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DocumentBackground document to the FAO e-mail conference on "Approaches and methodologies in ex post impact assessment of agricultural research: Experiences, lessons learned and perspectives" 2014
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No results found.This article represents the background document to the FAO moderated e-mail conference entitled “Approaches and methodologies in ex post impact assessment of agricultural research: Experiences, lessons learned and perspectives” which begins 5 May 2014. The document’s aim is to provide an easily understandable introduction and brief overview to the approaches and methodologies used in ex post impact assessment (epIA) of agricultural research. The document begins with an introduction to the genera l area of evaluation and then narrows down to epIA, one component of the whole evaluation package. It proceeds to describing the main approaches and methodologies used for carrying out epIA of agricultural research. These are classified into two broad groups: macro-level assessments looking, for example, at the impacts of agricultural research at the regional or national level and micro-level assessments, looking at the impacts of specific research-derived interventions. The document also briefl y considers the issue of how the epIA results are communicated to donors and policy-makers and how they subsequently use them. It concludes with a series of questions which participants are asked to address during the conference. After the conference, a summary document will be published, synthesizing the main issues discussed during the conference. -
Book (stand-alone)An FAO e-mail conference on agricultural innovation systems and family farming: the Moderator's summary 2012
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No results found.From 4 June to 1 July 2012, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a moderated e-mail conference on 'Ensuring the full participation of family farmers in agricultural innovation systems: Key issues and case studies'. About 560 people subscribed to the conference, from nearly 50 countries. -
Book (stand-alone)An FAO e-mail conference on GMOs in the pipeline in developing countries: The moderator's summary 2012
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No results found.moderated e-mail conference on "GMOs in the pipeline: Looking to the next five years in the crop, forestry, livestock, aquaculture and agro-industry sectors in developing countries". A total of 770 people subscribed to the conference and, of these, 59 (i.e. 8%) submitted at least one message. Of the 109 messages that were posted, 36% came from people living in Asia; 26% from Europe; 24% from North America; 10% from Latin America and the Caribbean; and 5% from Africa. The messages came from peo ple living in 24 different countries. The greatest number were from people living in India (31 messages), followed by the United States (25); United Kingdom (eight); Belgium, Brazil, the Netherlands, Peru, Spain and Switzerland (four messages each); and Iran and Nigeria (three messages each). A total of 55 messages (i.e. 50%) were posted by people living in developing countries. Regarding their workplace, 30% of messages came from people working in universities; 18% from participants in non-gove rnmental organizations; 17% from people in research centres; 12% from people in the private sector; 11% from people working as independent consultants; and 8% and 2% from people in Governments and FAO respectively. This document summarizes the main issues that were discussed by participants during the four weeks of the conference. It was the 18th e-mail conference hosted by the FAO Biotechnology Forum since its launch in the year 2000. FAO traditionally uses a broad definition of biotechnology , so that the term encompasses a large number of technologies that are used for different purposes in crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, and agro-industry. One of these biotechnologies is genetic modification and, unlike the other biotechnologies, there has been considerable controversy and debate about its current and potential benefits and implications.
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