Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will be able to:
• Appreciate the importance of project management and associated functions in the context of agricultural and rural development whether publicly or privately funded and collaborative projects
• Consider the appropriateness of different project management approaches for different scenarios in agricultural and rural development
• Understand how the project planning cycle and the project logic model are central to agricultural extension planning
• Appreciate the importance of engaging farmers and other stakeholders in project planning and know a range of participatory methods for problem / needs analysis and project appraisal as well as monitoring and evaluation
• Be able to write a project proposal for submission to a funding agency
Indicative Module Content:
Theories of Change in planning and evaluating agricultural and rural development initiatives
Participatory approaches to development planning
Alliances for agriculture and rural development planning
The project planning cycle - appraisal, needs assessment, strategy, planning, monitoring and evaluation