1. Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program Implementation Summary: FY17
F2F Implementers’ Meeting
December 6, 2017

2. FY14-18 F2F Program F2F Tagline and Mission Statement:
“Farmer-to-Farmer—building agricultural sector competitiveness” (to be revisited)
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program promotes sustainable economic growth, food security, and agricultural development worldwide. Volunteer technical assistance from US farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and universities helps developing countries to improve productivity, access new markets, and conserve environmental and natural resources. This people-to-people exchange promotes international goodwill, understanding of US foreign assistance programs, and private involvement in development activities. F2F volunteers work with farmers, producer groups, rural businesses, and service providers to develop local capacity necessary to increase food production and rural incomes, expand economic growth, and address environmental and natural resource management challenges.

3. FY14-18 F2F Program Country Projects Sub-sectors: Country Projects
Country Projects
% of Country Projects
Agricultural Education & Training 11
17%
Horticulture 10
15%
Field Crops
Livestock & Dairy 8
12%
Rural Enterprise Development 6 9%
Environment & Natural Resources Management 4 6%
Gender and Youth in Agriculture
Financial Services 3 5%
Food Safety
Producer Organization Development
Market Systems Development 2 3%
Rural Development 1 2%
Total 65
100%

4. FY17 F2F Program
Note: Indicator data presented may have minor errors due to some late reporting and pending revisions.

5. FY17 F2F Program Number and Type of Hosts : Institution Type Number % % 
Cooperatives and Associations
623
33%
Individual Private Farmers
388
21%
Other Private Enterprises
282
15%
Non-Profit, Public Interest NGOs
238
13%
Public & Private Education Institutions
167 9%
Public Sector Agencies 17 1%
Rural Financial Institutions
146 8%
Total =
1,861
100%

6. FY17 F2F Program Hosts By Project: Program Total % of Total
Total Assignmts
Assign/
Host
ACDIVOCA/ECCA
380
20%
294
0.77
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
270
15%
342
1.27
CNFA/Southern Africa
160 9%
250
1.56
CRS/East Africa
153 8%
431
2.82
Land O'Lakes/MENA
115 6%
214
1.86
Partners/Caribbean
158
427
2.70
Winrock/AET
109
240
2.20
Winrock/Asia
251
13%
257
1.02
VEGA/FAVACA 57 3% 54
0.95
VEGA/Purdue 22 1% 35
1.59
VEGA/VWB 65 86
1.32
VEGA/IESC 14 17
1.21
VEGA/SGs
107
142
1.33
1861
100%
2789
1.50

7. Gender Categorization
FY17 F2F Program
Host by Gender:
Gender Categorization
Total %
Female
281
15.1%
Male
824
44.3%
Joint
477
25.6%
Not Applicable
279
15.0%
1,861
100.0%

8. FY17 F2F Program Potential Beneficiaries: ACDIVOCA/ECCA 6555 4416
Members/
Owners
Employees
Clients & Suppliers
Family Members
Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA
6555
4416
101,012
489,232
601,215
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
67,064
5776
305,487
1,295,245
1,673,572
CNFA/Southern Africa
26,502
2463
20,134
223,579
272,678
CRS/East Africa
160,920
4454
240,077
1,621,804
2,027,255
Land O'Lakes/MENA
14,804
7505
383,796
1,307,513
1,713,618
Partners/Caribbean
76,851
28,935
56,493
637,444
799,723
Winrock/AET
862,497
9442
1,200,618
8,290,228
10,362,785
Winrock/Asia
116,366
30,213
3,265,228
12,700,365
16,112,172
VEGA/FAVACA
382
243
11,319
35,832
47,776
VEGA/Purdue
465 56
749
3810
5080
VEGA/VWB
2730
188
375
15,049
18,342
VEGA/IESC
4120
12,407
12,360
86,661
115,548
VEGA/SGs
45,740
2128
5266
187,990
241,124
1,384,996
108,226
5,602,914
26,894,752
33,990,888
Percent 4% 0%
16%
79%
100%

9. FY17 F2F Program
268.48
Persons Directly Assisted: FY17 [Note: = $268.48/person]
Program
Male
Female
Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA
3731
4537
8268
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
3735
3453
7188
CNFA/Southern Africa
1315
1393
2708
CRS/East Africa
4940
3776
8716
Land O'Lakes/MENA
1376
695
2071
Partners/Caribbean
5929
3262
9191
Winrock/AET
2164
1103
3267
Winrock/Asia
2695
1802
4497
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA
328
307
635
VEGA/PDP/Purdue Univ.
257
197
454
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC
1159
339
1498
VEGA/SGs
5421
1957
7378
33,050
22,821
55,871
Percent
59%
41%
100%

