The knowledge is made available by the collaboration between the African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa (AI-CD), the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), its partners and the CGIAR.

We use Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) to bring up useful information, the collaborative online platform for knowledge employed by five CGIAR Research Centers and three Research Programs – ICARDA, CIP, IITA, ICRAF, WorldFish, ICRISAT, GLDC, RTB, FISH – to manage their activities and results. The knowledge shared in partnership with the AI-CD is indicative of the research for development efforts made by the Centers with the aim of improving livelihoods and ecosystems services, enhancing local capacities, support gender equality and endorse the role of youth in transforming the African countries.
To access the knowledge in full, please visit MEL (https://mel.cgiar.org/).

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Meet our trained lean subject matter experts: A directory

2023-09-01

We trained 27 lean subject matter experts (LSMEs) under the Improving Efficiency in the Nigerian Aquaculture Sector by Employing the Lean Production Systems project, sponsored by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish and implemented by WorldFish. LSMEs were trained to apply lean management principles tools to identify and fix was...

MEL Research Fellow August 2023 Report

2023-08-25

This report is submitted as a requirement of MEL research fellowship

MEL Research Fellow July 2023 Report

2023-08-01

This report is submitted as a requirement of the MEL research fellowship.

European Commission | TRUE-FISH R3.3: Improved protection of biodiversity, in relation to conservation of native species of tilapias in the EAC region. Annual narrative report: June 2022 to May 2023

2023-07-14

This report outlines the results and milestones achieved by WorldFish in implementing actions to meet the objectives of TRUEFISH Result Area 3.3 (Improved protection of biodiversity), from June 2022 to May 2023.

Grinder for feed preparation

2023-07-10

Grinder used by women farmer group in Mali to produce feed blocks for sale

Developing optimum vaccination strategies for Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in East Africa - Understanding how gender and soci-economic factors influence the use of RVF vaccines

2023-07-01

The overall project was a mixed methods study to inform the development of effective RVF vaccination strategies in East Africa. The project had 3 key research areas: 1) An RVF vaccination trial, 2) Understanding how gender and socioeconomic factors influence the use of RVF vaccines, 3)Training livestock producers and other stakeholders to...

Report of Seed production, Planning, Processing, Storage and Quality Assurance 20-23 June 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2023-06-30

The Technical Assistance for Agricultural Transformation in Countries in Transition is a capacity building project that intends to effectively contribute to agricultural transformation in Africa’s transition contexts. The project supports capacity development and technical assistance activities to deliver innovative, highly impactful, a...

MEL Research Fellow June 2023 Report

2023-06-20

Monthly Report submitted as a requirement for MEL Research fellowship.

Lean management in aquaculture: A practical guide for smallholder fish farmers

2023-06-18

Lean management is a powerful approach that can significantly benefit the aquaculture industry. By minimizing waste and maximizing value, businesses can improve the quality of their products and increase their profits while reducing their environmental impact. The practical guide will help solve the problem of inefficient processes, waste...

Advancing Climate Smart Aquaculture Technologies (ACliSAT). A means for poverty reduction and food security

2023-06-06

The ACliSAT project aims to improve pond designs for efficient water utilization, and adopt improved fish feeding practices, as well as adaptation of improved culture practices of Nile Tilapia to stimulate growth in emerging and existing aquaculture sectors in the three target countries (Egypt, Ethiopia and Eritrea).

Sustainable aquaculture for income, food and nutrition in Nigeria: Operational Plan 2023

2023-06-01

The operational plan shows that the WorldFish program in Nigeria is organized around four main research pathways. The first three are the agreed-upon impact areas of WorldFish, which align with our adopted goal from the Nigeria new Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy 2022–2027 of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural D...

Improving efficiency in the Nigerian aquaculture sector by employing Lean Production Systems: Final technical report

2023-05-31

Technical report on the project "Improving efficiency in the Nigerian aquaculture sector by employing Lean Production Systems. Lean management is to minimize costs or maximize efficiency by eliminating wastes and converting waste into value from the perspective of the customer, increasing production line efficiency and flow, and maximiz...

MEL Research Fellow May 2023 report

2023-05-31

This report is a routine requirement for the MEL research fellowship

AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women (AID-CSB) Environmental Health For Human Rights | 2022 Final Technical Report

2023-05-12

The AID-CSB project works to narrow the gender digital divide and support rural women’s livelihoods and biodiversity. In 2022, the AID-CSB project piloted a localized hive management app in new regions, raised awareness on the linkages between beekeeper activities and environmental health, and tested new features based on user feedback;...

AI-Driven Climate-Smart Beekeeping for Women (AID-CSB) Environmental Health For Human Rights | 2022 Report Brief

2023-05-12

The AID-CSB project works to narrow the gender digital divide and support rural women’s livelihoods and biodiversity. In 2022, the AID-CSB project piloted a localized hive management app in new regions, raised awareness on the linkages between beekeeper activities and environmental health, and tested new features based on user feedback;...

Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) Marsabit Household Survey

2023-04-30

These data contain seven rounds of a longitudinal, socio-economic survey of 924 pastoral households from Marsabit County Kenya, collected between 2010 and 2020. Data collection was made possible, in part, by support provided by the generous funding of the UK Department for International Development, the Australian Department of Foreign ...

MEL Research Fellow April 2023 report

2023-04-26

This monthly report is a requirement for the MEL Research Fellowship

SKiM - 2022-2023 Steering Committee Minutes

2023-03-31

All SKiM parties reported considerable improvements in their knowledge management capacity, tools and skills, both developed autonomously by capitalising on the trainings received within SKiM and also developed as a result of ICARDA-led activities or activities done cooperatively with ICARDA: some achievements include a) development of an...

SKiM - Readiness for IFAD KM Community

2023-03-31

Scaling Readiness Study for Sudan: - collaborative effort between SKiM, IFAD NENA and CEN teams and critical stakeholders of natural resource governance in Sudan; - a decision support system designed to support international research for development projects and programs ; - distinguished by i) using evidence on the assessment rather th...

SKiM - PROCASUR Ex-Post Assessment & Local Champions Catalogue

2023-03-31

Since 2018 and until March 2023, the Strengthening Knowledge Management (SKIM) project has been implemented under the direct coordination of ICARDA and the financial support of IFAD, with the aim of effectively developing long-term knowledge management capacities in the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and Europe regions, focusing ...