Evaluation at FAO

Highlights
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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Online discussion: Artificial intelligence in the context of evaluation
15/02/2024

As we enter the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), how can we as evaluators take advantage in our professional activities? Share your ideas in this...

In Focus
EvalForward Community of Practice

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

Latest evaluations
Evaluation
Terminal evaluation of the project “Pesticide Risk Reduction in Malawi”
03/2024

This evaluation highlights the economic, environmental and social risks and challenges associated with the use of chemical pesticides in the agricultural...

Evaluation
Évaluation du programme de partenariat du Réseau mondial contre les crises alimentaires - Investissement au Sahel
03/2024

L'adoption et l'institutionnalisation d'outils et d'approches développés par le programme dans le portefeuille de la FAO ont été importantes. GloNet...

Evaluation
Terminal evaluation of the project “AVACLIM: agroecology, ensuring food security and sustainable livelihoods while mitigating climate change and restoring land in dryland regions”
03/2024

The project was found to be entirely relevant and coherent with national and global priorities in the fields of agricultural development, food security,...

Evaluation
Evaluation of the project “Improving global forest management through improved global forest information”
03/2024

The project has clear comparative advantages and occupies a unique global niche, but differences with other forest resource assessment processes need...

Evaluation
Terminal evaluation of the project “Rehabilitation of forest landscapes and degraded land with particular attention to saline soils and areas prone to wind erosion”
02/2024

The project aimed to strengthen capacity of local communities and institutions to plan, implement and evaluate participatory sustainable land and forest...

Evaluation
Evaluation of the project “Strengthening the resilience of rural communities for food and nutrition security in Burundi”
02/2024

The project strengthened technical capacities of beneficiaries of Farmer Field Schools and participated in strengthening financial and environmental...