Search Results - "Performance Measurement."

Locally adapted planting basin technology to ameliorate impact of drought (low and variable rainfall) on crop yield and tree survival by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…Implemented using planned comparisons with performance measurement across >3,500 farmers in three counties in Kenya, four woredas (districts) in Ethiopia, and in Mali…”
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Sixth Meeting of the Executive Council, May 10-11, 2004, Montpellier, France: Summary Record of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The agenda included discussions on the following topics: the 2003 financial report, the Science Council, Challenge Programs, the review of Partnership Committees, the CGIAR compensation study, the Working Group on Performance Measurement, the CGIAR charter, selecting CGIAR-nominees on Center Boards, the CGIAR charter, the GRPC work plan and budget, the task forces on programmatic and structural alignment, the ISNAR-IFPRI transition and the Global Open Agriculture and Food University.…”
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Conclusions and Recommendations of the Summary of Proceedings of the Ninth ExCo Meeting, October 31, 2005 by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Topics discussed were: the revised Science Council Priorities and Strategies 2005-2015, strengthening the research-development linkage in the CGIAR, the medium term plans and 2006 financing plan, the CIMMYT EPMR, the Pilot Performance Measurement System, the Sub Saharan Task Forces follow up, the CGIAR engagement with CSOs and the Funding System Priorities Task Force. …”
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Locally adapted farmer managed natural regeneration technology with microdosing and manure application by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…The Sahel (implemented using planned comparisons with performance measurement across 1789 farmers in 5 regions of Niger in conjunction with GLDC http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sites/default/files/Restoration%20of%20Degraded%20Land%20Project%20Brief%20Feb%202018.pdf…”
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Revolutionizing the Evolution of the CGIAR, 2001-2007: A Contribution to the Institutional Memoir and Some Thoughts for the Future by Reifschneider, Francisco José B., Corea, Ernest, Johnson, Ian

“…These pillars paved the way to additional components such as a system-wide Performance Measurement System, a compensation study and more. …”
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2003 CGIAR Annual Report : Impact Everybody's Business by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Also featured are CGIAR centers individual success stories from 2003, descriptions of the new performance measurement activities, challenge programs, and science and communications awards. …”
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First Meeting of the Science Council, May 12-15, 2004, Aleppo, Syria : Summary Record of Proceedings by CGIAR Science Council

“…Also discussed were the communication strategy, the performance measurement working group report and an update on the Sub-Saharan Africa Task Force. …”
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IPMS project shares monitoring and evaluation approach with Ethiopian Agricultural Growth Program by Gebremedhin, Berhanu

“…He outlined the main topics covered in the workshop: An introduction to results-based M&E; the development of a logic model and performance framework of a project; the performance measurement framework; the need for participatory M&E with stakeholders and how to do this; the selection and specification of indicators; data collection and analysis; the production and dissemination of of timely M&E reports; and the institutionalization of M&E and M&E units. …”
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Seventh meeting of the CGIAR Executive Council, September 13-14, 2004 : Summary Record of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Also discussed: the Working Group on Performance Measurement, governance matters and task forces on programmatic and structural organizational alignment, CGIAR nominee process, the CGIAR Charter, the role of ExCo committees, the CDC collective action retreat, CGIAR interaction with NARS, and ExCo rotation. …”
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Out of the loop: Why research rarely reaches policy makers and the public and what can be done by Shanley, P., López, C.

“…Results of a survey of 268 researchers from 29 countries indicate that institutional incentives support the linear, top-down communication of results through peer-reviewed journal articles, which often guarantees positive performance measurement. While the largest percentage of respondents (34%) ranked scientists as the most important audience for their work, only 15 percent of respondents considered peer-reviewed journals effective in promoting conservation and/or development. …”
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Effectiveness of agricultural development training program: the cases of teff and livestock farmers of Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia by Surur, O.O.

“…Inclusion of training activities properly in the performance appraisal and evaluation system of the organization, with relevant performance measurement indicators; building capacity of the stakeholders in participatory planning, implementation monitoring and evaluation activities of the rural development and extension activities as a whole and in participatory training methodology (PTM) in particular; gradual implementation of the FTCs, i.e., starting with small number to learn from and to build on the experiences obtained, and in general shifting the approach to participatory methodologies are among the recommended way outs.…”
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Etiska fonder by Abounaja El khabbaz, Ranja

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Minimivärde för pungomkrets hos baggar av texelras by Ronnfors, Lovisa

Improving the production and utilization of sorghum and pearl millet as livestock feed: methodological problems and possible solutions by Blümmel, Michael, Zerbini, E., Reddy, B.V.S., Hash, C.T., Bidinger, F.R., Ravi, D.

“…It is argued that crop improvement programs should validate laboratory techniques as well as indirect animal performance measurements with direct animal performance measurements such as milk or meat production before deciding on laboratory selection criteria.…”
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Instrumentation for the measurement of draught animal performance by O'Neill, D.H.

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Mise au point d'instruments de mesure des performances des animaux de trait et du materiel aratoire by O'Neill, D.H.

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Assessing the factors underlying differences in achievements of farmer groups: methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of central Kenya by Place, Frank, Kariuki, G., Wangila, J., Makauki, A., Ndubi, J., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Choice and level of performance measures matters in explaining differences in group achievement. …”
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Assessing the factors underlying differences in group performance: Methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of central Kenya by Place, Frank, Kariuki, G., Wangila, J., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Makauki, A., Ndubi, J.

“…We found that choice of performance measure and level at which it is measured (e.g. household, group) matters when it comes to trying to explain the variability in that measure. …”
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Towards objective measurement of reproductive performance of traditionally managed goat flocks in the drylands of Ethiopia by Alemayehu, Gezahegn, Mamo, G., Alemu, Biruk G., Desta, Hiwot, Wieland, Barbara

“…Commonly used reproductive performance measures were collected from 242 goat flocks in four districts in dryland of Ethiopia between July 2018 and February 2019. …”
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Uppfölining av naturvårdande skötselåtgärder(NS) i ekopark Storklinten by Emanuelsson, Gabriel

“…In the future it should be taken in mind on how continued operation should be performed and what experience that can be taken from the already performed measures.…”
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