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Impact SPIA

Posted on May 28, 2020

Blog

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 Assessment...

Written by

Nancy Johnson

Impact SPIA

Posted on May 26, 2020

Video

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 recent...

Impact SPIA

Posted on Apr 15, 2020

Blog

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 with...

Written by

Solomon Alemu

Impact SPIA

Posted on Mar 24, 2020

Vacancy announcements

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 position...

Impact SPIA

Posted on Mar 11, 2020

Blog

“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...

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Paola Mallia

Impact SPIA

Posted on Jan 21, 2020

Workshops

"Don’t Look for a Donkey in the Lake"

SPIA's first country consultation workshop (agenda and participant list here) in October 2019 was a key part of our strategy of working intensively in...

Written by

James Stevenson

Impact SPIA

Posted on Nov 26, 2019

Call for proposals

Can Diffusion Strategies Adapted to the Characteristics of CGIAR Innovations Enhance and Sustain Uptake?

A call for cases for learning-oriented impact studies* Background and scope of the call The CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) is...

Impact SPIA

Posted on Sep 10, 2019

Call for proposals

New Window for Expressions of Interest for Impact Studies

Estimating the long-term, large-scale impacts of CGIAR research on development outcomes SPIA has re-opened the window for submissions of expressions...

Impact SPIA

Posted on Jun 26, 2019

Call for proposals

Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification - New SPIA Call for Expressions of Interest

SPIA is pleased to announce a call for Expressions of Interest for studies of "The environmental impacts of agricultural intensification". We have...

Impact SPIA

Posted on Feb 06, 2019

Blog

How Data Collected To Identify Cassava Varieties in Vietnam Helped Southeast Asia Respond Rapidly To a Viral Disease Outbreak

The collection of data on the adoption of CGIAR-related crop varieties is a priority for the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment’s (SPIA) agenda and for centers such as the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

Impact SPIA

Posted on Dec 04, 2018

Video

From Land Productivity to Labor Productivity – Interview with SPIA Chair Karen Macours

In this video interview, Karen Macours, SPIA Chair and Associate Professor at the Paris School of Economics and Researcher at French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), explains why the key challenge today is moving away from a sole focus on land productivity.

Impact SPIA

Posted on Jul 16, 2018

Blog

The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes

One of the primary ways that CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes is through influencing how polices are designed and implemented. According to available data, research oriented to ‘improving policies’ has been a steadily growing part of the CGIAR portfolio, accounting for 17% of CGIAR research investment by 2006.

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