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Remote Sensing for Impact Evaluation: Reflections on a Workshop
Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in the use of remote sensing methods for impact evaluation purposes. Increased satellite ...
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Taking A National-Level Approach to Impact Assessment in Ethiopia
SPIA Member, J.V. Meenakshi, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Health Economics at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Indi...
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SPIA Small Grants: Studies on Agricultural Innovations in Ethiopia
SPIA is offering small grants to students and early-career researchers for studies on agricultural innovations in Ethiopia. We encourage the subm...
A Distinctly Empirical Search for Evidence of Diffusion: SPIA’s Country-level Approach in Ethiopia
Last week, the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) published ‘Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evidence on Adoption and Diffusion...
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Shining a Brighter Light on Adoption and Diffusion of CGIAR-Related Innovations in Ethiopia
Taking a Country-Level Approach to Documenting Diffusion of Agricultural Innovations in Ethiopia Shining a Brighter Light: Comprehensive Evide...
The State of the Literature on Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification
The projected increases in global demand for agricultural products over the coming decades – for food, for livestock feed, and use in industry ...
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Can Diffusion Strategies Adapted to the Characteristics of CGIAR Innovations Enhance and Sustain Uptake?
As part of its mandate to support learning-oriented impact assessment, SPIA is inviting teams of academic researchers and CGIAR researchers to su...
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 A...
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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 ...
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 w...
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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 posi...
“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 me...
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