The Climate Change and Social Learning Initiative is a cross-organisation group working to build a body of evidence on how social learning methodologies and approaches contribute towards development targets. Together with a select number of participating initiatives from a variety of organisation...
Epp, Marissa van
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Garside, Ben
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[Monitoring and Evaluating Social Learning: A Framework for Cross-Initiative Application]
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Monitoring and Evaluating Social Learning: A Framework for Cross-Initiative Application
This report summarizes the papers presented and the discussions that took place at the workshop on Institutional Learning and Change in the CGIAR held at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C. from February 4–6, 2003. The workshop brought to together research...
Mackay, R.
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Douglas, H.
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[Institutional learning and change in the CGIAR: summary record of the workshop held at IFPRI, Washington, DC, February 4-6, 2003]
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Institutional learning and change in the CGIAR: summary record of the workshop held at IFPRI, Washington, DC, February 4-6, 2003
The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is under strong pressure to enhance its capacity to learn and change. Business as usual is no longer an option in an environment that demands the increasing effectiveness, efficiency and relevance of the services and products ...
Douglas, H.
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Galleno, V.
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Mackay, R.
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[Evaluation, learning and change in research and development organizations: concepts, experiences, and implications for the CGIAR]
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Evaluation, learning and change in research and development organizations: concepts, experiences, and implications for the CGIAR
This paper contains the technical and practical reflections of a statistician on the use of Randomised Control Trial designs (RCT) for evaluating the impact of development initiatives. It is divided into three parts. The first part discusses RCTs in impact evaluation, their origin, how they have ...
Barahona, C.
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[Randomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician’s point of view]
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Randomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician’s point of view
A weak evaluative culture undermines many attempts at building an effective evaluation and results management regime. This brief outlines practical actions that an organization can take to build and support an evaluative culture, where information on performance is deliberately sought in order to...
Mayne, J.
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[Building an evaluative culture for effective evaluation and results management]
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Building an evaluative culture for effective evaluation and results management
This study was undertaken in Wote division, Makueni district, Eastern province, Kenya, to test the effectiveness of different methods of communicating downscaled seasonal climate forecast information, and to assess its impact on management and productivity of smallholder farms. The communication ...
Rao, K.P.C.
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Hansen, James
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Njiru E
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Githungo WN
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Oyoo A
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[Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya]
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Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya
Synthesis of the work carried out from 1990 to 1992. The most important research activities were: a) genetic improvement, b) germplasm exchange, c) classification of germplasm, d) evaluation of germplasm, e) tissue culture, f) plantain farming system, g) study on the microbiology of banana and pl...
International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
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[Red regional para América latina y el Caribe: Informe de la Primera Reunión Regional del Programa International de Evaluación de Musa, 10-11 Marzo 1993, La Lima, Honduras]
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Red regional para América latina y el Caribe: Informe de la Primera Reunión Regional del Programa International de Evaluación de Musa, 10-11 Marzo 1993, La Lima, Honduras
Frison, Emile A.
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Tobutt, K.R.
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International Board for Plant Genetic Resources
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European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks
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[Report of the Working Group on Prunus: (Fourth meeting), Held at INRA, Bordeaux, France 30 November - 2 December 1992]
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Report of the Working Group on Prunus: (Fourth meeting), Held at INRA, Bordeaux, France 30 November - 2 December 1992
Maggioni, L.
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Janes, R.
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Hayes, A.
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Swinburne, T.
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Lipman, E.
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International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
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European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources
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[Report of a Working Group on Malus/Pyrus: First meeting, 15-17 May 1997, Dublin, Ireland]
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Report of a Working Group on Malus/Pyrus: First meeting, 15-17 May 1997, Dublin, Ireland
The fourth joint meeting of the ECPGR Working Group on Beta and the World Beta Network (WBN) was held 20-22 June 2012 at Cappelle-en-Pévèle, France, involving 34 participants. The meeting was hosted by the company Florimond Desprez. The meeting started with presentations delivered by WBN members,...
Maggioni, L.
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Frese, L.
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Lipman, E.
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Bioversity International
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[Report of a Working Group on Beta and the World Beta Network: Fourth Joint Meeting, 20-22 June 2012, Cappelle-en-Pévèle, France]
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Report of a Working Group on Beta and the World Beta Network: Fourth Joint Meeting, 20-22 June 2012, Cappelle-en-Pévèle, France