Speakers Include:
Leo Abruzzese - Custom Research and Editorial Director, Americas, Economist
Intelligence Unit
Sandy Andelman - Senior Vice President, Conservation International; Executive Director,
Vital Signs
Sara Boettiger - Founding Director, AgPartnerXChange
Rajul Pandya-Lorch - Head, 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative
Pedro Sanchez (Moderator) - Director, Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program
With the growing popularity of partnerships in furthering agricultural development andconfronting the challenges of hunger and poverty, we acknowledge the need for effective tools to evaluateour approach, implementation and results. Specifically, this conversation session seeks to explore the following:
- What are the appropriate fundamentals in metrics & evaluation that should be evaluated in apartnership? Are there different criteria depending on the type of partnership (e.g. private-public,public-public, private-private, etc.)? What about geographies and other factors?
- How can we find a common measure for success given our various shareholders and stakeholdersacross the value chain? How do we fairly gather, interpret and compare the data (at times disparate orlimited) across countries, demographics, projects, etc.? How do we truly define such terms as “returnon investment” and “sustainability” to satisfy a diverse composition of stakeholders, beneficiariesand donors? How do we maximize objectivity and minimize potential conflict of interest in this area,depending on partnership constituents and participants? Moreover, how do we most effectivelycommunicate such information and reporting to the general public or key groups such aspolicymakers?
- In terms of implementation, what are some past lessons we’ve learned in evaluating partnerships andhow can we improve for the future? What are some existing challenges that we still need to overcome? Any low-hanging fruits that we can overcome in the near future?
- How have our approaches to partnerships evolved and in what direction do you see us heading in the next five, 10, 20 years? Any exciting new trends, innovations, changes to methodology?
