Throughout the world, the pace of environmental, social and technological change is accelerating, and this in turn has major implications for the poor and their development prospects. Traditional transfer-of-technology approaches to agricultural research can no longer keep pace with the complex, ...
Watts, J.
,
Mackay, R.
,
Horton, D.
,
Hall, A.
,
Douthwaite, Boru
,
Chambers, Robert
,
Acosta, A.S.
,
[Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction]
,
Institutional Learning and Change: an introduction
The ILAC Initiative consists of an evolving community of individuals committed to increasing the contributions of agricultural research to sustainable poverty reduction around the world. ILAC promotes research, methodology development and capacity development to increase understanding of agricult...
Watts, J.
,
Horton, D.
,
[Institutional Learning and Change: an initiative to promote greater impact through agricultural research for poverty alleviation]
,
Institutional Learning and Change: an initiative to promote greater impact through agricultural research for poverty alleviation
This working paper reports on an evaluation designed to assess the usefulness of the skills gained during the training course, if the skills learned have been applied and, if so, how the new facilitation tools and techniques have changed meeting processes. The evaluation also identified obstacles...
Sette, Cristina
,
Watts, J.
,
[Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation]
,
Group facilitation skills for participatory decision-making: report of a follow-up outcome evaluation
This paper presents six key issues from the Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change Workshop (RIW) held in Cali, Colombia, March 28, 2008. The workshop discussed how agricultural and natural-resources research can be more effective in generating solutions for povert...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
,
Lilja, N.
,
Watts, J.
,
[Rethinking impact: understanding the complexity of poverty and change]
,
Rethinking impact: understanding the complexity of poverty and change
Effective sharing of information about genetic resources depends on everyone using the same “dictionary” – which is where the descriptor lists published by Bioversity International and its partners come in.
In a 2006 survey 90% or more of respondents stated that descriptor lists published by Biov...
Gotor, E.
,
Alercia, A.
,
Ramanatha Rao, V.
,
Watts, J.
,
Caracciolo, F.
,
[The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists]
,
The scientific information activity of Bioversity International: the descriptor lists
This study assesses the generation and consequences of the In-Trust Agreements (ITAs) that established the legal status of the CGIAR germplasm as freely available for the benefit of humanity under the auspices of FAO. The analysis looks at the history of the ITAs and focuses on the role of Biover...
Gotor, E.
,
Caracciolo, F.
,
Watts, J.
,
[The perceived impact of the In Trust Agreements on CGIAR germplasm availability: An assessment of Bioversity International’s institutional activities]
,
The perceived impact of the In Trust Agreements on CGIAR germplasm availability: An assessment of Bioversity International’s institutional activities
Policy and institutional frameworks for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources might be in place in many countries although with a variable degree of effectiveness and efficiency. In particular, the performance of existing organizations and institutions at the management and legal le...
Engels, J.M.M.
,
Kiambi, D.
,
Watts, J.
,
Zoungrana, I.
,
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
,
[Strengthening policy and institutional framework for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources: National programmes and networks as strategic tools, 1-10 October 2002, Zschortau, Germany: Proceedings of an international workshop]
,
Strengthening policy and institutional framework for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources: National programmes and networks as strategic tools, 1-10 October 2002, Zschortau, Germany: Proceedings of an international workshop
Horton, D.
,
Alexaki, A
,
Bennett-Lartey, S
,
Brice, KN
,
Campilan, D.
,
Carden, F
,
Silva, JDS
,
Duong, LT
,
Khadar, I
,
Maestrey Boza, A
,
Kayes Muniruzzaman, I
,
Pérez, J.
,
Somarriba Chang, M
,
Vernooy, Ronnie
,
Watts, J.
,
[Evaluación del desarrollo de capacidades: experiencias de organizaciones de investigación y desarrollo alrededor del mundo]
,
Evaluación del desarrollo de capacidades: experiencias de organizaciones de investigación y desarrollo alrededor del mundo
Scores of assessments of the impacts of agricultural research have been carried out over the years. However, few appear to have been used to improve decision making and the effectiveness of research programmes. The Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative emerged within the Consultativ...
Watts, J.
,
Horton, D.
,
Douthwaite, Boru
,
La Rovere, R
,
Thiele, Graham
,
Prasad, S
,
Staver, Charles
,
[Transforming impact assessment : Beginning the quiet revolution of institutional learning and change]
,
Transforming impact assessment : Beginning the quiet revolution of institutional learning and change
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
,
Lilja, N.
,
Watts, J.
,
[Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change. Summary]
,
Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change. Summary