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Rural Micro-Enterprises Project (2004)
Senegal
Interim Evaluation The rural micro-enterprises project (PROMER) began activities in June 1997. Its total cost is 10.94 million de USD, with 67% covered by IFAD loans (n° 402-SN and SRS-47-SN). Its...
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The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Quang Binh agricultural resources conservation and development project
Viet Nam
Interim Evaluation1 The Core Learning Partnership and the users of the evaluation The Office of Evaluation (OE) of IFAD conducted an Interim Evaluation of the Quang Binh Agricultural Resources...
The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Ha Giang development project for ethnic minorities - interim evaluation
Viet Nam
Interim evaluation1 The Core Learning Partnership (CLP) and users of the evaluation The Office of Evaluation (OE) of IFAD conducted an Interim Evaluation of the Ha Giang Development Project for...
Special Programme Soil and Water Conservation and Agro-forestry in the Central Plateau (2004)
Burkina Faso
Interim evaluation1 The Special Programme for Soil and Water Conservation and Agroforestry in the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso commenced in October 1988 as one of the most representative and...
Languages: English, French
Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP) (2004)
Ghana
Interim Evaluation The Root and Tuber Improvement Programme, (RTIP) became effective in January 1999 and is scheduled to close in December 2004. IFAD and the Government of Ghana are considering a...
Ha Giang Development Project for Ethnic Minorities (2004)
Viet Nam
Interim Evaluation 1 Introduction and approach The Mission was mounted to assess the performance and impact of the Project (HPM) in the context of consideration of a second phase of a new project...
Agricultural Resources Conservation and Development Project in Quang Binh Province (2004)
Viet Nam
Interim Evaluation 1 Introduction The Agricultural Resources Conservation and Development Project (ARCDP) was financed by an IFAD loan of USD 12.8 million with an additional UNDP/TA grant of USD...
Development Project for Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples (2004)
Ecuador
Interim evaluation1 Introduction The design of the Development Project for Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples (PRODEPINE) ties in with the government strategy for sustainable development that...
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Annual Report on the Results and Impact 2004
The new IFAD evaluation policy approved by the Executive Board in April 2003 emphasized the role of the independent evaluation function at IFAD in promoting accountability and learning in order to...
Supervision modalities in IFAD supported projects - Extract of Agreement at Compeltion Point
Background1 In 1996 the Programme Management Department (PMD) commissioned a Joint Review of Supervision Issues in IFAD Financed Projects. The review presented five recommendations, which were...
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: agricultural resources management project
Jordan
Interim evaluation1 Extract of Agreement at Completion Point The Core Learning Partnership and the users of the evaluation This Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) is concerned with identifying...
Promotion of local knowledge and innovations in Asia and the Pacific Region
Thematic evaluation The Core Learning Partnership and the users of the evaluation The members of the Core Learning Partnership (CLP) included representatives of IFAD's Asia and the Pacific Division...
Republic of Ecuador: Development project for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian peoples (PRODEPINE)
Ecuador
Interim evaluation 1 When we refer to an evaluation of a nation-wide strategy, as is the case with PRODEPINE in Ecuador, a synthetic judgement of the project's performance - even though very...
Languages: English, Spanish
The adoption of Organic Agriculture among small farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Thematic study1 Introduction Where appropriate, organic agriculture is an alternative for the diversification of production, and hence for the diversification of income sources, among small poor...
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Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
Country programme evaluation1 The Core Learning Partnership (CLP) and the users of the evaluation The members of the CLP constituted representatives from the Government of Indonesia (represented by...
Republic of Ghana: root and tuber improvement programme
Ghana
Extract of Agreement at Completion point Interim evaluation1 Introduction The Root and Tuber Improvement Programme, (RTIP) became effective in January 1999 and was scheduled to close in December...
Senegal Country Programme Evaluation
Senegal
À la demande du Département des opérations du FIDA, le Bureau de l’évaluation a conduit entre octobre 2002 et juillet 2003 une Évaluation de Programme de Pays en République du Sénégal. L’objectif...
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Benin: Country programme evaluation
Benin
Preamble This Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) is based on discussions and deliberations of the partnership of the findings and recommendations of the Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) report...
Languages: English, French
The Republic of Lebanon: smallholder livestock rehabilitation project
Lebanon
Extract at Agreement at Completion Point Completion Evaluation1 The Core Learning Partnership IFAD's Evaluation Policy2 defines the objectives of the Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) as…...
