Voices from the Field

Results from SurveyMonkey

EADD ARP 2010

Voices from the Field

Voices from the Field

Voices from the FieldWhat’s going on well in EADD, and why?

good work relations 12achieving project objectives 4cluster working groups 2clearer work plans 2OPB based on lessons learned 1DFBA are making profits 1DFBA without CP sell raw milk to take advantage of good prices 1farmers training 1contextualizing the hub model 1increased farmers' demand for services 1nothing 1breeding activities going very well 1staff development/ learning 1farmers access to production and marketing services 1EADD model is working 1

Voices from the FieldWhat’s not going on well in EADD, and why?

differential facilitation in terms of vehicles and salaries between partners 3 slow facilitation for field activities 1

management problems in some countries 2government and EADD not working at the same pace 1

high staff turnover 2 staff in charge of too many sites 1

nothing 2slow disbursment of CP equipment and interest free loan 1

focus on milestones 2inappropriate strategies for working with processors 1

high staff turnover due to low salaries and lack of staff development funds 2 slow rate of implementation 1unclear use of phase 1 learnings to design phase 2 1 insufficient number of field vehicles 1gossiping 1 Subjectivity in place of objectivity 1CD taking a back seat 1 lack of staff development funds 1establishment of functional hubs takes time 1 unclear decision making mechanisms 1

uncertainty regarding EADD 2 1less supportive, overbearing and dictatorial regional office 1

reduced level of staff motivation 1using EADD for pursuing personal interests 1

all project sites coming from 1 part of the country 1 low per diem 1

rush on Q4 1low staff motivation due to unfulfilled promises 1

no feedback on previous survey 1

How can we improve the way we do business, to achieve EADD overall vision?

working as a teambetter decision making processbetter follow up of activitiesbetter internal communication (2)better reporting systemsconsult CDsconsult EADD specialist before trying out new ideasdelegationempower people to implement the project (2)give feedbacks on previous recommendationsimprove relationships RO and country teamsObjective budgetingre-define milestonesResearch team to be giving frequent feedback to the whole team.RO to be more action orientedstaff to participate in regional visitswell defined organigram

field implementationbetter coordination at cluster levelmore field vehicles

salaries etcbetter staff facilitationimprove staff financial capacityimprove staff supervisionincrease per diemmotivate staffsalary increment (2)similar treatment across organisations (salaries, vehicles, per diem) (2)

How can we improve the way we do business, to achieve EADD overall vision?

the EADD approachcontextualise the hub modelget support to involve the poorinvolve farmers in impact assessmentmore emphasis on production and less on DFBA performanceneed for clarification on "poor farmers"objective site selectionpro poor versus business model, which one to follow? (2)stage gating and sequence of partners activities

How can we improve the way we do business, to achieve EADD overall vision?

How do you intend to make things better in the coming year?

implementation strategies workask for quarterly feedbacks from M&E system planning (3)establish CP dairy herds team work (5)focus on farmer and less on DFBA become more efficientuse sexed system do the job happilyuse ToT system less meetings

work more with governmentlooking for staff development opportunities

work on partial and not fill PoG recovery hoping for improvementwork with stakeholdersworking towards long term DFBA growthusing lessons learnedstrenghen CP engagementincorporate MTE lessonsfocusing on milestones

Any additional comment?

1. We hope that this survey will not be trivialized like the last one2. Can this monkey come down and be in Rwanda? At least we

already have Gorillas and baboons and it will definitely not feel lonely. We need continuous guidance on performance, this entails continuous period data analyses and feedback!