A landscape approach to rainwater management in Ethiopia: Nile 5 – coordinat...ILRI
This document summarizes the objectives and approach of the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) research being conducted in Ethiopia. The research will focus on improving rainwater management systems to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development. It will examine issues related to rainwater management, crop/livestock production, and minimizing land degradation. The research involves multiple projects focused on learning from past practices, developing integrated rainwater strategies, targeting and scaling innovations, and assessing impacts. It will use a collaborative approach, building partnerships across organizations and sectors to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure research outcomes benefit communities.
Repositioning Agriculture Research for Development (AR4D) to deliver the SDGsFood_Systems_Innovation
On the 11 December 2015, Jeroen Dijkman and Andy Hall presented their preliminary findings on a report to be released on repositioning AR4D to deliver the SDGs. The presentation talks about the different modes of partnerships and the role of research for effective impact.
PEG M&E tool: a tool for monitoring and reviewing Progress, Effectiveness & G...Tariq A. Deen
The session will provide details on: the tool developed by the LEG for monitoring and evaluating progress, effectiveness and gaps (PEG M&E tool) and its application in the process to formulate and implement NAPs; and the best practices for developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for adaptation at the national level. It will also look at the experiences of countries in developing and applying M&E systems at their national levels.
The document discusses monitoring progress towards research outcomes. It outlines setting benchmarks and indicators to track if targets are being achieved. Key points:
- Define indicators for each key outcome and state the baseline level.
- Describe intermediary stages and how, who, and when progress will be measured.
- By the end of 2013, conclusions should be made about how research results contributed to development outcomes or triggered changes, and evidence provided for continuation.
- Questions are raised about attributing changes correctly and dealing with multiple factors. Support is requested in operationalizing outcomes for effective monitoring.
The document summarizes an international conference on integrated systems research for sustainable intensification in smallholder agriculture. The conference had over 120 participants from over 30 countries who shared methods, tools and approaches for systems research. Key topics discussed included conceptual underpinnings of systems research, integrated systems improvement and sustainable intensification in practice, partnerships for innovation and scaling, and future directions for systems research. Participants agreed that systems research is important for improving livelihoods and natural resource management in a sustainable way and that further development of indicators, tools, and partnerships are needed to strengthen systems approaches.
Developing Improved farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions of south...ACIAR
This document summarizes a knowledge sharing project in Lao PDR that aims to improve farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions. It outlines the project objectives, progress to date, and plans for the remainder. The project has surveyed farmers to develop practical guidelines, built capacity of local staff through trainings, and established focus villages to demonstrate new technologies. Moving forward, the project will focus on stronger integration across components and local leadership to ensure effective knowledge sharing and participation between all involved parties.
A landscape approach to rainwater management in Ethiopia: Nile 5 – coordinat...ILRI
This document summarizes the objectives and approach of the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) research being conducted in Ethiopia. The research will focus on improving rainwater management systems to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development. It will examine issues related to rainwater management, crop/livestock production, and minimizing land degradation. The research involves multiple projects focused on learning from past practices, developing integrated rainwater strategies, targeting and scaling innovations, and assessing impacts. It will use a collaborative approach, building partnerships across organizations and sectors to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure research outcomes benefit communities.
Repositioning Agriculture Research for Development (AR4D) to deliver the SDGsFood_Systems_Innovation
On the 11 December 2015, Jeroen Dijkman and Andy Hall presented their preliminary findings on a report to be released on repositioning AR4D to deliver the SDGs. The presentation talks about the different modes of partnerships and the role of research for effective impact.
PEG M&E tool: a tool for monitoring and reviewing Progress, Effectiveness & G...Tariq A. Deen
The session will provide details on: the tool developed by the LEG for monitoring and evaluating progress, effectiveness and gaps (PEG M&E tool) and its application in the process to formulate and implement NAPs; and the best practices for developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for adaptation at the national level. It will also look at the experiences of countries in developing and applying M&E systems at their national levels.
The document discusses monitoring progress towards research outcomes. It outlines setting benchmarks and indicators to track if targets are being achieved. Key points:
- Define indicators for each key outcome and state the baseline level.
- Describe intermediary stages and how, who, and when progress will be measured.
- By the end of 2013, conclusions should be made about how research results contributed to development outcomes or triggered changes, and evidence provided for continuation.
- Questions are raised about attributing changes correctly and dealing with multiple factors. Support is requested in operationalizing outcomes for effective monitoring.
The document summarizes an international conference on integrated systems research for sustainable intensification in smallholder agriculture. The conference had over 120 participants from over 30 countries who shared methods, tools and approaches for systems research. Key topics discussed included conceptual underpinnings of systems research, integrated systems improvement and sustainable intensification in practice, partnerships for innovation and scaling, and future directions for systems research. Participants agreed that systems research is important for improving livelihoods and natural resource management in a sustainable way and that further development of indicators, tools, and partnerships are needed to strengthen systems approaches.
