Evaluation synthesis - IOE
Rural Youth Evaluation synthesis report
Evaluation Synthesis. IFAD started enhancing its focus on rural youth in the last decade and particularly in 2010, when the Strategic Framework for the period 2011–2015 reflected the Fund's...
IFAD’s Engagement in Middle-income Countries: Evaluation Synthesis
The evaluation synthesis concludes that there is a solid cause for IFAD’s continued engagement in middle-income countries (MICs). In fact, IFAD remains a relevant and highly valued partner for...
Water Conservation and Management Evaluation synthesis report
Evaluation synthesis. Overall, IFAD’s engagement in the water sector has improved also as a result of better performance in related sectors such as financial services, value addition and market...
Rural differentiation and smallholder development
This synthesis report is based on two main sources of information: review of current external literature; and IFAD sources (a review of IOE evaluations, Programme Management Department (PMD)...
IFAD’s Engagement with Cooperatives - A Study in Relation to the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives
Cooperatives are not the only farmers' organizations (FOs) to receive IFAD support. However, because the United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC), it was...
Evaluation synthesis: Results-based Country Strategic Opportunities Programmes
In December 2011, the Executive Board requested the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD to prepare a synthesis report on the experience gained in results-based country strategic opportunities...
ECG paper on Gender equality and development evaluation units
This synthesis was undertaken at the request of the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG) members, following a panel discussion of gender evaluations at the 2011 ECG meeting in Washington D.C. The fi...
IFAD’s direct supervision and implementation
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...