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SustainableRicePlatform

PerformanceIndicators

forSustainableRiceCultivation

Version2.1

January2020

Title:

SustainableRicePlatformPerformanceIndicatorsforSustainableRiceCultivation(Version2.1)

Documentnumber:

203-PI.SRC-2.1

Scope:

International

Approvaldate:

January2020

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ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedbytheSustainableRicePlatform(SRP)teamledbyUNEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP),InternationalRiceResearchInstitute(IRRI)andDeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeitGmbH(GIZ),andsupportedbytheSRPWorkingGrouponFarmerSupport,PerformanceMeasurement,andAssurance,followingextensiveconsultationwithSRPmembers,externalstakeholders,andadhocworkinggroups.

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Validity

SRPPerformanceIndicatorsVersions1.0andVersion2.0remainvaliduntiltheoutcomeoffieldtestingofVersion2.1.

AbouttheSustainableRicePlatform(SRP)

TheSustainableRicePlatforme.V.(SRP)isaglobalmulti‐stakeholderalliancecomprisingover100institutionalmembersfrompublic,private,research,civilsocietyandthefinancialsector.Originallyco‐convenedbytheInternationalRiceResearchInstitute(IRRI),theUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)andDeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeitGmbH(GIZ),SRPisnowanindependentmemberassociation,workingtogetherwithitspartnerstotransformtheglobalricesectorbyimprovingsmallholderlivelihoods,reducingthesocial,environmentalandclimatefootprintofriceproduction,andbyofferingtheglobalricemarketanassuredsupplyofsustainablyproducedrice.

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4

A.ChangesfromVersion1.0toVersion2.0 5

B.SRPPerformanceIndicators(PIs)Version2.0 6

B.1Introduction 6

B.2Datacollectionmethodology 9

C.Detaileddescriptionoftheperformanceindicators 12

1.PerformanceIndicatoronProfitability:netincomefromrice 12

2.PerformanceIndicatoronLaborproductivity 13

3.PerformanceIndicatoronProductivity:grainyield 14

4.PerformanceIndicatoronWaterproductivityandquality 16

5.PerformanceIndicator:Nutrientuseefficiency:N 19

6.PerformanceIndicator:Nutrientuseefficiency:P 22

7.PerformanceIndicator:Biodiversity 25

8.PerformanceIndicator:Greenhousegasemissions 29

9.PerformanceIndicator:FoodSafety 31

10.PerformanceIndicator:Health&Safety 33

11.PerformanceIndicator:Childlaborandyouthinclusion 34

12.PerformanceIndicator:Women'sempowerment 35

D.References 37

Annex1:Scorecardsandchecklists 38

ChecklistA.PINo.4:Incomingwaterqualityassessment 38

ChecklistB.PINo.7Basic:Biodiversity 39

ChecklistC.PINo.7Intermediate:Pestdamageassessment 42

ScorecardD.PINo.9:FoodSafety 44

ScorecardE.PINo.10:HealthandSafety 47

ScorecardF.PINo.11:ChildLaborandYouthInclusion 51

ScorecardG.PINo.12:Women’sEmpowerment 53

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Version2.1oftheSRPPerformanceIndicatorshasbeenupdatedfromVersion1.0byaSustainableRicePlatform(SRP)teamledbytheInternationalRiceResearchInstitute(IRRI),UNEnvironment(UNEP)andDeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit(GIZ)GmbH,followingextensiveconsultationwithSRPmembersandexternalstakeholders.TheSRPSecretariatwishestoexpressitsgratitudetothefollowingindividualsandorganizationsfortheirsupportduringtherevisionprocess:IRRItechnicalexperts:CeciliaAcuin,OlivynAngeles,PeterBrothers,PaulineChivenge,MattyDemont,MartinGummert,BuyungHadi,JoelJaniya,HungVanNguyen,EstelaPasuquin,RanjithaPuskur,JamesQuilty,BjoernOleSander,GrantSingleton,AlexStuart,ReinerWassmann,SudhirYadavandinparticularSarahBeebout,wholedthisrevisionprocessthroughout.