Developing Improved farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions of south...ACIAR
This document summarizes a knowledge sharing project in Lao PDR that aims to improve farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions. It outlines the project objectives, progress to date, and plans for the remainder. The project has surveyed farmers to develop practical guidelines, built capacity of local staff through trainings, and established focus villages to demonstrate new technologies. Moving forward, the project will focus on stronger integration across components and local leadership to ensure effective knowledge sharing and participation between all involved parties.
By Ponniah Anandajayasekeram.
Presented at the ASTI-FARA conference Agricultural R&D: Investing in Africa's Future: Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities - Accra, Ghana on December 5-7, 2011. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/2011conf
The document discusses transforming the CGIAR system to address issues like mission creep, complexity, and stagnating resources. It proposes consolidating research into "Mega Programs" focused on strategic objectives like crops, nutrition, and climate change. These programs would build partnerships and have clear impact pathways. The transformation would streamline governance and coordination to improve effectiveness and accountability.
Water & Food research for Action and Impact - -Workshop 3 - CP meeting Day 1Global Water Partnership
The document discusses approaches for improving water and food security through integrated research projects. It outlines the phases and components of the Challenge Program on Water and Food, including its work in the Limpopo River Basin. Key lessons discussed include the need to [1] engage stakeholders beyond research to facilitate uptake and impact, [2] mainstream communications into research from the start to identify and engage relevant actors, and [3] package research findings to respond practically to development challenges and facilitate ownership by users.
RCE Assessment as Learning and Empowerment - UNU-IAS support to strengthen th...ESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses a UNU-IAS pilot project to develop an evaluation toolkit for Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs). RCEs from Southern African countries participated in the pilot which involved conducting baseline assessments, stakeholder accounts, and evaluating RCE processes, projects, and value creation. The pilot produced a multistakeholder evaluation toolkit, publications on enhancing RCE monitoring and evaluation, and evaluation reports, case studies and capacity development strategies for each participating RCE. The goal was to strengthen RCE reporting and feed insights into the Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development.
RCE Assessment as Learning and Empowerment - The Start-Up ToolESD UNU-IAS
The document outlines an evaluation framework for Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) consisting of 6 discussion steps. Each step focuses on a different area of review, with expected learning goals and outcomes. The goals of the evaluation are to collectively learn through appreciative review, improve sustainability, and strengthen the RCE network community. Participants will discuss networking, activities, impacts, strategy, and value creation. The expected outcomes include improved RCE programs, continued collaboration, and an action agreement.
Conservation Agriculture: A Reality Check for Adopting Conservation Agriculture in Africa by Marc Corbeels, Researcher, CIRAD for IFAD-supported Project Breadbasket south-south field workshop in Parana State, Brazil, 10 July, 2011
In Indonesia, Strategic Environmental Assessment is regulated under the Law No. 32/2009 concerning environmental management and protection. The SEA is mandatory for local government related to the Policy, Plan and Program (PPP), including spatial plan and mid-term development plan. Additionally, sector development especially infrastructure, which usually across administrative boundaries of district and provinces, and are overlapping with sensitive areas such as conservation areas, protected forest, and land as a source of communities, will require an SEA. This slide provide an overview on why and how infrastructure sector in Indonesia will require SEA.
Deanna Olney presented on evaluating nutrition-sensitive programs. She noted that while large-scale nutrition programs are called for, evidence on their effectiveness, impact pathways, and cost-effectiveness is limited due to weak program designs and evaluations. Rigorous, theory-based evaluations are needed to provide evidence on what works to improve nutrition, how programs achieve impacts, other impacts, and cost-effectiveness. Evaluating such complex, multi-sector programs poses challenges including long timeframes, differing stakeholder priorities and incentives, and implementation constraints versus evaluation rigor. Building strong evaluator-implementer partnerships and using comprehensive evaluation frameworks addressing these challenges can generate the evidence needed.
Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF) Funding SeminarNIDOS
This document provides information about a funding seminar hosted by the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF) regarding their Community Partnership Window funding opportunity. The seminar aims to clarify GPAF funding guidelines and the key factors considered in assessing concept notes. Eligible projects must fit GPAF objectives of poverty reduction, empowerment, and accountability. Applicants submit a concept note that undergoes a review process before selection of full proposals. The concept note is evaluated on potential poverty impact, implementation arrangements, value for money, and inclusion of women and girls. Full proposals require additional documentation and are appraised on criteria like context analysis, poverty impact, and sustainability.
This document summarizes a study on strengthening integrated water resources management (IWRM) planning in African lake and river basin organizations (L/RBOs). The study identified several gaps in IWRM planning processes, including a lack of cooperation and strategic planning. It also found needs such as improving stakeholder participation and developing water resources data systems. The study proposed priority actions that ANBO could take over five years, such as fostering regional policy frameworks, building capacity, and strengthening monitoring and evaluation of IWRM implementation. It concluded with recommendations for ANBO to take a flexible, demand-driven approach and ensure coordination across initiatives supporting African L/RBOs.
The document summarizes key points from a presentation on the current mandate of the Least Developed Countries Experts Group (LEG). It discusses:
1) The LEG's expanded mandate to include technical support for national adaptation programs of action and the national adaptation plan process.
