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CHAPTER 7
PROJECT ASSESSMENTS
A. DE JAGER 1 , C. RITSEMA 2 , M. MOSUGU 2 , G. MEIJERINK 1 ,
P. VAN DEN BRINK 2 , H. VAN DEN BOSCH 2 , E. VAN DEN
ELSEN 2 , R.P. ROETTER 2 , S. VAN WIJK 1 , S. VERZANDVOORT-
VAN DIJCK 2 , C.A. VAN DIEPEN 2 AND B. KAMPHUIS 1
1 International Trade and Development, Agricultural Economics Research Institute
(LEI), Wageningen UR
2 Soil Science Centre, Alterra, Wageningen UR
During 2002-2005, 15 multi-annual collaborative projects under the theme 'Rural
Development and Sustainable Agriculture' (Theme 2 of DLO-IC) were supported
(see Chapter 6 of this volume). Out of these projects, 12 participated in a comprehen-
sive assessment (Table 1). Individual projects were evaluated on the basis of the
completed questionnaires presented in this chapter, and other available project
documents and outputs. The four major criteria considered in the evaluation were:
(1) scientific innovation, (2) quality of partnership, (3) capacity building and
(4) policy relevance. The structure of the questionnaire is presented in the Appendix
to Chapter 6 of this volume.