Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia

cg.contributor.affiliationstakeholdersen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.subregionYewol Watershed
cg.creator.identifierAmare Haileslassie: 0000-0001-5237-9006
cg.creator.identifierStefan Uhlenbrook: 0000-0002-3926-2599
cg.creator.identifierLulseged Tamene: 0000-0002-4846-2330
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2021.226en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050789
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and water Solutions
cg.isbn978-92-9090-929-3en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorChild, K.en
dc.contributor.authorDesta, G.en
dc.contributor.authorDouthwaite, Boruen
dc.contributor.authorHaileslassie, Amareen
dc.contributor.authorRooyen, Andre F. vanen
dc.contributor.authorTamene, Lulseged D.en
dc.contributor.authorUhlenbrook, Stefanen
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T07:03:29Zen
dc.date.available2021-11-15T07:03:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116070
dc.titleImpact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractThis 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChild, K.; Desta, G.; Douthwaite, B.; Haileslassie, Amare; van Rooyen, A.; Tamene, L.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 28p. (WLE Legacy Series 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.226]en
dcterms.extent28p.en
dcterms.isPartOfWLE Legacy Series 1en
dcterms.issued2021-11-15
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectagricultural innovationen
dcterms.subjectscalingen
dcterms.subjectimpact assessmenten
dcterms.subjectagricultural research for developmenten
dcterms.subjectproject evaluationen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectresearch programmesen
dcterms.subjectfundingen
dcterms.subjectpartnershipsen
dcterms.subjectcommunity involvementen
dcterms.subjectwatershed managementen
dcterms.subjectirrigation equipmenten
dcterms.subjecttaxesen
dcterms.subjectlandscapeen
dcterms.subjectdata managementen
dcterms.subjectstakeholdersen
dcterms.subjectcollaborationen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.subjectinnovation scalingen
dcterms.typeReport

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