TheSRPalsorecognizesthecontributionsmadebythemembersoftheSRPWorkingGrouponFarmerSupport,PerformanceMeasurement,andAssurance:PeterSprang,SRPSecretariat;ArifHamidMakhdum,WWFPakistan;AstariWidyaDharma,GIZ;BeatrizCarneiro,UNEnvironment;ChristVansteenkiste,Rikolto;DiederikPretorius,EbroFoods;HenkVerschoor,VSR;IgnacioAntequera,GLOBALG.A.P.;JohannZueblin,PRIMEAgri;KazukiSaito,AfricaRiceCenter;KeeFuiKon,Syngenta;LoukeKoopmans,MarsFood;MargaretWilliams,Winrock;andSimonMahood,WildlifeConservationSocietyCambodia.

WealsowishtoextendourthankstoallparticipantsattheStandardandPerformanceIndicatorsRevisionWorkshop(August2017),allindividualsandorganizationswhoparticipatedintheopenpublicconsultation(ledbySaridaKhananusit,GIZ),aswellasmanyothercontributors,reviewers,andadhocdialoguepartnersfortheirinvaluablecontributionstoarobustandopenscrutinyofthedraft,andfinallyLeaLasPinas(SRPSecretariat);herconstantdedicationandsupporthasenabledthetimelyreleaseofthisdocument.

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A.ChangesfromVersion1.0toVersion2.0

TheSustainableRicePlatform(SRP)PerformanceIndicatorsVersion1.0wasoriginallypublishedinOctober2015.Version2.0istheresultofacomprehensivereviewandrevision,whichbeganinAugust2017andwascompletedinJanuary2019.TherevisionwasconductedusingtheISEALCodeofGoodPracticeforSettingSocialandEnvironmentalStandards(P005,Version5.01,June2010).

Version2.0introducessignificantchangesincludingthereplacementofsomeindicatorsandtheoptiontomeasuremostindicatorsatanyofthreelevels:Basic,Intermediate,andAdvanced.Thesethreelevelsallowuserstoselecttheoptimalmeasurementlevelaccordingtoresourceavailability,easeofcollectionofdataordesiredlevelofaccuracy.Usersarenotrequiredtocollectdataforallthreelevels.Version2.0allowscollectionofbasicdata(Level1)asanentrypointwhileleavingcollectionofhigher-leveldatatoexternalpartners.

Version2.0oftheSRPPerformanceIndicatorswasapprovedbytheSRPmembershipattheSRP8thGeneralAssemblyheldinSiemReap(Cambodia)on24January2019.Version2.1publishedinJanuary2020,containsadditionaldetailsandclarifications.AnoverviewofkeychangesisprovidedinTable1below.

Table1:OverviewofchangesbetweenPerformanceIndicatorsv.1.0andv2.1

PERFORMANCEINDICATORSV.1.0

CHANGESDURINGREVISION

PERFORMANCEINDICATORSV.2.1

1.Profitability:netincomefromrice

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

1.Profitability

2.Laborproductivity

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

2.Laborproductivity

3.Productivity:grainyield

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

3.Productivity:grainyield

4.Foodsafety

?MovedIndicatorNo.4to9

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

(SeeIndicatorNo.9below)

5.Wateruseefficiency

?MovedtoIndicatorNo.4

?Addedwaterquality

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

4.Waterproductivity&quality

6.Nutrient-useefficiency:N

?MovedtoIndicatorNo.5

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

5.N-useefficiency

7.Nutrient-useefficiency:P

?MovedtoIndicatorNo.6

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

6.P-useefficiency

8.Pesticideuseefficiency

?ReplacedIndicatorNo.8(PesticideUse)withIndicatorNo.7(Biodiversity)

?Movedentirescorecardtonewlocations,including:Standard,IndicatorNo.7

Biodiversity,IndicatorNo.10Workerhealth&safety

7.Biodiversity

9.Greenhousegasemissions

?MovedtoIndicatorNo.8

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

8.Greenhousegasemissions

(SeeinsertionVersion2.0)

?MovedIndicatorNo.4to9

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

9.Foodsafety

10.Workerhealth&safety

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

10.Workerhealth&safety

11.Childlabor

?Addedyouthengagement

?Addedtwolevels(1&3)

11.Childlabor&youthengagement

12.Women’sempowerment

?Developednewscorecard

?Addedlevels1&3

12.Women'sempowerment

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B.SRPPerformanceIndicators(PIs)Version2.0

B.1Introduction

TheSustainableRicePlatform(SRP)offersarangeoftoolstopromotesustainablericecultivation,includingthePerformanceIndicators(PIs),theSRPStandardforSustainableRiceCultivation,anAssuranceScheme,officialSRPtrainingmodulesanddecision-makingtools.Thesetoolsareintendedtobeusedeitherseparatelyortogetherasneeded.

