Evaluation at FAO

Highlights
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Evaluating forests and forest livelihood projects
20/03/2024

Forests are not only home to millions of species but also play a critical role in sustaining the livelihoods of communities across the globe.

Event
Tech vs. Touch: Is innovation killing participation in African evaluation?
12/03/2024

The African Evaluation Association's (AfrEA) upcoming conference sparks a crucial debate: is the rise of technology in evaluation practice the "last...

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Key recommendations on FAO's work on gender
08/03/2024

Gender issues in agriculture and development are widespread and persistent, affecting both men and women in various ways.

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Dimitra clubs: community listeners’ clubs for the empowerment of women and men
07/03/2024

Dimitra clubs are rural groups of women, men and young people who organize on a voluntary basis to discuss development challenges and find solutions together.

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Evaluating projects for sustainable agri-food systems
22/02/2024

Agri-food systems are all the interconnected activities and actors involved in getting food from field to table. This encompasses everything from agricultural...

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EvalForward Community of Practice

EvalForward is a Community of Practice on evaluation for food security, agriculture and rural development.

Latest evaluations
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Terminal evaluation of the project "Contribution of sustainable forest management to a low emission and resilient development in Serbia"
05/2024

The project was highly relevant to international and local policy agenda priorities. However, project ownership was concentrated among stakeholders...

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Climate-smart Livestock Production and Land Restoration in the Uruguayan Rangelands”
05/2024

Project results demonstrated the feasibility of establishing environmentally sustainable livestock production systems without compromising productivity...

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Climate Adaptation in Wetlands Areas in the Lao People's Democratic Republic”
05/2024

Evidence-based planning and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation, disaster risk management and wetland conservation has been conducted in regular...

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Securing the Future of Global Agriculture in the face of climate change by conserving the Genetic Diversity of the Traditional Agroecosystems of Mexico”
05/2024

The evaluation results highlight both the project`s high relevance to national and global priorities by its contribution to the supply of nutritious...

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Evaluation of FAO's cash and voucher assistance
05/2024

The assessment is based on an extensive review of internal documents and external literature, an analysis of 50 FAO CVA projects and 170 FAO evaluations,...

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Evaluation of the project "Empowering youth at risk as resources for sustaining peace and community resilience in Tonkolili and Kenema districts in Sierra Leone"
05/2024

It is recommended to complete all project activities and engage exit plan, streamline future procurement mechanisms and process, engage systems that...