Appropriate Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation:
Initial Ideas for Design and Implementation of the
Integrated Core Projects
Jane Poole
Livestock CRP Priority Countries Planning Meeting
26 – 27 March 2019
Nairobi, Kenya

Common Indicators for Core Projects 2019 – 2021
• Why? Only common indicators allow for cross-project
progress documentation
• Experience with USAID process highlights
– Strengths (clear definitions, numeric values)
– Weaknesses (relevance, impact contribution)
• Need indicators that apply across Flagship/Product Line ToC
• Our Definition of “Impact” (reminder)
– Changes to household and individual domains of
development and well-being, plus equity and environment

Common Indicators for Core Projects 2019 – 2021?
• Indicator Domains
– Livelihood Impact (e.g. income, food & nutrition security,
gender equity, adoption – earlier Outcome) for livestock keepers
and other value-chain actors
• Consumers (e.g. availability, price / accessibility, share of food
expenses)
– Value-chain / Institutional innovations – Process/Efficiency
Indicators (e.g. structure, conduct, performance)
– Environmental Impact
• Resources for identifying appropriate Indicators
– From Livestock proposal (sub-IDO indicators)
– Standard options from donors (e.g. USAID) or global networks
(e.g. FCS)

Tools for collection of Common Indicators
• RHoMIS (Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey) is widely
used tool for efficient collection and analysis of widely
accepted relevant indicators –
application for SIAF is being explored. Has already been
applied in our priority countries, can provide a useful source
of secondary data.
• Value-chain Toolkit v2 – both qualitative and quantitative
tools, at different levels (e.g. community, sub-national)
• Sustainable Intensification Assessment Framework (SIAF)
provides considers multiple domains

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