2) Key messages from a recent adaptation planning expo, including the importance of country ownership, integrating adaptation into development plans, considering vulnerable groups, and regional collaboration.
3) Milestones under the LEG's current mandate, such as training workshops, publications, and organizing adaptation expos to support the national adaptation plan process in least developed countries.
1. The document discusses M&E systems and approaches across multiple IFAD projects in Pakistan, including AJKCDP, MIOP, and PRISM. It describes the implementation mechanisms, management information systems, monitoring tools, and reporting structures for each project.
2. Key challenges discussed include ensuring effective information flow and data collection, focusing M&E on learning and improvement rather than just accountability, and disseminating lessons learned more widely. The document advocates for M&E to emphasize societal change processes and prioritize interventions based on each project's credibility.
3. Overall the document provides an overview of M&E frameworks across IFAD projects in Pakistan and discusses opportunities to strengthen how M&E informs management decisions
The document provides information on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects. It discusses the importance of M&E in ensuring projects are implemented efficiently and identifying potential issues. Key points include:
- Monitoring involves routine data collection to track project implementation, while evaluation assesses overall performance and impact.
- Effective M&E requires defining objectives, audiences, reporting needs, and data collection methods upfront.
- Common M&E tools include progress reports, work plans, charts, and performance metrics to analyze financial and physical progress over time.
- Timing of M&E activities should align with project stages from initial planning to post-completion review.
The Regional Plan for Collective Action in Eastern & Southern Africa: improvi...ILRI
A presentation by Ravi Prabhu at the Workshop on Defining a Strategic Agricultural Research Agenda on Post-Crisis/Post-Shock Recovery in Highly Stressed Systems, Nairobi, May 22-23, 2008
Local Agenda 21 is a voluntary action plan developed by the UN to promote sustainable development globally and locally. It defines sustainable development as reforming economic systems to avoid damaging ecological and community systems. The document outlines elements of sustainable development planning including community-based issue analysis, action planning with goals and targets, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and feedback to continually improve plans based on progress. The overall approach aims to broaden municipal planning considerations and engage stakeholders through participatory processes to address sustainability challenges at the local level consistent with Agenda 21.
Africa RISING Research Output 1 in East and Southern Africa: Update from IFPRIafrica-rising
Presented by Carlo Azzarri, Beliyou Haile, Sara Signorelli, Cleo Roberts, Apurba Shee at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015
Africa RISING R4D approach towards agricultural intensification and climate c...africa-rising
The document summarizes the Africa RISING R4D program in Ethiopia, which aims to promote agricultural intensification and climate change adaptation. It operates in 8 research sites across 4 regions, working with various partners. The program conducts research on key issues like soil fertility and water management. It implements farm-level interventions like fodder production and soil amendments. It also carries out landscape-level activities such as watershed management. The program provides capacity building and establishes innovation platforms to facilitate knowledge sharing. Monitoring evaluates impacts on soil erosion, runoff and yields. The conclusion emphasizes partnerships, tailored technologies and stepwise watershed approaches.
Modeling the Impact of Sustainable Intensification on Landscapes and Liveliho...africa-rising
This document summarizes a project that uses system dynamics modeling to analyze the linkages between sustainable agricultural intensification interventions and outcomes related to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Zambia. The project will involve literature review, participatory system dynamics modeling with stakeholders, and spatial analysis. Stakeholders include government agencies, NGOs, and research organizations. The modeling will examine how outcomes like forest cover, wildlife populations, and land use are impacted by factors such as agricultural practices, fuel and food production, and decisions about resource management over time. Preliminary conclusions suggest small-scale farmers may not be major drivers of habitat degradation and conservation agriculture alone will likely not significantly affect outcomes, while commercial agriculture and charcoal production merit
By Ponniah Anandajayasekeram.
Presented at the ASTI-FARA conference Agricultural R&D: Investing in Africa's Future: Analyzing Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities - Accra, Ghana on December 5-7, 2011. http://www.asti.cgiar.org/2011conf
The document discusses transforming the CGIAR system to address issues like mission creep, complexity, and stagnating resources. It proposes consolidating research into "Mega Programs" focused on strategic objectives like crops, nutrition, and climate change. These programs would build partnerships and have clear impact pathways. The transformation would streamline governance and coordination to improve effectiveness and accountability.
Water & Food research for Action and Impact - -Workshop 3 - CP meeting Day 1Global Water Partnership
The document discusses approaches for improving water and food security through integrated research projects. It outlines the phases and components of the Challenge Program on Water and Food, including its work in the Limpopo River Basin. Key lessons discussed include the need to [1] engage stakeholders beyond research to facilitate uptake and impact, [2] mainstream communications into research from the start to identify and engage relevant actors, and [3] package research findings to respond practically to development challenges and facilitate ownership by users.
RCE Assessment as Learning and Empowerment - UNU-IAS support to strengthen th...ESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses a UNU-IAS pilot project to develop an evaluation toolkit for Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs). RCEs from Southern African countries participated in the pilot which involved conducting baseline assessments, stakeholder accounts, and evaluating RCE processes, projects, and value creation. The pilot produced a multistakeholder evaluation toolkit, publications on enhancing RCE monitoring and evaluation, and evaluation reports, case studies and capacity development strategies for each participating RCE. The goal was to strengthen RCE reporting and feed insights into the Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development.
