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Developing, Using, and Assessing TOC in CGIAR
What have been the lessons learned from developing and using Theories of Change (TOC) in CGIAR’s research for development programs? What are th...
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Research Outcomes, 2013-2016
Unlike seeds which physically embody the technological change within them, most natural resource management (NRM) research outputs are disembodie...
Experimental Impact Evaluations of CGIAR Research, 2014-2016
The development of new technologies by the various CGIAR Centers, CRPs and their NARs partners seems to hold great promise in addressing the chal...
Under-evaluated Areas of CGIAR Research, 2013-2016
Background Many studies over the years have sought to document the impacts of agricultural research although the vast majority of these have f...
Assessing Environmental Impacts, 2008-2011
The final report for this study features a literature review of evidence assembled to date, a conceptual framework for measuring environmental im...
Diffusion and Impacts of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA), 2010-2013
The Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA) project collected data on improved varieties in Africa south of the Sahara. Supp...
What Does the ISPC Really Do?
Welcome to the new ISPC website and to our new blog! We hope to use both to strengthen communications between ISPC and the rest of the CGIAR, and...
Gender in CGIAR Research - Summary Video of Findings
A summary video of the main findings and recommendations from the Gender in CGIAR Research evaluation. --Gender in CGIAR research- E...
Evaluation of Gender in Research and in CGIAR workplace
The "Evaluation of Gender in CGIAR", commissioned by IEA, is the first independent, System-wide evaluation on this topic. It was originally conce...
Gender in CGIAR – Gender Equity in Research and in the Workplace
The Evaluation of Gender in CGIAR was completed in 2017, and is the first independent, System-wide evaluation on this topic. The Evaluation ...
Strengthening Impact Assessment in the CGIAR (SIAC), 2013-2016
This is a major new initiative from SPIA funded by DFID, the Gates Foundation, and ISPC with a budget of approximately US$ 12 million over the pe...
Evaluating Quality of Science in CGIAR
IEA organized a 1.5 day (10-11 December) internal workshop to discuss approaches and experiences for assessing science quality, ...