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MY NAME & MY ORGANISATION

• My name is Charles Mvula• I am Senior Planner in Policy and

Planning Branch (PPB) in the Department of Planning and Cooperatives of the Ministry of Agiculture and Cooperatives

– My Role/Functions

- Monitoring implementation of programmes at national, provincial and district levels.- Coordinating donor funded

programmes in the agricultural sector.- Coordinating Work plans and

budgets preparation.

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MY EXPERIENCE WITH (P)PM&E

- Participate in monitoring various agricultural Projects.

- I attended a five-day workshop in participatory monitoring and

evaluation.- Recently attended a seminar on

Poverty Reduction Strategies and Monitoring Poverty and social

Indicators in Tunis, Tunisia.- Coordinate Work plans and budgets preparation at Provincial and national levels

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KEY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

1. To provide the technical leadership necessary for ministry’s effective planning, monitoring and evaluation of agricultural programmes/projects.

2. To coordinate Agricultural policy formulation, analysis and implentation and to provide policy advice.

3. To monitor and assess agricultural performance in relation to established sector objectives.

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KEY OBJECTIVES (CONTINUED)

4. To maintain an agricultural sector data base and provide Early Warninginformation on food security.

5. To coordinate the preparation of Work plans and Budgets and monitor and contribute to expenditure control of the ministry.

6. To ensure that cross-cutting issues (Gender, HIV/AIDS and Environment) are incorporated in all agricultural-related activities.

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BENEFICIARIES & OTHER

STAKEHOLDERS

1. The Ministry itself (MACO) and the Government in general.

2. Farmers

3. Agricultural-related Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations and University of Zambia.

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CORE (P)PM&E ISSUES TO BE

ADRESSED 1. Involving farmers, district and

provincial officers in planning,monitoring and evaluation of agricultural programmes/projects.

2. Improving linkages between PPB Headquarters and provincial and district levels and also with other stakeholders.

3. Building capacities through training of staff at all levels.

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MY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. To discuss and share practical experiences in participatory monitoring and evaluation.

2. To gain more knowledge in Participatory monitoring and evaluation.

3. To be able to design effective monitoring and evaluation programmes.

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THANK YOU

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