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The sorry state of M&E in agriculture: can people-centred approaches help?

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Haddad, Lawrence, Lindstrom, Johanna and Pinto, Yvonne. (2010) The sorry state of M&E in agriculture: can people-centred approaches help? IDS Bulletin, Vol.41 (No.6). pp. 6-25. ISSN 0265-5012

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Abstract

This article argues that if the multiple purposes of M&E were recognised and pursued it would
help align the incentives of funders, implementers, M&E service providers, and intended beneficiaries to
increase the impacts of agriculture on poverty. In reality, these multiple purposes are rarely pursued, leading
to the weak provision of meaningful M&E. We make the case that M&E in agriculture is not immune to this,
and it may even be more susceptible due to agriculture’s unique properties. We argue that one possible way
forward is people-centred M&E, which looks for ways to balance multiple accountabilities. People-centred
M&E embraces farmer feedback, focuses on incentivising learning within organisations and finds ways to
share M&E information more openly.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Journal or Publication Title: IDS Bulletin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 0265-5012
Official Date: November 2010
Dates:
DateEvent
November 2010Published
Volume: Vol.41
Number: No.6
Number of Pages: 20
Page Range: pp. 6-25
Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00177.x
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
URI: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4797

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