RevisionofthePIswasundertakenasamulti-stakeholderprocessinparalleltorevisionoftheSRPStandardonSustainableRiceCultivation.TheStandardprovidesanormativeframeworkanddefinesasetofkeysustainabilityrequirementswithdifferentlevelsofcompliance,allowingforastepwiseimprovementandverificationprocess.

ThisdocumentcontainstherevisedPerformanceIndicatorsVersion2.1,includingadescriptionofeachPIandthemethodologiesrequiredforsamplinganddatacollectionateachofthethreepossiblemeasurementlevels.ThePIsareintendedtobeusedinconjunctionwiththeSRPStandardandtheSRPAssuranceScheme.TherevisedStandard,PIs,AssuranceScheme,trainingtoolsandtemplatesareallavailablefordownloadattheMembers'AreaoftheSRPwebsite:

www.

.

TheAnnexprovidesScorecardstobeusedinevaluatingspecificPIs:e.g.Health&Safety(PI10),ChildLabor(PI11)andWomen'sEmpowerment(PI12).TheseScorecardsshouldnotbeseenasaduplicationoftheSRPStandardbutasanecessitywheneverthePIsareusedasastand-alonedocumentindependentoftheStandard.

ThePIsaredesignedtoassesssustainabilityimprovementsresultingfromchangesinfarmpractice.TherevisedPIssimplifymeasurementbyofferingabasiclevelofdatacollection.ThePIscoverkeysustainabilitytopics,selectedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:

?Relevancetokeysustainabilityissuesinthericesector

?Applicabilityacrossdiversericefarmingsystems

?Abilityoffarmertoimproveonindicator

?Easeofmeasurement(cost,effort,complexity)

?Abilitytoquantifyperformance

?Abilitytomeasureindicatorsagainstagreedtargetsandthresholds

ThePIsthuscomplementthenormativeguidanceprovidedbytheStandardbyofferingaframeworkforbenchmarkingandmonitoringimpactson-farmadoptionofsustainablebestpractices,e.g.throughcompliancewiththeSRPStandard,orotherinterventions.ThePIsofferaversatiletooltodeepenourunderstandingoftheeffectivenessofindividualinterventionsandthetradeoffsbetweenthem.DatagatheredbySRPpartnerusingthePIswillthusprovideanevidencebasetoassessandcommunicateprogresstowardssustainabilityforanyriceproductionsystem.AccordingtotheimpactvisualizationshowninFigure1below,implementationpartnersmayselectindividualPIstoshowprogressinspecificgoals.

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Figure1.ImpactVisualization

FeedbackfromfieldimplementationoftheStandardandPerformanceIndicatorsv.2.0acrossdiverseproductioncontextswillbeimportanttoensuretheirrelevance,robustnessanduser-friendliness,whiledemonstratingtheirutilityasscalabletoolsfordrivingwide-scaleadoptionofsustainable,climate-smartbestpractices.ThepracticalapplicabilityandutilityoftheStandardatcountrylevelwillbemaximizedbydefinitionofNationalInterpretationGuidelinesfortheSRPStandard.

Table2belowsummarizesthePIsandbasisformeasurementatthethreelevels:

Basic/Intermediate/Advanced.

Table2:SRPPerformanceIndicatorsv.2.1

INDICATOR

LEVEL

DATA

IMPROVEDLIVELIHOODS

1.Profitability:netincomefromrice

Basic

?Localcurrency/season

Intermediate

?$/ha/cropcycle

?$/ha/year

Advanced

?Sameaslevel2,dividedbyopportunitycostoffamilylabor

2.Laborproductivity

Basic

?Localunitofgrainproduction/man-day

Intermediate

?Kgpaddyrice/man-day

?Man-days/ha/cropcycle

Advanced

?$grossproduction/man-day

3.Productivity:grainyield

Basic

?Amountofgrainproduced(localunit)/field

Intermediate

?Kgpaddy/ha(adjustedto14%moisturecontent),measuredonwholefield

Advanced

?Kgpaddy/ha(adjustedto14%moisturecontent),usingcropcutsfromspecificareaswithinfield

RESOURCEUSEEFFICIENCY

4.Waterproductivityandquality

Basic

?No.ofirrigations/season

?Waterqualityriskassessmentchecklist

Intermediate

?Lwater(rainfall+irrigation)/kgpaddy?%waterfromirrigation

?Waterqualityriskassessmentchecklist+watersamplingwhenariskisidentified

Advanced

?Sameaslevel2withgreateraccuracy

5.Nitrogen-useefficiency

Basic

?Amountofgrainharvested/amountofNfertilizeraddedthroughorganicorinorganicsources(localunits