RCE Assessment as Learning and Empowerment - The Start-Up ToolESD UNU-IAS
The document outlines an evaluation framework for Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) consisting of 6 discussion steps. Each step focuses on a different area of review, with expected learning goals and outcomes. The goals of the evaluation are to collectively learn through appreciative review, improve sustainability, and strengthen the RCE network community. Participants will discuss networking, activities, impacts, strategy, and value creation. The expected outcomes include improved RCE programs, continued collaboration, and an action agreement.
Conservation Agriculture: A Reality Check for Adopting Conservation Agriculture in Africa by Marc Corbeels, Researcher, CIRAD for IFAD-supported Project Breadbasket south-south field workshop in Parana State, Brazil, 10 July, 2011
In Indonesia, Strategic Environmental Assessment is regulated under the Law No. 32/2009 concerning environmental management and protection. The SEA is mandatory for local government related to the Policy, Plan and Program (PPP), including spatial plan and mid-term development plan. Additionally, sector development especially infrastructure, which usually across administrative boundaries of district and provinces, and are overlapping with sensitive areas such as conservation areas, protected forest, and land as a source of communities, will require an SEA. This slide provide an overview on why and how infrastructure sector in Indonesia will require SEA.
Deanna Olney presented on evaluating nutrition-sensitive programs. She noted that while large-scale nutrition programs are called for, evidence on their effectiveness, impact pathways, and cost-effectiveness is limited due to weak program designs and evaluations. Rigorous, theory-based evaluations are needed to provide evidence on what works to improve nutrition, how programs achieve impacts, other impacts, and cost-effectiveness. Evaluating such complex, multi-sector programs poses challenges including long timeframes, differing stakeholder priorities and incentives, and implementation constraints versus evaluation rigor. Building strong evaluator-implementer partnerships and using comprehensive evaluation frameworks addressing these challenges can generate the evidence needed.
Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF) Funding SeminarNIDOS
This document provides information about a funding seminar hosted by the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF) regarding their Community Partnership Window funding opportunity. The seminar aims to clarify GPAF funding guidelines and the key factors considered in assessing concept notes. Eligible projects must fit GPAF objectives of poverty reduction, empowerment, and accountability. Applicants submit a concept note that undergoes a review process before selection of full proposals. The concept note is evaluated on potential poverty impact, implementation arrangements, value for money, and inclusion of women and girls. Full proposals require additional documentation and are appraised on criteria like context analysis, poverty impact, and sustainability.
This document summarizes a study on strengthening integrated water resources management (IWRM) planning in African lake and river basin organizations (L/RBOs). The study identified several gaps in IWRM planning processes, including a lack of cooperation and strategic planning. It also found needs such as improving stakeholder participation and developing water resources data systems. The study proposed priority actions that ANBO could take over five years, such as fostering regional policy frameworks, building capacity, and strengthening monitoring and evaluation of IWRM implementation. It concluded with recommendations for ANBO to take a flexible, demand-driven approach and ensure coordination across initiatives supporting African L/RBOs.
The document summarizes key points from a presentation on the current mandate of the Least Developed Countries Experts Group (LEG). It discusses:
1) The LEG's expanded mandate to include technical support for national adaptation programs of action and the national adaptation plan process.
2) Key messages from a recent adaptation planning expo, including the importance of country ownership, integrating adaptation into development plans, considering vulnerable groups, and regional collaboration.
3) Milestones under the LEG's current mandate, such as training workshops, publications, and organizing adaptation expos to support the national adaptation plan process in least developed countries.
1. The document discusses M&E systems and approaches across multiple IFAD projects in Pakistan, including AJKCDP, MIOP, and PRISM. It describes the implementation mechanisms, management information systems, monitoring tools, and reporting structures for each project.
2. Key challenges discussed include ensuring effective information flow and data collection, focusing M&E on learning and improvement rather than just accountability, and disseminating lessons learned more widely. The document advocates for M&E to emphasize societal change processes and prioritize interventions based on each project's credibility.
3. Overall the document provides an overview of M&E frameworks across IFAD projects in Pakistan and discusses opportunities to strengthen how M&E informs management decisions
The document provides information on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects. It discusses the importance of M&E in ensuring projects are implemented efficiently and identifying potential issues. Key points include:
- Monitoring involves routine data collection to track project implementation, while evaluation assesses overall performance and impact.
- Effective M&E requires defining objectives, audiences, reporting needs, and data collection methods upfront.
- Common M&E tools include progress reports, work plans, charts, and performance metrics to analyze financial and physical progress over time.
- Timing of M&E activities should align with project stages from initial planning to post-completion review.
