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Meeting CGIAR Data Needs in Ethiopia: Report from a Stakeholder Consultation
One of SPIA’s core strategies is to improve the evidence base on adoption of CGIAR-related agricultural innovations. We do this by partnering w...
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Vacancy Announcement: Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) Officer - CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat
The CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) is recruiting a skilled Impact Assessment professional to serve as a SPIA Officer. This posi...
Desk-Based Reviews of CRPs – Call for Experts
In 2020, the CAS Secretariat evaluation function is planning independent desk-based reviews of the twelve CGIAR research programs (CRPs...
“Gold Standard” Measurement Approaches: Yes, but Even Gold Comes in Different Carats…
In the last decade, the validity of data collected through agricultural surveys administered in developing countries has been shaken up by new me...
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Paola Mallia
Paris School of Economics
Vacancy Announcement: Senior Officer, ISDC
Vacancy Announcement: Senior Officer, Independent Science for Development Council - CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat The newly forme...
Call for Expressions of Interest: ISDC Consultancy
Food and Agriculture Systems Trade-off Report for One CGIAR Timeline: 15 April to 29 May 2020 Proposals Due: 6 March 2020&nb...
Vacancy Announcement: Senior Manager, Evaluation - CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat
The newly formed CGIAR Advisory Services (CAS) Secretariat, hosted at Bioversity International in Rome, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Evalu...
"Don’t Look for a Donkey in the Lake"
SPIA's first country consultation workshop (agenda and participant list here) in October 2019 was a key part of our strategy of working intensive...
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Delivering Actionable Science Advice to the CGIAR System at a Time of Transition and Change – The ISDC Induction and Planning Retreat
Since the creation of the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) in 2019 as the renewed CGIAR science advisory body, the Council cond...
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Season’s Greetings and Welcome to the New CGIAR Advisory Services Website
The aim of this website is to share information from three crucial independent advisory services serving CGIAR. The site provides access to a wea...
Can Diffusion Strategies Adapted to the Characteristics of CGIAR Innovations Enhance and Sustain Uptake?
A call for cases for learning-oriented impact studies* Background and scope of the call The CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) ...
Vacancy Announcement: Senior Manager - Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC)
The newly formed CGIAR Advisory Services (CAS) Secretariat, hosted at Bioversity International in Rome, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, ...