Intermediate

?KgNuptake/kgNinput(usingtabletoestimateNcontentoforganicmaterials)

?Kgpaddy/kgNinput(organic+inorganic)

Advanced

?KgNremoval/kgNinput(usinglaboratoryanalysisof%Ninorganicmaterials)

?Kgpaddy/ha/kgNinput(organic+inorganic+soil-suppliedN)

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INDICATOR

LEVEL

DATA

6.Phosphorus-useefficiency

Basic

?Amountofgrainharvested/amountofPfertilizeraddedthroughorganicorinorganicsources(localunits)

Intermediate

?KgPuptake/kgPinput(usingtabletoestimatePcontentoforganicmaterials)

?Kgpaddy/kgPinput(organic+mineral+synthetic)

Advanced

?kgPremoval/kgPinput(usinglaboratoryanalysisof%Pinorganicmaterials)

?Kggrain/ha/kgPinput(organic+mineral+synthetic+soil-suppliedP)

LIFEONLAND

7.Biodiversity

Basic

?PI7checklistofsightingsofkeypestsandindicatororganisms

?Numberofpesticidespraysperseason

Intermediate

?Pestdamagerating

?Presence/absenceofkeypestandindicatorspecies(fromdetailedcountry-specificchecklist)

?Numberofcumulativepesticideapplicationsperseason

Advanced

?Areaoflandconversion(%oflandscapeconvertedtoricesince2009)

?Enhancementofedgehabitat(%edgehabitat/arableland)

?Abundanceofprotected/conservationtargetspecies(no.ofindividuals/100ha)

?Abundanceofkeybiodiversityindicatorspecies(country-specific)

CLIMATEACTION

8.Greenhousegasemissions

Basic

?(underdevelopment)

Intermediate

?MgCO2equivalents/ha(methaneonly;usingIPCCdefaultvalues)

?MgCO2equivalents/kgpaddy

Advanced

?MgCO2equivalents/ha(methaneandnitrousoxide;usingcountry-specificbaselinevalues)

?MgCO2equivalents/kgpaddy

CONSUMERNEEDS

9.Foodsafety

Basic

?Checklistforfoodsafetyriskassessmentcompleted

Intermediate

?Milledgrainsamplessubmittedtolaboratoryforanalysis

Advanced

?Evidenceofcorrectiveactionbasedonlaboratoryanalysisresults

LABORCONDITIONS

10.Health&safety

Basic

?PI10scorecardself-evaluation

Intermediate

?PI10scorecardexternalassessment

Advanced

?Sameaslevel2,withreportsofaccidents

11.Childlabor&youthengagement

Basic

?PI11scorecardself-evaluation

Intermediate

?PI11scorecardexternalassessment

Advanced

?PI11scorecardexternalassessmentandrecordsofyouth-inclusiveactivities

SOCIALDEVELOPMENT

12.Women's

empowerment

Basic

?PI12scorecardself-evaluation

Intermediate

?PI12scorecardexternalassessment

Advanced

?PI12scorecardexternalassessmentandrecordsofwomen-inclusiveactivities

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Inadditiontobasicdatarecordedbythefarmers(forexampleintheirFarmerFieldBooks),itwillbeanadvantageforimplementationpartnerssuchasfarmergroupleaders,serviceprovidersorextensionworkerstocollectdataoncertainindicatorsatintermediateoradvancedlevels.Table3presentsamatrixofdataquality.

Table3.PerformanceIndicatormatrix(dataquality)

PERFORMANCEINDICATORMATRIXOFDATAQUALITY

DATALEVEL

DATAPURPOSE

DATACOLLECTION

SCALE

DATASOURCE

DATA

VERIFICAITON

Basic

?Farmerlearningandself-improvement

?Minimumrecord

keeping

requirementonthestandard

?Onecroppingseason

?Onefield

?Onehousehold

?Farmer

?FarmerGroup

?ServiceProvider

?Existenceof

recordbook

Intermediate

?Farmergroupmanagement

?Internalverification

?Minimum

requirementforcertification

?Onecroppingseason

?Groupoffields

?Groupoffarmers

?Farmer

?FarmerGroup

?ServiceProvider

?Scientist

?High-qualitysurveyof

farmers

?Quantitative

claimsverifiedasspecifiedperindicator

Advanced

?Improvingthestandard

?Twoormore

croppingseasons(includingnon-

rice)