The Regional Plan for Collective Action in Eastern & Southern Africa: improvi...ILRI
A presentation by Ravi Prabhu at the Workshop on Defining a Strategic Agricultural Research Agenda on Post-Crisis/Post-Shock Recovery in Highly Stressed Systems, Nairobi, May 22-23, 2008
Local Agenda 21 is a voluntary action plan developed by the UN to promote sustainable development globally and locally. It defines sustainable development as reforming economic systems to avoid damaging ecological and community systems. The document outlines elements of sustainable development planning including community-based issue analysis, action planning with goals and targets, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and feedback to continually improve plans based on progress. The overall approach aims to broaden municipal planning considerations and engage stakeholders through participatory processes to address sustainability challenges at the local level consistent with Agenda 21.
Africa RISING Research Output 1 in East and Southern Africa: Update from IFPRIafrica-rising
Presented by Carlo Azzarri, Beliyou Haile, Sara Signorelli, Cleo Roberts, Apurba Shee at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015
Africa RISING R4D approach towards agricultural intensification and climate c...africa-rising
The document summarizes the Africa RISING R4D program in Ethiopia, which aims to promote agricultural intensification and climate change adaptation. It operates in 8 research sites across 4 regions, working with various partners. The program conducts research on key issues like soil fertility and water management. It implements farm-level interventions like fodder production and soil amendments. It also carries out landscape-level activities such as watershed management. The program provides capacity building and establishes innovation platforms to facilitate knowledge sharing. Monitoring evaluates impacts on soil erosion, runoff and yields. The conclusion emphasizes partnerships, tailored technologies and stepwise watershed approaches.
Modeling the Impact of Sustainable Intensification on Landscapes and Liveliho...africa-rising
This document summarizes a project that uses system dynamics modeling to analyze the linkages between sustainable agricultural intensification interventions and outcomes related to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation in Zambia. The project will involve literature review, participatory system dynamics modeling with stakeholders, and spatial analysis. Stakeholders include government agencies, NGOs, and research organizations. The modeling will examine how outcomes like forest cover, wildlife populations, and land use are impacted by factors such as agricultural practices, fuel and food production, and decisions about resource management over time. Preliminary conclusions suggest small-scale farmers may not be major drivers of habitat degradation and conservation agriculture alone will likely not significantly affect outcomes, while commercial agriculture and charcoal production merit
External mid-term review of Africa RISING West Africaafrica-rising
Presented by I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, Africa RISING Coordinator at the Africa RISING West Africa Project Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Accra, Ghana, 24-25 March 2015
Update on ICRAF’s Africa RISING Projects in East and Southern Africaafrica-rising
ICRAF is conducting Africa RISING projects in East and Southern Africa to test improved agricultural technologies. The technologies being tested are (1) maize-grain legume-tephrosia intercropping, with various crop combinations being tested, and (2) livestock integration through leaf fodder feeding. These technologies aim to improve yields, nutrition, incomes and soil fertility. Smallholder farmers in Malawi are participating, with 22 farmers testing intercropping and 90 farmers testing livestock integration. Future activities include training farmers and continuing data collection and management in the projects' second year.
Why typologies? Approaching communities through learning about livelihood str...africa-rising
Presented by Per Hillbur (Uppsala University), Maria Klerfelt Johansson, Marcus Bengtsson and Rose Pallangyo at the Africa RISING Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014
This document provides an update on the Africa RISING program. It discusses several collaborations and projects that Africa RISING is engaged in to scale up agricultural technologies in multiple countries in Africa. These include partnerships in Tanzania, work with various innovation labs, potential partnerships with other programs, an evaluation of the East and Southern Africa projects, lessons learned from a visit to the CSISA program in India, and next steps for the Africa RISING program including preparing for the next phase.
Photo trip report from a meeting of Farmer Research Groups at Ilu-sanbit and ...africa-rising
The document summarizes a meeting of Farmer Research Groups (FRGs) in the Sinana region of Ethiopia in December 2014. It describes how the Africa RISING project has established Innovation Platforms and delivers research through protocols on various issues. At the meeting, farmers organized themselves into seven FRGs in Selka kebele and eight FRGs in Ilu-sanbitu kebele. The Technical Group presented the participatory analysis and different research protocols. Farmers selected representatives to join the kebele innovation platforms. The FRGs discussed participation in multiple research protocols and organizing around specific crops like apples.
Impact of sustainable intensification on landscapes and livelihoods (SILL) in...africa-rising
Presented by Robert Richardson, Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Kurt Waldman (Michigan State University) at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015
Presented by Jens A. Andersson (CIMMYT), Elias Damtew (ILRI) and Zelalem Lema (ILRI) at the Africa RISING Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014
Integrated livestock feed interventions in the maize-based systems of Babati ...africa-rising
Presented by Ben A. Lukuyu, Leonard Marwa, Gregory Sikumba and David Ngunga at the Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Review and Planning Meeting, Malawi, 14-16 July 2015
Monitoring & Evaluation of National Adaptation: Key challenges and emerging s...NAP Global Network
Presented by Julie Dekens, IISD/NAP Global Network, in September 2020 at the Virtual Learning Event on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for National Adaptation in Pacific Small Island Developing States organized by organized by the NAP Global Network in collaboration with the Pacific Resilience Partnership (PRP)
The Leadership for Results program in Burundi supported government leaders and teams over 10 years to develop collaborative problem-solving skills and results-oriented management tools to improve public services. Using outcome mapping, the World Bank identified over 40 outcomes showing how the civil service rebuilt leadership and accountability through adaptive learning. The outcomes illustrated how changes connected and built upon each other over time, led by change agents at different levels, to institutionalize results-focused reforms across the government. The outcome mapping captured the complex change process and impact on strengthening public sector leadership and service delivery in Burundi.
