Tentative work plan for the Month of March
S.# | Activities | Means of verification | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
1. | Meetings (3 districts) with food department, farmer association and media with particular emphasis on limiting the government purchase up to 75 bags per farmer | Attendance list, Progress report ,News clippings | X | |||
2. | Broadcasting of advocacy messages through FM radio for limiting the quota of 75 bag per farmer | Contract with FM, CD of messages. Timings of on air messages | X | X | X | X |
3. | Conduct theater performance(each district) food security issue at press club for getting attention of urban people and media | Theater Script, Video CD of Theater, Electronic and print media coverage | ||||
4. | Print IEC material on at least two themes (land use planning in context of EC Food security training, post harvest management) brochures related to law | Printed copies of material in farmers hand, Printing agency bill, personal interviews with farmers regarding knowledge on material | ||||
5. | Conduct stakeholder Analysis (1 each district) | Stakeholder Analysis Report | X | X | ||
6. | Conduct consultative meeting with Farmers associations, whole seller/middleman and government departments (2 meetings in each district) | Attendance list, Progress report | X | |||
7. | Print and distribute one pager pamphlets reflecting trend information sheet on wheat input cost, yield per acre and price of output for last decade | Printed copies of material in farmers hand, Printing agency bill, personal interviews with farmers regarding knowledge on material | ||||
8. | Farmer Association conduct 4 monitoring visits in each district to keep eye on market to report in media | Monitoring Reports, Progress Report, farmer personal interviews | X | |||
9. | Conduct rapid assessment survey on available formal and informal credit sources for agri inputs + printed report for the same | Assessment tool Assessment Report | X | |||
10. | Based on assessment develop and print pamphlets containing information material for prons and cons of credit sources and documentation process | Printed copies of material in farmers hand, Printing agency bill, personal interviews with farmers regarding knowledge on material | X | |||
11. | Conduct awareness sessions with farmers on the negative impact of borrowing in the context of food security. (3 each district) | Attendance list, Progress reports, Snaps, Daily diaries, interviews with farmers regarding knowledge on topic discussed | ||||
12. | Credit market analysis- Research study | Research Tools, Research Report, Hard copies of forms, computer database | X | |||
13. | Lobbying meeting with stakeholders (MPAs, media, civil society) for legislation to provide loan facility to without land peasants.(3 meetings per district) | Attendance list, Progress report | ||||
14. | FM Radio promos for information sharing regarding Water and Soil test | Contract with FM Radio for airing messages, List of experts, Timings of on air messages, CDs of messages | ||||
15. | Conduct awareness session to raise awareness regarding the importance of water and soil testing | Attendance list, Progress reports, Snaps, Daily diaries, interviews with farmers regarding knowledge on topic discussed | ||||
16. | Conduct assessment on available and affordable innovative inputs | Assessment tool, Assessment Report | X | |||
17. | Based on assessment develop and disseminate pamphlets on promotion material on integrated pest management | Hard Copies of pamphlets, Bill of printing agency, pamphlets are available in the hands of farmers | X | |||
18. | Activate district level forum to monitor the process of irrigation infrastructure rehabilitation(2 in each district) | Attendance list, Progress report, Monitoring reports | X | |||
19 | To conduct monthly meetings with forums to sensitize for purpose of infrastructure rehabilitation(only in Thatta MS Band) | Attendance list, Progress report | X | X | ||
20 | Facilitate quarterly forums media meeting to highlight issue and share their findings | Media reports, Progress report | X | X | ||
21 | Facilitate monthly meetings of media to check/monitor the process | Monitoring Reports | X | |||
22 | Technical review by consultants and campaign based on findings (MS Band) | Research paper is available, media reports regarding campaigning on the construction/ rehabilitation of embankments. | X | |||
23 | One Book Launch ceremony on the above mentioned technical review. | Technical Review reports, Media reports, field snaps | X |
