LRP Market Monitoring Training Local and Regional Procurement 2. Global Framework Overview

Motivation for Framework Develop a common analytical framework, with universal indicators, to enable comparisons across USDA LRP pilot projects (CRS and other NGOs; different modalities) Develop analytical framework to enable comparisons with other forms of food aid assistance (e.g. transoceanic food aid) Create common database to manage data across projects Provide an in-depth and robust evaluation of USDA pilot projects to advocate for continued (and increased) resources for LRP, if appropriate Influence US policy on food aid and local procurement

NGO LRP Learning Alliance CRS, World Vision, ACDI/VOCA, Mercy Corps and Land O’ Lakes Technical lead by Cornell University (USA) to develop the common analytical framework for data collection and management and to lead the policy analysis component of the process Contract with Esoko (Ghana) to develop common database for LRP Learning Alliance members Regional training in Burkina Faso for Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, 25-29th October (CRS) Regional training in Istanbul, 8-10 November (Mercy Corps, ACDI/VOCA) Regional training in Uganda, November (World Vision, ACDI/VOCA) Global Workshop in Haiti on development impact of LRP in July 2011 (ACDI/VOCA) - tbc

Evaluation Topics Historic supply, demand and price movements Do no harm Reasonable market rate Timeliness Product quality and safety Cost Recipient food security status Government interference Producer price stimulus Supplier behavioral change Volumes Sustainability Food production shocks Topics in bold are required by USDA; additional topics are added for in-depth analysis in certain countries

Indicators All USDA required indicators are covered in the Framework Additional indicators are added for in-depth analysis in select projects Not all indicators are appropriate for each modality; the Framework specifies which indicators need to be collected for each modality Indicators are collected at different frequencies: Monthly, biweekly, or weekly (prices) Pre-procurement Post-procurement Post-distribution As needed

Indicators –Price Monitoring Historic prices (secondary data) Retail prices (secondary and primary data) Global markets (CU) National markets Regional markets Source markets Recipient markets Counterfactual markets Wholesale prices (secondary and primary data) Global markets (CU) National markets Regional markets Source markets Recipient markets Counterfactual markets

Market Types for analysis Market TypeLimited competitive procurement Competitive procurement, noncompetitive procurement, vouchers and cash National or central markets in source country 55 National or central markets in recipient country 55 Sample of source markets ≤ 5None Sample of recipient markets ≤ 5 Counterfactuals for source markets ≤ 5None Counterfactuals for recipient markets ≤ 5

Indicators – One-off, Pre-procurement Approximate volumes traded in source markets (can be taken from food balance sheets for source regions) Planned volumes (as reported in proposal) Planned costs (as reported in proposal)

Indicators – Post-procurement Procurement price Number of competitive bids Actual volumes procured Volume of lots rejected Dollar value of procurement from smallholders Metric tonnage of procurement from smallholders Certification of product quality and safety Nutritional standards Nutrient specific composition tables (with CU)

Indicators – Post-distribution Final actual costs (all costs related to procurement, commodities, transport, storage, treatment) Actual ground transport costs Change in food security of targeted population Actual number of vouchers distributed Voucher use Number of beneficiaries targeted Number of beneficiaries reached

Indicators – Commodity tracking Time from agreement with donor to tender Time from tender to procurement Time from procurement to possession by NGO in- country Time from possession of commodities to beneficiary distribution Time from agreement with donor to possession (vouchers) Time from possession to beneficiary distribution (vouchers)

Indicators – Transoceanic food aid Final actual costs (all costs related to procurement, commodities, transport, storage, treatment) Time from donor to call forward Time from call forward to possession by grantee Time from possession to beneficiary distribution

Indicators – Collected as needed Government interference in markets (may include): Import restrictions Price ceilings on food items Grain reserves Taxes along the market chain Export bans Export ban in neighboring country Import ban in neighboring country Support prices for producers Subsidies to input imports

Indicators – In-depth analysis (CU) Recipient acceptance/quality perception Product quality and safety standards Trader experience: Access to/ need for commercial finance Capital equipment investments Use of modern inputs Employment effects Trader satisfaction/ ease of participation