PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURE PROJECTS IN SAMBURU COUNTY, KENYA
Abstract
The Government of Kenya has established various policy interventions that are aimed at improving agricultural productivity in Kenya. Despite the implementation of numerous food security projects by the government in partnership with various community-based organizations in Counties, food insecurity persists which is an indication of unsuccessful agriculture project performance. The general objective of the study was to examine the effect of participatory monitoring and evaluation on performance of agriculture projects in Samburu County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to examine effect of participatory capacity building, and participatory baseline data collection, on performance of agriculture projects in Samburu County, Kenya. The study was guided by empowerment theory, and realistic evaluation theory. The unit of analysis was 44 agriculture projects funded by the County, National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP), and The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program (DRSLP). The unit of observation was 109 project staff (44 project managers, 44 project supervisors, and 21 M&E staff). Census was used since the target is less than 200. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. A pilot was conducted with 11 respondents. The study used content and construct validity. The researcher employed the Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient method. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by use of SPSS. Findings were tabulated. Findings show that there is a strong significant relationship between participatory capacity building and performance of agriculture projects in Samburu County (r = 0.655, p value =0.000), and a strong significant relationship between participatory baseline data collection and the performance of agriculture projects in Samburu County (r = 0.761, p value =0.000). The recommendations are that; project managers should employ and train the monitoring and evaluation staff to build their capacities as technical officers who should be deployed in agriculture projects, and project managers should adopt effective methods to conduct baseline surveys.
Key Words: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Participatory Capacity Building, Participatory Baseline Data Collection, Agriculture Projects
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