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ABBREVIATIONS / DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................... 3
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 4
2. OVERVIEW OF THE WMAS PROJECT ................................................................................. 6
2.1.WATER MANAGEMENT &SOIL CONSERVATION ACTIVITY ................................................... 6
2.2. CAPACITY-BUILDING &AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ACTIVITY .................... 9
2.3. INVESTMENT COMPONENT - ACCESS TO CREDIT ACTIVITY ............................................... 12
3. INSIGHTS FROM PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT ........................................................... 14
3.1. PROGRAM THEORY OF CHANGE .............................................................................................. 14
3.2. DATA QUALITY &AVAILABILITY ............................................................................................ 16
3.3. CONDUCIVENESS OF THE CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 18
4. PROPOSED EVALUATION DESIGN .................................................................................... 20
4.1. OVERALL APPROACH ................................................................................................................ 20
4.2. APPROACH BY PROJECT ACTIVITY ......................................................................................... 22
4.2.1. ACTIVITY 1: IMPROVED WATER MANAGEMENT AND SOIL CONSERVATION ............................................ 22
4.2.2. ACTIVITY 2: ENHANCED AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING SERVICES .......................... 24
4.2.3. ACTIVITY 3: INCREASED ACCESS TO CREDIT ................................................................................................... 26
4.3. DATA COLLECTION: .................................................................................................................. 27
4.3.1. SAMPLE AND SURVEY DESIGN ........................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.2. SECONDARY SOURCES ........................................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.3. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS ........................................................................................................................... 30
4.4. DATA ANALYSIS.......................................................................................................................... 33
5. ADMINISTRATIVE .................................................................................................................... 35
5.1. IRB REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................... 35
5.2. PREPARING DATA FILES FOR ACCESS, PRIVACY, AND DOCUMENTATION ........................ 36
5.2.1. RISK MITIGATION .................................................................................................................................................. 36
5.3. DISSEMINATION PLAN ............................................................................................................. 37
5.4. EVALUATION TEAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................... 38
5.5. PROPOSED EVALUATION TIMELINE ........................................................................................ 39
ANNEX 1: COUNTRY CONTEXT .............................................................................................. 40
ANNEX 2: LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................... 42
ANNEX 3: ADDITIONAL NOTES ON SAMPLE SIZE ........................................................... 47
ANNEX 4: LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS INTERVIEWED ...................................................... 48
ANNEX 5: LIST OF ASSOCIATIONS, PAÙL ........................................................................... 49
ANNEX 6: LIST OF ASSOCIATIONS, MOSTEIROS ............................................................. 50 |
