Topics: Agriculture

Apprentissage numérique (e-learning)

e-Panel on Leadership and RBM in the African Agricultural Sector

This e-Panel was held on 6 May 2020 by AVANTI and EvalForward. Experts from Benin, Ghana and South Africa discussed on the importance of leadership...

Rapport

Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems

A synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations Report This report serves as a...

Blog

Evaluation in the age of big data: Opportunities and challenges in agriculture and food security

Posté le 16/04/2020 by Michael Bamberger

Most evaluations require adjusting methodology to real-world constraints, whether they be economic, technical, organizational, political, or related...

Document d’orientation

Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation planning in the agriculture sectors

This Guidance Note focuses on how to design a national Monitoring & Evaluation system for tracking adaptation action, policies and plans in...

Blog

Young People in Agriculture – What lessons can we draw from evaluations?

Posté le 01/04/2020 by DOROTHY LUCKS

Youth are becoming increasingly disconnected from the agriculture sector, despite the evidence that there have been some efforts over the years to...

Document d’orientation

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning – Concepts, principles and tools

This guide serves as a resource for national facilitators, for project stakeholders and for other capacity development and monitoring experts to...

Discussion

The farmer as a key participant of M&E: lessons and experiences from Participatory M&E systems

Posté le 02/03/2020 by Emma Gausi

Dear members, It is often bemoaned that Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) is “top-down”, donor-driven and overlooks the views and needs of the farmers who...

Blog

Measuring resilience-building in Karamoja, Uganda

Posté le 04/02/2020 by Rebecca Pietrelli

I was recently involved in a mid-term evaluation of a multi-agency 2016-2020 programming to enhance resilience in Karamoja, the least-developed region...

Event

EvalForward webinar on the revised evaluation criteria

Online, fév 12, 2020 - fév 12, 2020

EvalForward is organising the webinar: Evaluation criteria: what's new and what changes for agriculture and food security? 12 February 2020 15:00 - 16...

Discussion

Are agriculture programs supporting women to improve their livelihood?

Posté le 10/12/2019 by Jackie (Jacqueline) Yiptong Avila

Dear members, Women constitute the majority of the agricultural labour force in small-scale and subsistence farming. According to FAO, 43% of the...

Blog

Evaluation in the Agriculture sector: what do we know about countries’ capacities?

Posté le 27/11/2019 by Aurelie Larmoyer

Evaluation and, more generally, Results-Based Management (RBM) are amongst the best-known instruments to strengthen accountability and learning, and...

Event

Table ronde: L'institutionnalisation de l'evaluation dans le secteur agricole

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, nov 15, 2019

L’objet de cette table ronde est de recueillir les expériences de chacun afin de mieux cerner le rôle du Ministère de l’Agriculture dans l’évaluation...

Discussion

Youth in agriculture: what lessons can we draw from evaluations?

Posté le 31/10/2019 by DOROTHY LUCKS

Dear all, Most of us working in agriculture have been aware of the rising average age of farmers, both men and women. There have been efforts over the...

Event

Learning event: 2019 Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD Operations

IFAD headquarters, Rome, Italy, oct 28, 2019 - oct 28, 2019

The objectives of the learning event are to share and further discuss the findings presented in the 2019 ARRI, with a particular emphasis on the 2019...

Rapport

Meta-evidence review on impacts of investments in agricultural and rural development on Sustainable Development Goals 1&2

Agriculture and rural development research will play a critical role in meeting the ambitious targets under SDGs 1 and 2. In recent years there has...

Event

Learning event on evaluating the support to pro-poor value chain development

IFAD headquarters in Rome, Italy., Sep 19, 2019 - Sep 19, 2019

The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) is pleased to invite you to a learning event on evaluating the support to pro-poor value chain...

Discussion

Enhancing funding and service delivery in agriculture: any ideas?

Posté le 10/09/2019 by Christine Abong

Dear members, I work as Policy Analyst at the Local Government Finance Commission in Uganda and would like to propose a discussion on the issue...

Dossier

Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition

Free e-learning course of 3 hours developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the World Food...

Discussion

Supporting smallhoder agriculture: what are your experiences in using evaluation?

Posté le 26/07/2019 by Richard Tinsley

Dear Community of Practice, I have been working for nearly 40 years with smallholder farmers and their communities and have witnessed some recurring...

Blog

How can we improve the quality of development projects?

Posté le 25/07/2019 by Carlos Tarazona

In rural and agricultural development, projects are the main instrument for piloting and/or implementing policies and programmes.

Discussion

What can we do to improve the quality of development projects?

Posté le 15/07/2019 by Carlos Tarazona

In rural and agricultural development, projects are the main instrument for piloting and/or implementing policies and programmes. When evaluating...