M & E, Data Management & Analysis for Agriculture & Rural Development Programmes Course

Events: M & E, Data Management & Analysis for Agriculture & Rural Development Programmes Course

Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.

Event Date: 02nd – 13th April 2018.

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INTRODUCTION

The demand for data on impact of policies, programmes and interventions on agriculture and rural development is rapidly growing. Both governments and civil society have a need for information on food and nutrition conditions and trends and the impact of policies and interventions.

Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment are undertaken by governments, NGOs, international agencies and donors. The course emphasizes the need for careful selection of indicators in designing information support systems at various administrative levels and the skills required for analysis and interpretation of data collected for policy making.

The course is job-oriented and the training approach is interactive. It provides the participants with the possibility to learn from expert facilitators as well as from each other.

DURATIONRA

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The training targets staff of governmental and non-governmental organisations from policy and planning; staff at the national and sub-national level with responsibility for promoting community and household food and nutrition security within different sectors (agriculture, education, health, community development, local government, and planning); staff working at management and co-ordination level in the planning, management, implementation and monitoring of community food security and nutrition programmes or rural development programmes with nutrition components; staff working in action-oriented research, advisory and teaching positions directly relevant to food and nutrition security; and MSc students.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course you will:

• Understand the role of food and nutrition security for attaining the MDGs
• Understand the principles of participatory and learning orientated planning, monitoring and evaluation in food and nutrition security
• Have new insights in the principles of participatory and learning-oriented planning, monitoring and evaluation in food and nutrition security;
• Have strengthened your competence to design an M&E-system including assessments for food and nutrition security programmes and/or projects;
• Have clear ideas for improving M&E systems and impact assessments for food and nutrition security.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED

• Introduction
• The Evolving Role of Agriculture in Rural Economies
• M&E Frameworks
• Gender M&E in Agriculture and rural development
• Step by Step approaches to M&E
• Performance monitoring
• Measuring results in Agriculture and RD programmes
• Interpreting and Communicating results for M&E
• Data collection, management and data quality
• ICT tools for data collection, monitoring and evaluation in Agriculture and rural development
• Data demand and use for Agriculture and rural development

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This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training center or at a convenient location.

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ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Email: [email protected]. Mob: +254 715 077 817 Tel: 020 211 3814

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B 26th March 2018.

Send proof of payment to [email protected].