?Contiguousgroupoffields

(landscape)orlarger

?Farmergrouporlarger

?FarmerGroup

?ServiceProvider

?Scientist

?Datamaintainedtopublication

standards,withevidenceof

qualitycontrol

ThefollowingsectionsoutlinetheoverallmethodologyformeasuringthePIs,followedbyamoredetaileddescriptionincludingdefinitions,rationale,measurementunits,methodologiesanddatacollection.TheAnnexcontainsthefollowingScorecardsandCheckliststobeusedforassessingimpactswherethePIsareusedasastand-alonedocument:

?Incomingwaterqualityassessmentchecklist(PINo.4)

?Biodiversitychecklist(PINo.7)

?Foodsafety(PINo.9)

?Healthandsafety(PINo.10)

?Childlaborandyouthengagement(PINo.11)

?Women’sempowerment(PINo.12)

B.2Datacollectionmethodology

Responsibledatacollector

Theimplementingpartnerisresponsiblefordatacollection.Animplementingpartnermaybearesearchinstitute,company,extensionworker,projectowner,groupmanagerormiller.Datacollectioncanbeorganizedindifferentways.Ifrelyingonfarmerrecords,itisimportanttoensurethatfarmershavethecapacity,willingnessandinformationto

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measureandrecordaccuratelyandregularly.Partnershouldalsovisitfarmersregularlytodiscussandcorroboratetheiractivitiesoverthepreviousrecordingperiod.

Numberofindicatorstomeasure

SRPrecommendsmeasurementofthefullsetofPIsatanyoneofthethreelevels,inordertoidentifypotentialtrade-offsamongcompetingsustainabilityobjectives.Suchananalysiscannotbeachievedbymeasuringapartialset.However,sincetherelativeimportanceofindicatorsdependsonproductioncontext,interventionstrategyoravailableresources,implementingpartnersmayelecttofocusonasubsetofPIsasrelevanttospecificobjectivesandpriorities.

Frequencyofdatacollection

Itisimportanttoestablishabaselinedatasetasapre-interventionbenchmarkattheoutsetoftheprojectinordertobeabletomonitorfutureimprovementasaresultofprojectinterventions.Theabilitytosetbaselineswilldepend,tosomeextent,onavailabilityofhistoricalfarmrecords(forexamplecooperativeaccounts,governmentdata,ordatafrominternationalresearchcenters).

Collectionoffarmrecords,householdsurveysandlaboratorytestsshouldtakeplaceattheendofeachcropcycle.Whereapplicableandpossible,itisrecommendedtoalsocollectdataduringthecropcycleasthiscanservetovalidatethequalityofrecordkeeping.ItisrecommendedtomeasurePIsforatleast2consecutivecropcycles(seeFigure2below).

Figure2.Samplingprocess

Samplingapproach

Forlargenumbersofparticipatingproducersasamplingapproachperprojectisrecommended.Theimplementingpartnerselectsacertainnumberoftargetfarmersbasedontheirrepresentativeness,capacityandwillingnesstoparticipate.Ifbothwomenandmenarepartofthetargetpopulation,stratificationbygenderisrequiredinordertogenerategender-disaggregateddata.

Populationsizewilldeterminethenumberoffarmerstobesampled.Thefollowingguidelinesshouldbeusedtocalculatesamplesize:

?Aminimumof5farmersifthepopulationsizeisequalto50farmersorfewer.

?Fortargetgroupsof50-3,500farmers,thesamplesizeshouldequateto10%ofthetotalpopulationoftargetfarmers.

?Ifthetargetgroupisabove3,500farmers,theimplementingpartnerwillselect350farmers.

Implementingpartnersareencouragedtocollectadditionaldatafromacontrolgroupofnon-participatingfarmers.Thiswillprovideabaselinetodefineplausiblecontributionsof

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projectinterventionstoobserveimprovementsamongtargetfarmersandhelpascertainattributability.

Controlfarmersmayliveinthesamevillageasfarmersintheproject,inneighboringvillagesorinotherlocations,providedtheyarematchedwithprojectfarmersintermsofsimilaritiesintheirfarmingsystemsandsocio-economiccharacteristicssuchasfarmsize,varietiesgrown,irrigationsystem,numberandtypeofworkers.Itishoweverimportanttoavoidselectingcontrolfarmerswhomaybeinfluencedbyprojectinterventions(e.g.bypeer-to-peerinfluences)orwhomaybenefitfromotherongoinginterventions.

