Abstract: This study sought to establish the influence of monitoring and evaluation tools usage on agricultural project success. The main tools that study focused on were; Mobile Application, Logical Framework, Monitoring and Evaluation plan, and Data Dashboard. The four main objective that guided the study includes: To establish how Mobile Application usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To determine how Logical framework usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya, To establish how Monitoring and evaluation plan usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya and To find out how Data dashboard usage influences agricultural project success in NGO`s, in Kenya. The study adopted descriptive research design while targeting 56 Project and Monitoring and Evaluation employees at Farm Africa. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Final collected data was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods together will linear regression model. Qualitative data was coded to their respective variable in the study for easier analysis while quantitative was summarized by obtaining descriptive statistics. The data was presented inform of tables and graphs. The SPSS and Excel software’s was used to model and obtain summary tables and graphs. The multiple linear regression and Pearson pairwise correlation was used to model the data. On average 79% of the respondents, revealed monitoring and evaluation had high extent influence on project success. All the five monitoring and evalation tools, Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and data dashbord shown strong positive correlation with project success. Further Study revealed evidence of positive influence of monitoring and evaluation tools on agricultural project success. From the results 83.2% of the changes in project success can be explained by monitoring and evaluation tools studied while the remaining 16.8% can be explained using other factors which are not part of the regression model. The study concluded the strength of Mobile applications, Logical framework, monitoring and evaluation plan and data dashbord is very important for the poject success and management should incorporate these tools during project implementation.
Keywords: Data Dashboard, Mobile Applications, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, Logical Framework and project success.
Title: INFLUENCE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS USAGE ON AGRICULTURAL PROJECT SUCCESS IN NGO`S IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF FARM AFRICA, KENYA
Author: Kithinji Charles, Dr. Anaya W. Senelwa
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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