STRED Consult delivers rigorous research, monitoring, and evaluation services that inform policy, measure impact, and drive continuous improvement across agricultural development programs in West Africa.
Data-Driven Decisions, Measurable Impact, Sustainable Results
Afram Plains Maize Cooperative Union
The aggregation centers revolutionized our maize farming. We can now store safely and sell when prices are good. The digital system gives us real-time market prices, so we're no longer at the mercy of middlemen. STRED didn't just build infrastructure—they built a system that works for all of us.
End-to-End Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Expertise
Conduct comprehensive baseline assessments before program start and endline evaluations to measure impact and change over time.
Timeline: 8-16 weeks per survey
Ideal For: Donor-funded projects, government programs, impact evaluations
Rigorous assessment of program outcomes and impacts using experimental or quasi-experimental designs to establish causality.
Timeline: 12-24 months (depending on program duration)
Ideal For: Large-scale programs requiring rigorous impact evidence, academic partnerships, policy research
Design and implement comprehensive M&E frameworks, including theory of change, logical frameworks, KPIs, and data collection systems.
Timeline: 6-10 weeks
Ideal For: New programs needing M&E systems, strengthening M&E capacity
Continuous tracking of program activities and outputs using mobile data collection tools and real-time dashboards.
Timeline: Ongoing throughout program duration
Ideal For: Large-scale programs, multi-site projects, adaptive management approaches
Independent assessments of program performance, relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability at mid-point and completion.
Timeline: 8-12 weeks per evaluation
Ideal For: Donor-funded projects, government programs
Research to inform agricultural policy development, review existing policies, and assess policy implementation effectiveness.
Timeline: 12-20 weeks
Ideal For: Government ministries, policy think tanks, donor organizations, advocacy groups
Large-scale household surveys to collect demographic, economic, agricultural, and social data for program design or national statistics.
Timeline: 12-24 weeks (depending on sample size)
Ideal For: National statistical offices, large donor programs, academic research
Collaborative research where farmers and communities are co-researchers, identifying problems, testing solutions, and documenting results.
Timeline: 12-18 months (includes full cropping season)
Ideal For: Community-based programs, farmer-led innovation, adaptive research
Your Cooperative Questions Answered
Monitoring is continuous tracking of activities and outputs (Are we doing what we planned?). Evaluation is periodic assessment of outcomes and impacts (Did we achieve our objectives? Why or why not?). Both are essential for effective program management.
It depends on your population size, desired precision, and budget. For impact evaluations, we typically recommend 500-2,000 per group (treatment + control). We conduct power calculations to ensure statistical significance.
Typically 12-16 weeks from design to final report: 2 weeks design, 2 weeks training/pre-testing, 4-6 weeks fieldwork, 2-4 weeks analysis, 2 weeks report writing.
Yes! STRED has experience in Netherlands, Belgium, Benin, Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, and is expanding to Kenya and others. We can mobilize research teams across West Africa and partner with local organizations in other regions.
Yes! We offer M&E capacity building as a standalone service or integrated into our M&E system design packages. Training covers ToC, LogFrames, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Yes! We offer data analysis and report writing as a standalone service. We work with SPSS, Stata, R, Excel, and NVivo for qualitative data.
Rigorous training, pre-testing, daily quality checks during fieldwork, independent verification (10% spot checks), data cleaning protocols, and logical consistency checks. Our error rate is <2%.
Only with client permission. We respect confidentiality and data ownership. Many clients choose to publish findings to maximize learning and influence.
$80,000 – $200,000+ depending on sample size, design complexity, and duration. We provide detailed budget breakdowns in proposals.
