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ANNEX 3
Country Case Study Worksheet


1.

POLICY environment


1.a

Title of the national AKIS policy, plan or formal agreement


1.b

Public goods targeted by AKIS policy


1.c

Indication of economic efficiency of agriculture sector, given AKIS


2.

INSTITUTIONAL structure for support of innovation


2.a

Name/number of public sector AKIS/RD units


2.b

Who responsible for central and branch supervision


2.c

What initiatives taken to build AKIS institutional resources (leadership/staff HRD)


2.d

What type/level of programme decentralization/ subsidiarity


2.e

Who responsible for M&E and impact assessment


2.f

Indication of functional performance of AKIS entities


3.

CONDITIONS for expression of demand for innovation


3.a

Evidence of demand-driven orientation in public programmes


3.b

Investment in agricultural market development


3.c

Availability/access to input supplies (credit, supplies)


3.d

Adequate physical infrastructure


3.e

Joint planning between which agencies/how effective are linkages?


3.f

Agricultural producers HRD


3.g

Indication of gender inclusion


4.

PARTNERSHIPS and NETWORKS


4.a

What structures for effective institutional cooperation


4.b

Example of strong public-private partnerships (pluralism)


4.c

Evidence of programme participation by APs (and RPOs)


4.d

Example of effective use of traditional communication technology


4.e

Example of effective use of modern computer/internet technology


5.

FINANCING systems for innovation


5.a

Figures showing adequate funding for AKIS/RD


5.b

Type of repartition of costs (fee-based cost-sharing)


5.c

Type of investments to develop stakeholder capacities


Text in bold italics indicates the original nine principles of AKIS.
AP = agricultural producer; HRD = human resource development; M&E = monitoring and evaluation; RPO = rural producer organization.


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