1. Monitoring & Evaluation of
Value Chain Development
Jitesh Panda
Vrutti Livelihoods Resource Centre
29th Oct’07

2. Typically a Value Chain Intervention is…
Complex – many activities and actors; Changes do not
move in a Linear way
Interlinked with other Value Chains
Interventions are done by and for the people…making it
complex
Dynamic – keeps changing
Influenced by factors internal and external to Value
Chain

3. Contd…
Positive intervention may yield negative result and vice
versa
Program can influence outcome; but it cannot control
them…needs support of many stakeholders
Value Chain Interventions are not straight forward;
Intervention at one place may yield result at another place

4. Some Examples….
Market linkage of an Exporter, can support establishment of
infrastructure at procurement points and also increase in income
of primary producers
Collective marketing efforts of primary producers can result in
increase cost of production of Manufacturers
Intervention at primary producer level, may completely remove
one link like small scale procurement agents
Increase production in an importing country, may affect Value
Chain in Exporting countries.

5. Typical Value Chain Development includes…
Aggregation – Collective Marketing
Segregation – Grading
Quality Control
Infrastructure Development – Market yards
Market Linkage
Buyer Seller Meets
An intervention could be linked to many actors & services

6. In conventional M & E….
We focus on all the aspects like…
Inputs
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
Impact and also on
Processes

7. M & E of Value Chain Development…
Would more focus on….
Outcome THAN on Output and Impact
Processes THAN on Inputs and Activities

8. Key aspects of M & E of Value chain
Development
Focus on all levels in the Value Chain – all links
Involve all Actors in the Value Chain
Focus on the purpose of the Value Chain Development THAN on
activities/ interventions
Be clear on the purpose of the evaluation
Focus on all aspects of business like productivity, profitability and
Income than on any specific aspects
Emphasize on Sustainability

9. Give emphasis on qualitative and soft data THAN on hard data;
as initial changes would be like change in behavior; Tools like
Peer Review, Story Telling and Self Evaluation are useful
Triangulation of data (in built to Value Chain Approach) should
be continuous process
Detail information could be collected at primary producers level
and less information could be collected at higher level points
May be wise to start evaluation process from lowest level of
Value Chain; Other levels data could be extrapolated
Involve actors with in and outside the Value Chain; Involve BDS
providers

10. Thank you