Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation
The demand for verifiable evidence of results and impacts of development agricultural programs and projects is growing. However, most of the indicators that development practitioners have traditionally used in tracking progress toward achieving pro...
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ADMINISTRATION AGENCIES AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL CENSUS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL INPUT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AID EFFECTIVENESS AQUACULTURE ARABLE LAND BENEFICIARIES BIRTH RATE CAPACITY BUILDING COLLECTION OF DATA COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONFLICT COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT CROP CROP LAND CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPS CUSTOMER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA DATA REQUIREMENTS DATABASES DECENTRALIZATION DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER ENTRY POINT EVALUATION EXTENSION FAO FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FARMS FEEDBACK FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISH FISH PRODUCTION FISHERIES FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPACTS INCOME INDICATORS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONS INSTRUMENTS INTERNAL SYSTEM INVESTMENT INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION LINKS LIVESTOCK M& E SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROFINANCE MONITORING MONITORING AGENCIES NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUTCOME INDICATORS OUTCOMES PARTICIPATION IN M& E PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHOTO PLANNING POLICY FORMULATION POPULATION POPULATIONS PRICE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PROJECTS PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY RELIABILITY REPORTS RESEARCH RESULT RESULTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAVINGS SERVICE PROVIDERS STATISTICS SUPERVISION TARGET TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTIONS UNITED NATIONS USER USERS WOMEN WOOD |
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ADMINISTRATION AGENCIES AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL CENSUS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL INPUT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AID EFFECTIVENESS AQUACULTURE ARABLE LAND BENEFICIARIES BIRTH RATE CAPACITY BUILDING COLLECTION OF DATA COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONFLICT COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT CROP CROP LAND CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPS CUSTOMER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA DATA REQUIREMENTS DATABASES DECENTRALIZATION DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER ENTRY POINT EVALUATION EXTENSION FAO FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FARMS FEEDBACK FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISH FISH PRODUCTION FISHERIES FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPACTS INCOME INDICATORS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONS INSTRUMENTS INTERNAL SYSTEM INVESTMENT INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION LINKS LIVESTOCK M& E SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROFINANCE MONITORING MONITORING AGENCIES NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUTCOME INDICATORS OUTCOMES PARTICIPATION IN M& E PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHOTO PLANNING POLICY FORMULATION POPULATION POPULATIONS PRICE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PROJECTS PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY RELIABILITY REPORTS RESEARCH RESULT RESULTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAVINGS SERVICE PROVIDERS STATISTICS SUPERVISION TARGET TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTIONS UNITED NATIONS USER USERS WOMEN WOOD Larson, Gunnar Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 46 |
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The demand for verifiable evidence of
results and impacts of development agricultural programs and
projects is growing. However, most of the indicators that
development practitioners have traditionally used in
tracking progress toward achieving projects' objectives
focus on the workings of the development operation itself.
These performance indicators relate mainly to lower-level
inputs and outputs and are used to populate management
information systems. Higher-level indicators are used to
measure progress in achieving the ultimate objectives of
projects, and in bringing about larger outcomes and impacts.
The ability to measure and demonstrate outcomes and impacts
relies on the use of indicators that are based on reliable
data and on the capacity to systematically collect and
analyze that information. The conditions in which monitoring
and evaluation (M&E) are carried out vary widely,
depending on the demand for information, the extent to which
it is used to inform decision-making, and the reliability of
the systems that are in place to capture and convey that
information. Throughout much of the developing world these
conditions are "less-than-ideal," and information
is irregular and often lacking altogether. In these
conditions there is a lack of effective demand for
information on the part of policy makers. The conditions are
often especially pronounced for data related to rural areas,
where the costs of data collection are high and the quality
of existing data is particularly low. Building data systems
and developing and supporting capacity for M&E in these
conditions is, therefore, a pressing imperative for
interventions in the agriculture and rural development
sector. Strengthening capacity for M&E begins at the
national and sub-national levels, where addressing the
weaknesses of national statistical systems is a common
priority. The data collected and reported within countries
must not only be of sufficient quality to inform planning
and policy formulation but must also be consistent between countries. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Larson, Gunnar |
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Larson, Gunnar |
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Larson, Gunnar |
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Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation |
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tracking results in agriculture and rural development in less-than-ideal conditions : a sourcebook of indicators for monitoring and evaluation |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-94972021-04-23T14:02:45Z Tracking Results in Agriculture and Rural Development in Less-Than-Ideal Conditions : A Sourcebook of Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation Larson, Gunnar ADMINISTRATION AGENCIES AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL CENSUS AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL INPUT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AID EFFECTIVENESS AQUACULTURE ARABLE LAND BENEFICIARIES BIRTH RATE CAPACITY BUILDING COLLECTION OF DATA COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONFLICT COST-EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT CROP CROP LAND CROP PRODUCTION CROP YIELDS CROPPING CROPS CUSTOMER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA DATA REQUIREMENTS DATABASES DECENTRALIZATION DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER ENTRY POINT EVALUATION EXTENSION FAO FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FARMS FEEDBACK FINANCIAL REPORTING FINANCIAL REPORTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FISH FISH PRODUCTION FISHERIES FOOD ITEMS FOOD PRODUCTION FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY FORESTS GENDER HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN RESOURCES IMPACTS INCOME INDICATORS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONS INSTRUMENTS INTERNAL SYSTEM INVESTMENT INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IRRIGATION LINKS LIVESTOCK M& E SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MARKET RESEARCH MARKET SHARE MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MICROFINANCE MONITORING MONITORING AGENCIES NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUTCOME INDICATORS OUTCOMES PARTICIPATION IN M& E PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHOTO PLANNING POLICY FORMULATION POPULATION POPULATIONS PRICE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS PROJECTS PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY RELIABILITY REPORTS RESEARCH RESULT RESULTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL CREDIT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL LABOR RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAVINGS SERVICE PROVIDERS STATISTICS SUPERVISION TARGET TECHNOLOGIES TRANSACTIONS UNITED NATIONS USER USERS WOMEN WOOD The demand for verifiable evidence of results and impacts of development agricultural programs and projects is growing. However, most of the indicators that development practitioners have traditionally used in tracking progress toward achieving projects' objectives focus on the workings of the development operation itself. These performance indicators relate mainly to lower-level inputs and outputs and are used to populate management information systems. Higher-level indicators are used to measure progress in achieving the ultimate objectives of projects, and in bringing about larger outcomes and impacts. The ability to measure and demonstrate outcomes and impacts relies on the use of indicators that are based on reliable data and on the capacity to systematically collect and analyze that information. The conditions in which monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are carried out vary widely, depending on the demand for information, the extent to which it is used to inform decision-making, and the reliability of the systems that are in place to capture and convey that information. Throughout much of the developing world these conditions are "less-than-ideal," and information is irregular and often lacking altogether. In these conditions there is a lack of effective demand for information on the part of policy makers. The conditions are often especially pronounced for data related to rural areas, where the costs of data collection are high and the quality of existing data is particularly low. Building data systems and developing and supporting capacity for M&E in these conditions is, therefore, a pressing imperative for interventions in the agriculture and rural development sector. Strengthening capacity for M&E begins at the national and sub-national levels, where addressing the weaknesses of national statistical systems is a common priority. The data collected and reported within countries must not only be of sufficient quality to inform planning and policy formulation but must also be consistent between countries. 2012-08-13T08:46:13Z 2012-08-13T08:46:13Z 2009-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11913409/tracking-results-agriculture-rural-development-less-than-ideal-conditions-sourcebook-indicators-monitoring-evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9497 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 46 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |