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Gender and Value Chain
We have developed and used a quasi-experimental design and index to measure women's intra-household bargaining position. We hope this tool can capture women's perceived... -
RAAIS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Innovation Systems)
Agri-food systems are complex webs of people, organisations, technologies and rules. In such complexity, it is essential to identify entry points for innovation that are... -
TOA-MD (TradeOff Analysis for Multi-Dimensional Impact Assessment)
The Tradeoff Analysis Model for Multi-dimensional Impact Assessment (TOA-MD) is a parsimonious, generic model for analysis of technology adoption (e.g. adaptation strategies),... -
Identifying Market Opportunities for Rural Smallholder Producers
This guide is the third in a series designed to support agencies implementing a Participatory approach to rural agroenterprise development. These guides are designed for use by... -
Livestock Geo-Wiki
The Livestock Geo-Wiki is an online geo-data tool, that allows not only for visualisation of geo-data but also allows for crowd-sourcing. The Geo-Wiki is used to provide a... -
COMPASS (Co-innovation and Modeling Platform for Agro-eco System Simulation)
"The COMPASS (Co-innovation and Modeling Platform for Agro-eco System Simulation) framework that integrates modeling tools at field, farm and landscape scales has been developed... -
PIPA (Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis)
Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA) is a practical planning, and monitoring and evaluation approach developed for use with complex projects in the water and food... -
EXTRAPOLATE (EX-ante Tool for RAnking POLicy AlTErnatives)
EXTRAPOLATE (EX-ante Tool for RAnking POLicy AlTErnatives) arose out of the need for a decision support tool to assess the impact of different policy measures. By disaggregating... -
ICRAF Local Knowledge Toolkit (AKT5)
Over recent years, there has been increasing awareness that local knowledge and practices should be recognised in developing initiatives aimed at sustaining and improving the... -
Agricultural Biodiversity 4-Cell Focus Group Methodology
Using a 4-Cell participatory tool - we can identify and rank species regarding their availability and use i) on-farm ii) in the wild iii) in the markets and iv) in the diet. The... -
FEAST (Feed Assessment Tool)
Feed for livestock is often cited as the main constraint to improved productivity in smallholder systems. Overcoming this constraint often seems an elusive goal and technical... -
River Basin Game (aka The Water Marbles Game)
The River Basin Game is an effective simple-to-operate common-pool game using glass marbles and a sloping table or board. It promotes mutual understanding of different people’s... -
SOFT (Selection of Forages for the Tropics)
Tropical Forages is a powerful tool for selecting forage species suitable for local conditions in the tropics and subtropics. It is invaluable for agricultural researchers and... -
Humidtropics Situational Analysis Checklist
There are 3 primary objectives for the Humidtropics situational analysis (SA): 1. To characterize broadly all important system aspects that are relevant to the CRP within the... -
Participatory Market Chain Analysis for Smallholder Producers
The Participatory Market Chain Analysis Guide was developed as a key step in the ‘area-based approach to rural agroenterprise development’. The guide is based on the principles... -
Livestock and Fish Site Selection Guidelines
The Livestock and Fish site selection guideline provide a framework to select the site within the selection value chains in a consistent way across all countries we work in. The... -
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index
The Women Empowerment Index in Agriculture (WEAI) is used to measure women's empowerment, agency and inclusion in agriculture in five domains: - decisions about agricultural... -
LINK Methodology
The LINK Methodology aims to promote the engagement of small holder producers with modern markets by guiding a multi-stakeholder process of shaping or upgrading inclusive... -
Area-based Approach for Rural Agroenterprise Development
This guide provides the starting point for applying the strategy developed by CIAT’s Rural Agroenterprise Development Project (RAeD), to address the entrepreneurial development... -
Reflexive Monitoring in Action
Reflexive Monitoring in Action (RMA) is an interactive methodology to encourage reflection and learning within groups of diverse actors that seek to contribute to system change...