An introduction to Africa RISING phase 2 Program-wide approachesafrica-rising
This document discusses approaches for the second phase of the Africa RISING program to maximize synergies and impact across projects. It outlines plans to establish common indicator frameworks, typologies for tailoring research, program-wide analyses, communities of practice for experts, coordinated capacity development strategies, and improved communication to enhance scaling and knowledge sharing. The goal is to better harmonize approaches while allowing for regional differences through increased collaboration.
International Agriculture research and Multi-stakehodler Partnerships in the ...Food_Systems_Innovation
At the Australasian Aid Conference, on the 11 February 2016 Dr Andy Hall presented findings from a recent study on International Agriculture Research and Multi-stakeholder partnerships in the era of the SDGs.
seminar on top down knowledge transfer vs co creation Pk N
1) The document discusses top-down knowledge transfer versus co-creation approaches for supporting agricultural innovation. It notes the limitations of top-down linear technology transfer models.
2) Co-creation is defined as active collaboration between producers and users initiated by firms to co-construct services and solutions. It allows for dialogue, access, and transparency between stakeholders.
3) Advantages of co-creation include adaptive innovation through learning cycles, building strategic relationships, and creating exceptional experiences through provocative leadership that focuses on customer needs.
This document outlines the agenda and content for a webinar on the first and final steps in writing Horizon Europe proposals. The webinar will cover filling out key sections of Part A such as participants, budget, and ethics questions. It will also review important elements for writing proposals such as describing the consortium, work plan, and impact pathways. The speaker's contact information is provided at the end for attendees to follow up.
PEG M&E tool: a tool for monitoring and reviewing Progress, Effectiveness & ...NAP Events
Presented by: Thinley Namgyel
8.3 Monitoring and evaluation
The session will provide details on: the tool developed by the LEG for monitoring and evaluating progress, effectiveness and gaps (PEG M&E tool) and its application in the process to formulate and implement NAPs; and the best practices for developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for adaptation at the national level. It will also look at the experiences of countries in developing and applying M&E systems at their national levels.
This document discusses considerations for integrating gender into the MAIZE AFS 2017 workplan. It outlines CGIAR's research priorities related to gender and inclusive growth. It notes that research should be gender sensitive and promote equity. It provides an overview of challenges to integrating gender across projects and frameworks to date. It recommends steps for the 2017 workplan like using gender tools, training, budgeting, and monitoring. The document emphasizes mainstreaming gender throughout the project cycle and increasing resources for gender work to enable meaningful change.
The document summarizes the progress and achievements of the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) in its first full year of work in 2013. Key points include:
- PIM restructured its work into 7 flagship projects and 1 cross-cutting flagship addressing gender, partnerships, and capacity building.
- Research activities produced publications and discussion papers while some results were applied. Relationships with partners were strengthened.
- Achievements under each flagship project are described, including new modeling work, data collection on agricultural investments, and learning platforms on technology adoption.
- The document reflects on lessons learned during PIM's initial implementation and discusses how indicators can be used
This document presents a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tool called the PEG M&E tool for assessing progress, effectiveness, and gaps in national adaptation plan (NAP) processes. The tool was designed to monitor the overall NAP process using metrics related to process, input, output, outcome, and impact. It is based on the ten essential functions of NAP processes as defined by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group. The document provides an overview of the tool and its principles, as well as examples of metrics that could be used to evaluate specific essential functions of a country's NAP process. Participants at the workshop were then asked to apply elements of the tool to evaluate the NAP process of a selected
Review of data initiatives - Presented by Tewodaj Mogues (Project Manager), I...IFPRI Africa
This document summarizes a review of initiatives that compile data on agricultural public expenditures (AgPE) across multiple countries. It finds that while there are many efforts, it was unclear how they relate and where gaps remain. The objective is to provide an overview of the initiatives to identify complementarities, challenges, and how collaboration could improve coordination. It analyzes initiatives by geographic scope, sectors covered, and typology. The review recommends strengthening individual initiatives, interaction among them through communities of practice, and linking country-level and cross-country data and analytical efforts to support agricultural policymaking. Next steps include finalizing the report based on feedback and convening a follow-up meeting to discuss implementation.
This document discusses enhancing results for National Adaptation Planning (NAP) processes. It notes that NAPs are highly contextual, making universal measurement and verification systems difficult. It is also challenging to establish a clear theory of change for adaptation due to lack of clear causal pathways. The document proposes focusing on outcomes such as strengthening country capacity to implement NAPs, prioritizing adaptation in national plans, and enhancing capacity for adaptation planning and implementation. It discusses tools for monitoring and reporting on NAP implementation and challenges such as delays. Solutions proposed include ensuring quality project design and establishing effective monitoring and evaluation systems.
