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The State of the Literature on Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification
The projected increases in global demand for agricultural products over the coming decades – for food, for livestock feed, and use in industry ...
Megatrends, Shocks, Foresight, and Trade-offs: The Importance to One CGIAR
This blog coincides with the launch of the ISDC 2020 foresight and trade-off project. COVID-19 is not just a global pandemic. The virus is a...
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Can Diffusion Strategies Adapted to the Characteristics of CGIAR Innovations Enhance and Sustain Uptake?
As part of its mandate to support learning-oriented impact assessment, SPIA is inviting teams of academic researchers and CGIAR researchers to su...
Vacancy Announcement: Evaluation Officer
Evaluation professionals are invited to apply for the Evaluation Officer vacancy in the CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat, based in Rome...
Building a Portfolio of Impact Studies for Accountability and Learning: Progress, Lessons, and Opportunities
As I hand over the SPIA Senior Manager role to Ricardo Labarta, it seems like a good time to provide an update to the broader CGIAR Impact A...
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Message From SPIA Chair on Learning Impact Studies
Karen Macours, Chair, Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) gives a short video overview that looks at: What we know about impacts of ...
Seeking New Members for the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC)
CGIAR is seeking eminent and passionate candidates to join its Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) – a standing panel of imparti...
Vacancy: CRP Review Technical Officer (Consultancy)
Opportunity for evaluation professionals. CGIAR Advisory Services Shared Secretariat is seeking a consultant to provide technical inputs and s...
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