Food Security Capacity Building

FAO Seed Security Assessment Training: Manual for Trainees

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Preface and Introduction

Acronyms

Workshop Programme

Registration Form

Day 1: Section 1 - Sessions 1 to 4

Day 1: Section 1 - Sessions 1 to 4

This section of the training is an introduction to SSA and a review of the important concepts for understanding seed security.

Session

Time

Activity

Session 1

08:30-09-00

Welcome, introductory remarks (Presentation)

Session 2

09:30-10:15

10:15-11:00

Course overview (Presentation)

Break

Session 3a: Seed Systems

11:00-13:00







13:00-14:00

Seed systems: basic concepts (Presentation)

Discussions

  • Variety: definitions (Handout)
  • Names of groundnut varieties (Handout)
  • Advantages of a formal system in relation to informal (Handout)

Break

Session 4: Seed Security Conceptual Framework

14:00-17:00

Seed Security Conceptual Framework (SSCF) (Presentation)

Exercise in small groups (Handout)

Day 2: Section 2 - Sessions 5 and 6

Day 2: Section 2 - Sessions 5 and 6

This section of the training uses the concepts from Day 1 to examine and continue to build an understanding of the revised Seed Security Conceptual Framework (SSCF) and an introduction to the SSA methodology. The SSCF is the foundation of Seed Security Assessment and a thorough grasp of it is essential for SSA practitioners. Case studies and group work are used to challenge the participants’ grasp of the concepts. Using the SSCF and then the Steps in Conducting a SSA is explored through the use of short presentations and Group work.

Session

Time

Activity

Session 5: Seed security interventions

08:30-09:00

09:00-09:15

09:15-10:30

10:30-11:00

Recap

Seed interventions in the recent past (Presentation)

Group work and group presentations on Mapping and analysing seed interventions

Tea/coffee

Session 6: The steps to conduction a SSA

11:00-11:20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 5 SSA steps - Steps 1 and 2: Preparation and Baseline (Presentation)

Group work, group presentations and Q&A (Handout 1)

Lunch

The 5 SSA steps - Steps 3, 4 and 5: Understanding disaster, diagnosis and action plan; Q&A (Presentation)

Break

Group work and presentation: disasters, changes and action plan (Handout 2)

Tea/coffee

Accountability to affected populations

Day 3: Section 3 - Sessions 7 and 8

Day 3: Section 3 - Sessions 7 and 8

This part of the course takes participants through the different data collection tools used in the SSA. There are eight tools: Household Survey questionnaire; Local Market Survey questionnaire; Focus group discussion guide; Key informant interview guide; Agro-input questionnaire; Seed institutions questionnaire; and Seed aid actors questionnaire. Emphasis is on detailed explanation of the forms and how to use them through practical exercises. The sessions in Day 3 are: Session 7: Tools for effective, efficient, and rights-based field work; Session 8: Introduction to field work.

Session

Time

Activity

Session 7: 7a) SSA Site Selection & 7b) SSA Tools

08:30-09:00

09:00-09:20

09:20-09:35

09:35-10:00



10:00-10:30

10:30-11:00

11:00-11:30

11:30-11:45

11:45-12:00

12:00-13:00

13:00-14:00

Recap

SSA Site Selection (Presentation) - (Handout on sampling)

SSA Tools for field work: Basic concepts (Presentation)

Group Work: Key informant interview (KII) - (Handout Seed Institutions; Handout Seed Grower Farmers/Groups; Handout Seed Aid Actors; Handout Agro-Input Dealers)

Group Work: Household Survey (HHS) - (Handout)

Tea/Coffee

Group Work: Local Market Survey (LMS) - (Handout)

Focus Group Discussion (FGD) - (Handout)

Useful techniques for FGD (Handout for Facilitators)

Role play (FGD)

Lunch

Session 8: Introduction to field work

14:00-14:10

14:10-15:20


15:20-16:00

16:00-16:20

16:20-17:00

17:00

Introduction to field work preparation (Presentation)

Preparation and practice by role playing (Field team leader Guide - Instructions for enumerators - Enumerator Guidelines for SSA)

Meeting by team

Coffee/Tea

Meeting by role

Wrap up/End of the day

Day 4: Section 4 - Session 9

Day 4: Section 4 - Session 9

Presentation and discussion of the SSA tools is a first step but using them in the field is critical for fully grasping how to gather effective information. This day is for practicing the use of SSA Tools in a nearby village so that the trainees have hands-on experience with the tools and the experiencing of implementing an SSA.

Session

Time

Activity

Session 9: Field work

06:30-07:00

07:00-08:00

08:00-08:30

08:30-09:00

09:00-11:30

11:30-14:00

14:00-15:00

15:00-16:00

16:00-16:30

16:30-17:30


17:30-18-30

13:00-14:00

 

Meeting at training venue (Presentation)

Departure to the field

Introduction to local leaders

Getting to know the local area

Household survey + FGD

LMS + KII

Travel back to the training venue

Discussion: field work experience

Coffee/tea

Data entry: HHS Database (Excel and Instructions); LMS Database (Excel and Instructions); Create an Excel Database; Example of Database for Nepal

Data cleaning/Management: HHS (Tables); LMS (Tables); Data analysis (Handout)

Lunch (packed)

Day 5: Section 5 - Sessions 10 to 12

Day 5: Section 5 - Sessions 10 to 12

Accurate data collection is important but determining what the data means is critical. During day 5 there will be practical sessions on data entry and analysis from the tools based on the information gathered in the previous day. There are also important sessions on how to develop SSA analysis using the Seed Security Conceptual Framework and how to turn SSA analysis into action.

Session

Time

Activity

Session 10: Generating results from the field work

08:00-08:30

08:30-08:45

08:45-10:30

10:30-11:00

11:00-12:00

Recap

Generating results from the field work (Presentation)

Discussion: field work assessment results

Coffee/tea

Discussion: Field work assessment results

Session 11: Presenting results

12:00-12:10

12:10-13:00

13:00-14:00

14:00-14:30

14:30-15:00

Presenting results (Presentation)

Presentations: Team 1

Lunch

Presentations: Team 2

Presentations: Team 3

Session 12: Evaluation & closure

 15:00-15:30

15:30-16:00

16:00-16:30

Final evaluation (Presentation)

Closing session (Evaluation form)

Coffee/tea