Search Results - Organizational effectiveness.

Assessment of epidemiologic, operational, and sociopolitical domains for mainstreaming nutrition by Menon, Purnima, Frongillo, Edward A., Pelletier, David L., Stoltzfus, Rebecca J., Ahmed, A. M. Shamsir, Ahmed, Tahmeed

“…The conceptual framework for this assessment approach incorporates three domains, each essential for defining strategic actions for nutrition: epidemiologic, pertaining to the nutritional situation and the evidence about the efficacy and effectiveness of nutrition interventions; operational, pertaining to coverage, quality, and utilization of nutrition-related interventions and programs as well as capacities, opportunities, and constraints to improving these; and sociopolitical, pertaining to social, political, cultural, and organizational factors at various levels, which may enhance or inhibit efforts to create positive changes in policies and programs. …”
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Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less develop countries, insight and challenges from recent experience. ( special issue on agroforestry science, pol... by Buck, L.

“…An explanation for pervasive constraints and inconsistencies in policy effectiveness is then explored, from which a promising approach to research intervention is forwarded. …”
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Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda by Rugege, Denis, Vermeulen, Sonja J.

“…Misgivings were, however, indicated by farmers and their organizational leaders on the efficiency and effectiveness of the capacity development mechanism for commercial lending access to finance climate-smart requirements.…”
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Omvärldsanpassning inom ideell sektor by Alonso, Sebastian

“…The present work can contribute to understanding how non-profit organizations work, its structure and hopefully contribute to the actual debate about aid effectiveness. …”
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A qualitative assessment of the context and enabling environment for the control of Taenia solium infections in endemic settings by Ngwili, Nicholas, Johnson, Nancy, Wahome, R., Githigia, S., Roesel, Kristina, Thomas, Lian F.

“…They were grouped into efficacy (10), effectiveness (28) and scale up or implementation (3) research studies. …”
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Fluctuating fortunes of a collective entreprise: The case of the Agroforestry Tree Seeds Association of Lantapan (ATSAL) in the Philippines by Catacutan, Delia, Bertomeu, Manuel, Arbes, Lyndon, Duque, Caroline, Butra, Novie

“…This paper reports on the initial results of an on-going study to assess the effectiveness of ATSAL's marketing strategy, including group dynamics, and the issues and challenges the group faces. …”
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Power with: conceptualizing and measuring women’s collective agency by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., ElDidi, Hagar, Pereira, Audrey, Heckert, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Nchanji, Eileen, Seymour, Greg, Doss, Cheryl

“…The group-level measures also examine how group composition, organizational structures and decision-making processes impact collective agency and effectiveness.…”
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ILRI's partnership strategy and management system by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The Management decided to pursue the development of a more coherent partnership strategy and management system which aims at institutionalization and operationalization of effective partnership management in the organizational structures, systems and processes. …”
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Función conjunta de la investigación y la extensión en el progreso agrícola by Hopp, Henry

“…Technical service organizations for farmers generally provide for two kinds of efforts: research to discover facts and principles that will solve production problems, and education or extension to aid farmers in putting the solutions into effect. As technical service organizations grow, they tend to divide into separate organizational units for each of these activities. …”
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Human-centered design maturity assessment for CGIAR by Muller, Anna

“…Understanding our current maturity allows us to identify constraints, focus investments, and strengthen HCD as an organizational capability — not an individual effort.…”
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Assessing possibilities of conducting Community Conversations (CCs) and establishing Communities of Practices (CoP) in Biden Community, Konso, Ethiopia by Dessalegn, Bezaiet, Woldegiorgis, Mamusha, Dea, Dereje

“…In June of 2022, a joint ICARDA-ILRI field trip was organized to meet with members of CC groups in selected Kebeles located in Doyogena and Menz to: • assess the effectiveness of the CCs and CoPs in facilitating sustained community engagement and bringing about changes at the household and community level, • learn about prevailing technical and organizational challenges, and • explore opportunities to address selected challenges through the SAPLING Initiative Another, joint ICARDA-ILRI exploratory visit was made to Konso in November of 2022, to assess the potential to conduct action research focusing on CC induced gender transformative changes that could be reflected at the household, community, and institutional levels.…”
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Impacts of Fair Trade-Certified Coffee in Nicaragua,Brazil, Honduras, and Peru: Implications for livelihoods and empowerment of farm workers and independent smallholder producers. by Río Duque, Martha Lilia del, González, Carolina, Córdoba, Diana M., Howland, Fanny C., Gutiérrez, Natalia, Lundy, Mark M.

“…The FT movement intends to develop mutually beneficial partnerships, support organizational capacity building, guarantee prices higher than market prices, and provide a social premium to finance community projects (Wunderlich 2011). …”
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Impacts of programs and organizations on the adoption of sustainable land management technologies in Uganda by Jagger, Pamela, Pender, John L.

“…We also found that social capital is an important determinant of organizational participation. The results of our analysis indicate that the presence of an agriculture or environment focused program or organization at the community level had a negative effect on the adoption of animal manuring and a positive affect on the adoption of pesticides. …”
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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Rwanda by Bizoza, Alfred R., Rwirahira, John, Bizimana, Claude

“…The study further highlights the current organizational and capacity constraints underpinning the policy process for the policy organizations to effectively play their role in meeting the objectives of CAADP. …”
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Learning in the field: using community self studies to strengthen forest-based social movements by Taylor, P.L., Cronkleton, P., Barry, D.M.

“…State devolution has combined with social movement pressures to give communities increasing access and rights to southern forests, making development of effective local participation in sustainable resource management crucial. …”
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Innovation portfolio management for the public non-profit research and development sector: What can we learn from the private sector? by Schut, Marc, Addom, Benjamin K., Proud, E., Dror, Iddo, Barrett, Christopher B., Menzies, D., Colomer, Julien, Leeuwis, C.

“…Private sector invests in innovationportfolio management to: (i) enhance transparent and evidence-based decision-making, (ii) strengthen organizational agility andmission-orientedness, (iii) facilitate monitoring, risk management andprioritization and (iv) improve overall organizational performanceand learning. …”
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Irrigated vegetable production interventions in humanitarian emergencies: Mali country deep dive by Singh, Radhika, Minh, Thai Thi, Schmitter, Petra S.

“…Third, strengthening organizational capacity for resilience and long-term learning is recommended to enhance the delivery of impactful emergency assistance. …”
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Institutional perspectives of land reclamation operations in Punjab: a case study of the Lower Chenab Canal (East) Circle Area by Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa, Saeed ur Rehman

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Institutional linkages and landscape governance systems: The case of Mt. Marsabit, Kenya by Robinson, Lance W., Kagombe, J.K.

“…Marsabit case study to explore the role that organizational and institutional linkages play in the strengths and weaknesses of landscape governance systems, and consider the implications for governance design at landscape level. …”
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Rice value chain in Metema District, North Gondar, Ethiopia: Challenges and opportunities for innovation by Kassa, B.

“…Many institutional, organizational and technological factors were attributed to existing inefficiencies in rice production and utilization. …”
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