Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia
This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts...
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International Water Management Institute
2021
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| author | Child, K. Desta, G. Douthwaite, Boru Haileslassie, Amare Rooyen, Andre F. van Tamene, Lulseged D. Uhlenbrook, Stefan |
| author_browse | Child, K. Desta, G. Douthwaite, Boru Haileslassie, Amare Rooyen, Andre F. van Tamene, Lulseged D. Uhlenbrook, Stefan |
| author_facet | Child, K. Desta, G. Douthwaite, Boru Haileslassie, Amare Rooyen, Andre F. van Tamene, Lulseged D. Uhlenbrook, Stefan |
| author_sort | Child, K. |
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| description | This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts, particularly in complex contexts, requires adaptive management and acknowledgment that significant positive outcomes and impacts may occur after the project funding cycle is complete. The paper presents a practitioner-developed approach to scaling AR4D innovations called Impact Tracking (IT). We illustrate IT in practice by presenting three case studies from Ethiopia in which IT proved crucial to achieving impact. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from the case studies and discussing what implications IT may have for development practitioners. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1160702025-11-07T08:02:49Z Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia Child, K. Desta, G. Douthwaite, Boru Haileslassie, Amare Rooyen, Andre F. van Tamene, Lulseged D. Uhlenbrook, Stefan agricultural innovation scaling impact assessment agricultural research for development project evaluation policies research programmes funding partnerships community involvement watershed management irrigation equipment taxes landscape data management stakeholders collaboration case studies innovation scaling This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts, particularly in complex contexts, requires adaptive management and acknowledgment that significant positive outcomes and impacts may occur after the project funding cycle is complete. The paper presents a practitioner-developed approach to scaling AR4D innovations called Impact Tracking (IT). We illustrate IT in practice by presenting three case studies from Ethiopia in which IT proved crucial to achieving impact. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from the case studies and discussing what implications IT may have for development practitioners. 2021-11-15 2021-11-15T07:03:29Z 2021-11-15T07:03:29Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116070 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Child, K.; Desta, G.; Douthwaite, B.; Haileslassie, Amare; van Rooyen, A.; Tamene, L.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 28p. (WLE Legacy Series 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.226] |
| spellingShingle | agricultural innovation scaling impact assessment agricultural research for development project evaluation policies research programmes funding partnerships community involvement watershed management irrigation equipment taxes landscape data management stakeholders collaboration case studies innovation scaling Child, K. Desta, G. Douthwaite, Boru Haileslassie, Amare Rooyen, Andre F. van Tamene, Lulseged D. Uhlenbrook, Stefan Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title | Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impact tracking a practitioner developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in ethiopia |
| topic | agricultural innovation scaling impact assessment agricultural research for development project evaluation policies research programmes funding partnerships community involvement watershed management irrigation equipment taxes landscape data management stakeholders collaboration case studies innovation scaling |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116070 |
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