This Part features case studies of evaluations of selected information projects, products and services. In each case we describe the activity and its concept and objectives, and look at how to prepare, implement and report an evaluation of the activity.
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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Royal Tropical Institute
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[Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services: Second Edition: Part IV Evaluation Guidelines]
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Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services: Second Edition: Part IV Evaluation Guidelines
This sets the stage for discussion on the essential aspects as they relate to alleviating some of the Key Binding Constraints that are now in full focus of the agricultural repositioning debate.
Small producers, i.e., both farmers and food processors, are a big business in agriculture in the Caribbean. Their numbers far outweigh their relatively larger counterparts. Despite the difficult conditions under which they operate, including marginal lands, limited access to credit and the virtu...
The major objectives of the workshop were to share and exchange Best Practices and success stories in Agro-tourism in the Caribbean, with a view to preparing a strategy and programme for the development and promotion of agro-tourism in the Region...
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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[Agriculture & Tourism – Partners in Development”]
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Agriculture & Tourism – Partners in Development”
This Special paper seeks to widen understanding and promote a new mindset with respect to three issues critical to the agriculture development process.
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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[Managing hazards, reducing risks and increasing investments in agriculture – some perspectives: critical analysis of policy issues for repositioning agriculture in the Caribbean]
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Managing hazards, reducing risks and increasing investments in agriculture – some perspectives: critical analysis of policy issues for repositioning agriculture in the Caribbean
In 2011, G20 leaders committed to sustainably increase agricultural (production and) productivity (paragraph 43 of the Cannes Declaration). They "agree(d) to further invest in agriculture, in particular in the poorest countries, and bearing in mind the importance of smallholders, through responsi...
Bioversity International
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CGIAR Consortium Office
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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Coordination team of UN High Level Task Force on the Food Security Crisis
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World Food Programme
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World Bank
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World Trade Organization
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[Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Growth and Bridging the Gap for Small-Family Farms: Interagency Report to the Mexican G20 Presidency]
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Sustainable Agricultural Productivity Growth and Bridging the Gap for Small-Family Farms: Interagency Report to the Mexican G20 Presidency
This initiative seeks to facilitate agriculture’s decisive move from the crossroads that it currently finds itself into bold action to reposition its industries, enterprises and peoples along a path of sustainable and equitable growth.
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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[Developing Policies and Proposals for Alleviating Key Binding Constraints To Agriculture in The Caribbean: workshop Proceedings Final Report]
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Developing Policies and Proposals for Alleviating Key Binding Constraints To Agriculture in The Caribbean: workshop Proceedings Final Report
In 2001, a group of information practitioners from various development agencies, led by CTA, KIT and IICD, began working together to produce a manual that would support self-evaluation by information practitioners. At their first meeting the word ‘smart’ was chosen to emphasise ‘best practice’ an...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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Royal Tropical Institute
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[Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services: Second Edition: Prelims]
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Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services: Second Edition: Prelims
The origin of CaRAPN was an idea suggested by the CTA in 2002, discussed and agreed to at a regional meeting in 2003 and operationalised as a project between IICA and the CTA later that same year... This meeting provides the opportunity to expand that partnership and provide the base for strength...
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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[Developing a Medium Term Strategy (MTS) 2011-2015 for the Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network (CARAPN)]
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Developing a Medium Term Strategy (MTS) 2011-2015 for the Caribbean Regional Agricultural Policy Network (CARAPN)
If agriculture in the Caribbean is to achieve and sustain development, it must counteract these hazards through good forward planning and good practices. Widespread failure must not be tolerated (USAID-OAS, 1999)
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
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[Managing Development amidst Natural Hazards]
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Managing Development amidst Natural Hazards