The document presents a logical framework for monitoring and evaluating programs, highlighting the need for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely indicators. It outlines a procedure for defining program goals, objectives, expected outcomes, suitable indicators, and assumptions influencing success, and emphasizes the importance of arranging this information in a structured 4x5 table. Additionally, it provides an example of a logical framework related to increasing dragonfruit production and farmer knowledge in Kurigram Sadar upazila.

1. A Presentation on
“Development of Logical Framework”
Prepared by,
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2. • Logical framework is an outline of indicators
based on which one would be able to judge
whether the planned program is logical,
achievable, realistic, etc. or not.
• A logical framework is also needed for easy,
quick and efficient monitoring and evaluation
of the program and to give outsiders like
funding agencies, management officials as well
as interested public a complete understanding
about the program.

3. Procedure
1. Deciding related aspects:
• What goal is going to be reached through the
program?
• What objectives have been selected to reach the
goals?
• What will be the expected outcomes of the
programme?
• What alternatives or activities have been chosen
to achieve the expected outputs or outcomes?

4. 2. Selecting suitable indicators:
▪ Some appropriate indicators should be selected to
judge the goals' objectives, alternatives, and
activities.
▪ The indicator must be SMART - S for specific, M for
Measurable, A for Achievable, R for Rational and T
for Timely. An indicator must include three basic
dimensions- Quantity, Quality, and Time.

5. For example, the indicator to judge the objective -
production of may be "1000 small and medium farmers
of Mymensingh district has obtained 10% more rice
yield within 1996 compared to the HYVs cultivated in
1995" This indicator has all the three basic dimensions:
Quantity : l 000 farmers; 10% increase in rice
yield
Quality : increase in yield of the HYVs compared
to the HYVs cultivated in 1995
Time : by 1996

6. 3.Deciding on the source(s) of information to
evaluate the indicators. Below are some of the
usual sources of such information:
• Progress report
• Survey and interviewing
• Receipts, register books, etc.
• Field survey note
• Personal observation, photographs, etc.
• District Extension Monitoring System (DEMS)
form
• Random monitoring

7. 4. Assumptions: Exploring the factors that are not
directly related to the program but may exert
significant influence on the success of the program.
These factors are called assumptions.
• For example, to increase farmer's income (goal) by
increasing agricultural production (objective) stable
market price may be a significant influencing factor
or assumption. An assumption is expressed in
affirmative form in the logical framework.
• Arranging the activities, alternatives, objectives,
goal, indicators, sources of information to judge the
indicators, and assumptions in a 4×5 table as
follows:

8. 5. Preparing logframe matrix:
Arranging the activities, alternatives, objectives,
goal, indicators, sources of information to judge
the indicators, and assumptions in a 4×5 table as
follows:
Summaryof the
program
Indicators
Source(s) of
information
Assumptions
Goal
Objectives
Alternatives
Activities

9. Table1: Logical framework of the proposedextensionprogramme
Narrativesummary
ObjectivelyVerifiable
Indicators (OVI)
Means ofVerification (MOV)
orsource(s) of information
Assumptions
Goal
Socio-economic conditionof
farmers increased.
By end of 2021, income of
dragonfruit growing farmers in
Kurigram sadarupazila increased
by 10%.
• Farmer survey
• Upazila Statistics Office
Market pricestable
Objectives
Dragonfruit production
increased dueto betterdisease
and pestmanagement
By June 2021, Dragon fruit
productionof Kurigram sadar
upazila increased by15%.
• Farmer survey
• KAP survey
• Crop cuttingresults (field
survey note)
No adverseweather
conditionornatural
hazards
Outputs
Farmers’knowledgeand
practiceondiseaseand pest
management increased
By June 2021, 15% farmers’
knowledge and practiceon
diseaseand pestmanagement
significantly increased.
• Farmer interview
• KAP survey
• SAAO diary
Farmers’practices
carefully monitored
Inputs orActivities
1. Training for farmers on
diseaseand pestmanagement
2. Method demonstration on
low-cost biopesticide
preparation in homestead
3. Group discussion on IPM
▪ By June 2021, 10 training
programmes conductedfor
250 farmers (25 participants
in each batch)
▪ By June 2021, 15 Method
demonstrationsessions
organized.
▪ By June 2021, 20 group
discussionsessions
conducted
• Officerecords
• DEMS report
• SAAO diary
Activities
performed in time