Plantwise Country Plans 2014
Country:
SRI LANKA
Region:
CABI CWA
Year: 2014
PW start date: 2013
Team: Abdul Rehman, Wade Jenner
1. Developing/Strengthening National partnerships
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An actor-linkage matrix prepared to map and analyse Plant Health System stakeholder roles,
behaviours and nature of interactions to describe and characterise existing plant health system
stakeholders, resources and functions (2.1)
Establish National Coordination Unit with National Coordinator, National Data manager, and
National M&E Manager
Sign partnership and data sharing agreements with National Responsible Organisation – NRO
/ Local Implementing Organisation – LIO (1.4)
Hold National forum meetings/National steering committee meetings (November 2014) (1.5)
2. Trainings
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Plan and conduct 5 module-1 training (s) with 100 trainers (1.8)
Plan and conduct 5 module-2 training (s) with 100 trainers (1.8)
Plan and conduct write shop with 20 trainees (4.4)
Plan and conduct Performance monitoring of plant clinics (Module 3) trainings with 15 trainees
(4.4)
One data Management Trainings cover 10 participants
Train one data collection partners in data collection and validation. (4.11)
3. Establish Network of Plant clinics
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Identify 50 teams and plant clinics sites with national partners (1.9)
Establish 50 new plant clinics in 5 districts after training in module 1&2 (1.9; 1.10)
Establish two plant clinic clusters, hold one cluster meetings of each group as a feedback
mechanism for performance monitoring, quality assurance and data information review (1.9;
5.3)
Plan and conduct one plant health rally – (3.3)
4. Support materials for Plant Doctors and farmers
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Identify potential crops/pests & develop 15 new Pest Management Decision Guides by already
trained national experts (2.7; 4.4)
Identify potential crops/pests & develop 10 new Fact sheets by already trained national experts
(2.7; 4.4)
Develop 5 new photo-sheets of pests (2.7; 4.4)
5. In country Data management
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Identification of national extension-related information sources and materials (4.5)
Clinic data processing (Recording, Collection, & Collation) (4.6)
Entering administration data into the Plantwise Online Management System – POMS (4.6)
In-country use of POMS (4.6)
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Promotion of the Knowledge Bank – KB (4.7)
Establishing a National Data Validation and Analysis process (4.5)
6. Monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment
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Personnel identified to conduct plant clinic monitoring; (5.1)
Monitoring systems conceptualised and plans agreed with national partners; (5.1)
7. Plant Clinic linkages
Linking plant clinics with agro-input suppliers
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Prepare lists of nationally registered agrochemicals (2.3)
Prepare lists of plant clinic-recommended products (2.3)
Develop local directories of agro input suppliers operating in three district of the areas of plant
clinics (2.3)
Linking with diagnostic services
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Develop national & regional directory of diagnostic services and identify diagnostic labs that
are close to the clinic clusters (4.10)
Develop/improve plant doctor’s skills to prepare sample for diagnostic laboratories (2.7)
Establish in-country mechanisms for receiving and processing of samples by diagnostic labs,
and national coordinator (2.7)
50 Samples sent by plant doctors to national diagnostic labs (2.7)
8. In Country Scaling-Up of Plantwise
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Develop national scaling plans with national partners: through meetings and will include
programme management plans (selection of focal areas, people, facilities etc.), monitoring and
evaluation plans, training plans, data management, and programme support plans.
Backstopping Master Trainers through method and material support, performance review &
feedback, exchange visits and provision of training materials.
Refreshers for master trainers for Module 1 and 2
9. Advocacy and public awareness
Plant Health Rallies and Mass Extension Campaigns
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Prioritization of Plant Health rallies topics (3.3)
Plan and conduct Training with 10 participants on Plant Health Rallies and Mass extension
campaigns (3.3)
Hold one Plant Health rally with 100 farmers (3.3)
Public Awareness
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Participation in local farmer fair, exhibitions
Publishing of papers in popular magazines
10. Review and Planning
 Hold partner’s meetings to review progress against plans
 Hold annual meeting to develop/agree next year activity plans against available budget
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