Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorChild, K.
dc.creatorDesta, G.
dc.creatorDouthwaite, Boru
dc.creatorHaileslassie, Amare
dc.creatorRooyen, Andre F. van
dc.creatorTamene, Lulseged D.
dc.creatorUhlenbrook, Stefan
dc.date2021-11-15
dc.date2021-11-15T07:03:29Z
dc.date2021-11-15T07:03:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:35:27Z
dc.descriptionThis paper argues for more creativity and flexibility in agricultural research for development (AR4D) scaling and impact evaluation in complex contexts. While acknowledging the importance of setting reasonable end-of-project targets and outcomes, we argue that the achievement of outcomes and impacts, particularly in complex contexts, requires adaptive management and acknowledgment that significant positive outcomes and impacts may occur after the project funding cycle is complete. The paper presents a practitioner-developed approach to scaling AR4D innovations called Impact Tracking (IT). We illustrate IT in practice by presenting three case studies from Ethiopia in which IT proved crucial to achieving impact. The paper concludes by drawing lessons from the case studies and discussing what implications IT may have for development practitioners.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/116070
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160240
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceChild, K.; Desta, G.; Douthwaite, B.; Haileslassie, Amare; van Rooyen, A.; Tamene, L.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Impact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 28p. (WLE Legacy Series 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.226]
dc.subjectagricultural innovation
dc.subjectscaling
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.subjectagricultural research for development
dc.subjectproject evaluation
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectresearch programmes
dc.subjectfunding
dc.subjectpartnerships
dc.subjectcommunity involvement
dc.subjectwatershed management
dc.subjectirrigation equipment
dc.subjecttaxes
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.subjectdata management
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjectcollaboration
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.subjectinnovation scaling
dc.titleImpact tracking: a practitioner-developed approach to scaling agricultural innovation in Ethiopia
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