Topics: Results based management

July212020
Webinar
online
Data quality in agriculture and food security in the time of COVID-19
Importance of leadership in Results-based management. Highlights on a recent e-Panel
In a recent e-Panel, co-hosted by AVANTI and EvalForward, we explored the role of leadership in instilling a culture of Results-based management (RBM) in African agriculture based on evidenced experience.
- Agriculture
- Results based management
Webinar
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 and results-based management (RBM) in the African agricultural sector. Among factors mentioned that appear to be crucial for building a culture of...
Report
Measuring results and impacts in the age of Big Data: the Nexus of Evaluation, Analytics, and Digital Technology
In this report published by the Rockfeller Foundation, Peter York, Michael Bamberger and Veronica OlazabaI take an in-depth look at how new information technologies will dramatically impact how we track progress and assess impact of programs and policies. With the rapid expansion of big data and...
Technical Paper
The impact of impact evaluation
Are impact evaluation and impact evaluation synthesis contributing to evidence generation and use in low- and middleincome countries? The authors of the present paper researched international organizations and countries including Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, Uganda, and Philippines to understand...
Evaluation in the Agriculture sector: what do we know about countries’ capacities?
Evaluation and, more generally, Results-Based Management (RBM) are amongst the best-known instruments to strengthen accountability and learning, and, ultimately, improve policies and practices.
November152019
Evaluation conference
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Table ronde: L'institutionnalisation de l'evaluation dans le secteur agricole
Report
Smallholder farmers as a backbone for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
The authors proposes the handprint assessment approach as a holistic measure for smallholder farmers' contribution to the SDGs and targets and classify them in the groups: Basic needs of SDGs, Social SDGs,Governance SDGs, Environment SDGs and Economic SDGs.
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How can we improve the quality of development projects?
In rural and agricultural development, projects are the main instrument for piloting and/or implementing policies and programmes.