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Development agencies are faced with the challenge of measuring and reporting the results of their contributions to promote equitable and sustainable development. Part of this is that agencies forecast ambitious development goals and then commit themselves to measuring what they could not have achieved by the end of their programmes or projects. The present article uses the Ethiopian government's fertiliser extension programme as an example of defining the context, scope, and timeframes for result-measurement exercises. The Ethiopian experience suggests that it is possible to develop context-specific methods that allow the measurement of practical and measurable results.Mesurer les résultats du développement : enseignements d'ÉthiopieLes agences de développement se heurtent au défi de mesurer et de présenter les résultats de leurs contributions pour promouvoir un développement équitable et durable. Dans ce contexte, les agences prévoient des objectifs de développement ambitieux, puis s'engagent à mesurer ce qu'elles n'auraient pas pu obtenir à la fin de leurs programmes ou projets. Le présent article utilise le programme de vulgarisation des engrais mené par le gouvernement éthiopien comme exemple de définition du contexte, de la portée et des calendriers des exercices de mesure des résultats. L'expérience éthiopienne suggère qu'il est possible d'élaborer des méthodes propres au contexte qui permettent de mesurer des résultats concrets et mesurables.Medindo os resultados de desenvolvimento: lições da EtiópiaAs agências de desenvolvimento enfrentam o desafio de medir e relatar os resultados de suas contribuições para promover o desenvolvimento equitativo e sustentável. Como parte disso, as agências fazem previsões ambiciosas de objetivos de desenvolvimento e então comprometem-se a medir o que elas não conseguem alcançar no final de seus programas ou projetos. O presente artigo utiliza o programa de extensão de fertilizantes do governo da Etiópia como um exemplo de definição do contexto, da abrangência e dos cronogramas para os exercícios de avaliação quantitativa de resultados. A experiência etíope sugere que é possível desenvolver métodos específicos contextualizados que possibilitam a medição de resultados práticos e mensuráveis.Evaluando los resultados del desarrollo: experiencias de EtiopíaLas agencias de desarrollo se enfrentan al reto de evaluar y difundir los resultados de sus acciones para promover el desarrollo equitativo y sostenible. Las agencias muchas veces planifican ambiciosas metas de desarrollo, comprometiéndose además a evaluar lo que no se logró en relación a lo planificado al finalizar sus programas o proyectos. El ensayo se centra en el programa de capacitación en el uso de fertilizantes del gobierno etíope porque constituye un ejemplo de cómo se deben definir el contexto, el alcance y el plazo a la hora de evaluar resultados. La experiencia de Etiopía demuestra que es posible crear métodos adaptados al contexto para evaluar resultados concretos y medibles.
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Getachew Mequanent, 2012.
"Measuring development results: lessons from Ethiopia,"
Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(3), pages 305-316, May.
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RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:3:p:305-316
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.664625
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