Republic of Senegal: Agricultural Development Project in Matam (PRODAM)
Senegal
Extact of Agreement at Completion Point Interim evaluation 1 On Friday 12 April 2003, the Core Learning Partnership of PRODAM – expanded to include the members of the Project management unit (PMU)...
Languages: English, French
Republic of Senegal: rural micro-enterprises project - PROMER
Senegal
Interim evaluation1 Introduction The rural micro-enterprises project (PROMER) began activities in June 1997 in two regions of Senegal (Tambacounda and Kolda) and by mid-term it had expanded to two...
Languages: English, French
Republic of Senegal: Country programme evaluation
Senegal
Introduction At the request of IFAD's Operations Department, the Office of Evaluation conducted an evaluation of the country programme for the Republic of Senegal between October 2002 and July...
Languages: English, French
Burkina Faso: special programme for soil and water conservation and agroforestry, phases 1 & 2
Burkina Faso
Interim evaluation1 Introduction The Special Programme for Soil and Water Conservation and Agroforestry commenced in October 1988 in four provinces of the central plateau (Passoré, Yatenga, Bam and...
Languages: English, French
Smallholder Livestock Rehabilitation Project (2004)
Lebanon
Completion evaluation 1 Project design. The Smallholder Livestock Rehabilitation Project (SLRP) was the first assistance provided by IFAD to Lebanon . The project, designed as a post-conflict...
Scaling Up Poverty Reduction: A Global Learning Process, and Conference
Peru
Empowering the poor by shifting from a supply to a demand-driven approach The Management of Natural Resources in the Southern Highlands Project (MARENASS) and the Development of the Puno-Cusco...
Indonesia Country Programme Evaluation (2004)
Indonesia
Country programme evaluation process1 The Indonesia Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) was undertaken by the Office of Evaluation (OE) at the request of the Government of Indonesia to take stock 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...
Community Development Project for the Rio Gavião Region (PROGAVIÃO) (2003)
Brazil
Interim evaluation Introduction This document contains an executive summary1 of the interim evaluation of the Community Development Project for the Rio Gavião Region (PROGAVIÃO). The evaluation –...
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project
Nepal
Interim Evaluation The direct transfer of assets to the poor is an innovative approach to poverty alleviation. Aiming to solve the problem of common access to forest areas, 40-year leases give...
Annual Report on the Results and Impact 2003
The IFAD V: Plan of Action (2000-2002) recommended that the Office of Evaluation (OE) produce a systematic overview of the results and impact of IFAD’s operations, based on the evaluations it...
Smallholder Development Project in North Lower Guinea
Guinea
Interim Evaluation Despite its agricultural potential at the beginning of the 1990s, the forest region of Guinea had a food production deficit. Nationalisation policies between 1958 and 1984 had...
Languages: English, French
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: support project for small producers in the semi-arid zones of Falcon and Lara States (PROSALFA) - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Interim evaluation1 A synthetic judgement or evaluation of the project's performance is always necessary even if it does not always strictly reflect all the aspects involved. In this regard,...
Languages: English, Spanish
Netrakona Integrated Agricultural Production and Water Management Project
Bangladesh
Project Completion Evaluation There is evidence that sustainable changes have been brought about by the project. Assessing the effects of new technology and training, an impact survey used by the...
Republic of Chad: Ouadis of Kanem agricultural development project
Chad
Project interim evaluation1 Introduction The agreement concluding the PDAOK (Ouadis of Kanem Agricultural Development Project) interim evaluation comprises two parts. The first part addresses...
Languages: English, French
Tunisia Country Programme Evaluation - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
Tunisia
Country programme evaluation At the request of the Tunisian Government, IFAD undertook an evaluation of its cooperation programme with Tunisia. A core learning partnership comprising...
Languages: English, French
Evaluation of IFAD's technical assistance grants programme for agricultural research - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
Overview of major findings1 The Agricultural Research grant funding line of the AR&T Programme has been evaluated for the first time since its establishment in 1979. From 1979 to 2001, a total of...
United Republic of Tanzania - Extract of Agreement at completion point (2003)
United Republic of Tanzania
Country programme evaluation This Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) is an understanding among key partners1 on the main insights and recommendations from the Tanzania Country Programme Evaluation...
Rural Micro-Enterprise Finance Project
Philippines
Interim Evaluation Over 160 microfinance institutions have adopted the Grameen-style approach to banking in the Philippines. They lend at commercial rates that cover all costs and allow for profit....
