Search Results - EVALUATION OF PROJECTS

A monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the performance of innovation platforms in the context of livestock value chains by Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Puskur, Ranjitha, Taye, H., Girma, A.

“…Despite the increased use of innovation platforms in research for development projects and programs, a monitoring and evaluation framework that encompasses the dynamic nature of innovation systems and value chains is not available. …”
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Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor by Behrman, Jere R., Ghosh, Shibani

“…In Ethiopia, PHND/GRP24 invested substantially in evaluation of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) and in India, projects have focused largely on maternal and child nutrition. …”
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Groundwater governance under climate change in India: lessons based on evaluation of World Bank interventions by Shiferaw, B. A., Reddy, V. R., Sharma, Bharat

“…Based on theory-based case studies for evaluation of selected World Bank projects, we analyse challenges for groundwater governance and identify factors that contribute to depletion. …”
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Using a participatory theory driven evaluation approach to identify causal mechanisms in innovation processes by Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Devaux‐Spatarakis, A., Mathé, S., Faure, G., Cerdan, C.

“…A participatory, theory‐driven, ex‐post evaluation method, ImpresS, was developed by the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development (Cirad). …”
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Monitoring adaptation to enhance food security: a survey of approaches and best practice by Chesterman, Sabrina, Ericksen, Polly J.

“…This report explored current approaches to monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation projects and specifically how food security outcomes are being addressed. …”
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Evaluating the Adoption and Impact of Systematic Compost Production: Evidence from a Survey in Northern Bangladesh by Haque, Abdul, Miajy, Abdullah, Ahmed, Sharif, Bhandari, Humnath

“…This study evaluates the adoption, feasibility, and socio-economic impacts of systematic composting among 100 households in Northern Bangladesh as part of a CGIAR initiative on mixed farming systems and sustainable farming. …”
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Using publicly available social and spatial data to evaluate progress on REDD+ social safeguards in Indonesia by Jagger, P., Rana, P.

“…Countries are grappling with how to monitor and evaluate the social impacts of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) at national and sub-national scales as they develop REDD+ safeguard information systems (SIS). …”
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Evaluating policy-relevant research: lessons from a series of theory-based outcomes assessments by Belcher, B., Suryadarma, D., Halimanjaya, A.

“…This theory-based approach to research evaluation provides a valuable means of assessing research effectiveness (summative value) and supports learning and adaptation (formative value) at the project or programme scale. …”
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Digital tool integration, biodiversity, and potato value chain in Kenya: Baseline evaluation survey report by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Geoffrey, Baragu, Azzarri, Carlo

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Benchmark Study. The Agricultural Technology Development Fund for Contract Research: An INIA (Uruguay) Initiative by Hobbs, S. Huntington, Valverde, Carlos, Indarte, Eduardo, Lanfranco, Bruno

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Developmental approach to on-farm research: Pilot project for improving small ruminant production in humid West Africa by Atta-Krah, A.N.

“…Summarises the initial evaluation of alley farms in the LPU pilot project and vaccination records at two pilot villages, Own-Ile and Iwo-Ate. …”
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Proposal for collaborative research project between the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and the International Livestock Centre for Africa by Solomon Bekure, Leeuw, P.N. de

“…Part III covers cooperation between KARI and ILCA in evaluation of cattle breeding policy and research in Kenya.…”
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Contribution analysis: An approach to exploring cause and effect by Mayne, J.

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Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: a report on phase I of the CIFOR research project by Prabhu, Ravi, Colfer, C.J.P.

“…These evaluations were carried out using an inter-disciplinary and iterative approach developed by the project. …”
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Landscape rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems: case study of the CIFOR/Japan project in Indonesia and Peru by Kobayashi, S.

“…The CIFOR/Japan project has undertaken research in many countries to evaluate impacts of harvesting and fires on forest ecosystems and to develop methods to rehabilitate logged-over forests and degraded forestlands in ways that are biologically successful as well as socio-economically acceptable. …”
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Adjusting total body iron for inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) project by Mei, Z., Namaste, S. M., Serdula, M., Suchdev, P. S., Rohner, F., Flores-Ayala, R., Addo, O. Y., Raiten, D. J.

“…Background: Total body iron (TBI) that is calculated from ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) allows for the evaluation of the full range of iron status from deficiency to excess. …”
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Nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems: Guidance for designing interventions in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia by International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Strengthening conflict sensitivity in Kenya’s county climate change fund: Kitui county by Medina, Leonardo, Schapendonk, Frans, Jaskolski, Martina, Osumba, Joab, Jebiwott, Alice, Mutuku, Munini, Takaindisa, Joyce, Giti, Daniel

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Conflict-sensitive adaptation governance: Assessing Kenya’s County Climate Change Fund by Medina, Leonardo, Schapendonk, Frans, Jaskolski, Martina, Osumba, Joab, Jebiwott, Alice, Singh, Radhika, Takaindisa, Joyce, Pacillo, Grazia

“…It is intended to assist county governments across Kenya in establishing a dedicated fund that can be readily accessed by community-led adaptation committees to finance locally prioritized and designed adaptation projects. This research developed a practical framework for evaluating climate adaptation policies through a conflict sensitivity lens. …”
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Evaluation of the dissemination of new Banana (Musa spp.) Technologies in Central Ghana - the role of technology characteristics by Dzomeku, B.M., Staver, Charles, Aflakpui, G.K.S., Sanogo, D., Garming, H., Ankomah, A.A., Darkey, S.K.

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