This document summarizes a review of initiatives that collect data on agricultural public expenditures (AgPE) across countries. It finds that while there are many efforts, it was unclear how they relate and what gaps remain. The objective is to provide an overview of the different initiatives to identify complementarities, challenges, and how collaboration could be improved. It analyzes initiatives by geographic scope, sectors covered, and types of data. The review finds some depths like disaggregation are more limited and proposes strategic options like strengthening coordination, collaboration, data access, and analytical capacity to better track AgPE globally. Next steps include finalizing the report and convening discussions on implementing recommendations.
Ifad west africa hub knowledge and case studies practical guide 2019 enBenoît THIERRY
This booklet present IFAD West Africa Hub strategy and practical plan for knowledge management and to collect case studies from the field. in a practical form through summary, 10 pages text and 10 slides with the communities.
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Africa RISING project implementation and contribution in Ethiopia. Presented at Africa RISING close-out event.
24-25 January 2023
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Mid-Term Review of the Africa RISING Project in the Ethiopian Highlands
1. Mid-Term Review of the Africa RISING Project in the
Ethiopian Highlands
Barry Pound, Adugna Tolera and Harriet Matsaert
Africa RISING Project Mid-term Review Feedback
Workshop, Addis Ababa, 1 April 2015
2. Outline of presentation
Acknowledgements
Review process
Observations
Preliminary findings
Achievements/strengths of the project
Areas for strengthening
Areas for further considerations
Next steps
3. Review Process
Meetings with the project
coordination team
Meetings and interviews with
CG partners
Skypes with USAID and IFPRI
Visits to Lemo and
Endamehoni Woredas
o Meetings with Woreda-
level IPs
o Field visits to 4 kebeles
4.
5. Observations – hitting a moving target
Change in project ‘framework’ – changes from hypotheses +
outputs to components to themes…
… and from a farm focus to inclusion of wider scale issues…
… and from a wheat system to a more inclusive mandate.
Similarly, draft scaling plan still at draft stage, and not clear
where the project role stops.
8. Project design
People like the flexibility of the design
There is a high level of ownership; some CG Centres (e.g.
ICRAF, ICARDA) were involved in the design with ILRI at an
early stage of the project
Note: communication needs to be very good for every one if
you want to have a flexible design
9. Research and Management Approaches
Strengths of the research approach are:
Holistic
Multi-institutional/multidisciplinary
Participatory
project ethos of sharing and collaborating
Flexibility & adaptive management makes project responsive
and able to meet opportunities and challenges + facilitate
partnerships + integration of systems components (crops,
livestock, natural resources) in a systems approach
10. Output 1 – Situation analysis and program-wide
synthesis
Large amount of qualitative and quantitative data collected on
the project sites (including socioeconomic, natural resources,
institutional).
Quick wins gave on the ground experience and create links to
local partners.
Recognition of heterogeneity – technical & social studies
11. Output 2 – Integrated systems improvement
Project looks at commodities and landscape level and plans to
work at the macro level through the sustainability indicators
and monitoring.
Collaborative protocols development (CG and local partners).
Demand driven and wide range of relevant options being
tested. Farmers enthusiastic about the options.
Sufficient budget
Protocol on soil and water management links household to
landscape level interventions.
Participatory approach in a multi-disciplinary and multi-
institutional setting
12. Output 2 (continued)
CIP, CIMMYT and ICARDA collaboration for trial management.
IPs play active role in coordinating and supporting the research.
Includes some original work – (e.g. analysis of landscape scale
production against hh nutrition requirements)
Some work is relevant to influencing govt policy (e.g. fertiliser
rates according to soil response in highly variable
environments)
Inclusion of nutrition/post-harvest in response to recognition of
these as gaps
Positive response to some of the technologies after the first
season and some initial scaling (where there is community
based seed production in particular).
13. Output 3 – Scaling and delivery of integrated innovation
IPs and FRGs have an important role to play in scaling.
Interest shown by regional, zonal, woreda and kebele level
government officials.
Draft scaling plan has been created. Starting the process of
thinking about Africa Rising’s role in scaling.
Value chain studies have provided information that will be
useful in scaling process.
Involving development partners e.g GRAD is facilitating initial
scaling.
14. Gender and Diversity
Project recognises the importance of, and has put resources
into gender analysis.
PCA disaggregated results between youth, women and men
and further research is ongoing to look at constraints to
women’s participation.
Gender action plan, Gender training and creation of Gender
champions at IP level.
15. Data Management
Good data sharing between partners
Plan for data repository which potentially enables meta
analysis.
16. Human Resources
Wide range of skills and expertise in the partnership
Partnership with local research centers and university staff
Use of consultants and students to fill gaps (but not too many)
Building capacity of local partners by supporting MSc and PhD
studies (and in future writing joint peer reviewed papers).
17. Monitoring and Evaluation
Baseline surveys (IFPRI, PCA, AKT5, etc)
IPs are monitoring their activities and have appointed M& E
champions.
At project level, monthly meetings play role in monitoring and
guiding adaptive management.
