Evaluation of livestock development project, final report

THEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE STATED GOALS OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EVALUATION TARGETS AT THE GOAL LEVEL TO BE REALISTIC IN RELATION TO THE SIZE AND NATURE OF THE INPUTS. GIVEN THE DOMINANCE OF INTERVENING VARIABLES EXTERNAL TO THE PROJECT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROJECT OUTPUTS AND THE GOAL INDICATORS. ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE GENERALLY WELL-RECEIVED IN TERMS OF THEIR PROJECT PURPOSES, AND MANY TREAT PRIORITY AREAS OF IMPROVED NUTRITION AND PASTURE MANAGEMENT. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF FIELD DAYS AND TRAINING COURSES HAVE BEEN HELD AND DEMONSTRATION PLOTS ESTABLISHED. HOWEVER, ORIENTATION OF EXTENSION STRATEGY SHOULD BE IMPROVED TO INCREASE THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT OF DISSEMINATING RESEARCH OUTPUT AND TO REACH THE SMALL AND MEDIUM RANCHER AND MIXED FARMER. THE EVALUATORS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROJECT BE CONTINUED, BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS IN ORIENTATION, GOALS, ACHIEVEMENT MEASUREMENT, PURPOSE, AND COURSE OF ACTION, WHICH ARE DETAILED IN THE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.