Thefollowingguidelines(Table4)areproposedtocalculatesamplesizeforcontrolgroups:

?Ifthesamplesizeis5farmers,aminimumof5farmerswillalsobeselectedforthecontrolgroup.

?Ifthesamplesizeis10%ofthetargetgroup,thecontrolgroupshallbe5%ofthesamplesize.

?Ifthesamplesizeis350farmers,thecontrolgroupshallcomprise35farmers.

Table4:Samplesizes

POPULATION(N)

SAMPLESIZETARGETGROUP

CONTROLGROUP

N=>50

5

5

N=50-3500

10%

5%ofsamplesize

N=>3500

350

35

Datacollectiontool

Tofacilitateconsistentdatecollection,dataaggregationandanalysis,anExcel-baseddatacollectiontoolisavailableforVersion1.0ofthePIsandisbeingupdatedforVersion2.1asanappforiOSandAndroid.ThedatacollectiontoolwillbesupportedwithstandardizedformatsforfarmrecordkeepingontherequiredrecordstomeasurethePIs.Dataownership,privacy,useandtypeofreportingwillbedefinedduringdevelopmentoftheSRP'scentralITdatabase.

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C.Detaileddescriptionoftheperformanceindicators

1.PerformanceIndicatoronProfitability:netincomefromrice

DATA

LEVEL

INDICATOR

DESCRIPTION

UNIT

DATATOBE

COLLECTED

MEASUREMENT

METHOD

RESPONSIBLE

STAKEHOLDER

Basic

Netincomefromrice

Local

currency/season

?Amountofriceproduced

?Salepriceofrice

?Cashcostsforinputs(land,seed,labor,

agrochemicals)

?agriculturalfeesandtaxes(irrigationfee)

?Farmer-diaryrecord

?Recallsurvey

Farmer

Farmergroup

Intermediate

Netincome

fromrice,

considered

withinthe

contextoftotalfarmincome

USD/

hectare/season

SameasBasic,plus:

?Estimatedcostoffamilylabor

?Fieldsize

?Farmer-diaryrecord

?Recallsurvey

(mayuse

estimatesfor

typicallocalcostsoflaborandotherinputs)

Farmer

FarmergroupService

provider

Advanced

Returnsto

familylabor

Unitlessratio

?Grossproduction

?Farminputsandexpenses

?Costofhiredlabor

?Amountoffamilylabor

?Opportunitycostoffamilylabor

Returnstofamilylabor=

[grossproduction–farminputsand

expenses-costofhiredlabor]/[amountof

familylabor*opportunity

costoffamilylabor]

Service

provider

Researchand

developmentspecialist

Indicator:Netincomefromrice

Thisindicatormeasuresprofitability,definedasthefarmer’snetincomefromricecultivationpercropcycleandperyear.Anincreaseovertimeisconsidereddesirable.

Rationale:Theassumptionisthatincreasednetincomeleadstoincreasedhouseholdcapacitytopayforfood,healthservicesandeducation.Increasednetincomeincreasestheattractivenessofricecultivationandprovidesincreasedabilitytoinvestinthefarm.

Measurementdetails

Basic:Providesanestimateoftheprofitfromriceproduction.Thefocusoffarmerlearningiskeepingrecordsofexpendituresandsalestoenableimprovementofprofitabilitythroughbothincreasedproductionanddecreasedexpenditure.

Intermediate:Theindicatoriscalculatedasthegrossincomereceivedfromthesaleofthericecropminusthetotalfixedandvariablecostsofgrowingthericecrop.Itshouldbeinterpretedwithinthecontextoftotalfarmincome,becausericeproductionmayonlybeapartoffarmingoperations.Thecalculationshouldincludebothricemarketedandriceusedforsubsistenceaswellastheopportunitycostoffamilylabor:

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Netincomefromrice=grossincome-costs

where:

?grossincomeincludesbothmarketriceandriceusedforsubsistence(valuedatmarketprices;the

?averagepriceof1kgricesoldthatseason)

?costsincludeallfixedandvariablecosts,includingopportunitycostoffamilylabor(determinedbythewageforonedayofrurallaborintheprojectareaduringtheapplicableperiod)

Advanced:Theindicator“Returnstofamilylabor”measures