10. FY17 F2F Program Persons Trained: FY17 Program Male Female Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA
3468
4357
7825
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
3298
2957
6255
CNFA/Southern Africa
1167
1252
2419
CRS/East Africa
3795
2660
6455
Land O'Lakes/MENA
1057
586
1643
Partners/Caribbean
3085
1864
4949
Winrock/AET
1722
811
2533
Winrock/Asia
1951
1105
3056
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA
169
170
339
VEGA/PDP/Purdue Univ.
159
171
330
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC
1099
323
1422
VEGA/SGs
4708
1868
6576
25,678
18,124
43,802
Percent
59%
41%
100%

11. FY17 F2F Program Volunteer Recommendations: Program Economic
Organizational
Environmental
Financial
Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA
420
116 6 10
552
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
378
173 79 16
646
CNFA/Southern Africa
175 94 68 55
392
CRS/East Africa
209
278 46 28
561
Land O'Lakes/MENA 72
168 48 7
295
Partners/Caribbean
369
208
124 14
715
Winrock/AET 65 12 1
630
Winrock/Asia
294
181
475
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA 41 35 13 89
VEGA/PDP/Purdue Univ. 8 18 5 31
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC 19 71
VEGA/SGs
162
106 15
291
2209
1964
435
140
4748
Percent
47%
41% 9% 3%
100%

12. FY17 F2F Program Test impact monitoring & reporting Year 3 (FY16)
Outcomes and Impacts (fyi – for those new to the Program)
Test impact monitoring & reporting
Year 3 (FY16)
Full outcome & impact reporting
Year 5 (FY18)
=======================================
Outcomes = Recommendation/innovation adoption
Impacts – Economic, Organizational, Environmental

13. FY17 F2F Program FY09-13 Program Impacts (as reference point)
Direct Beneficiaries
199,927
Volunteer Recommendations Adopted
6,925
Increased Net Annual Income
$132.7 million
Increased Gross Sales
$443 million
Area Under improved Production
450,546 ha
Number of New Services
1,818
Increased Agricultural Lending
$28.2 million
Area Covered by Improved Management
1,131,966 ha.

14. FY17 F2F Program
Volunteer “Standard Assignment Equivalents" (21 days):

15. FY09-13 Program Volunteer-days per assignment:
FY17 - Lowest in six years.

16. FY17 F2F Program Scopes of Work vs. Assignments: Program Assignments
ACDIVOCA/ECCA 92 97
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
110
111
CNFA/Southern Africa 81
CRS/East Africa
117
Land O'Lakes/MENA 67
Partners/Caribbean
144
Winrock/AET 84 85
Winrock/Asia 78 75
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA 18
VEGA/PDP/Purdue Univ. 10
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC 16
VEGA/SGs 56 96
Total
873
917

17. FY17 F2F Program Type of Volunteer Assignment: ACDIVOCA/ECCA 75 4 11 2
Technology Transfer
Organizational Development
Enterprise Development
Financial Services
Environmental Conservation
Admin.
Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA 75 4 11 2 92
ACDIVOCA/West Afr. 57 22 27
110
CNFA/Southern Africa 45 9 21 6 81
CRS/East Africa 29 32 8 1
117
Land O'Lakes/MENA 33 12 67
Partners/Caribbean 77 13 41 7
144
Winrock/AET 31 46 84
Winrock/Asia 50 19 78
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA 5 18
VEGA/PDP/Purdue 10
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC 3 16
VEGA/Small Grants 56
481
162
172 26
873
Percent of total
55%
19%
20% 2% 3% 1%
100%

18. Processing/ Post-harvest
FY17 F2F Program
Value Chain Aspect for Assignments:
Program
Support Services
On-Farm Production
Processing/ Post-harvest
Marketing
Total
ACDIVOCA/ECCA 21 53 14 4 92
ACDIVOCA/West Afr. 29 60 7
110
CNFA/Southern Africa 5 43 6 27 81
CRS/East Africa 45 38 15 19
117
Land O'Lakes/MENA 35 20 67
Partners/Caribbean 55 51 24
144
Winrock/AET 70 3 84
Winrock/Asia 9 2 78
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA 1 13 18
VEGA/PDP/Purdue 10
VEGA/PDP/VWB
VEGA/PDP/IESC 16
VEGA/SGs 23 12 56
307
347
100
119
873
Percent of total
35%
40%
11%
14%
100%

19. FY17 F2F Program PERSUAP Category #1 and #2 Assignments FY17
Host
Assignments
Category 1 & 2
Category 1
% Cat 1
ACDIVOCA/ECCA 92 25 14
15%
ACDIVOCA/West Africa
110 12 6 5%
CNFA/Southern Africa 81 30 2 2%
CRS/East Africa
117 32 5 4%
Land O'Lakes/MENA 67 7%
Partners/Caribbean
144 1 1%
Winrock/AET 84 9 3
Winrock/Asia 78 7
VEGA/PDP/FAVACA 18 6%
VEGA/PDP/Purdue Univ. 10
10%
VEGA/PDP/VWB 0%
VEGA/PDP/IESC 16 15
VEGA/SGs 56
Total
873
141 42
?? Possible proxy for level of technical specialization of assignments??

