Annex 3

Project Design Matrix（PDM）

Project Name: Small-scale Aquaculture Extension for Promotion of Livelihood of Rural Communities in Myanmar Project
Target Area: Five (5) target townships from Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions and Kayin State
Target Group: Farmers in the target townships with land for aquaculture such as pond and/or rice-field
Beneficiaries: Staff of Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries,
Target Farmers (a. core farmers, b. pilot farmers, c. farmers in the target townships)
Duration: June 8, 2009 – June 7, 2012 (3 years) Date: 3/Novbember/2009 Version: 2

Narrative Summery
Overall Goal
Small-scale aquaculture for improvement of livelihood
is disseminated in Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions,
Kayin State, and extended in other less developed
areas.
Project Purpose
Number of the farmers who are implementing
small-scale aquaculture for the improvement of their
livelihood is increased in the target townships.
Important
Objectively Verifiable Indicators Means of Verification
Assumptions
- Number of farmers who are implementing small-scale DoF’s report
aquaculture in the target areas become more than 300
farmers.
- Farmers in the other townships adjacent to the target
townships start implementing small-scale aquaculture.
Number of small-scale aquaculture farmers/ groups that newly Project report
started aquaculture through the project activity become more Interview survey
than 100

Outputs
1. Necessary conditions and techniques on the -
small-scale aquaculture promotion for farmers in the
target townships are clarified.
More than 10 kinds of booklets and manuals to be used for Project report
training activities of the Project are prepared Interview survey
- Technical and economic feasibilities are verified for more Manuals
than two (2) small-scale aquaculture methods in target area.

2. Extension systems of the small-scale aquaculture for - Monthly monitoring and periodical technical assistance are
the farmers in the target townships are strengthened. carried out by DOF staff stationed at local offices in the five
target townships.
- Guideline/program of FTF training is prepared.

3. “Pilot farmers” and “core farmers” are selected in the - More than four (4) core farmers who can provide
aquaculture training for farmers are established.
target townships and “farmer to farmer” extension
- More than 15 trainings aiming at small-scale aquaculture
approach is practiced by them.
extension are carried out in cooperation with core farmers
(FTF trainings)

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Important
Narrative Summery Objectively Verifiable Indicators Means of Verification
Assumptions
Activities Inputs
1-1. Necessary conditions and procedures to start small Myanmar Side Pre-conditions
scale aquaculture are clarified. - Administrative Personnel and counterparts
1-2. Appropriate aquaculture techniques for each target Project Director (Director General, DoF) - Government of
area are clarified. Project Manager (assigned by DG) Myanmar allows
1-3. Manuals for the small-scale aquaculture Counterpart personnel (assigned by DG) small-scale
promotion for DoF staff and farmers are Relevant fishery officers in the target areas aquaculture
prepared. - Facilities: activities in the
Land, office space and necessary facilities in DoF for the Japanese experts and related staff target areas.
2-1. Training courses for DoF staff and farmers are members
implemented. Rooms and space necessary for installation and storage of the equipment
2-2. Farmer support system by DoF in each target Other facilities mutually agreed upon as necessary - Agrichemicals are
township is established. - Local costs: not intensively
2-3. Extension system among farmers, “farmer to Expenditure for counterparts used near to the
farmer” approach, is established. Water and electricity charges necessary for operation and maintenance of the facilities sites of rice- field
- Tax exemption measure fish culture.
3-1. Pilot farmers are selected and provided necessary Support relating to import of equipment
inputs for fish production and extension of - Natural disasters
aquaculture. Japanese Side do not attack the
3-2.Core farmers are selected and provided - Dispatch of experts: target areas.
necessary input for seed production and Two (2) long term experts (chief adviser/extension policy, and coordinator/small-scale
extension. aquaculture technology) - Serious fish
3-3. “Farmer to farmer” approach is practiced by the Short term experts (in necessity for implementation of the Project within the framework of diseases do not
pilot farmers and core farmers under the the Project; such as experts in fish seed production, freshwater aquaculture techniques, break out.
guidance and support of DoF. socio-economic survey for target villages and etc.)

- Provision of equipment:
Machinery, equipment, vehicles, and other extension materials necessary for the effective
implementation of the Project within budgetary limitations.

- Provision of training course in Japan, in the third countries, or in Myanmar:

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