Brief: Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014
Title | Brief: Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014 PDF eBook |
Author | Benin, Samuel |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 3 |
Release | 2018-08-21 |
Genre | Political Science |
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) introduced a decentralization strategy over 15 years ago that has relied heavily on outposting of staff to developing countries to work more closely with national and regional partners. This study takes an econometric approach to answering the question, “Has this strategy made a difference in terms of achieving policy and development outcomes and, if so, has this been a sound investment for IFPRI?”
Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014
Title | Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014 PDF eBook |
Author | Benin, Samuel |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 112 |
Release | 2018-08-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
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This study uses country-level panel data on 57 countries in Africa and Asia from 1981 to 2014 to assess the relationships between IFPRI’s in-country presence (as measured by staff present) and various policy and outcome indicators in those countries. An econometric model with country fixed-effects, year fixed-effects, and country-specific time trends is used, controlling for several factors deemed to affect the different policy and outcome indicators such as the country’s research capacity, production environment and resources, political economy and institutions, and complementary investments.
Has IFPRI's Research Decentralization Strategy Made a Difference?
Title | Has IFPRI's Research Decentralization Strategy Made a Difference? PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Benin |
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Release | 2018 |
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BRIEF: HAS IFPRI'S RESEARCH DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY MADE A DIFFERENCE?: An Econometric Study of African and Asian Countries, 1981−2014
Title | BRIEF: HAS IFPRI'S RESEARCH DECENTRALIZATION STRATEGY MADE A DIFFERENCE?: An Econometric Study of African and Asian Countries, 1981−2014 PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Benin |
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Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022 |
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IFPRI country programs: Lessons from case study successes
Title | IFPRI country programs: Lessons from case study successes PDF eBook |
Author | Place, Frank |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 33 |
Release | 2018-07-20 |
Genre | Political Science |
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This study was undertaken as part of a larger learning exercise to assess the outcomes and impacts of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s country programs. It reports on in-depth probing of selected successful research contributions to policy outcomes in order to determine if there are any common approaches and actions taken by country program leaders that helped to foster the successes. The selection of case studies was not comprehensive— there were many more identified by country program leaders—nor random, because we desired to have samples from all the countries with country programs. A semi-structured interview approach was followed by the authors and guided by a list of questions (found in Appendix B). The results showed that important factors making successful contributions to policy were building high credibility with local policy makers and donors, having direct access to senior policy makers, partnering with the right people, conducting research on issues over the longer term and not just responding to crises, organizing conferences and meetings around research evidence, and strengthening national capacity for policy research.
Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor
Title | Evaluation study of the IFPRI/A4NH research program on diet quality and health of the poor PDF eBook |
Author | Behrman, Jere R. |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 82 |
Release | 2019-06-22 |
Genre | Political Science |
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IFPRI’s Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) have conducted research since 2003 on the critical links between nutrition, health, and agriculture. This evaluation considers the impact of the work carried out through 2016, looking at the research strategy, engagement, capacity building, and impact on programs and policies and global dialogue. Findings suggest that the Diet Quality and Health of the Poor program has been successful in developing and sharing valuable research, knowledge, and data, and has brought new issues and approaches to partners and stakeholders. Through a range of projects, the program has effectively engaged with stakeholders, partners, and governments to support capacity enhancement and to help shape national interventions to improve nutrition.
Taking stock of IFPRI’s experience with country programs
Title | Taking stock of IFPRI’s experience with country programs PDF eBook |
Author | Hazell, Peter B.R. |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 81 |
Release | 2019-01-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
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IFPRI commissioned this study to assess how the country programs (CPs) are performing—which approaches and methods are producing the best outcomes across countries and over time—to identify factors that promote or impede their progress and lessons for making them more impactful in the future. The study has two major components. The first is a survey and analysis of the factors that CP leaders perceived to have most helped them influence host-country policies. We interviewed all current and most past CP leaders, which enabled us to compile evidence from recent CP experiences as well as from the 1980s and 1990s. We focused on the lessons they drew from their past successes that shed light on how to make their other activities successful. We did not undertake similar interviews on failed efforts because it is much harder to elicit such information from CP leaders. Additional insights about unsuccessful activities are, however, captured in the second component of the study, a commissioned external evaluation of the performance of a sample of ongoing country programs. Ideally, the external evaluation would have included CPs in both Africa and Asia, but this was not possible with the available budget. We therefore settled for an evaluation of CPs in Africa south of the Sahara. Doing so had two advantages: (1) the African CPs are more homogenous in terms of their objectives, structure, and internal IFPRI management, making comparisons among them more insightful; and (2) the budget was sufficient to both include all the African CPs in some of the analyses and allow the external evaluator to visit three of them.