Improve On-going communications of 2 CAVAC should Agree will review its M&E results with internal and its approach approach to M&E. This external program to M&E, drawing upon will be managed to stakeholders. independent ensure that CAVAC’s Review and, as By required, expertise, with a strong learning September restructure the 2017 M&E team to view to improving culture and adaptive ensure continued accountability, management processes focus on monitoring and adaptive results measurement are continued, while management balanced with more and communication. accountability, effective evaluation This might include results measurement and knowledge management. reinstating a and communication are Engage an external term M&E specialist enhanced. CAVAC notes expert to undertake a detailed analysis By on the CAVAC team that considerable of of CAVAC’s December and/or reaching out work has been largest markets 2017 and review to other DFAT MSD undertaken in recent progress towards systemic change in programs to compare months improving them. systems and communication of M&E approaches. results. Engage an external By October Consistent with its expert with 2017 3 External expertise goal statement trial experience with other MSD Phase two, CAVAC will be engaged to programs and DFAT should measure and develop a methodology priorities to work with the team to report on net to measure impact and develop a attributable income methodology to net attributable change for measure impact and net attributable income - or advise smallholder farming income, or advise households. The why this is not why this is not possible and resulting possible. While we suggest an information can be alternative will do this if we approach. used to allocate can, we have some resources and select Organise an M&E concerns that this interventions that Impact Workshop After to review the work will maximise the may not be possible to date and report Review in program’s impact. It targets for the 2018 within Cambodia’s program. will also assist in complex and rapidly establishing a set changing agricultural of clear, measurable context within a targets to aid in program performance reasonable resourcing assessment and in envelope. It may be communicating the that a more program’s results. achievable approach may be to estimate and report, rather than measure and report. If and ‘measuring reporting’ is not possible, we will document why this is
2 CAVAC should its approach to M&E, drawing upon independent expertise, with a view to improving accountability, results measurement and communication. This might include reinstating a M&E specialist on the CAVAC team and/or reaching out to other DFAT MSD programs to compare systems and approaches. Agree will review its approach to M&E. This will be managed to ensure that CAVAC’s strong learning culture and adaptive management processes are continued, while accountability, results measurement and communication are enhanced. CAVAC notes that considerable work has been undertaken in recent months improving communication of M&E results. Improve communications of M&E results with internal and external program stakeholders. Review and, as required, restructure the M&E team to ensure continued focus on monitoring and adaptive management balanced with more effective evaluation and knowledge management. Engage an external expert to undertake a detailed analysis of of CAVAC’s largest markets and review progress towards systemic change in them. On-going By September 2017 By December 2017 3 Consistent with its goal statement Phase two, CAVAC should measure and report on net attributable income change for smallholder farming households. The resulting information can be used to allocate resources and select interventions that will maximise the program’s impact. It will also assist in establishing a set of clear, measurable targets to aid in program performance assessment and in communicating the program’s results. External expertise will be engaged to develop a methodology to measure impact and net attributable income - or advise why this is not possible. While we will do this if we can, we have some concerns that this may not be possible within Cambodia’s complex and rapidly changing agricultural context within a reasonable resourcing envelope. It may be that a more achievable approach may be to estimate and report, rather than measure and report. If ‘measuring and reporting’ is not possible, we will document why this is Engage an external expert with experience with other MSD programs and DFAT priorities to work with the team to develop a methodology to measure impact and net attributable income, or advise why this is not possible and suggest an alternative approach. Organise an M&E Impact Workshop to review the work to date and report targets for the program. By October 2017 After Review in 2018 term trial
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