18. Communication
Well budgeted for and importance appreciated by the project.
Electronic communication much appreciated (especially yammer).
Extensive documentation of the process at program and project
level.
Have already put thought into the use of communication for scaling
(including partnerships with innovative communication mechanisms
e.g Digital Green and Shamba shape up).
19. Partnerships
Very strong and positive partnerships within CGIAR & with local
partners (Woreda Office of Agriculture and research centers,
universities).
Beginning to develop partnerships for scaling, for example:
Support from zonal and regional agricultural office is beginning
(Tigray).
Working together with government campaign on sustainable
land management protocol.
Work with cooperative in Endamehoni and starting in Lemo.
21. Lack of a clear framework for the project and its partners to
follow has led to some challenges:-
Lack of clarity on roles and goals.
Reduced efficiency.
Some duplication and lack of integration in survey design.
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1. Project Design and Management Structure
22. Areas for Strengthening 2
Output 1
Lateness of some key products which should guide Output 2.
Data should be made available asap.
Programme level work on sustainable indicators is needed
urgently.
Overloading of farmers?
More understanding of trends to supplement ‘snapshot’ of
current systems.
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23. Areas for Strengthening 3
Output 2
Broaden analysis to look at sustainable intensification at the
whole farm level (linking the different components at household
level).
Include landscape/watershed level features of the system e.g
water budgets to guide thinking and action on sustainable
intensification.
Participation of women in FRGs and IPs still lower than targeted
(participation of young people, households in less accessible
areas?)
Some research gaps identified by farmers and researchers.
Make trial plots size meaningful (forage trials). 23
24. AreasforStrengthening4
Output 3
Due to delay of key milestones, significant scaling unlikely to be
achieved in phase 1.
Project needs to start identifying and engaging partners with
skills, resources and networks to enable scaling.
Project should keep track of formal and informal dissemination
(example seed potatoes) to understand the mechanisms and
destination of scaling.
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25. Areas for Strengthening 5
Gender and Diversity
Broaden focus of gender work to include attention to range
of household types, individuals and excluded groups.
Use typologies derived from output 1 activity to ensure
inclusion of all typologies and monitor participation and
adoption.
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26. Areas for Strengthening 6
Data management issues
Different formats, programmes and approaches etc. may mean
data sets are not compatible (could present a problem for meta
analysis).
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27. AreasforStrengthening7
Human resource management
Site coordinator overloaded by multiple protocols and attitude of
some partners, small financial float and time taken to do and replenish
accounts. Accountancy support and better planning could help.
Local expertise is essential for trial management.
M&E staff needed who are answerable to project management and
who attend planning and partnership meetings
Additional expertise and networking to support scaling required
(discussed under Output 3).
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28. AreasforStrengthening8
Monitoring and Evaluation
Late collection of baseline data
No evidence of monitoring plan
No collection of data by IFPRI for over-arching project level
monitoring (Outcomes) to guide project management.
No evidence of IFPRI staff apart from the baselineNo country
M&E person appointed as was envisaged
Funding for M&E as separate contract – is not integrated
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29. Areas for Strengthening 10
Communication
Suggest hard copy updates e.g. quarterly newsletters for sharing
with Local partners and stakeholders.
Financial Management
Slow disbursement from ILRI financial office has been a problem
for some protocols - evidence from ICRISAT, CIAT and both site
coordinators interviewed.
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30. Areas for further consideration- 1
How to keep the benefits of flexible design, while addressing its
shortcomings
How to move towards whole farm integration
Getting the balance right between broad & iterative research and
farmer support, and not overloading or “changing” farmers
Think about appropriate scaling research methods and partners,
including mapping and quantification of scaling, and investigating
scaling processes
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31. Areas for further consideration- 2
Consider diversity in planning, monitoring & scaling of
technologies – need to develop different technologies for
different social groups within the community
Data collection – M&E info – what, what for, when, who to
collect, how to share and use
How do VCs fit into the TOC, and into research and scaling
activities and partnerships?
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32. Areas for further consideration- 3
Does the AR Programme “add value” commensurate with
costs, c.f. interaction with CPRs and other SI initiatives
What is the future of the IPs? What is AR’s role?
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33. Next steps
Development of preliminary recommendations (Thursday am)
Feedback to Project team (Thursday pm)
Draft report to project partners for comment (by end April
2015)
Final report, May 2015
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35. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR MIXED GROUPS
1. How do Value Chains fit into research and scaling activities
and partnerships?
2. Think about mapping and quantification of scaling, and
investigating scaling processes
3. How to move towards research into whole farm integration
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37. Local partners Ethiopia
Academic institutions:
Wachemo, Mekelle, Madawolabu, Debre Berhan and Hawassa universities; Maichew Agricultural College
Regional research organizations:
Amhara Regional Agricultrural Research Institute, Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Tigray Agricultural
Research Institute, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute
Federal research organizations:
Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute
Offices of Agriculture:
Endamekoni (Tigray), Basona Worena (Amhara), Lemo (SNNRP) and Sinana (Oromia)
Agricultural Transformation Agency
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