Child, K and Desta, G and Douthwaite, B and Haileslassie, A and Van Rooyen, A and Tamene, L and Uhlenbrook, S (2021) Impact Tracking: A Practitioner-Developed Approach to Scaling Agricultural Innovation in Ethiopia. Project Report. International Water Management Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Thanks to Anthony Whitbread (ICRISAT) for his suggestions and comments. The support received from the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems and its donors is gratefully acknowledged.
Abstract
This paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts, particularly in complex contexts, requires adaptive management and acknowledgment that significant positive outcomes and impacts may occur after the project funding cycle is complete. The paper presents a practitioner-developed approach to scaling AR4D innovations called Impact Tracking (IT). We illustrate IT in practice by presenting three case studies from Ethiopia in which IT proved crucial to achieving impact. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from the case studies and discussing what implications IT may have for development practitioners.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) |
| Series Name: | Legacy Series 1 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | AR4D, Information Technology, Innovation |
| Subjects: | Others > Innovation Others > Information Technology |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arun S |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2021 10:59 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 11:03 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11921 |
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