SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SARD)


QUESTIONNAIRES FOR
SARD PROJECT


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FORMAT B: QUESTIONNAIRE

DOCUMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES
OR PROJECTS WITH LESSONS FOR SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

1. GENERAL INFORMATION:

1.1 Name of project or experience:

1.2 Name of sub-component (if particular component of project is being documented):
1.3 Location of experience: Country:
Region:
City/Town:
State:
Community/Village:
1.4 Population of community (where project located): Men:
Women:
Children:
TOTAL:
1.5 Respondent to questionnaire: Name:
Job Title:
Institution of
Affiliation:
Tel #:
Fax:
E-mail:

1.6 Main agencies/institutions/individuals that can provide information about the project.

Name

Address

Contact
Person

Designation

Tel.
No.

Fax.
No.

E-mail

 

1.7

Nature of involvement of main agency/institution/individual (sponsoring and/or financing) in the experience or project.
Please indicate Financial or Technical support.


Name

Nature of Involvement

Remarks

Financial

Technical

Other
(Specify)

 

1.8

Other agencies supporting project or experience (list by name and specify type of agency):

 

1.9

Information on contact person at the beneficiary level.

Organisation

Address

Contact Person

Tel No.

Fax No.

E-mail

 

1.10

Date experience or project began:

1.11 Date support from original sponsor(s) ended:


1.12 If on-going, date support from original sponsor(s) is expected to end:


1.13 Dollar cost of the experience or project.
a. amount programmed for the period specified above (1.8-1.10):
local $ () and US$ ()

b. actual costs to date:
local $ () and US$ ()

1.14 Identify and describe (language, # pages, where available) any important documentation on the experience or project (publications, reports, videos, etc.). If none, so indicate. If videos are available, indicate length and type (VHS/PAL/NTSC).



1.15 Type of experience (review a through f below and tick as appropriate):
a. Economic initiatives:

Functions

Production Processing Marketing

Other (specify)


Products produce
(please specify):



Services provided
(please specify):




b. Development of human resources through:

Participatory Actions Training

Research Strengthening Rural Organisations

Other (specify):


c. Institutional development (public sector) of:

Social Services from the Public Sector
Agricultural Services from the Public Sector
Laws, Legislation or Policies

Other (specify):

d. Institutional development (private sector) of:

Social Services from the Private Sector
Agricultural Services from the Private Sector
Associations Co-operatives
Community Development Groups
Other (specify):

e. Initiatives related to natural resources:

Management of Land, Forest, Water Resources Eco-tourism
Management of Flora or Fauna National Parks or Protected Areas
Agro-tourism
Biodiversity (e.g.,turtles, frogs, butterflies)
Environmental Management (wastes, chemicals)
Other (specify):

f. Of the above groups, on which does the project give greatest emphasis? (Note: if more than one, then number in order of importance, e.g. 1, 2, 3)
Economic Human Resources
Institutional Development Natural Resources/Environment

Other (specify):

1.16 In respect of achieving its objectives, would you say the experience is:

Failing and In Decline
On Target and Progressing Satisfactorily
Progressing Beyond Expectations
Other (Please specify)


1.17 Principal type(s) of beneficiaries:

Farmers Women
Youth Ethnic Group (specify):
Rural Organization(s) Community Social Group
Public Sector Institution Semi-autonomous Body
Private Sector Institution
Other (specify):

1.18 Approximate number of beneficiaries:

a. People impacted directly:

Total: Men: Women:
Children:
(At end of sponsors’ support)

Total: Men: Women:
Children:
(At present, if different)

b. People impacted indirectly:

Total: Men: Women:
Children:
(At end of sponsors’ support)

Total: Men: Women:
Children:
(At present, if different)


c. Names of public institutions benefited:


d. Names of rural groups benefited:




e. Other beneficiaries (specify)


f. Management structure for project. (For each stage of the project cycle specify the linkage between the project sponsor(s) and direct beneficiaries, persons implementing the project, etc.)



2 IMPORTANCE OF THE EXPERIENCE

2.1 Profile of the experience (Give sufficient information to allow the reader to understand its background and problems giving rise to the experience. Specify the objectives, activities, results, key participants, costs, process and methods used, strengths and weaknesses, reasons for success or failure, etc.):

Pre-intervention stage



Post-intervention stage





Role of sponsor(s)



2.2 Identify and describe the strengths and successes of this experience that could be useful to others.



2.3 Identify and describe any weaknesses, mistakes or failures of this experience that could be of interest to others.



2.4 Identify and describe any technology developed and/or transferred, marketing strategies used, community groups formed during the implementation of this project.



3. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE EXPERIENCE (the experience will be considered sustainable if after the withdrawal of the main external assistance the project continues to provide the intended benefits to the target group for a reasonable period of time):



3.1 In your opinion, is this experience sustainable or could it become sustainable in the near future? (Please tick where relevant and for each Yes or No answer, explain why):
Why?

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Socially

Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No

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Yes

No


3.2

Identify/describe the types of benefits received by the target group or participants of this experience. Some examples of benefits could be: improved human resources, strengthened organizations, better social services (health, education, water, housing, communication, roads, etc.), improved infrastructure, access to credit, improved technologies or marketing, more efficient management of natural resources, more or better jobs, increased production, productivity or earnings, changed attitudes, increased transparency in decision-making, etc.

 

3.3 What were the main characteristics of the Experience or Project which led to the benefits mentioned above? For example, a particular methodological approach, active participation of key players, transparency of decision-making, some improved form of resource management, a particular type service, effective institutional support, available resources, others.



3.4

The beneficiaries of this experience played an active and participatory role in which of the following:

Problem Diagnosis
Project Design
Planning/Decision-Making
Execution/Management
Monitoring
Evaluation
Training
Other (Specify)

3.5 If the external support has ended, are the activities/processes initiated still on-going?

Yes, to a high degree
Yes, some of them
Yes, only a few of them
None of them

3.6 Identify and describe any important social, economic, cultural, environmental or other changes resulting from the experience.



3.7 What in your opinion are the most important values and principles of Sustainable Development applied or learned in this experience?



3.9 Please give your comments on any other important aspect of the experience not considered above.



3.10 Please comment on what you think makes a project or experience sustainable and offer your ideas as to important sustainability criteria.



  
Thank you for your support!

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