IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/ags/aare08/6017.html
   My bibliography  Save this paper

Continuous Improvement and Innovation as an Approach to Effective Research and Development: A 'Trident' Evaluation of the Beef Profit Partnerships Project

Author

Listed:
  • Madzivhandila, T.P.
  • Groenewald, Izak
  • Griffith, Garry R.
  • Fleming, Euan M.

Abstract

Effective socio-economic service delivery is vital for alleviating poverty in developing countries. Increased financial support without complementary investment in service delivery mechanisms often results in little or no impact. This paper contributes to the discussion on how to maximize the impact of agricultural R&D. The case study examined is the South African Beef Profit Partnerships project that is underpinned by the Continuous Improvement and Innovation process. The evidence is presented using a ‘trident’ evaluation approach: a description and analysis of the process followed; the measurement of the outcomes achieved (impact); and the perspectives of the stakeholders involved.

Suggested Citation

  • Madzivhandila, T.P. & Groenewald, Izak & Griffith, Garry R. & Fleming, Euan M., 2008. "Continuous Improvement and Innovation as an Approach to Effective Research and Development: A 'Trident' Evaluation of the Beef Profit Partnerships Project," 2008 Conference (52nd), February 5-8, 2008, Canberra, Australia 6017, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aare08:6017
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.6017
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/6017/files/cp08ma02.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.6017?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Adato, Michelle & Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, 2002. "Assessing the impact of agricultural research on poverty using the sustainable livelihoods framework," FCND discussion papers 128, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ngarava, Saul & Mushunje, Abbyssinia & Chaminuka, Petronella, 2020. "Qualitative benefits of livestock development programmes. Evidence from the Kaonafatso ya Dikgomo (KyD) Scheme in South Africa," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 78(C).
    2. Spriggs, John & Farquharson, Robert J. & Martin, Bob, 2010. "On the Impact Assessment of ACIAR (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) Projects," 2010 Conference (54th), February 10-12, 2010, Adelaide, Australia 59162, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Babigumira, Ronnie & Angelsen, Arild & Buis, Maarten & Bauch, Simone & Sunderland, Terry & Wunder, Sven, 2014. "Forest Clearing in Rural Livelihoods: Household-Level Global-Comparative Evidence," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 64(S1), pages 67-79.
    2. Falck-Zepeda, José & Komen, John & Linacre, Nicholas & MacLaren, Donald, 2006. "Risk assessment and management of genetically modified organisms under Australia's Gene Technology Act:," EPTD discussion papers 157, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    3. Pardey, Philip G. & Alston, Julian M. & Chan-Kang, Connie & Magalhaes, Eduardo & Vosti, Stephen A., 2002. "Assessing and attributing the benefits from varietal improvement research: evidence from Embrapa, Brazil," EPTD discussion papers 95, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    4. Tiziana Pagnani & Elisabetta Gotor & Enoch Kikulwe & Francesco Caracciolo, 2021. "Livelihood assets’ influence on Ugandan farmers’ control practices for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW)," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 9(1), pages 1-19, December.
    5. Bantilan, MCS & Ravula, P & Parthasarathy, D & Gandhi, BVJ, 2006. "Gender and Social Capital Mediated Technology Adoption," MPRA Paper 10627, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Ayelech Kidie Mengesha & Thomas Bauer & Doris Damyanovic & Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu & Reinfried Mansberger & Gernot Stoeglehner, 2022. "Gender Analysis of Landholding and Situation of Female-Headed Households after Land Registration: The Case of Machakel Woreda," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-28, July.
    7. Baquero-Haeberlin, Irma & Barreto-Triana, Nancy & Espitia-Malagón, Eduardo & Falck Zepeda, José & Fierro-Guzmán, Humberto & López, Nancy, 2006. "An exploration of the potential benefits of integrated pest management systems and the use of insect resistant potatoes to control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny) in Ventaquemada,," EPTD discussion papers 152, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    8. Che Dimna Bih & Mathias Fru Fonteh & Roland Azibo Balgah, 2024. "Agricultural Training and Livelihood Outcomes: Opinion of Farmers in Mezam Division in the North West Region of Cameroon," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(2), pages 1077-1089, February.
    9. Fletschner, Diana & Peterman, Amber & Santos, Florence & Savath, Vivien, 2014. "Land, assets, and livelihoods: Gendered analysis of evidence from Odisha State in India:," IFPRI discussion papers 1323, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    10. Muhammad Zada & Syed Jamal Shah & Cao Yukun & Tariq Rauf & Naveed Khan & Syed Asad Ali Shah, 2019. "Impact of Small-to-Medium Size Forest Enterprises on Rural Livelihood: Evidence from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-17, May.
    11. Tiziana Pagnani & Elisabetta Gotor & Francesco Caracciolo, 2021. "Adaptive strategies enhance smallholders’ livelihood resilience in Bihar, India," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(2), pages 419-437, April.
    12. repec:aer:wpaper:338 is not listed on IDEAS
    13. Dey, Anamika & Gupta, Anil K. & Singh, Gurdeep, 2019. "Innovation, investment and enterprise: Climate resilient entrepreneurial pathways for overcoming poverty," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 83-90.
    14. Wright, H., 2012. "Understanding adaptive capacity: sustainable livelihoods and food security in coastal Bangladesh," IWMI Working Papers H045837, International Water Management Institute.
    15. Jelili Adegboyega Adebiyi & Laura Schmitt Olabisi & Robert Richardson & Lenis Saweda O Liverpool-Tasie & Kathleen Delate, 2019. "Drivers and Constraints to the Adoption of Organic Leafy Vegetable Production in Nigeria: A Livelihood Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-21, December.
    16. Chavas, Jean-Paul & Di Falco, Salvatore & Smale, Melinda, 2006. "Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands: the role of wheat genetic diversity in Tigray Region, Ethiopia," EPTD discussion papers 153, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    17. Ota, Liz & Herbohn, John & Gregorio, Nestor & Harrison, Steve, 2020. "Reforestation and smallholder livelihoods in the humid tropics," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    18. Falck-Zepeda, José & Gruère, Guillaume & Smale, Melinda & Zambrano, Patricia, 2006. "Parables: applied economics literature about the impact of genetically engineered crop varieties in developing economies," EPTD discussion papers 158, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    19. Mondal, M.A.H. & Ali, M.M. & Sarma, P.K. & Alam, M.K., 2012. "Assessment of aquaculture as a means of sustainable livelihood development in Fulpur upazila under Mymensingh district," Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES), vol. 10.
    20. Nguyen, Huu Nhuan & van de Fliert, Elske & Nicetic, Oleg, 2015. "Towards a holistic framework for impact assessment of agricultural research for development – understanding complexity in remote, culturally diverse regions of Vietnam," Australasian Agribusiness Review, University of Melbourne, Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 23, March.
    21. van den Berg, Marrit, 2010. "Household income strategies and natural disasters: Dynamic livelihoods in rural Nicaragua," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(3), pages 592-602, January.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    International Development; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods;
    All these keywords.

    NEP fields

    This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:aare08:6017. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/aaresea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.