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Technical consultation on assessing the performance and
impact of agricultural information products and services
Compiled by: Karen Batjes-Sinclair
Proceedings of a CTA/IICD/LEAP-IMPACT Technical Consultation, Bonn, Germany,
9-12 October 2001
Working document series no. 8027
Summary
During the last decade, several international development agencies including
CTA, IDRC and UNESCO have invested in research aimed at developing appropriate
methodologies for evaluating information products and services. Although
various approaches have been proposed, there are as yet few methodologies
and applications relating to information management and even fewer which
have been or could be applied specifically to agricultural information
products and services.
The inter-agency technical consultation on 'Assessing the performance
and impact of agricultural information products and services' therefore
provided the opportunity for information and evaluation specialists to
further collaborate and exchange a wide range of experiences in an effort
to further facilitate the development and use of practical and cost-effective
methods. The workshop was organised by CTA and IICD in collaboration with
ISNAR, KIT, GTZ, Bellanet and FAKT on 8-12 October 2001, in Bonn, Germany.
The main objective of the technical consultation was to facilitate the
development and use of practical and cost-effective methods for evaluating
the performance and impact of agricultural information products and services.
CTA's working document series consists of material that, in view of
its immediate relevance and practical utility to specific readerships,
the Centre wishes to make available without the delays inherent in the
formal publication process. These working documents have not yet undergone
technical editing by CTA and should be cited accordingly. Comments on
matters of substance are welcome, and should be addressed directly to
CTA
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