| Narrative Summary |
Objectively Verifiable Indicators |
Means of Verification |
Assumptions and Risks |
| OUTPUTS |
TIPOs for risk management and drought mitigation |
Analysis of existing community strategies to mitigate drought
Evaluation existing national and sub-regional strategies and polices for drought preparedness and mitigation
Identified TIPOs for drought mitigation and risk management evaluated with target communities |
Programme survey results and reports
Documented linkages and exchange of information and results with other research initiatives in the region |
Access to information from government sources on drought mitigation policies
Access to information from other research initiatives on drought mitigation in the region |
| Identified TIPOs for diversifying production and income generation by agropastoral communities, including identification of market opportunities for dryland products. |
Identified market constraints and opportunities for dryland agricultural products.
Identified opportunities for adding value to dryland agricultural and livestock products.
Alternative income generating activities identified.
Opportunities for promoting the role of women in income generation identified.
Identified options tested by communities and the private sector. |
Programme reports
Reports from community monitoring and evaluation studies
Reports from community meetings |
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| Evaluation of the returns to investment in dry areas and their effects on poverty alleviation and development of communities in the dry areas |
Identified priorities for public investment to achieve growth and poverty reduction
Simulation of optimal allocation of public investment among different types and among different dry regions.
Strengthened national capacity in research on public investment issues.
Research results used in developing national public investment programs and national poverty reduction strategies |
Programme reports
Supervision and evaluation missions reports
Published national investment plans and poverty reduction strategies |
Existence of data on different types of investment, poverty, production, and inputs by region over time
Commitment of national policy makers to long term agricultural growth and poverty reduction |
