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Impact SPIA
Posted on Jun 18, 2025
Blog

From the Field: Insights from SPIA Country Studies Virtual Event

Evaluation
Posted on Apr 01, 2021
Blog

Evaluation Syntheses for One CGIAR: Taking Stock of a Decade of Investment in Agricultural Research

Written by
  • Holger Meinke

    ISDC Chair
  • Allison Grove Smith

    Director
Advisory Services IAES
Posted on Mar 17, 2021
Vacancy announcements

Vacancy Announcement: Administration and Finance Consultant

Impact SPIA
Posted on Mar 04, 2021
Blog

Gathering Pieces of the Adoption Puzzle: Induction Meeting for the Small Grants Program

Written by
  • Frederic Kosmowski

    Researcher
Advisory Services IAES
Posted on Feb 15, 2021
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Vacancy announcements

Expression of Interest: Consultant Roster – Subject Matter Expert CGIAR Advisory Services

Impact SPIA
Posted on Feb 11, 2021
News

Agricultural Innovations in Ethiopia: 14 Recipients Selected for the SPIA Small Grant Call

On 4th November 2020, SPIA issued a small grant call for proposals on the topic of Agricultural innovations in Ethiopia.

Impact SPIA
Posted on Feb 10, 2021
Blog

Better Data on Agricultural Innovations: A Journey Into the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey

Written by
  • Alemayehu Ambel

  • Asmelash Haile Tsegay

Science ISDC
Posted on Jan 27, 2021
Vacancy announcements

Wanted: A Diverse Group of Individuals Providing Rigorous, Independent & Strategic Advice to One CGIAR

The full advertisement can be found here. Are you a thought-leader in agri-food systems ready to play a crucial role advising a global resear...

Written by
  • Holger Meinke

    ISDC Chair
  • Pierre Boulanger

    Former Advisor, ISDC Secretariat
Impact SPIA
Posted on Jan 27, 2021
Blog

Using Causal Impact Evidence When Scaling Agricultural Innovations: The Promise of Private Partnerships

In their feedback to the OneCGIAR Research Strategy, SPIA emphasized the need to have rigorous causal impact studies provide feedback loops in ea...

Written by
  • Kyle Emerick

    SPIA Member
  • Mina Karasalo

    Senior Officer
Science ISDC
Posted on Jan 15, 2021
Blog

A Place for Foresight and Trade-Offs

As policymakers across the world grapple with the possible trade-offs from shutdowns to decrease what some are calling the third—and hopefully ...

Written by
  • Amy R. Beaudreault

    Lead, ISDC Secretariat
Evaluation
Posted on Dec 22, 2020
Blog

Reflection on the CRP 2020 Review: A Time to Harmonize Data and Definitions

As we finalize the last cohort of the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews, CAS reflects on CRP data quality and its role in assessing the effecti...

Written by
  • Gaia Gullotta

    Consultant
Evaluation
Posted on Nov 27, 2020
Blog

Why Bibliometrics Matter for Assessing Quality of Science

As the CGIAR Research Program 2020 Reviews reach their halfway point, Paolo Sarfatti (CAS Senior Technical Advisor) and Max Rünzel (CAS Evaluati...

Impact SPIA
Posted on Nov 17, 2020
Blog

Remote Sensing for Impact Evaluation: Reflections on a Workshop

Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the use of remote sensing methods for impact evaluation purposes. Increased satellite ...

Written by
  • Mina Karasalo

    Senior Officer
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