Republic of Haiti: Small-scale Irrigation Schemes Rehabilitation Project
Haiti
Extract of Agreement at Completion Point Interim evaluation 1 The objective of the project was to boost the agricultural production and income levels of 26 small-scale irrigation schemes (petits...
Languages: English, French
Republic of the Philippines: rural micro-enterprise finance project
Philippines
Interim evaluation 1 In April 1996, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) approved a loan in the amount of approximately USD 14.7 million to the Government of the Philippines...
Nepal: Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project (HLFFDP)
Nepal
Interim evaluation The core learning partnership and the users of the evaluation The Office of Evaluation of IFAD conducted an Interim Evaluation of the Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage...
Guinea: smallholder development project in North Lower Guinea(PAPE-BGN)
Guinea
Extract of Agreement at Completion Point Introduction The Agreement at Completion Point is based on the deliberations and discussions of the partners on the findings and recommendations from the...
Languages: English, French
Republic of Yemen: Tihama environment protection project - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
Yemen
Interim Evaluation1 Insight 1: project fesign and supervision Project design was appropriate and innovative with an objective that was relevant for the rural poor in the Tihama and is consistent...
Federative Republic of Brazil - Community development project for the Rio Gavião Region (PROGAVIÃO)
Brazil
State of Bahia - interim evaluation Core Learning Partnership and users of the evaluation Introduction The Core Learning Partnership1 met in Salvador , Bahia ( Brazil ) on 17 September 2003 to...
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
United Republic of Tanzania: Kagera agricultural and environmental management project
United Republic of Tanzania
This Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) records the understanding among the key partners of the evaluation for the Kagera Agricultural and Environmental Management Project (KAEMP) on the main...
Small-scale Irrigation Schemes Rehabilitation Project
Haiti
Project Interim Evaluation The project involved 26 small-scale irrigation schemes, covering nearly 5,000 hectares in four different areas of Haiti: Port-de-Paix (6), Saint Marc (11), Petit-Goâve...
Languages: English, French
Tihama Environment Protection Project (2003)
Yemen
Interim Evaluation Introduction The objectives of the interim evaluation were to assess: (i) the achievements of the project so far and its impact on the target groups in relation to the original...
Support Project for Small Producers in the Semi-Arid Zones of Falcom and Lara States (2003)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Project interim Evaluation1 Background to the evaluation The PROSALAFA project was approved by the IFAD Executive Board in April 1991. The date of effectiveness of the loan was May 1993 and the...
Languages: English, Spanish
Kagera Agricultural and Environmental Management Project
United Republic of Tanzania
The evaluation was mounted by OE at the request of the Belgian Survival Fund with a two-fold objective: to assess and document Project impact and sustainability; and to develop insights and...
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...
Tunisia Country Programme Evaluation
Tunisia
The overall objective of the country programme evaluation in Tunisia was to draw lessons from over 20 years of project experiences (1980-2002) as a contribution to guiding future IFAD strategy in...
Languages: English, French
United Republic of Tanzania Country Programme Evaluation
United Republic of Tanzania
The purpose of this country programme evaluation was to provide building blocks to update the country strategic opportunities programme for the United Republic of Tanzania and, in particular, to:...
Northern regions livestock development project
Namibia
Interim Evaluation Rural households have become more involved in identifying priority areas for investment and have begun to contribute towards the costs involved and to manage capital assets...
Management of Natural Resources in the Southern Highlands Project
Peru
Interim Evaluation In 1993, a General Identification Mission for Peru recommended that two projects be carried out: one whose objective would be management of productive natural resources in the...
Languages: English, Spanish
Northern Regions Livestock Development Project (2002)
Namibia
Interim Evaluation Introduction The Northern Regions Livestock Development Project (NOLIDEP) is one of the first to be implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development...
Network of IFAD-Supported Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (FIDAMERICA) - Phase II - TAG 310A
The FIDAMERICA network is a very ambitious regional programme of IFAD's Latin America and the Caribbean Division that offers a platform for Internet-based electronic services geared towards...
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Evaluation of IFAD's capacity as a promoter of replicable innovations - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
Understanding at completion point1 Oververview of major finding Challenges. The extent to which IFAD can have a direct influence on innovation outside its own organizational boundaries and...
