Corporate Level Evaluations - IOE
Corporate-level evaluation of knowledge management practices in IFAD
This report follows the evaluation, conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD, of knowledge management (KM) practices in IFAD in 2023. The evaluation flags the importance of a...
Corporate-level evaluation of IFAD's decentralization experience 2023
This report follows the evaluation conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) covering the Fund’s decentralization efforts and experience during the period 2003-2015. This...
Joint Evaluation on the Collaboration among the United Nations Rome-based Agencies
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are the three Rome-Based Agencies...
Corporate-level evaluation on IFAD’s support to innovations for inclusive and sustainable smallholder agriculture
Innovations in rural development approaches and solutions are crucial to improve the effectiveness of agrifood systems and better meet the rising demand for food worldwide. Innovations are thus...
Corporate-level Evaluation on IFAD’s Engagement in Pro-poor Value Chain Development
The attention to value chain development is becoming increasingly important for IFAD as traditional food systems are being replaced by organized value chains. Over the last decade, the number of...
IFAD’s financial architecture
The overarching purpose of the corporate-level evaluation on IFAD’s financial architecture is to independently assess how IFAD creates value for Member States through sound investment decisions and...
IFAD’s Decentralization Experience
Corporate-level Evaluation The Independent Office of Evaluation conducted a corporate-level evaluation of IFAD’s decentralization experience in 2016, covering the period from 2003 through mid-2016....
IFAD’s Performance-based Allocation System
Overview IFAD’s Performance-based Allocation System Corporate-level Evaluation Background Since it was introduced by IFAD's Executive Board in 2003, the Performance-based Allocation System (PBAS)...
IFAD’s Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-affected States and Situations
This is the first corporate-level evaluation on IFAD's engagement in fragile and conflict-affected states and situations (FCS) undertaken by the Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE). It...
Corporate-level Evaluation on the IFAD Policy for Grant Financing
Corporate-level evaluation. IFAD’s grants programme has a long history, dating back to the Agreement Establishing IFAD. The Executive Board approved a policy for grant financing for the first time...
IFAD Replenishments Evaluation
The corporate-Level evaluation reveals that replenishment consultations are critical for IFAD's financial sustainability and also provide a unique platform to ensure accountability for results and...
IFAD’s Supervision and Implementation Support Policy
This first evaluation synthesis report issued by IOE makes an initial assessment of the progress made so far in implementing IFAD’s Policy on Supervision and Implementation Support, identifying...
IFAD's Institutional Efficiency and Efficiency of IFAD-funded Operations
Background and objectives This report presents the findings and recommendations of the corporate-level evaluation on IFAD's efficiency (CLEE). The CLEE responds to the growing interest in the...
IFAD's Private-Sector Development and Partnership Strategy
Background and objectives (see paragraphs 69-71).1 Upon approving IFAD's Private-Sector Development and Partnership Strategy in 2005 (hereafter referred to as the private-sector strategy), the...
IFAD’s performance with regard to gender equality and women’s empowerment
Corporate-level evaluation Background and objectives The Consultation on the Eight Replenishment of IFAD's Resources decided in 2008 that the IFAD Office of Evaluation (IOE) would undertake this...
IFAD’s capacity to promote innovation and scaling up
Background. At its Ninety-fifth Session in December 2008, the Executive Board requested the Office of Evaluation (IEO) to undertake a corporate-level evaluation of IFAD's capacity to promote...
AfDB-IFAD joint evaluation on agriculture and rural development in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) completed a joint evaluation on agriculture and rural development (ARD) in Africa, in December...
IFAD’s rural Finance Policy - Corporate Level Evaluation
Corporate-level evaluation Rural finance. The rural poor – over 800 million people – require and use a variety of financial services. However, in most cases these services are inappropriate and...
IFAD’s Field Presence Pilot Programme
Corporate-level evaluation Introduction Background. In December 2003, at its eightieth session, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD's) Executive Board approved the three-year...
Evaluation of IFAD’s regional strategy in Asia and the Pacific (EVEREST)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) adopted its Regional Strategy in Asia and the Pacific in March 2002, which was the first time that the Fund coherently developed and...
Direct supervision pilot programme
Background. In February 1997, the IFAD Governing Council adopted resolution 102/XX on Loan Administration and Supervision of Project Implementation, together with a Five-Year Plan of Action. The...
Direct supervision pilot programme
Introduction Background. In February 1997, the IFAD Governing Council adopted resolution 102/XX on Loan Administration and Supervision of Project Implementation, together with a Five-Year Plan of...
Supervision modalities in IFAD supported projects
Exexutive summary Introduction1 Improving the quality of project implementation and achieving better results on the ground has been a priority for the International Fund for Agricultural...
Evaluation of IFAD's technical assistance grants programme for agricultural research
Executive Summary I. Introduction 1. The Strategic Framework for IFAD 2002-2006 (SF) identifies "Improving Access to Productive Natural Resource and Technology" as one of the three strategic...
Evaluation of IFAD’s capacity as a promoter of replicable innovation
Abbreviations and acronyms CBOs Community-Based Organizations CENTRIM Centre for Research in Innovation Management CLP Core Learning Partnership ECP Extended Cooperation Programme ED Economic...