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Improving the proof: evolution of and emerging trends in impact assessment methods and approaches in agricultural development [1]

Assessing impacts of public investments has long captured the interest and attention of the development community. This paper presents the evolution of different methods and approaches used for ex ante appraisal, monitoring, project evaluation, and impact assessment over the last five decades. Among these tools, impact assessment (IA) conducted retrospectively comes closest to providing the proof of development effectiveness. It is defined as the systematic analysis of the significant or lasting changes in people

Publication Date: 
01/11/2009
Mywish K. Maredia [2]
International Food Policy Research Institute [3]
Tags:
Cost Benefit Analysis [4], Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) [5], Agriculture [6], Rural Development [7], India [8], Food Security [9], Development [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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