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ANNEX 4
Worksheet for AKIS rankings


AKIS/RD

Cameroon

Chile

Cuba

Egypt

Lithuania

Malaysia

Morocco

Pakistan

Trinidad and
Tobago

Uganda

1.

POLICY environment











1.a

Existence of national AKIS policy, plan, formal agreement











1.b

AKIS targets public goods











1.c

Attention to economic efficiency of agriculture sector











2.

INSTITUTIONAL structure for support of innovation











2.a

Existence of public sector AKIS/RD units











2.b

Central and branch supervision











2.c

Initiatives to build AKIS institutional resources (leadership/staff HRD)











2.d

Sound strategy for programme decentralization/subsidiarity











2.e

Systems for M&E and impact assessment











2.f

Functional performance of AKIS entities











3.

CONDITIONS for expression of demand for innovation











3.a

Demand-driven orientation in public programmes











3.b

Agricultural market support











3.c

Input supply (credit, supplies) support











3.d

Physical infrastructure support











3.e

Joint planning/effective linkages











3.f

HRD for APs











3.g

Gender inclusion











4.

PARTNERSHIPS and NETWORKS











4.a

Structures for effective institutional cooperation











4.b

Existence of strong public-private partnerships (pluralism)











4.c

Programme participation by Aps (and RPOs)











4.d

Effective use of traditional communication technology











4.e

Effective use of modern computer/internet technology











5.

FINANCING systems for innovation











5.a

Adequate funding for AKIS/RD











5.b

Repartition of costs











5.c

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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