Rural Innovation Systems

Participatory monitoring and evaluation for stakeholder engagement, assessment of project impacts, and for institutional and community learning and change

Njuki, J. | 2005
  • Author(s): Njuki, J.
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 409--419
  • Keywords: project monitoring, popular participation, community development, social change, development projects, target population, decision-making, kenya, malawi, uganda
Participatory monitoring and evaluation could improve community organization and learning, institutional organization and learning, targeting and improving the project implementation process, and the identification of indicators to measure empowerment.

Summary report on the status of monitoring and evaluation systems in selected KARI centers and some intervention strategies

Njuki, Jemimah and Mwangi, Peterson and Kamonji, Virginia | 2004
  • Author(s): Njuki, Jemimah and Mwangi, Peterson and Kamonji, Virginia
  • Publisher:
  • Pages: 135--139
  • Keywords: agricultural research, training and research institutions, evaluation, popular participation, farmers, co-operation between organizations, east africa, kenya
In 2004, the supportive Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) processes project conducted reconnaissance visits at five Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Centers to enhance farmer participation and stakeholder involvement.

Donor methods to prioritise investments in agriculture research and development

Norton, George W. and Alwang, Jeffrey | cop. 2012
  • Author(s): Norton, George W. and Alwang, Jeffrey
  • Publisher: Global donor platform for rural development
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural research, development planning, project formulation, developing countries
The objective of this synthesis paper is to inform Platform members and other relevant organisations about approaches, methods and tools to assess and prioritise research investments. It presents a set of tools and methods that are presently used to prioritise the selection of research projects.

Business services in support of farm enterprise development : a review of relevant experiences

Nugawela, Patrick and Choudhary, Vikas | [2007]
  • Author(s): Nugawela, Patrick and Choudhary, Vikas
  • Publisher: FAO
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural extension, advisory services, enterprise development, rural areas, africa, asia
This paper presents findings on approaches to the design and delivery of business (development) services (BDS) to farmers and rural entrepreneurs. It analyses case studies and discusses service performance, impact and sustainability.

Innovation works : pastoralists building secure livelihoods in the Horn of Africa

Nunow, Abdirizak | 2011
  • Author(s): Nunow, Abdirizak
  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Future agricultures consortium
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: agricultural innovations, rural development, pastoralism, africa
New technologies such as mobile phones as well as improvements in roads are opening up pastoral areas to greater movements of people, goods, and ideas. And new ways of delivering services to mobile and remote pastoralist populations have improved their access to services, education and healthcare.
 

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