Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Africa RISING

What did we learn in 2014?

Beliyou Haile, IFPRI

Africa RISING Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014

Resources for M Limited (human) resources…overworked Interruptions in staff…survey residents

Compiling/aggregating FtF indicators data through PMMT Insufficient PMMT training…more trainings Poor internet connectivity…offline data entry Internet connectivity but missing/incomplete

data…we need your help!

Lessons learned – Monitoring (M)

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Customs and sustainability indicators Custom…is your project monitoring some of

them? Which ones? SI…discussions are ongoing The PMMT is ready to accommodate such

indicators

Lessons learned – Monitoring (M)

3

Baseline evaluation surveys Tradeoff between survey content, timing, local

capacity, data quality, survey cost… Lots of capacity building (content, CAPI, survey

planning and implementation) Further adaptation of the survey tool (post Malawi) Employed more resources than expected

Lessons learned – Evaluation (E)

4

Baseline evaluation surveys Survey sample composition: AR beneficiaries,

non-beneficiaries in AR sites, and control Count of AR beneficiaries (individuals vs.

households) Household listing and verification(e.g., wife takes last

name of spouse as first name) Given the random selection of non-beneficiaries in

AR action sites, need to purge AR beneficiaries from full list of farmers

Lessons learned – Evaluation (E)

5

Baseline evaluation surveys Had to move onto the ‘next survey’ quickly

(unable to clean, document, etc.)…‘some’ time in between surveys

Data for all AR countries are ready to be used, just ask us

Lessons learned – Evaluation (E)

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