20. FY17 F2F Program
F2F Volunteer Assignment Spot Checks (“Lake Woebegone Effect”)
Program
SAR SOW Score
AR SOW Score
Average of Average SOW Score
SAR Vol-Report Score
AR Vol-Report Score
Average of Average Report Score
SAR Deliverable Completion
AR Deliverable Completion
Average of Completion Rates
ACDIVOCA/ ECCA
4.33
4.67
4.5
4.0
4.2
93%
62%
78%
ACDIVOCA/ West Africa
3.8
3.4
3.5
70%
65%
68%
CNFA/Southern Africa
4.4
5.0
4.8
100%
85%
CRS/East Africa
4.43
3.75
4.29
57%
67%
Land O'Lakes/ MENA
4.75
4.6
88%
91%
90%
Partners/ Caribbean
4.13
4.71
86%
89%
Winrock/AET
3.0
3.7
54%
77%
Winrock/Asia
92%
96%
VEGA/PDPs
2.5
4.25
58%
VEGA/SGs
2.33
3.2
53%
66%
Total
4.48
3.81
4.1

21. FY17 F2F Program Volunteer Occupations : Volunteer Occupation No. %
Educational institution
250
28.6%
Private Enterprise
247
28.3%
Retired
142
16.3%
Farmer 77
8.8%
NGO 56
6.4%
Government 45
5.2%
Cooperative/Association 25
2.9%
Student
Financial Institution 6
0.7%
Total
873
100.0%

22. FY17 F2F Program Volunteer Gender Distribution: (FY17) Number % Male
608
69.6%
Female
265
30.4%
Total
873
100%

23. FY17 F2F Program Volunteer New vs. Repeat Volunteers : Number %
556
63.7%
First-Time Volunteer
317
36.3%
Total
873
100.0%

24. FY17 F2F Program Volunteer Ethnic Background: [23.3% minority] Number
White/Non-Hispanic
611
70.0%
Black/Non-Hispanic 88
10.1%
Asian 48
5.5%
White/Hispanic 41
4.7%
Black/Hispanic 15
1.7%
Hawaiian 2
0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Other 10
1.1%
Decline 56
6.4%
Total
873
100.0%

25. FY17 F2F Program States providing most Volunteers in FY17:
California – 64
Florida – 52
North Carolina– 49
Wisconsin –46
Minnesota – 32
New York – 32
49 states and the District of Colombia provided volunteers in FY17.
FY18 - Targeting Wyoming!

26. FY17 F2F Program
Countries served in fy17 = 41; Top countries & assignments:
Ghana – 64 assignments
Senegal - 61
DR - 41
Lebanon - 37
Malawi - 37
Guatemala - 35
Uganda - 34
Kyrgyzstan - 33
Nicaragua - 33
Tanzania - 31
Mozambique - 29
Bangladesh - 27
Ethiopia - 27
Tajikistan - 27

27. FY17 F2F Program Outreach & Leverage Project Number of Press Releases
Number of Media Events
Number of Group Presentations
Total Number of Outreach Activities
Value of Resources Leveraged by Grantee and Volunteers
ACDIVOCA/ECCA 21
136
157
$3,482
ACDIVOCA/West Africa 82 74
131
287
$6,268
CNFA/Southern Africa 15
162
105
282
$64,869
CRS/East Africa 40 57
135
232
$170,417
Land O'Lakes/MENA 18 84
224
326
$43,656
Partners of the Americas/Caribbean 6 3
335
$170,792
Winrock/AET 14
174 23
$211
$151,068
Winrock/Asia 12
324 49
385
$139,576
VEGA/FAVACA 5 17 45
$25,000
VEGA/Purdue 11 8 19
$2,450
VEGA/VWB
VEGA/IESC 7 22 46
$850
VEGA/Small Grants 50
268
337
$153,741
FY 2017 Total
249
1535
878
2662
$932,169

28. Volunteer Assignments
FY17 F2F Program
Associate Awards:
Volunteer Assignments
Persons
Assisted
Hosts
ACDIVOCA/Jamaica 10
436 12
ACDIVOCA/Liberia 71 7
ACDIVOCA/ Tanzania 2 11
CNFA/Ethiopia 1
CNFA/Guinea 24
CRS/Sierra Leone 15
523
Winrock/Burma 26
434 8
Winrock/Guinea (FY13)
100
Land O'Lakes/ Mozambique
Winrock/Guinea-II 49
Winrock/ Mozambique
FY17 Total 76
6538 44

29. Thank you
May be useful to have some “per volunteer” figures in—persons assisted, hosts assisted, outreach/US leverage, etc.
Is it worth discussing program leverage/expenditure (roughly 25%, currently)?
On with FY2018!!!