Capacity Development in Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation: Results of an Evaluation

This paper describes the evaluation of a regional, multiple-site capacity-development project, undertaken to strengthen planning, monitoring, and evaluation in the field of agricultural research. It briefly discusses some of the challenges facing capacity development and its evaluation, the conceptual frameworks and methods adopted, and the procedures employed. It then presents some consolidated findings and lessons for the design, management, and evaluation of capacity-development efforts.

By Ronald Mackay and Douglas Horton, ISNAR Briefing Paper #51, July 2002