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C. Evaluation P1n and MontorinjArrangements
Continual ciose mcrltoring and careful evaluation of
NERAD pro3ect activities and impact are central concerns.
These concerns ate particulariy important for this Project,
since it is conceived as the first phase of implementation
of what wril De (it it produces sufficient results) a
regionai program for the development of rainfed agriculture.
MOAC has, therefore, indicated a desire to take a strong
lead in Project evaluation.
I General Evaluation Atrangements
it will be the duty of the Pro3ect Management
Statf, in coilaborat)on with the Agriculturai Project
Evauataon Divisicn of the Office of Agricultural Economics,
to evaluate Project progress in carryng out Project plans.
The Agxicultural Projects Evaluation Division of the Office
of Agicultural Economics will report on Pro3ect progress
and problems to the MOAC Agricultural Policy and Planning
Committee. Data wri± also be collected by the Research
Division of the Office of Agricultural Eccnomics and will be
piovided tc the NERAD Project Management Staff to assist in
the monitoring of Pro3ect progress The Project Management
Staff wilL provide relevant data to the Pianning Divisions
of the various Departments involved in Project activities.
in-depth RTG-USAID evaluations of Prcject activires to
include externai ccnsuitant assistance are espected to-be
conducted in year 4 and year 7 of Project implementation.
However, these dates are tentative and will depend on the
needs of the Project anid the RTGA!D.
2, Evaluation Data Sources
a. Baseline Data
A substantial amount of data has already been
collected in a socio-economic survey of 15% of the households
of the 8 project tambons conducted by the Research
Division f the Utice f Agricultural Economics, During
the early stages of pioject implementatiun, as detaived
Project plans are developed, any additional data needs
.dentLifed will be met by the collection of aadt~onal
baseline dnta by the Otfice of Agricu.tuial Economics,
In addition, baseirne data will be coilecied
in 3 addirtonai tambons similar, but not adjacent to Project