Author Archives: Keith Child

Africa / East Africa / Ethiopia / ICARDA / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Small Ruminants / Targeting

Refining the Livestock and Fish Ethiopia small ruminants value chain change pathway

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The follow-up workshop objectives were to: arrive at a common understanding of the Theory of Change approach, especially for scientists and partners who were not at the Nairobi workshop, revisit and review the change pathway developed for the Ethiopia small ruminants value chains, and validate and refine the change pathway developed for the Ethiopia small ruminants value chains Continue reading →

CGIAR / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL

Livestock and Fish Independent External Evaluation holds inception meeting in Kenya

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The Livestock and Fish program external evaluation, managed by the Independent Evaluation Arrangement (IEA), kicked off with an inception meeting in Kenya from 1-7 February. The evaluation team is composed of experts with a broad range of experience. The team is led by Brian Perry, a veterinarian and epidemiologist and includes: an expert on livestock policy (Anni Mc Leod), animal genetics and organizational development (Ed Rege), social, institutional and policy aspects of livestock development (John Morton), fish genetics and aquaculture (Rex Dunham), animal nutrition (Peter Udén) and governance and management (Felix von Sury). Continue reading →

CGIAR / Fish / ILRI / Impact Assessment / Livestock / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Research / Value Chains

Livestock and Fish external evaluation update 6 – value chain approach evaluation report available

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The finalized Livestock and Fish CRP Commissioned External Evaluation (CCEE) report on the Program’s value chain approach is now publicly available. The report makes 24 recommendations and 29 suggestions, subdivided according to four main areas of investigation and 12 evaluation questions. Continue reading →

CGIAR / ILRI / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / PIL / Research

Livestock and Fish program publishes a monitoring, evaluation and learning framework designed for research for development programs

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The CGIAR research program on Livestock and Fish has just published its Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework. The purpose of this Framework is to provide a concise overview of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approach that the program will employ for accountability, management decision making and program learning. Continue reading →

ILRI / Impact Assessment / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Value Chains

Livestock and Fish external evaluation update 4 – Writing up and reporting

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Field work has concluded for the Livestock and Fish CRP Commissioned External Evaluation on its Value Chain approach. The Evaluation Team wrapped-up field work in Nairobi on Monday, 15 September with a workshop for program staff during which they presented some of their observations. The Nairobi workshop marked the end of a month of field … Continue reading →