[{"bbox": [83, 120, 1147, 227], "category": "Text", "text": "of Trade (MINICOM), City of Kigali, private sector representatives in complement of the current members: National Agriculture Export development Board (NAEB), TradeMark East Africa, Improving Market Systems for Agriculture in Rwanda (IMSAR) project, EU. This committee meets every two months. Regular follow-up will be ensured with Enabel-Belgium on the follow-up of the contribution agreement."}, {"bbox": [83, 238, 1147, 266], "category": "Text", "text": "Follow-up on the TA activities will be ensured by the EU Delegation, in close coordination with relevant stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [83, 278, 1147, 332], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [72, 424, 618, 457], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [87, 488, 412, 519], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 537, 1147, 725], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the log frame matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support)."}, {"bbox": [83, 729, 1147, 811], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [83, 841, 730, 869], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [83, 894, 1147, 1135], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to hold public officials accountable, Government of Rwanda chose to adapt the idea of performance contracts to a traditional practice of setting and achieving goals called Imihigo. First implemented with district mayors, Imihigo were later expanded across government ministries and agencies. The increased focus on performance has certainly helped Rwanda achieving impressive rates of economic growth, rapidly improve infrastructure, and increase health and education outcomes for its citizens. More recently, however, critics noted that focusing on district Imihigo targets – which were largely derived from central government priorities and financed by the national budget – had potentially limited the opportunity for citizen participation and for local governments to implement their own policies and solutions. Performance indicators identified under the budget support component of this Action will link to Imihigo system to ensure proper follow-up and ownership by stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [83, 1160, 1147, 1348], "category": "Text", "text": "At sector level, main monitoring tool is the bi-annual Agricultural Joint Sector Review (JSR) forum, which brings together all Sector Working Group (SWG) stakeholders to ensure ownership, accountability and transparency of National Medium Term Development Strategy implementation and monitoring process. The JSR forum assess how the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) along with its implementing bodies, the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) and the National Agricultural Export Board (NAEB), in conjunction with all development partners (DPs), private investors and other actors within the sector, performed. It assess progress in achieving sector objectives, discuss budget execution performance and highlights priority areas for the fiscal year."}, {"bbox": [83, 1372, 1147, 1532], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, a strong, comprehensive and reliable data management system is being progressively put in place for the agriculture sector development with the support of DPs and NISR. The PSTA 4 result framework seems more robust and feasible as underlined by the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)-Rwanda review team. Different tools are put in place to facilitate data gathering by public entities and decisions by farmers, some of them being digital (a MIS (Management Information System, SMART Nkunganire System -SNS, for farmers to register and access subsidised agriculture inputs, E-soko system daily tracking market prices...)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1557, 1147, 1639], "category": "Text", "text": "On climate action a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework is developed for NDC adaptation and mitigation measures under the Rwanda Environmental Management Authority (REMA). The MRV framework is structured in form of progress indicators to allow the Government of Rwanda to track progress of actions and meet"}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 30"}]