Abstract:
Research indicated clearly the importance of participatory evaluation of projects, the
involvement of all project stakeholders, and that evaluation is not a once off activity at the
end of a project. There are currently 474 agricultural projects in operation in the Bojanala
Region of the North West Province and the objective of this study is to determine extension
officers knowledge and participation with regard to their proficiency to formulate project
objectives; determine the frequency of project evaluation and to determine the extent of
project committee members involvement in the evaluation of projects. Specific attention was
given to the influence of the independent variables gender; age; level of education and years
of experience of the extension officers. Only 31% male against 17% female reveal an
excellent proficiency to formulate project objectives. 70% of the respondents with 15 years or
less of service indicated an above and excellent proficiency to formulate objectives. The
younger the respondents the more (70%) they evaluate the projects on a monthly and less
frequency than the older respondents (43.5%). Only a slight difference occur namely in
favour of the more experienced respondents (33%) against the less experienced respondents
(27%), knowing the committee member’s involvement in evaluation.
