Activities of the Impact Assessment Office in SSA: A Brief Overview

Presentation to the CCER-SSA Panel Members at ICRISAT--Headquarters, India. November 11, 2013.

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Introduction • Impact Assessment Office (IAO) was established in

January 2011. • IAO manages impact assessment studies in order

to monitor effects of ICRISAT’s research investments.

• IAO leads in setting criteria and identifying research projects for ex-post impact assessment.

• IAO is guided by procedural guidelines and protocols on implementation of ex-post IA studies.

• IAO strives to ensure that all commissioned impact studies are credible and of high quality – Studies are appropriately documented for specific targeted

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How Does IAO Work?

• Scientists from different programs are selected as focal points and work closely in preparing terms of reference for selected impact studies, including work plan and budget.

• Ex-post impact studies are led by external consultants.

– To reduce institutional bias

• Reports are shared with

– research management, donors, policy makers and the media 3

IAO Outputs

• IAO has 3 sets of IA Studies in different stages of accomplishment

• Set I: 2011-2013 – 8 studies (4 in Asia & 4 in Sub-Saharan Africa) – Completed in 2013

• Set II: 2013 – 6 studies (4 in Asia & 2 in Sub-Saharan Africa) – 4 studies to be completed in 2013 and 2 in 2014

• Set III: 2013-2014 – Identification of studies in process

• Impact assessment of Sorghum Macia in Southern Africa • Impact of Chickpea research in Ethiopia • Micro dosing impacts in Niger

• Measuring Returns to Research Investment on ICRISAT Jewels

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Impact Assessment Studies in SSA (2011-13)

Impact Assessment Studies SSA Region Lead Consultants

Impact of pigeonpea research in Tanzania ESA Prof Tim Dalton

Impact of groundnut research in Malawi ESA Dr Anandajayasekeram

Impact of groundnut research in Nigeria WCA Prof Paul Azama

Impact assessment of fertilizer micro-dosing in Zimbabwe

ESA Prof Alex Winter-Nelson

Impacts of sorghum research in Mali WCA Prof Melinda Smale

Impact assessment of sorghum variety development in central Tanzania

ESA Prof Aloyce Kaliba

Impact assessment of fertilizer micro-dosing in Niger

WCA Prof Saweda Liverpool-Tasie

Impact assessment of sorghum Macia variety in southern Africa

ESA Prof Jacob Ricker-Gilbert 5

Improved Pigeonpea Adoption in Northern Tanzania

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Impacts on Women’s Empowerment in Tanzania

Domain Indicator % of Women

Production Decision in purchasing inputs 50

Selection of Pigeonpea variety 37

Resources Ownership of land 30

Responsible for sale of Pigeonpeas 49

Negotiation of prices 46

Amount of Pigeonpeas to save 80

Income Control over use of income 69

Leadership Leadership role in community 19

Impact of Fertilizer Microdosing (MD) Research and Development in semi-arid Zimbabwe

• MD methods have contributed to intensification by making fertilizer use more affordable by reducing required quantities and effective in low rainfall regions.

• MD methods have been adopted over a range of cereal crops, supporting diversification.

• MD methods have contributed to food security by increasing cereal yields achieved by smallholders in low rainfall areas.

• By increasing household cereal yield and contributing to food security MD methods have supported women’s empowerment within male or joint-headed households.

Estimating Returns to Research Investments at ICRISAT

• Need to demonstrate that resource allocation to research represents good investment in the past 41 years

Returns on Investment (ROI) for ICRISAT Jewels

Selected Jewels of ICRISAT

from SSA

Region Period Ex-Ante/

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NPV

(in 2010 US$)

IRR

Fertilizer Microdosing

Zimbabwe 2004-2023 Ex-Post $30,322,586 44.12%

Early Maturing Groundnut

Malawi 1983-2013 Ex-Post $33,457,030 55.29%

Nigeria 1996-2013 Ex-Post $60,739,965 55.73%

Pigeonpea in ESA Northern Tanzania

1993-2013 Ex-Post $6,133,530 24.13%

Guinea-Race Sorghum Hybrids Mali 2000 - 2020 Ex-Ante $78,465,100 33.41%

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Summary

IA studies and ROI measures are demonstrating evidence of ICRISAT’s high impact research programs in SSA.

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