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Extract of Agreement at Completion Point Interim evaluation Introduction In 2004, the Office of Evaluation of IFAD conducted an Interim Evaluation of the Rural Finance and Community Initiatives...

The table below presents IEE work plan which includes the main dates of key IEE activities undertaken between December 2003 and April 2005. Task 1: Inception Phase Report Start 1 December 2003 End...

IFAD operations selected for IEE study, January 2004 Signing the IFAD/ITAD contract, December 2003

IFAD operations selected for IEE study, January 2004 IEE Bulletin from President of IFAD, December 2003 IEE Newsletter Issue no. 1, December 2003

Information Training and Development (ITAD) ITAD ITAD capability statement ITAD website IEE team and consultants' CVs IEE team capability Team leader and three senior experts Pool of 12...

Terms of reference Final Report of the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of IFAD (includes the relevant excerpt of the minutes of the Eighty-Fourth Session of the Executive Board) Arabic |...

Agreement at completion point Process and evaluation partnerships Between 2001 and 2002, the Office of Evaluation (OE) of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) conducted a...

Introduction and the core learning partnership (CLP) In 2004, IFAD's Office of Evaluation (OE) conducted a thematic evaluation on decentralisation focusing on Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. The...

Interim evaluation 1 Major findings, recommendations and agreed follow-up IFAD, in conjunction with the Government of Tunisia, undertook to conduct a midterm evaluation of the Integrated...

Completion evaluation the core learning partnership and evaluation users The Office of Evaluation (OE) of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) carried out a completion...

Évaluation intermédiaire 1 Principales constatations, recommandations et suivi convenu Iintermédiaire du Projet de développement agricole rural intégré (PDARI) de Siliana. Un partenariat clé...

The Core Learning Partnership and the Users of the Evaluation 1 In 2004 the Office of Evaluation of IFAD conducted an Interim Evaluation of the Special Country Programme Phase II (SCP II) in...

Completion evaluation Agreement at completion point 1 Introduction and the Core Learning Partnership In 2004, IFAD's Office of Evaluation (OE) conducted a completion evaluation of the District...

Interim evaluation The Agreement at Completion Point (ACP) is based on the deliberations of and discussions by the partners on the findings and recommendations in the draft evaluation report of...

Completion evaluation 1 Introduction The completion evaluation of the DDSP was converted from an interim to a completion evaluation mainly due to the realignment of the policy of the Government of...

During the period 1979-2003, the Fund approved nine projects for the Plurinational State of Bolivia totaling USD 81.3 million. The overall objective of the country programme evaluation was to...

Since 1981, IFAD has granted Benin eight IFAD loans for a total of USD 91 million. The first Country Strategic Opportunities Paper (COSOP) for Benin was approved in 1997 by IFAD. On the basis of...

Corporate-level evaluation Introduction and the core learning partnership In 2004/05, IFAD's Office of Evaluation (OE) conducted a corporate-level evaluation (CLE) of the direct supervision pilot...

Overall, most projects have objectives that are highly relevant to the IFAD and Government of Egypt strategies (at the time of design) as well as to the rural poor. The relevance of the portfolio...

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...

Interim evaluation1 The Agricultural Development Project in Matam (PRODAM) originated in 1989 at the request of the Government of Senegal, following the events with Mauritania and the forced...

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...

Interim Evaluation 1 Background and design The Agricultural Resources Management Project (ARMP) was designed in late 1995, and was the fourth IFAD supported intervention in the Hashemite Kingdom of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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…...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Project interim evaluation1 Introduction The agreement concluding the PDAOK (Ouadis of Kanem Agricultural Development Project) interim evaluation comprises two parts. The first part addresses...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Abbreviations and acronyms CBOs Community-Based Organizations CENTRIM Centre for Research in Innovation Management CLP Core Learning Partnership ECP Extended Cooperation Programme ED Economic...

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...

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,...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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 –...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Interim evaluation Introduction The Ixtlera region is a semi-arid area covering 155 000 square kilometres in north-eastern Mexico, spanning parts of the states of San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas,...

Introduction The tribal communities are among the most underprivileged people of India. They are severely impacted by poverty and its manifestations, such as low levels of literacy and health care,...

Resumé valide par les partenaires du Psang des principales leçons tirées de l'evaluation de la première phase et des orientations proposées pour une second phase La validation des conclusions et...