Knowledge

This paper outlines the results of a study on the Programme de Microfinance Rural in Mali. It explores the impacts on agency and use of resources in households, with a focus on the role of gender in addressing these issues.

This brief explains how IFAD uses M&E at the corporate strategy, country strategy and project levels to maximise the impact of SSTC.

The brief emphasizes the importance of community involvement in multi-stakeholder platforms and the need for adaptive strategies, like public-private partnerships, to ensure the long-term success of programmes.

This course explains the Theory of Change and the Logical Framework in IFAD projects, the difference between the two and describes how to prepare them.

This course explains the planning, monitoring and evaluation activities during project implementation. It describes the annual planning process, the need for continuous data collection and project monitoring at every project phase. It discusses field visits, supervision missions, special studies, M&E for capacity building, transforming data into meaningful information and the completion process.

This course introduces the M&E plan, its purpose and the key actors who must prepare it. It also presents suggestions for the contents.

This advanced course builds on the ‘Fundamentals of ICT4D in Agriculture course’ to enhance knowledge and capacity among IFAD staff and members of Project Management Units to integrate agricultural digital technologies into IFAD’s work.