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European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) Log Frame (8/10/99)
META GOAL	OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATOR (OVI)	MEANS OF VERIFICATION (MOV)	Assumptions
Poverty reduced, food security enhanced and environment protected through sustainable development	Potential for conflicts reduced and recovery from crisis enhanced. Food security indicators, environment indicators and measures of empowerment	National and International poverty, food security, environmental and conflict/ crisis monitoring reports
GOAL	OVI	MOV	Assumptions
European investments in ARD^[1] knowledge systems have greater impact on poor people’s livelihoods in developing countries	Evidence of : Sustainable production increase improved employment (numbers, income, quality) greater food availability comprehensive knowledge investment strategy	Regional, National and local level monitoring of agricultural production, employment, food markets, nutrition status and research policies	Political stability maintained
Purpose	OVI	MOV	Assumptions
Appropriateness and effectiveness of ARD enhanced at national and regional level both in Europe and developing countries.	Evidence that improved coordination of EIARD Members and partners actions leading to (eg) NARS research demonstrates greater awareness of: poor peoples needs, best international science or mechanisms for uptake. Developing countries policies demonstrate greater awareness of : benefits of ARD, options for funding, market failure rational for use of public funding Networks active in ARD demonstrate greater attention to : value added through networking , positive relationship between impact and transaction costs	NARS work plans and projects portfolio National and regional planning policies Network meeting reports and plans	Mechanisms to transmit enhanced ARD knowledge to end users work effectively
Outputs	OVI	MOV
1.Coordinated European positions on ARD, including international organisations. Coherent positions and synergies developed between research and development policies and other relevant policies	1.1 EIARD strategy and log frame published 1.2 EIARD members produce position papers with appropriate recommendations. 1.3 European position (s) influence international ARD agenda	1.1 Documents available 1.2 Documents available 1.3 Reports of CGIAR and other international ARD meetings	1.1 EIARD Members adopt strategy, log frame and recommendations. 1.2 Harmonised positions lead to improved ARD performance
2. Effective ARD partnerships within Europe, and between European and other partners exist	2.1 Partnerships demonstrate awareness of beneficiary needs and means of achieving developmental impact 2.2 INCO programme achieves objectives	2.1 Reports of ARD partnership meetings and activities 2.2 INCO Evaluation	2.1 Appropriate ARD partnerships leads to effective investment in ARD 2.2 Partnership programmes including INCO receive adequate funding
3.Effective ARD collaboration between Southern organisations exists	3. South-South ARD partnership organisations demonstrate awareness of beneficiary needs and means of achieving developmental impact	3. Reports of priorities and programmes of South-South partnership organisations	3.Appropriate South-South ARD collaboration leads to effective investment in ARD.
4. Dialogue with policy makers on issues concerning sustainable institutional development in NARS established.	4. Awareness by policy makers of returns from strengthened and long-term commitment to institutional development of NARS demonstrated.	4. Reports from policy making organisations North and South	4. Sustainable institutional development in NARS leads to effective investment in ARD.

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^[1] ARD Agricultural Research for Development, Agriculture is assumed to encompass all renewable natural resources including fisheries, forestry, livestock and wildlife and relevant policy and socio-economic research.

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