Measuring outcome and impact of small development projects: lessons from the evaluation of a training project on low external input agriculture in Guatemala

Jos Vaessen and Jan De Groot

No 2003.04, IOB Discussion Papers from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: Impact studies at the level of the beneficiary are not very common in the case of small-scale development projects. In this paper we will present the case of an evaluation study on a training project in Low External Input Agriculture in Guatemala. The evaluation design is based on a simple quasiexperimental design and complemented by qualitative methods of data collection. We want to illustrate that the type of mixed method evaluation used in the case can constitute a useful alternative to study the outcome and impact of small-scale development interventions given their specific constraints of money, expertise and time.

Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2003-09
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