Quarterly Progress Report of Fiscal Year 2021 for Hinga Weze Activity

The project aims to increase agricultural productivity, improve market access, and enhance nutrition outcomes in Rwanda. The activity is part of the Feed the Future Rwanda program, which seeks to reduce poverty and improve food security in Rwanda. The project has made significant progress in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021, with key achievements in various indicators and quarterly targets. According to Table 1, the project has achieved 100% of its quarterly targets for indicators related to agricultural productivity, market access, and nutrition outcomes. The project has also made progress in implementing its activities, with a focus on increasing agricultural productivity sustainably, improving farmers' market access, and enhancing nutrition outcomes of agriculture interventions. Component One of the project, which focuses on increasing agricultural productivity sustainably, has made significant progress in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021. According to Table 2, the project has distributed 7,560 cutting of pre-pre-basic seeds of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) to grantees, and 7,560 basic seeds of OFSP have been distributed to decentralized vine multipliers. The project has also established 15 demonstration plots for OFSP, which have shown a 60% increase in yield compared to the control plots. Component Two of the project, which focuses on improving farmers' market access, has also made significant progress in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021. According to Table 3, the project has signed 15 contracts with farmers for productivity schemes, and 10,000 farmers have been trained on market access and entrepreneurship skills. The project has also established 20 solidarity groups, which have a total membership of 1,200 farmers. Component Three of the project, which focuses on enhancing nutrition outcomes of agriculture interventions, has also made significant progress in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021. According to Table 4, the project has conducted 20 training sessions on nutrition and agriculture, and 500 farmers have been trained on nutrition and agriculture practices. The project has also established 10 nutrition clubs, which have a total membership of 500 farmers. The project has also made progress in implementing its cross-cutting activities, including environmental compliance, collaborations, partnerships, and linkages, monitoring and evaluation, internal communication and capacity building, and knowledge management. The project has also made progress in integrating youth into its activities, with a focus on providing training and employment opportunities to young people. The project has faced several challenges and lessons learned in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021, including difficulties in accessing markets and limited availability of inputs. However, the project has also identified several opportunities for growth and development, including the potential to expand its activities to new areas and to increase its impact on nutrition outcomes. The project plans to continue its activities in Quarter III, Fiscal Year 2021, with a focus on increasing agricultural productivity sustainably, improving farmers' market access, and enhancing nutrition outcomes of agriculture interventions. The project will also continue to implement its cross-cutting activities and to integrate youth into its activities. Overall, the Hinga Weze Activity has made significant progress in Quarter II, Fiscal Year 2021, with a focus on increasing agricultural productivity sustainably, improving farmers' market access, and enhancing nutrition outcomes of agriculture interventions. The project has also made progress in implementing its cross-cutting activities and in integrating youth into its activities.