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The Role of Impact Evaluation of Agricultural Development Projects

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  • Jacopo Bonan

    (Department of Mathematics and Physics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, LabExpo (Feltrinelli Foundation) and FEEM)

  • Stefano Pareglio

    (Department of Mathematics and physics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart)

  • Valentina Rotondi

    (Department of Economics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart)

Abstract

Agricultural development is central in the debate on the post-2015 development agenda, food security and poverty eradication being directly linked to agricultural production. Development actors are working to translate identified priorities into implementable policies aimed at increasing small farmers’ productivity, which is one of the most important barriers to agricultural development. Agricultural extension is deemed as a way to transfer innovation to farmers. Despite the development of extension programs, few studies investigate their impacts through rigorous evaluation methods. Impact evaluation exercises, by incorporating the methodology of the counterfactual, play a pivotal role in identifying the effects of agricultural programs in a causal manner, allowing the selection of the most cost-effective interventions and providing information for evidence-based policy making. The paper underlines the role of impact evaluation methods applied to agricultural development programs. It focuses on agricultural extension projects and briefly presents the results of a case study in rural Ethiopia

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  • Jacopo Bonan & Stefano Pareglio & Valentina Rotondi, 2015. "The Role of Impact Evaluation of Agricultural Development Projects," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 123(4), pages 369-380.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2015:v:123:i:4:p:369-380
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    Keywords

    Agricultural Extension; Rural Development; Impact Evaluation; Food Security; Diet Diversification;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation

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