Appendix

Goal 

Narrative

Indicators

Means of Verification

Risks/Constraints

Risk Management

Goals

For Example - For snail farmers to strengthen their businesses by using an expanded range of income streams.

Snail Farmer average income

Location and number of Snail Farmers

Number and value of income streams.

Snail Farm survey reports

Snail Farmer Assn annual survey

Project Objective 

Narrative

Indicators

Means of Verification

Risks/Constraints

Risk Management

Objective 1

For Example - Through enhancement of industry leadership, Snail Farmer business management, production and marketing skills the Snail farming Industry will generate an additional $20m that will be equitably distributed across Snail Farmers nationally. By June date.

Average income

Success in

management of critical limiting factors

Income diversity

SNAIL FARMERASSN reports

SNAIL FARMERASSN annual survey

Lack of resources to undertake project.

Limited industry support for project.

Limited support and input from associated stakeholders and industries.

The funding for this project has been successfully obtained.

This project is designed to ensure consultation and participation by Snail Farmers at all levels. This will ensure that the project outputs are tailored to meet the needs of the industry. The linkage with the SNAIL FARMER ASSN committee and regional groups will support this.

The project management committee has wide industry membership and a strong consultation programme with other sectors will be undertaken.

Assignment Objective 1

Narrative

Indicators

Means of Verification

Risks/Constraints

Risk Management

Outputs

1.3 Snail farming Business Development

For a systematic analysis of new business options for Snail Farmers to be undertaken and a process established to facilitate the servicing of these by Snail Farmers in their respective communities of interest.

By 1 Dec

Analysis of market and industry trends with documented review of the keeping business options.

Level of awareness and understanding of Snail farming business options.

Adoption of business enhancements and new business opportunities.

Completed report

SNAIL FARMERASSN study survey

Post project evaluation

SNAIL FARMERASSN monitoring

Lack of interest or recognition of value in business development by Snail Farmers.

Low level of support by Snail Farmers suspicious of the purpose of this programme.

Business options are not viable all feasible for most Snail Farmers.

Lack of appropriate business management skills for this output.

Lack of skill or understanding by the industry stakeholders to make use of the output from this programme

Preliminary analysis suggests that Snail Farmers are interested in this output.

A high level of consultation with Snail Farmers will ensure the analysis is relevant. A strong communication programme will highlight the benefits of this programme.

There is significant variation between the performances of Snail Farmers that suggests that at a minimum, the adoption of best management practices will result in significant improvements in productivity in profitability.

Assignment Objective 1

Narrative

Indicators

Means of Verification

Risks/Constraints

Risk Management

Activities
(Output 3)

Snail farming Business Development

Not required

Not required

Not required

1.3.1 Analysis

Development of project scope.

Initial consultation with stakeholders on project brief.

Survey and review to establish;

Market and industry trends

Possible new business options and possible refinements to existing operations. (Utilising information from

output 2)

Analysis of these to establish economic performance, technical feasibility and overall viability.

Preparation of business cases for these.

Stakeholder consultation to test feasibility and viability.

Refinement of business cases.

Project scope and completed

Consultation completed

Analysis and survey completed

Draft business cases appeared

Consultation with stakeholders completed

Refinement of business cases completed

1.3.2 Development

Development of a process to facilitate Snail Farmer awareness of options and analysis of viability in relation to their own operation (e.g. workshops)

Development of a process to support groups and individual Snail Farmers to develop the capacity to enhance their existing operations or to establish the capacity to service new opportunities.

Preparation of resource material in support of the above

Workshop and associated resources for awareness and business analysis process completed

Design of support prices completed

Resources completed for the above.

1.3.3 Workshops

Organisation and delivery of workshops to assist Snail Farmers to evaluate new business opportunities.

Evaluation of workshops and refinement of process.

4 workshops in 2002/03

4 workshops in 2003/04

Evaluation and refinement completed

1.3.4 Mentoring

The establishment of a programme to facilitate and assist groups of Snail Farmers adopt enhancements to existing or new business ventures.

Evaluation and refinement of mentoring programme.

4 groups operating in 2002/03

8 groups operating in 2003/04

Annual evaluation survey completed.

Refinements to the programme completed.