions to the Executive for onward transfer to the project department.
Also the Executive together with representatives of the youth groups which participants are mobilized shall from time to time meet regularly in consultation with regards policy formulation and implementation.