Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods

Using a theory of change (TOC; a simplified definition of how and why an intervention is expected to work) or a programme impact pathway (PIP; a more detailed description of the causal pathways through which an intervention is delivered) to guide design, monitoring, and evaluation efforts is increas...

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Autores principales: Friesen, Valerie M., Mudyahoto, Bho, Birol, Ekin, Nyangaresi, Annette M., Reyes, Byron, Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
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Publicado: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141446
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author Friesen, Valerie M.
Mudyahoto, Bho
Birol, Ekin
Nyangaresi, Annette M.
Reyes, Byron
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
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Friesen, Valerie M.
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
Mudyahoto, Bho
Nyangaresi, Annette M.
Reyes, Byron
author_facet Friesen, Valerie M.
Mudyahoto, Bho
Birol, Ekin
Nyangaresi, Annette M.
Reyes, Byron
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
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description Using a theory of change (TOC; a simplified definition of how and why an intervention is expected to work) or a programme impact pathway (PIP; a more detailed description of the causal pathways through which an intervention is delivered) to guide design, monitoring, and evaluation efforts is increasingly being used across various nutrition interventions, yet there are few documented examples in biofortification programmes. During the inception phase of the Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops (CBC) programme, which aims to scale up production and consumption of biofortified foods in six countries in Africa and Asia, a PIP was developed and used to inform the design of commercialisation strategies and their monitoring and evaluation. The objective of this paper is to describe that process. Using a generic TOC for biofortification as a starting point, we developed detailed PIPs for each of the nine country-crop combinations. Within each PIP, we identified the commercial pathway(s) and selected the one(s) with the most potential for impact. We then identified the binding constraint along each pathway and a set of activities and resources to tackle it. This process formed the basis of the country-crop commercialisation strategies and associated workplans. Additionally, we developed a monitoring reference manual that included a set of standardised indicators mapped to the PIP and detailed indicator reference sheets. These tools were contextualised for each country-crop combination and formed the basis of the programme’s monitoring and evaluation plans. Using a PIP to guide the development of programme strategies and measurement of achievements is good practice to ensure that programmes have high potential for impact and that relevant information needed to understand the evolution of results along the PIP is collected throughout programme implementation.
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spelling CGSpace1414462025-12-08T10:11:39Z Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods Friesen, Valerie M. Mudyahoto, Bho Birol, Ekin Nyangaresi, Annette M. Reyes, Byron Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N. biofortification production cropping patterns programmes nutrition policies impact evaluation monitoring analysis data collection evaluation techniques nutrition education evaluation nutrition nutrition interventions design consumers commercialization methodology Using a theory of change (TOC; a simplified definition of how and why an intervention is expected to work) or a programme impact pathway (PIP; a more detailed description of the causal pathways through which an intervention is delivered) to guide design, monitoring, and evaluation efforts is increasingly being used across various nutrition interventions, yet there are few documented examples in biofortification programmes. During the inception phase of the Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops (CBC) programme, which aims to scale up production and consumption of biofortified foods in six countries in Africa and Asia, a PIP was developed and used to inform the design of commercialisation strategies and their monitoring and evaluation. The objective of this paper is to describe that process. Using a generic TOC for biofortification as a starting point, we developed detailed PIPs for each of the nine country-crop combinations. Within each PIP, we identified the commercial pathway(s) and selected the one(s) with the most potential for impact. We then identified the binding constraint along each pathway and a set of activities and resources to tackle it. This process formed the basis of the country-crop commercialisation strategies and associated workplans. Additionally, we developed a monitoring reference manual that included a set of standardised indicators mapped to the PIP and detailed indicator reference sheets. These tools were contextualised for each country-crop combination and formed the basis of the programme’s monitoring and evaluation plans. Using a PIP to guide the development of programme strategies and measurement of achievements is good practice to ensure that programmes have high potential for impact and that relevant information needed to understand the evolution of results along the PIP is collected throughout programme implementation. 2022-08-30 2024-04-12T13:37:57Z 2024-04-12T13:37:57Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141446 en Open Access Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Friesen, Valerie M; Mudyahoto, Bho; Birol, Ekin; Nyangaresi, Annette M; Reyes, Byron; and Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N. 2022. Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods. GAIN Working Paper no. 29. Geneva: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). https://doi.org/10.36072/wp.29
spellingShingle biofortification
production
cropping patterns
programmes
nutrition policies
impact evaluation
monitoring
analysis
data collection
evaluation techniques
nutrition education
evaluation
nutrition
nutrition interventions
design
consumers
commercialization
methodology
Friesen, Valerie M.
Mudyahoto, Bho
Birol, Ekin
Nyangaresi, Annette M.
Reyes, Byron
Mbuya, Mduduzi N. N.
Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title_full Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title_fullStr Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title_full_unstemmed Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title_short Using a programme impact pathway to design, monitor, and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
title_sort using a programme impact pathway to design monitor and evaluate interventions to commercialise biofortified crops and foods
topic biofortification
production
cropping patterns
programmes
nutrition policies
impact evaluation
monitoring
analysis
data collection
evaluation techniques
nutrition education
evaluation
nutrition
nutrition interventions
design
consumers
commercialization
methodology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141446
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