What will be the unit of analysis and scope of the evaluation?
In any evaluation, it is important to define the basic unit of analysis and the scope of study. In Cuba it was originally planned to evaluate the development of capacities throughout the entire national system for agricultural science, innovation, and technology. Later on, due to limitations on time and resources, it was decided to reduce the scope of the study to an examination of the development of one type of capacity in a single research institute. In Nicaragua, on the other hand, it was originally planned to examine the development of one type of capacity resulting from collaborative work with a single international organization (CIAT), but later it was decided to broaden the study to assess the development of capacity throughout FARENA. The scope of an evaluation refers not only to the organizations and topics covered but also to the time horizon. In Ghana the evaluation covered a 20-year period, in Viet Nam it covered 10 years, and in the Philippines 12 years.In each case, the c