Royaume du Maroc: Projet de développement des parcours et de l'élevage dans l'Oriental (PDPEO)
Morocco
Preambule Le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA) avait consenti, au mois de décembre 1990, un prêt d'environ 140 millions de dirhams au Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc (GRM) pour...
The independent State of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Country programme evaluation Participatory evaluation with PNG core learning partnership IFAD's Office of Evaluation and Studies, in October 2000, per agreement with the Government of Papua New...
Democratic socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Country programme evaluation Three insights This Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) is an understanding among core partners in the Country Programme Evaluation to adopt and use the insights and...
Republic of Peru: management of natural resources in the southern highlands project (MARENASS)
Peru
After four years of work under MARENASS, two conclusions can be reached: first, to achieve success in the fight against poverty under the conditions that prevail in the Peruvian highland region,...
Languages: English, Spanish
République de Guinée - projet de développement des petites exploitations en Guinée Forestière (PDPEF)
Guinea
Compte tenu de la richesse de l'expérience du PDPEF, des acquis prometteurs de certains volets, de la forte demande exprimée par les populations et de l'ampleur du défi agricole et écologique dans...
Livestock and Pasture Development Project in the Eastern Region
Morocco
Interim Evaluation The project’s main objectives were to improve incomes and living conditions for subsistence farmers and to halt environmental degradation. It targeted farmers using traditional...
Languages: English, French
Second Agricultural Rehabilitation Project
Mozambique
Mid-term evaluation The project is national in scope, but concentrated on high priority areas to the benefit of the majority of agricultural and fishery small-scale producers. Given the...
Sri Lanka Country Programme Evaluation
Sri Lanka
IFAD-supported interventions have, in general, targeted provinces with the highest incidence of poverty. Achievements in terms of infrastructure, agricultural development and credit have been...
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...
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (2002)
Papua New Guinea
Regarding the adverse effects of chronic malnutrition (stunting), Partha Dasgupta in his An Inquiry into Well-being and Destitution states that beyond efforts to provide emergency and food relief...
Rural Development Project for Ngöbe-Buglé Communities, Panama
Panama
Interim Evaluation The project was successful on several fronts: intensive training provided crucial support for social organisation; beneficiaries got involved in project planning and management;...
Languages: English, Spanish
Thematic Study on Rural Financial Services in China
China
IFAD projects provided loans to between 20 and 66 percent of rural households in the project areas. The main project activities promoted through micro credit were grain production, horticulture,...
Bokeo Food Security Project
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Laos is landlocked; 80% of the country is mountainous and around only 3% is cultivated. The major determinant of poverty is the degree of self-sufficiency in rice production and the primary...
Agricultural Resources Management Project
Jordan
Mid-term Evaluation Increased soil and water conservation has resulted in higher productivity levels from natural resources, bringing benefits and economic growth to the 4 041 farmers originally...
North West Agricultural Services Project
Armenia
Completion evaluation The IFAD Office of Evaluations and Studies carried out a Completion Evaluation (CE) of the IFAD-financed North West Agricultural Services Project (NWASP) in Armenia from...
Agricultural Development Programme for the Western region
Honduras
Through the Agricultural Development Programme for the Western region, Honduras, 731 micro-entrepreneurs and 9,773 small producers (68 percent men, 32 percent women) received technical assistance –...
Languages: English, Spanish
Viet Nam Country Programme Review and Evaluation (2001)
Viet Nam
Principal CPRE recommendations Strategic The CPRE broadly confirmed the validity of IFAD strategy in Vietnam with its clear emphasis on targeting the poorest of the poor through the development of...
Syrian Arab Republic Country Programme Evaluation
Syrian Arab Republic
Background and Rationale The IFAD Near East and North Africa Division (PN) is planning to prepare a new country strategic opportunities paper (COSOP) for Syria in 2001 to launch a new ...
Network of IFAD-supported projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (FIDAMERICA) - Phase II
FIDAMERICA Network Phase II Programme achieved significant results in the context of both its general and specific objectives. These indicate that the execution of a third phase, beginning with the...
Republic of Armenia: North West agricultural services project
Armenia
The findings, recommendations and follow-up actions from the Completion Evaluation of the North West Agricultural Services Project that have been agreed by the members of the Core Learning...
Andhra Pradesh tribal development project - Extract of Agreement at Completion Point
India
Five insights This agreement reflects an understanding among the core partners at the completion point of the completion evaluation process to adopt and use the learning and recommendations from...
