MANAGE Center for Secondary Agriculture, FPO and Monitoring & Evaluation
Vision, Mandate, Major Focus
Vision
To design and develop monitoring and evaluation system for agricultural development projects and provide policy inputs for better impact of schemes and programs in agriculture and allied sectors.
Mandate
To promote understanding of the concepts, tools, and techniques of monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
To provide policy inputs and undertake research on Secondary Agriculture, FPOs and Government of India schemes.
To sensitize and train extension workers on participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches.
To impart training on results-oriented monitoring and evaluation techniques to all stakeholders in agricultural development.
To undertake consultancy services in agricultural marketing, FPOs and project monitoring and evaluation for public and private organisations.
To establish collaboration with state governments, state agricultural universities, ICAR, pioneering FPOs, financial and bank institutions, NGOs and private sector companies.
Major Focus
Capacity building and training on M&E tools and techniques, market-led extension, supply chain management in agriculture.
Capacity building of CEOs and office bearers of Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs)
Development of M&E strategies and action plans for agricultural projects and schemes.
Providing policy inputs to the Government of India on doubling farmers’ income, crop insurance schemes, and performance of agricultural programs.
Research studies on impact of agricultural programs, FPOs and Secondary Agriculture