Seed Distribution

Khyber PakhtunkhwaSelf Assessment Report

OVERVIEW

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the first province to face the brunt of the flood. Unlike in Punjab and Sindh, there was no time for preparation; the devastation was upon the people of Swat, Chitral and Nowshera without any warning. In Dera Ismail Khan, despite advance warning, the flood waters delivered a serious punch. Overall, per NDMA statistics, KPK damage assessments are:

  • 1,156 Dead & 1,198 Injured.
  • Houses damaged and/or destroyed: 262,713
  • 1,106 Schools & 220 Health Care Facilities.

In the table below, are damage assessments related to Livestock, Agriculture and Irrigation.

AGRICULTURAL LAND DAMAGED / LIVESTOCK LOST / IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE LOST (TUBE WELLS & CANALS)
472,021 ACRES / 105,042 HEAD / 3,384

PROJECT INITIATION

On November 1st the IKF Provincial team began the process of identifying a) the worst hit regions where seed distribution is applicable and b) potential local partners to implement the IKF strategy for seed deployment in the areas selected.

THE INTERVENTION

By November 8th, the provincial team had completed its province wide preliminary assessment and made the decision to intervene in KPK to the tune of anywhere between 40,000 – 50,000 bags of seed; depending on how much time was available before the sowing season ended. The districts chosen were the 6 worst hit in the province: Charsadda, Peshawar, DI Khan, Chitral, Swat and Nowshera. In this way the IKF aimed to revitalize approximately 10% of KPK’s flood inundated agricultural land.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

DISTRICT / PARTNERS
Swat / Swat Participatory Council
Dera Ismail Khan / BEST, SAIBAN WELFARE SOCIETY
Peshawar / BEST
Nowshera and Charsadda / BEST, Human Development Foundation
Chitral / PARC, Haji Sultan
  • The strategy was to use implementing partners for assessment and distribution.
  • Partners were chosen based on the basis of mandated criteria.
  • The IKF Field Team communicated transparency requirements and distribution process training to partners as required and depending on need.
  • Seed was transported to warehouses in each district a few days prior to distribution events.
  • Distributions were scheduled so that the field staff could monitor 100% of them.
  • The IKF field team provided coordination for GEO television crews to cover each event.

PROGRAM IMPACT

Despite various minor problems, including one case of vandalism, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the IKF achieved its target by distributing almost 46,000 acres worth of seed. The farmland restored by the IKF in KPK accounts for 9.67% of all flood affected land.

The table below breaks down the numbers.

AREA SERVED / FARMERS BENEFITTED / BAGS DISTRIBUTED
Peshawar / 197 / 432
Swat / 7,431 / 10,000
Chitral / 3,201 / 1,824
Nowshera & Charsadda / 8,105 / 18,415
Dera Ismail Khan / 3,888 / 14,986
KPK TOTAL / 22,822 / 45,657

Geo provided news coverage and tickers for distributions that took place in 5 of the 6 districts the IKF served.

With exception of the one location where vandalism took place and branding was removed, IKF banners were flying at all distribution points.

This distribution effort has ensured that the IKF was the most active NGO in KPK in the area of farmer rehabilitation.

Based on the overall quality of the data received from our partners and our field team’s reports an acceptable degree of transparency was achieved. Given the prevailing security situation, this was a herculean task, undertaken successfully by a small team of IKF personnel and its local partners responsible for implementation.