Honduras: evaluación preterminal - programa de desarrollo rural de la Región de Occidente (Plandero)
Honduras
La significativa heterogeneidad de la población rural pobre requiere líneas de acción diferenciadas que sean compatibles con los problemas y potencialidades específicos de diferentes tipos de...
Republic of Panama: rural development project for Ngöbe-Buglé communities
Panama
The Rural Development Project for Ngöbe-Buglé Communities was launched in March 1994 and will end in December 2001. Its design and execution have yielded lessons that will undoubtedly be of use for...
The Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic
Country programme evaluation The IFAD Near East and North Africa Division (PN) is planning to prepare a new country strategic opportunities paper (COSOP) for Syria in 2001 to launch a new...
Rural financial services in China
China
Core learning partners The Core Learning Partnership (CLP) in China extended from the central agencies in Beijing to the Provinces. In Beijing, the CLP comprised representatives of the Ministry of...
Lao People's Democratic Republic - Bokeo food security project
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Interim evaluation Recommendations an Agreed Follow Up Measures This agreement reflects an understanding among the core partners1 at completion point of the Bokeo Food Security Project to adopt and...
Andhra Pradesh Tribal Development Project
India
Completion Evaluation The project brought about changes in tribal development, allowing a multi-stakeholder approach with a specific focus on tribal people. The shift in focus from the limited...
Rural Development Project for Ngöbe-Buglé Communities (2001)
Panama
Interim Evaluation An innovative and complex project The Rural Development Project for Ngöbe Communities was an innovative project in that it included an ethnic rights objective-legal recognition...
Smallholder Agricultural Development Project (2001)
Eswatini
Interim Evaluation Background Objectives, components and project area The Project aims at improving the incomes and food security of Swaziland's disadvantaged smallholder families, particularly...
Rural Enterprises Project (2000)
Ghana
Interim Evaluation During the period June-July 2000, the IFAD Office of Evaluation and Studies carried out an Interim Evaluation of the Rural Enterprises Project financed by IFAD in Ghana. The IFAD...
Nampula Artisanal Fisheries Project (2000)
Mozambique
Interim evaluation Introduction - the project The Nampula Artisanal Fisheries Project (NAFP) was formulated during 1991-92, whilst Mozambique was still in the throes of civil war, appraised in...
Evaluation of the IFAD/NGO extended cooperation programme
The report of the above-mentioned evaluation was discussed at a meeting attended by all in-house partners concerned (PD, ED, OE and NGOs focal points) on 7 July 2000. The partners agreed on the...
India: Completion evaluation of the Tamil Nadu women's development project
India
Financial operations Sarasu is from Kayathur Village in South Arcot District. She has a long history of domestic and marital problems and experience of extreme poverty, with seven children to bring...
Republic of Ghana: rural enterprises project
Ghana
Extract of Agreement at Completion point Interim evaluation In preparation for a possible second phase of the Rural Enterprises Project requested by the Government of Ghana (GOG), the International...
Republic of Uganda: completion evaluation of Masindi district integrated community development project
Uganda
Key lessons and recommendations This section discusses the key lessons that were drawn from Masindi experience by the evaluation learning partnership. It is focusing on those that have wider and...
Republique de Madagascar: evaluation intermediaire du projet de mise en valeur du haut Bassin du Mandrare (PHBM)
Madagascar
Le Projet de Mise en Valeur du Haut Bassin du Mandrare (PHBM) est entré en vigueur à la fin du mois de décembre 1995 pour une durée de 5 ans. Le projet, au Sud de Madagascar, est financé par un...
Tamil Nadu Women's Development Project - Completion Evaluation (2000)
India
Completion Evaluation Introduction The Executive Board approved the IFAD-initiated Tamil Nadu Women's Development Project (TNWDP) in April 1989. The project became effective in January 1990 and...
Programme for Strengthening the Regional Capacity for Evaluation of RuralPoverty-Alleviation Projects
Interim Evaluation Executive Summary The Programme for Strengthening the Regional Capacity for Evaluation of Rural Poverty-Alleviation Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (PREVAL) covers...
Projet de Sécurité Alimentaire au Nord-Guéra - Phase I (1999)
Chad
Évaluation intermédiare La zone d'intervention du Projet de sécurité alimentaire au Nord-Guéra (PSANG) comprend les trois sous-préfectures septentrionales du Guéra (Bitkine, Mongo et Magalmé), au...