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
There have been repeated calls for a ‘new professionalism’ for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the capacities required to face global patterns of change and their implicatio...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, Anne-Maree
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[A new professionalism for agricultural research for development]
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
Field evaluation of six cassava genotypes for resistance to root rot disease was compared with three rapid laboratory methods (whole root inoculation, root slice inoculation, and stem inoculation) for resistance screening. Both the field evaluation and the three laboratory methods separated the v...
Onyeka, T.J.
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Dixon, A.
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Ekpo, E.J.
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[Assessment of laboratory methods for evaluating cassava genotypes for resistance to root rot disease]
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Assessment of laboratory methods for evaluating cassava genotypes for resistance to root rot disease
This is the report of the village baseline study of Pakhana in the CCAFS benchmark site of Karnal, India conducted from March 15-17, 2013 to complement an earlier household baseline survey done in the same village. Pakhana is located in the fertile flat land of the Indo-Gangetic plains and has go...
Shrestha, K
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Singh, R.
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Upraity, Varsha
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Acharya, Ganesh
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Rayamajhi, Arati
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Nagrale, B
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Kumar, S.
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[Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Haryana - Karnal, India]
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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Haryana - Karnal, India
Kowalski, B.
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Chicundi, S.
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Horacio, F.C.
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Barcelos, M.R.
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Gomes, E.
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Nzambi, N.N.
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Maliti, C.
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Mutunda, M.
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Domingos, M.
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[Evaluation and release of B3 potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties in the Angolan highlands.]
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Evaluation and release of B3 potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties in the Angolan highlands.
Kowalski, B.
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Chicundi, S.
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Gomes, E.
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Maliti, C.
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Mutunda, M.
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Londa, A.F.
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Domingos, M.
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Andrade, M.I.
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[Evaluation and release of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas L.) varieties in the Angolan highlands.]
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Evaluation and release of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas L.) varieties in the Angolan highlands.